Han’s Fate To Be Decided In TFA?

As we enter the final days of intense anticipation for The Force Awakens, the excitement has never been stronger.

For today’s post, I thought it would be prudent to discuss the future of a character who’s been around the block a time or two.

One of the world’s favorite characters…ever…Han Solo.

Although it doesn’t feel like it, it has been 32 years since we’ve seen Harrison Ford on the big screen encapsulating everything we know of Han Solo.

From his bad boy attitude to his blunt and hard hitting quips, Han Solo is the best.

Unfortunately, the sun sets on all of us eventually…

Now with that being said, does that mean this is finally THAT time!?

Well, excuse the corny humor and of course we don’t know for sure but I’ll tell you one thing, there’s a bit of truth to this.

In the last couple months, there has been talk regarding Ford and his involvement in Star Wars.

If you recall, Ford famously tried to convince George Lucas at the end of Return of the Jedi to kill off Han…

But what does that say for his fate in TFA?

I would speculate that things could take a turn for the worst for our favorite smuggler across the Galaxy.

You have to look at it from a logical point of view.

For starters, Harrison Ford is getting up in his years now that he is 73 years old.

The character of Han Solo is not a “sit back and relax” type of guy as well.

No, he’s a man of action, someone who gets it done. With his hands, with his behavior, not with his mind.

As Ford continues to get up in the years, I honestly feel like it would be tough for him to continue to play his role.

With that being said, things start to fall in place if you’re thinking this could be it for Han.

And actually, that might be what Ford wants.

After all, Harrison Ford has never really embraced the Star Wars universe in terms of really being a “fan”.

When asked to explain his reasoning on why he thought Han Solo should be killed, Ford explained, “I thought it would be good that the character, if he sacrificed himself in some noble way.”

I have to agree with him there.

I could definitely see something along those lines occur.

Now would I be happy about it? Absolutely not! But sometimes a sacrificial death for the greater good is what legends are made of.

And make no mistake about it, Han Solo is a legend.

I guess the fate of our good ol’ buddy Han will have to wait.

But not too long.

We’re approximately 75 hours away….

How good does that sound!

-Sith Pacify out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Pivotal Moments that Secured the Battle of Endor

When the Rebellion set off to engage the Empire above the forest planet of Endor, they knew what that entailed…

The Empire had the supreme advantage going into the battle.

From superior manpower to their technological edge, they were stronger and more fit for such a crucial fight.

Perhaps the Empire’s most dominating factor for the clash was their element of surprise.

Going into the battle, the Rebel Alliance truly thought they had caught the Empire off-guard.

But it was the Alliance who was fooled and bewildered.

As Admiral Ackbar and General Calrissian raced to meet the Death Star above Endor, they were ambushed by the gargantuan death machine’s activated shields.

As the Rebel offensive was quickly forced to regroup, they were again blindsided by the Empire’s relentlessness.

To Admiral Ackbar’s horror, not only was the Death Star’s shields online but the super-weapon’s death ray was also active.

Now, we all know how this ends but what happens along the way is so vital and important, it’s worth mentioning.

The single most important moment that won the Battle of Endor for the Alliance belongs to Lando.

As the Empire began to absolutely crush the Rebel cruisers through the mechanical monstrosity’s death ray, Admiral Ackbar issued the order to retreat.

Upon hearing the Admiral’s order, Lando furiously protests the Mon Calamari’s decree.

Both knew the consequences of leaving the battle at this moment.

For the future, their ability to launch an offensive would be near impossible as their resources would now be disastrously depleted.

What’s more, the Alliance would have no choice but to abandon all the forces which they had deployed planetside on Endor.

Of course, those forces were invaluable since they included the likes of Rebel leaders Leia Organa and Han Solo.

Not to mention Luke who’d be left in the clutches of the evil Emperor….

But no, we never had to see such a dire situation thanks to Lando’s quick thinking.

Lando demands Ackbar to move the fleet as close as possible and engage the star destroyers in point blank range.

Besides the obvious of allowing the battle to continue, this allowed the Rebel cruisers to combat the Empire’s star destroyers.

This ingenious military call by Calrissian also took down the personal flagship of Darth Vaders’, the Executor.

What this move ultimately did for the Alliance though was it effectively provided some distance between the cruisers and the Death Star plus it provided them with some cover in the form of star destroyers.

The second most important moment that won the Battle of Endor for the Alliance was the aid of the Ewoks.

It sounds funny doesn’t it? A bunch of little fur balls running around and wreaking havoc on the Galactic Empire.

Well, it happened.

It almost sounds too crazy to believe.

So how were the Ewoks able to turn the tide in the fight between the Alliance and the Empire?

Well, for one, they were an unknown entity.

What I mean by this is Palpatine and the Empire were aware of the Ewoks presence on Endor but they were believed to be unintelligent and incapable of any harm to the Empire and its forces.

As Palpatine himself would say, this “lack of vision” would inevitably prove fatal for the Empire as they were unable to quell Endor’s native species.

The little creatures ingenuity and ability to persevere as well as adapt is what helped the Rebels crush the mechanical monsters the Empire unleashed on Endor.

The third and final most important moment that won the Battle of Endor for the Alliance was the Emperor’s arrogance.

Whether you’re the Intergalactic ruler of the Galaxy and everything in it or a small child in the back woods of Tatooine, no one is omnipotent.

The Emperor would have disagreed.

The Dark Lord was so confident in his forces and in his own ability to foresee any imminent danger that he forgot to look directly in front of him.

And you know something, Luke was right.

When Luke says to the Emperor in ROTJ “Your overconfidence is your weakness”, he was right!

The Emperor personally allowed the alliance to land (unharmed) on Endor, which in turn acted as a small strike team in an attempt to destroy the shield generator.

He should have made the correlation to all of the Empire’s defeats and realized that the most common similarity with all of them was simple: Luke and/or his friends were involved in each of them…

Now, if Palpatine was able to swallow his pride and realize the potential harm in allowing this “band of misfits” near a device so crucial to the Empire’s victory as the shield generator was, maybe he’d of thought twice.

Maybe…

In the end, these three choices made all the difference in this clash of humanity vs oppression.

If just one of these three moments had gone wry in even the most minuscule of ways, all hope would have been lost.

Pride can be a dangerous thing.

But for the Empire (and the Emperor)?

It was the straw that broke the camel’s back.

-Sith Pacify out.

Golden Age of Star Wars?

The year is 2015. Exactly 38 years since the release of the beginning of it all, A New Hope. 

The creator of it all, George Lucas, would go on to create five more Star Wars movies and inspire hundreds of millions of fans to become one with the force and embrace the Star Wars franchise.

In the timeline of Star Wars, I would say there is one major golden age. Starting in May of 1977 when A New Hope was released up until somewhere after 1984 to 1985ish.

The reason why I extend the dates just a bit after the release of Return of the Jedi (1983) is because the world was still abuzz over this new concept of sci fi battle.

Now, it would 16 years until a new film would be released. The new film of course being The Phantom Menace was received by a less enthused fan base. This would unfortunately build a bit of a rebellion against George Lucas and his ideas for the new prequels.

After the final prequel was released, many Star Wars fans thought Lucas had lost it. Many thought the fire he once kindled in millions of Star Wars fan’s hearts had been a thing of the past….until a new announcement.

On October 30th, 2012 Disney announced that they had purchased Lucasfilm.

This would be a turning point.

There was a bit of stagnation in between 2005 and 2014 that had many fans wondering was this the end?

The Star Wars universe just didn’t know what to expect. Star Wars video game titles began to shrink and disappear, merchandise sales were decreasing and the future was uncertain.

That was until the big announcement came.

On November 6th, 2014, the title for the new movie The Force Awakens was released.

And with that came the dawn of the second golden age in Star Wars history.

Countless amounts of projects have been announced from new TV shows to new video games and even new movies extending beyond the classic Star Wars timeline like Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

With every release of information for the rapidly approaching film in December, Star Wars fans rejoice.

You can feel the insatiable hunger there is for this new film.

Almost like a never-ending desire for more and more Star Wars material.

It is a new age, an age of abundance, an age greatness.

I think the most important part of this new beginning for our beloved franchise is not the fact that there will be more material out there, but the fact that the young kids will now have a concrete foundation to love Star Wars as we all do.

The new millennial generation is in safe hands. They are so fortunate to have so many different venues to satisfy and educate their Star Wars needs.

In the end, the most important aspect I hope you all gather from this post is that Star Wars has returned.

Come December 18th, when that famous iconic music plays and those words start to filter from the top of the screen on down, I’ll know for sure, that Star Wars is back.

-Sith Pacify out

What if Luke turned to the Dark Side?

What if?

Everyone knows at the end of Return of the Jedi, Luke fulfills his destiny as he symbolically denies the Emperor one last time and proclaims himself saying “I am a Jedi, like my father before me.”

But what would have happened if Luke succumbed to his emotions and struck the final blow to kill Vader?

Would he then go on to pledge himself to the Emperor or try to engage the Dark Lord in conflict as well?

First off, it’s important to understand this…Luke, much like his father, heavily relied on the advice from his role models.

Anakin had Chancellor Palpatine fill that void, that didn’t go so well for him but for Luke it might have been different.

As for Luke, he had old Ben Kenobi. A force in his life that would remain a major stalwart so much so that he would go on to name one of his sons Ben.

However, in this moment, Ben was not with him. Therefore leaving Luke dangerously open to seduction.

So, imagine Luke is standing over Vader’s lifeless corpse when the Emperor moseys on over.

Someone like Luke who would realize the gravity of the situation would almost immediately would look for guidance.

I’d imagine that the Emperor, using his crafty and grandfatherly advice would attempt to brainwash Luke to the point of no return. Yes, that’s right, to the Dark Side.

Now time to go back to the original question. Would Luke turn on Sidious in this moment? Maybe after he realized that it might be the only way to turn a heinous situation into a pertinent one and still remain one of the good guys.

I’d have to say, yes he probably would.

Of course in the movie, after he defeats Vader, Luke sees the flaws in his aggressive actions and tosses away his weapon and acknowledges his fate.

So for arguments sake, lets say Luke engaged the Emperor.

Luke vs Sidious

When the Emperor first lays eyes on Luke, there is a sense of trepidation and fear that even Luke feels emanating from the Dark Lord.

Not that this would have really mattered but nonetheless, the Emperor was afraid of Luke and saw him as a threat.

With this being said, I find it hard to believe that Luke would really stand a chance. After all, he’s completely decimated from the Emperor’s force lightning.

Plus, with the Emperor already feeling threatened and a tinge of fear, I’m sure he’d release his full arsenal of power.

Luke’s Jedi upbringing was incomplete and fragmented since both of his teachers died/killed at some point during his teachings.

With this being said, as you saw in the ROTJ, Luke would have been obliterated by the Emperor’s lightning.

He simply did not have the necessary training to comprehend how to counter the Emperor’s crackling electric energy spewing from his finger tips.

With his father now no more and the Emperor’s complete lack of mercy, Luke would be a goner.

You also have to understand this. The fact that the Emperor would need another enforcer since Vader has departed, I could very much see the Emperor end his electrical barrage at the last second and force Luke to swear his loyalty.

Of course he’d probably allow his darkness to handicap Luke in someway (similar to what happened to Anakin) in order for Sidious to feel more comfortable around a force like Luke.

Now it would remain to be seen if Luke would pledge himself (I doubt it) but nevertheless that’s how things would most likely play out.

Luke Wins

Consider the fact that the Emperor in his old age is practically ancient and by the look of his face alone, he looks prehistoric!

What would have happened if Luke got up close to the Sith Lord? Right there would be a turning point.

Not in ROTJ, but in the expanded universe, the emperor has said it himself. He considers lightsaber combat primitive and barbaric, something he likes to boast saying it’s a Jedi action.

The Emperor believes in conflict through the force.

Now what happens if Luke was able to incapacitate Sidous from using his force abilities?

I very much doubt that the Emperor carries around a lightsaber of his own anymore and I bet he’d be weaker than ever with it as well.

There is something to be said of his ability to augment his physicality and possibly raise his competitive edge up higher through exposing himself to the force.

Still, I don’t think he would be able to match Luke’s prowess. I mean, just look at Luke. He’s a physical specimen just like his father was.

Luke’s Next Move

Now that Luke has eliminated the heads of the Empire, what would his next move be?

He could easily just exit the Death Star and return to his friends. However, he could just as easily assume control of Imperial operations and follow a similar path that Anakin did.

I tend to think Luke would do the latter.

He even realizes himself that he had a strange fascination and enjoyed the power of the Dark Side as it surged through him and around him as he stands over his father.

Luke is an emotional person. It’s only up until he enters Jabba’s Palace does he begin to take charge of his emotions.

The key is, his emotional outbursts are still there, just guarded.

Of course it’s toned down compared to his bout with Vader in The Empire Strikes Back but it does remain in his character.

End Game

If Luke did end up joining the Dark Side, it signals ultimate doom for the Rebellion and future Jedi hope.

Luke would go on to be possibly the most powerful, dynamic and unopposed Sith Lord the galaxy had ever seen.

Reason being, all the Jedi competition would practically be eliminated and extinct!

That’s one way to remain at the top!

It’s plausible to say, Leia could still sway Luke or maybe Luke could even sway Leia.

Still, I can’t see Leia turning and abandoning her cause. She’s just too invested. Plus the Empire did kill her adopted parents so that’s a big hurdle to get over as well…

Leia just seems to stubborn and set in her ways compared to Luke but hey, ya never know!

One thing is for sure, it would be a dark dark day if Luke ever turned to the Sith.

-Sith Pacify out