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10 Deleted Star Wars Moments You Won't Believe Nearly Happened
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00:00From galaxy-altering massacres potentially going down at an entirely different point in time,
00:05to the franchise's first ever F-bomb very nearly erupting into existence recently,
00:10these are those Star Wars events you won't believe were seriously close to becoming a reality.
00:16Gareth here from WhatCultureStarWars and here are 10 deleted Star Wars moments you won't believe nearly happened.
00:22Number 10, Darth Bane and Revan arrive on Mortis, The Clone Wars.
00:26Sitting as two of the most notable Sith Lords the Legends era of Star Wars continuity had to offer,
00:32Darth Bane and Revan both potentially making their presence known in the Clone Wars animated series
00:37would have no doubt come as a welcome surprise to extended universe lovers.
00:41But that show's supervising director, Dave Filoni, and the mind behind the galaxy himself, George Lucas,
00:47both quickly realised that this rewarding cameo may not actually be the wisest of calls after all.
00:52Set to originally go down during a sequence on Mortis involving the Sun,
00:56Revan and Bane would have acted as the embodiment of the Dark Side and attempted to influence the Force-sensitive figure.
01:02However, before the sequence could be fully completed and animated,
01:06Lucas and Filoni agreed that the twosome appearing and existing beyond death
01:10would have likely contradicted the established way of the Force and didn't line up with how the former viewed his creation.
01:16And while this would bring any hope of Revan popping up in Clone Wars to an end,
01:19Bane would actually finally arrive on the scene during the Sacrifice episode in Season 6,
01:24appearing as a spectre before Master Yoda.
01:27Number 9, Vader wasn't actually Luke's father at one point.
01:31Episode 5, The Empire Strikes Back
01:33Had Lee Brackett's original treatment for The Empire Strikes Back been stuck to,
01:37and not revised by George Lucas and Lawrence Kasdan in the wake of her tragic death?
01:42During the early development stage of Episode 5,
01:44one of the most iconic utterances in cinema history may never have wiggled its way into pop culture at all.
01:50That's because Brackett's script didn't actually depict Darth Vader as Luke Skywalker's father,
01:55with the Dark Lord of the Sith and Anakin Skywalker both very much being separate entities during this early treatment.
02:01In fact, Brackett even went as far as to unleash a scene that would have seen Luke's dead father appear before his child as a Force ghost on Dagobah.
02:09And said showing would have also come equipped with the revelation of Luke's sister not being Leia,
02:14as eventually revealed in the finished films,
02:16but another Jedi in training by the name of Nellith Skywalker.
02:20Simply put, the galaxy would have undoubtedly looked a whole lot different
02:23had Lucas and Kasdan opted to go with absolutely everything that Brackett had committed to the page.
02:29Number 8, Order 66 Nearly Happened One Film Earlier, Episode 2, Attack of the Clones
02:34The Executing of Order 66 still packs one hell of an emotional gut punch today.
02:40Would the effect of the clone troopers turning on their long-time allies later in the Revenge of the Sith Day?
02:45I felt quite as significant had it gone down one film earlier during the events of the appropriately titled Attack of the Clones, though.
02:52Probably not.
02:53And that's likely why Lucas was said to have scrapped the original plans to have this stunning turn of events
02:58begin to unfold during the events of Episode 2.
03:01That being said, watching the Jedi attempt to stave off the threat of the Emperor and his clone army
03:06for a little while longer during Episode 3
03:08could have probably paved the way for even more heartbreaking sequences
03:11of much-loved Force-wielders being cut down by the newly-born Galactic Empire.
03:16But all in all, resisting the urge to execute this order a few years earlier proved to be a wise move,
03:21and one that added even more emotional weight to an already epic last prequel chapter.
03:26Number 7, Two Death Stars Were Very Nearly Operational.
03:30Episode 6, Return of the Jedi.
03:32You know what's more horrifying than one moon-like superweapon?
03:35You guessed it.
03:36And that's precisely what was once on the verge of giving the likes of Luke Skywalker and the gang
03:40an almighty headache during the events of Return of the Jedi.
03:44Earlier drafts of Episode 6 involved two Death Stars orbiting around Had Abaddon,
03:48the planet that would later become Coruscant as the years rolled by.
03:52In fact, Ralph McQuarrie even created some typically spectacular concept art,
03:56depicting the two monstrous space stations hovering around in space above the planet.
04:01Their existence would eventually pave the way for Leia leading a team to the green moon
04:05that would have also been orbiting said Had Abaddon,
04:08as she attempted to stop both Death Stars being fully completed,
04:11much like she did in the finished article to be honest.
04:13Yeah, while there's no questioning the sight of two gigantic space stations bearing down on the Rebel Alliance,
04:18probably making for one of the most unsettling visuals in the galaxy's history,
04:22opting to simply go for the one utterly terrifying rebuilt and energy-shielded superweapon
04:26took little away from the finished product in the end.
04:30Number 6, a 10-year-old orphan was so low on Kashyyyk.
04:33Episode 3, Revenge of the Sith
04:35Seeing a few familiar original trilogy faces pop up at various points in the prequel day,
04:40definitely made for some of the most satisfying beats George Lucas was able to weave into his sprawling epics.
04:46However, there was actually a moment there when yet another notable OG character
04:50was on the cusp of popping up in Revenge of the Sith.
04:53As the action made its way to Kashyyyk during the closing stages of the Clone Wars,
04:57none other than a young Han Solo was once written into the mix,
05:01with Lucas introducing a 10-year-old orphan version of the eventual icon being raised by Chewie on his home planet.
05:07Not only this, young Solo would have also come equipped with a line of dialogue too.
05:12With the youngster telling Master Yoda,
05:13I found part of a transmitter droid near the East Bay.
05:16I think it's still sending and receiving signals.
05:19Iconic, I'm sure you'll agree.
05:21Of course, this fleeting Han cameo didn't quite get past the concept art stage,
05:25and was ultimately dropped before the Kashyyyk sequences were shot.
05:29And while it would have been cool to see a quick nod to the eventual lovable smuggler,
05:32keeping the action more focused on the fall of Anakin Skywalker
05:35and other tales being told in Episode 3 was probably the wiser move.
05:39Number 5, a Porg loses their head.
05:42Episode 8, The Last Jedi
05:44Whether you were a fan of all things Porg or not,
05:47the furry balls of curiosity most definitely made their way into more than a few headlines
05:51on the back of Rian Johnson's The Last Jedi.
05:54But had one particularly staggering moment involving the Acto Critters got past the concept art stage,
05:59there's a solid chance they would have made quite a few more in all honesty.
06:03As revealed by ILM concept artist Jake Lunt Davies via his Instagram,
06:07a seemingly harmless sequence used in the finished Episode 8 flick
06:11once had some rather harrowing consequences for one of the little guys.
06:15Said exchange sees a Porg playing around with Luke's lightsaber,
06:18and perhaps getting a little too close to the emitter than one should.
06:21But before said critter gets a blade through the skull,
06:24Rey takes the weapon away for a closer look.
06:26Had Lunt Davies' unused alternative conclusion been breathed into life on screen, however,
06:31one of the darkest jokes in Star Wars history would have seen a Porg have their brains impaled by a lightsaber.
06:37Fun for all the family!
06:38Number 4, Obi-Wan Kenobi originally survived his duel with Darth Vader
06:42Episode 4, A New Hope
06:44Along with Darth Vader making it known that he was actually Luke Skywalker's pappy all along,
06:49Obi-Wan Kenobi being struck down by the iconic Big Bad in A New Hope
06:53acts as another instantly iconic occurrence to tumble out of the original trilogy.
06:57But again, this wasn't always part of the OG plan as it goes.
07:00As revealed by Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew a few years back,
07:04an earlier draft of Episode 4 actually saw Ben making out of his battle with his former Padawan alive.
07:09In fact, Kenobi would have even managed to get back onto the Millennium Falcon with the rest of the crew
07:14and escape the Death Star.
07:15Kenobi still wouldn't have made it out of the madness completely unscathed,
07:19being partially wounded by a Stormtrooper blast after managing to slam a door between himself and Vader mid-jewel.
07:25Yet with Obi-Wan's death proving to be a huge moment in Luke's path towards eventually becoming a Jedi,
07:30the concept of Kenobi actually surviving past this Death Star escape, while intriguing,
07:35would have robbed the project and franchise of one of its most important and memorable beats.
07:40Number 3, Boba Fett gets his revenge on Mace Windu.
07:42Episode 3, Revenge of the Sith.
07:45Han Solo wasn't the only original trilogy face ultimately cut out of the Revenge of the Sith chaos.
07:50On the back of witnessing his father be cruelly decapitated in front of his own eyes by none other than Mace Windu
07:55during the climactic event of Attack of the Clones,
07:58Lucas once appeared to be mulling over an Episode 3 moment that would have seen Boba Fett attempt to get revenge on the Jedi Master.
08:05As seen during a dazzling piece of concept art created by Warren Foo,
08:09Fett would have eventually come up against Windu once again, seemingly during Order 66,
08:14and ultimately managed to blast the all-powerful Force user through the chest with his pistol.
08:18Daddy would be proud.
08:19However, according to the caption accompanying said artwork in the art of Revenge of the Sith,
08:24Lucas felt that, at just 16 years old at this point in the series,
08:28Fett would be too young to convincingly pull off this feat on screen.
08:32While it likely would have been a bit of a stretch to believe a youngster could get the better of such a seasoned Jedi General,
08:37seeing Boba rock up in full Beskar would have undoubtedly made for yet another outstanding prequel occurrence,
08:42but one that once again probably would have pulled too much focus away from the other bits of drama unfolding in Episode 3,
08:49Number 2, Darth Vader Kills Darth Maul, Rebels
08:52The animated corner of the Star Wars universe has brought with it some of the most unexpected showdowns in the history of the galaxy far, far away,
08:59and many of them just so happen to include a certain Maul.
09:03Despite getting to see the likes of Darth Sidious and Ahsoka Tano collide with one of the most memorable faces ever brought to the intergalactic table,
09:09though, one animated Maul duel fans were never blessed with witnessing actually came incredibly close during the making of Rebels.
09:17As revealed by Rebels executive producer Dave Filoni,
09:20the original plan was to have Maul die during the Season 2 finale of the much-loved show,
09:24with said appearance simply acting as a one-off before biting the dust.
09:28And none other than Darth Vader would have been responsible for cutting down his former master's long-time rival.
09:33How poetic.
09:35However, the fact that Vader would quickly move on to his emotional showdown with one-time apprentice Tano shortly after slicing up Maul,
09:41ultimately led to the episode becoming unwieldy, as Filoni put it.
09:44So due to the fact that this potential dream duel was little more than a fan-faction fun thought,
09:50and the emotional drama centred around Tano and Vader,
09:53Maul was allowed to live a little while longer instead.
09:55Number 1. F the Empire. Andor.
09:58That's right, 2022 was oh so near to unleashing the galaxy far, far away's first ever F-bomb.
10:04What a world and a galaxy, eh?
10:06Producing one of the finest monologues the Star Wars live-action sphere has let loose in an age,
10:10Fiona Shaw's rousing speech as a recently deceased hologram, Marva Andor, on Feryx,
10:16is enough to leave even the most cold-hearted of fans punching the air in defiance.
10:20But had Tony Gilroy and the gang gotten away with the original emphatic final phrase Marva was initially set to spit out,
10:26there's a solid chance an entire rebellion could have been kick-started in Holmes the world over there and then.
10:32According to Dedra Miro actor Denise Gough in a conversation with Empire,
10:36the term Fight the Empire wasn't actually what the actors on set heard on the day of shooting that epic moment of Marva's Last Stand.
10:43As she put it, except at the end she didn't say Fight the Empire, she said F the Empire.
10:49Which we were all really excited about, but we weren't allowed to keep it, obviously.
10:53It's not that difficult to understand why Disney weren't in that much of a rush to allow a Star Wars show to fully cross that F-bomb line.
10:59But with Andor already pumping out the odd S and B-word during its critically acclaimed run,
11:04there's at least hope for those who crave to see a badass Star Wars face producing a daring F-you to the Empire in the next season of the Disney Plus offering.
11:13And that's our list, know of any other deleted Star Wars moments you won't believe nearly happened?
11:17Then why don't you let us know all about them in the comments section right down below,
11:21because that's, that's what it's there for, and don't forget to like, share, and click on that subscribe button while you're there.
11:26Also, if you like this kind of thing, then go and head on over to whatculture.com and find some more incredible articles,
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11:36I've been Gareth from WhatCultureStarWars, may the force be with you as always,
11:40thank you very much for watching this video today, and hopefully I'll see you very soon.
11:44Bye-bye!
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