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- Obi-Wan Kenobi, during the opening space battle.
"Remember what you told me? About your mother and the Sand People?"
- Palpatine, to Anakin in a conversation after defeating Dooku.
Chapter 1: OPENING SEQUENCE: (Space, after the logos of Fox and LucasFilm)
Opening Crawl:
War! The Republic is crumbling under attacks by the ruthless Sith Lord, Count Dooku. There are heroes on both sides.
Evil is everywhere. In a stunning move, the fiendish droid leader, General Grievious, has swept into the Republic
capital and kidnapped Chancellor Palpatine, leader of the Galactic Senate. As the Separatist Droid Army attempts to
flee the besieged capital with their valuable hostage, two Jedi knights lead a desperate mission to rescue the captive
Chancellor.
Obi-Wan is now a Jedi Master and Anakin is a full-fledged Jedi Knight. During the battle, the Jedi use a new version of
the Jedi star fighters, which have been augmented for battle. Obi-Wan and Anakin make it their primary objective to
free Palpatine from the Separatists. Palpatine is being held prisoner in the flag ship of the Separatist armada. This just
happens to be the biggest and most heavily fortified star ship in the Separatists fleet. After much excitement, Obi-Wan
and Anakin pilot their ships inside the Separatist ship holding Palpatine.
Soon after landing, General Grievous (the half-man and half-machine leader of the droid armies) comes after Obi-Wan
and Anakin. The two Jedi manage to flee from Grievous and his battalion by using giant tubes. Obi-Wan and Anakin
then proceed to an elevator and eventually run into Count Dooku.
The ongoing space battle over Coruscant is visible outside the massive windows of the General's Quarters on board the
Federation Cruiser. The multi-leveled room is cold and metallic, featuring familiar flower-shaped control consoles on
either side of the room. Palpatine can be seen, cuffed to a large (and also familiar) chair, across the room. The sound of
the large entry doors are heard and our heroes Obi-Wan and Anakin step in, looking over the room from the small
balcony. The two proceed down one of the sets of stairs on either side of the balcony and walk to the kidnapped
Chancellor. There doesn't seem to be any sign of the rumored General Grievous... maybe this won't be so hard after all.
Dooku strides across the room confidently and says, "Your swords please, gentlemen. We don't want to make a mess of
things in front of the Chancellor." The two Jedi are not about to underestimate the Count again. They immediately
begin shedding their robes in preparation for battle. They walk forward to meet Dooku in the middle of the room. "This
time we'll take him together." says Obi-Wan to his former apprentice. Anakin replies, "I was just about to say the same
thing." as they come to a stop, standing face to face with Dooku once again. "You won't get away this time, Dooku."
states Obi-Wan as he ignites his lightsaber. Anakin does the same. Dooku holds his saber out at his side and switches it
on as well. "Do not assume that just because there are two of you, that you have the advantage." warns Dooku.
Palpatine looks on anxiously.
Within moments the duel has begun and the three fighters engage in a flurry of attacks and spins. Dooku manages to
keep both Jedi at bay with some extravagant swordplay. After a few seconds the fighting breaks and Dooku steps away
from the Jedi, backing toward the entrance side of the room. Anakin and Obi-Wan follow cautiously and together they
attack again. This part of the room is more open and the three now fight with large lunges and traverse much more
distance. Acting on a quick moment of weakness, Dooku thrusts out his open palm at Obi-Wan, and sends the Jedi
flying backward with the Force. Anakin does not hesitate to continue his attack on the Sith Lord who cost him his arm
3 years ago. Anakin fights Dooku with much skill and confidence. Clearly, he has grown much more powerful since
their last encounter. Anakin forces Dooku backward, and up the nearest set of stairs to the raised balcony.
Obi-Wan gets back to his feet and heads for the other set of stairs. The two SuperBattleDroids on the balcony now open
fire on Obi-Wan, who blocks and deflects the blaster shots as he proceeds up the stairs. He ricochets one blaster bolt
back at the farthest droid, which strikes the droid's chest and takes him out. The other droid continues shooting and
begins walking down the stairs. Obi-Wan swiftly hacks the SuperBattleDroid in half as he passes it to reach the top of
the stairs. He rejoins the action and the duel becomes two-on-one again.
Dooku is determined to separate his opponents so that he can handle them each separately. Dooku delivers a strong
kick to Anakin, which sends him tumbling back. Dooku then uses the Force to attack Obi-Wan once again. This time
he holds Obi-Wan in place, and levitates him several feet up. Then, in a quick motion, he sends Obi-Wan flying across
the room, and into a balcony on a far wall. After smashing into the balcony's railing, Obi-Wan drops to the floor,
unconscious. Dooku intends to finish the job and as he holds out his hand, he uses the Force to pry that balcony from
the wall, allowing it to fall onto Obi-Wan. The balcony crashes down, but only part of it lands on Obi-Wan's leg.
Anakin attacks Dooku with even more fury. They fight their way back down the stairs to the floor below. As they grind
their sabers against each other, Dooku comments that he senses the dark side in Skywalker: Anger, aggression... "But
you do not use it." he says. They clash swords again and fight their way back closer to Palpatine, who watches intently.
Dooku and Anakin do battle with all they've got, and in a very quick motion, the victor is revealed.
Anakin hits down Dooku's arms with his lightsaber hilt and pulls Dooku's saber out of his hands in the moment of
confusion. Simultaneously he slices his blade through both of Dooku's wrists. Dooku reacts with a shocked expression,
and the triumphant Anakin stands tall with a lightsaber in each hand. Dooku looks at his cut-off forearms and drops to
his knees. Anakin steps forward and lowers the lightsaber blades in a scissor-like fashion to Dooku's neck.
Dooku looks up at Anakin and for the first time we see fear in his eyes. Anakin is now hesitating, realizing that killing
Dooku is unnecessary since he can now be easily arrested. In a commanding tone, Palpatine says to finish him.
Breaking character, Dooku turns to Palpatine with a look of surprise and says, "What?! You promised me amnesty..."
This only seems to confuse Anakin. Palpatine again insists that Anakin finish the job. "I know I shouldn't..." Anakin
says to himself. But after a few more of Palpatine's words, Anakin looks down at the defenseless Sith Lord and decides
it's time to put an end to him for good.
Anakin helps palpatine out of his restraints. As Palpatine rubs his chafed wrists and stands, he reassures Anakin, "He
was too dangerous to be left alive." Anakin expresses some remorse at what he's done, but Palpatine reminds him that
this is not the first time he's done something like this. "Remember what you told me?" Palpatine says, "About your
mother and the Sand people?" Anakin does not continue the conversation as he rushes to his fallen friend Obi-Wan.
Anakin pulls him from the balcony and inspects him. Palpatine walks past them in a bit of a rush and heads up the stairs
toward the doorway.
Anakin reports that Obi-Wan doesn't appear severely hurt. Palpatine turns and looks down from the balcony.
"Leave him." he says. Anakin looks up as if to demand an explanation. Palpatine says that they must go quickly, and
taking Obi-Wan would only slow them down. Anakin states that he will not leave Obi-Wan behind... "His fate will be
our own."
On the bridge of the Invisible Hand, the situation is getting rough. Anakin and Obi-Wan have just chopped up the
MagnaGuards, SuperBattleDroids, and Droidekas when Grievous decides it's time to say goodbye. "I am sorry I don't
have time to fight you." says Grievous. "It would have been an interesting match but I have an appointment with an
escape pod and you... YOU have appointments with death."
Grievous shoots a hook into a panel support, ignites the electrostaff, and throws it at the viewport. The transparisteel
window is broken and a huge gust of wind blows Grievous out to space. Emergency shutters seal the bridge tight.
Using a cable and his magnetized feet/claws on the outer hull, Grievous crawls to the external hatch of the only bridge
escape pod. Unfortunately, Grievous ejected the rest of the escape pods before leaving - which is why Anakin has to
land the crumbling cruiser on Coruscant; there is no other option.
the Sith. Anakin unleashes his anger and cuts off Mace's saber hand. Sidious jumps to his feet, raises his hands and
lightning strikes from them, zapping Mace in revenge with full veracity - and with his lightning he lifts up the disabled
Jedi and throws him out of the broken window out into the Coruscant traffic and his death below. Once Mace is killed,
Anakin pledges his attachment to the Sith Order. Sidious gives him the title DARTH VADER and instructs him in his
first mission, the sterilization of the Jedi Temple.
As the mighty foes fight each other, the battle progresses into the Senate, where both sides of the Force continue their
age old war. With speed and veracity the duel moves closer to the huge Chancellor's Pod that occupies the middle of
the room until the Jedi and the Sith are upon its great foundations. Suddenly, the pod begins to rise as the two
combatants battle it out. In the middle of the Senate, bolts of lightning flash from the pod. Suddenly, delegation pods
free themselves of the curving walls and slam throughout the chamber - some by the use of the Force, others by the
control panels. Sidious jumps onto one of the flying pods. Yoda goes to follow but is hit by a bolt of lightening and
falls. Sidious, exhausted, looks down into the debris below, but Yoda is not to be seen. Immediately, Sidious calls his
Clone Intelligence and the Senate Building is stormed by his Imperial Army.
In the basement of the Senate Chamber, among the debris of delegation pods, Yoda makes a quick exit through a
service accessway - running as fast as he can to escape the Emperor. He soon comes to a stop and uses his comlink to
contact Senator Organa. Bail receives the transmission and soon turns his red speeder towards the Senate building.
Using his lightsaber, Yoda begins to cut through the floors on the Senate - one by one until he comes to the final layer
of the Senate building that overhangs hundreds of feet above the ground outside. He cuts through the final layer, just in
time for Bail to come roaring through the Coruscant traffic to his aid. Yoda jumps down into the speeder.
"Are you wounded, Master Yoda?" asks Bail. "No" replied Yoda, "Only my pride."
Chapter 19: Death in the Present and Hope for the Future
Padme lies in childbirth with Obi-Wan at her side. "If it's a girl... we were going to name her Leia..." says Padme as the
birth of her daughter begins. A medical droid approaches Padme. "It's a boy," it says. Padme reaches out and touches
the infants head. "Luke," she says. A second baby is baby is brought to her by the droid. "It's a girl," says the droid. But
Padme is no longer her self - she is delirious. "Anakin!" she suddenly cries. Obi-Wan comforts her, telling her that
Anakin is not there and that she has had twins. Padme begins to talk, drifting in and out of consciousness. "Anakin, I'm
sorry. I'm so sorry... Anakin, please... I love you..." Yoda enters the room and Obi-Wan shakes his head in sorrow. But
then Padme regains consciousness for one last time and puts something into Kenobi's hand. "Obi-Wan, there is still
good in him... I know... there... is... still... "As Padme Amidala Skywalker dies, Obi-Wan opens his hand and gazes
upon the jaipor snippet Anakin made for Padme when they first left Tatooine years before.
CUT SCENES:
A Helpful Han:
Young Solo was requested by George Lucas for shooting in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. McCaig's costume design
was approved by Lucas on the spot. Unlike the Han Solo we know in the Original Trilogy, the Episode III Solo was
conceived as a 'slob' by McCaig. So what was Han Solo's role? In a conference room on Kashyyyk, Han Solo helped
Yoda track down Greivous. We were told in the script that Han was being raised by Chewbacca.
Unkindest Cut of All:
Part of the original final montage was of Yoda arriving on Dagobah. The Jedi Master was to have been seen going into
exile after the fall of the Jedi, but Lucas has decided that the film, with brief finales on Naboo, aboard a Star Destroyer,
and on Tatooine has too many endings. Dagobah has now been cut.