50 most shocking moments in Star Wars history

There have been plenty of shocking moments in Star Wars history in all forms of media. We’re ranking the top 50 most shocking moments!

Star Wars is a franchise that has a long history to go with it. If you go back to the 70s, you have the start of what is now one of the biggest franchises in the world. If you walked around asking people if they’ve heard of Star Wars, I’d go out on a limb and say that most people would answer yes to that question.

The franchise has also expanded far beyond the movies. The first trilogy launched Star Wars into the main stream and more content came from it. Not to mention that the absurd amount of toys that are available.

Between the movies, books, comics and TV shows, there’s a seemingly endless fountain of content to check out. There’s no shortage of Star Wars stories by any means. This gives us plenty of moments to pull from as we take a look at the 50 most shocking moments in Star Wars history.

While most of our entires will come directly from the stories that have been told over the years, some will include the business aspects of Star Wars as some big changes happened for Lucasfilm throughout its history. Without Lucasfilm, there is no Star Wars most likely.

Let’s dive into our most shocking moments in Star Wars history now. The first one is a pretty big deal but ultimately wasn’t quite as shocking as some of the others on our list.