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The galaxy far, far away in Star Wars has many famous battles, a plethora of Star Wars characters, and stories in a massive universe of Star Wars lore. One of the biggest moments that fans recall happened with a single mistake! Learn why!
If you have been keeping track of the Star Wars franchise and even ventured into the amazing world of Star Wars Comics, you know Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope started it all, which laid the groundwork for how the events would unfold. One pivotal error in that film by the Empire is likely what caused their demise!
In Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, the iconic duo, R2-D2 and C-3PO escape from an Imperial walker using an escape pod! In the chaos of the situation, they aren't pursued since they did not trigger any "life-form readings." But because of this failure to detect droids as an enemy threat, R2-D2 makes a critical journey to the Rebel Alliance.
You would think this lesson was learned in later installments, but you would be wrong! As revealed in Darth Vader #49 from Marvel Comics, a group known as "Schism Imperial" targets Luke Skywalker, just as he's getting ready for the next chapter of his adventure. This Star Wars universe is filled with smart and dangerous threat, and in the end, a vital change happens. It appears as if the Empire (or at least a fraction of it), is wise to not take such big risks with enemy vessels again.
This new tactic from the Empire is essentially a big, metaphorical correction. If you ask Star Wars fans or even browse Star Wars Disney+ to see their shows, you'll likely hear talk about the first movie's flaws, such as this "life-form reading" mishap! You can find details online as part of a large group dedicated to the world of Star Wars.
While it's likely the Empire actually recognized how dangerous a failure could be (even in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope) and took actions to avoid this again, this situation makes it much more probable that this was a meta correction by the authors to provide an exciting shift for Star Wars: Darth Vader #49, and is probably one of the biggest factors leading to the Empire Fall. Now, we know the Empire is much wiser and is no longer willing to make such an easy error.
It's important to make sure your defense strategies are tight, as you never know what those enemies might have planned! We should also remember that there is always room to learn a vital lesson about mistakes, even if it's in Star Wars lore.