[N-1 Anakin]

If Anakin fails his pre-maneuver barrel roll, does he need to spend force anyway? My question rises frome the rule that a ship can pay a cost for an effect only if the effect can be resolved

[Fifth brother with homing/tracers]

1)Fifth brother attacks and hits with ion missiles. His ability to add a crit result is used. Does the defender suffer a critical hit or is it turned into an ion token?

2)Fifth brother attacks and hits with xx23 thread tracers. His ability is used. Does the defender suffer a critical hit or is it cancelled along with the other results?

Thank you for your work