Inspired by the following "Star Wars" characters, a handful of "fans" felt The Force flowing through their veins — mostly the Dark Side.

'I am your robber'
"Star Wars" fans in Springfield, Ill., must have been shocked when Darth Vader revealed himself not as Luke's father, but as a movie-theater thief. Police say a man dressed as Darth Vader walked into a Showplace Eight theater May 21 and

1944: George Lucas is born in agricultural Modesto, California. He is a below-average student in high school, but rebounds to become one of the most successful independent directors and producers in film history.

Lucas had a passion for modding and racing cars that came to an end after he totaled his Autobianchi Bianchina days before graduation from Downey High.

After that fateful crash,

For two decades, the sacred realms of "Star Trek" and "Star Wars" ruled the sci-fi universe as two separate and distinct entities. Most people worshipped one or the other — and which one you chose spoke volumes about you.

"Star Trek," it was typically argued, was a scientific look at what the future could be — a brainy, sometimes dry depiction of humanity's endless quest to go where no man

Korriban, Tython, Hutta, and Ord Mantell are just some of the diverse worlds you will have a chance to explore in the story of The Old Republic.

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The force of an 86-piece orchestra has been brought together to reinvent one of the most famous film franchises of all time - Star Wars.
London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is currently performing live music to Star Wars: a Musical Journey.
The man who played the famous gold robot C-3PO, Anthony Daniels, narrates the new live show.
Daniels said: "Star Wars has filled 33 years of my life,

From KotR writer, Rebecca Harwick:

Flaming walkers, a destroyed bridge, refugees huddled on the outskirts of a large Republic base. These are some of the sights that let you know you’re on the war-ravaged world of Ord Mantell. But long before any of these elements were represented in-game, they were in the minds and design docs of the writers of Star Wars™: The Old Republic™.

Early in the

Eight police officers serving with Scotland's largest force listed their official religion as Jedi in voluntary diversity forms, it has emerged.
Strathclyde Police said the officers and two of its civilian staff claimed to follow the faith, which features in the Star Wars movies.
The details were obtained in a Freedom of Information request by Jane's Police Review.
Strathclyde was the only

The fifth issue of Threat of Peace™ takes us to the Outer Rim just after the Treaty of Coruscant has been signed. The maverick bounty hunter Braden prepares to capture a high-profile target on Dantooine even as the transmission ordering a comprehensive Republic withdrawal arrives. Though not the only one who hesitates to comply with the treaty, Braden sets himself on a dangerous path because of

Get to know Ord Mantell, the latest planet revealed in Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. Plagued with civil war between the Republic military and Separatist guerillas, Ord Mantell is a hazardous planet with a story riddled with battle and political conflict.
Ord Mantell was known as the Heart of the Bright Jewel since it orbited the blue star Bright Jewel at the center of the Bright Jewel system.

Another Star Wars side-story taking place in between episodes III and IV will grace the television screen, according to an EW interview with the franchise's creator George Lucas. “We were doing 24, and now we’re going to move down the street here and do The Wire,” Lucas said when comparing the untitled live-action TV series with Episode IV. “It’s just different people doing the same thing in the