One of the most controversial plot devices of the Star Wars prequel trilogy is revealing itself to be an important part of Star Wars: The Acolyte. We’re talking about midi-chlorians, the microscopic ...

Tony writes comic books, feature articles and ghostwrites. Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn first described midi-chlorians to a young uninitiated Anakin Skywalker on a ship platform in the Galactic City of ...

Remember midi-chlorians? In Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Qui-Gon Jinn tests young Anakin Skywalker’s blood after they first meet on Tatooine, in order to get a count of his midi-chlorians. Qui-Gon ...

These intelligent microscopic life forms live symbiotically inside the cells of all living things in the Star Wars universe. And although several films and books have addressed these tiny organisms, a ...

The teeth-gnashing aspects of “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” have been chewed upon for a quarter century, from Watto to Anakin Skywalker’s Midi-chlorian count (and miracle birth) to almost everyone’s ...

Currently a features writer at Collider, Elisa Guimarães is an arts and entertainment journalist and a critic with over a decade of experience. Passionate about movies and TV shows as a whole, she ...