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I have been reconsidering whether Star Wars should be included or removed, but I believe it should now remain excluded permanently for several reasons. Firstly, the accents throughout the franchise are inconsistent. While, in A New Hope, Imperial characters predominantly speak with Received Pronunciation (RP) accents, many characters in Return of the Jedi instead speak with American accents. Not to mention, Darth Vader speaks with a transatlantic accent, while Kylo Ren’s speech is entirely American in style. Conversely, protagonist Obi-Wan has an RP accent.
Secondly, Star Wars appears to be a rather unique case within science fiction, in which Imperial characters are often portrayed with refined or “posh” accents while ordinary characters speak with a wider variety of accents. I am not aware of other science-fiction franchises that employ this convention in quite the same way. For these reasons, having an entire section titled “Science fiction settings” solely to accommodate a single paragraph about Star Wars seemed excessive.
As for Padmé switching to a British accent when portraying Queen Amidala, that seems arbitrary to me, perhaps intended simply to differentiate her royal persona from her ordinary identity as Padmé. I do not believe this is related to the convention in question. Additionally, the article is better suited to covering historical dramas, historical fantasies, and films set in the modern historical period. Futuristic societies are an entirely different matter. And perhaps if more science-fiction works employed the convention of aristocratic or imperial characters speaking with English accents, a dedicated section could be justified. However, thus far, Star Wars appears to be the only major franchise that illustrates this practice, albeit vaguely and inconsistently. Yucalyptus (talk) 12:57, 24 May 2026 (UTC)Reply
