ST Padme’s parents in the ST?

Luke has no memory of his mother, but it is conceivable (no pun intended) that he could meet his grandparents.

A friend of mine did his own edit of AOTC, and he included the deleted scene of Padme bringing Anakin to meet her parents. It actually flowed pretty well with the story, and her parents were not that old…fifties maybe?

So, in the ST era they would be very old, 100-ish, but this is Star Wars. Age doesn’t matter. It is plausible that they could still be alive. (I don’t know if any books contradict this, but even if they did that doesn’t matter to J.J. and crew) Padme also had a sister who would certainly be alive unless she was murdered/killed.

How cool would it be for Luke to travel to Naboo and meet his mother’s parents? This could bring great closure to that part of his life. They would most likely have pictures of Padme as well that Luke could see. Another deleted scene has Padme showing Anakin her room with pictures on the wall of her.

You heard it here first. J

 

There were theories about Luke and Leia to reunite with their cousins and it would be a nice gesture although they would be even older than them, dead even.

 

Too old, but you bring up a good point. The Amidala family are as much Luke & Leia's relatives as the Skywalkers. They could have cousins, uncles etc.

 

In sci-fi, what constitutes "too old" might be different to the present day.

 

Why? What would this add to the movie?

 

Her parents would be too old. Maybe her sister and nieces. And the youngest of the two, Pooja was a Senator in the Imperial Senate. Maybe she could be one in the New Republic Senate.

 

Padme's parents would be over 100 years old in the ST.

 

That's not impossibly old for a sci-fi character. Especially in a world with advanced medical tech.

 

It's not likely to be closely tied to the plot, but you never know even with that. What we do have is in the previous epsode--VI--Luke states that he never knew his mother. The audience knows who she is. It's not a huge stretch to think the writers would close this part of the drama to further Luke's character. There's not that many more ways that Luke can develop, but this could be one.

 

But, putting aside whether Padme's parents would be too old, or if the rest of her family even exists at this point, again I have to ask why? What would the story gain by spending time on this? Luke has already come to peace regarding his father, and Leia's relationship to him was utterly inconsequential. Aside from the "it would be neat" factor, which is disputable and something that GL followed far too often in the PT, what would be the point?

Not everything needs to be related, mentioned, or seen across trilogies. I'd much rather Kasdan and Abrams focus on making a tight story that has minimal distractions. If there's something in Anakin's legacy that's relevant to the plot, so be it, but doing it just because is pointless.

 

As long as they meet Kitster, I'll be fine.

 

I'm telling you, he's the new villain.

 

How was 45 minutes of Jar Jar essential to the plot? Something like Luke meeting his grandparents COULD be tied into the plot. It doesn't have to be a plot point in and of itself. Perhaps her parents have a dying message for Luke that changes the course of the action in the middle of the movie, or something like that. Explaining Boba Fett's origin wasn't exactly essential either but it was tied into the story.

 

Or it could be like the "trip back from Ansion" in AoTC - a passing reference to events outside the movies - in this case, they could be coming back from a visit to Naboo.

 

Max von Sydow would make a fantastic Kitster!

 

Thank you for illustrating my point.

I cannot fathom that they would have anything to tell Luke - presumably a Jedi master at this point, and someone who already went to the brink and came back - that he would find useful in the middle of a crisis.

Again, illustrating my point.

Look, I get it. You think it would be interesting to see. I just question its value to a movie that needs to spend time catching us all up on the 30 years we've missed, introducing new characters, and creating a problem for our heroes to address. Especially when, again, Luke already came to grips with his father's fall, and Leia's relationship with Anakin/Vader was essentially meaningless. Adding Padme's family is just a superfluous detail that won't actually add anything. Like Jar Jar, like Boba Fett and 3PO's origins.

If Luke and Leia are going to grow as characters, it's going to be in the course of a new context - parenthood, being a mentor, etc. - not retreading old ground.

Again, we don't need to see every little connection across the trilogies. That's one of the traps GL fell into during the course of the PT, and the movies suffer for it. It makes the galaxy small, and comes across like bad fan fiction. "Wouldn't it be neat if...?" can be the start of a decent idea, but it is not the sum of one.

 

I think Luke and Leia visiting Padme's grave on Naboo could work quite well.

No need for Padme's parents, though. Not to mention they would be too old, anyway.

 

Jar Jar was essential to the plot as he lead Obi Wan and Qui Gon to Theed and it's because of him that the Padme was able to make an alliance with Boss Nass and at the end of the movie Jar Jar was leading the Gungans in the Battle of Naboo (in what was essentially 1/4 of the Naboo Liberation).

 

Unless there was a strong story reason to do it then I would prefer it not be in the ST. However, it would be great to have a novel that has Luke and Leia going to Naboo after RotJ and meeting their relatives there.

 

Naboo is beautiful. I would like to see at least one scene there in the ST. Reminds me of the pretty solid Episode 1-era videogames (Battle For Naboo, Racer, Jedi Power Battles, the Twisted Metal inspired Star Wars game)

 

I'd rather have a cousin or something than Padme's parents. Also more believable than Obi-Wan descendent.

 

To be honest - I don't really think there's a narrative reason for them to be a part of the ST.

 

Dunno bout seeing her parents but I'd LOVE to see Naboo again

 

The only problem with going back to Naboo is there's a chance Jar Jar is still going to be around falling over his walking frame

 

I think it would be cool to see a new Amidala brought into the story. Wouldn't even have to be specifically related to Padme. Maybe something like a freedom fighter from Naboo taking the name and thus drawing the attention of Luke and company.