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STAR WARS III: FALL OF THE REPUBLIC
Story treatment by John L. Flynn
Adapted from Part I:
"The Adventures of
Obi-Wan Kenobi"
The Journal of the Whills
By George Lucas
FADE IN:
MAIN AND CREDIT TITLES SUPERIMPOSED ON THE
BLACK OF OUTER SPACE -- pinpointed with
piercing stars, several moons, and a
bright-colored nebulae. As TITLES end --
The following is related in the story, roll-up
format:
Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the Old Republic was
crumbling away, rotting from the corruption and treachery
within. Power-hungry technocrats and wealthy bureaucrats
maneuvered and bribed their way into office, while one am-
bitious senator plotted to destroy the Jedi and rule the
galaxy.
Hoping to restore virtue and the remembered glory of the
Republic, the High Council of Senators dispatched the Jedi
Knights - protectorate of justice in the galaxy - on a quest to
retrieve the lost Kaiburr Crystal. They believed that the
small diamond-like object (which intensified the power of the
Force) would unite the disaffected among the people and would
destroy the corruption around them.
However, within their Council, the evil Senator Palpatine had
other traitorous designs. Foreseeing that the Crystal would
secure his position as Emperor, Palpatine deceived one of the
Jedi Knights and sent him to acquire the Crystal. . .
DISSOLVE TO:
September 6, 1983
FALL OF THE REPUBLIC
Page 2
SCENE 1: Sigma Vulcanus -- a new, evolving world, that is con-
stantly being shook by violent earthquakes and volcanic
eruptions, and which is devoid of sentient life-forms.
On the molten, volcanic world of Sigma Vulcanus, Anakin
Skywalker, a handsome, swarthy man with a dignified stature,
makes an important discovery. Using his lightsabre (as the
equivalent of a divining rod), he uncovers the legendary Kaiburr
Crystal. It pulsates with energy and fills Skywalker with a
false sense of power and importance. But before he can savor his
triumph, and return the Crystal to Palpatine, he is confronted by
his old friend, and fellow Jedi Knight, Obi-Wan Kenobi and
requested to explain his actions. Anakin refuses, and instantly,
the two knights draw their lethal weapons and become locked in
mortal combat.
Anakin Skywalker, as if controlled by another force,
strikes swiftly in rage, but Obi-Wan Kenobi, the more experienced
Jedi, easily deflects the furious blows of his young opponent.
"Let go of the Crystal, my friend! Its power will consume you
and turn you against the Jedi Knights," Kenobi explains. But the
words are un-heeded by the young Jedi, and the conflict
continues.
Skywalker attacks Obi-Wan again, forcing him to discard
his defensive posture. Kenobi parries the thrust and sends Ana-
kin's lightsabre flying out of his hand. At precisely the same
moment, a cataclysmic earthquake rocks the planet. The effect is
devastating: fissures, in the earth crack open and spout walls
September 6, 1983
FALL OF THE REPUBLIC
Page 3
of flame; thunder and lightning strike violently from the sky;
and several volcanos burst and bubble.
The young Jedi struggles to regain his lightsabre, but
loses his footing and plunges, still in possession of the Crys-
tal, into a pit of molten lava.
Kenobi hurries to the edge of the volcano and looks down;
but he is too late to save his former friend: Skywalker is
completely engulfed in lava! With tears in his eyes and anguish
in his heart, Obi-Wan picks up Anakin's lightsabre and bids a sad
farewell to the body of his friend.
CUT TO:
SCENE 2: Jhantor -- is "the bright center of the universe."
Highly populated and technology-oriented, it is an old
world of many contrasts: the huge, domed capital, with
its elaborate space ports and transportation systems,
stands adjacent to an ancient castle and temple.
In another part of the galaxy, on the capital world of
Jhantor, Palpatine enters his senate chambers - followed closely
by a brash, young courtier named Prince Valarium - and assumes
his place at the head of a conference table. Valarium stands
next to him and whispers in his ear as Palpatine's wizened eyes
travel around the table from man to man.
Through a terse discussion with his cabinet members and
personal guard, Palpatine reveals that he has bribed or black-
mailed most of the High Council members into voting for him as
President, but he is concerned with three senators who cannot be
September 6, 1983
FALL OF THE REPUBLIC
Page 4
swayed - Tara Courtney, Mon Mothma, and Bail Organa. He further
explains that, once they have been eliminated, he intends to have
his troops take over the Spice and Mineral Mines and blockade the
commercial shipping lanes.
Several of his personal guard nod their approval; how-
ever, two young officers stand and voice their disagreement.
Lieutenant Motti (bright, young and smartly-dressed) and Com-
mander Tarkin (thin, hatchet-faced with dark eyes) report that
Palpatine's military force (which he has genetically engineered
on the prison planet) are en route to the Spice Mines and Star-
ports AND that they are ready to take command of the Starfleet;
but they fear the swift retribution of the Jedi Knights!
"I think I know the best way to deal with that rabble,"
Palpatine announces, standing and walking over to his cabinet.
"It's time that I demonstrate my absolute power--"
Taking a large, crystal globe form his cabinet, Palpatine
strokes it with his long, well-manicured fingers, then traces the
longitude and latitude lines. The object begins to glow, and
(with ILM's help) conjures a series of images from the planet
Sigma Vulcanus. These images combine and crystallize on the
SINGLE image of the dead Anakin Skywalker.
LAP DISSOLVE TO:
September 6, 1983
FALL OF THE REPUBLIC
Page 5
SCENE 3: Sigma Vulcanus
Four shadowy figures - adorned only in dark, hooded robes
(which conceal their identity) - approach the charred, motionless
body of Anakin Skywalker and lift him from his fiery grave.
Skywalker's flesh is torn and scabbed, his hair is missing and
clumped in disgusting patches. Deep scars trace his face, and
his body and limbs are without life.
They place him on the ground with great reverence and
begin to administer to his injuries in an attempt to bring him
back to life. One robed figure motions to the other: "Bring me
the herbs and remedies." He actually says nothing but is
instantly understood by the others. A third figure sprinkles the
body with a powder, while a fourth looks toward the stars and
begins to chant in a deep, rumbling voice.
In a matter of moments, the lifeless body of Anakin
Skywalker stirs, as we
CUT TO:
SCENE 4: Dagobah (introduced in Episode Five: Empire Strikes Bk)
Far across the galaxy, on the bog world of Dagobah,
Obi-Wan Kenobi walks through the dense fog and pauses, unhappy
and dejected because he has been forced by circumstances to kill
his friend. He turns to Yoda, his eight hundred year-old teacher
and says: "I have failed, Master Yoda."
September 6, 1983
FALL OF THE REPUBLIC
Page 6
Yoda gives him a contemptuous stare, then closes his
eyes: "No good is it to teach you when you have not yet learned
patience! Humility!"
Obi-Wan shakes his head and offers an excuse as his
reply: "But Anakin was my friend. The Force was with him very
strongly, and I thought that I could be as good a teacher as you
were with me." He pauses and breathes a deep sigh: "I fear my
mistake may have terrible consequences for the galaxy!"
The Jedi Master points a crooked finger at him: "Most
important lesson have you learned! Now a great burden you
carry."
Kenobi squeezes his tear-filled eyes shut and drops his
head in defeat. But Yoda is immediately at his side to offer
comfort and to reveal that Anakin is not dead. He further
explains the incidents which have just taken place and foresees a
deadly conflict.
The Jedi Knight is pale and silent for a long moment.
Then, slowly, he, too, recognizes the entire awesome threat that
Palpatine has brought to the Old Republic. He thinks of the
lives of his friends (Lady Arcadia Skywalker and Bail Organa) and
realizes that he must leave immediately for Jhantor.
CUT TO:
September 6, 1983
FALL OF THE REPUBLIC
Page 7
SCENE 5: Bridge Interior -- a small, saucer-shaped freighter,
with cramped quarters and a cockpit-like bridge.
On the starship bridge, Captain Antilles - a rugged,
mustached thirty-year old - makes final calculations for his
approach to Jhantor when two tractor beams lock-on and bring his
vessel to a halt. His short-range scanners reveal two sentry
fighters, swooping into a holding pattern on his port and
starboard sides. The sentry pilots order him to heave-to and
prepare to be boarded.
"No," he snarls in reply - but quickly reconsiders, when
his protocol droid (C3PO) and his ten-year-old, Correllian cabin
boy remind him that he is out-gunned. Antilles brings his ship
about, and, in moments, despite his objections, a handful of
Palpatine's troops board the freighter and confiscate his cargo.
Captain Antilles curses the officer in charge, and
explains the incident is far from over, as we
DISSOLVE TO:
SCENE 6: Jhantor
When the tragic news of Tara Courtney's assassination
reaches her embassy chambers, Lady Arcadia Skywalker is shocked
and hastily gathers her servants and droids to leave for her
homeworld. She is a beautiful matron, who is in the last stages
of pregnancy, and she is fearful for her unborn child (or
children).
September 6, 1983
FALL OF THE REPUBLIC
Page 8
For the past several weeks, she has watched the order of
Jhantor deteriorate into anarchy under the rule of Palpatine, and
she has made plans to escape, by smuggling her household aboard a
spice freighter.
But, in the docking bay, Lady Arcadia and her party are
suddenly surrounded by a heavily-armed detachment of troops,
activating their weapons and raising them to firing position.
She turns to the officer in charge and demands to know what's
going on; but he doesn't know - he is simply following orders.
She resists his authority, claiming diplomatic immunity, but
quickly reconsiders when the voice of evil echoes through the
bay:
"You mustn't be so hasty, Lady Skywalker!" PRESIDENT
Palpatine emerges from the shadows, accompanied by Prince
Valarium, and explains that Arcadia, her servants, her droids,
and her pilot are being placed under his protective custody.
CUT TO:
STAR WARS III: FALL OF THE REPUBLIC
Story treatment by John L. Flynn
Adapted from Part I:
"The Adventures of
Obi-Wan Kenobi"
The Journal of the Whills
By George Lucas
FADE IN:
MAIN AND CREDIT TITLES SUPERIMPOSED ON THE
BLACK OF OUTER SPACE -- pinpointed with
piercing stars, several moons, and a
bright-colored nebulae. As TITLES end --
The following is related in the story, roll-up
format:
Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the Old Republic was
crumbling away, rotting from the corruption and treachery
within. Power-hungry technocrats and wealthy bureaucrats
maneuvered and bribed their way into office, while one am-
bitious senator plotted to destroy the Jedi and rule the
galaxy.
Hoping to restore virtue and the remembered glory of the
Republic, the High Council of Senators dispatched the Jedi
Knights - protectorate of justice in the galaxy - on a quest to
retrieve the lost Kaiburr Crystal. They believed that the
small diamond-like object (which intensified the power of the
Force) would unite the disaffected among the people and would
destroy the corruption around them.
However, within their Council, the evil Senator Palpatine had
other traitorous designs. Foreseeing that the Crystal would
secure his position as Emperor, Palpatine deceived one of the
Jedi Knights and sent him to acquire the Crystal. . .
DISSOLVE TO:
September 6, 1983
FALL OF THE REPUBLIC
Page 2
SCENE 1: Sigma Vulcanus -- a new, evolving world, that is con-
stantly being shook by violent earthquakes and volcanic
eruptions, and which is devoid of sentient life-forms.
On the molten, volcanic world of Sigma Vulcanus, Anakin
Skywalker, a handsome, swarthy man with a dignified stature,
makes an important discovery. Using his lightsabre (as the
equivalent of a divining rod), he uncovers the legendary Kaiburr
Crystal. It pulsates with energy and fills Skywalker with a
false sense of power and importance. But before he can savor his
triumph, and return the Crystal to Palpatine, he is confronted by
his old friend, and fellow Jedi Knight, Obi-Wan Kenobi and
requested to explain his actions. Anakin refuses, and instantly,
the two knights draw their lethal weapons and become locked in
mortal combat.
Anakin Skywalker, as if controlled by another force,
strikes swiftly in rage, but Obi-Wan Kenobi, the more experienced
Jedi, easily deflects the furious blows of his young opponent.
"Let go of the Crystal, my friend! Its power will consume you
and turn you against the Jedi Knights," Kenobi explains. But the
words are un-heeded by the young Jedi, and the conflict
continues.
Skywalker attacks Obi-Wan again, forcing him to discard
his defensive posture. Kenobi parries the thrust and sends Ana-
kin's lightsabre flying out of his hand. At precisely the same
moment, a cataclysmic earthquake rocks the planet. The effect is
devastating: fissures, in the earth crack open and spout walls
September 6, 1983
FALL OF THE REPUBLIC
Page 3
of flame; thunder and lightning strike violently from the sky;
and several volcanos burst and bubble.
The young Jedi struggles to regain his lightsabre, but
loses his footing and plunges, still in possession of the Crys-
tal, into a pit of molten lava.
Kenobi hurries to the edge of the volcano and looks down;
but he is too late to save his former friend: Skywalker is
completely engulfed in lava! With tears in his eyes and anguish
in his heart, Obi-Wan picks up Anakin's lightsabre and bids a sad
farewell to the body of his friend.
CUT TO:
SCENE 2: Jhantor -- is "the bright center of the universe."
Highly populated and technology-oriented, it is an old
world of many contrasts: the huge, domed capital, with
its elaborate space ports and transportation systems,
stands adjacent to an ancient castle and temple.
In another part of the galaxy, on the capital world of
Jhantor, Palpatine enters his senate chambers - followed closely
by a brash, young courtier named Prince Valarium - and assumes
his place at the head of a conference table. Valarium stands
next to him and whispers in his ear as Palpatine's wizened eyes
travel around the table from man to man.
Through a terse discussion with his cabinet members and
personal guard, Palpatine reveals that he has bribed or black-
mailed most of the High Council members into voting for him as
President, but he is concerned with three senators who cannot be
September 6, 1983
FALL OF THE REPUBLIC
Page 4
swayed - Tara Courtney, Mon Mothma, and Bail Organa. He further
explains that, once they have been eliminated, he intends to have
his troops take over the Spice and Mineral Mines and blockade the
commercial shipping lanes.
Several of his personal guard nod their approval; how-
ever, two young officers stand and voice their disagreement.
Lieutenant Motti (bright, young and smartly-dressed) and Com-
mander Tarkin (thin, hatchet-faced with dark eyes) report that
Palpatine's military force (which he has genetically engineered
on the prison planet) are en route to the Spice Mines and Star-
ports AND that they are ready to take command of the Starfleet;
but they fear the swift retribution of the Jedi Knights!
"I think I know the best way to deal with that rabble,"
Palpatine announces, standing and walking over to his cabinet.
"It's time that I demonstrate my absolute power--"
Taking a large, crystal globe form his cabinet, Palpatine
strokes it with his long, well-manicured fingers, then traces the
longitude and latitude lines. The object begins to glow, and
(with ILM's help) conjures a series of images from the planet
Sigma Vulcanus. These images combine and crystallize on the
SINGLE image of the dead Anakin Skywalker.
LAP DISSOLVE TO:
September 6, 1983
FALL OF THE REPUBLIC
Page 5
SCENE 3: Sigma Vulcanus
Four shadowy figures - adorned only in dark, hooded robes
(which conceal their identity) - approach the charred, motionless
body of Anakin Skywalker and lift him from his fiery grave.
Skywalker's flesh is torn and scabbed, his hair is missing and
clumped in disgusting patches. Deep scars trace his face, and
his body and limbs are without life.
They place him on the ground with great reverence and
begin to administer to his injuries in an attempt to bring him
back to life. One robed figure motions to the other: "Bring me
the herbs and remedies." He actually says nothing but is
instantly understood by the others. A third figure sprinkles the
body with a powder, while a fourth looks toward the stars and
begins to chant in a deep, rumbling voice.
In a matter of moments, the lifeless body of Anakin
Skywalker stirs, as we
CUT TO:
SCENE 4: Dagobah (introduced in Episode Five: Empire Strikes Bk)
Far across the galaxy, on the bog world of Dagobah,
Obi-Wan Kenobi walks through the dense fog and pauses, unhappy
and dejected because he has been forced by circumstances to kill
his friend. He turns to Yoda, his eight hundred year-old teacher
and says: "I have failed, Master Yoda."
September 6, 1983
FALL OF THE REPUBLIC
Page 6
Yoda gives him a contemptuous stare, then closes his
eyes: "No good is it to teach you when you have not yet learned
patience! Humility!"
Obi-Wan shakes his head and offers an excuse as his
reply: "But Anakin was my friend. The Force was with him very
strongly, and I thought that I could be as good a teacher as you
were with me." He pauses and breathes a deep sigh: "I fear my
mistake may have terrible consequences for the galaxy!"
The Jedi Master points a crooked finger at him: "Most
important lesson have you learned! Now a great burden you
carry."
Kenobi squeezes his tear-filled eyes shut and drops his
head in defeat. But Yoda is immediately at his side to offer
comfort and to reveal that Anakin is not dead. He further
explains the incidents which have just taken place and foresees a
deadly conflict.
The Jedi Knight is pale and silent for a long moment.
Then, slowly, he, too, recognizes the entire awesome threat that
Palpatine has brought to the Old Republic. He thinks of the
lives of his friends (Lady Arcadia Skywalker and Bail Organa) and
realizes that he must leave immediately for Jhantor.
CUT TO:
September 6, 1983
FALL OF THE REPUBLIC
Page 7
SCENE 5: Bridge Interior -- a small, saucer-shaped freighter,
with cramped quarters and a cockpit-like bridge.
On the starship bridge, Captain Antilles - a rugged,
mustached thirty-year old - makes final calculations for his
approach to Jhantor when two tractor beams lock-on and bring his
vessel to a halt. His short-range scanners reveal two sentry
fighters, swooping into a holding pattern on his port and
starboard sides. The sentry pilots order him to heave-to and
prepare to be boarded.
"No," he snarls in reply - but quickly reconsiders, when
his protocol droid (C3PO) and his ten-year-old, Correllian cabin
boy remind him that he is out-gunned. Antilles brings his ship
about, and, in moments, despite his objections, a handful of
Palpatine's troops board the freighter and confiscate his cargo.
Captain Antilles curses the officer in charge, and
explains the incident is far from over, as we
DISSOLVE TO:
SCENE 6: Jhantor
When the tragic news of Tara Courtney's assassination
reaches her embassy chambers, Lady Arcadia Skywalker is shocked
and hastily gathers her servants and droids to leave for her
homeworld. She is a beautiful matron, who is in the last stages
of pregnancy, and she is fearful for her unborn child (or
children).
September 6, 1983
FALL OF THE REPUBLIC
Page 8
For the past several weeks, she has watched the order of
Jhantor deteriorate into anarchy under the rule of Palpatine, and
she has made plans to escape, by smuggling her household aboard a
spice freighter.
But, in the docking bay, Lady Arcadia and her party are
suddenly surrounded by a heavily-armed detachment of troops,
activating their weapons and raising them to firing position.
She turns to the officer in charge and demands to know what's
going on; but he doesn't know - he is simply following orders.
She resists his authority, claiming diplomatic immunity, but
quickly reconsiders when the voice of evil echoes through the
bay:
"You mustn't be so hasty, Lady Skywalker!" PRESIDENT
Palpatine emerges from the shadows, accompanied by Prince
Valarium, and explains that Arcadia, her servants, her droids,
and her pilot are being placed under his protective custody.
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