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What if Padme Amidala survived? Let's explore the depths of it in this video.
Padme pulls her newborn children close, admiring their beautiful faces. Despite the injuries and exhaustion she’s suffering, she feels strength surging through her as she gazes into their innocent faces. It gives her new life, she feels it in her bones that she must live. She gives Obi-Wan a tired smile and tells him that she still sees good in Anakin.
The Jedi Master listened, but his face grew grim. He recounted what Anakin had done from the Jedi Purge to their battle on Mustafar.
Obi-Wan: I’m sorry, my friend. But the man you knew is gone, he now serves the emperor. The Dark Side called to him and he answered. I sensed it within him in Mustafar. Otherwise, why would he have attacked you like that?
As the news sinks in, Padme’s head begins to grow heavy. Had she been standing up, she would have collapsed, but instead, she lay on her pillow, insisting that Obi-Wan was wrong. She wanted to say more but struggled to keep her eyes open.
Obi-Wan hurries to check on her, but the medical droid insists she is alive, but needs to rest. Reluctantly, he leaves the room to allow Padme to recover.
As she sleeps, Padme dreams of the last few days. The stories Obi-Wan told her fills her head with nightmares as she sees Anakin storming the Jedi Temple, cutting down the younglings, murdering the CIS council, and attempting to do the same with his former master. In the end, she sees Palpatine declaring his new galactic empire.
For a moment, Padme considers giving in and allowing the darkness to consume her. She has done everything she could but now wishes to leave those responsibilities behind. While she thinks this, her condition begins to grow more erratic.
Then, Pamde remembers her children. She sees their faces and realizes she is all they have. Though she hoped Anakin could be saved, he was now Palpatine’s pawn. She is their only remaining parent and their hope of growing up in a galaxy not ruled by tyranny.
As she comes to this realization, her condition stabilizes. It takes several days, but Padme soon becomes healthy enough to travel. Obi-Wan’s first suggestion is to go into hiding. The Empire believes she’s dead and that she was killed by the Jedi to further demonize them.
Padme rejects this offer, though, and insists on returning to Naboo as there will be a funeral in her honor. This is the perfect opportunity to reach out to allies and make a plan. Obi-Wan disagrees and believes that it's better to hide with her children to keep them safe.
Padme remains insistent on it and threatens to go without Obi-Wan. The Jedi Master relents and agrees to accompany her, only if they bring the twins to hide on Tatooine.
After leaving Luke and Leia with Anakin’s stepbrother, Owen, and his wife, Beru. The pair journey to Naboo to attend her funeral. They arrive before the ceremony and sneak through the castle..
Obi-Wan first enters the private quarters of Queen Apailana as she prepares for the funeral. The queen is shocked and nearly calls for her guards, before being calmed by the Jedi. Despite that, she is hesitant to accommodate him now. The Jedi were held responsible for attempting to overthrow the Republic. While she doesn’t fully believe them, the Jedi are now fugitives and his presence is a major security risk for her planet.
He understands her fears but tells her that if Apailana doesn’t believe him, she might believe Padme. The former senator reveals herself and the queen falls to her knees, nearly hysterical as she embraces her friend and asks what happened.
Padme recounts what happened between Palpatine and Anakin and how they spearheaded this takeover. For Apailana, who never fully believed the claims of the Emperor, she agrees to help Padme.
She lays out her plans, providing a list of people to contact after the funeral. The procession is attended by thousands, including the people of Theed, the Gungans, and dozens of foreign dignitaries who served alongside Padme.
However, the casket is closed as they don’t have a body to show. But while others mourn, Apailana has her handmaidens discreetly summon several figures like Mon Montha, Bail Organa, and Boss Nass and take them to the queen's chambers. To their surprise, they are not greeted by the queen, but by Padme.
The leaders are all shocked, and even more surprised when they hear Padme’s story. She explains that she is living proof of the Empire’s lies about the Jedi and if that deception is exposed, it might cause unrest within the Empire.
While they are happy to see Padme alive, some leaders are reluctant to try anything drastic as they worry about the Empire retaliating. She assures them though that she has a plan.
Queen Apailana suggests contacting the Moff of the planet, Quarsh Panaka. Although he does serve the Empire, Panaka had fought alongside Obi-Wan in the past and is loyal to Naboo first
28 май 2024
