Except for a brief moment of darkness that conveys a former Jedi's final transformation into a cybernetic Sith Lord, nearly every scene in all six "Star Wars" movies displays a wealth of visual information. Heroes and villains ride in instrument-laden starships, aliens wield uniquely crafted weapons, and the histories of various cultures are indicated by distinctive architecture on numerous worlds. Although many background characters, devices, vehicles, and structures were not identified by name on screen, most have acquired names and back-stories by way of "Star Wars novels", reference books, comics, toys, and games. Much has transpired since the publication of the first "Star Wars Visual Dictionary", and this revised and expanded guidebook illuminates even more nooks and crannies of that far away galaxy...