Originally posted by: shanep
What about the original concept for ROTJ where Luke traveled to Had Abbadon?

You could have the DS2 being built, but instead right above Coruscant and have Vader at the opening travel on his shuttle to Coruscant instead of DS2.

You could take elements of nighttime Coruscant views from the PT, of which there are several, and comp them into scenes outside The Emperor's throne room windows.

This is an idea I've been rolling around in my head for a while, but I don't know if it would work. What might work is if the DSII could be in orbit of Endor, which we could make a moon of Coruscant.

But there are a number of Pros and Cons:

PROS:

It elevates the scale of the final battle and makes it seem more "final".

When the DSII explodes and the emperor bites it, it makes more sense that the people on Coruscant would immediately celebrate.

Endor is referred to by the Emperor as "the sanctuary moon". This is a vestigial reference to the fact that Endor was originally conceived as an environmental sanctuary or "park" moon of Had Abbadon (Coruscant).

CONS:

The space battle seems a little too small to occur over Coruscant.

Why would the Bothans have needed to find the secret location of the DSII, when it's right over Coruscant?

Heading to the capitol to take out the DSII seems like obvious bait for the rebels.

While the duel with Luke and Vader could conceiveably take place on Coruscant, there's a problem when Luke drags Vader along and unmasks him. If they are on Coruscant, why does it look like they are in the DSII hangar, with panicked imperials running around?

I'd love to see this idea work somehow, but I think the unmasking scene with Vader is the deal breaker.