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Did We








Order







A Clone








Army?










The mistakes and

misapprehensions


of the Jedi Order




Failure, hypocrisy, hubris. Not
words you might associate with
the Jedi Order, and yet that’s

exactly how a disenchanted

Luke Skywalker, one of the most
gifted Jedi Masters to ever wield
a lightsaber, assessed them in

Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Insider examines whether

there’s any evidence to support
Luke’s harsh accusations, and

how such fl aws ultimately
brought about the downfall

of the Jedi.


W ORDS: J AY S T OB IE

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veryone makes 01
E mistakes, but some
errors of judgment
can have profound
consequences. Take
Obi-Wan Kenobi’s
confusion over the clone troopers he
uncovered on Kamino in Star Wars:
Attack of the Clones (2002), and the
Jedi Council’s immediate uncertainty
about the army’s existence. Their
response hardly reflected the wisdom
the galaxy expected from the Jedi.
The average citizen may see the
legendary Jedi as flawless, but Luke
Skywalker rebuked his predecessors
and brutally assessed their leadership
during a discussion with Rey on Ahch-
To. “Now that they’re extinct, the Jedi
are romanticized, deified,” declared Luke.
“But if you strip away the myth and
look at their deeds, the legacy of the
Jedi is failure, hypocrisy, hubris.”
Skywalker’s cynicism in Star Wars:
The Last Jedi (2017), while partially
stoked by his own mistakes with Ben
Solo, is bolstered by the events that take
place throughout the prequel trilogy. up in prophecy, Qui-Gon petitioned the In The Last Jedi, Luke directly called out
Let’s look at each of Luke’s damning Council to permit Obi-Wan Kenobi to Obi-Wan’s failure, telling Rey: “It was a
assertions, and consider the evidence face the Jedi trials, despite the fact that Jedi Master who was responsible for the
that bears them out. he himself admitted his Padawan needed training and creation of Darth Vader.”
to learn more about the living Force. For all their talk of prophecy
Qui-Gon’s foolish plan to rush a Jedi into and visions, the Jedi also lacked the
Failure knighthood in order to replace him with wherewithal to notice the ease with which
Chancellor Sheev Palpatine manipulated
Anakin as his new student displeased the
Council. Yet, Master Yoda later agreed to them. Following the bombing of Senator
Accusation: The Jedi remained knight Obi-Wan shortly after Padmé Amidala’s starship on
blind to their own recklessness, Qui-Gon’s death on Naboo at How can the Coruscant, the Chancellor
Palpatine’s manipulation of them, the hands of Darth Maul. suggested that she receive
and their lack of empathy for others. Obi-Wan’s emotional Jedi fight for Jedi protection until the
- connection to his master, justice when danger dissipated. To settle
Evidence: Luke Skywalker’s coupled with Qui-Gon’s dying they do not Padmé’s misgivings, Palpatine
critique of the Jedi centered on plea, motivated the freshly ‘innocently’ proposed that
value their
their blindness toward their own minted Jedi Knight to urge the senator’s old friend
shortcomings, which can be traced all Yoda to authorize him to ‘colleagues’ Obi-Wan Kenobi (along
the way back to Star Wars: The Phantom train Anakin. In a display of with his Padawan) take on
Menace (1999). Qui-Gon Jinn’s decision impudence—and channeling as equals? the assignment. Jedi Master
to support a boy’s participation in a Qui-Gon—Obi-Wan Mace Windu relented in an
clearly dangerous podrace never sat well threatened to take Anakin as a Padawan unusually enthusiastic fashion, outwardly
with Padmé, who took a moment before with or without the Council’s approval. pleased over the pair’s recent and
the Boonta Eve Classic to remark, “You Even so, allowing such an inexperienced ‘coincidental’ return to the capital planet.
Jedi are far too reckless.” Sending a child young Jedi the task of guiding someone The Chancellor effortlessly maneuvered
into deadly circumstances purely on a with so much potential seems both Anakin into a position where he could
hunch about his future? What could rash and ill-advised, particularly in rekindle his feelings for Amidala, creating
possibly go wrong? light of Yoda’s misgivings about Anakin a festering weakness that Palpatine would
Young Anakin Skywalker’s win not and, indeed, how Skywalker’s future be able to exploit in the coming years.
only confirmed his potential to Qui- eventually transpired. The idea that After a second failed assassination
Gon, it also highlighted the accuracy of Obi-Wan failed to properly train Anakin attempt, the Jedi Council believed that
Amidala’s scrutiny of the Jedi. Caught is certainly supported by the latter’s son. to ensure her protection they needed to






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01 Anakin
Skywalker
(Jake Lloyd)
celebrates
winning the
Boonta Eve MASTER
Classic with
Qui-Gon
Jinn (Liam DISASTERS
Neeson).
Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Luke
02 Obi-Wan
Kenobi (Ewan Skywalker—three Jedi Masters
McGregor) renowned for their morality,
uncovers the wisdom, and profi ciency in the
awful truth of Force. Yet, these names are
his friend’s forever linked to three others:
betrayal. Count Dooku, Darth Vader,
and Kylo Ren—three former
followers of the light who
became disillusioned, fell into
02
darkness, and spread anguish
across the galaxy.
How could three storied
Jedi Masters fail to prevent
their students from swaying into
indescribable evil? First, outside
infl uences played a signifi cant
role. Sheev Palpatine expertly
engineered the paths of Dooku
and Vader, while Supreme
Leader Snoke corrupted a young
Ben Solo. Kenobi lost Qui-Gon
Jinn at a young age, which quite
possibly left him ill-prepared to
educate Anakin, while Luke’s
own instruction was short and
sporadic, as both Kenobi and
Yoda died before his training
could be completed.
Although Kenobi received
assistance from other Jedi with
move Padmé off-world. With Obi-Wan the Republic’s war machine and led to Anakin, and Luke communed
assigned to track down the assassins, the creation of the Empire. One might with the Force ghosts of Old
Ben and Yoda, their stunted
escort duties naturally fell to Anakin. expect Jar Jar’s tenure in the Senate to
education may have translated
Without realizing their blunder, the include an embarrassing gaffe or social into missteps with their own
Jedi played right into Palpatine’s hands miscue, but not all out galactic confl ict. Padawans. But what of Count
Dooku? He spoke of Yoda’s
by preventing Padmé from leading the Sending Padmé away benefi ted
guidance. One key factor
political charge against the creation of a Palpatine’s ambition and opened the separated Dooku from Vader
Grand Army of the Republic. In addition, door for Anakin to endure emotions and Ren: a heralded lineage.
Perhaps the reason Palpatine
Padmé’s departure opened the door for that eventually birthed Darth Vader.
chose Dooku, and the rationale
the Chancellor to exert his infl uence Although Obi-Wan expressed concern,
behind the Count’s descent,
over Jar Jar Binks, whom Amidala he nevertheless tolerated Anakin’s are one and the same—he was
appointed as her temporary replacement. assignment to guard the senator on his strong with the Force, but not
powerful enough to be a worthy
As a provisional representative, Jar Jar own. Obi-Wan knew about his Padawan’s
heir to Palpatine, or resist the
moved to grant emergency powers feelings and his vulnerable state, yet temptations of the dark side.
to Palpatine, an action which ignited he never argued vehemently against






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the mission. The trip served as a pivotal oversight. Indeed, the Jedi move swiftly
to command the soldiers and utilize
moment in Anakin Skywalker’s life, but them in battle rather than treat them Hypocrisy
not for the better.
Playing protector to the senator with suspicion. Palpatine deserves credit

solidified Anakin’s love for Padmé, but for his ingenuity: the Jedi willingly Accusation: At times, the Jedi
it also forced him to Tatooine where he surrounded themselves with genetically behaved contrary to the beliefs they
witnessed his mother’s death. The pain modified beings of questionable origin. claimed to represent.

and anger that Anakin suffered caused His devious enterprise worked to -
him to drift toward the darkness, as he perfection, as Order 66–the implanted Evidence: Luke Skywalker’s
mercilessly killed the Tusken Raiders program that forced the clone troopers second accusation struck at a
who kidnapped his mother. Losing his to kill all the Jedi–did its job. key issue: the noble and selfl ess
only parent made Anakin cling more The sad irony surrounding the Jedi occasionally acted without
tightly to Padmé, ultimately prompting Jedi’s lack of empathy also extended demonstrating an understanding
his quest for new powers and resulting to their clone troopers. No debate of those positive traits. Despite the
in a stronger bond with Palpatine. occurred over the morality of creating esteem with which they viewed their
For a group that draws upon a life as involuntary cannon fodder, or belief system, Yoda and Mace Windu
living Force that connects all things, modifying the clones’ genetic structure sanctioned Anakin’s placement on the
the Jedi demonstrated a startling to make them more obedient. Instead, Council as a way to spy on Chancellor
failure to connect with the personal Yoda immediately threw the soldiers Palpatine. Treating a sacred seat in such
needs of complex beings, particularly into a bloody battle on Geonosis. Okay, a way demonstrated no appreciation
in Anakin’s case. After Yoda sensed the old Master did deploy the forces or respect for their own institution.
Anakin’s distress over the slaughter of with the hope of saving lives, capturing Although the Jedi saw this measure as
the Sand People, the Jedi Master neither Count Dooku, and trying to prevent the necessary to protect their democracy,
contacted Anakin nor sent very war that eventually they sent Obi-Wan to deliver the
any Jedi to check on the broke out, but at what cost? assignment to Anakin in secret so that
tortured Padawan. When Anakin instantly The Council routinely no record would exist of the mission.
Anakin conveyed Obi-Wan recognized discussed a future clouded Such shadowy pursuits are not in
Kenobi’s message to the by the dark side. Perhaps keeping with a group that touts they
Jedi Council about the Mace Windu’s the Jedi’s expedient choice work on behalf of the light.
Separatist presence on hypocrisy and to concede clone lives A willingness to overlook their own
Geonosis, Yoda didn’t on the battlefi eld even rules also bled over into Mace Windu’s
mention what he’d sensed declared that furthered Darth Sidious’ failed apprehension of Palpatine. Mace
or offer any advice to the executing power and infl uence? intended to arrest the Sith Lord, but the
young man—not even a Luke described the power and influence displayed by Darth

reassuring, “How feeling prisoners situation with scathing Sidious soon convinced the Jedi Master
are you?” clashed with accuracy when he opined to abandon his ethics and argue for
Years later, as Anakin Jedi doctrine. to Rey: “At the height of an immediate death sentence. Anakin
tried to understand his their powers, [the Jedi] instantly recognized Mace’s hypocrisy
premonitions about Mace ignored allowed Darth Sidious to and declared that executing prisoners
Padmé’s death, the young Anakin’s plea. rise, create the Empire, and clashed with Jedi doctrine. Mace ignored
Jedi approached Yoda for wipe them out.” Anakin’s plea, preparing to strike down
guidance. The Jedi Master’s
lackluster response, telling Anakin to
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not mourn or miss those we lose, did
little to lessen his pain and drove him
further into Palpatine’s clutches.
As if those trespasses were not bad
enough, the Jedi would soon make an
even bigger error of judgment. The
Grand Army of the Republic, formed
by the Chancellor, consisted of the
clones that Obi-Wan discovered on
Geonosis. The order for a clone army
had allegedly come from the long-dead
Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas, miraculously
materializing more than 200,000 troops
just as the Separatists prepared for war.
That the Jedi don’t really question
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04





03 Luke Skywalker
(Mark Hamill)
makes a damning
assessment of the
Jedi’s failings.
04 Yoda (Frank Oz)
and Mace Windu
(Samuel L.
Jackson) want to
use Anakin to spy
on Palpatine.

05 Anakin Skywalker
(Hayden
Christensen)
struggles with
the dark path he
has taken.



time. Such conceit presented itself in the
betrayal Obi-Wan felt during the duel on
Mustafar: he appeared unable to believe
that his former protégé wasn’t living up
to his destiny and bringing balance to
the Force. In an odd way, the Jedi came
across as attached to the idea that a savior
awaited them—yet we know how the
Council viewed emotional attachments.

Overconfidence manifested in other
circumstances, most notably during Mace
Windu’s steadfast denial that Count
Dooku’s Jedi training prohibited him
from being involved in the attempts on
Padmé’s life in Attack of the Clones. Mace’s
dismissal prevented the Council from
uncovering Dooku’s plot sooner and
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reflected the high esteem in which they

held themselves. Mace’s words—“Count
Dooku was once a Jedi. He couldn’t
Sidious with his lightsaber. Combined assassinate anyone. It’s not in his
with his desire to save Padmé, the sight Hubris character”—arrogantly implied that the
of a mighty Jedi Master moving to Jedi stood above the very citizens they
murder a defeated opponent convinced vowed to protect, a poor way to project
Anakin to intervene and save the fallen Accusation: The Jedi displayed too an atmosphere of wisdom and humility.

chancellor. The Sith Lord fi nished Mace much confidence in their beliefs and As Obi-Wan and Anakin watched
off with a burst of Force lightning, themselves. over Padmé in her chambers on
but Skywalker’s decision had already - Coruscant, the two protectors debated
cemented his destiny. Evidence: Various moments the trustworthiness of politicians.
Immediately thereafter, Anakin leading up to the Jedi Council’s Unsurprisingly, Padmé received Anakin’s
agreed to become Sidious’ apprentice. As destruction support Luke’s third full endorsement, due to their personal
with the majority of the Jedi Council’s criticism of the Jedi. Beginning history and his forbidden-yet-obvious
faults, Mace’s good intentions bowed with Qui-Gon, numerous Jedi found affection for Naboo’s former queen. More
under imperfect solutions. Anakin’s their judgment clouded by Anakin’s surprisingly, Anakin pointed to Supreme
downfall transpired over many years, potential status as the Chosen One. Chancellor Palpatine as someone devoid

but the fact that the final straw was Lost in prophecy, the Jedi allowed their of political corruption. Obi-Wan astutely

broken because of a Jedi’s betrayal of dogmatic views and confidence in their responded: “I have observed that he is
their Order’s convictions reinforces the ability to sense the darkness to prevent very clever at following the passions and
soundness of Luke’s observations. them from seeing Anakin’s true nature in prejudices of the senators.”






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06 Mace Windu
confronts
Palpatine (Ian
McDiarmid),
and the fate of
the Jedi is
sealed.
07 “Pass on what
you have
learned,” Yoda
06 reminds Luke
Skywalker.



His analysis proved For a group that Mace exhibited a a Sith Lord revealed yet another fl aw
pointedly accurate, with comparable disposition in the Jedi Master’s mentality. Mace
Palpatine’s scheming draws upon a living when Anakin revealed assembled three other Jedi to confront
enabling his rise to the Force that connects Palpatine’s status as a Palpatine when he believed the man
Chancellorship and then Sith Lord, Darth Sidious. to be an average person who may not
an Imperial throne. The all things, the Jedi Rather than take his relinquish his power, but he declined
concept that Palpatine demonstrated a fellow Jedi’s word, Anakin’s offer to help and never called
had successfully targeted Mace confessed that he for more back up after discovering his
the Jedi with those same startling failure to lacked trust in Anakin opponent’s true nature. Underestimating
tactics never occurred connect with the and only promised a cunning Sith Lord, who possessed
to Obi-Wan. We can to change his views if unknown Force skills, spelled certain
all relate to a feeling of personal needs of the intelligence about doom for Master Windu’s small band
misguided invincibility, complex beings. Palpatine’s identity rang of Jedi. You can almost picture the
a state where we think true. Far from a virtuous crotchety Luke fervently nodding
that we are immune to problems that bargain, Mace’s admission once again his head in agreement.
often consume our peers. Obi-Wan’s aided the Chancellor in his plot to turn
statement belied a much deeper rift, Anakin to the dark side, as Palpatine
as the sentiment elevated the Jedi to the Jedi Council’s distrust of him meant The Last Jedi?
later convinced his new apprentice that
an untouchable pedestal in relation to
the representatives with whom they young Skywalker was the only Jedi in
were supposed to work in upholding their ranks unaware of their conspiracy As we’ve seen, the prequel trilogy is

the Republic. How can the Jedi fi ght for against the Republic. filled with evidence aligning with Luke
justice when they do not even value The Mace-Anakin exchange Skywalker’s disillusioned assessment of
‘colleagues’ as equals? concerning Palpatine’s secret identity as the Jedi’s legacy. It’s easy to understand
why Luke felt so strongly about rejecting
Rey’s pleas to reignite the Jedi Order. But
did he take his views too far?
Interestingly, it was Yoda himself
who reached out to Luke on Ahch-To to
put things into perspective. The Jedi’s

faults were significant, but the best way
to remedy a wrong is to learn from that
failure and pass on knowledge learned,
not attempt to erase the deeds altogether.
Yoda’s words clearly struck home. Luke,
once again allowing the Force to fl ow
through him, finally made a stand

against the First Order. His vow to fallen

student Kylo Ren filled a galaxy with
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While all clone troopers may be cut from the
same genetic cloth, they are as unique as they


are similar, their personalities de ned by an
array of different experiences, skills, strengths,
and opinions. Insider examines several of these
exceptional soldiers, whose eventful lives make

them stand out from the rest of the troop.
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COMMANDER
CAPTAIN

CODY
REX
(SERIAL NO.: CT-7567) (SERIAL NO.: CC-2224)
• 501st Legion • 7th sky corps

Just as Captain Rex served with
a legendary Jedi Knight on the
frontlines of the Clone War, so too did
Commander Cody. He experienced
first-hand some of the most important

events of the fall of the Republic in
his role as leader of the clone troopers
working with Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Cody is best known as the clone
who attempted to kill Kenobi on
Utapau, who benefitted from some

lucky timing—Order 66 was enacted
shortly after Cody handed the Jedi his
dropped lightsaber.
DURING HIS
One of the most heroic assassinate his Jedi general; he Cody’s work during the Clone
stories to come out of the discovered the control chip OPERATIONS FOR War cemented his position as one
war was that of Captain Rex, that would have turned him of the most well-respected clone
the clone trooper assigned against the Jedi and removed THE REBELLION, troopers in the army, in part because

to Anakin Skywalker and it. Forced to flee from the REX CONTINUED of his association with such a high-

Ahsoka Tano. From nearly Galactic Empire, Ahsoka and profile Jedi. One of his most notable
the beginning of his career, Rex both went into hiding. TO SHOW THE campaigns was on Ryloth, where his
Rex served with the 501st Their partnership would NOBILITY AND team jumped to the aid of the Twi’lek
Legion, which would later re-enter Rex’s life in dramatic LEADERSHIP people who had been enslaved by
become infamous as Darth fashion many years later. the Separatist droid army. He also
Vader’s personal enforcers. Ahsoka connected him with HE HAD FIRST defended his home world of Kamino,
He was a staunch believer the rebel cell led by Twi’lek LEARNED IN THE insisting that the battle was personal
in the chain of command, revolutionary Hera Syndulla, REPUBLIC ARMY. for all of the clones that had been
originally introduced by the which also led Rex to a near born in its capital, Tipoca City.
Jedi generals, even when it confrontation with the Jedi Cody commanded the 7th Sky
caused harm to his fellow Kanan Jarrus. The specter Corps and its smaller division, the
clones. While at fi rst Rex of Order 66 dredged up bad 212th Attack Battalion. Unlike Rex,
was one of the more serious memories for both men, Cody didn’t escape the brainwashing
and regimented clones, especially since Kanan had of Order 66. As much as the Jedi were
he loosened up as the war personally been hunted by victims of Palpatine’s machinations,
went on and he experienced clone troopers when he was a the clones were too. Cody turned
the uncertainties of war. child. Eventually, Rex and the against his Jedi general, but his failure
Throughout, Rex held fast other clone survivors he was to kill Kenobi proved a great boon to
to the idea that “experience allied with convinced Kanan the galaxy; Obi-Wan lived to change
outranks everything,” trusting that they held no love for the the course of the Galactic Civil War.
in the training he received as Empire.
part of the Republic Army. He During his operations for
showed his abilities in battle the Rebellion, Rex continued
on such far-flung planets as to show the leadership skills


Ryloth, Orto Plutonia, and he had first learned in the
Christophsis, the latter of Republic Army. He oversaw
which saw one of the opening the operation of Chopper Base,
salvos of the Clone War. a rebel stronghold on planet
Rex had a close connection Atollon, until its destruction,
to Padawan Ahsoka Tano and then spent several years
after she fought beside him working with rebel leaders,
at the Battle of Christophsis. lending them his expertise in
During Order 66, Rex was the fight against the state that

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99
• KAMINO JANITOR



The cloning process revolutionized
the Republic’s war efforts, giving
them a supply of living soldiers limited
only by their coffers and the brilliant
science of the Kaminoans. Science does
not come without its troubles, and 99
found himself set apart from his fellow
clones and with his own important BRING ON
part to play. THE CLONES
Due to a flaw in the process,

99 aged more quickly than other The Grand Army of the
clones. He was assigned to work as a Republic reveals both the
horror and the heroism of the
maintenance worker on Kamino, where
Republic’s fall. Apparently
his knowledge and kindness helped out ordered by Jedi Master Sifo-
a group of clone cadets when they ran Dyas, the Kaminoans created
into trouble during an attack on Tipoca generations and generations
City. The cadets of Domino Squad were of clone soldiers, with the
fi rst batches conveniently
young, and not yet used to working
ready for battle just as the
as a team or relying on one another as Separatists unleashed all-out
they should, so they would easily have war on the Republic.
been among the earliest casualties of Birthed on commission
and genetically patterned
the Separatist attack. Instead, 99 took
after the bounty hunter Jango
them under his wing and helped them, Fett, the clone troopers fi ll
Rex, and Cody defend the city. Sadly, myriad roles in the Republic’s
99 was killed during the attack, but his military, serving under Jedi
heroism showed that he was always a generals who have pledged
themselves to peace. Given
true fi ghter.
accelerated lifespans by the
Kaminoan scientists who tend
them, they grow to adulthood
in half the time it would take a
human, their brain chemistry
altered to ensure they follow
orders without question.
ECHO
(SERIAL NO.: CT-1409) Seen by some as cannon
fodder for the Separatist’s
• 501ST LEGION
battle droids, in reality the
clones have formed a strong
brotherhood, and have
At first, Echo’s story seems like a created their own traditions

perfect upward trajectory: as a cadet, and rituals. Many, but not
he defended Kamino and was later all, of the aspects of their
identity are based around
promoted into the elite force, the ARC
their military ranks, and clones
troopers. But his story took a dark turn. often distinguish themselves
Captured by the Separatists and visually with different hair
thought to be dead, he became a pawn styles and tattoos.
in a terrible experiment. Fitted with However, they each share
a dark destiny, unbeknown
cyborg implants and used as a living
to the clones themselves. As
computer by the Separatists in the part of the secret Sith Lord
Techno Union, he lost control of his Palpatine’s plan for galactic
own mind. He was rescued by Clone domination, each clone
has been implanted with a
Force 99, aka the Bad Batch, and brought
control chip for his direct
back to health and consciousness. coordination. These soldiers,
Afterward, he used his now in-built bred to defend the Republic,
ability to hack into the Separatist were born to bring it down.
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the Republic forces.






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FIVES
(SERIAL NO.: CT-27-5555; ARC-5555)
• 501ST LEGION




All clone troopers started out as His suspicion later brought
servants of the Republic, charged him deeper into trouble. After
with holding the Separatists back his fellow trooper Tup shot a Jedi
in a time of great change. Fives in the back, Fives investigated
served in a different, extraordinary the cause of the apparent abrupt
capacity by exposing corruption shift in personality. He discovered
within the Republic itself. that all of the clones had been
After repelling an attack on implanted with control chips to
Kamino, he was promoted and make them follow orders. Fives
served as an elite Advanced Recon had unknowingly discovered the
Commando (ARC) trooper. Fives’ secret that would later enable
first exposure to corruption within Order 66, Palpatine’s almost

the ranks of the Republic took entirely successful effort to wipe
place on the planet Umbara. The out the Jedi Order. It was Palpatine
Jedi Master Pong Krell forced the himself who explained that the
troopers to attempt a dangerous chips had been implanted in the
frontal assault. Fives rebelled and clones to force them to follow
launched a sneak attack against the commands, including the fateful
enemy. In response, Krell ordered order to kill the Jedi.
Fives to be executed for treason Fives became one of the fi rst
and, when the ARC troopers victims of the Galactic Empire,
refused to carry out the sentence, when he was silenced for knowing
he sent the clones into a battle too much by loyal Coruscant
with the intention of forcing them Guard Commander Fox (CC-
to kill each another. The clones 1010). His unsung dedication
defeated Krell, but the episode left to discovering the truth and
Fives deeply shaken and wondering determinedly pursuing what he
what purpose could be found in the knew was right lead to a heroic
chaos of war under a corrupt offi cer. and tragic end.









TORRENT
HUNTER
(SERIAL NO.: TX-828)
• CLONE FORCE 99
• IMPERIAL STORMTROOPER
Although it may seem like an Many clones remained in the
oxymoron, not all clones were Empire after the Clone Wars. TX-
created equal. Hunter (his serial 828 continued to serve during
number was never divulged), the predations of the Empire, and
and the team he led—Clone clashed with rebel heroes Han Solo
Force 99, also known as the Bad and Chewbacca. Torrent brought
Batch—sported wildly different the efficiency and focused mindset

personalities and skills. from the clone army into the
The Kaminoans created Empire, even though, as one of the
them in an effort to experiment last clones in service, he worked
with enhanced combat abilities mostly alongside non-clone
that had been genetically baked recruits and conscripts. He failed
into the clone soldiers. Hunter’s to capture the Millennium Falcon
own augmentations made his and would ultimately fi nd himself
senses especially keen. on the wrong side of the war.






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CUT LAWQUANE
• DESERTER AND FAMILY MAN


Although proving themselves in combat was
a point of pride for the clones, those who
chose to set aside their blasters were equally
accomplished. Cut Lawquane had a key part
to play in the story of the Republic’s downfall,
despite having left the military. He eventually
married Suu Lawquane and started a family
farm on the planet Saleucami with his wife
and two adopted children, Shaeeah and Jek.
Captain Rex discovered Cut when he took
shelter in the farmer’s barn. Initially, Rex
wanted to report Cut to the army for desertion,
but Cut’s devotion to his family—and his trust
in Rex when a fragment of the war eventually
came to his door—persuaded Rex to stay quiet.
Cut is deferential and idealistic, but his
strongly held belief that people can choose
to be whatever they want has steel beneath CUT LAWQUANE
the velvet. His original troop was killed by SHOWED THAT
Separatists, and he felt that the Republic,
deciding they were expendable, had abandoned CLONES COULD
HAVE PEACEFUL
him and his men. Rex argued that his brothers
were his family too and he should return to LIVES AND FIND GREGOR
continue to protect them. (SERIAL NO.: CC-5576-39)
Rex’s decision balanced his loyalty to the LOVE, THAT THEY • MISSING IN ACTION
army against the alternative life represented by COULD MAKE
Cut: that clones could have peaceful lives and Gregor’s story is unique because he left the

find love, that they could make plants grow PLANTS GROW clone army not of his own volition, but because
INSTEAD OF
instead of cutting down enemy droids. Cut violent injury left him without memories
would not serve the Republic again. He had CUTTING DOWN of his former self. Once a blank slate for the
found happiness. Not even Rex’s loyalty could Republic’s training, Gregor needed to reinvent
persuade him otherwise. ENEMY DROIDS. himself and create an identity without the
army before he could rediscover his history.
Gregor was stranded on the planet Abafar
after the starship crash that left him without
his memories. Abafar is a harsh planet: its

strange, oppressively flat deserts are more than
enough to drive wanderers insane. Gregor
crashed near one of the planet’s towns and
made a deal with a diner cook who would give
Gregor a place to stay in exchange for working
for him. The cook proved to be a cruel
taskmaster, but Gregor considered himself
lucky to have found any place to stay.
The arrival of R2-D2 and the rest of
D-Squad (a military team composed entirely
of droids) changed Gregor’s fortune. They
recognized him as a clone and reunited him
with his armor. This jogged his memory

enough to reignite the fighting spirit he was
trained for, enabling him to help D-Squad foil
a Separatist plot.
Gregor survived until the Rebellion, living
with Rex and his brothers on a walking All
Terrain Tactical Enforcer (AT-TE) platform.






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Fighting









Talk!


The Stunts And


Fighting Styles Of


Solo: A St ar W ars Stor y





olo: A Star Wars Story was
S a unique and challenging
opportunity for the
movie’s stunt crew, which
included action designer
and 2nd unit director Brad
Allen, stunt coordinator Mark Ginther,
and fight coordinator Guillermo Grispo.

Aside from thrilling action sequences that
at times featured huge crowds and creature
costumes—and all with practical effects—
the team was also tasked with developing

different fighting styles specific to each of

the principal characters.
Guillermo Grispo and special effects
supervisor Dominic Tuohy talk us through
some of their challenges.

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Han solo




“Everything we do must serve the story;
the action must be character-driven,”
explains Guillermo Grispo, the fi ght
01 coordinator on Solo: A Star Wars Story

(2018). When it came to defi ning Han Solo’s
fi ghting style, Grispo and the stunt team
wove in elements of military training to
refl ect Han’s brief stint in the Imperial Army,
combined with the rougher edges he picked
up during a tough childhood on Corellia.
“Han Solo is a street fi ghter, with a mean
swing,” says Grispo. “He is opportunistic
in everything he does to counter and to

Han Solo’s get out of trouble. He improvises, makes or
fighting style was a creates weapons from any handy object,
combination of street and he’s agile. We also see him pick up
fighting and some tricks from Beckett.”
military training.







Beckett





“For Tobias Beckett, we borrowed
the fi ght mannerisms of cowboys
from the best Western fi lms,” says
Grispo. “Woody Harrelson (Beckett)
was very excited about the gunplay
for this fi lm. He put in a lot of hours
learning how to twirl the guns,
which is not that easy to do. The
two six-shooters are pretty unique,
and Woody was able to learn how
to twirl and manipulate the guns to
maximum effect in a display of very
expressive gunplay.”

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Chewbacca




For Chewbacca’s style, Grispo reveals that, “Early
on, we started to think about seeing a full-on display of
Chewbacca’s power. Is he as strong as an ox, or as strong
as a bear? Once we had worked out those parameters, we
were able to develop the cinematic action.”
The stunt team took full advantage of Joonas Suotamo’s
athleticism when designing action sequences involving the
mighty Wookiee. “Joonas was very quick to pick up the
moves,” notes Grispo, “and he loved to do it. That was a
tremendous benefi t to the stunt team.”
Despite working to offer up something fresh and new
with Chewbacca for audiences to enjoy, the Solo team felt
a responsibility to ensure they maintained continuity of
body language with Peter Mayhew’s original portrayal of
the character. To do this, they closely rewatched Mayhew’s
performances in the original Star Wars trilogy, the end
result being a seamless transition between the two actors.



“The stunt team took full adv antage of Joonas

Suotamo ’s athleticism when designing action sequences

involving the mighty Wookiee.”











Masters



Of Teräs



Käsi




In Solo: A Star Wars Story, we learn that Qi’ra has
been trained in Teräs Käsi by her boss, Dryden Vos—a
practitioner of an extreme martial art that had previously
only appeared in a Star Wars videogame. A key facet of
the Teräs Käsi style is that it lends a fi ghter extreme speed
and an aptitude for anticipating strikes from an opponent.
However, beyond animated pixels, the fi ghting
style had never been truly defi ned. The Solo stunt team
therefore needed to research and create Teräs Käsi from
scratch, building its signature moves and use of weapons
before they could teach Emilia Clarke (Qi’ra) and Paul
Bettany (Dryden Vos).
The art department had designed exotic double-
bladed daggers for Vos, the likes of which the stunt team
had never seen before, so they tagged them as a Teräs
Käsi trademark weapon, as well as Qi’ra’s sword. Grispo
says: “It has a pretty unique look. It almost looks like a
fork combined with a sword, in that it has a separation
within the blade.”









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The

The
conveyex set
Train and mounted on a
was 40 feet long
gimble 30 feet
above the studio
Heist floor.





Defining the physical attributes and
fi ghting styles of the lead characters
was only part of the stunt crew’s
job—they then had to be incorporated
into thrilling, edge-of-the- seat action
sequences. All stunt choreography
has to be cinematically friendly, while
adapting to the style, ability, and
strengths of the cast, and the team had
their work cut out for them staging the
epic train heist on Vandor.
The train itself was nearly 40 feet
long, 12 feet wide, and mounted on
a huge gimble some 30 feet above
the studio fl oor. The gimble itself was
capable of moving from a zero position
to plus and minus 15 degrees, then
to 90 degrees on a cue, repeatedly—
usually with the cast on board! It was a
long and challenging sequence to shoot.
“Most gimbals give only 20 degrees
of movement, so we had to build “The team had
something bespoke,” says special effects their work
supervisor Dominic Tuohy. “We built a
rig that weighed four tons and could cut out for
move in two seconds. That’s a lot of them staging
inertia, a lot of mechanical advantage
and disadvantage to be in control of, the epic
while keeping the artists safe. It was train heist
quite a challenge.”
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MUSIC FOR ANOTHER GALAXY


omposing the score for a
C major motion picture is not
a task to be taken lightly,


exponentially when the job
Super and the pressure increases
in hand is to craft new music
for a movie series known for its incredible
soundtracks. However, accomplished British
composer John Powell was more than ready
to take on Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Sonic
What inspiration did you take from John
Composer John Powell created a Williams’ work on Star Wars?

distinctive score of original Star John Powell: There is a certain musical language
that John Williams used in the Star Wars fi lms,
Wars music for Solo: A Star Wars and I’ve tried to live up to the quality of what he
Story, which also included a new had done before by keeping form and structure
within the score and following the storytelling as
piece of work from the legendary honestly and elegantly as possible.

composerJohn Williams.
What inspired you most from the original
Star Wars scores?
There is a lot of thematic material from the
original movies that I used that was not specifi c

to Han. It was specific to the Millennium Falcon,

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TIE fighters, and the Empire. Those types of There’s no mention of the Force in Solo. 01 A musical interlude

aboard Dryden Vos’
things are very useful, as they’re all part of How did that effect how you approached the
yacht, First Light.
the language we know. There are lots of other music for the movie?

characters and ideas within the film that I wrote The hole that is left in a Star Wars movie that 02 Powell thematically
represented Enfys
tunes and melodies for, so it’s a mixture of new doesn’t feature the Force has to be fi lled with
Nest and her gang of
tunes, a new piece by John Williams and some the idea of love being the Force. Solo is about marauders in the Solo
of the old material. the good and the bad sides of love, and about score by using the
voices of a Bulgarian
friendship, family, hope, and wanting to be a women’s choir.
What guidance did the production team offer part of something.
when it came to scoring Solo?
My love for the scores that John Williams had The Solo score was recorded at Abbey Road
originally written meant that I was thoroughly Studios in London, and used an orchestra
familiar with them. The filmmakers told me that of the same composition and size that John

essentially I needed to score a heist fi lm. It’s Star Williams used. Was that important to you?
Wars, but it’s also a heist film and character piece. I felt we needed to have a connection with the

original movies, to make sure that everything
Did that allow you to paint a different picture matched. So we used a normal size orchestra
of the Star Wars galaxy through your score? with about 98 players in total, similar to the

In this film we were dealing with an underworld size of the London Symphony Orchestra. The
with pirates and gangsters. There isn’t any quasi- only unusual thing I added to the mix was a

religious nature to the film at all. It’s closer to The Bulgarian women’s choir, which has a very
Italian Job (1969) meets The Godfather (1972). I unusual chorale sound. I think it’s very effective
tried to take everything I loved about the series in the movie. It represents the strangely exotic
to help tell this story and explain everything we nature of the marauder gang. It’s a beautiful
thought we knew about the characters. sound that I used in a very aggressive way.






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BEHOLD cinema on opening weekend—and attention during The Last Jedi,

it was a revelation,” proclaims the
becoming the spark that lit the fi re
Swiss native. “I’m absolutely in love
of inspiration for a new costuming
HOLDO with the energy and dedication the project. “The first time I saw her on

fans have for this franchise!”
screen, I felt drawn to the character.
Cosplaying holds a particular
strength,” the fan recalls. “I’m always
appeal for Luxia, who explains that, I liked her attitude, her posture, her
Take command in an “When I was young, dressing up in drawn to costumes that stand out;
outfit fit for a Vice Admiral old clothes and self-made costumes that seem different and have a
was always my very favorite thing to shape, color, material, and
f there’s one person who knows play.” Upon realizing that there was movement that excite me.”
it’s never too late to become a a whole galaxy full of wardrobes out However, the elegant ensemble
IStar Wars fan, it’s Swiss cosplayer there to explore, she embraced the worn by Amilyn Holdo proved to be
Luxia. Encouraged by a friend hobby with a reinvigorated spirit, deceptively difficult to assemble. “It

to attend a saga-centric movie and since 2015 has managed to took me a long time to research how
marathon in 2015, Luxia quickly craft 13 different cosplay outfi ts, to achieve the beautiful drape of the

became enamored with the fi lms with 3 additional costumes also dress and find the matching wig and
and the accompanying community. nearing completion. jewelry,” says Luxia. Fortunately, the
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) It was Resistance leader Vice young cosplayer was not alone. “I
was the fi rst Star Wars movie I Admiral Amilyn Holdo’s personality stumbled upon a Facebook group
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helped me a lot.”
Luxia recognizes the unique
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02. RESISTANCE HEROES
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Oliver Price utilized colored pencils in his portrayal of Blue 3 pilot Jessika Pava
the world, to form a community of

and Paige Tico, two heroic members of the Resistance fleet. Price scanned his art
proud admirals,” she declares. into a computer and finalized the pieces using Photoshop Elements. The program


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on Favreau, the voice of Rio Durant in
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) and
JPre Vizsla in Star Wars: The Clone
Wars, proved to be a memorable encounter
for fan Matt Long when he met him at the
Solo premiere earlier this year.
Having donned his Imperial Offi cer
uniform to attend the proceedings at the
red carpet affair, Long—a member of the
501st Legion, R2 Builders Club, and the
Rebel Legion—asked the director/actor to
autograph his Imperial cap. Favreau (whom WHO SHOT FIRST?
Long desribes as “kind”) happily obliged the
unique request.
Long also managed to get actor Alden Photographing dioramas in Finland
Ehrenreich and Dave Filoni to sign the item
of headwear. “It was a bit overwhelming hether he’s re-enacting Toys’ Spacewalls to represent the
with so many celebrities,” remembers the classic moments from the corridors of the Death Star and
costuming fan, but needless to say it was W movies or imaginative other Imperial facilities. Impressively,
also, “a great experience.” scenes of his own devising, Janne his skills fare just as well out in
Mällinen adores photographing Finland’s streets and natural terrain.
Hasbro’s Black Series line of 6-inch “It’s amazing how easily a common
Star Wars action fi gures. Operating thing like a pile of sand can be
in 1:12 scale, the artist from Finland transformed into a Star Wars world,”
assembles dioramas out of GTP the photographer observes.

Mällinen was first inspired when
he discovered a toy skateboard at a
flea market, which he repainted,

decked out with the Empire’s logo,
and paired with one of his scout
01
trooper figures. The photography

enthusiast also often weathers his
toys—particularly for exterior shots—
as a way to add extra authenticity to
his images. Another memorable
picture features Grand Admiral
Thrawn and Director Krennic taking
a hypothetical stroll while guarded
by death troopers, but perhaps his
most innovative creation is a
diorama depicting four Imperial
stormtroopers taking a selfi e during
Darth Vader’s duel with Obi-Wan
Kenobi aboard the Death Star, which
02
must have broken quite a few
Imperial regulations.
01 Jon Favreau (right) signs Matt Long’s Imperial
cap at the Solo: A Star Wars Story premiere. To witness the full spectrum of
Mällinen’s talent, check out his
02 Matt Long’s Imperial cap, as signed by Favreau
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AT HOME ONAT-AT AVENUE that characterizes the monstrous

all-terrain vehicle.
Devoting their weekends and
Building an Imperial walker on your doorstep any other spare time to the build,

the AT-AT was constructed over
he Galactic Empire is known daughter’s fiancé, James Matthews, eight weeks, with the end result


for flexing its industrial might pledged to build their own version being a model that looms 20 feet
T with massive starships and for the annual Scarecrow Festival in tall and stands ready to target any
planetary superweapons, so it would their native Harpole, England. Upon incoming rebel snowspeeders. “The
undoubtedly be proud to count the returning home, the pair enlisted head actually moves left and right
hulking AT-AT model—built by Ian their friends Steve Loveder, Tony with a modified wiper motor,”

Mockett and his friends—as part of Mockett, and Paul Hawes to aid in explains Mockett proudly. The
its heavy artillery. their quest. cockpit’s viewport glows a deadly
Although Mockett’s fandom dates Starting from the ground up, the red, courtesy of two 12-volt LED
back to when he saw Star Wars: A crew deployed four 100mm fence lights that are activated from a
New Hope in 1977 at 14 years of age, posts to hold the wooden legs, and switch on one of its hind legs.
it was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes also braced the structure against True to its maker’s original vision,
Back (1980) and the memorable Mockett’s house for additional the AT-AT went on to amaze crowds
Battle of Hoth that ignited his love stability (after receiving special at both the 2017 and 2018 Harpole
for the iconic Imperial war machines. approval from his wife, Sue). “It’s a Scarecrow Festivals. No doubt
Hailing from the U.K., Mockett’s timber frame skinned with 25 sheets Mockett is now busy keeping a
impressive project was inspired by a of hardboard,” says the architect of close eye on his build to ensure no
visit to Disney’s Hollywood Studios the impressive structure. The panels enthusiastic, lightsaber-wielding
in Florida. Standing beneath a large cladding the AT-AT’s hull feature the pilots attempt to infi ltrate the
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ON Michael Pennington’s all-to-brief




appearance as the rattled Moff

Jerjerrod in Star Wars: Return of
SCHEDULE have been a minor character into
the Jedi (1983) turned what could


a memorable fan favorite. Insider

caught up with the well-respected
MICHAEL PENNINGTON Shakespearean actor to learn

more about the character.




Insider has the unexpected pleasure tar Wars Insider: How did the
role of Moff Jerjerrod come to
of interviewing Return of the Jedi S you back in 1982?

actor Michael Pennington, and we Michael Pennington: I know
it must sound a bit boastful,
are honored by his presence… but Lucasfilm just called me

up. I’d left the Royal Shakespeare Company that
W ORDS: MARK NEWBOLD summer—I’d been playing Hamlet—and the
question my friends and colleagues were asking
was, “What’s the next great challenge you’re going
to take on? What’s the next mountain you’re
going to climb?” Well, the first thing that came

up was this quite short engagement on Star Wars:
Return of the Jedi. I think I was on it for a week,
no more than that, and then I did a bit of post-
synching dialogue later on. We shot an awful lot
that didn’t actually make it into the fi lm. There
were more scenes that didn’t make the fi nal cut
than did.


Including a scene where Darth Vader (Dave
Prowse) Force-chokes Jerjerrod!
Yes, that’s right. Some of the scenes were put back
in, then taken out again, but my main scene—
Jerjerrod’s initial conversation with Darth Vader—
remained intact. I had a lovely time working on
the movie, and I took the role seriously. I liked
George Lucas; and Richard Marquand (the director
of Return of the Jedi) was a contemporary of mine
who sadly died not very long afterwards; and I
liked Dave Prowse, who had this strange job as
Darth Vader. I enjoyed everything about it.


What did you make of your character? Moff
Jerjerrod had a very different relationship with
Darth Vader to that of Grand Moff Tarkin in
Star Wars: A New Hope (1977).
Nobody likes having a big director or a boss
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when you’re doing your thing, but that’s what
Darth Vader did to Moff Jerjerrod.
I read a great article someone had written
about his life and whole backstory. I don’t know if
it was taken from the novelization or subsequent
spin-offs, but it emphasized that Jerjerrod was a
serious engineer by profession, and that he was
the right person to build a Death Star. But the
poor Moff found himself in rather an impossible
position—he was doing his best to deliver this
Death Star, but it was going slowly and he was
terrified that the Emperor would turn up and find 01 The Emperor arrives knows he’s going to get whatever happens
him out. Of course, in the end, he had no trouble on the Death Star. to people who fail to build Death Stars at the
with the Emperor at all. 02 Michael Pennington Emperor’s command. I had respect for Jerjerrod.
as Moff Jerjerrod. He was just a guy trying to do a good job, who
There’s a look of abject fear on Moff Jerjerrod’s ended up being more or less strangled—which,
03 Pennington says
face during his scene with Vader. Was it simply Jerjerrod was “just as we mentioned, is not in the fi lm.
the sight of Dave Prowse in costume that a guy trying to do
a good job.”
inspired your performance? Jerjerrod was key in conveying certain plot
It was, actually (laughs). When Vader says that the points to the audience, including the fact that
Emperor will finish off the job himself, Jerjerrod the Death Star was behind schedule. Do you
feel his importance is recognized?
He is a critical character, more so than his eventual
screen time might otherwise suggest, and fans do

Jerjerrod knows he’s going to get whatever remember him. I work with middle-aged actors

now who know the films backwards, and not only
happens to people who fail to build Death do they play the Moff Jerjerrod scene on their
phones within seconds of meeting me, they can
quote all of the dialogue back to me.
Stars at the Emperor’s command.
On one occasion, in a show that I was doing
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02 performance—the rest of the company decided
to recreate the entire scene with me. The trouble PENNINGTON’S
was, the guy doing Darth Vader (not in costume,
I hasten to add) knew all the lines but I couldn’t PROGRESS
remember any of them. I’d completely forgotten
Born on June 4, 1943, Michael Pennington
every line, so they had to keep prompting me! began his acting career when he joined England’s
National Youth Theater. He first played Hamlet in
a student production in 1964, and has performed
In the years since making Return of the Jedi,
in the play no less than five times. Pennington
has your professional path crossed with any of became a member of the Royal Shakespeare
the other actors you worked with on Star Wars? Company (for the first time) after graduating
Ian McDiarmid, who played the Emperor, is a from university, and in 1986 he founded the
English Shakespeare Company.
very old friend of mine, and a colleague from
The actor has starred in numerous West End
my Royal Shakespeare Company days. We’ve productions, including works by Henrik Ibsen, Tom
worked together many, many times. When we Stoppard, and Anton Chekov, during a career
spanning six decades and many of the great stage
were shooting Return of the Jedi, Ian was always
roles, including King Lear and Macbeth. He has
in the makeup chair very early each morning, also written numerous books on stage craft.
because the makeup for the Emperor was quite
considerable. I’d go into his room and make fun of
him. I’d say, “Which of your great Shakespearean
performances is this, Ian? Is it Shylock?” I won’t Prowse said to me, “You must do the conventions,
mention the language he used to stop me, but you’ll have a wonderful time,” but for some reason
it was all in good fun. So I knew Ian well, and I I didn’t respond, and also I didn’t know what was
knew Richard Marquand a bit because we had involved. I’ve been working in the theatre for
overlapped at university. But on set, I really only most of the last 30 years, so I’ve just been busy
met Dave Prowse, as there wasn’t anybody else with other things. Then my agent suggested I do
in our scenes to meet. one and I thought, ‘Yeah, of course I should do
this, especially at my time of life’. And it’s been
You made your first convention appearance fantastic! I don’t know what I’d imagined, but I’ve
during 2018. What kept you away from the been very touched by the enthusiasm of people
Star Wars convention scene for so long? who want pictures and photographs. So, yes, now
Well, we shot Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in I would like to do more (laughs).
1982, so you can see how long it has been. I
remember when we were shooting the film, Dave The Star Wars films have a special place in

movie history. How do you feel about being
a part of that?
03 In a way it’s easy to be flippant about it, but these

films mean so much to people. I’ve worked with

actors who are now in their 40s and 50s who were

kids when the fi lms first came out. They’re far
more interested in my experiences on that fi lm
than they are in me having played Hamlet or
anything like that. It’s very interesting. I must say,
I’ve had a whale of a time. It’s lovely.


In the unlikely event Jerjerrod survived the
destruction of the Death Star, what do you
think would have happened to him?
I think he would have probably joined up with the
rebels. Maybe he would have had a conversion,
like Paul on the road to Damascus; “I’ve lived
my life all wrong by having anything to do with
Darth Vader and the Emperor,” he’d say. It would
make for a nice, rounded, Shakespearean role. He

could come back in the new films as a very, very
elderly Moff! I think that’s a good idea!





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