Darths and Droids V: Thread IV Was Eaten By Dogs

[eschmenk]

This page explains the "Why aren't you dead?" question.

My guess: Padme decides it is time for her to die, and gives the japor snippet to Luke.

If it were Hans instead of Luke, he'd remove the helmet just to inspect the japor snippet and accidentally kill her.

Would Padme want Luke to have the snippet to protect him from Princess, in case she became possessed by Anakin? That doesn't seem very likely, but maybe?