Hey everybody and welcome to Leia’s Lair.
In this episode I will be going over 7 interesting facts you might not know about my personal
favourite character, Princess Leia.
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Number 1: She had her own theme music
The theme was composed John Williams and was very appropriately called “Princess Leia’s
Theme’.
It is first heard in Episode 4 when Leia is captured by Vader, and then again when R2-D2
plays her holographic help message.
However, its most famous use was when Ben Kenobi is struck down by Darth Vader in Episode
4.
The theme is also played in Episode 3 at the end when she is held by her new adoptive parents.
Number 2: She didn’t use a stunt double
When Star Wars first started filming, it did not have a large budget, so corners had to
be cut.
One such corner was stunt doubles, and for that reason Carrie FIsher and Mark Hamill
had to perform their own stunt.
This stunt was the scene where Luke and Leia swing across the gap in the Death Star to
evade Stormtrooper fire.
The two did the stunt in just one take.
Number 3: She is not very tall
While she makes fun of Luke for being a ‘little short for a Stormtrooper’ it was actually
Carrie Fisher who was the short one.
At 5 foot 1, she was a full foot shorter than Harrison Ford and actually had to stand on
a box while filming some of their scenes together.
Number 4: She shares no scenes with Obi-Wan Kenobi
Even though Obi-Wan would actually save her life 2x throughout the saga, the two characters
never actually shared any scenes together.
Obi-Wan was present at her birth in the Revenge of the Sith and served with Bail Organa, which
is probably why she was able to trust him.
It was then her message that brought Obi-Wan out of the shadows, although she would only
get a short glimpse of him as the groups runs for the Millenium Falcon.
Number 5: She was a two-faced teenager
Leia was 16 when she began secretly aiding the Rebel Alliance.
While she and her father Bail Organa were viewed as outspoken defenders of freedom in
the Galactic Republic, they were careful in making sure their involvement in the Rebel
Alliance was not largely known.
By doing so, they are able to keep Alderaan blameless and out of the watchful eye of the
Empire.
Number 6: She uses the force in all three original films
While her knowledge in the ways of the Force are not as apparent as her brothers, Leia
nonetheless uses the Force in all three original films.
In Episode 4, she resists interrogation from a droid, as well as from Vader himself.
In Episode 5, Luke reaches out to her through the Force on Cloud City and she is able to
sense his presence.
In Episode 6, she tells Han she could feel that Luke wasn’t aboard the Death Star when
it exploded.
Number 7: She was born on an asteroid
While the obvious locations of her birth would have been Alderaan or Naboo, Leia was actually
born in an advanced surgical center located on the asteroid colony of Polis Massa.
Padme was brought here by Obi-wan after he defeated Vader on Mustafar.
And there you have it!
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