Top 10 Star Wars April Fool’s Pranks
We will forgo doing up some elaborate ruse to confuse the crap out of everyone on our favorite holiday, April Fool’s Day, since everything we share is generally fake for the most part. So today we will share the top 10 April Fool’s pranks by the denizens of the galaxy far, far away. See what jokes they pulled after the jump.
1. Lando once donned a white wig and white beard, and proceeded to convince the populace of Cloud City that they were actually in Heaven.
2. That time the Emperor painted Darth Vader’s meditative chamber in pastel colors and floral designs, explaining how it was an ancient Sith custom to honor Darth Rabid with “colors that pop!”
3. A few years back Cantina management faked The Max Rebo Band’s retirement and installed a jukebox at every booth. Despite having dozens of song titles for patrons to choose from, every selection resulted in The Cantina theme being played.
4. Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn once convinced little Anakin Skywalker that all force-sensitive beings had midichlorians in their blood. Master Jinn went so far as to use a “burner” cell phone to simulate real-time midichlorian counting by slamming a few keys and playing a midi ringtone.
5. Chewbacca and Wicket staged an elaborate ruse one year claiming they were twins separated at birth. The joke was so successful, the hairy duo have since developed it into a screenplay and are actively pitching it to movie studios. The studio is looking at James Franco and Seth Rogan to star.
6. Luke once painted himself blue and scared the bejeesus out of Han and Leia. The mischief-making Skywalker claimed he had died and was now a force ghost and the only way to bring him back to life was via mouth-to-mouth-to-mouth.
7. Jedi Master Yoda’s legendary troll of the Jedi Council, wherein he informed them that he had discovered the fountain of youth. According to the green sage, the art of backwards speak effectively turned back the hands of time. For the next month, every member of the Jedi Council spoke like Yoda… no one got any younger, though a few more laugh lines on Yoda’s face did appear.
8. Darth Vader once modified his breathing apparatus with a small helium tank that turned his deep booming voice into a high-pitched shrill. He then proceeded to kill anyone who laughed at him or asked what was wrong. Tragic for them, but a real gas for Vader.
9. Han Solo pulled a big one after being rescued from Jabba’s palace. He faked being blind the whole ride from Tatooine to the new Rebel base, watching Leia change out of her metal slave bikini into something “a little more comfortable.”
10. The biggest and best April Fool’s joke was performed by none other than Boba Fett. It turns out that some time after the Clone Wars, Boba Fett, the clone of Jango Fett, faked his own death and handed over the mantel of the galaxy’s most feared bounty hunter over to Sylvester Stallone! The real Fett now sits on some tropical island-type planet sucking down mojitos and margaritas while fake Fett is slowly digested by the Sarlacc for 1,000 years. “Adriaaaan!!!”
We will be taking the rest of the day off to spend time with family on this great holiday. Stay safe everyone and follow us on Twitter for more madness throughout the day!
