darklordoftech said:
ATMachine said:
RicOlie_2 said:
I think Vader was always intended to be Luke's father though, even in the pre-ESB universe. His name even implies it.
*sigh*
Actually, Lucas' earliest surviving notes on Vader's name don't say anything about the word "father"--rather they suggest the name was a combination of the phrases Dark Invader and Death Water.
Also, I highly suggest you read through the Leigh Brackett script of ESB.
And even if Vader was always intended to be Luke's father, a universe in which he's not would be interesting. As far as we knew in 1977, mrs. and mr. Vader named their son Darth and Darth betrayed and murdered Luke's father.
Which is exactly why Obi-Wan refers to Vader as "Darth" -- he's calling him by his first name, because they used to know each other.
Personally I love the idea of a SW multiverse embracing early-draft ideas. Something along the lines of the current The Star Wars comic.
You could have a version of ANH without the later sister-Skywalker retcon, where Luke is 18-20 years old and Leia is only 16, like the script calls for--and have Luke "get the girl" at the end of the saga instead of Han. (And introduce Nellith Skywalker, Luke's real twin sister, while you're at it.)
Or go with Lucas's initial thoughts about casting and have Luke still be the blond Flash Gordon type, but with Han Solo being black and Leia Japanese (plus Toshiro Mifune as Obi-Wan).