Is there any reason at all why Naboo couldn't have been Alderaan?

And before you bring up the inevitable "Leia said so", she lied. She lied to the Imperials everytime she opened her mouth, this is no diffrent

I was referring to more than just Leia's statement. In one of the cut Rebellion scenes in ROTS, Bail mentioned to Mon Mothma or Padme (I can' remember who) that Alderaan had no planetary defenses/weapons.

Of course both Alderaan and Naboo have people to defend the planets. I was mostly referring to the fact that neither planet had massive armies the size of, say, the Trade Federation.

 

Is there any reason at all why Naboo couldn't have been Alderaan?

Yes. Italy can't be Switzerland.

 

They needed two planets. One for the home of Leia's mother and another where Leia could be hidden after her mother dies. I know they only needed one for Luke, but Tatooine is a far flung backwater of a place, whereas both Naboo and Alderaan seem fairly central to the government.

 

Personally I think it was a mistake not making it Alderaan in the prequals. We see 20 seconds total of Alderaan in the PT, but if we had had real time devoted to the planet and learned more about it's culture and creatures it would have made the scene in ANH when the planet is destroyed 10 times more powerful. Because it would have been a real tragedy to see a planet which was widely covered in the first three movies suddenly just gone.

 

Look for: Alderaan was bereft of weaponry in an era of galactic strife

http://www.starwars.com/databank/location/alderaan/

 

Nice.
Overriden by the movies though. The Tantive IV obviously had guns, and the troopers were quite clearly armed.

 

Dude, that is the movies, look that the page again. It is tabbed 'The Movies'. And just because Tantive IV had guns doesn't mean Alderaan did. That was an Alliance ship not Alderaan's. Alderaan did not have an defenses.

 

I somehow doubt that Revenge of the Sith would agree with you there.


I think what Leia ment was large scale weapons. No large planetary turbolasers for defence, a large fleet, etc. Also they probably didn't have a large amount of normal weapons. probably only for the royal guards. Not enough to help the Rebels.

 

Um, no. It's an Alderaanian ship. Did you see RotS? It's Bail's ship, the Senator from Alderaan.
And let's not forget "I'm on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan."

Alderaan. That's one of those words that sounds wierd when repeated. Alderaan.

Anyway, "dude", it's not from the movies, it's from the web site, regardless of the tab name.
The Tantive IV and the soldiers on board are from Alderaan. They are obviously armed, as is Leia if you recall. Therefore, the OS is in error since the movies cannot be.

If you would like to include the ANH novelization, Tarkin states that Alderaan's defenses are as strong as any planet in the Empire. If you don't want to include it, then ignore that, but you can't ignore the film.

 

Um, yes. It's not an Alderaanian ship. I did see ROTS. It's the ship Bail used because he was in the Alliance. They were on there way to Alderaan. Leia was being safely escorted to her home, the soldiers are not from Alderaan. The website is not an error. It was made by Corellians and it was Affiliated with the Rebel Alliance. Read it for yourself. And don't say the website isn't canon because anything under the movie tab on starwars.com is a reflection of the movies.


http://www.starwars.com/databank/starship/tantiveiv/

 

No Alliance yet in ROTS.. It's clearly named the Alderaanian Diplomatic cruiser. The ship has defensive weapons as well as the crew having side arms. I am sure Alderaan has a security force like Naboo does. The databank is canon, it just doesn't include anything on ROTS.

 

They did form the Alliance in ROTS, but the scene would have made the movie too long so they didn't put it in the film. It will be in the deleted scenes on the DVD. In Lucas' mind the Alliance was formed in ROTS, so it is still an Alliance ship.