History LateArrivalSpoiler / StarWars

** Since Disney usually withholds the episode titles for each season of its Star Wars shows on Disney+ from public view until a couple months after they all air,[[note]]Like how for Grogu & Ahsoka's respective first full-on appearances in ''The Mandalorian'' were each called ''The Child'', and ''The Jedi'', even though the latter wasn't actually one.[[/note]] new subscribers will discover that the one of the titles for its episodes is ''[[spoiler: The Return of the Mandalorian]]''.
** Other characters that returned with no prior confirmation by Disney before release include [[spoiler: Ahsoka, Grogu, and Luke Skywalker (with better CGI this time around), who all appear in Episode 6 and directly set off the events for ''The Mandalorian'''s 3rd season.]]

** What turned out to be [[spoiler: the only surprise character in Season 2 who, unlike the examples mentioned above, was actually ''kept'' a surprise, with Creator/MarkHamill reprising the role as an [[UncannyValley imperfectly-deaged]] Luke Skywalker coming to the rescue of Mando and company as they ended up being entirely surrounded by Gideon's forces, with him leaving with the baby, whose name having been revealed to be Grogu up to that point, to train him in the ways of the Jedi.]]

** The show itself makes it clear to those who hadn't seen ''The Mandalorian'' that Boba Fest survived the Sarlaac in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.

** The show itself makes it clear to those who hadn't seen ''The Mandalorian'' that Boba Fest survived the Sarlaac pit in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.

** What turned out to be the only surprise character in Season 2 who, unlike the examples mentioned above, was actually ''kept'' a surprise, with Creator/MarkHamill reprising the role as an [[UncannyValley imperfectly-deaged]] Luke Skywalker coming to the rescue of Mando and company as they ended up being entirely surrounded by Gideon's forces, with him leaving with the baby, whose name having been revealed to be Grogu up to that point, to train him in the ways of the Jedi.]]

The tales of a galaxy far far away have been making their mark on the world around us since Luke first look out to the twin suns on his home world of Tatooine in 1977, and have become iconic enough that even the people least interested in such stories will know the basic revelations that've been made throughout the entire franchise's existence. This is a list of the many things that is mostly now common knowledge among the general public, so everything relating to the Skywalker Saga and the newer animated shows and post-''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' live-action series on Creator/DisneyPlus will be left entirely unmarked. '''You have been warned.'''

The tales of a galaxy far far away have been making their mark on the world around us since Luke first look out to the twin suns on his home world of Tatooine in 1977, and have become iconic enough that even the people least interested in such stories will know the basic revelations that've been made throughout the entire franchise's existence. This is a list of the many things that is mostly now common knowledge among the general public, so everything relating to the Skywalker Saga and the newer animated shows and post-''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' live-action series Creator/DisneyPlus on will be left entirely unmarked. '''You have been warned.'''

The tales of a galaxy far far away have been making their mark on the world around us since Luke first look out to the twin suns on his home world of Tatooine in 1977, and have become iconic enough that even the people least interested in such stories will know the basic revelations that've been made throughout the entire franchise's existence. This is a list of the many things that is mostly now common knowledge among the general public, so everything relating to the Skywalker Saga and the newer animated shows and post-''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' live-action series Creator/DisneyPlus will be left entirely unmarked. '''You have been warned.'''

The tales of a galaxy far far away have been making their mark on the world around us since Luke first look out to the twin suns on his home world of Tatooine in 1977, and have become iconic enough that even the people least interested in such stories will know the basic revelations that've been made throughout the entire franchise's existence. This is a list of the many things that is mostly now common knowledge among the general public, so everything relating to the Skywalker Saga until the newer animated shows and live-action series Creator/DisneyPlus will be left entirely unmarked. '''You have been warned.'''

** Yes, [[spoiler: we do get to see Creator/PedroPascal's face without his helmet on in the show, with the first time being in the Season 1 finale, with the next two being the respective final two episodes of Season 2.]]
** The series' main antagonist, Grand Moff Gideon, [[spoiler: has the Darksaber from ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' & ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' respectively, which plays a central role in Season 2 with Mando eventually gaining hold of it.]]
** Despite [[ContentLeak multiple news outlets reporting beforehand]], Creator/{{Disney}} never confirmed prior to release that [[spoiler: we would be getting our first on-screen live-action appearances of Bo-Katan Kryze, and Ahsoka Tano respectively, complete with the former character's actor reprising the role from ''The Clone Wars.'']]
** What turned out to be [[spoiler: the only surprise character in Season 2 who, unlike the examples mentioned above, was actually ''kept'' a surprise, with Creator/MarkHamill reprising the role as an [[UncannyValley imperfectly-deaged]] Luke Skywalker coming to the rescue of Mando and company as they ended up being entirely surrounded by Gideon's forces, with him leaving with the baby, whose name having been revealed to be Grogu up to that point, to train him in the ways of the Jedi.]]

** Since Disney usually withholds the episode titles for each season of its Star Wars shows on Disney+ from public view until a couple months after they all air,[[note]]Like how for Grogu & Ahsoka's respective first full-on appearances in ''The Mandalorian'' were each called ''The Child'', and ''The Jedi'', even though the latter wasn't actually one.[[/note]] new subscribers will discover that the one of the titles for its episodes is ''[[spoiler: The Return of the Mandalorian]]''.
** Other characters that returned with no prior confirmation by Disney before release include [[spoiler: Ahsoka, Grogu, and Luke Skywalker (with better CGI this time around), who all appear in Episode 6 and directly set off the events for ''The Mandalorian'''s 3rd season.]]

** Other characters that returned with no prior confirmation by Disney before release include [[spoiler: Ahsoka, Grogu, and Luke Skywalker (with better CGI this time around), who all appear in Episode 7 and directly set off the events for ''The Mandalorian'''s 3rd season.]]

** Since Disney usually withholds the episode titles for each season of its Star Wars shows on Creator/DisneyPlus from public view until a couple months after they all air,[[note]]Like how for Grogu & Ahsoka's respective first full-on appearances in ''The Mandalorian'' were each called ''The Child'', and ''The Jedi'', even though the latter wasn't actually one.[[/note]] new subscribers will discover that the one of the titles for its episodes is ''[[spoiler: The Return of the Mandalorian]]''.

** What turned out to be [[spoiler: the only surprise character in Season 2 who, unlike the examples mentioned above, was actually ''kept'' a surprise, with Creator/MarkHamill reprising the role as an [[UncannyValley imperfectly-deaged]] Luke Skywalker coming to the rescue of Mando and company as they ended up being entirely surrounded by Gideon's forces, with him leaving with the baby, whose named being revealed to be Grogu up to that point, to train him in the ways of the Jedi.]]

** Since Disney usually withholds the episode titles for each season of its Star Wars shows on Creator/DisneyPlus from public view until a couple months after they all air,[[note]]Like how for Grogu & Ahsoka's respective first full-on appearances in ''The Mandalorian'' were each called ''The Child'', and ''The Jedi'', even though the latter wasn't actually one.[[/note]], new subscribers will discover that the one of the titles for its episodes is ''[[spoiler: The Return of the Mandalorian]]''.

** What turned out to be [[spoiler: the only surprise character in Season 2 who, unlike the examples mentioned above, was actually ''kept'' a surprise, with Creator/MarkHamill reprising the role as an [[UncannyValley imperfectly-deaged]] Luke Skywalker coming to the rescue of Mando and company as they ended up being entirely surrounded by Gideon's forces, with him leaving with the baby, whose named being revealed to be Grogu up to that point, to train him in the ways of the Jedi.]]

** Palpatine wasn't actually ''named'' on film in the original trilogy, being referred to only as "Emperor" (his name comes from the ''Film/ANewHope'' novelization). So, ''theoretically'', if you never saw any of the action figures, comics, books, or other non-movie material, or paid attention to the credits and realized it was the same actor in the prequels as in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', you might not know. Until the last film came out, there was some discussion among ''Franchise/StarWars'' fans (who obviously would know) that Lucas might pull one out of the hat and reveal Sidious wasn't really Palpatine. [[TheUntwist He was.]]

%% ** Kylo Ren, the main antagonist of the entire film, being the direct offspring of Han and Leia. A failed prodigy of Luke Skywalker, Ben Solo destroyed all the progress Luke had made until a few years prior to the film's events to reestablish the Jedi Order and eventually became the face of the First Order, lead by Supreme Leader Snoke.
%% ** Luke exiling himself after Kylo turned on him, which becomes the driving force for the Resistance and the film's own protagonists as they race to find the last piece of the map that would lead him to what might've been the very first Jedi Temple. This eventually comes to a head towards the end, as R2, somehow reactivating himself after first shutting down due to Luke's absence, reveals that it was with him all along, with Rey later finding him in the very last scene before the credits.
%% ** Ben stabbing Han with his own lightsaber, just was he was trying to help him reconsider the errors of the actions he's made throughout the past few years of his life.
%% -->'''[=Ben=]''': Thank you.

%% * ''Film/TheLastJedi'':
%% ** Ben turning on Snoke by using Luke's lightsaber to slice him in half and take full control of the First Order after dealing with his Royal Guards and Rey in the direct aftermath of it all.
%% ** Luke finally finding peace and becoming one with the force after successfully distracting Ben long enough for what remained of the Resistance to escape the abandoned Rebel base on Crait.

* ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'':
** Palpatine wasn't actually ''named'' on film in the original trilogy, being referred to only as "Emperor" (his name comes from the ''Film/ANewHope'' novelization). So, ''theoretically'', if you never saw any of the action figures, comics, books, or other non-movie material, or paid attention to the credits and realized it was the same actor in the prequels as in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', you might not know. Until the last film came out, there was some discussion among ''Franchise/StarWars'' fans (who obviously would know) that Lucas might pull one out of the hat and reveal Sidious wasn't really Palpatine. [[TheUntwist He was.]]
* ''Film/TheForceAwakens'':
** Kylo Ren, the main antagonist of the entire film, being the direct offspring of Han and Leia. A failed prodigy of Luke Skywalker, Ben Solo destroyed all the progress Luke had made until a few years prior to the film's events to reestablish the Jedi Order and eventually became the face of the First Order, lead by Supreme Leader Snoke.
** Luke exiling himself after Kylo turned on him, which becomes the driving force for the Resistance and the film's own protagonists as they race to find the last piece of the map that would lead him to what might've been the very first Jedi Temple. This eventually comes to a head towards the end, as R2, somehow reactivating himself after first shutting down due to Luke's absence, reveals that it was with him all along, with Rey later finding him in the very last scene before the credits.
** Ben stabbing Han with his own lightsaber, just was he was trying to help him reconsider the errors of the actions he's made throughout the past few years of his life.
-->'''[=Ben=]''': Thank you.
** The trailers implied that Finn, a defected stormtrooper, was going to be the main protagonist of the entire sequel trilogy. It's instead established that that honor would belong to Rey, who grabs hold of Luke's lightsaber pre-Cloud City using the force, as Ben was trying to do the exact same thing.
* ''Film/TheLastJedi'':
** Ben turning on Snoke by using Luke's lightsaber to slice him in half and take full control of the First Order after dealing with his Royal Guards and Rey in the direct aftermath of it all.
** Luke finally finding peace and becoming one with the force after successfully distracting Ben long enough for what remained of the Resistance to escape the abandoned Rebel base on Crait.

** Despite [[ContentLeak multiple news outlets reporting beforehand]], Creator/{{Disney}} never confirmed prior to release that [[spoiler: we would be getting our first on-screen live-action appearances of Bo-Katan Kryze, and Ahsoka Tano respectively, complete with the former character's actor reprising her role from ''The Clone Wars.'']]

** Luke finally finding peace and becoming one with the force after successfully distracting Ben long enough for what remained of the Resistance to escape the abandoned Rebel base on Crait.

** The film's soundtrack was released before the film. Two tracks were called "Qui-Gon's Noble End" and "The High Council Meeting and Qui-Gon's Funeral".

** Palpatine wasn't actually ''named'' on film in the original trilogy, being referred to only as "Emperor" (his name comes from the ''Film/ANewHope'' novelization). So, ''theoretically'', if you never saw any of the action figures, comics, books, or other non-movie material, or paid attention to the credits and realized it was the same actor in the prequels as in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', you might not know. Until the last film came out, there was some discussion among ''Franchise/StarWars'' fans (who obviously would know) that Lucas might pull one out of the hat and reveal Sidious wasn't really Palpatine. [[TheUntwist He was.]]

The tales of a galaxy far far away have been making their mark on the world around us since Luke first look out to the twin suns on his home world of Tatooine in 1977, and have become iconic enough that even the people least interested in such stories will know the basic revelations that've been made throughout the entire franchise's existence. This is a list of the many things that is mostly now common knowledge among the general public, so everything relating to the Skywalker Saga until the later animated shows and live-action series Creator/DisneyPlus will be left unmarked. '''You have been warned.'''

** Palpatine wasn't actually ''named'' on film in the original trilogy, being referred to only as "Emperor" (his name comes from the ''Film/ANewHope'' novelization). So, ''theoretically'', if you never saw any of the action figures, comics, books, or other non-movie material, or paid attention to the credits and realized it was the same actor in the prequels as in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', you might not know. Until the last film came out, there was some discussion among ''Franchise/StarWars'' fans (who obviously would know) that Lucas might pull one out of the hat and reveal Sidious wasn't really Palpatine. [[TheUntwist He was.]]
** Trailers for ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' naturally gave away the transformation of Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader ''as the main selling point for seeing the movie in the first place'', and attempted to subvert the trope by teasing the audience into exactly ''how'' this transformation comes about. People who had been reading [[Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse supplemental materials]], however, knew it would happen in a BattleAmongstTheFlames between Anakin and Obi-Wan.
** The movie posters for ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', showing young Anakin's shadow, as formed by his mushroom-top hairdo, forming the outline of Darth Vader's helmet.
** The soundtrack CD for ''The Phantom Menace'' was released before the film. Two tracks were called [[spoiler:"Qui-Gon's Noble End"]] and [[spoiler:"The High Council Meeting and Qui-Gon's Funeral"]].
** And even for newcomers watching the movies in chronological order, it is quite hard to remain unspoiled about the relationship between the Queen of Naboo and her handmaiden when so many materials about ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Revenge of the Sith'' talk about [[spoiler:Senator Padmé Amidala]].