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00:00As one of the most popular film franchises of all time, Star Wars has more than its fair share of
00:05memorable and iconic moments. Still, for every instance of brilliance in Star Wars, there seems
00:11to be an equal number of moments that either have half-baked ideas, or just are not as good as they
00:16could have been. Whether they are simply concepts that were pushed aside in favour of others,
00:21or fully realised deleted scenes, the franchise is unfortunately littered with plenty of scrapped
00:26moments that could have been major additions to the films. So I am Gareth here from WhatCultureStarWars
00:32and here are 10 scrapped Star Wars movie scenes better than what we got.
00:3710. Obi-Wan and Jocasta Nu discuss Count Dooku, Attack of the Clones
00:41For some reason, George Lucas decided to kill off Darth Maul, a villain with great potential in
00:47The Phantom Menace, for a bit at least, and then take over an hour to introduce the new Sith
00:52apprentice into that film's follow-up. Apart from a few very brief mentions of being a political
00:57idealist by Yoda, Count Dooku is crammed into Episode 2 once Obi-Wan Kenobi is captured by
01:03Separatist forces on Geonosis. Although the scene where Dooku tries to pull Kenobi over to the dark
01:09side by utilising their shared bond with Qui-Gon Jinn is enjoyable, an earlier scene had been filmed
01:14which definitely better introduced the villain. In the scene, Kenobi and Jedi librarian Jocasta Nu discuss
01:21Dooku and why he left the Order. Jocasta says that Dooku left due to his faltering loyalty to the
01:26apathetic and hypocritical Jedi Council, as well as to the corrupt and crumbling Republic.
01:32Nu also makes apt comparisons of Dooku to his former apprentice Qui-Gon, which sets up Dooku to
01:37be a wise and noble free-thinker for Obi-Wan. So on top of giving the character some much-needed backstory,
01:43the later reveal to Kenobi that he is now a Sith is more shocking than it otherwise would be.
01:48They should have left it in, damn it. 9. Kylo Ren Meets the Eye of Webbish Bog
01:53The Rise of Skywalker
01:54After the worst title crawl in Star Wars history, where it is anticlimactically revealed that somehow
02:00Palpatine has returned, The Rise of Skywalker cuts to Kylo Ren tearing through Mustafar.
02:06Ren immediately finds a Sith Wayfinder, which acts essentially as a map to the Sith homeworld of
02:12Exegol, and he is then whisked away to find the Hidden Planet and the Phantom Emperor.
02:16Whilst it is good to see Mustafar again, the scene is incredibly rushed.
02:20This wasn't always the case, though. In the novelization of The Rise of Skywalker,
02:24Ren, accompanied by General Hux and Allegiant General Pride, met with the eye of Webbish Bog,
02:29a giant spider-like creature and a former servant of Darth Vader. The creature then eventually tells
02:35Ren he is worthy of the Sith Wayfinder, and hands it over to Vader's grandson. This scene would have
02:40made for a much more gripping and eerie opening to Episode 9, as well as creating a better dynamic
02:46between Ren and Hux, who accuses the Supreme Leader of chasing ghosts instead of putting out the fires
02:51of rebellion across the galaxy.
02:538. Luke and Biggs A New Hope
02:56Whilst being a nearly perfect film, something that was missing from the original cut of A New Hope
03:01was more of Luke Skywalker's relationship with his Tatooine friend, Biggs Darklighter.
03:06When the film was initially released in 1977, the two didn't share any scenes until the Death Star
03:12battle over Yavin 4, where Biggs gets shot down by Darth Vader. The score swells and cuts to a
03:18shocked Luke, yet since the movie didn't set up the pair's relationship at all, the moment felt a bit
03:23flat. For the 1977 special edition of the film, George Lucas added a crucial scene back, where Biggs
03:29and Luke reunite on Yavin 4, before boarding their X-Wings and attacking the Death Star.
03:34Whilst certainly an improvement, Lucas had filmed more scenes between the two which were also cut.
03:39In one deleted scene, Luke meets Biggs after leaving Toshi Station, where they discuss the
03:44state of the galaxy. Biggs says that he is leaving Tatooine to join the Rebel Alliance,
03:49and tries to convince Luke to do the same. But Skywalker can't, since his uncle needs his help
03:55on the farm. Had this scene been included in A New Hope, it would have given Biggs' death a bit more
04:00weight, as well as help explain why Luke was initially so keen to become a Rebel.
04:047. Moff J. Gerard's Death Star Dilemma
04:07Return of the Jedi
04:08Whilst Return of the Jedi is largely viewed as the weakest of the original trilogy, it also has one
04:14of the best final acts in the entire Star Wars franchise. Ominously looming over the forest moon
04:19of Endor, the second Death Star headed by the Emperor himself was protected by a deflector shield
04:25on the moon, making the weapon virtually impregnable. In the theatrical cut, Han Solo and a squad of
04:30rebel troops, with some help from their Ewok allies, destroy the deflector shield, leaving the space
04:36station vulnerable. Shortly after, Lando Calrissian and X-Wing pilot Wedge Antilles target the Death
04:42Star's main reactor, causing the station to explode. However, while still exciting, this sequence could
04:48have been much, much better. In a deleted scene, Palpatine tells Moff J. Gerard that if the shield
04:53generator is disabled, the Death Star should fire on the forest moon. In the scene, Moff J. Gerard is very
04:59apprehensive in following this order, as he does not want to kill his men stationed on Endor. As the
05:04shield generator is destroyed, J. Gerard hesitates, before reluctantly ordering Endor's destruction.
05:10As well as creating plenty of tension for the fate of the heroes on Endor, this scene would have also
05:15demonstrated a compelling, more complex and human side to the individuals of the Empire.
05:206. Phasma's Death, The Last Jedi
05:22As one of the most underutilized characters in the franchise, Captain Phasma had less than four minutes
05:28of screen time across The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, before meeting her anticlimactic end
05:33above the Supremacy. After a brief battle with Finn, Phasma falls down a seemingly bottomless pit in
05:39the Burning Supremacy, with the ex-Stormtrooper finally embracing his rebel scum identity.
05:44Annoyingly, this feeble scene could have been far, far better. In a deleted scene, Phasma bests Finn,
05:50with Stormtroopers flanking his position. Finn then exposes Phasma as the one who brought down
05:55Starkiller base's shields in The Force Awakens, which makes the Stormtroopers begin to question
06:00their captain. Before they can act, though, Phasma guns them down, only for Finn to shoot her with
06:05a heavy blaster. This scene gave some much-needed focus on Phasma and Finn, as well as giving the
06:11aforementioned The Force Awakens moments some retroactive dramatic significance, too.
06:165. The Rebel Alliance Is Born, Revenge of the Sith
06:19At its core, Star Wars is a political story about people rising up to fight tyranny,
06:24So, it's fair to say that the founding of the Rebel Alliance is a pretty important piece of the
06:29tale. Sadly, this idea has not really been seen in the films, though this wasn't always the case.
06:34Shortly before the Empire was formed in Revenge of the Sith, a handful of senators, including Padme
06:39Amidala, Bail Organa, and Mon Mothma, met to discuss the worrying developments around the power-hungry
06:45Palpatine, and a clearly dwindling Republic. After their brief discussion, Organa announces that he is
06:50forming an organization, which he hopes will preserve democracy in the galaxy.
06:55Everyone agrees to the proposition, but Mon Mothma makes it clear that no one, not even
06:59family, can be told. Padme is clearly uncomfortable with the idea, since this means she will have to
07:04hide it from her husband, Anakin. This scene actually demonstrated the genius subtlety that
07:09George Lucas was occasionally capable of, so its removal from the film is particularly confusing.
07:154. Kylo Ren Tortures Chewbacca – The Rise of Skywalker
07:19Although The Rise of Skywalker is certainly one of the weakest entries in the Skywalker saga,
07:24if that wasn't clear already, this concluding chapter still contains some brilliant scenes,
07:29even if they were few and far between. One of these moments of brilliance could have come in the
07:34torture scene between Kylo Ren and Chewbacca, after the Wookiee is captured on Persona, had it not been
07:40cut. During the deleted moment, the Supreme Leader would have brutally tormented Chewie both physically
07:46and mentally. According to Ray Carson, author of the novelization of The Rise of Skywalker,
07:51Kylo was meant to mock Chewbacca about Han Solo's death, as well as go into his mind to see his
07:57torment. All Kylo would find, though, was love for Ben Solo, making the scene even more heartbreaking.
08:03This scene, of course, never made it into the film, though Chewbacca actor Juno Suatamo described working
08:08on the scene as very intense and very tough, since Adam Driver had psyched himself to be a real monster
08:15through it all. Instead of this, the heroes board Kylo's ship, immediately rescue Chewie and jet off
08:20in the Millennium Falcon. Boring.
08:223. Padme Tries to Kill Anakin – Revenge of the Sith
08:26In essence, Revenge of the Sith's plot is mostly concerned with Anakin's relationship with his secret
08:31wife, Padme Amidala, and how this ultimately created Darth Vader. Throughout the film, Skywalker and
08:37Amidala share a loving yet uneasy bond, with him having visions of his dear wife perishing during
08:43childbirth. Swearing to never allow this to happen, Anakin falls to the dark side and becomes Palpatine's
08:49most important instrument in wiping out the Jedi, including the younglings. After this, Padme takes
08:55on an increasingly passive role in the film. Apart from expressing her terror to Anakin at the acts he had
09:01committed, she does very little to convince her husband he is on the wrong path. This wasn't how it
09:06was originally going to be, however. A scrapped concept saw Padme landing on Mustafar, running to
09:11hug her husband, only to pull a dagger on him. Still, even after everything he had done and all
09:16of the innocence he had slaughtered, Padme could not kill her husband. She loved him too damn much.
09:22Not only would this have made for a more tragic end for the pair, but it also would have explained
09:27why Anakin was so consumed with rage at the sight of Obi-Wan, as Padme's act would have better
09:32demonstrated that she had truly turned against her husband.
09:352. Luke Mourns Han's Death
09:37The Last Jedi
09:38During The Last Jedi, Jedi Master Luke Skywalker starts the film as a miserable old man who believes
09:44he failed, with it later being revealed that for the briefest moment, he gave in to fear and
09:49considered killing his nephew Ben Solo. While some fans despise this, others were even more
09:55disappointed by the fact that Luke never got to see Han Solo, who was murdered by his son on Starkiller
10:01base in The Force Awakens. This is possibly one of the biggest missed opportunities in Star Wars
10:06history, but The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson did at least address this in a deleted scene.
10:11After Luke retreats to his hut, Chewbacca bursts through the door with a defiant roar.
10:16Surprised to see his friend and the Millennium Falcon, worry sets in as Luke hesitantly asks,
10:21where's Han? In the theatrical edition of the film, the audience are then abruptly whisked away to
10:26meet Kylo Ren and his supreme leader. But an extended scene would have shown a devastated Luke,
10:32as he realized Han is no longer around. Despite the scene only being seconds long,
10:37it would have provided a truly powerful and emotional moment for Skywalker as well as the
10:42audience.
10:421. Anakin Begs For Help
10:44Episode 3 is an immense dramatic spectacle, with the final battle between Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan
10:51Kenobi arguably being the best lightsaber duel ever. After a fierce and brutal fight,
10:57Kenobi finally gets the upper hand by landing on the all-important high ground, and Goads is fallen
11:02apprentice into jumping, which of course he does. Once Kenobi lands the decisive blow on Skywalker,
11:08he leaves him to burn alive. Lovely.
11:10That wasn't exactly how it was always going to end, though. In the making of Star Wars Revenge of the
11:15Sith by J.W. Rinzler, an alternate scene shows Anakin lying on the lava plains, begging Obi-Wan for help.
11:21From that book, after Anakin implores Obi-Wan to save him, George Lucas asked Ewan McGregor to say,
11:27I will not softer. Almost to himself, because after Anakin bursted into flames,
11:32it's as if Obi-Wan was talking to a dead person. Grim.
11:36This would have made Skywalker's fall even more tragic, since he was not fully consumed by the
11:41dark side, yet was still abandoned by Kenobi.
11:45And that's our list. Know many other scrapped Star Wars movie scenes better than what we got?
11:49Well, let us know all about them in the comments section right down below,
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