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The
Opening Scroll revealed!
Several hundred
solar systems join Dooku's Rebellion!
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[January
31, 2001 - posted by Roderick]
The
Force.net has a big scoop today: the text of the Opening
Scroll of Episode II ! The text is everything you'd
expect from a Star Wars Opening scroll: short, to
the point, setting up the general context of the movie
as well as the immediate context of the first few
scenes we'll see. Here are my thoughts:
There
is unrest in the Galactic Senate. Several hundred
solar systems, under the leadership of the Rebel
Leader, Count Dooku, have declared their intentions
to secede from the Republic.
The
general background for Episode II. The internal coherence
of the Old Republic has started to erode even more.
We're introduced to the character of Count Dooku,
but nothing indicates that he's a bad guy; he's presented
here as a Rebel Leader of considerable importance.
This separatist movement
has made it difficult for the limited number of
Jedi Knights to maintain peace and order in the
galaxy.
The
first paragraph speaks of the political situation
in the Old Republic, this second paragraph sketches
the situation of the Jedi Order: they have difficulty
maintaining peace and order in the galaxy, because
there is so much internal division among the solar
systems.
Senator
Amidala, the former Queen of Naboo, is returning
to Coruscant to vote on the critical issue of creating
an army to assist the overwhelmed Jedi...
Because
the Jedi are 'overwhelmed', the need grows for a military
force to help maintain peace and order. Or perhaps
we should say "the need is created", because
we know that this 'Rebel Leader' Count Dooku is actually
a puppet of Darth Sidious/Palpatine. His 'Rebellion'
is directly orchestrated by Sidious himself to diminish
the influence of the Jedi and to create an argument
for building a strong military force that will one
day exterminate the Jedi for good...
This
third paragraph also tells us what happened to Amidala
and Naboo during the period that separates Episode
I from Episode II. There is another royal leader on
Naboo, and Padme is now a senator, replacing Palpatine
who has become the suppreme Chancellor. There's no
need to tell anything about the other two main characters
in this scroll, because basically, their situation
hasn't changed much (Anakin is still Obi-Wan's padawan,
like we saw at the end of Episode I).
Finally,
this paragraph also leads us to the first scenes that
follow the pan down to the planet of Coruscant, in
which we'll see Senator Amidala arriving on the planet
to vote in the Galactic Senate about the creation
of the Republic army.
A
great opening scroll for what is going to be a great
movie!!
Check
out the Definitive
Episode II Plotline for the latest information
about Episode II and share
your thoughts in the discussion forum!
Roderick
Vonhögen, the Netherlands.
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Asteroids!
(again?)
Jango, Boba
and Obi-Wan in an exciting sequence!
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[January
28, 2001 - posted by Roderick]
I've
added more new details to the Definitive Episode II
plotline and as you can see, I've made a new picture
visualising Obi-Wan chasing the Slave 1 in the middle
of an asteroid field. Click on the picture for a bigger
version!
In
this picture, Obi-Wan is blasting small asteroids
that get in his way. He isn't firing at the Slave
1, because he wants to find out who Jango is -destroying
Jango won't help :)
The
chase through an asteroid field is one of these 'repeating
themes' Lucas puts in the Star Wars movies. There
was an asteroid field in ANH (the remains of Alderaan),
there is of course the exciting chase between Vader's
destroyers and the Millenium Falcon in the Empire
Strikes Back's asteroid field, and in Episode II it
appears we will again see a sequence that takes place
in an asteroid field...
There
must be a lot more to this chase thru the asteroid
field (according to some sources, something happens
to Obi-Wan), but unfortunately I haven't got any details...
Check
out the Definitive
Episode II Plotline for the latest information
about Episode II and
share
your thoughts in the discussion forum!
Roderick
Vonhögen, the Netherlands.
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Yoda
teaches kids in the Jedi Temple
Big update
of the Definitive Episode II Plotline...
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Yoda: "the lightsaber is a Jedi's most
precious weapon"
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[January
23, 2001 - posted by Roderick]
Aldera.net
has posted a new updated version of their 'Spoiler
Marathon' with a lot of new information and descriptions
of some very cool scenes. Now there has been some
debate recently about how reliable Aldera's information
is, as it isn't always clear what is 'real' information,
and what is speculation...
However,
according to Aldera.net, the reworked information
is now much more accurate and pretty close to the
script. I have been able to confirm the existence
of at least one of the new scenes mentioned by Aldera.net,
and the other information makes a lot of sense and
doesn't contradict what we already know, so I've decided
to update the Definitive
Episode II Plotline with the new information.
The
scene I've been able to verify is the one I illustrated
today:
In
one scene we focus in on Yoda and a bunch of Jedi
hopefuls (little kids) on a balcony. Yoda is teaching
them about the lightsaber. He pulls his out and
ignites it and says something like "The lightsaber
is a Jedi's most precious weapon."
So
now we finally know why all those kids were cast!
Go to Aldera.net
to read their Spoiler Marathon and click
here to read the new updated plotline here on
the Virtual Edition.
Share
your thoughts in the discussion forum!
Roderick
Vonhögen, the Netherlands.
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Death
Sticks for sale
New pictures
and news about a military transport...
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Anakin and Obi-Wan look for Zam Wessel in a
Coruscant Night Club...
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A young troublemaker, Elian Sleazebaggano, walks
up to the Jedi: "You want some death sticks?
You want some death sticks?"
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As a good, law-abiding citizen, Obi-Wan takes
it upon himself to use a Jedi mind trick on
Sleazebaggano, advising him that he should really
"re-think his life".
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[January
22, 2001 - posted by Roderick]
I've
made some new illustrations showing the scene in which
Anakin and Obi-Wan have a short encounter with a young
troublemaker called Elian Sleazebaggano (played by
Matt Doran). Sleazebaggano is trying to sell them
'Death-Sticks'; a 'Death-Stick is probably some kind
of drug or perhaps an illegal weapon of some sort...
On
the Force.net there's an interesting quote from one
of the model-makers interviewed on the Starwars.com
website: it talks about a brand new military transport
we'll see in Episode II.
"I'm
really anxious to see that," says Goodson. "Part
of the reason is because Doug did one really dramatic
concept painting with them, and he's done a variety
of sketches where he's got all these really great
shots where you're behind it looking over the wings,
and it's firing missiles down below. It's pretty
cool."
The
question is: when will we see these military
transports firing missiles? Could this be something
we'll see in the final battle of the movie? We know
there's a fight going on between Dooku, Anakin and
Obi-Wan, while at the same time Ki-Adi Mundi is trying
to shut down the control vessel together with some
other guys. Is there a massive ground battle going
on as well? From which side are these military transports?
Are they Geonosian, manned by droids? Or are they
carrying clonetroopers sent by the Republic? Share
your thoughts in the discussion forum!
Plot-wise
there are some interesting developments. Aldera.net
is reworking the synopsis, deleting some scenes and
adding more details. I'm trying to get some confirmation
of this new material before integrating it into the
Definitive Episode II Plotline on this site... Stay
tuned!
Roderick
Vonhögen, the Netherlands.
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A
dream turns into a nightmare...
The definitive
Episode II Plotline updated with new information!
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Anakin
pushes Watto to tell him where he can find his
mother.
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[January
12, 2001 - posted by Roderick]
Let's
talk about the scenes on Tatooine. From what we've
heard, Anakin first goes to Mos Espa, to visit the
place where he worked as a slave when he was still
a kid: Watto's Junkstore. However, Watto doesn't own
the place anymore and he isn't there; Anakin and Padme
apparently find him in a cantina. Watto is now old,
unable to fly and broke because of all his gambling
debts.
Watto
tells Anakin where he can find his mother... but Anakin's
dream about going back to Tatooine, freeing all the
slaves and being reunited with his mother is about
to turn into a tragic nightmare...
The
new details about what happens on Tatooine are from
Aldera.net's latest update. I've integrated the new
information and a lot of other new material (among
which a very detailed description of the Arena scenes
on Geonosis) in the
Definitive Episode II Plotline. Here's what's
new:
 Jan
12: I added a very detailed description of the fight
in the Arena on Geonosis (!)
Jan 12: I added more details to the scenes of Obi-Wan
arriving on Geonosis
Jan 12: I added more information to the scenes on
Tatooine
Jan 12: I added the description of Dexter Jettster
You
can recognise new information by it's green color.
Enjoy, and see you next update!
Let
me know your thoughts in the Discussion Forums!
Roderick
Vonhögen, the Netherlands.
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Dramatic
events in Episode II
Love and War...
now THIS is storytelling!
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[January
11, 2001 - posted by Roderick]
I've
made a new picture to illustrate the end of the spectacular
fight between Obi-Wan and Jango Fett in the rain on
Kamino. I'm really looking forward to these scenes
on Kamino. A planet where it's constantly storming
and raining... unlike anything we've seen in Star
Wars before! And imagine the cool sound effects: pouring
rain, the howling wind, waves crashing against the
columns on which Water City is built, Jango's blaster
shots and the sizzling, humming sound of Obi-Wan's
lightsaber... and of course, John Williams' music!!
Mind my words: this will be a fight long rembered
:)
The
Force.net posted a cool report about a conversation
between Padme and Anakin in which Padme reminds Anakin
that it's against the Jedi Code to marry... And apparently,
Obi-Wan and the other Jedi don't even know they are
getting married! Definitely a 'bitter-sweet' ending,
like some rumors indicated a few months ago. Will
Anakin be expelled from the Jedi Order when they discover
he married Padme? It would give an incredible depth
to Anakin's turn to the Dark Side: it's not his choice
for evil that pushes him towards the Dark Side, but
his love for a girl! So is Padme the 'good' character
that causes Anakin's downfall, and in an indirect
way, the downfall of the Jedi and the Old Republic?
Love and war - now THIS is storytelling!! Awesome!
Let
me know your thoughts in the Discussion Forums!
Roderick
Vonhögen, the Netherlands.
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More
details and speculation added!
The Definitive
Episode II plotline gets more and more detailed
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On
the lower deck of the Naboo Riverboat, Anakin
talks with Padme. Artoo is fetching drinks.
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[January
10, 2001 - posted by Roderick]
I've
added lots of new information to the Definitive Episode
II Plotline. I also modified the order of some scenes
quite drastically and I added some speculation.
Here's
a list of what changed today:
-
Jan 10: I added some speculation about Palpatine
setting up a trap for the Jedi on Geonosis.
-
Jan 10: changed the Riverboat scenes and the Theed
scenes.
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Jan 10: added new information about Obi-Wan's visit
of the cloning facilities on Kamino and I changed
the order of some scenes drastically.
- Jan
10: I corrected a Tatooine scene
!!
New information in the Plotline is now printed in
green !!;
no need to read the Plotline over and over again :)
Let
me know your thoughts in the Discussion Forums!
Roderick
Vonhögen, the Netherlands.
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STAR
WARS EPISODE II - THE DEFINITIVE PLOTLINE
Click
on the button on the left to read the latest
version of the Definitive Plotline.. Updated
January 10!
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The
first scenes of Episode II illustrated!
New Virtual
pictures of a dramatic event
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At
the start of the movie, Amidala's starship arrives
on Coruscant, escorted by several N-1 Starfighters...
When
the starship lands on one of the docking platforms,
there's suddenly a huge explosion!
Corde,
Amidala's decoy, dies in the explosion. Padme,
who was flying one of the Starfighters rushes
over to Corde. Corde dies in her arms. With
tears in her eyes, Padme looks at the devastation
and says: "I should not have come back".
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[January
10, 2001 - posted by Roderick]
The
pictures above illustrate the first dramatic scene
of Episode II. Prequel-spoilers.com posted what seems
to be a snippet of the Episode II script with the
actual dialogue during that scene. Head over to prequel-spoilers.com
to read their report.
I've
integrated the new information in the
constantly updated plotline in the discussion forum.
I've added lots of other new information as well,
including the new information about Padme and Anakin's
wedding on Naboo that was posted on starwars-union.de
Let
me know your thoughts in the forum!
Roderick.
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The
Naboo Riverboat... questions answered!
Ever wondered
why a senator travels 'low budget'-style?
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Anakin
sleeping during the journey to Theed with the Naboo
Riverboat.
[January
9, 2001 - posted by Roderick]
For
a long time, we've been hearing rumors about Padme
and Anakin travelling on a riverboat while they are
on Naboo. But where does this fit into the storyline?
The pictures we've seen of the interiors of this riverboat
(french Insider pictures) show a filthy, crowded environment,
that reminds a bit of Jabba's sail barge. Not exactly
the kind of boat you'd expect a senator to take...
So what are Anakin and Padme doing there? Why
can't they use their spaceship to travel?
I think I've found the answers to these questions...
the sequence of events must be like this:
- Anakin
and Padme arrive on Naboo with the Republic Cruiser.
- They
have a meeting with the new Queen
- They
buy some gifts and presents for Padme's family (scenes
filmed in Seville)
- They
fly to the Lake Retreat and meet with Padme's family
- Anakin
has his nightmare about his mother in trouble
- He
contacts the Jedi Council to ask if he can go to
Tatooine
- The
Jedi Council refuses and orders him to stay on Naboo
- Anakin
decides to go to Tatooine anyhow; Padme agrees to
go with him (they're in love)
- Since
he can't take the Republic Cruiser to fly to Tatooine
(the Jedi Council would know immediately), they
try to get back to Theed by sneaking into the 'low
budget' quarters of a Naboo Riverboat.
- The
journey to Theed takes several days, hence the picture
of Anakin sleeping on the boat.
- When
they arrive in Theed, they take/steal a Nubian ship
and fly to Tatooine (that explains the pictures
of Anakin and Padme in the cockpit of a Nubian ship
even though we know that Amidala's original Nubian
cruiser is destroyed in the first scenes of Episode
II.
There
you have it! Let
me know your thoughts in the forum!
I've
added some new information and scenes to the Definitive
Plotline in the Discussion Forums; Check
out the most recent version of the plotline by clicking
here!!
Roderick.
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Episode
II: The definitive plotline!
A
work in progress
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"My
esteemed colleagues, I have received some tragic and
disturbing news"
[January
8, 2001 - posted by Roderick]
Those
of you who visit the discussion forums know that during
the last couple of days, I've been working on a new
Episode II plotline. I took Nathaniel Reed's synopsis
and modified it with all the new information that
has appeared on the web recently in order to compose
a highly detailed and accurate storyline from all
the pieces of the puzzle that we already have (at
least, that's what I'm trying).
It's basically a very elaborate copy-and-paste job:
I'm relying on the information that other great websites
have gathered. I'm trying to give proper credit to
all these websites where it's due (if I made any mistakes,
please let me know). Below, you can read the story
as far as I've been able to update it yet; there is
still quite some work to be done. I've tried to include
the scene numbers as well (as far as they're known).
Visit the discussion forums for the latest version
of the plotline; I'll be updating there all the time.
Enjoy, and let
me know your thoughts in the forum!
Check
out the most recent version of the plotline
in the Discussion Forums by clicking here!!
Roderick.
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