Star Wars is a longstanding franchise, and it predictably comes with tons of lore. The galaxy far, far away is home to countless planets, factions, and beliefs, all of which have their own lengthy histories steadily crafted by multiple writers. With so many people adding to it, however, not all of this lore can remain consistent.
Most mistakes come from the recent sequel trilogy, which is no surprise. That said, the various TV shows, books, and games have also contributed to the ongoing legend, and not all of these contributions add up. Even George Lucas--the original creator himself--has made a fair few oversights in crafting his fictional mythology. Whether or not these boo-boos break the immersion is up to the audience.
9 Jedi Are Celibate?
The prequels establish the Jedi as monk-like figures. They're forbidden from attachment, so love is obviously off the table. This supposedly makes them more in-tune with the Force. It's why Anakin and Padmé kept their marriage a secret; it's also the reason Obi-Wan and Satine never acted on their own romantic feelings.
The new Jedi didn't seem to have a problem with this once the original trilogy rolled around, though. Leia didn't renounce her relationship with Han once her Jedi training started. Heck, Kanan and Hera never had any illusions about their love in Star Wars Rebels. Now that Knights of the Old Republic is coming back into canon, you can also count Revan and Bastila from a few thousand years prior. Come to think of it, the whole "no love" rule is only enforced in the prequel era.
8 Who Is The Chosen One?
When the Jedi first stumble on Anakin Skywalker, they sense he's immensely strong with the Force. He has even greater potential than Yoda. This leads them to believe he's the Chosen One, destined to destroy the Sith and bring balance to the Force. How one side being wiped out brings balance is anyone's guess, but this prophecy comes true in a weird way. Even after Skywalker becomes Darth Vader, he destroys the Sith by sacrificing himself to take down the Emperor.
The sequel trilogy contradicts this by painting Rey as potentially the most powerful Force-user in the galaxy. Even Luke Skywalker, the man who defeated Darth Vader, is afraid of her. This is further complicated when the Emperor returns. Rey destroying him in the end muddles the aforementioned prophecy beyond all recognition and makes Anakin seem utterly irrelevant.
7 How'd You Do That, Rey?
Everyone's pointed this out, but it's no less applicable. Backwater scavenger Rey knows nothing of the Jedi in The Force Awakens, yet she's able to pull a mind trick on a Stormtrooper and best a seasoned warrior like Kylo Ren.
The Rise of Skywalker halfheartedly attempts to justify this by tracing her lineage back to the Emperor, but this still doesn't explain her unnatural abilities. Luke and Anakin Skywalker, both of whom were immensely strong with the Force, had to undergo extensive training before they could channel their gifts. They wouldn't have known about half the stuff they could do if their masters hadn't taught them, but Rey already had it down pat.
6 Force Ghosts Can Affect The Real World?
In the original trilogy, Obi-Wan Kenobi astounded viewers when he returned from death as a ghostly guide. When Luke rushed off to face Darth Vader, however, his old mentor stressed that he couldn't interfere in their battle.
Apparently, Skywalker couldn't resist one-upping the old coot. When he became a Force Ghost himself in the sequel trilogy, he could physically affect his surroundings. Not only does he stop Rey from destroying his lightsaber, but he lifts his old X-wing out of the ocean for her to use. Are these guys tangible or not?
5 How Do You Become A Force Ghost?
When Obi-Wan came back as a spectral mentor after death, viewers assumed it was just another perk of the Force. Once Jedi die and their bodies disappear, they can guide those connected to them as Force Ghosts. Yoda and Anakin later appeared to Luke the same way.
The prequels and The Clone Wars, on the other hand, showed that this ability must be taught. Qui-Gon Jinn somehow discovered the secret and imparted it to Yoda after his own death. Yoda then taught it to Obi-Wan. This begs the question of how Anakin became a Force Ghost. He never learned this trick as a Jedi, and he spent most of his remaining years as Darth Vader. Did Kenobi slip him the secret in the two minutes before his death?
4 Snoke Was Around Before The Empire
As one of the sequel trilogy's overarching villains, The Force Awakens introduced a grotesque Gollum lookalike named Snoke. Viewers learn little about him except that he tempted Ben Solo to the Dark Side and headed the tyrannical First Order. Essentially, he's the stand-in for the Emperor. The difference is that Snoke was supposedly around long before the Empire.
With age should come wisdom, but this shallow character is unceremoniously killed off before he could develop any depth. The real Emperor subsequently returns and reveals that he created Snoke as his tool to rule. Not only is Snoke worthless, but he's also a liar.
3 Obi-Wan Doesn't Remember R2 (And Vice Versa)
R2-D2's main goal in the original Star Wars is to deliver Leia's distress call to Obi-Wan Kenobi. When he finally finds the old Jedi, Kenobi claims not to remember ever owning a droid.
True, he never officially owned one, but he frequently interacted with R2 throughout the prequels and The Clone Wars. Yet, they both treat each other like total strangers. C-3PO had his mind wiped, so it makes sense for him not to recall his past experiences. R2 has no excuse, and neither does Old Ben. Maybe the harsh desert climate and fugitive lifestyle addled his brain.
2 Can The Emperor Do Anything?
Despite all his schemes, Emperor Palpatine's galactic takeover ended in failure when he fell down a bottomless pit and blew up in Return of the Jedi. If that didn't get him, the Death Star's subsequent destruction should have finished the job.
Lo and behold, he's alive and kicking in The Rise of Skywalker. He gives no concrete explanation for this, boasting that he's died before and that the Dark Side has several perks, echoing his story from Revenge of the Sith. Even if you use the extremely thin logic of him learning how to prevent death from his master, Darth Plagueis, that trick supposedly only worked on other people and not oneself. Besides, nowhere did that story mention the power to manifest a thousand Star Destroyers from thin air. Wonder where he learned that.
1 Size Matters Not
When Luke first tries lifting his ship out of the muck in The Empire Strikes Back, he complains that it's too big. Yoda stresses that size means nothing. If that's truly the case, then Force-users should have no limits to what they can move.
What's to stop them from pulling a planet out of orbit or hurling an asteroid at their enemies? So many conflicts could have been resolved instantly with a little imagination. Fans got a supreme demonstration of this in The Force Unleashed when Starkiller literally yanked an Imperial warship out of the sky. True, this game isn't part of the official canon anymore, but the point still stands. If size matters not, then that's a scary thought.