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Post #1301604

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Master Lawdog
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The ‘Custom Special Edition’ That Almost Wasn’t, But Then Was (Released)
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20-Oct-2019, 9:49 PM

RogueLeader said:

I understand why George made that change, but from my understanding, people felt the additional dialogue just made things more confusing. The opening crawl and Vader’s actions at the beginning of the film, demonstrate that he already has a personal obsession with finding Luke, which implies he already knows who he really is. Having Vader find out during the movie seems to contradict that. Is he now just obsessed with find Luke because he destroyed the Death Star and he wants revenge?

You could argue Vader is feigning surprise, but already knows and pretends because he is planning to use Luke to help him usurp the Emperor, but it arguably just makes things more complicated.

I have a novel that focuses around Anakin/Vader’s life. It’s called The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader. In between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, he discovers who the rebel who destroyed the Death Star is, but is confused about his last name, believing that there may be others out there who share the name Skywalker that could be related to Anakin and Shmi. This helps make the Special Edition dialogue make sense for Palpatine to clarify to Vader that Luke really is Anakin’s son. I personally like the new dialogue because it adds new layers to the characters and story, as well connecting with the Prequels where it doesn’t come across as “in your face” and ties well with the overall storyline.

He could be obsessed with finding Luke, not only because he destroyed the Death Star, but mainly because of his curiosity in his last name, as well as feeling the Force being strong within him.