2023-08-18 00:00:45
The creator of this universe is the filmmaker George Lucas and just with the movies he has made profits of 10 billion dollars.
In 2017, a team of scientists developed a bionic arm inspired by the one used by Luke Skywalker.
The scientific article Using Star Wars’ supporting characters to teach about psychopathology showed that some characters in this saga represent real-life illnesses.
Reality always inspires fiction and vice versa. In addition, everything is related to Medicine because even fantasy themes can be explained in a logical way. A clear example can be seen with the Star Wars characters because each one meets the symptoms of diseases that do exist and some are quite common.
The beginning in a galaxy far, far away
At this time it is very difficult to find people who have never heard of this franchise that emerged in 1977 because its impact is already part of popular culture. It all started in the cinema, although it later spread to other areas such as television, video games, comics and music.
The creator of this universe is the filmmaker George Lucas and only with the movies he has achieved profits of 10 billion dollars. According to Statista, it is the second most profitable franchise in the history of the seventh art, just below Marvel.
Star Wars and diseases, which one does each character represent?
On the other hand, the world of health is not always serious and solemn because it can also take elements of fantasy as practical examples. With this in mind, the scientific article Using Star Wars’ supporting characters to teach about psychopathology He proved that anything is possible.
The central point of the investigation is that there is Star Wars characters that meet the symptoms of diseases that exist in the real world. Some are of high incidence and are seen in daily medical consultations, while others are quite rare.
The protagonist of the saga is Luke Skywalker and although he is a brave warrior, he also meets the elements that characterize the prodromal schizophrenia. In this stage, subclinical symptoms such as withdrawal or isolation, irritability, suspiciousness, unusual thoughts and distortions of perception are distinguished.
For his part, his father is Anakin Skywalker, who since childhood was separated from his mother to be trained. Throughout the films you can see his transformation towards the “dark side” and according to some psychiatrists it is a clear case of Borderline personality disorder for his constant change in mood, in addition to having unstable relationships.
In that vein, when Anakin completes his transformation he becomes Darth Vader and one of its greatest characteristics is its difficulty breathing. Not only is his voice hoarse but he even has to wear a special mask. Therefore, in real life it would be a clear case of asma.
The article also mentions Yoda, who is one of the jedi warriors but has a rather special quality. When speaking, he changes the order of the words and does not say the sentences correctly. Due to this way of communicating, it could be a case of dyslexia.
A similar case can be seen with Chewbacca, who in this fantastic saga belongs to a race from another planet. Among his characteristics is the fact that he cannot speak but communicates by shouting and gesticulating. Precisely both aspects are symptoms of Orbitofrontal syndrome.
Finally there are a couple of fairly obvious cases. The first is Lando Calrissianwho in the movies has a fascination with gambling, which implies that he is a game addict while the second is Jabba The Huttwho due to his physical condition suffers from morbid obesity.
In the meantime, from your medical knowledge, what other illnesses have been identified in Star Wars characters?
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