At 45 ... I'm still just the same kid who saw the original Star Wars
(Episode IV) movie at the Odeon Theatre in Brisbane in a galaxy, far,
far away ... only in a decaying body ... I recall that I walked out
and bought another ticket and then just walked back in to watch an
amazing film (in those days) all over again. Bugger lectures at
Queensland Uni!!! ;-)
Anyway ... the force is strong in my family ... here is what I predict
will happen in Episode III: REVENGE OF THE SITH.
Star Wars Episode 3
Revenge of the Sith
Plot Summary Script Synopsis Story
by George Lucas
For three years the GREAT CLONE WAR has ravaged the galaxy.
Starvation and misery stalk countless worlds.
Although near defeat, COUNT DOOKU and his Confederacy of Independent
Systems have masterminded the capture of SUPREME CHANCELLOR PALPATINE.
With the mighty Armada of the Republic behind them, Jedi Knights
Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker pursue Dooku and his sinister
agents across the galaxy…
EXT. ATMOSPHERE OF CORUSCANT - DAY
PAN DOWN:
We see a massive space battle unfolding over the city planet of
Coruscant. Republic venator class star destroyers exchange fire with
Separatist war ships, in the distance we see the Invisible hand flag
ship of the Trade federation and current location of droid commander
GENERAL GRIEVOUS and COUNT DOOKU the former Jedi master turned Sith
apprentice, as well as their prisoner SUPREME CHANCELLOR PALPATINE
who's alter ego is the elusive mastermind DARTH SIDIOUS.
As the space battle rages on two Jedi star fighters are deployed from
one of the republic cruisers. They are piloted by our stalwart heroes
Anakin Skywalker and Obi-wan Kenobi. We see a long tracking shot where
both fighters weave between enemy and friendly ships alike evading
laser fire and engaging the many droid fighters which attack them.
Clone ARC star fighters join the fray and the pilots exchange battle
chatter with the two jedi as they engage the tri-fighter's of the
federation.
INT. BRIDGE OF THE INVISIBLE HAND - DAY
Dooku commands a bridge full of Nemoidians pilots as they watch the
battle on a large view screen.
EXT. SPACE - DAY
One of the Republic ships is damaged and hundreds of storm troopers
are sucked out a breach in the hull and scattered into space.
Obi-Wan’s star fighter is attacked by enemy droids which attach
themselves to his hull and use lasers to cutaway at it. Sadly R4 his
trusted astromech droid is destroyed.
Anakin, proving why he is known as the best pilot in the galaxy
executes an impressive maneuver, in which he uses the wing of his star
fighter to scrape the enemy droids off of Obi-Wan’s ship. Obi-Wan's
ship careens into the open hanger of the Invisible hand with Anakin
not far behind.
INT. INVISIBLE HAND HANGER - DAY
As Obi-Wan's ship crashes, he springs from his cockpit in one fluent
movement, his hood flying over his head and lands amidst some battle
droids which he cuts down with swift Jedi aplomb. A moment later
Anakin lands with R2 and the trio begin to make their way through the
massive battleship.
INT. BRIDGE OF THE INVISIBLE HAND- DAY
Meanwhile, Dooku consults his separatist colleagues via hologram With
him we see General Grievous for the first time, a menacing skeletal
cyborg, who has killed many Jedi.
INT. MUSTAFAR CONFERENCE ROOM - NIGHT
The separatist leaders are gathered in a control room in their
facility on the fire planet of Mustafar. Dooku informs them that he
has come under attack and may not be able to deliver Palpatine to
them.
INT. BRIDGE OF THE INVISIBLE HAND – DAY
Dooku concludes the discussion with his co-conspirators as one of the
Nemoidian Bridge officers makes him aware of the Jedi's presence on
the ship he tells General Grievous to take care of them as the wily
Count ascends to the 'general's quarters' to check on the captured
Chancellor whom he may or may not be aware is also Darth Sidious.
INT. INVISIBLE HAND CORRIDOR - DAY
Working their way through the dark corridors the Jedi and the little
droid are attacked by battle droids, as a swashbuckling series of
narrow escapes begin. As the other Jedi hold of the battle droids, R2
creates a distraction. Obi-Wan and Anakin begin to fight Grievous’
cadre of bodyguard droids, who wield electrified pikes which are
impervious to light sabers. Overwhelmed by the Jedi killing droids,
Anakin and Obi-Wan cut a hole in the floor, and escape into the bowels
of the ship.
INT. BOWELS OF THE SHIP - DAY
The lower decks are flooding with liquid fuel. Anakin and Obi-Wan
enter and are attacked by more battle droids as the fight in the murky
liquid without the use of their light sabers. The Jedi must hurry to
get out of the room before the level of the fuel reaches electrodes
near the ceiling.
INT. VENTILATION SHAFT - DAY
Barely escaping, they enter a ventilation shaft, and climb a ladder
to safety. The droids still hot on their heels, Anakin seals the hatch
with his light saber.
INT. BOWELS OF THE SHIP - DAY
The fuel hits the electrodes and the ship is rocked by a massive
explosion which tears the ship in two, and causes it to spiral out of
control back towards the city planet.
INT. BRIDGE OF THE INVISIBLE HAND- DAY
The Nemoidian captain panics as the ship flies out of control.
INT. INVISIBLE HAND HALL WAY – DAY
Separated from Obi-wan and Anakin, R2 partakes in a series of
misadventures aboard the ship, utilizing his jet boosters and other
new and familiar gadgets to elude destruction from the federation
troops.
INT. CRUISER CORRIDOR - DAY
Obi-wan and Anakin discuss strategy as they make there way down a
corridor to the elevator.
INT. ELEVATOR - DAY
They enter the elevator and ascend.
INT. ELEVATOR LOBBY - DAY
Entering a new corridor, which leads to the bridge, Obi-wan warns
Anakin to take Dooku alive, as he has information that might be
valuable to the war effort.
INT. THE GENERAL'S QUARTERS - DAY
Palpatine is shackled to a large chair in the massive room. The tow
Jedi enter and engage Count Dooku in a rematch from their last
encounter. At some point during the battle Obi-wan is separated from
Anakin, most likely he is engaged by General Grievous and battles the
evil cyborg as Anakin confronts Dooku alone.
Anakin and Count Dooku are locked in a vicious light-saber battle.
The scene is much in keeping with their previous duel, chaotic and
very stylized. Anakin has definitely improved, and is eager to prove
it to his nemesis. A “captive audience” to the proceedings, Palpatine
watches from his chair, where he is still restrained, offering
commentary with sinister implications, egging on the young Jedi. The
tumbling makes for an uneasy battleground, as Dooku and Anakin fight
in the room, whose center of gravity keeps shifting.
At the behest of Palpatine, and in an act of vengeance from their
first duel, Anakin taking Dooku’s saber in one hand, and his own in
the other and cold-bloodily beheads the aging Count. Meanwhile as
Obi-wan battles Grievous the dreaded general notices that the ship is
about to crash and punches a hole in the window, and climbs outside of
the ship to make his escape. Anakin is faced with extreme wind due to
the cabin depressurizing, and hurries to a control panel to seal the
breach.
INT. CORRIDOR - DAY
Anakin frees Palpatine and reunites with Obi-wan. and leads him
through the uneven corridors as the ship continues to plummet. The
three make their way through the crashing ship, at one point or
another reuniting with R2-D2. The ground gives out from under them
while crossing a narrow ledge Palpatine slide down a chute. Obi-wan
and Anakin also slide down the ramp but Obi-wan is knocked
unconscious. Anakin carries Obi-wan as he secures Palpatine in an
escape pod and ejects him to safety.
As the ship continues to spiral out of control Anakin carries Obi-wan
through the chaotic crashing ship to the bridge.
INT. BRIDGE OF THE INVISIBLE HAND - DAY
Anakin meets up with R2, then attacks the bridge crew, and attempts
to soft-land the massive ship on Coruscant.
Obi-wan wakes up to find Anakin at the controls, utilizing all his
piloting and Jedi skills, Anakin miraculously is able to get the nose
of the cruiser up for a moderately safe landing.
EXT. CRASH SITE - DAY
Once free of the vessel the two friends recover for a moment. As
Anakin, and Obi-wan exit onto a landing platform, it is a sunny day,
debris is scattered and smoke billows from the nearby crash. R2 must
move around the debris. The Coruscant fire department arrives to put
out the blaze.
INT. FIRE SHIP COCKPIT - DAY
The fire ship captain informs them that they will put out what fires
they can.
EXT. CRASH SITE - DAY
Shortly there after a transport ship arrives to bring them to safety,
the two Jedi and the little droid are rescued.
EXT. LANDING PAD - DAY
They arrive at another landing platform outside the senate building
where Obi-wan and Anakin find a celebration, a plethora of characters
have gathered, including Jar Jar Binks and several other senators
eager to greet the war heroes, and the rescued supreme chancellor.
INT. SENATE CORRIDOR - DAY
As the group enters Padme watches her secret husband from the
shadows, she is round with pregnancy. While strolling down the vast
corridor which is lined with stone pillars Palpatine is greeted by
Mace Windu.
INT. SENATE OFFICE BUILDING - DAY
Once inside, Padme’s costume conceals her pregnancy, and the group
discusses the death of Dooku and nearing end to the clone wars, with
only a few key systems remaining to be liberated. Anakin and Padme
share fleeting glances across the crowded room, unable to reveal their
forbidden love. Obi-wan notices, but says nothing. Palpatine makes
subtle but definite allusions that the Jedi’s involvement in the
ordering of the clone army, coupled with Dooku’s turn to evil as
troubling and suspicious. Palpatine further pushes the Jedi's buttons
by using his authority to gain Anakin a seat on the Jedi council as a
reward for his exploits aboard the Invisible Hand. The declaration is
met with much controversy.
EXT. PLANET UTAPAU - NIGHT
General Grievous arrives on the grey sink hole world where he is
received by a legion of battle droids standing at attention. He then
moves to another chamber to confer with the separatist leaders via
hologram.
INT. JEDI COUNCIL CHAMBER - DAY
Plans are underway to deliver the definitive blow to the separatist
forces, and end the war.
Ki Adi Mundi and Plo Koon are present as holograms. Obi-wan is now a
member of the Jedi council and his next assignment is to go to the
planet Utapau, where General Grievous is believe to have fled.
There is a droid factory built in one of that worlds many giant sink
holes. Ki Adi Mundi and Plo Koon may be transmitting from this world
where their clone forces are awaiting Obi-wan, however it is just as
likely they are on two different planets, possibly Cato Neimoidia,
Saleucami, or Mygeeto. Whether they are together or on separate worlds
remains to be seen.
Likewise Yoda is due to leave for Kashyyyk, where his battalion
awaits him. Anakin is not given an assignment, which makes him angry,
he feels he deserves respect for killing Dooku, but instead he is
chastised for it. The Jedi also make plain their growing distrust and
concerns about Palpatine.
INT. PALPTINE’S OFFICE – DAY
Many senators including Padme meet with Palpatine, asking him to
relinquish his emergency powers now that the crisis is close to
resolution, they also ask him when the clone army is to be
decommissioned. The Chancellor says that he does not feel the “true”
threat is quelled yet.
INT. JEDI TEMPLE - SUNSET
Inside the Jedi temple, Obi-wan stands at a computer terminal,
researching the planet where General Grievous is believed to be
hiding. Anakin approaches him, and the two friends talk, tension not
far beneath the surface of their relationship, as they stand in a room
with tall pillars.
Obi-wan leaves to go begin his mission, Anakin turns and sees a Jedi
master, teaching two young apprentices. He glares with jealously, his
own relationship with Obi-wan, not nearly as harmonious.
INT. YODA'S CHAMBER - SUNSET
Anakin and Yoda share a quiet scene where Yoda discusses his concerns
about Anakin and tries to get him back on the right path.
INT. CORUSCANT THEATRE - NIGHT
We cut to a Coruscant theatre, where Palpatine is in attendance of a
strange alien performance art involving zero gravity. Anakin enters to
speak with Palpatine, who continues to encourage Anakin, and plants
subtle seeds of evil with in him, telling him it was wrong for the
Jedi not to appreciate him. Palpatine appoints Anakin as his personal
bodyguard..
INT. STORMTROOPER BARRACKS - NIGHT
In a hanger, Obi-wan acquires his new Jedi star fighter, and his new
astromech droid, who is replacing R4 after the little droid was lost
in the recent space battle. He gathers his clone battalion for their
Utapau mission, including a clone who goes by the name Commander Cody,
whom Obi-wan has fought with before, and have become buddies.
INT. PADME’S CORUSCANT APARTMENT - NIGHT
Anakin says a sad but heartfelt goodbye to Padme before he must begin
his new duties, in another quiet scene in Padme‘s apartment. There is
tension between them as Padme has begun to doubt the Chancellor, while
Anakin remains very loyal to him.
EXT. KASHYYYK WOOKIE STRONGHOLD - DAY
Yoda on Kashyyyk, to join his troops, and the local Wookiees so they
can repel an oncoming Separatist attack. Yoda confers with the Jedi
council via hologram.
INT. PADME’S CORUSCANT APARTMENT - DAY
The expecting Senator has called a meeting of her liberal colleagues
including Senators Bail Organa and Mon Mothma. C3P0 serves drinks to
the guests. The group discusses the current situation with Palpatine,
and discuss their options for removing him from power.
INT. PADME'S VERANDA – DAY
Padme's apartment reveals a new room a lovely veranda which is a
combination of both interior and exterior, and has a magnificent view
of the city planet.
EXT. PLANET UTAPAU - DAY
Obi-wan and his brigade of clone soldiers, arrive on the planet
Utapau, Obi-wan, Commander Cody and the other troops descend to the
planet below, where they may or may not meet up with Ki Adi Mundi and
Plo Koon who may or may not be on the planet as well.
INT. JEDI TEMPLE TACTICAL CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
Mace is communicating with Yoda, and helping him coordinate the
battle on Kashyyyk, with the one on Utapau. As well as other Jedi
leading clones on other planets throughout the galaxy, including Aalya
Secura on Felucia a giant fungus world. The other planets in question
are Cato Neimoidia, Saleucami and Mygeeto.
EXT. UTAPAU – DAY
Obi-wan meets with Tion Meddon a scary looking alien who proves to be
helpful and friendly. He gives Obi-wan a giant lizard steed to
navigate the vast chasms of the planet. Obi-wan speaks to Commander
Cody then spurs his beast forward, they still have a battle to win
after all.
INT. UTAPAU CAVE - DAY
Obi-wan enters a cave. In typical Obi-wan fashion he lurks about in
the shadows infiltrating the enemy structure (see also Attack of the
Clones and A New Hope) eventually entering a command chamber where
from above he overhears General Grievous conversing with Darth
Sidious, who appears as a hologram. Grievous has a secret contract
with Sidious to kill as many Jedi as possible during the war. It is at
this point that Obi-wan learns that Darth Sidious and Supreme
Chancellor Palpatine are one and the same.
INT. PALPATINE'S SECRET ROOM - DAY
Just as the hologram of Grievous disappears Anakin enters, Palpatine
swivels in his chair to speak with him.
INT. UTAPAU CAVE - DAY
Grievous spots Obi-wan and sets his evil henchmen against Obi-wan and
his troops, who fight valiantly as General Grievous retreats, heading
to his special vehicle which is a giant wheel with four legs and
deadly weapons
Obi-wan grabs his giant bi-ped lizards and pursues the dreaded cyborg.
EXT. KASHYYYK - DAY
At the same time, with the help of the resident Wookiees, Yoda, leads
his troopers to victory, using boats to maneuver through the vast
lagoons and jungles of Kashyyyk, overwhelming the separatists, and
destroying them.
EXT. OTHER PLANETARY BATTLEFIELDS - DAY
Likewise some of the other Jedi generals on the other various worlds
all find victory in battle while others are defeated.
EXT. UTAPAU - DAY
Back on Utapau, Obi-wan manages to crash Grievous’ wheel thing
somehow. The two foes battle once again, Grievous’ arms split in two,
and he fights with four light sabers, the ones he has taken from the
Jedi he has slain. Just when Obi-wan appears to be defeated, he uses
the force to summon Grievous’ blaster from his holster and shoots the
droid general dead. He contacts Mace at the Jedi temple, to inform
Mace of what he has just learned about the true nature of the Supreme
Chancellor.
INT. JEDI TEMPLE TACTICAL CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
Given the weight of this revelation, Mace decides to go have a chat
with Palpatine.
INT. PALPATINE’S OFFICE ANTI-CHAMBER - NIGHT
Mace arrives at Palpatine’s office with Kit Fisto, Sarese Tiin and
Agen Kolar to confront the galactic ruler. The noble Jedi enter the
anti chamber where they quickly dispatch some of Palpatine's red guard
who offer little in the way of defense to the mighty Jedi masters.
INT. PALPATINE'S OFFICE - NIGHT
The Jedi enter the office of the galactic ruler and accuses him.
Palpatine revealing his true nature at last, blasts Mace and the other
Jedi with his evil powers, and activates his own dreaded lightsaber,
utilizing a frightening technique never seen before, killing all but
Windu who is left vulnerable but still able. The courageous Jedi
fights vehemently against the evil sith master, blocking every blow,
but steadily losing ground. He calls out to Anakin for help, telling
him that he must destroy the Sith. Palpatine tells Anakin that the
Jedi are corrupt, and must be stopped. Now Anakin must make a fateful
choice between Mace and Palpatine.
Anakin stands with Windu, apparently taking his side, then without
mercy, he stabs him the back. Though he has fought bravely to the end,
Mace Windu is dead. Palpatine must now come clean to Anakin about his
other identity as a Sith Master, and reveal his intentions to form an
empire. He plays on Anakin’s fear and other weaknesses, exploiting the
young Jedi’s ego and arrogance, painting the Jedi as corrupt and
ineffective, and the cause of all of Anakin’s suffering.
Palpatine discusses history of the Sith and an ancient Sith lord
named DARTH PLAGUEIS. Anakin declares his loyalty to Palpatine, who
then sends him to the Jedi temple, with a host of storm troopers and a
terrible mission to fulfill.
INT. SENATE CHAMBER - NIGHT
Palpatine addresses the senate, telling them that Mace Windu tried to
assassinate him, and that the Jedi have truly betrayed the galaxy. In
a startling declaration, Palpatine reforms the Republic into an
empire, and instates himself as Emperor. His first order is that the
Jedi order be disbanded and all the Jedi wiped out, much like with
Anakin, he portrays the Jedi as the cause of the galaxies problems,
and blames them for the start of the war.
Bail, Mon Mothma and others are shocked by this evil declaration, but
are powerless to stop Palpatine. Bail exits the senate chamber in a
hurry.
INT. MONTAGE ELEMENTS - NIGHT
We inter cut between Utapau, Kashyyyk, Felucia, Cato Neimoidia,
Saleucami and Mygeeto. Palpatine exhibits some sort of secret control
over the clones soldiers and makes them turn on their Jedi generals.
There is a massive montage of the Jedi being attacked by the clones.
Aalya Secure is murdered, as are Ki Adi Mundi and Plo Koon (unless
they were on Utapau in which case one or both of them may have been
slain by General Grievous earlier).
On Utapau, Commander Cody is handing Obi-wan his saber, which he had
dropped while fighting Grievous, just then Cody goes rigid and tries
to kill Obi-wan, who acting quickly ignites his saber, and is forced
to take his friends life, along with the rest of his squad. Obi-wan
runs to warn his fellow Jedi, but there is no time.
Meanwhile on Kashyyyk Yoda displays his incredible abilities in
battle once again, taking on over one hundred storm troopers,
summoning the force in incredible displays, and deflecting more laser
blasts then seems physically possible. He also makes use coy behavior
to lull the clones into thinking he is a silly little creature that
can do them no harm. But even he cannot fight an entire army, and is
forced to retreat. At one point Yoda rides a giant dragonfly creature.
Yoda is saved by Chewbacca, who is the only Wookiee to survive the
battle. They escape in one of the new Republic speeders.
Anakin enters the Jedi council, and kills those inside including
Bene, Cin Drallig and the Jedi played by George Lucas' son Jett. The
storm troopers swarm the Jedi and kill all that they find. Most tragic
of all, the younglings are corralled into the council chamber where
Anakin sits waiting. He activates his saber as the door slides shut.
EXT. KASHYYYK - NIGHT
Yoda feels a disturbance in the force and is in great pain as he
senses the murder of the younglings.
INT. JEDI TEMPLE - NIGHT
Anakin activates the Jedi homing beacon which signals any Jedi in the
galaxy to return to the temple.
EXT. UTAPAU - DAY
Obi-wan must hide from the clone brigades still present on Utapau. It
is around this time that Obi-wan encounters TION MEDDON again (or
maybe this is the first time). He acquires General Grievous' space
ship from them and then has a holographic conversation with Bail
Organa who agrees to pick up Yoda and rendezvous with Obi-wan.
EXT. TANTIV 4 - DAY
Obi-wan meets up with Bail and Yoda. They return to Coruscant with
great fear of what they might find.
INT. MUSTAFAR COMPOUND - NIGHT
A hologram of Darth Sidious appears and instructs the separatist
leaders to deactivate their droid armies. They are concerned about
their own safety but Sidious tells them he is sending his new
apprentice to "take care of them."
INT. PALPATINE’S SECRET ROOM- NIGHT
Anakin enters, and tells his new master that the temple is destroyed.
Palpatine instructs Anakin to go to the planet Mustafar, where Nute
Gunray and the other remaining separatist are hiding, and to eliminate
them once and for all.
EXT. SENATE LANDING PLATFORM - NIGHT
Obi-wan, Yoda and Bail and his super good looking aid approach a blue
senate guard, who gives them some guff. Obi-wan uses the Jedi mind
trick so as to get by him and acquire Bail's slick red speeder and
possibly a vehicle for Obi-wan as well.
INT. PADME'S VERANDA - DAY
Anakin arrives at Padme’s vista palace. R2 is aboard Anakin's star
fighter and he and C3P0 talk as well. C3P0 tells R2 he has heard a
most disturbing rumor about the Jedi being wiped out.
Anakin tells Padme what has happened, but paints it in another light,
that makes the Jedi look like the traitors, and tries to make her see
his point of view. Her love for him blinds her to the truth. Before he
turns to leave for Mustafar, they embrace. She is angry at the turn of
events with Palpatine, and is not happy that Anakin supports
dictatorial leadership. They quarrel, and much is left unsaid between
them as he leaves in his speeder, but it is clear, despite that they
are both hurt and confused, that they still love each other.
EXT. LANDING PAD – DAY
Posing as a hunchbacked beggar (with Yoda as the hunch) and Obi-wan
as another vagrant, the trio gains entrance to the Jedi temple
undetected. Or maybe its through a secret passageway.
INT. JEDI TEMPLE - DAY
Once inside, Obi-wan must come to terms with Anakin’s betrayal as he
is shown surveillance footage of Anakin leading the raid on the Jedi
temple.
Yoda concludes that he and Obi-wan, being the only Jedi left must
each find and destroy their Sith counterparts. Though this is may be a
suicide mission, they both agree. Obi-wan discovers the homing beacon
is a trap and reverses it, to tell any surviving Jedi to avoid
Coruscant and flee for their lives, then leaves to consult Padme, whom
he believes to be the key in finding Anakin. Yoda is disturbed when
his suspicions about the younglings are proven to be true.
Yoda also wants to recover an old book, the Journal of the Whills
from his room, which he believes will provide important answers. The
book may include important and relevant info about the Sith and also
describes in detail an ancient technique, which allows one who is
strong with the force to retain their identity after death.
INT. VISTA PALACE - DAY
Obi-wan arrives at Padme’s vista home shortly after Anakin has left.
They discuss Anakin’s turn to evil. Padme does not want to believe
what he tells her, but in the end she reveals to Obi-wan her secret
marriage to Anakin, her pregnancy, Anakin’s family on Tatooine, and
his slaughter of the Tusken raiders who killed his mother three years
previous.
Weighing all the tragic events that have transpired, and with a heavy
heart, Padme tells Obi-wan that Anakin is headed for Mustafar.
EXT. LANDING PAD - NIGHT
Captain Typho escorts Padme and C3P0 to yet another landing platform
on Coruscant where Obi-wan is waiting with Padme's Naboo Skiff. They
depart.
INT. JEDI TEMPLE – NIGHT
Yoda is searching through his old books and tapestries when Palpatine
enters. The two aging masters have it out, first verbally then
physically. They manifest the force, both light and dark in a dazzling
display. Palpatine is wounded which gives him the horrific appearance
he carries into the original trilogy but ultimately Yoda is bested,
having underestimated the powers of the emperor and is forced to
retreat falling out of a window.
EXT. LANDING PAD - DAY
Bail is waiting outside the temple by his speeder, he is still
dressed incognito to hide his involvement with helping the Jedi. he is
attacked by storm troopers. Bail fires at them, then boards his
speeder and zooms up to a piece of skaff holding where Yoda is hanging
by his fingertips. Yoda gets into his slick red speeder.
EXT. CORUSCANT – NIGHT
The speeder is pursued by Imperial agents, but the senator and the
Jedi manage to evade them.
INT. HANGER - DAY
Yoda and Bail enter an enclosed hanger where he secures his Tantive
IV blockade runner ship from his aides including the good-looking lady
and departs the capital.
INT. NABOO SKIFF - DAY
Meanwhile as they approach Mustafar, Padme speaks to C3P0 aboard her
ship.
INT. MUSTAFAR CONFERENCE ROOM - NIGHT
On the molten world of Mustafar, Nute Gunray and the other separatist
leaders are contacted by Emperor Palpatine via hologram, he calls for
their surrender. They agree, and promise to deactivate all their
remaining droid armies. Palpatine informs them, that he is sending his
emissary, Anakin Skywalker, to receive their offical notice of
surrender. The cowardly upstarts agree, unaware that Anakin is coming
to kill them.
EXT. SPACE – NIGHT
Anakin zooms towards Mustafar, ready to seal the fates of Nute and
his cohorts. R2 tries to reason with him, but Anakin deactivates the
comlink, the little droid is helpless.
INT. MUSTAFAR CONFERENCE ROOM - NIGHT
In a conference room on Mustafar, Anakin makes short work of Nute
Gunray and the other separatist leaders.
EXT. MUSTAFAR - NIGHT
Obi-wan and Padme land on Mustafar.
INT. MUSTAFAR CONFERENCE ROOM – NIGHT
Padme enters, finding Anakin. The two have a very serious talk about
everything that has happened. It seems for a moment that Anakin might
be reasoned with. He follows her back out to the landing platform.
EXT. MUSTAFAR LANDING PAD - NIGHT
Obi-wan emerges on the landing platform just outside the conference
room. The three characters engage in a dramatic scene. Anakin grows
angry at Padme when he learns she has helped Obi-wan find him.
He lashes out at her, choking her with the force lifting her right
off her feet, unable to govern his terrible passion, then throws her
against a wall, where she hits her head badly. Obi-wan draws his light
saber and the two begin to duel.
The droids watch the terrible spectacle unfold as the Tantive lands
and Bail emerges to help Padme aboard for medical attention.
INT. MUSTAFAR FACILITY - NIGHT
Anakin engages Obi-wan in part of the epic duel between master and
apprentice while in the conference room, where Po Nudo’s body and
others strewn about.
Anakin and Obi-wan are locked in a mortal battle with each other.
Anakin deflects some falling debris with his saber.
The two foes exchange harsh words during the fateful duel.
A dark room filled with control panels and flashing lights, and a
large blast door. The duel enters this room, moves outside then
re-enters this room. Obi-wan is thrown against a computer. The exit
the room again, through another door, still engaged in mortal combat.
Arriving at a ravine over the lava.
EXT. MUSTAFAR FACILITY - NIGHT
Anakin grabs a cable and swings across, Obi-wan follows, they clash
while suspended, then arrive at the other side and continue to duel.
Obi-wan attacks Anakin who backs up a ramp over the lava, his height
making him vulnerable on a slope, using this advantage Obi-wan slices
one of Anakin’s legs out from under him
Anakin does not give up. He swipes at Obi-wan, who blocks the attack
and severs Anakin’s other arm.
Obi-wan makes one final plea for Anakin to abandon the dark side and
to come back to the light side, but he is too far gone and lashes out
at Obi-wan, drawing his second light saber, his red-bladed Sith light
saber, and tries with one last effort to destroy Obi-wan. But Obi-wan
again evades the blow, and Anakin is knocked off balance and falls
into the molten pit below, where he is horribly scarred and burned to
a crisp.
EXT. MUSTAFAR LANDING PAD - NIGHT
Obi-wan recovers Anakin’s blue saber, then runs from storm troopers
who have landed in an imperial star destroyer. The desperate group of
heroes escapes the planet.
INT. IMPERIAL MEDICAL FACILITY - NIGHT
Barely alive, Anakin is rescued by Palpatine’s henchmen, and brought
to an evil medical facility. There he is kept alive, submerged in
healing liquid, limbless and horrifically deformed.
INT. BLOCKADE RUNNER - DAY
Unable to make it back to Alderaan in time, Obi-wan and the others
land on yet another new planet Polis Massa where short grey aliens
with big eyes tend to the injured Padme who needs to give birth before
it is too late.
INT. POLIS MASSA HOSPITAL - DAY
These aliens are masters of an advanced medical technology.
Leia is born, Padme holds her for a moment, looking into her eyes,
mother and daughter share a momentary connection that will linger in
Leia’s mind the rest of her life. Suddenly Padme convulses, it seems
Leia has a twin brother, Luke.
Obi-wan, Yoda and Bail discuss where each of them will go from here
and what the next stage of their plan should be. It is agreed that
C3P0 must have his memory erased, but it is reasoned that R2 can keep
a secret and his memories are spared.
Suddenly, the three men are called back in by the doctor. Padme is
dying. The trauma of the choking added with the abrupt childbirth has
proven too much for her. She shares a few choice words with Obi-wan,
then passes away.
INT. IMPERIAL MEDICAL FACILITY - NIGHT
Anakin, burned within an inch of his life is resuscitated by imperial
medical droids, who heal him by building him into to the armor terror
of the stars we all know as Darth Vader. Now more machine then man,
the new Sith lord emerges in a room with an intricate mechanical
floor.
When he comes to he is lying on a slab. He asks where Padme is.
Palpatine tells Anakin that he (Anakin) killed her. Anakin screams,
setting the force into a furious storm, throwing medical droids to and
fro. Palpatine must shield himself from the onslaught, the walls
buckle from the assault.
EXT. NABOO FUNERAL CHAMBER - NIGHT
Anakin’s scream echoes into the next sequence where Padme’s body,
after being delivered by Bail, is laid to rest on Naboo, as her family
stands solemnly with the new queen of Naboo, Jar Jar, Sio Bibble and
other Naboo delegates watch with dismay.
EXT. ORBIT OF PLANET DAGOBAH - DAY
Back aboard the Tantive 4, Obi-wan is entrusted with Luke, and
decides to take him to Tatooine, The one place he is certain Anakin
will never willingly return to. Bail is entrusted with Leia. Yoda
tells Obi-wan about the ancient technique of preserving your identity
after death. Yoda is delivered to Dagobah via escape pod by Bail,
where he will go into hiding.
EXT. ALDERAAN BALCONY - DAY
Bail stands on Alderaan with his wife, baby Leia, and the droids who
are beginning their new jobs programming binary load lifters.
EXT. LARS HOMESTEAD - SUNSET
Obi-wan arrives at the homestead on Tatooine where he delivers baby
Luke to Owen and Beru, before heading out into the desert.
INT. IMPERIAL STAR DESTROYER - NIGHT
Vader exit’s the medical facility and walks through the bridge of the
star destroyer, joining his new master Darth Sidious, the emperor of
the galaxy, and an imperial officer named Tarkin. The evil trio stare
out the window at their ultimate weapon, the Death Star which has
begun construction. Vader breathes evilly, now more machine then man,
his life a horrible tragedy.
IRIS OUT
rmkay
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