I would have really liked to see Padmé turn against Anakin like that. I also think having Grevious turn out to be Maul had some serious potential. Especially given Obi-Wan and Maul's history. And the fact that Obi-Wan dealt the killing blow to Grevious. Could have been interesting for sure.
Yeah I might agree with you that Grevious is actually Maul would've been mind blowing and an iconic plottwist, but the more I thought about it I think its just better that Grevious is just his own character and that Maul returned in Solo and Rebels, and tbh I would rather see Obi-wan and Maul have a final moment like in Rebels than rather getting shot and then explode before Obi-Wan is saying "welp that's done" and leaves XD
@@m0urn1ng5tar5 sorry to break it to you, there wont be one, unless its the adaptation of the rebels encounter the canon story tells that maul didnt know obiwan is alive after order 66, he has not seen him since, so any fight there is impossible, and before the empire, during clone wars, we got it all covered, they fought on 2 occasions, with much personal dislike and it showed
The idea that General Grievous would've been an alias/disguise for Darth Maul is actually pretty cool. It would've made for an awesome reveal, during the battle with Obi-Wan on Utapau. I imagine a shocked widening of Obi-Wan's eyes at the revelation, followed by a sarcastic, semi-funny remark when he finally kills the villain. (2/28/2023)
@@ben_ten1015 The kind of people, who like to remember exactly when they said something, and to look back on how much their lives might have changed since typing the comment. (5/17/2023)
4:40 In the Legends book series "Jedi Apprentice" the third book "The Hidden Past" mentions among the memories Obi-Wan tried to keep when resisting a memory wipe (which was doomed anyway thanks to a special stone Qui-Gon gave him) was that "his brother's name was Owen" so at the very least Obi-Wan having a brother named Owen may still be in the cards.
I wish Maul was the villain again in episode 2! It would have allowed Obi Wan’s character to explore his anger and choose the light in contrast to Anakin choosing the dark side. Also having them both have feelings for Padme would have made so much sense to humanize the Jedi as well as why Anakin had so much hatred towards him.
In one of George Lucas' idea for the sequel trilogy Maul was supposed to be the main villain, Crimson Dawn became so big they were the threat to the new republic and he was gonna have Darth Talon be his apprentice with a new Jedi order which I think could've worked
There was an old Star Wars source book back in the 80s - from back before Sith was a term to refer to dark Jedi - that said Boba Fett was one of the Sith, the people who Darth Vader ruled over. Quite a few things changed with Star Wars over the years...
Back in the early 80s (before 83), we thought episodes 7 to 9 were going to continue the story of episodes 4 to 6. So there was reasonable conjecture that Luke would join Vader, and the last trilogy would be the story of the other one. Are you sure Boba Fett wasn't supposed to be Han's brother? A Starlog interview with original Boba Fett posed that question. I still think Han and Chewie met on the Death Star while it was being constructed.
I remember long ago, like 79 or 80 hearing that "Obi Wan and Vader got into a fight in a volcano and Obi Wan pushed Vader in, that's why he wears his armor" so they did have some of this stuff planned.
@@Dragonette666 Lucas definitely had a rough idea of how all these events came together into a cohesive picture. I think it was just missing any kind of real detail. Still, it was a smart idea to plant seeds early and, if given the chance, to follow up when the time was right.
The Maul becomes Grievous is a good idea. I never liked that they killed him off so quickly And then had to make him a half robot when they realized how popular he was. The Padme turns on Anakin and the Anakin/Padme/Obi wan love triangle is a good idea. It harkens back to Anakin losing his mother/unable to save her, and that his friends really may be stabbing him in the back, not just his imagination. I’m not enamored with his accusations against Obi wan as they come across as just being paranoid crazy, but had there been some substance there...Vader was never paranoid/crazy, just driven. It would explain better why he went full on Empire- to get his revenge on those that truly wronged him.
@@mulliano420 I also Wouldn’t have had Luke and Leia named on screen. That way, nobody would realize they were the twins until much later, if viewing the films in numbered order. Viewers wouldn’t even know Luke was a Skywalker until he rescues Leia and says “I’m Luke Skywalker, I’m here to rescue you!” halfway through the original film. The way things are now, the surprises we encountered upon viewing the films in release order are mostly gone.
IIRC in the Vader comic line they did show that Palpatine use the force to create Anakin (or something like that). Which would really make the Ray and Kylo relationship a bit weirder.
Am I the only one who thinks that Anakin's fall should've been more based on Michael Corleone's fall in Godfather? Imagine if they skipped the "kid Anakin" nonsense and just had him start out as an idealistic Jedi recruit of Obi-Wan's who gets more and more corrupted as the 3 movies go on. As amazing as the Clone Wars TV show was, even it presents him as a good guy all the way through. Anakin's 5 minute journey to the Dark Side in episode III bothers me even more than Jar Jar and the god awful "I hate sand" monolouge.
Eh...the official stance on Anakin's conception seems to be Plagueis did it or The Force created Anakin as a counter to Plagueis meddling with midichlorians. Cuz why wait at least 9 years to collect him or her if you created your perfect Sith apprentice? The inclusion of Grogu into canon does make the "Plagueis did it, but didn't know it worked" take more plausible since Grogu then becomes The Force's response since they're the same age.
It could’ve worked in theory but Obi Wan is over 10 years older than Padme, so there likely would’ve been some taboo around that because she was a minor when they met
The line in the Return of the Jedi novel about Owen being Obi Wan's brother occurred oddly enough on shudder.........PAGE 66!!!!! Seriously lol check it out!
I get why they didn't go with Han's novel origin, at least the part of him being from wealth, but they could have used the rest where he's essentially a cabin boy raised by Dewlanna.
Most of these things make the entire Skywalker Saga far better than it eventually turned out. And thats not Disney's fault. I lay this directly at George's feet. His personal baggage affected the plot far more than most will admit. And a great portion of that is stuff that led directly to the silliness of the sequels.
Rei being Obiwan's niece would have been cool. It would have explained the accent, and Luke Skywalker getting the same lightsaber twice from a Kenobi would have made sense.
George Lucas also scraped out Princess leila bloodline of the force, which she is a twin of Luke and her father anakin Skywalker. Also, jar jar banks were totally jedi throughout the comics, but he did decide not to do in the movie instead.
Darth Maul was killed ! Cut in half ,fall down a shaft high enough to terminate him, then Mace Windu inspects the body. He was dead. Mace was smart enough to know a dead body.
I don't remember the conversation well but I thought Kenobi was talking about Anakin as his figurative brother. I didn't think he meant he had a literal brother.
I liked the old Jedi novelization way better, Owen and Ben being brothers. Geroge went far too cliche and direct with Owen being step-brother, ergo uncle. And Liea was adopted. Her princess moniker could have been from Alderaan's ruling family, Bail Organa. Naboo electing a queen every 5 years??? Kinda dumb there, George.
We all know how this ends if you’re asking us, Alex. Just get your name on the list already. It would be most useful to me as a viewer if you tend to get motion sickness and their new tech that’s supposed to mitigate that makes a difference. (Not that I want you to vom.). Not interested in the new Studios?
If you read the book Darth Plageus, it is revealed that Plageus and Palpatine were why Anakin was created. It was the forces direct response to them using the dark side to begin the final plan of the Sith and the rule of 2 to take over the universe
