CT How would George Lucas have done the Obi-wan/Anakin reunion if he made it AFTER the prequels

I've been marathon the star wars movies to get ready for Rise o SKywalker, and this thought popped into my head when going from 3 to 4. How would George Lucas have written the Obi-wan/Anakin reuinion differently if the originals came later? Because after watching the prequels, it's very evident that way more happened than "when I left you I was but a learner", and that George definitely didn't have their full backstory in mind.

I think Vader would have entirely new dialogue as very little of what he says, in my opinion, makes any sense anymore. While Vader is a very different person from Anakin and is suppose to appear emotionless, he still does have them as evident from Vaders fight with Ahsoka. I think he would be waaay more angry upon running into Obi-wan again after so many years and would want nothing more than to have Obi-wan dead.

I also don't think Obi-wan would have told Vader he was only a master of evil. With it being Obi-wan's failure that turned Anakin to the dark side, this to me sounds too much like a taunt. I have no doubt that Obi-wan would have bring up Ahsoka or Padme, even telling Anakin that Padme's dying words were that she knows there is still good in him.

 

Some of the dialogue might be tweaked a bit and the actual fighting might be more aggressive but I don't think it would be that much different to be honest. By that point Obi-wan believed Anakin was to far gone to be saved so I don't think he'd make any attempt to bring him back via Padme or Ahsoka. If anything, I suspect that Ben's initial talk with Luke about his parent(s) would change the most.

 

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Oh, damn, that fan.... edit? Fan movie? Sort of both?

Well, that, anyway, was sort of what came to mind. Beaten to it by a few hours

As a side thought, it's always kinda funny, when it comes to ANH especially, thinking of what by all means SHOULD be enormously important moments in the saga. But then they just kinda.... happen. But that's something I rather enjoy about it. For me at least, it's like it exists in two ways at once - as the original standalone idea GL had for a space fantasy movie back in '77, and just as well, if not a bit strange at times, as the beginning of the middle chapter the Skywalker Saga turned out to be

 

I think there wouldn't have been an Obi-Wan/Vader encounter at all. The Mustafar duel wrung all the juice out already and cranked it up to 15. Any rematch would have been anticlimactic.

The point was to get rid of Obi-Wan. Vader was one way to make that happen in 1977. It wasn't the only one.

 

Yes, I think he would.

 

Obi-Wan wouldn't call him "Darth" like, "Hey bro."

 

I would think a longer, more climactic duel (nothing against the existing one).

More dialogue about the past (Padme, the Jedi Order, etc)

Maybe not the most plot driving, but probably necessary to give closure. Would have been hard to top the Mustafar duel in the limited terrain of the Death Star, but I think we would have seen it.

 

Attack of the Clones script draft:

YODA: With the forename Darth, a Sith he must be.

Dictionary:

(fôrnām′)
n.
A name before one's surname; a first name.

"Darth" is a first name that all Sith take, not a title, therefore it makes perfect sense for Obi-Wan to call him that. Otherwise Lucas would have just had Yoda call it a title, rather than going out of his way to use a synonym for first name.

That's why subordinates always call him Lord Vader, and never Darth Vader. He is only referred to as Darth Vader in contexts where you would refer to someone by their full legal name.

 

Once again, humor is defeated by trainspotting a draft script.

All good. Thanks for the info.

 

You're welcome, bro.

 

To be honest, I've never been a big fan of the "ANH" duel aboard the Death Star. The only thing remarkable about it to me were the weapons used. Perhaps the actual duel would have been better if the OT had been made after the PT.

 

And the first man to become a Sith was named George, before he took the title Darth Foreman.

 

What else would they reference? Obi Wan said it all in their ROTS duel. He thinks Anakin is gone and he’s all Vader now. Vader is aggressive but more cautious and older and less reckless now than he was, having learned from his mistake in ROTS.

I didn’t see any humanity in Vader when Ashoka confronted him. In fact he seems totally evil until he realizes he can’t kill Luke when he rejects his offer in ESB.

 

"You can't win, Darth. If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."
Should become:
"You can win, Darth. If you strike me down, I won't be able to get involved anymore. I'll just be able to provide expository dialogue, but I could do that even if you didn't strike me down, so that's really not an advantage for me at all."

 

Dialogue wise, I think the changes would be minimal, just acknowledging the duel on Mustafar more accurately. The main changes would be the sword play, it had evolved and that would've meant more use of CGI and stunt doubles for the aging Alec Guinness and the heavy handed Dave Prowse.
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VADER: I've been waiting for you Obi-Wan...we meet again at last...when we last fought I was but the learner...now I am the master!!!

KENOBI: Only a master of evil Darth, you chose to fight whilst your wife lay dying, killed by you or do you blame me for that too?

VADER: Your powers are weak old man, you will pay this time!

KENOBI: If you should strike me down I would become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.

Vader's strength begins to show as Kenobi starts to tire.

VADER: I'm glad you came back!

Kenobi responds with renewed vigour.

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Kenobi looks over his shoulder, he sees Luke, Han Chewbacca and a girl, 'yes that must be Anakin's daughter', he notices his escape route is blocked by a dozen stormtroopers. Vader noticing his distraction strikes at Kenobi but Kenobi parries the Sith Lord's blade so it strikes the wall with an explosion of sparks.

Kenobi raises his sword, holding it in front of himself and far from defensive, he looks at his former student with a serene look.

VADER: I've been waiting a long time for this moment!

And with that Vader brings down his sword, cutting Kenobi in half, Ben's cloak drops to floor in two parts, but he's not in it.