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Star Wars (film)
Star Wars (1977), later Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, is George Lucas's space-opera film produced by Lucasfilm for 20th Century-Fox; it became 1977's highest-grossing film and returns in its original cut in 2027.
Star Wars (soundtrack)
The Star Wars soundtrack is the score John Williams composed for the 1977 film, winning the Academy Award and reviving symphonic film scoring in Hollywood.
Star Wars 1313
Star Wars 1313: cancelled 2012 LucasArts third-person action-adventure set on Level 1313 beneath Coruscant, starring a bounty hunter (later Boba Fett), no Force powers, killed by Disney's 2013 LucasArts shutdown.
Star Wars Battlefront (2015 video game)
Star Wars Battlefront (2015) is EA DICE's multiplayer action shooter reboot on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, built on Frostbite with photogrammetry, launching November 17, 2015 with no single-player campaign, up to 40-player battles, and roughly 14 million copies sold by 2018.
Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 video game)
Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) is EA's DICE/Motive/Criterion Star Wars shooter starring Imperial Iden Versio, released November 17, 2017, infamous for its loot box controversy and later community revival.
Star Wars comics
Star Wars comics: licensed Star Wars comic books and graphic novels published by Marvel (1977–1987, from 2015), Dark Horse Comics (1991–2014 and from 2022), and IDW, set across the canon and Legends continuities.
Star Wars Day
Star Wars Day, also called May the 4th, is an informal fan holiday on May 4 from the pun on "May the Force be with you," traced to 1978-79 uses and later embraced by Lucasfilm and Disney.
Star Wars Episode I: Racer
Star Wars Episode I: Racer is a 1999 LucasArts podracing game for N64 and PC, later Dreamcast and GBC, based on The Phantom Menace's pod race; it sold 3.12 million copies and received Aspyr Switch, PS4, and Xbox re-releases.
Star Wars Forces of Destiny
Star Wars Forces of Destiny is a canon Lucasfilm Animation micro-series (2017-2018) of 2-3 minute shorts about female Star Wars heroes like Rey, Leia, and Ahsoka, with original actors reprising roles, launched on Disney YouTube with Hasbro toys.
Star Wars Galaxies
Star Wars Galaxies (SWG), Sony Online Entertainment/LucasArts MMORPG launched 26 June 2003 as An Empire Divided; 32-profession sandbox, player cities, hidden Jedi; NGE overhaul November 2005; shut down 15 December 2011; kept alive by emulators.
Star Wars Holiday Special
The Star Wars Holiday Special is a 1978 CBS musical-variety program, also called the Star Wars Christmas Special, following Chewbacca's family and Life Day on Kashyyyk; aired once, never officially re-released, and introduced Boba Fett in animation.
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (2002), Raven Software's Quake III-based Jedi Knight sequel, follows Kyle Katarn regaining the Force to stop Desann; praised for saber duels, sold 390,000 US PC copies, source released 2013.
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (1997, LucasArts, PC) is a first-person shooter sequel starring Kyle Katarn, the first Star Wars game with a fully functional lightsaber, light/dark side branching, and live-action cutscenes.
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (2003) is Raven Software's final Jedi Knight game, a PC/Xbox action title with custom Jedi characters, lightsaber creation, mission choice, and a lasting multiplayer and mod legacy.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Jedi Fallen Order) is a 2019 single-player third-person action-adventure game by Respawn Entertainment and EA, following Padawan Cal Kestis after Order 66; released November 15, 2019 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Respawn Entertainment's 2023 action-adventure sequel to Jedi: Fallen Order, follows Cal Kestis five years on; acclaimed (Metacritic 85) but its PC port suffered long-running stutter and CPU issues.
Star Wars Kid
Star Wars Kid: 2002 video of Quebec teen Ghyslain Raza swinging a golf ball retriever as a lightsaber, leaked to Kazaa in April 2003; one of the first viral memes, over a billion views, subject of a 2022 NFB documentary.
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (KOTOR 2, KotOR II) is Obsidian Entertainment's 2004 Star Wars RPG sequel to BioWare's KOTOR, known for its influence system, cut ending, Restored Content Mod, and cancelled Switch DLC.
Star Wars opening crawl
The Star Wars opening crawl is the yellow scrolling text introducing the nine Skywalker saga films, an homage to Flash Gordon serials, rewritten with Brian De Palma's help, filmed over black paper in 1977, and reserved for saga films only.
Star Wars original trilogy
The Star Wars original trilogy: A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Return of the Jedi (1983), George Lucas's space-fantasy films that created Lucasfilm's franchise, ILM, and the modern blockbuster model.
Star Wars Outlaws
Star Wars Outlaws: Ubisoft Massive's open-world Star Wars action-adventure (2024) starring scoundrel Kay Vess and Nix, set between Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi; Metacritic 75, sales below expectations.
Star Wars prequel trilogy
Star Wars prequel trilogy: Episodes I–III (1999, 2002, 2005), written and directed by George Lucas, telling Anakin Skywalker's fall to Darth Vader; known for pioneering digital cinematography, mixed-to-improving reviews, and later fan reappraisal.
Star Wars Rebels
Star Wars Rebels: Lucasfilm Animation's 3D CGI animated series (2014–2018), four seasons on Disney XD, set five years before A New Hope, following the Ghost crew against the Galactic Empire.
Star Wars Resistance
Star Wars Resistance: Dave Filoni's anime-inspired animated series (2018-2020, two seasons, 40 episodes) following pilot Kazuda Xiono spying on the First Order from the Colossus platform, set before The Force Awakens.
Star Wars sequel trilogy
Star Wars sequel trilogy: Episodes VII-IX, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker (2015-2019), Lucasfilm's Disney-era Skywalker Saga conclusion, announced in 2012, commercially successful but marked by abandoned George Lucas treatments, unplanned storyline, and critical divisiveness.
Star Wars Tales
Star Wars Tales: Disney+ animated anthology by Dave Filoni and Lucasfilm Animation, three six-episode volumes (Tales of the Jedi 2022, Tales of the Empire 2024, Tales of the Underworld 2025), 18 shorts; distinct from the 1999–2005 Dark Horse comic of the same name.
Star Wars Zero Company
Star Wars Zero Company is a single-player turn-based tactics game by Bit Reactor, Respawn, and Lucasfilm Games, released August 27, 2026 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, set in the Clone Wars with mercenary leader Hawks fighting the Infinite Coil cult.
Star Wars: Ahsoka season 1
Star Wars: Ahsoka season 1, Dave Filoni's Disney+ live-action series starring Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano. Eight episodes premiered August 2023; set between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, hunting Grand Admiral Thrawn; 85% Tomatometer, 68 Metacritic.
Star Wars: Ahsoka season 2
Star Wars: Ahsoka season 2, the second season of the Lucasfilm Disney+ series, premieres January 20, 2027. Dave Filoni writes; Rory McCann replaces Ray Stevenson as Baylan Skoll; trailer debuted at D23 2026.
Star Wars: Battlefront
Star Wars: Battlefront is a Star Wars video game series of large-scale soldier, hero, and vehicle battles: Pandemic's 2004 and 2005 originals, the EA DICE reboot of 2015, Battlefront II (2017) with its loot box controversy, and the 2024 Classic Collection.