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Star Wars Episode 1: Reimagined

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So before your heads explode as to why I would EVER draw Episode I fanart, just here me out.

I used to be a huge Star Wars nerd, collecting books, playing the games, etc, but after a few years my interest started to cool off. . . much to my disappointment.

So in order to rekindle my interest, I took it upon myself to "fix" epsiodes I, II and III =p Mind you they are all in note form and focus on points that I felt were important. And I'm not saying "this is the way it HAS to be done" or anything, this is just an fun idea.

Lets start with the first.

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Star Wars
The Phantom Menace


-The Separatist movement within the Republic grows ever more threatening.

-Systems that do not freely join them are either blackmailed or blockaded until they ally themselves with the Separatists.

-Naboo is a key planet to their cause, since their opinion on the matter would carry much weight in the Senate. Not only that, but the power generated by Naboo’s core would prove to be a great boon to the Separatists in their cause.

-Under the threat of invasion by the Trade Federation, two Jedi are sent negotiate and protect the Naboo Queen (Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-wan Kenobi)

-During the negotiations at a neutral location orbiting the planet, the Queen is nearly assassinated by a jedi-trained warrior. The Trade Federation do nothing to stop him and instead, Nute Gunray orders the immediate invasion of Naboo. The Queen and the Jedi , along with the Queen’s translator droid C-3P0, escape the station, the assassin in pursuit. They randomly choose coordinates for a star system and blast into hyperspace, leaving Naboo behind. The assassin is left behind, unable to determine where they went, so the Trade Federation sends out probe droids.

-The Jedi and the Queen’s ship was damaged during the escape, due to the blockade and they are forced to land on Tatooine. The ship is forced to land outside a city (Mos Espa), where they will hope to find replacement parts for the ship. Unwilling to stay behind, the Queen dresses as a commoner to blend in.

-In the city they come across a junk dealer named Watto who has the parts they need, but does not accept Republic credits. In the store, Qui-Gon then meets Anakin and feels a strong connection to the force emanating from him. Qui-Gon takes it upon himself train him, leaving Obi-wan feeling somewhat abandoned.

-Obi-wan then roams Mos Espa, bumping into a rough podracer pilot named Sebulba. Padme had followed him and pulls him away before a fight breaks out.

-The next day, Qui-Gon returns to Watto’s store to ask about Anakin, learning that another one of Watto’s slaves, a podracer, had been injured in a brawl and couldn’t race. Qui-Gon suggests that Anakin should race and that if he should win, he should be allowed to go free. Watto agrees, only if he keeps Padme’s ship if he loses.

-Anakin, not being very confident in himself, accepts knowing that he’ll be free. Qui-Gon then tells him to rely on the Force to guide him. Anakin wins the race, then Qui-Gon buys the parts from Watto and leaves for the ship.

-When they return to the ship, the Jedi immediately sense something is wrong. He tells Anakin to install the hyperdrive, not just a moment before the assassin they fought at Naboo attacks.

-Qui-Gon fights the assassin, ordering Obi-Wan and Padme to escape on board her ship. During the fight, the assassin reveals himself as Darth Maul. In the past, during an uprising on his homeworld, his parents were killed and the jedi were unable to stop it from happening. Maul sees it as they did nothing and takes it upon himself to get revenge. Qui-Gon presses the question about who his master is, but Maul says nothing. The fight is taken outside and Maul proves to be an equal match for Qui-Gon.

-Obi-Wan has the ship in the air and Qui-Gon boards it and they escape off of Tatooine. Obi-Wan then tells Qui-Gon of the strong connection to the force that Anakin has. Sensing it also, Qui-Gon plans to reveal Anakin to the Jedi Council on Coruscant, while the Queen pleads her case to the Senate.

-They find themselves at Coruscant, where the Queen and Jedi part ways. The corrupt Senate does not believe in what she says and the Chancellor refuses to send aid. Senator Palpatine, the Queen’s representative, suggests a vote of non-confidence to the Queen, which she follows through with. This causes a major uproar in the Senate, which many agree to and the Chancellor is forced to step down. Senator Palpatine of Naboo, along with several others, are voted in to take his place.

-While the voting takes place, Qui-Gon takes Anakin to Jedi Council. They reject him to being trained because he is too old and that Obi-wan has not completed his padawan training. Regardless, Qui-Gon takes Anakin under his wing, reasoning that such talent cannot be ignored.

-The Queen, impatient with the procedures of the Senate, hastily decides to return to Naboo, learning that an uprising is taking place against the Trade Federation.

-During the trip, Qui-Gon teachings Anakin basic force training, pushing and pulling objects.

-On their return, the Queen and the Jedi meet up with the resistance and plot to knock out the main Droid Control Ship. Using a fighter wing as decoys, the Jedi board the ship to destroy it from within. While the Queen leads an attack on the Palace to remove Nute Gunray, with Anakin appointed as her bodyguard. The Jedi fight against Darth Maul one final time. Qui-Gon is crippled during the fight and Obi-Wan finishes him off.

-After the battle, Yoda arrives on Naboo, congratulating Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan on their success. He then proceeds to make Obi-Wan and Jedi knight suggests that he take Anakin, since Qui-Gon is unable to do so in his condition. Yoda also tells them that the battle is not over, for there are always two Sith.

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Again, this was just for fun and I thought I should share it with the rest of you who are also a Star Wars nerds like me.

. . .also because I wanted to draw Darth Maul really really badly.

If you'd like to see the rest of the notes, note me on dA and I can send them to you. I will be drawing posters for the other two movies, you'll just have to wait until I'm done them.

Star Wars © George Lucas

Tools: Photoshop CS3

EDIT: Gonna change some stuff in the notes, bear with me. Trying to implement the ideas found here [link]

EDIT2: Fixed up the notes, added in the Podrace.

EDIT3: [link] Other notes
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Brandonhedgehog88's avatar
Better cover art then the original poster, then again episode I was a shit show all on its own