Grand Admiral Thrawn

Octorox said:

I don’t know, it’s impressive work, but I just don’t feel it belongs in this movie. It feels too much like a teaser or in-film marketing for the next movie, which is something I associate with Marvel and not Star Wars.

I agree with your point, but I think one of TLJ’s main issues is that the ending doesn’t really build up to anything in IX in a satisfying way. Hopefully by adding some hint of what is to come it will help make the trilogy feel more well-thought-out

Unfortunately my video editor that I use is trash, and anything I make won’t be nearly as good of quality and there are framerate issues and audio problems. I had a hard enough time getting that video out.

I am thinking cropped 4K shots to hide the repeats and I think we might have something good. I can help with the structuring of the scenes and possibly an audio track, but as far as messing with the video, I think I already hit the max my PC will let me!

PM Sent
Full Palpatine Scene
https://vimeo.com/382129856
PW: fanedit

My garage video editor messed up the frames when exporting but the idea is still the same haha

JEDIT: Updated link with corrected video

we don’t lose it, uploading a full version shortly

Here’s my take, the scene would stay AS IS until Kylo is on his knees.

Then, this kicks in:
Link
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Can you send me a PM pf your Palpatine audio? It sounds a lot clearer than mine. I’m currently working on something based off of your idea.

I like it, but I would try to add a little more of a radio effect to Palpatine’s voice

Here is another potential crawl:

Episode IX
THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

Luke Skywalker has ignited
a resurgence of hope in
the galaxy. Countless worlds
have risen up against the
diabolical FIRST ORDER.

REY, the last hope of the
Jedi, continues her training
under General Leia Organa,
hopeful that she will find
a way to commune with
Jedi of the past.

Meanwhile, Supreme Leader
KYLO REN seeks out the source
of his former master’s power,
determined to destroy any
threat to his rule. . . .

Would you consider an alternate ending where Ben lives?

It seems the scene was edited in reshoots and this YouTuber seems to have pieced together the original scene. Link

I’m just not sure how to encorporate Ben in the Finale. Maybe remove the Rey Skywalker scene and add Ben in the last scene with Rey.

poppasketti said:

DZ-330, that’s well done! Definitely something to consider. Where did you get the audio of Palpatine saying “Find Me”? I would love to play with that.

Thanks!

-poppasketti

I made it with lines from ROTJ. I played with the speed/pitch and added a slight echo to the audio track.

“You will FIND it is you who is mistaken about a great many things.”

“You will learn to call ME, master”

I will send you a PM to the audio.

Kylo hears Palpatine in the radio room:
Video Link
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Dr. Krogshöj said:

STAR WARS

Episode IX
THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

The galaxy’s fate hangs in the balance.
Luke Skywalker’s heroic stand on Crait
has inspired countless worlds to stand
up for freedom and push back against
the tyrannical First Order.

To keep the Jedi alive in the wake of
Luke’s sacrifice, young Rey is trying
to contact the spirits of past masters
as she continues her training under
the guidance of General Leia Organa.

Meanwhile, Supreme Leader Kylo Ren
is seeking clues to the mysterious power
of his former master Snoke so he can
turn the tide of war and erase the
echos of the past once and for all…

Here’s my take, a little less wordy but trying to make the same point as yours.

STAR WARS

Episode IX
THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

Luke Skywalker’s heroic
act has inspired countless
worlds to stand up against
the diabolical FIRST ORDER.

REY, under the guidance of
General Leia Organa, continues
her Jedi training, hoping to
find a way to communicate
with Jedi of the past.

Meanwhile, Supreme Leader
KYLO REN seeks the mysterious
power of his former master,
determined to end the war and
silence the echos of the past…

Maybe we can create a ghostly sounding version of Palpatine’s lines of “Find me, and your journey towards the dark side will be complete!” with a reaction shot from Kylo.

I’ll try to throw something together tonight.

Save the Fortnite message for the beginning of IX when the Star Destroyers are rising out of the ice.

Some changes for a potential V3:

From Hal 9000’s V3:

• Add Emperor laughing as Luke looks into Kylo’s mind during the third and final flashback

• Remove Snoke’s line about “destroying the entire island” due to removal of Caretakers

• Reinstate Finn’s line about “miniaturized Death Star tech” as it unfortunately ties into IX.

• Removed slow-motion shot as Luke dodges a swipe from Kylo during their duel

Other Changes:

• Add Rey seeing a flash of Palpatine to her mirror vision?

• Remove mentions of Rey being “Nobody” and her parents death during Kylo’s speech.

• Remove Leia saying that she knows her son is gone, since in IX she still believes he can be turned.

• Find some way to include Palpatine at the end to give us something to be excited for IX about. The scene could be placed between the Falcon in Hyperspace and Broom Boi.

JEDIT: Removed change for “miniaturized Death Star tech” as Hal is removing it in his version.

You can cut the dagger outline. When Finn or Poe (can’t remember who said it) said that it would take them forever to find it, cut to them asking where Rey went. Assume Rey is using the force to find the location of the wayfinder within DSII

In my headcanon,

Palpatine DID die.

Sith are known to be able to possess objects (Darth Bane in Clone Wars)

Palpatine possessed his own corpse using the darkside and survived in the wreckage of the Death Star II. When Ochie found the Death Star II remains he discovered Palpatine. Palpatine instructed him to take his body to Exegol and the dark side worshipers (Aftermath book series) grouped up on the planet.

Palpatine’s plan all along was to get Rey to come to him so that he could possess her. He knew Ben would not kill her, so he told him to in the hopes that he would bring her to him or she would come own her own.

When Rey refused to “strike him down” Palpatine decides to drain her life force, like he did for Padme, to restore his own health.

As for the Snoke situation, until Palpatine was ready he wanted to throw off Luke to his scent. What better way to do that then to make a puppet version of yourself. It is a little wonky but definitely something Palps would do.

I would make it obvious and loud. It helps cement Luke’s decision to ignite his blade.

It also helps to show how Palps manipulated Luke and played on his PTSD

Hey Poppasketti, love your edit! Right now on the TLJ: Legendary board there is talk of adding in Palpatine’s laugh to Luke’s vision of Ben. Is this something you would consider for a potential V3?

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I am guessing that after TROS there will be a V4 of TFA:R, and a V3 of TLJ:L to remove any inconsistencies in the trilogy.

If Obi Wan does not play a role in TROS would that warrant removing the “Rey, these are your first steps” line from her vision since there would be no connection between Rey and Obi Wan in this trilogy?

Also, since Palpatine is back maybe there could be a way to better hint that in TFA and TLJ.

JUST IN CASE SPOILER ALERT BELOW

If supposed spoilers are true.

Obi Wan’s line in TFA could be replaced by Palpatine using the quotes below:
“Oh, I’m afRAId the deflector shield will be quite operational when your friends arrive.”
&
“…fulfill your destiny”
Palpatine: “Rey, fulfill your destiny.”

Does that mean a new version is coming soon?

I know this might not be a popular idea, but for the final version of V3 I really think Yoda’s “Ahh, read them have you? Page turners they not!” joke should get cut out. By having Luke basically confirm that he didn’t even read any of the texts makes him seem childish in his behavior and hurts his change of heart. Why would Luke be so concerned about the text and protecting the legacy of the Jedi if he didn’t even bother to read the ancient texts? I think the scene would work and flow much better without the MCU-style humor.

Basically the dialogue would pace out as follow:

Luke: “The sacred Jedi texts!”

cut out joke and Luke’s reaction shot

Yoda: “Yes, yes, yes. Wisdom they held, but that library contains nothing that the girl Rey does not already possess.”

The droids are removed from the birthing scene perfectly, but you can still see R2 in the reflection on the window. A small nitpick to an otherwise great change!

Hal 9000 said:

That’s a nice trick about copying to one’s own Google Drive. I added that to the FAQ file listed at the top of the ‘Hal 9000 SW edits’ directory.

Also, please refer to that FAQ file for a tip on another place to find these if the Google Drive is currently stalled out.

Can confirm this works. Have been using it this way since TFA:R V2

Will you also be including a 720p quality for your Padme dies version or just the 1080p?