The Official Episode III spoiler thread

The Original Nex · Post by **The Original Nex** » 2004-12-21 07:46pm

The latest AoR: +http://www.starwars.com/hyperspace/memb ... 41220.html

Is it just me, or are those Star Destroyers at extreme low altitude firing on an Utapau city?

Wonderful....

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » 2004-12-21 07:53pm

hardy.r at gmail.com would feel indignified if that made its way into his inbox.

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2004-12-21 09:40pm

IlluminatusPrimus (at) hotmail (dot) com would surely not want that to be in his in-box.

Darth Mall · Post by **Darth Mall** » 2004-12-21 10:19pm

darthgecko (at) comcast dot net would be a horrid place to send such pictures

Seggybop · Post by **Seggybop** » 2004-12-21 10:28pm

(insert generic negative feeling here) seggybop ala gmail dotcom
thankyou

Techno_Union · Post by **Techno_Union** » 2004-12-21 10:32pm

The shotgun would most definately be loaded and ready to fire if that appears at jstreeg @ yahoo . com.

Seele · Post by **Seele** » 2004-12-21 11:06pm

(Um.... I believe that Seele @ woh.rr.com would really regret recieving said picture and would really be upset)

President Sharky · Post by **President Sharky** » 2004-12-21 11:19pm

I'll be so horrified if the said image arrived at danielbalint at sympatico dot ca that I will rinse my eyes out with hydrochloric acid.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-12-22 12:47am

My username at gmail.com would hate to see such an image.

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2004-12-22 04:45am

Ya Know, i really hate this.. could we not have people sending this disgusting image to dartzap @gmail . com? i mean it really is disgusting...

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-12-22 05:27am

Linky.

+http://img25.exs.cx/img25/9646/aorgood5tc.jpg

Hope that's not in the film.

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-12-22 06:44am

Oh, and the AT-RT design is out on both Art of Revenge, and a preview of the Lego toy. It's got a crew of one and an open cockpit with a sort of gunshield for the single "rider". Pretty dumb design if you ask me.

Here it is

There's also one of Anakin's transformation into Darth Vader (yes, in Lego).

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2004-12-22 11:14am

The Lego-version looks almost better than the sketch-version. Interestingly enough, on the Wookie-webdoc that came out a few weeks ago, the pre-visualization for the "Wookie-charge" we saw in the trailer had one of these two-legged walkers in the pic. The finished version of the scene seemed to have discarded it.

A rather smart move, if this thing is only meant to be for patrols and reconnaissance, something so frail and small would get squashed pretty quickly out on an open battlefield like that.

Another thing I noticed was that the "three-legged" walkers in the scene had a big cannon right where the cockpit would be in the pre-wiz. This seems to have been removed or relocated in the finished pics.

Mange · Post by **Mange** » 2004-12-22 12:54pm

The Original Nex wrote:The latest AoR: +http://www.starwars.com/hyperspace/memb ... 41220.html

Is it just me, or are those Star Destroyers at extreme low altitude firing on an Utapau city?

Wonderful....

Yes, it is. I do hope we'll see it in the movie. It would be the first time such an event is witnessed.

Oh, don't forget to visit MF (many good spoilers):
http://www.millenniumfalcon.com

The Original Nex · Post by **The Original Nex** » 2004-12-22 07:29pm

Vympel wrote:Hope that's not in the film.

May I ask why??

President Sharky · Post by **President Sharky** » 2004-12-22 08:00pm

Looks like the Original Nex's sarcasm detector has malfunctioned. You must need maintenance.

Hyperspace's latest web documentary is about the miniatures used to create the exotic environments of Kashyyyk, Utapau, and Mustafar. Too bad I don't have Hyperspace, so I'll have to wait something like 4 months for this to be free.

The Original Nex · Post by **The Original Nex** » 2004-12-23 04:33pm

President Sharky wrote:Looks like the Original Nex's sarcasm detector has malfunctioned. You must need maintenance.

Hehe....being sick, tired and medicated can make you interpret things wrong....

The Original Nex · Post by **The Original Nex** » 2004-12-23 04:34pm

The next BtH is up. It's a nice holoimage of Sideous adressing the Seperatist leaders on Mustafar.

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2004-12-23 05:52pm

Mange the Swede wrote:
The Original Nex wrote:The latest AoR: +http://www.starwars.com/hyperspace/memb ... 41220.html

Is it just me, or are those Star Destroyers at extreme low altitude firing on an Utapau city?

Wonderful....
Yes, it is. I do hope we'll see it in the movie. It would be the first time such an event is witnessed.

Oh, don't forget to visit MF (many good spoilers):
http://www.millenniumfalcon.com

Why have I been banned from MF? I was never a member.

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2004-12-23 06:39pm

President Sharky wrote:Looks like the Original Nex's sarcasm detector has malfunctioned. You must need maintenance.

I don´t call that sarcasm, he really sounded dissappointed.

"I sure hope THAT isn´t in the film...

"

is sarcasm. Sorry guys, the Internet makes it hard to interpret sometimes.

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-12-23 07:55pm

You guys were right the first time, I wasn't being sarcastic. That firepower looks pathetic, and that's not reasonable.

The Original Nex · Post by **The Original Nex** » 2004-12-23 08:05pm

Vympel wrote:You guys were right the first time, I wasn't being sarcastic. That firepower looks pathetic, and that's not reasonable.

I wouldn't think they're trying to BDZ the place, just a piecemiel, selective bombardment, probably with light-turbolasers on low settings.

President Sharky · Post by **President Sharky** » 2004-12-23 08:13pm

From what I've heard, there won't be anything like that on Utapau anyway.

IP, regarding your banning from MF.com, the one of the admins there has some sort of vendetta against TF.N users, so a great number of them are all banned arbitrarily. Simply email the site if you wish to be unbanned.

The Original Nex · Post by **The Original Nex** » 2004-12-23 08:58pm

Pres. Sharky wrote:From what I've heard, there won't be anything like that on Utapau anyway.

From what I understand, everything in "The Art Of Revenge" has made it into the film (so far at least), unless otherwise noted in the pics discription.

President Sharky · Post by **President Sharky** » 2004-12-24 01:21am

Here's a bunch of spoilers that the Administrator at millenniumfalcon.com, Ternian, has posted. MF.com has been a really credible source for the past episodes and they've been the source of the recent spoiler images from the Dooku duel, the space battle, and Yoda in the surveillance room.

MAJOR SPOILERS FOLLOW
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Saturday December 18 2004

With Christmas day less than a week away MF.com has decided to indulge in the Christmas spirit. Our latest insider Hard Copy has sent us this small scene to help begin the festive cheer:

Sector Governor TARKIN, DARTH VADER, and EMPEROR PALPATINE stand on the bridge of the Star Destroyer.

In the distance, the growing skeleton of a spherical battle station, the size of a small moon, begins to take shape...
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“Dreams pass in time…” - Obi-Wan Kenobi, Episode II.

But what if they don’t?

Anakin’s fears of his dreams leads him on the path to the Dark Side in Revenge of the Sith. After he returns to the arms of his beloved, Padme, Anakin has a dream; a premonition, that wakes him during the night. In his dreams, he sees the death of his wife when she gives birth to their child; it is a death he cannot stop.

A fear sets into Anakin, as he remembers the same premonition that plagued him about his mother. It is also a burning issue that even Yoda cannot soothe when he warns the young Jedi about Fear, Premonition and Mortality. Unable to put the dream from his mind, Anakin seeks out his greatest confidant, Chancellor Palpatine.

Chancellor Palpatine soon recounts the story of Darth Plagueis the Wise and Anakin discovers the true power of the Sith...
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Monday December 20 2004

"It's a trap!" - Ackbar, Return of the Jedi.

If there is one person you can count on to ensnare the heroes in a trap, it's the dark lord Sidious. In Revenge of the Sith, Sidious organises a trap to destroy one of the most powerful Jedi on the Council: Obi-Wan Kenobi.

After the failed attack on Coruscant, the separatist general known as Grievous contacts Lord Sidious. Sidious instructs his general to go to a secret base on the distant, neutral planet of Utapau. When he arrives on the planet, he is to wait for the arrival of the Jedi Master: then he is to destroy him.

But how does he get the Jedi Master to go there? Via Anakin Skywalker.

Anakin receives a report from Palpatine through the Chancellor's Clone Intelligence network. This network has discovered the secret base of Grievous. Anakin passes this information onto the Jedi Council who sends Obi-Wan Kenobi to finally lead an assault to destroy the General.
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Tuesday December 21 2004

“What is a democracy if it doesn’t serve all our lives?” – Senator Amidala, Episode III.

After his dream about Padme, Anakin goes to Palpatine for counsel. In a brief scene in the Chancellor’s Office, the pair discusses Anakin’s new assignment and the dream that haunts Anakin.

Palpatine warns Anakin about the true goals of the Jedi Council. He claims that the Jedi are not only against himself, but also against the Senate and the whole democratic system.

Is the Jedi Council a democratic body itself? After all, isn’t Anakin being told what to do?

“Haven't they tried to convince you to act against me? “ Palpatine questions earnestly.

Anakin realises that Palpatine is right. The Jedi Council believe that Palpatine is under the influence of the Sith. Little do they know that he is the Sith Master. In an effort to learn more about the Chancellor, the Jedi Council instruct Anakin to stay on Coruscant to watch him – spy on him, while Obi-Wan leads his mission to Utapau. They know Anakin has a close relationship with the Chancellor. Anakin is assigned as Palpatine’s personal bodyguard.

Palpatine begins to tell Anakin about the Sith, the Jedi’s lack of vision; and so begins the seduction of Anakin Skywalker to the Dark Side of the Force…
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Wednesday December 22 2004

“A Jedi gains power through understanding; a Sith gains understanding through power.” – Darth Sidious, Episode III.

In the Galaxies Theatre, Anakin Skywalker is the guest of the Chancellor Palpatine. The elite of Coruscant have gathered to watch the graceful movements of a female Mon Calamari soloist.

As the graceful dancer moves about stage, Chancellor Palpatine recounts an old story; The Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise.

This infamous Dark Lord of the Sith supposedly gained such an insight into The Force that he was actually able to influence the midichlorians to create life. Anakin becomes interested in this story after his haunting dreams of Padme’s death – perhaps this time he could prevent her death, unlike his mother’s.

Anakin asks what happened to Plagueis in the story. Palpatine says that he was murdered by his apprentice as soon as he discovered the same power. Still thinking about Padme, Anakin asks “Would it be possible to learn this secret in some way?”

"Clearly, not from the Jedi," replies Palpatine with a gentle smile.
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Friday December 24 2004

"Yes, your thoughts betray you..." - Darth Vader, Return of the Jedi.

Anakin runs down the hall of the Republic Executive Building and enters the office of the Supreme Chancellor. Inside, Palpatine is begging for his life as Mace Windu stands over him with his lightsaber.

Anakin looks at the two. Mace warns Anakin to return to the Jedi Temple as instructed, but Palpatine begs for Anakin to protect him against the undemocratic Jedi.

Again, Mace tries to convince Anakin otherwise, but then Palpatine pleads, 'You remember the story of Darth Plagueis the Wise?'

Anakin looks at Palpatine, ignoring Mace.

"Darth Plagueis was real," says Palpatine.

Anakin looks at him shocked.

"Real?..."

"Darth Plagueis was my master. He taught me the key to his power," he said.

Suddenly, Palpatine's voice turned cold, and old, "...before I killed him."

Mace tries to tell Anakin not to believe him.

Palpatine raises his head, an old, withered man appears from beneath the shadows of the cowering Chancellor.

"I cannot, I turn myself over to you. I am too weak in the end. Too old, weak ... I give up. Don't kill me, Master Windu. I surrender..."

Anakin's internal conflict grows. Anakin weighs up the role of the undemocratic Jedi, the omission from the Jedi Council, the ideals and concepts of Palpatine, the loyalty of Palpatine, Palpatine willing to share the way to control midichlorians to create life... to save Padme - his loved one.

Anakin lunges towards Mace as the Jedi goes to strike against Palpatine. A lightsaber battle begins; fast and furious until Mace's hand is cut off. Sidious raises his hands and lightning strikes from them, zapping Mace in revenge with full veracity - and with his lightning he lifts up the disabled Jedi and throws him through the window, out into the Coruscant traffic below.
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So, at last, the mystery of Palpatine's Sith Master is revealed.