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There are a number of notable lines in the Star Wars series that have gained currency as catch phrases in the outside world, or are significant within the canon itself.

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[edit] "I have a bad feeling about this"

       Main article: I have a bad feeling about this

[edit] "Lock S-foils in attack position"

The line "lock S-foils in attack position" appears in some form in nearly every starfighter battle in the series. Though it originally applied only to the T-65 X-wing starfighter, it soon grew to encompass a number of other craft.

The line first appears in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope during the Battle of Yavin, when the Rebel starfighters approached first Death Star. In Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Wedge Antilles gives the same order for Rebel starfighters to deploy their wings as they approached the second Death Star.

The famous line was brought back for the final time in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, where Clone commander Odd Ball's co-pilot issues the order to the squadron of ARC-170 starfighters prior to engaging Separatist droid fighters.

[edit] "May the Force be with you"

       Main article: May the Force be with you

"May the Force be with you" has a meaning something like "Good luck", or "God Bless", although usually only Jedi and other believers in the Force use the expression. Though Han Solo expresses doubts about the Force in A New Hope, he eventually uses this expression as a way to wish Luke good luck. George Lucas used the Christian phrase "May the Lord be with you and with your spirit," as the model for it. The expression has found its way into popular culture as a result of the popularity of the films. It was recently named the American Film Institute's #8 most famous movie quote of the past 100 years.

Some might believe that, as the Force exists between all living things in any case, the phrase reflects a misunderstanding of its nature. In fact, the phrase implies a wish that the power of the Force is working alongside you, in order that your goals are more effectively accomplished. Obi-Wan Kenobi thus used a different form when speaking to Luke Skywalker that expressed a reminder rather than a wish: "The Force will be with you, always."

Notable usages:

[edit] "Use the Force, Luke"

In Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, the spirit of Obi-Wan Kenobi gives this advice to Luke during the Battle of Yavin, prompting Luke to switch off his targeting computer and use the Force to aim his torpedoes at the Death Star's exhaust port. Obi-Wan's advice served Luke well, as Luke's trust in the Force allowed his torpedoes to enter the exhaust port target perfectly, which destroyed the Death Star and won the day for the Rebellion.

[edit] "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…."

These words, in blue over a black background, appear on the screen after the 20th Century Fox (Warner Bros. logo at the beginning of The Clone Wars) and Lucasfilm logos at the beginning of each Star Wars film. The parody film Spaceballs starts with a similar sequence (but ends with the line "if you can read this, you don't need glasses").

This phrase led many fans to refer to the galaxy as the "GFFA". This acronym was the inspiration for the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances, a name used as an in-joke for the fans.

After the release of Episode IV, audiences at showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show would react to the Fox theme music at that film's opening credits by mouthing the line in unison, the first of the cult film's many audience lines.

"Weird Al" Yankovic made a parody song The Saga Begins on Episode I, basing on Don McLean's American Pie, replacing original opening phrase: "A long, long time ago, I can still remember…" with: "A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far away…".

Family Guy makes fun of the line in Blue Harvest with "A Long Time Ago, Yet Somehow In The Future".

[edit] "No!"

This prolonged cry appears in all Star Wars films and in the Expanded Universe.

[edit] "No. I am your father."

This line is said by Darth Vader during his battle with Luke Skywalker at Cloud City, it has become a common gag in films and television for the main villain to tell the main hero he is his father. It should be noted that such references use many variations of the line most commonly "Luke, I am your father"

Appearance in the EU

[edit] Love dialogue

In Episode V, The Empire Strikes Back, Han Solo is captured and frozen in carbonite by Darth Vader in order to test the machine. In the scene where Han Solo is frozen, Leia confesses her feelings for him. The dialogue was originally written with Leia saying "I love you" and Han saying "I love you too," but Harrison Ford's inability to deliver the line convincingly led Ford to ad-lib a different line:

Leia: "I love you."
Han: "I know."

Director Irvin Kershner thought the ad-lib captured Solo's character perfectly and kept it. In Episode VI, Return of the Jedi, the dialogue was re-used, except the roles were reversed. As Imperial Stormtroopers confront the Rebel force on the forest moon of Endor, Solo's back is turned to them as he faces Leia. The Rebels are ordered to put their hands up, but Leia, hidden behind Solo, draws a blaster to surprise the stormtroopers. Before he puts his hands up, Han notices the drawn blaster and says, "I love you." Leia replies, "I know."

In the Marvel comic Star Wars 82: Diplomacy, Dani the Zeltron greets Luke Skywalker by saying "I love you," and Luke replies, "I know."

[edit] "That's no moon…"

This line comes from Episode IV, as the Millennium Falcon is approaching near the ruins of Alderaan and discovers a TIE Fighter:

Obi-Wan: "A fighter this size couldn't get this deep into space on its own."
Luke: "He must have gotten lost, been part of a convoy or something."
Han: "Well, he ain't gonna be around long enough to tell anybody about us."
Luke: "Look at him. He's heading for that small moon!"
Han: "I think I can get him before he gets there, he's almost in range."
Obi-Wan: "That's no moon. It's a space station…"

Uncyclopedia's article on Wikipedia shows a parody of the above line, with a screenshot of that scene, but with the Death Star replaced by a gigantic Wikipedia logo. The screenshot is subtitled, "That's no moon…" Wikipedia is starting to get way too big! (The image may be viewed [1]).

Obi-Wan's line was referenced in the 1996 film Twister when a radar system discovered an oncoming tornado. Wags in audiences watching Titanic the following year were known to have a bit of intertextual fun by saying it aloud as the sailors doing watch on the ship realized, too late, that it was headed straight for the iceberg.

A reference is made to the line in Farscape by John upon sighting a Budong ("That's no moon. It's a BUDONG!").

When used in casual conversation, it signifies that something apparently innocuous is actually quite significant.

In the parody Grocery Store Wars upon confronting the Death "Melon" ("Obi Wan: Thats no moon… Its a melon!! All: The Death Melon!!!).

In 2004, NASA's Cassini probe sent pictures of the moon Mimas back to Earth. Due to a large crater on the moon's surface, the press release stated "That's no space station" and other media outlets also made a play on the phrase. (Original NASA article: [2])

In the Robot Chicken: Star Wars special, Luke and Palpatine are having a yo mama fight aboard the Death Star II. Luke says, "Yo mama so fat Obi-Wan Kenobi said, 'That's no moon, that's yo mama!'"--Darth shohet 01:37, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "I have you now."

Vader says this during the Battle of Yavin as he finally gets Luke's X-wing in his sights, just before being distracted when the Millennium Falcon suddenly appears, and again in a cut-scene of Star Wars: X-Wing, when he 'senses' that Leia has the Death Star I plans. The same character, albeit as Anakin Skywalker, utters the same line as he prepares to fire upon Asajj Ventress in the Clone Wars animated series.

The line also appears in the Tales of the Jedi audio drama, in which a young Vima Sunrider chases a group of neeks, saying "I have you now, little neeks!"

In the 1983 film War Games, Matthew Broderick says it, even mimicking the timbre of James Earl Jones's voice, as he cracks in to what he believes is a video game company's mainframe.

[edit] "It's a trap!"

This line first appears in The Empire Strikes Back when Princess Leia shouts it to Luke Skywalker in the corridors of Cloud City, warning him that his mission to travel there and save them from their suffering was instead a trap set by Darth Vader to capture Luke.

Nonetheless, its most famous appearance is in Return of the Jedi when the Rebel fleet discovers they've been lured into a trap by the Imperial fleet. In their attempt to launch a surprise attack against the second Death Star, they find that Han Solo has so far failed to disable the shield protecting the Death Star from the forest moon of Endor.

Lando Calrissian: "We've got to be able to get some reading on that shield, up or down…
Nien Nunb: "(Something in Sullustese)"
Lando: Well, how can they be jamming us if they don't know…if we're coming. Break off the attack! The shield is still up!"
Wedge Antilles: "I get no reading. Are you sure?"
Lando: "Pull up! All craft, pull up!"
Admiral Ackbar: "Take evasive action. Green Group, stay close to holding sector MD-7."
Mon Calamari crewmember: "Admiral, we have enemy ships, sector 47!"
Ackbar: "It's a trap!"

For Fark.com users in particular, the image of Ackbar delivering this line has risen to level of Photoshop cliché, and currently any attempts to use it are considered by some to be sorely lacking in humor. For other forum users they use a picture of a tarp and, instead of "It's a trap!", they say "It's a tarp!" It is also a popular "meme" on the image board 4chan. When it is believed that a picture of a woman posted on the site is that of a cross-dressing man or of a pre-op transexual, one or more users will more than likely post a picture of Admiral Ackbar captioned: "It's a trap!" The line is also ironically referenced several times in the video game Star Wars: Empire at War, with Admiral Ackbar and several other characters using variations of the phrase, "Watch out for traps," when selected.

Ackbar delivers a similar line in Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron when he says "We're trapped!" while in the hangar of a Star Destroyer during a mission to rescue him.

Ackbar nearly repeats his line in the novel Dark Apprentice. During an attack by Daala's forces, he recognized the strategy she was using and utilized an under-construction Mon Cal cruiser to ram her third star destroyer, lying in wait behind the moon. He explained this course of action to Leia, saying, "It is a trap."

The line also appears in Ewoks 2: Rites of Power. Teebo, who has been captured by Zorbian space pirates, is about to be rescued by the other Ewoks. But when they go to untie him, he warns them, a moment too late, that "IT'S A TRAP!"

Also, in the Robot Chicken: Star Wars special, Ackbar, in promotion of his cereal, bursts in on two children eating oatmeal. He slaps both of their bowls off of the table while shouting, "It's a trap!"

[edit] "These are not the droids you're looking for"

This line is spoken by Obi-Wan Kenobi to Imperial stormtroopers in Episode IV. The Empire, correctly believing the droids C-3PO and R2-D2 carry plans for the battle station Death Star, are searching for the two droids. Obi-Wan gets himself, Luke, and the droids out of the tight situation using a Jedi mind trick, an ability that was used many times by Jedi during the movies. The expression has since been used when someone is trying to keep a secret or is refusing to do something.

In the game Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, the playable character Jaden Korr is looking for a specific droid, and upon stumbling upon any others would say "This isn't the droid I'm looking for."

In an episode of the Disney Channel show Wizards of Waverly Place the character, Justin Russo, pranks emergency wizards by sending a false distress call. When the emergency wizards come, Justin waves his hand saying, "These are not the droids you're looking for." with an accent reminiscent of Obi-Wan's. One of the emergency wizards says, "What are you doing?" and he replies, "I don't know it was worth a shot."

In one of the last episodes of Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, when two of the major characters (who are both gynoids) encountered some unfriendly invaders on their ship, one said "We are not the droids you are looking for," and, when that did not discourage the invaders, "Well, it was worth a try."

In an episode of That '70s Show, Red Forman tells his son Eric Forman he is going to "kick his ass." Eric replies "This is not the ass you're looking for," in a tone similar to Alec Guinness' used in Episode IV.

In the Family Guy direct to DVD movie Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, Peter gets a segment on the local news where he tell the audience what "grinds my gears." In one segment, he says, "Ya know what grinds my gears? When I can't find the droids I'm looking for." Then the scene cuts to two Stormtroopers on a couch who heartily agree.

American hard-rock band Queens of the Stone Age released an instrumental song title "These Aren't The Droids You're Looking For" on their split EP with stoner rock band Beaver in 1998.

In the strategy game "Warcraft III", the Dryad unit will eventually say, "I'm not the Dryad you're looking for."

In the instruction manual of the game "Maniac Mansion 2: Day of the Tentacle" (a LucasArts game), there is a section on a certain task only required for those using the floppy disk version. The manual tells CD users that "these aren't the droids you're looking for."

In the civilization-like strategy game "Galactic Civilizations", the diplomacy screen with minor races says that those races will believe you (if you have good relations with them) if you say "these aren't the droids you're looking for".

In addition, the role-playing game Ironclaw, published by Sanguine Studios, and the adventure game The Curse of Monkey Island, published by LucasArts reference the comment. It is referenced in Ironclaw in their game hosting guide, jokingly substituting "druids" for "droids" to illustrate more enjoyable player/host interactions.

In the sitcom series Two Guys a Girl and a Pizza Place, the conversation is repeated almost verbatim between the character Mr. Bower (who continually believes himself to be a movie character) and a police officer who has come to stop a party. Surprisingly this works and the Police officers tell the characters to move along without a fuss.

In the game Star Wars: Republic Commando this line is said by Delta 62 "Scorch" with a variation ("These ARE the droids we are looking for") when the player faces battle droids.

In the TV series Supernatural Season Two: Episode 5 - Simon Said, Andy Gallagher leading a librarian out of the hall of records and says "These are not the droids you are looking for."

In Polish droids are called 'roboty'. However another word for job is 'robota'. A plural of job is 'roboty'. And the quote in Polish is 'To nie są roboty których szukacie'. It might sound strange while Poles might understand it as: 'These are not the jobs you are looking for.'

[edit] "This is where the fun begins"

This line has been said at least three times in the canon universe. Once in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope when Han Solo is being pursued by Star Destroyers during his escape from Tatooine prior to the destruction of Alderaan; and in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith by Anakin Skywalker during the Battle of Coruscant. It's spoken again by Ahsoka Tano shortly before the cliffside battle on Teth in The Clone Wars.

[edit] "We're doomed"

C-3PO says this line several times throughout canon. He first says it aboard the Tantive IV in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. He later says it aboard the Jade Sabre in Vector Prime; aboard the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back; and at Jabba's Palace in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi after he and R2-D2 become Jabba's slaves.

[edit] "What an incredible smell you've discovered"

This line was said twice on screen. The first time in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope by Han Solo upon entering the garbage inside the first Death Star. The second time in Star Wars: Clone Wars chapter 22 by Obi-Wan Kenobi when he was following Anakin Skywalker in the sewers.

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