The Road to Episode Infinity: Episode III Remake: Rise of the Sith

Happy Revenge of the Sixth!

This is my final installment of my version of the Star Wars prequels. I have re-invisioned them for many obvious reasons, but also because I felt that Episode III felt a little rushed. I thought the Jedi died out too quickly (and lamely). We didn't see enough of Anakin hunting them down.

Episode III – Rise of the Sith
(In which Anakin helps hunt down the Jedi Knights)

Darth Vader before his injuries

WAR! It is the final battle between the Jedi and the Republic (the end of the second “Clone War”). The opening scene isn’t so much different than the current “Revenge of the Sith” scene, except for the fact that Obi-Wan and Anakin are already fighting on different sides. Anakin has Kenobi in his scopes and fires two laser blasts across his bow. Kenobi releases several mines, which detonate right in front of Anakin. Star Destroyers are blasting down the Jedi warships right and left. Yoda, in the command center, can already predict the outcome of this battle. “Lost, we have. To the escape pods, we must go”.

As the Jedi prepare to jettison down to the jungle-planet below, Anakin finally catches Obi-Wan and delivers a painful blow to his starship. “Goodbye, Master,” says Anakin- but he can already see that Obi-Wan is falling down towards the planet and will probably survive. Anakin reports his progress to Palpatine who instructs him to head down to the planet and hunt down the remaining Jedi.

Meanwhile Ashared Hett is visiting Pamde Amidala, his former slave. Padme gave birth months ago and has been taking care of Leia, but she is worried that Anakin might come for Luke. Padme tells Ashared to take her son to Tatooine where Anakin cannot find him. Ashared says he will find a home for the child but asks if she will keep the girl. Padme tells him that, for now, Leia will stay with her.

The Planet Dathomir from the Expanded Universe

Meanwhile Anakin and his forces have landed on the Jungles of… oh hell let’s say it is Dathomir. Anakin hunts down a few of the Jedi and slaughters them without mercy. He is already becoming a cold-blooded killer (not a whiney brat killer). Meanwhile Obi-Wan, Yoda, and several other Jedi have regrouped. They have found hired a smuggler, Raan Calirission, to take them off-planet in his new Ship, The Millennium Falcon. He assures them that she can break through the blockades. Anakin arrives just after take-off and the Jedi escape.

Anakin heads back to Coruscant to confront Padme. He demands to know the location of his son. Padme doesn’t tell him, but he can read her thoughts. Ashared Hett took his son to Tatooine.

Palpatine Clones from the comic "Dark Empire"

The Jedi have learned that Palpatine has cloned himself and that copies of himself are growing on the planet Mustafar. They decide that they will need to form two groups. One group will try and assassinate Palpatine, and the other to destroy the clones. It is decided that Yoda will lead the strike against Palpatine and that Obi-Wan will lead the assault on Mustafar.

Ashared Hett

Meanwhile Ashared has wandered onto a moisture farm during his travels. He gives the baby to the young couple and tells them to watch over the child for a few days, but that someone would be along soon. Anakin finds Ashared and there is a duel. He all-but-destroys Aharred, but Padme has followed Anakin. She throws herself in front of her former master and begs Anakin not to kill him.

Anakin- “You would give your life for a man who enslaved you?”

Padme- “I would give my life for a friend”

Anakin- “So be it”. Anakin kills them both with one thrust.

On Coruscant the Jedi are able infiltrate the Grand Palace (but not without losses). Yoda and Palpatine have a battle (though neither have lightsabers so they use their force powers similar to Gandalf and Saruman in Fellowship). Yoda loses the battle, but escapes with his life. Palpatine has been injured in the attack. He contacts Anakin and tells him to get to Mustafar as soon as possible.

At the cloning facility, Obi-Wan and his Jedi army are facing the new-born Palpatine clones. Many Jedi fall, but they are winning. Then Anakin shows up. The two sides continue to duel until only Anakin and Obi-Wan remains. They have their duel, similar to the one we know, but less stuff floating around on top of lava. The film finishes in a similar fashion to “Revenge of the Sith”. Obi-Wan slices up Anakin and he is overtaken by flowing lava. Palpatine retrieves Anakin’s burnt body and encases him in the Vader Suit.

Obi-Wan escapes and briefly meets up with Yoda on the planet of Dagobah. Yoda instructs Obi-wan to watch over Luke and that he will be watching over Leia with The Force. He believes that one day the twins will grow up to become powerful Jedi and will undo what their father has done.

The final scene shows Vader in his new armor walking across a Star Destroyer deck. The officers look up and seem a bit nervous.

“Where to Lord Vader?” one asks.

“Second Star to the Right,” says Vader, “And Straight on 'Til Morning”.

(Alright nix the last bit)

Roll Credits

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