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9 Epic Star Wars Alexa Tricks to Try

By Mike Prospero
published 4 May 2017

These Alexa skills and Easter eggs will make you the Jedi master of your Amazon Echo.

How to be one with Alexa

How to be one with Alexa

What happens when you combine one of the most popular film franchises with one of the most popular smart-home devices? Star Wars Alexa Skills and easter eggs. There are currently only a handful of skills — not even enough to fill a space cruiser — but there are a few gems. Plus, Amazon added a number of Easter eggs, so if you say, “Alexa, can you talk like Yoda,” surprised at the answer you may be.

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Star Wars Quiz

Star Wars Quiz

This skill, brought to you by Disney, asks you multiple-choice trivia questions about the film franchise, such as “What color is Darth Vader’s lightsaber?” However, this skill has only five questions, so it’ll be over faster than the Kessel Run.

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Alexa, can you talk like Yoda?

Alexa, can you talk like Yoda?

Speak like the green Jedi master, Alexa can, if you say this Easter egg phrase. Fortunately, she doesn’t keep speaking like Yoda indefinitely.

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Lesser Known Star Wars Facts

Lesser Known Star Wars Facts

Quick—what was the name of the song played by the Max Rebo Band in Jabba’s Palace? The Lesser Known Star Wars Facts skill has obscure information such as this (answer: Jedi Rocks), so you can go from padawan to master in no time.

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Tell Lord Vader

Tell Lord Vader

Enable the Tell Lord Vader skill, and then you can prompt Alexa to repeat quotes from the Sith lord. At the moment, only quotes from The Empire Strikes Back are available.

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Phantom Menace Facts

Phantom Menace Facts

Interested in learning more about one of the least-liked Star Wars films? The Phantom Menace Facts skill will spout information from the first film in the series, from Anakin to Yoda.

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Alexa, may the Force be with you.

Alexa, may the Force be with you.

Say this phrase to Alexa to get into the whole Star Wars frame of mind. She’ll suggest other Star Wars things for you to do using Amazon’s voice assistant.

Credit: Lucasfilm

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Alexa, come to the dark side.

Alexa, come to the dark side.

Can you tempt Alexa to become a Sith lord? Speak this phrase to her to find out if she’s as willing as Kylo Ren.

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Alexa, I am your father.

Alexa, I am your father.

Will Alexa believe your paternity claim? Ask her this Easter egg to find out.

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 Alexa, tell me a Star Wars joke.

Alexa, tell me a Star Wars joke.

There’s nothing better — or worse — than dad jokes. Alexa has a trove of Star Wars-related puns and groaners if you ask her to tell you one.

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Mike Prospero
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U.S. Editor-in-Chief, Tom's Guide

Michael A. Prospero is the U.S. Editor-in-Chief for Tom’s Guide. He oversees all evergreen content and oversees the Homes, Smart Home, and Fitness/Wearables categories for the site. In his spare time, he also tests out the latest drones, electric scooters, and smart home gadgets, such as video doorbells. Before his tenure at Tom's Guide, he was the Reviews Editor for Laptop Magazine, a reporter at Fast Company, the Times of Trenton, and, many eons back, an intern at George magazine. He received his undergraduate degree from Boston College, where he worked on the campus newspaper The Heights, and then attended the Columbia University school of Journalism. When he’s not testing out the latest running watch, electric scooter, or skiing or training for a marathon, he’s probably using the latest sous vide machine, smoker, or pizza oven, to the delight — or chagrin — of his family.

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