The Last Jedi: Star Wars drops big clue about the meaning of title
Ever since Star Wars revealed the title of the next installment last month, speculation has raged about what it could mean.
Fans seized on "The Last Jedi" - episode VIII of the franchise - for any hint of plot point and came up with a plethora of theories.
But the English language has limits. Unlike many other languages on the continent, those words alone don't give a clue as to whether it's referring to more than one Jedi.
It wasn't until the foreign translations were released on Friday that a key fact was revealed: the Jedi in the title is plural.
"#StarWars: #LesDerniersJedi, décembre 2017 au cinéma," Star Wars France tweeted.
#StarWars : #LesDerniersJedi, décembre 2017 au cinéma. pic.twitter.com/Qzgoy5Aq5e
— Star Wars France (@StarWarsFR) February 17, 2017
It wasn't Le Dernier Jedi or La Derniere Jedi - which would not only have revealed there was just one Jedi but also what their gender was.
Instead, even Star Wars fans with a rudimentary grasp of the French language could discern that "Les Derniers" meant Luke Skywalker is not the last Jedi.
Spanish, Italian and German translations followed and, like French, all languages revealed the same.
#StarWars: #LosÚltimosJedi, 15 de Diciembre en cines. pic.twitter.com/G5AF9yPccg
— Star Wars España (@StarWarsSpain) February 17, 2017
Gli Ultimi Jedi, dicembre 2017 al cinema. pic.twitter.com/t0AuvTrmSK
— Star Wars Italia (@StarWarsIT) February 17, 2017
#StarWars: #DieLetztenJedi kommt im Dezember 2017 in unsere Kinos. pic.twitter.com/TEpVphMTVD
— Star Wars DE (@StarWarsDE) February 17, 2017
Predictably, social media lit up with the revelation - with many thanking celebrating the languages.
Jedi is plural!! Yay for Germans!!! https://t.co/e6pseAYdhg
— Matt Hinkleman (@matt_hinkleman) February 18, 2017
Thank you Spanish... we now know that #jedi is plural. #LosUltimosJedihttps://t.co/0afK9iifgk
— Fr. Joseph Sund (@FatherSund) February 18, 2017
"NOT A DRILL I REPEAT THIS IS NOT A DRILL! "THE LAST JEDI" IS PLURAL," screamed one excited Twitter user.
Another said: "I'm so relieved that Jedi is plural in the episode VIII title. Makes me slightly less worried for Luke."
Star Wars:The Last Jedi is confirmed the be plural Jedi, not singular. So like the hype is reallll
— Ryan Etheridge (@RVEtheridge) February 17, 2017
Daisy Ridley's Rey has already revealed she has some skills when it comes to The Force, so had Jedi been singular, things weren't looking good for Mark Hamill's Luke - especially after Kylo Ren had put his friend Han Solo (Harrison Ford) to the light saber in The Force Awakens.
But the question remains, how many more are there?