merculix

The Empire Strikes Back released!

Don’t know if you saw my PM but you can upload ESB to my ProtonDrive if you like.

I have plenty of space to host it. Just send me a download link through a PM herr and I can then upload it and send a link back to you that you can share with everyone.

Hi kg1977,

You mean to host it for you? 🤔😊
I could download the movie if you give me a download link and then upload and host it on my ProtonDrive with a link that’s accessible to anyone. That link you could give to anyone that asks for the movie and when you have more space we can reverse the process?

Hi kg1977,

Is there any chance you’ll release ESB-X today as you previously mentioned:

ANH V.3 up to end of fight in the cantina 6/2/25
ESB V1 8/28/25
ANH V1 9/28/25
scene 38 full breakdown/with sample clips pre-release 10/8/25
ANH V1.5 12/1/2026 (this is a newly added version includes scene 38 + many new additional shots)
ROTJ full shot list 1st release 11/5/25
ROTJ V1 5/4/26
ESB V2 5/21/26 - 46 year anniversary
ANH V2 5/25/2026 - 49 year anniversary

Hi joeledits,

I have incorporated some of the Radio Drama in my edits (mainly EPIV kg1977 edits) along many other things.

A New Hope is released!

The Hermit is released!

Hi aGreatHumanBeing,

All movies including those based on the series (tv-to-movies) are around 2 hours each. 😀

So you have a lot to look forward to around this christmas. 👍

The Rebel is released!

Labyrinth of Evil is released!

The Approaching Storm is released!

Cloak of Deception is released!

Next release is the 26th of July.

The Power of Two is released!

The Old Republic - Legacy of the Sith is released!

Me and IlFanEditore have verified that links to the movies can be shared through ProtonDrive without having a Proton account (my movies resides there) I’ll be starting the release schedule soon.

Hi Arabian,
Here comes the list with a short explanation after each movie.

1. The Old Republic - Legacy of the Sith (Movie about the Sith)
2. The Power of Two (Movie of Acolyte series)
3. Cloak of Deception (EPI)
4. The Approaching Storm (EPII)
5. Labyrinth of Evil (EPIII)
6. The Rebel (Solo Movie)
7. The Hermit (Movie of Kenobi series)
8. A New Hope (Part of Rogue One merged with EPIV)
9. The Empire Strikes Back (EPV)
10. Return of the Jedi (EPVI)
11. The Mandalorian (Mando + Boba Fett series)
12. The Child (Mando series)
13. The Bounty Hunter (Boba Fett series)
14. The Princess (Mando series)
15. The Tribes (Mando series)
16. Ahsoka (Movie of Ahsoka series)
17. The Jedi (Movie of Ahsoka series)
18. The Force Awakens (EPVII)
19. The Last Jedi (EPVIII)
20. The Rise of Skywalker (EPIX)

Thanks for the quick reply Atom-88. I’ll wait for someone to clarify this. 😃

Thanks Atom-88. 😃
Just a quick question, is it ok to post or embed a trailer for the project directly here on OriginalTrilogy or is it the same rule for sharing as for the movies?

Hi there IlFanEditore. The movies are almost all finished, the challenge is how to share them. I have them currently on ProtonDrive but unsure if you need to create a user in order to access the download page? Maybe if you send me a PM we can test with one movie and see how it goes?

Trailer: https://drive.proton.me/urls/NASFTPSZJM#f6NlOKSJvAvg

Change List (each link gets activated upon release).

– Please note that the following list are not the movies, only documents that outline what changes I have made to each movie. See below on how you acquire the link for each movie upon release. –

1. The Old Republic - Legacy of the Sith - https://drive.proton.me/urls/MDSQ6XC4PM#x77APf694ISd
2. The Power of Two (Movie of Acolyte series) - https://drive.proton.me/urls/H7FM09YH28#469LtOgLv3Du
3. Cloak of Deception (EPI) - https://drive.proton.me/urls/74A24Q7SZM#6G71UGi4S5af
4. The Approaching Storm (EPII) - https://drive.proton.me/urls/63J5093VMG#sq8kksZKcqhX
5. Labyrinth of Evil (EPIII) - https://drive.proton.me/urls/KACW21DPH8#pEQorSfMwoTZ
6. The Rebel (Solo Movie) - https://drive.proton.me/urls/54CHJJMHNR#tr1JaNp4Tern
7. The Hermit (Movie of Kenobi series) - https://drive.proton.me/urls/EKJM33KJ10#su92TSia4Rbs
8. A New Hope (Part of Rogue One merged with EPIV) - https://drive.proton.me/urls/CXAJHCW92M#hwhjXQsrKxxk
9. The Empire Strikes Back (EPV) - https://drive.proton.me/urls/EQF20H0AEM#Wr6Soj7HczRg
10. Return of the Jedi (EPVI) - https://drive.proton.me/urls/403912H9KR#CaFDPDXrh2J3
11. The Mandalorian (Mando + Boba Fett series) - https://drive.proton.me/urls/NQSWTBCZ4G#FREIv5Idpolh
12. The Child (Mando series) - https://drive.proton.me/urls/72VAE9NF60#0HXkzMTr7VQq
13. The Bounty Hunter (Boba Fett series) - https://drive.proton.me/urls/6QXEPX418W#KS5IzqmGcZ14
14. The Princess (Mando series) - https://drive.proton.me/urls/5VYTTHFB60#mOcab9I2t4LL
15. The Tribes (Mando series) - https://drive.proton.me/urls/V1PF1Y08KG#qh0DzZG2wEpw
16. Ahsoka (Movie of Ahsoka series) - https://drive.proton.me/urls/MAAXG9NAT4#m6ibQ2q947xe
17. The Jedi (Movie of Ahsoka series) - https://drive.proton.me/urls/EF1AJZ6DKG#JseB4WNxbkCA
18. The Force Awakens (EPVII) - https://drive.proton.me/urls/B1FPC6CSKW#04KYCmDDV6CH
19. The Last Jedi (EPVIII) - https://drive.proton.me/urls/Q7NYRRWC3R#bVviWQTe16gf
20. The Rise of Skywalker (EPIX) - https://drive.proton.me/urls/5HMQHSYFCR#no6pMI5R8w7N

If you want to watch and download each movie, PM me at the date shown below. You can also request a movie if you missed the date but not before. Please don’t request links in the comments section.

Also note that you have to own a copy of each movie or have an account to Disney to legally watch the movies. But I’m sure you are all aware of this by coming this far. Just wanted to point it out.

I’ll repeat what 21C Peasant said before releasing his own edits: “Go into this like a kid! That’s my approach when seeing anything Star Wars for the first time”. I’m aware that some scenes have bad quality etc and I’m continually searching for better clips and solutions when they are presented. At the same time I appreciate any criticism, good or bad, to make the movies better. So feel free to leave your review down in the comments after you have watched each movie.

One more thing, some of my edit directions change the official Canon so be aware of that.

File Checksum

If you want to validate the checksum with md5sum or likewise for the file when downloaded you can find the checksums to compare with here: https://drive.proton.me/urls/XEKZVF8NV8#EtcVv1C41VYs

Release Schedule

1. The Old Republic - Legacy of the Sith (Movie about the Sith) - 28th of June
2. The Power of Two (Movie of Acolyte series) - 5th of July
3. Cloak of Deception (EPI) - 12th of July
4. The Approaching Storm (EPII) - 26th of July (I’m busy the 18th)
5. Labyrinth of Evil (EPIII) - 2nd of August
6. The Rebel (Solo Movie) - 9th of August
7. The Hermit (Movie of Kenobi series) - 16th of August
8. A New Hope (Part of Rogue One merged with EPIV) - 23rd of August
9. The Empire Strikes Back (EPV) - 30th of August
10. Return of the Jedi (EPVI) - 13th of September (I’m busy the 5th)
11. The Mandalorian (Mando + Boba Fett series) - 20th of September
12. The Child (Mando series) - 27th of September
13. The Bounty Hunter (Boba Fett series) - 4th of October
14. The Princess (Mando series) - 11th of October
15. The Tribes (Mando series) - 18th of October
16. Ahsoka (Movie of Ahsoka series) - 25th of October
17. The Jedi (Movie of Ahsoka series) - 1st of November
18. The Force Awakens (EPVII) - 8th of November
19. The Last Jedi (EPVIII) - 15th of November
20. The Rise of Skywalker (EPIX) - 22nd of November

Hi everyone.
First off, let me introduce myself. I’m I big time Star Wars fan and have been since 1986 when I first saw all three Star Wars movies on VHS for the first time. After that I was obsessed with finding out more about the movies, checking out deleted scenes in magazines and renting the Ewok movies just to see more of the fantastic world in a galaxy far far away…

When the prequels came out I didn’t hate them but felt that they were not connected to EPIV-VI as they should with many missed opportunities like Leia remembering her mother but not Luke etc.

The sequels are on another level but never the less I still feel that they are Star Wars in a way but really disjointed from the rest of the Saga.

So what to do about all this? Maybe fix all the existing movies adding and deleting scenes, incorporating fan movie material, creating movies from the series and create a large new saga (almost like Marvel in a sense) with a mini story before and after each movie that’s told from the Emperor’s viewpoint? That is exactly what I have been doing for the past couple of years. I have created 20 movies up to date and each movie has all the best scenes from various sources incorporated.
Take for example A New Hope. For this movie I have been using ilFanEditore’s version as a base and then adding scenes from kg1977, Adywan, That guy with no name and also used various A.I. sources from the YouTube channels Star Wars: Tales Untold and Skywalker Stories.

Some key points that alter the story in my edits:

• Darth Sidious is a clone of the Emperor in EPIX which is the main baddie. I have named the Emperor in EPIX Darth Sinister. The entire plot of the movie is that Darth Sinister needs a new host body before his current body is gone. By transferring his soul into a new body as his old one cripples, he will gain eternal life. During all movies we will see that he first tries with Anakin, then Luke, then Ben and finally Rey. It all makes sense because he (Darth Sidious) always wanted Anakin and Luke to kill him. Why? Because then he could live on in their bodies.
• Darth Sinister talk through Darth Sidious, Snoke and later the dead Darth Vader.
• Qimir in the Acolyte is the first Knight of Ren and is called Qimir Ren. He shows up in EPIX.
• Darth Sinister is responsible for creating Anakin through the Force.
• Darth Sinister order the killing of Shmi Skywalker.
• Jar Jar speak very little and is revealed to be a Sith Lord sent by Darth Sinister to watch over Anakin.
• Darth Maul is transformed into General Grievous. That way we can have two awesome characters that almost get no screen time to be more center to the story.
• Padmé don’t die at the end of EPIII. Instead we see her on Alderaan holding Leia.
• Reva is killed by Darth Vader in the Kenobi movie.
• Darth Vader is responsible for killing Owen and Beru.
• The last part of Rogue One is stitched together with EPIV, making it a more war movie then ever before.
• The whole Wampa subplot on Hoth is put back into the movie.
• The bounty hunters Boba Fett, Bossk and Dengar work together to catch Han Solo in EPV. They also encounter Zuckuss, 4-LOM and IG-88 along the way. This is done very cleverly by not altering the main story in any way. George Lucas originally planned for more screentime for the bounty hunters before planning EPVI. This is my tribute to this.
• The Battle of Endor is now a very intense battle both in space and on the ground. The Ewoks are fierce and not cute.
• Darth Sidious soul return to Darth Sinister on Exegol when he dies on the Death Star II.
• Mandalorian show and Book of Boba Fett are cut together.
• We see Luke training Jedi on Yavin IV and a young Kylo Ren.
• Anakin Skywalker guides Rey through the Force in EPVII-EPIX. That’s why she is so powerful and can do almost anything. We see flashes with Anakin from previous movies that tie this together.
• Finn and Rose never go to Canto Bight.
• Captain Phasma survives into EPIX where she dies.
• The planet Ajan Kloss in EPIX is Naboo.
• Darth Sinister have help from former Sith and Rey have help from Anakin, Yoda, Luke, Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon during the last duel.
• It’s Anakin through Rey’s body that defeats Darth Sinister.
• And many, many more things that I have made but forgot as I wrote this.

Credits

Creators whose material I used:

Adywan, HAL9000, ilFanEditore, NeverarGreat, SkyForge, Star Wars Theory, EckhartsLadder, The Fallen Knight, Star Wars Analyst, Star Wars Story, Fixing Disney Star Wars, TheUnknownEditor, The Alaskan Sandman, Dazman, Anjohan, Star Wars: Tales Untold, ForceGhostRecon, JXEditor, Jamie Costa, Corridor Crew, Seize the Frame, Force Ghost Live, Shamook, Lunaris Maar Films, Tim Gray, Lezly, T7pro, Immersion VFX, drgahnzo, Creative Force Films, FxitinPost, Skywalker Stories, You Sakura, HobbitVFX, Binary Sunset Media, Cinematic Captures, EliteViewStudios, kg1977, Howard Day, William Shaping Art, Escape Velocity Content, Dat_SW_Guy, RyanGoldenVO, Hellebust CG, Cloud Gaming, Darth Editous, That guy with no name, Outlaw Video Production, Transmute Pictures, David Ratajczak, CaptRobau, Wookies Rebels & More, 21C Peasant, Third Gate Productions, Michaels basement, Galactic Cinema, WorkingShark, Maker of Stuff, alleyvoid, Joy of Editing, Shattered Star Productions, Adam Pietripaoli, Adam R, Amobex, Jaden Korr, JOSIAHx, snooker, Jar Jar Bricks, Myers Music, smudger9, Kilran, poodooFX Team, Crimson Maul, Noble Engine, JNJ Studios, Lunacraft Productions, LILIAN02230, EC Henry, Iz Svemira, KP Films, Thrawn. A Star Wars Fan Film, JJ Edits, Unreal Cinema, Jake Wallis VFX, Anthony Pietromonaco, Seaichfilms, Torrm Production, Curious Refuge, Top Shelf Nerds, Abandoned Films and ResemblanceAI.

All creators are Credited before each movie just to make sure nobody gets upset to see their work used in my edits.

Creators mentioned in Hal 9000 Cloak of Deception which I used as a base:

Seciors, L8wrtr, Hundsdorfex, Tv’s Frink, DominicCobb, Kerr, Smudger9, OnlyOneKenobi,
Drew, ShadowSabre66, Erik Pancakes, MrBenja0618, DrDre, Emanswfan, and Sir Ridley.
I could not have done this without the prior fan editors who have tackled this film, including
Seciors, L8wrtr, Q2, T528491, The Phantom Editor, JasonN, ADigitalMan, MagnoliaFan,
TM2YC, Slumberland, NightStalkerPoet, Yads, Father Merrin, ModernKnife, and Sithlord.

Creators mentioned in Hal 9000 The Approaching Storm which I used as a base:

Seciors, L8wrtr, TV’s Frink, Hundsdorfex, DominicCobb, Kerr, MrBenja0618, Jackpumpkinhead, Emanswfan, OnlyOneKenobi, Smudger9, DrDre, Schorman, Erik Pancakes, Sir Ridley, and NeverarGreat.
I could not have done this without the prior fan editors who have tackled this film, including Slumberland, L8wrtr, Q2, T528491, JasonN, The Phantom Editor, TM2YC, Seciors, MagnoliaFan, ADigitalMan, Spence, Father Merrin, Sithlord, and Diamond Wan.

Creators mentioned in Hal 9000 Labyrinth of Evil which I used as a base:

Seciors, L8wrtr, TV’s Frink, DominicCobb, Kerr, MrBenja0618, Hundsdorfex, Jackpumpkinhead,
Emanswfan, OnlyOneKenobi, Smudger9, DrDre, Schorman, Erik Pancakes, and Sir Ridley.
I could not have done this without the prior fan editors who have tackled this film, including:
JasonN, L8wrtr, Q2, AEMovieGuy, Corigar, Kerr, ADigitalMan, Slumberland, Stankpac, TM2YC,
Spence, Father Merrin, Sithlord, and The Cutter.

Creators mentioned in NeverarGreat’s The Force Awakens: Starlight which I used as a base:

Hal 9000, TV’s Frink, towne32, DominicCobb, Jeebus, Sir Ridley, RogueLeader, MalàStrana, yotsuya, DigMod, Imhotep, marduk666, Sougouk, oojason, Valheru_84, Anjohan, ChainsawAsh, ziggyonice, jarbear, adywan, Collipso, bromeo, darth_ender, ray_afraid, Octorox, darthrush, TavorX, one69chev, spoRv, LivJackell, Nerdman3000, littlev87, Handman, Dr. Krogshöj, Anakin Starkiller, LukeShoots1st, TK-422, snooker, Iryin01, BleuAsh, EddieDean, DMC, bagthesnoot, SWOTFAN25, 22Popcorn86, IlFanEditore, Rh_2002, myka_tate, Legacyofajedi, TheLazure, SomethingStarWarsRelated, TK42-WAN, StarkillerAG, Acbagel, Humby, Lesser, 4throck,
dgraham414, Omni, jkimm, WitchDR, LordPlagueis, FreezingTNT2, idir_hh, MikeWW, Energy Focus, stevepaynter, screams in the void, rocknroll41, Reese, TheLostJedi, JKMaxx, Peter Pan, Miche, Knight of Kalee, Tobar, InitAbsolute, Lifeincontext, smpearce1981, MasterSolo, nevertellmetheodds, NotFreeman’D, fidodido, Scottish9000, ThatPixarGuy, ifjg, Darth Sadifous, JakeRyan17, 21C Peasant, BrotherOfSasquatch, GMatias, CMMAP, ThisIsCreation, Chase Adams, TestingOutTheTest, hinventon, AstroW, LILIAN02230, bbghost, Mapixo, Nindroid243, Peonthegrate, Bepis28, MalaStrana#2, Bobson Dugnutt, Jar Jar Bricks, oviniboy, jadenkorr41, nightstalkerpoet, arabian, Atom-88, Gingergems, DarthTzetzo, Burbin, Movies Remastered, screamfan1234, newmaker, DrVibble, T-202, Grand Master_ Luke Flywalker, Sirius, Ed Slushie, Master Lawdog, axlanian, DylanValenti, xlf, marsthgodofwar, Echoweaver, livasaurus, sherlockpotter, DZ-330, CamSMurph, krausfadr, krlozdac, vranir, VVPizza, GLogus, moripro2311, Delpheas, Blueffalump, Gimpy, sade1212, Guiguioh, headtaker18, Darth Raditz, theprion, CaptainFaraday, maizerblazer, BMadden, Natealv99, DarthMeme, LesPaul32, AspiringCreator, Kexikus and hero.

A particular thank you goes out to Hal 9000 for his work on The Force Awakens: Restructured upon which this edit is based, as well as to RogueLeader for their unfailing gift of ideas and discussion, Sir Ridley and Chase Adams (among others) for their help on effects work, sherlockpotter for the subtitles, and Axlanian for their enthusiastic voice contributions.
For Version 1.1, I’d like to thank Jar Jar Bricks for their work in bringing AI voice lines to life, and MoviesRemastered for their VFX work, as well as the many members who contributed ideas to refining the edit and to updating the crawl.
I’d like to thank EddieDean whose work will be indespensable for future versions of this edit.
In addition, many others offered detailed thoughts and criticism throughout the lengthy process of refining this edit, and I am grateful for your patience.
Last but not least, I’d like to thank all members of the OriginalTrilogy forums for inspiring this and so many other works of creativity and joy.
This edit is dedicated to you.

Hi kg1977,

Really interested in seeing your work up to the Cantina scene for A New Hope. Hope it’s also OK to incorporate in my own version?

//Merculix

I’m the same person that sent a PM earlier. 😂
Either way I’m really looking forward to your edit. Good to have a release date as I’m currently looking here everyday for an update.🤣

Really good stuff. Do you also have the full scene ready for Tosche Station (when Luke meets his friends inside the station first and then continues to talk outside) or is the scene not ready for release yet? 🤔

I have now seen you edit Bobson Dugnutt and I must say I’m impressed how you could manage to keep the old school vibe even though I’m a fan of newer versions of Star Wars movies (Adywan etc).

• You have successfully managed to make the deleted scenes blend in well with the original movie.
• I also dig the fill in scenes that manage to bridge some scenes that miss some stuff that were not released to the public.
• The deleted scene with the Probe droid and Luke’s training on Dagobah were my favorites.

• The overall sound must be fixed in several places and the sound is out of sync here and there but I’m sure you are aware of this as this is version 1.0 of the movie. 😃
• Some of the hue of the video is almost green instead of white (don’t know if this is intentional as the original was this way? It was very long time ago I saw the originals). One example is the planet Hoth.
• I believe you have inserted the deleted TIE Bomber scene too early as the original scene when they first bomb the asteroid field comes much further down the line.
• The still shot of the Bounty Hunter looked odd. See if it can be solved in any other way? I know that one second is missing in the original clip but this unfortunately didn’t work for me.

Overall I dig you edit Bobson but personally I dig the newer versions more. But it’s a personal taste. 😃