Anakin's scar missing in ROTJ

Is there any explanation for his missing scar in Ep. VI when Luke takes his mask off? They went to the trouble of removing his eyebrows, but somehow forgot to add the scar. Seems weird. Anyone know a reason for this?

I'll add in the disclaimer:

SORRY if this is posted somewhere else, I did a search and found nothing. I'm not a newb, I've been on this site longer than most of you probably have, just finally registered in the forums.

 

Yea. I wondered about that myself. I thought the scars he did have on his face in ROTJ were going to match the ones he received before ROTS, during the Clone War. Maybe Lucas will add them in for the next release of the OT.

 

I guess I have not watched Jedi in awhile...I thought the new scar was meant to match the unmasking in Jedi? I'll have to go back and watch Jedi again.

 

The scar seen in Revenge of the Sith is so faint, it was probably burned off.

 

I don't think scars can be burned off. He has a huge gash in his head still from the injuries in The Duel, but no scar in ROTJ. I just watched it last night.

 

Some scars do fade over time. There's one scar in particular that most American males and Jewish males bear, and most of the ones I've seen aren't as pronounced as the one over Anakin's eye. Fresh scars are usually red. I have a scar on my finger from 12 years ago, and it's flesh-colored now, and barely noticeable.

And for continuity purposes, it's more of a problem for Hayden to have the scar than for Sebastian to be missing it.

 

The scar seen in Revenge of the Sith is so faint, it was probably burned off.

Or maybe Lucas just put it there at the last moment in order to try and make Hayden look butch and forgot what he'd done in the past.

 

"Or maybe Lucas just put it there at the last moment in order to try and make Hayden look butch and forgot what he'd done in the past."

That's usually what happens.

 

Or perhaps his bacta treatment cured the scar. . .

 

Scars fade, actually. My mother had a wicked one running across one of her forearms where she fell while putting up draperies and sliced it open. Years later, you can't even see it anymore. Even if it's simply that Lucas forget, the biological explanation covers it up well enough. (I also wouldn't be surprised if some of the healing procedures wound up helping to erase the scar, considering it's not even a year old by the time of his lava accident.)

Anakin got his scar in the comic Republic #71 while battling Sith acolyte Assaj Ventress. Her lightsaber grazed his eye when he tried to dodge it. It was likely done, to a degree, to make Anakin look "badass," but given how much action he saw in the Clone Wars, I think it's completely logical to have him bear some physical reminders of it. (And, don't forget, to remind us of how reckless he is. )

 

Scars definatly fade I had one going across my stomach from surgery when I was young and that scarss almost completely faded.

 

Scars fade, that is correct. I think that ghost-Anakin wanted to be as handsome as possible, otherwise he wouldn't looked younger either.

 

Or perhaps his bacta treatment cured the scar. . .

If you'd like to think that a massive scar like that would just disappear, then go straight ahead...

 

Chances are the section of his face containing the scar was burned off when he fell into the lava pools of Mustafar.

 

Scars fade, that is correct. I think that ghost-Anakin wanted to be as handsome as possible, otherwise he wouldn't looked younger either.

That short grey haircut and smooth, forty-five year old face looked very handsome indeed.

 

I was just coming on here to post what I'm about to say and saw this topic. Since they had such wonderful prosthetics and pseudo-skin as seen by Luke's marvelous new hand then why couldn't Vader have been fixed up better or at lease have his face gussied up. Even Anakin after the clone wars should've had the scar removed but I guess its a badge of honor...however, a horribly disfigured face is not, why not make a whole new body?

 

If he got a new body, he'd be able to overthrow Palps, and ol' wrinkles couldn't have that, now could he?

 

If you'd like to think that a massive scar like that would just disappear, then go straight ahead...

It wasn't a massive scar. Massive scars are what the rest of Anakin's body is composed of. It was a fairly minor burn wound, at best, and it wasn't deeply embedded into the tissue. A number of people have mentioned experiences where they've seen far worse scars fade over time. It happens, and it's likely what happened, story-wise. Trilogy-wise, it was probably oversight by Lucas, but as he is saved by a plausible explanation that occurs in real life, there's no reason to view it as some massive continuity error.


Even Anakin after the clone wars should've had the scar removed but I guess its a badge of honor...however, a horribly disfigured face is not, why not make a whole new body?

I've asked this myself, and it was discussed at length both here and in the Lit forums. Most people agree that it's likely a combination of Palpatine wanting the control Vader, the uncertainty of the results of cloning a Jedi, and possibly Vader's own issues with it. In the EU, we actually learn that Palpatine uses clones to keep himself alive, transferring his spiritual energy from one body to the next when the old one is decayed by the dark side. However, since it's EU, obviously not everyone is keen on it. Personally, I think a better question would be - why not clone Anakin's body parts, then harvest the organs and limbs to rebuild his body slowly over time through surgical means?