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So finally we get to the throne room scene in this early rough draft of Return of the Jedi
Lucas wrote this for Episode six, and I've been going over it in a series of videos
I'm sure most of you are caught up. Now. I'm gonna link the rest of them down below. But today's is
Extremely wild like this is the one that we've been all been waiting for pretty much because we get to see how different that fateful
Final battle between Luke and Vader could have actually gone with Yoda and obi-wan showing up
So for one thing it doesn't take place on the second Death Star
Now there are two deaths ours in the story, by the way
But on what would later be named Cora Suns in the Emperor's hellscape looking throne room surrounded by a fuming lake of red hot lava
Alright, so I can't wait for you guys to hear this. So I'm just gonna jump right into it in space
Lando is starting to panic because the deflector shields are still
Protecting the Death Star's below Leia joined the other rebels at the second gun
Emplacement just as han and chewbacca each take over one of the walkers Leia and Captain Joad charged the bunker
But they closed the blast doors the land battle becomes fierce on the city planet Vader brings Luke before the emperor in his lava lair
Darth Vader: Kneel before you emperor.
the Dark Lord threatens him with the laser sword and the young Jedi stands fast
The Emperor's head is lowered
Luke Skywalker: I kneel before no one least of all him.
The Emperor Raises his head and stares at Luke a slime evil grin creeps across the rulers lips
The Emperor: You are like every inch of father when he first came before me a Jedi with such promise
Only you come to destroy me and your father it is a pity you
Overestimate your abilities you may succeed with your father
But with me you will feel.
a new voice is heard on the far side of the steaming lake
It's Obin Wan
Obin Wan: it is you who overestimate your abilities.
Vader in the Emperor turned to see the shimmering image of obi-wan Kenobi
Standing before them the Emperor laugh-
Emperor: at last you appear before me Obin Wan
Obin Wan: The boy has many allies he is stronger than you imagine
Emperor: Allies. if they're all as you
I have no concern for the netherworld has no control of a meal and if you return to this dimension
I will easily defeat you
Obin Wan: there is no entrance to the netherworld through the dark side, you know
Very little of its powers.
Emperor: I know it's not strong enough to save this boy
Obin Wan: Perhaps the boy will be sacrificed, but you will be destroyed as well.
Darth Vader: My son will not be destroyed
He turned to the dark side
The Emperor and Vader are startled as another voice is heard
Yoda: stronger than you is the boy turned
He will not.
the emperor: Yoda!
the emperor stands and backs away
the emperor: No, it cannot be
Yoda: I survived as did many others,
the emperor: but Skywalker will not survive
destroy him.
Vader hesitates
Which makes the Emperor angry
the emperor: destroy him I said they can do nothing
Vader raises his hand
But before he can bring it down Luke reaches out his hand and a laser sword is immune from the injury
Luke ignites the laser sword has blocked his father's blow a quick sword exchange and Luke forces Vader back
another exchange and the Dark Lord recovers
Pushing the young Jedi onto a small rock surrounded by the bubbling pool of lava the Emperor cackles
the emperor: You are old and weak lord Vader had you destroyed the boy
You would have been given half the Empire as soon as you will now the boy shall have that honor
It is your emperor that wishes you destroyed not I Vader looks at the Emperor then back to his son
Darth Vader: Finish it.
Luke looks at the Emperor then to his father
No
You are my father and there still good in you
I only fight in self-defense not to do your Emperorr's bidding.
with that Luke extinguishes
The Emperor's laser sword and tosses it to his father who ignites it catches it.
The Emperor: The boy is a fool;
Destroy him.
Vader hesitates then raises the laser sword
The Emperor: Destroy him and half the Empire will be yours.
The Emperor stands in a rage.
The Emperor: What are you waiting for? Must I do it myself
the Emperor turns his back on Vader faces
the young Jedi
raising his hands in the air which causes lightning bolts to strike at Luke the Jedi raises his hand in defence and the bolts are
deflected by an invisible shield wherever a bolt hits the image of Ben or Yoda
Momentarily appears at the point of impact.
the emperor: Your friends in the netherworld cannot protect you from long, young Skywalker
the lightning bolts become more intense and Luke drops to his knees under the pressure
the emperor: This is the power of the dark side that you didn't a your strength will never match it
Luke struggles to remain conscious against the superior powers of the Emperor
Luke: Ben help me, Yoda
The Emperor:I have foreseen my destruction at the hands of Skywalker
But it is not to be you
Perhaps there's another or perhaps your father will be turned
My vision is clouded
The netherworld has influenced my perception your father
the Emperor turns around to see lord Vader
Flying at him lightning bolts around Luke disappear as Vader hits the Emperor
Knocking them both into the fiery lake of lava
The hideous screams of the Emperor are soon muted Luke struggles to his feet and stares at the spot where his enemy and his father
Disappeared into the cauldron of molten rock Wow. Okay, so
What'd you guys think?
It's actually really moving and it's kind of cool having obi-wan and Yoda shield Luke partially from the Emperor's forced lightning now
I would love love love to make this an animation
So I need you guys to show me your support hit like if you want that to happen or comment down below
so George Lucas really explored force ghosts abilities to a much higher degree than what we got in the movies and
Then there was Yoda's line of I survived so did many others which putting aside isn't quite Yoda speak
It's very telling so is George saying that there are more Jedi that have survived order 66?
Are they all hiding somewhere or perhaps does he mean that there they've survived, you know, death somehow either?
you know in the netherworld or
actually
Corporal was that what his original thoughts on the sequel trilogy was going to be having Luke searched the galaxy for surviving Jedi with possibly
Yoda and obi-wan helping him also
Obi one and
Presumably Yoda were willing to accept sacrificing Luke to end the Emperor me as was Luke
Of course - but it means just kind of like, hey, the only one who was not willing to risk
Luke was his father and even when they fought he begged Luke to finish it meaning to finish him
He rather lose half the Empire and his life to his son than half to kill him
So this episode might have been the end of the Emperor
but I have one final video covering this draft which had we gotten that same ending to the film would have
Seriously, seriously altered the fate of Anakin Skywalker
So that's gonna be for the next video. Show me your love and support on this one
I think this was an awesome script that George originally wrote. I would have loved to have seen this
so let me know what you would you guys have liked it if obi-wan and Yoda had joined Luke in his final confrontation in the
Film if we actually got that in Canon or you prefer it the way that we got it. Let me know down below
Hope you enjoyed this one and I'll catch you in the next one until then. Remember the force will be with you always
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