George Lucas Explains why Luke Skywalker is Vader's Equal in Return of the Jedi

How Vader and Obi-Wan Ghost Were Supposed to Meet in Original Return of the Jedi Script: In today's episode we learn how George Lucas wanted Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader to speak to each other just before taking Luke Skywalker to see the Emperor of the Universe, Palpatine, Darth Sidious, himself. by Star Wars Theory

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Ray Park Fights Liam Neeson on Set and George Explains the First Sith: Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi vs Darth Maul. One of the coolest battles in Star Wars gives us a nice behind the scenes look from the bonus DVD as George Lucas, Nick Gillard and Rick McCallum go through the process of filming the final fight that shaped the future of the galaxy with Anakin Skywalker training under Obi-Wan instead of Qui-Gon, resulting in his turn to the dark side, and becoming Vader. by Star Wars Theory

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George Lucas on Yoda Using Luke's Lightsaber in Original Script: Another awesome excerpt from Paul Duncan's The Star Wars Archives book. In this episode, I want to give my thoughts on this snippet where George Lucas talks about Yoda taking Luke's lightsaber to fight a monster on Dagobah in The Empire Strikes Back. I think this would have been pretty cool to see, and it would have shown us that Yoda still has it. by Star Wars Theory

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George Lucas' ORIGINAL SCRIPT: RETURN OF THE JEDI (PART 1): Let's embark on a journey back to 1983 with George Lucas, in today's episode where we go through the book "Making of Return of the Jedi" which, in detail, shows the original scripts of Return of the Jedi with Luke Skywalker, Vader, Palpatine, and the rest of the characters. by Star Wars Theory

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George Lucas Reveals Power Levels for Prequel Era Jedi! THIS IS COOL: I find this levelling system to be quite interesting as it puts into perspective how powerful each character was in comparison to one another. by Star Wars Theory

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George Lucas Says Vader Beats Yoda in a Fight...: In an original discussion regarding The Return of the Jedi, George Lucas tells Lawrence Kasdan a few things about Yoda and the force, including, how Vader would kill Yoda in a fight. This was pre Return of the Jedi. Now of course Yoda's abilities changed later in the prequels with Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu, Obi-Wan, Dooku, Ahsoka, Palpatine and more, but it's interesting to know that his original idea for Yoda, was for him to not be the Jedi grand master we know him to be today, and that Vader would have actually killed him in a fight! by Star Wars Theory

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George Lucas' Original Palpatine Backstory Revealed by Lucasfilm Employee: George Lucas wrote 50 scripts on his show about the Underworld of Coruscant. This proposed show was being worked on before Disney bought Star Wars from George Lucas. This show, in my opinion, gave inspiration to The Mandalorian. I think we'll see lots of tie ins in the show eventually. I hope we see other familiar planets like we saw in the prequels and originals with Anakin, Obi-Wan, Palpatine, Luke and Vader etc... by Star Wars Theory

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Anakin's Ghost Visits Luke and Yoda on Dagobah - Star Wars Explained Original Scripts: What if Anakin had shown up to Luke Skywalker on Dagobah with Yoda? How is this possible, you ask? Well, in the original screenplay for The Empire Strikes Back, George Lucas was going to have Anakin Skywalker be a different character than Darth Vader. This would have made Obi-Wan Kenobi's lie to Luke, about his father being killed by Vader, true. It was later changed of course, and we got Vader dropping the line "NO! I AM YOUR FATHER!" which still shocks Star Wars fans who watch Empire for the first time. by Star Wars Theory

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Qui-Gon's Thoughts on Anakin Becoming Vader: Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader novel by James Luceno is an amazing book from when George Lucas owned Lucasfilm (no longer canon). I think the internal struggle of Kenobi learning that Anakin survived and is deeper in the dark side now as Vader, would be an interesting dilemma to see. Qui-Gon Jinn can be heard here in this scene to help Obi-Wan Kenobi cope with learning that Vader is alive and that Anakin's destiny will be decided by the force. This also shows us that Qui-Gon is very aware of what's going on with Anakin and how he has singlehandedly changed the fate of the galaxy, the Jedi via Order 66 and gave rise to Palpatine. by Star Wars Theory

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George Lucas Explains Vader's Death with Luke "Help Me Take This Mask Off": In star wars return of the Jedi, we had the climactic conclusion of Anakin Skywalker and George Lucas star wars saga as we know it. The completion of the chosen one prophecy ended with Vader dying and Anakin being released into the force. The selfless sacrifice of Luke Skywalker catalyzed Anakin's return to save his son, overthrow the Emperor, and bring 'balance' to the force. The scene always makes me emotional (no surprise), so I find it awesome to read George Lucas' thoughts on that scene as he wrote it. Info comes from Paul Duncan's The Star Wars Archives book OT. by Star Wars Theory

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George Lucas' Response to Killing Off Luke Skywalker: In Star Wars Return of the Jedi, George Lucas and his team discussed the early treatment of the story and its characters, namely, Luke Skywalker. A good debate transcript from 1981-82 reveals Geroge Lucas' response to Lawrence Kasdan when proposed to kill Luke Skywalker in Return of the Jedi. George has an eloquent way of discussing the matter as to why he feels that would not be the best thing at all. We also get a glimpse into an alternate ending to Return of the Jedi with Vader's cape getting stuck during the Death Star countdown, after Palpatine dies. This is when we see Luke taking Vader's mask, putting it on, and saying "'Now I am Darth Vader.'" Kasdan was in favor of that ending, but it's ridiculous in my opinion and I'm very happy George Lucas went with the ending that we got from 1983. Do you think George Lucas has the same outlook on Luke Skywalker dying in The Last Jedi? I would assume so, as he had treatments for the by Star Wars Theory

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The Yoda Grogu Lightsaber Problem - Book of Boba Fett Explained: In the Book of Boba Fett, Luke Skywalker presented Grogu with Yoda's lightsaber from Revenge of the Sith! This was a huge surprise, since many of us thought Yoda's lightsaber was long gone. by Star Wars Theory

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Why Didn't Obi-Wan Tell Luke the TRUTH About Darth Vader? (Deleted Scene) - Star Wars Explained: In Star Wars A New Hope, Obi-Wan lies to Luke Skywalker about Darth Vader being Anakin Skywalker, his father. There is a deleted scene from The Return of the Jedi that I've found for our research purposes in this episode. The scene is of Yoda, and he explains everything that we never got to see... by Star Wars Theory

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How George Lucas Wanted Padme to KILL Anakin with a Knife on Mustafar! - Star Wars Explained: In Star Wars Revenge of the Sith, George Lucas almost approved of a very alternate ending with Padme trying to kill Anakin Skywalker on Mustafar just before Obi-Wan Kenobi showed himself. I think this would have shown great character development and overall arc for Padme. by Star Wars Theory

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How Qui-Gon Was SUPPOSED to Tell Obi-Wan to STOP Anakin on Mustafar -Star Wars Explained: In The Making of Revenge of the Sith, George Lucas was given this really cool concept scene of Obi-Wan Kenobi meeting his former Master Qui-Gon Jinn (who died by Darth Maul's blade). Qui-Gon was going to inform Obi-Wan to go to Mustafar and STOP Anakin Skywalker, now Darth Vader. by Star Wars Theory

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Book of Boba Fett Episode 5 Reaction: Grogu Rescue & Darksaber Worthiness! | Wookieeleaks by Wookieeleaks: A Star Wars Podcast

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Why Obi-Wan Kenobi is a BETTER Master Than LUKE in The Last Jedi - Star Wars Explained: In Star Wars The Last Jedi we see a VERY different Luke Skywalker than what we're used to in Return of the Jedi and the comics. In this episode, I want to know your thoughts on Obi-Wan Kenobi's mental power as a Master vs Luke Skywalker after what Kylo Ren did to his Jedi Temple. How does the new Temple connect to the Prime Jedi and Snoke? Why wasn't Obi-Wan Kenobi in The Last Jedi? by Star Wars Theory

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WHY is Luke Skywalker HIDING?? - My Theory: In Star Wars The Force Awakens, Luke Skywalker has vanished! In the Last Jedi, he's hiding...why? From who? Snoke? Kylo Ren? Himself turning to the dark side and becoming a Sith? Is he communicating with Anakin Skywalker? Yoda? Obi-Wan Kenobi? Has Luke Skywalker spoken to the Ancient Whills? Is he learning from the ancient books? by Star Wars Theory

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EVERYTHING Obi-Wan SAW as He Became a FORCE GHOST (CANON) - Star Wars Explained: In Star Wars a New Hope, Obi-Wan transcended into the realm of a force ghost as Darth Vader struck the final strike with his lightsaber. As you'll hear in this episode, Qui-Gon Jinn shows up to tell him to go to Luke, as well as all the other pieces of Obi-Wan's life that he goes through as he transitions between realms...What could this mean for Luke Skywalker? Yoda? Qui-Gon? Snoke???? Is this what becoming a force ghost is really like? Going back and forth between different parts of one's life? by Star Wars Theory

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THIS BIG REVENGE OF THE SITH DELETED SCENE I NEVER SAW: I recently came across a deleted scene from Star Wars Revenge of the Sith between Yoda and Palpatine which had a ton more fight scenes and choreography/lightsaber duels than we saw in the final cut from George Lucas and Lucasfilm. Let's watch it together and react to it. What do you think of this version? Was it better? Or do you like the original? Revenge of the Sith is my favorite Star Wars film after Return of the Jedi. I think Anakin Skywalker's arc shifting into his life as Darth Vader is compelling and a long time coming. His final duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar is one that I will never forget seeing in theatres. by Star Wars Theory

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George Lucas Just said WHAT About Obi-Wan Kenobi...: George Lucas says that Obi-Wan is the literal reason the republic failed along with Anakin by Star Wars Theory

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George Lucas Explains Anakin Skywalker and Order 66 in 1980's Interview: This is a long explanation from George Lucas, printed in The Making of Star Wars Return of the Jedi, about Anakin Skywalker, Palpatine, Order 66, Padme, Leia, Luke Skywalker, and the end of the prequels, far before they were filmed. This episode will also explain why Leia says she remembers her mother in Return of the Jedi. by Star Wars Theory

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Lucasfilm Just Changed How Luke Got His Green Crystal in CANON: Luke gets his green kyber crystal in canon and this is what I think about it by Star Wars Theory

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How Luke CRASHED a Star Destroyer on Jakku (CANON) - Star Wars Explained: In Star Wars The Force Awakens, we were introduced to the planet Jakku, where we saw a massive Star Destroyer having crash landed. In the canon book Tales of Luke Skywalker, we are told of how he crashed a star destroyer on the planet itself. Could this be the one that we saw, or just one of many? The stories here lead into Star Wars The Last Jedi so I'll definitely be covering as much from the novel as I can before the movie comes out, for you all. Hopefully we'll find some information here about Snoke, Rey and Kylo Ren, along with Luke Skywalker's training after Return of the Jedi. by Star Wars Theory

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Did LUKE Imagine the TWIN SUNS in THAT Scene? (CANON) - Star Wars The Last Jedi Explained: In Star Wars The Last Jedi, during THAT ending scene with Luke Skwaylker...did he imagine the binary suns as a pay of homage towards A New Hope? Or were they actually there? I hope this episode answers that question for you if you had it. Did you enjoy yesterday's Darth Vader comic brought to life? Did you like Snoke's role in The Last Jedi? What about Kylo Ren and Rey's? by Star Wars Theory

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ORIGINAL Luke VS Kylo Ren Fight Scene We ALMOST Got - Star Wars The Last Jedi Explained: What did you all think of this scene? What about the scene that could have happened? by Star Wars Theory

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George Lucas Reveals How Luke can Bring his Ancestors Back: In the "Making of" Star Wars books, we get to find out what exactly George Lucas had plans for, regarding the original trilogy. Today we're going to learn about a new ability he was going to give Luke during the early early talks for Star Wars. Think it'd be cool if Luke brought back his ancestors? Anakin? What about other Jedi, perhaps? Obi Wan? by Star Wars Theory

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WHY Kylo Ren's Lightsaber Crystal is Cracked (Darth Vader) - Star Wars The Last Jedi Theory: In Star Wars The Last Jedi we know Kylo Ren has a crack kyber crystal in his lightsaber (as we saw in Star Wars The Force Awakens). Why is this? This episode has many different theories I've thought and pondered over as to just how this lightsaber crystal is cracked...what's missing...? Luke Skywalker in The Last Jedi has a shard of a lightsaber crystal around his neck as a necklace, and this has been rumoured to be Darth Vader's RED lightsaber crystal. Will Luke use this crystal? Will Luke have a red lightsaber? Will he fight Snoke? Will Anakin Skywalker ever take the high ground? by Star Wars Theory

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How SNOKE Went to Darth Vader's Castle and MUSTAFAR - Star Wars Explained (Theory): In Star Wars The Last Jedi we got to see Snoke's massive Obsidian ring (when speaking to Rey and Kylo Ren) taken from the catacombs beneath Darth Vader's Castle on Mustafar (where Anakin Skywalker lost to Obi-Wan Kenobi). The visual dictionary has told us where the ring is from, however if we go back to Rogue One, we can gather even more info from all of this for today's theory. Do you think Luke Skywalker ever went to Darth Vader's Castle? When did Snoke go there? Before or after Vader's life? by Star Wars Theory

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George Lucas Explains why Luke Skywalker is Vader's Equal in Return of the Jedi

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