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Every on-screen death in the original Star Wars trilogy, set to Girl Talk

Zack Beauchamp
Zack Beauchamp is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he covers ideology and challenges to democracy, both at home and abroad. His book on democracy, The Reactionary Spirit, was published 0n July 16. You can purchase it here.

This is exactly what it sounds like — a three minute video of every on-screen death in the Star Wars* trilogy, from Greedo to Emperor Palpatine, with the Girl Talk track “Play Your Part, Part I” in the background:

*And by “Star Wars trilogy,” I, of course, mean the original films, not The Trilogy That Shall Not Be Named.

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