There are those who even say the “No, I am your father” twist wasn’t there since the genesis of Star Wars.
It wasn’t. Who thinks that it was?
A few really devoted Lucas fans. They even claim that he intended on there to be 9 films. Some say he intended for 12 films to be made.
The “12 films” argument has some truth, as one of the (many) ideas Lucas had in the early success of Star Wars was to follow it with 11 sequels, but obviously that idea didn’t go very far. Honestly, Lucas had so many ideas for Star Wars that never happened, so, it’s difficult to say what was and wasn’t really there when it comes to little ideas that didn’t get out much.