I've been toying with the idea of whether my PT should tie-in with the OOT or just SW '77. It is clear that Luca$h's story has been played with in every release and that Darth Vader was not initially intended to be the same person as Anakin. Several members, like Anchorhead, have expressed an opinion that SW took place in a broad, mysterious universe and that, with each further movie, that universe has narrowed and shrunk due to the constant attempts to make all the main characters related to each other.

I've been trying to size up how much I agree with that view and what the implications would be for writing a new PT. Darth Vader and Anakin Skywalker are now separate characters. Vader is Obi-Wan's apprentice and Anakin is Obi-Wan's closest friend and a fellow Jedi Knight. Vader goes over to the dark side and joins the Dark Lords Of The Sith. He then betrays and murders Anakin. Obi-Wan fights him and causes him to fall into a lake of lava. Vader survives and is encased permanently in a life-support suit & mask.

Being an OOT fan from way back, my main concern is can I afford to drop the "I am your father" moment? It is one of those jaw-dropping moments that made ESB such a cool movie. This leads to an interesting question: can I integrate this into the above situation. Well, I can but... it would make things a lot nastier. Vader could be Luke's father if he was to, well, rape Anakin's wife, to put it bluntly. This puts a new complexion on things, particularly Vader's character and also the way Luke would respond to this knowledge.

Would I also keep that Leia is Luke's sister? I don't know. I could live without it a lot easier than the reveal of Vader as Luke's father. It now seems a bit too contrived. A way to tie up the love triangle developed over ANH and ESB and the threat that prompts Luke to attack and defeat Vader at the end. Nothing more.

Any thoughts?