How would you have done post-ROTJ Star Wars?

[Gunhead]

Yes, killing Luke off is easy. Its also lazy, and removes one of the most important characters in the films. As for "baggage", by that reasoning you should kill off every character who was in the movies. And your personal dislike is hardly a compelling argument.

And while the Imperial remnant might be better than those alternatives you've mentioned, and you could write some good stories with them, I'd like to see some other villains as well. A bit of diversity never hurt.

In a thread called "how would you do post RoTJ EU" personal likes and dislikes are perfectly valid, compelling it might not be but I'm not really trying to convince anyone my stance is the only and most superior. Not that I'd really cry tears if someone did kill off every movie character. At least then you'd have to invent new ones. Or if outright not kill them you should keep them way in the background. RoTJ to me ended their stories for all points and purposes. Luke was the hero, scoundrel got the princess, day was saved, hurrah etc. etc. They had their day in the sun now move over and lets hear about other heroes. Killing a character has a certain finality to it though and it's a statement saying "No he's not coming back"... well unless you go all Maul on him.. which I would never do. Dead is dead.

I think you misunderstand me slightly, I'd use the remnant as a piece of the setting for characters who can be heroes or villains and to counter balance the New Republic. Just like the New Republic has it's ideals, goals etc. You could have a differing set of ideals goals etc, which sometimes are opposing each other creating conflict and give definition to characters.

-Gunhead

[Havok]

What's your take on other Jedi? The EU just loves the idea of hundreds of Jedi surviving the purges, the Emperor and Vader having dozens of force users at their disposal.

I don't mind other Jedi surviving from the PT era ( I swore I already responded to this ) as it was a pretty significant undertaking to get into the Temple to warn Jedi that may have survived away. Clearly Obi-Wan and Yoda thought there was a chance some survived.

I just don't want them being active and want them in hermit mode as Yoda and Obi-Wan realized and recognized was necessary. The old Jedi were over. Whatever Luke was and took with him from them was all that should remain. What he and other Jedi would become should be based on his interpretations and feelings of the Force.