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I've always heard about the story of how Anakin became Vader, that he was thrown into lava, or into a volcano... And apparently it is going to happen on episode 3. My question is, when did this "rumor" begin? Who created it? Did it come from the EU, or from GL himself?
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i honestly dont know, but i think it was maybe said in some documentary by GL at some point.
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I believe it started with some articles that were done in '76, maybe '77 as well in publications like Rolling Stone I think it was, also it might have been mentioned in screenplays of Star Wars A New Hope that have been released in bookstores subsquently. Also the Return of the Jedi novelization has Obi-Wan make mention of something of it, of some lava or volcano, in the same part of the book where Obi-Wan tells Luke Uncle Owen is his brother.
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I was figuring it was in Bantha Tracks or something of the sort.
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It might have been, I haven't had a chance to read them when they first came out, wasn't born or too young, and I haven't had a chance to read the ones up on Hyperspace.
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Oh ok, so, wherever this information came from, it came from an "official" source, perhaps from GL himself...
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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Yes. And I know James Earl Jones said something about it awhile back as well.
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When I have the time, I can go back and read the Bantha Tracks backissues on Hyperspace. May not be for a little while though.
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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I remember reading this some time ago, but I can't remember where. It was probably the ROTJ novelisation that DJR mentioned.
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After I finish responding to all these threads and I have a little time, , then hopefully I can check them out.
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Let us know what you find out.
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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