The Book of Boba Fett (spoilers)

[Zardnaar]

Which in and of itself is dumb. Even among humans, 20 years isn't enough for most of the race to die out, let alone forget something that was common knowledge. And then there are the myriad of races that live even longer. Almost everyone would still know what a Jedi was, propaganda or no.

Up to a point. Know much about the Navy Seals? Jedi are rarer than them. There's something like 1 Jedi for every 100 worlds in the empire.

They're the equivalent of historical Jesus.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Which in and of itself is dumb. Even among humans, 20 years isn't enough for most of the race to die out, let alone forget something that was common knowledge. And then there are the myriad of races that live even longer. Almost everyone would still know what a Jedi was, propaganda or no.

I think because what we have seen has focused on the jedi, it has given a false impression of how well known they where. There where only ever a few hundred in a galaxy of hundreds of trillions of people. Most people would never see a jedi, and their status would be semi-mythical even before the purge.

 

[Morrus]

I think because what we have seen has focused on the jedi, it has given a false impression of how well known they where. There where only ever a few hundred in a galaxy of hundreds of trillions of people. Most people would never see a jedi, and their status would be semi-mythical even before the purge.

It's not that everybody would be expected to have seen them in person, but there are small groups on Earth that everybody is pretty much aware of even if they don't know the details. Famous football teams, for example. Hollywood actors. The SAS. The Mafia. And historical groups like the Templars, Spartans, etc. are remembered hundreds of years later. It does seem weird that in an advanced industrial galaxy with instantaneous comms that people wouldn't know of the magic lightsaber wielding space wizard galactic peacekeepers. If you lived in the Empire, you'd know what a jedi is (or was). You probably remember them from when you were a teenager, and if not your parents do.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

It's not that everybody would be expected to have seen them in person, but there are small groups on Earth that everybody is pretty much aware of even if they don't know the details. Famous football teams, for example. Hollywood actors. The SAS. The Mafia. And historical groups like the Templars, Spartans, etc. are remembered hundreds of years later. It does seem weird that in an advanced industrial galaxy with instantaneous comms that people wouldn't know of the magic lightsaber wielding space wizard galactic peacekeepers. If you lived in the Empire, you'd know what a jedi is (or was). You probably remember them from when you were a teenager, and if not your parents do.

You would have heard stories. But then when a different set of stories came out you would have no personal experience to contradict them. Templars and Spartans are both remembered more for the lies told about them (the were devil worshipers, they weren't slave owning bastards), and those lies became accepted very quickly.

 

[Morrus]

You would have heard stories. But then when a different set of stories came out you would have no personal experience to contradict them.

I strongly disagree, clearly, with your position here. I'll restate that I believe the jedi would be widely known of for the reasons above.

(George Lucas agrees with you of course)

 

[Enevhar Aldarion]

For out of the way places like Tatooine, Jedi would be a lot more legend and myth, than reality. Then the closer you got to the galactic core, the more real and everyday they would have been. But also, the High Republic era, which is a couple hundred years before the movies, is giving us canon on what it was like when the Order was larger, and also what caused them to become the smaller group they are in the prequel movies.

And wow, I just looked up how many Jedi there were supposed to be at the time of Order 66 and there were about 10,000?!?

 

[Maxperson]

I think because what we have seen has focused on the jedi, it has given a false impression of how well known they where. There where only ever a few hundred in a galaxy of hundreds of trillions of people. Most people would never see a jedi, and their status would be semi-mythical even before the purge.

They were the protectors of the galaxy for thousands of generations. Even if you never saw one, you knew they existed and probably knew someone who did, or maybe a friend of a friend. You also knew about light sabers. That sort of thing isn't going to be left out of almost every story about the Jedi. That's backed up by the Star Wars cantina scene. As soon as Ben whips his out, everyone freezes and becomes really wary, then turn to mind their own business. They KNOW.

 

[Maxperson]

Up to a point. Know much about the Navy Seals? Jedi are rarer than them. There's something like 1 Jedi for every 100 worlds in the empire.

They're the equivalent of historical Jesus.

I know that they have teams that are assigned numbers. Seal Team 6 is a famous one. I know some of their training techniques. I've heard stories about their missions. I know one Navy Seal hopeful died and another was hospitalized after hell week. I know multiple people who know some and/or have worked with them. I may have even met some, but I don't know for sure, because they didn't have their lightsabers out.

 

[Eric V]

Imagine living in New York in 1965. You're 30 years old. You've never personally met anyone in the mafia, but you know they run all the racketeering, prostitution, drugs, etc because of the news, stories you've heard, etc. Most people in your age group have similar knowledge.

Now, in your 60s in 1995, would you possibly have forgotten they ran things? Again, you never personally met one, but to think they never really existed?

In the Clone Wars, everybody knows who the Jedi are, even in the Outer Rim. It's beyond bizarre that everyone just plum forgot about them and relegated them to myth within their own lifetime.

 

[Mallus]

Meanwhile, in Episode 2 of The Mandolorian season 3...

Yep.

The latest ep end in Luke making the Lucas-Mistake with Grogu.

The episode also made the Lucas-Mistake with Luke (in Return of the Jedi, at least). Watching Luke being all stoic and proper Jedi-like is as interesting as watching grass grow. In fact, I would have preferred to watch the scenery on that planet for 10 - 15 minutes. Looked really beautiful.

The contrast between Luke interacting with Grogu and Din interacting with him -- while in a faceless helmet! -- was startling.