![]() It's more sensible to just run with it, and use real-world swear terms. Realistically, the odds of people who lived a long time ago in a galaxy far away speaking any variation of English - whether they call it Basic or not - is absurdly low. Some science-fiction writers have actually argued against creating such fictional curse words, simply because they seem contradictory. Fictional swear words such as " kriffing" and " e chu ta" may be familiar to committed viewers, but to general audiences they introduce an emotional distance because they're unfamiliar. It's been made because the writers want the characters of Andor to feel directly relatable they want viewers to be utterly immersed in the story, experiencing the reality of the Empire's brutality and the Rebellion's desperation. WIth options like " karabast" available, the use of a real-world swear word is undeniably a creative choice. This, coupled with the nature of swearing in the Star Wars universe, highlights the baseless nature of the controversy. ![]() Han Solo repeated the word later, and told an Imperial officer he'd see him in Hell in The Empire Strikes Back. In the first Star Wars film, Obi-Wan Kenobi told Luke his uncle Owen had forbidden him giving the boy his father's lightsaber because he'd worried Luke would go on " some d*** fool idealistic crusade" with him. Such an argument is curiously revisionist, because in fact there have always been real-world swear words in Star Wars. Some viewers have argued such language is inappropriate George Lucas aimed his franchise at children, after all, and swear words should not be included. Towards the end of Andor episode 3, CorSec's attempt to arrest Cassian Andor goes explosively wrong (" S***," Sergeant Most swears as he looks at the devastation). ![]() Related: Andor Is The Closest We'll Get To A George Lucas Star Wars ShowĪndor, in contrast, includes a real-world swear word that's caused something of a backlash. " Emperor's black bones" may have been a curse in Basic, but the utterance invariably made readers chuckle. ![]() More common Star Wars swear words and curse phrases include the likes of " kriffing," " karabast," and " e chu ta." The old Expanded Universe introduced a range of profanities inspired by the Sith, who serve as the Devil figures in many galactic mythologies there were even some amusing ones inspired by Palpatine himself. The Mandalorian established Mandalorian curses such as " dank farrik," a term that's yet to be translated but that appears to be common to the Outer Rim region. ![]()
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