Star Wars 1 - The Adventures Of The Starkiller (George Lucas)

THE ADVENTURES

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OF

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THE STARKILLER

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(episode one)

"The Star Wars"

by

George Lucas

LUCASFILM LIMITED

SECOND DRAFT 52 Park Way

San Anselmo

January 28, 1975 California 94960

"...And in the time of greatest

despair there shall come a savior,

and he shall be known as: THE SON

OF THE SUNS."

Journal of the Whills, 3:127

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FADE IN:

1. SPACE

A vast sea of stars is broken as the warm, amber surface

of the planet, UTAPAU, emerges from a total eclipse. Five

small moons slowly drift into view from the far side of

the planet. The MAIN TITLE is followed by a ROLL-UP:

The REPUBLIC GALACTICA is dead. Ruthless

trader barons, driven by greed and the

lust for power, have replaced enlightenment

with oppression, and "rule by the people"

with the FIRST GALACTIC EMPIRE.

Until the tragic Holy Rebellion of "06",

the respected JEDI BENDU OF ASHLA were the

most powerful warriors in the Universe.

For a hundred thousand years, generations

of Jedi Bendu knights learned the ways of

the mysterious FORCE OF OTHERS, and acted

as the guardians of peace and justice in

the REPUBLIC. Now these legendary warriors

are all but extinct. One by one they have

been hunted down and destroyed by a fero-

cious rival sect of mercenary warriors:

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THE BLACK KNIGHIS OF THE SITH.

It is a period of civil wars. The EMPIRE

is crumbling into lawless barbarism through-

out the million worlds of the galaxy. From

the celestial equator to the farthest

reaches of the GREAT RIFT, seventy small

solar systems have united in a common war

against the tyranny of the Empire. Under

the command of a mighty Jedi warrior known

as THE STARKILLER, the REBEL ALLIANCE has

won a crushing victory over the deadly

Imperial Star Fleet. The Empire knows that

one more such defeat will bring a thousand

more solar systems into the rebellion, and

Imperial control of the Outlands could be

lost forever...

A tiny silver space craft races from behind one of the

lifeless Utapau moons. The small rebel spacefighter is

being chased by four giant Imperial stardestroyers. Hun-

dreds of deadly laser bolts streak from the Imperial

warships as they dive on the smaller craft.

Every few moments, the little rebel ship returns the fire,

until one of the Imperial battlewagons explodes, causing

it to fall out of formation. The three remaining star-

destroyers continue the pursuit.

2. INT. REBEL SPACEFIGHTER - LASER GUN TURRET

The two elaborate laser gun turrets belch a smoky exhaust

as the gun crews, wearing heat-protective suits, gogglss

and breath masks, cheer and congratulate each other on the

direct hit. The gunnery CHIEF finishes speaking into his

helmet "com-link", and yells to the crew.

CHIEF

I don't know what you boys are

so cheery about; there are still

three more out there.

The crews snap-to, and turn back to their giant guns. Sev-

eral stubby, three-legged ROBOTS scurry to and fro, bring-

ing equipment, and repairing damage to sections of the

turrets.

3. INT. REBEL SPACEFIGHTER - MAIN PASSAGEWAY

The chaos of battle echoes through the narrow, main passage-

way of the starfighter. An explosion rocks the ship, and

two construction robots, ARTOO DETOO (R2-D2) and SEE THREEPIO

(C-3PO) struggle to make their way through the shaking,

bouncing passageway. Both robots are old and battered.

Artoo is a short (36 inches), claw-armed, tri-ped. His face

is a mass of computer lights, surrounding a radar eye.

Threepio, on the other hand, is a tall, slender robot of

human prooortions. He has a gleaming bronze-like metallic

surface of an "Art Deco" design.

THREEPIO

Artoo, my friend, this is madness!

If this keeps up, we're going to

be destroyed. I'm afraid I'm still

not accustomed to space travel...

What are we to do?

The little dwarf robot makes a series of electronic sounds

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that only a robot could understand.

THREEPIO (CONT'D)

Relax?!?...What do you mean we're

in no immediate danger??! You're

faulty, this is madness!

Artoo gives his tall companion a sheepish computer blink

and starts off down the hallway. .

THREEPIO (CONT'D)

Artoo Detoo, wait! Wait a

minute.

Threepio climbs through a hatch and starts after Artoo.

4. EXT. SPACE BATTLE

One of the giant Imperial Stardestroyers breaks formation

and surges ahead of the others, closing on the tiny rebel

space craft. The main battery of laser cannons on the

huge Imperial warship directs an overwhelming concentra-

tion or laser fire at the main solar fin on the rebelship.

Finally it disintegrates, creating a spectacular heavenly

display.

5. INT. REBEL SPACEFIGHTER - POWER SECTION

A sudden pressure change sucks equipment and debris through

the power section of the spacefighter. Alarms are sound-

ing everywhere. The spaceship shudders under the impact

of the Imperial barrage. Artoo and Threepio are blown,

slipping and sliding across the hallway floor into a stack

of freight canisters. The lanky Threepio becomes lodged

under a computer console.

THREEPIO

I'm dead!...I told you this

would happen. Artoo, I can't

move.

Little Artoo waddles over to his trapped companion. He

clears away several mangled canisters and climbs under the

sparking and smoking computer. He is chattering away in

an elaborate combination of whistles, beeps and clicks.

THREEPIO (CONT'D)

Oh my, I think something is

melting. Artoo Detoo, this is

all your fault...I should have

known better than to listen to

a half-pint thermo-astronic

capulary dehousing - assister.

You're truly faulty.

Artoo counters with a rather angry rebuttal as he struggles

to pull the larger robot free from the small leg space under

the computer console. Two MEN hurriedly enter the power

station and begin checking the damage. The robots can only

see the humans' legs as they pass to and fro in front of

the desk-like console; but they recognize the voice of their

captain: DEAK STARKILLER.

THREEPIO (CONT'D)

Shhh, it's the captain...

The captain's FIRST OFFICER pops his head under the console

and sees Artoo straining to free Threepio. The little robot

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stops.

OFFICER

Well, Hello! Are you boys all

right?

THREEPIO

Yes sir, I'll be out in a minute.

No damage that I can tell. Sorry

to be of trouble, sir...

OFFICER

As you were.

Artoo goes back to his pulling and pushing as the officer

again becomes a pair of legs, and is joined by the sturdier

legs of Captain Starkiller.

OFFICER (CONT'D)

There's a C-3 unit jammed under

the console, but no damage, sir.

Artoo uses one of his claw arms to cut away a small metal

beam bent around Threepio's shoulder.

DEAK

The solar activators are burned

out. The shields are down.

They'll be boarding in no time.

There is a Sith knight among

them. I can feel his para-force.

Hurry, secure your assault posi-

tions. The BOGAN force is strong

with the enemy.

OFFICER

Yes sir, the men are ready.

The officer bows low and hurries out of the smoldering cham-

ber. Artoo stops his work, and the robots quietly watch

Deak's legs as he paces the room. He stands for a few mo-

ments in meditation. The two mechanical men suddenly feel

as if they are intruding, and every little creak and noise

becomes an embarrassment. A VOICE from another part of the

ship yells out to the captain, and he rushes out of the room.

Threepio breathes a sigh of relief.

THREEPIO

I think there will be no es-

cape for the captain this time...

6. EXT. REBEL SPACEFIGHTER

The smoldering silver rebel craft is quickly surrounded by

the three giant Imperial warships. One of the huge star-

destroyers moves into orbit just above the helpless rebel

spacefighter.

7. INT. IMPERIAL STARDESTROYER - COCKPIT

An awesome array of lighted panels and computer monitors are

reflected in the polished black helmets of six Imperial

master-pilots. A fifth-ranked General of the Fleet sits in

a rotating chair suspended from the cabin ceiling, watching

the chief pilot maneuver the huge warship above the tiny

rebel spacefighter.

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CHIEF PILOT

That's as close as I dare take

her.

CAPTAIN

(into intercom)

We are in position...stand by.

Remember, Lord Vader wants as

many of them taken alive as is

possible. There will be no

slaughter.

8. EXT. IMPERIAL STARDESTROYER - UNDERBELLY

The huge gray underbelly of the Imperial warship hovers less

than twenty feet above the rebel spacefighter.

A small hatch near one of the complex antenna groupings

silently slides open. With fascist precision, ten storm-

troopers wearing ominous armored spacesuits drop onto the

top of the disabled rebel craft. A burly sergeant aims

his powerful laser pistol at the silver hull.

9. INT. REBEL STARFIGHTER - HALLWAY

A tremendous blast opens up a hole six feet wide in the

side of the main passageway, sucking equipment and debris

into the vacuum of space. Three fearsome stormtroopers

armed with chrome multi-laser rifles make their way through

the smoking debris into the padded hallway. The SERGEANT

and four more armored troopers quickly follow.

SERGEANT

Use your blades! There's too

much risk of blaster ricochet

in these cramped quarters.

The troops sling the rifles over their shoulders and take

a small baton from their belts, which instantly ignites

into a long glowing laser sword.

At the far end of the passageway, a door swings wide reveal-

ing a rebel warrior wearing a breath mask and dressed in

the distinctive uniform of an AQUILLIAN RANGER. A long,

deadly laser sword glows in his right hand, while several

chrome ping-pong sized balls magically appear in his left.

Tiny antenna project from the chrome balls, and before the

stormtroopers can raise their weapons, the balls fly out

of the ranger's hand. One of the balls stops in the middle

of the troops and explodes. Three other balls shoot through

the hole ripped in the side of the ship.

10. EXT. IMPERIAL STARDESTROYER - UNDERBELLY

Six armored stormtroopers are assembled on the sleak silver

hull of the rebel spacefighter. The three chrome balls fly

out of the rebel craft just as several more troops drop from

the hatch of the Imperial stardestroyer. One or the seeker-

bombs explodes among the assembled troops, flinging most of

them into the vastness of space. The two remaining bombs

rocket toward the open hatch of the Imperial warship. One

of the surviving stormtroopers, clinging to the rebel craft,

yells into his helmet intercom as he aims a laser pistol at

the tiny chrome projectiles.

TROOPER

Seekers! Seekers! Close the

hatches!!

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A blast from the laser pistol hits one of the balls, and

it explodes harmlessly outside the stardestroyer. The

second seeker bomb races into the stardestroyer, just as

the hatch slides closed. A muffled explosion is heard in-

side the huge spacecraft.

11. INT. REBEL SPACEFIGHTER - HALLWAY

The Aquillian ranger charges what's left of the storm-

troopers. He swings his glowing laser sword high over his

head; but before he can bring the deadly blade down on a

victim, four more troops enter the ship and assail the

ranger. He. puts up a good fight, but soon falls under the

superior odds. A half dozen more armored stormtroopers

enter the damaged ship and cautiously make their way down

the narrow hallway.

12. INT. REBEL SPACEFIGHTER - COCKPIT

Smoke fills the crowded cockpit of the rebel starship. The

pilot struggles to remove a wounded comrade as an exhausted

Aquillian RANGER enters and bows before Deak Starkiller.

The young captain's face is covered by a small, ornate face

mask, but he appears to be about twenty-five years old. He

is wearing the loose-fitting robes of a Jedi knight.

RANGER

The Bogan force is too strong

upon us. Our spirit is broken.

DEAK

You must rally the men, fight

off your despair. The force of

others is still with us...

RANGER

Clieg is dead. They're blasting

the lifepods before we can clear

the ship. We're trapped...

DEAK

Then we must make this treachery

costly for them. Return to your

station.

The ranger bows low before the Jedi starcaptain, and rushes

out of the cockpit. The pilot has returned to his seat in

front of the ship's main control board.

DEAK (CONT'D)

What's the power now?

PILOT (TYREE)

It's up to five point nine; but

we'll need a lot more to ignite

the engines...There just isn't

enough time...

DEAK

Keep at it. I'm going aft.

PILOT (TYREE)

But what about your father. He

must have the KIBER Crystal if

Ogana Major is to survive. He

won't be able to hold out against

the Imperial siege much longer.

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The risk was too great. We'll

never be able to make contact

with Luke now. We've lost every-

thing. We should never...

DEAK

You're feeling the Bogan's despair.

Be strong, Tyree, drive it from

your thoughts. Luke is father's

only hope...maybe there is still

a slim chance we might salvage

things.

He moves to the computer bank, and speaks into the intercom.

DEAK (CONT'D)

All R-2 units stand by for new

prime directive programming...

He turns back to the pilot for a moment.

DEAK (CONT'D)

What's the R-2 scramble code?

Pilot (TYREE)

"Tan-takk RS-411". Do you think

one of them might get through?

DEAK

I'm afraid the chances of an R-2

unit finding Luke down there are

much better than Luke's chances

of getting back to father...R-2

units compute as follows: Scramble

code, tan-takk RS-411. Prime

directive - contact code "Angel

blue". Seek OWEN LARS at or near

position: 321-DC-28. Relay the

following transcription:

13. INT. REBEL SPACEFIGHTER - MAIN HALLWAY

Little Artoo stands ridged in the middle of the smoke-filled

passageway. Threepio runs awkwardly toward the tiny robot

from a large hatchway at one end of the corridor. Artoo's

computer face blinks wildly.

THREEPIO

We're cut off. They're coming

from that direction. I heard

them. Come on, we'll have to go

back the way we came.

Artoo lets out a long musical whistle, but doesn't move.

THREEPIO (CONT'D)

Wait!?? They'll be here in mo-

ments! I have no intenticn of

getting sent to the spice mines

of KESSAL, or smashed into...

what?! A new prime directive!??!

Oh no! Not at a time like this!

How much longer?

The muted sounds of grinding and crushing get louder until

a dozen Imperial stormtroopers, wearing spooky-looking armor,

enter the passageway. They arrange themselves geometrically,

their movements synchronized, as they move stealthily through

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the unusually wide corridor. Threepio grabs his little part-

ner and struggles to drag him into the shadows of an emer-

gency ventilator system. Hard and weary, the troops advance

-- their glowing laser swords held at ready. Suddenly,

directly in back of the stormtroopers, about ten feet away,

the imposing young Jedi, Deak Starkiller, steps from behind

the open hatch.

His chrome laser pistol still rests in its holster; but his

laser sword sparks to life with a sharp hum. One of the

troopers senses his presence and turns freezing momentarily.

The rest of the troops turn a second later, almost as a re-

flex action. A slow grim smile creeps across Deak's face,

as the troops realize they are outmatched.

TROOPER

He's a Jedi. Use your blasters!

Six troopers who are carrying their chrome laser rifles at

the ready start to step forward and raise their weapons.

Deak is quicker. In one amazing movement, he spins around,

replacing his laser sword to his belt, and draws his deadly

laser pistol, blasting out four shots that rip through the

soldiers. In a few moments, the entire passageway blazes

with laser fire. Laser bolts ricochet in wild random pat-

terns, creating small explosions and finally a small hole in

the wall, which sucks debris and stormtroopers into space,

until finally it is plugged by a large supply canister.

Artoo and Threepio are plummeted by loose equipment and de-

bris. Threepio attempts to cover his head. Artoo pulls a

grate off the vent system and starts to enter the dark shaft.

Threepio clings to a side rail for dear life as debris and

laser bolts fly past him. Artoo beeps to his tcrrified com-

panion.

THREEPIO

No more adventures! I'm not

going in there. No! Never!

Artoo disappears down the ominous shaft. He leaves his friend

with a few parting whistles.

THREEPIO (CONT'D)

Don't call me a mindless philosopher,

you overweight glob of grease! I

simply think you are going the wrong

way.

Threepio peers into the gloom of the vent shaft.

THREEPIO (CONT'D)

Hello?!? Artoo?...

14. INT. REBEL SPACEFIGHTER - COCKPIT CORRIDOR

Stormtroopers scatter and run down an adjoining passageway;

others duck behind storage lockers.

Multiple laser fire rips through several stormtroopers who

scream and stagger from the smoke, holding shattered arms

and faces. Deak and two Aquillian rangers back into a

sealed corridor at the far end of the passageway. Deak's

gun jams, and the two rangers are cut down behind him. The

young Jedi ignites his glowing red laser sword and begins

swinging. Stormtroopers are cut down right and left, un-

til they flee the corridor in panic, firing wildly as they

stumble over canisters to escape.

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Suddenly several of the panic-stricken troopers who had fled

downn a sub-hallway are back into the cockpit area, more

afraid of what's down the sub-hallway than the deadly Jedi's

blade. Troopers still fleeing the area crash into those re-

turning.

TROOPER

The Sith Knight...Lord Vader is

coming. Go back. Go back!

A new courage, or greater fear, seizes the troops and they

turn on Deak again and renew the attack. The troops scram-

ble away from the sub-hallway entrance, as something un-

speakably evil and terrifying approaches the cabin.

15. INT. REBEL STARFIGHER - SUB-HALLWAY

The tall, gleaming Threepio rushes through several low, nar-

row corridors, yelling at Artoo, who races along as fast as

his stubby mechanical feet will carry him.

THREEPIO

Wait! Wait a minute. I'm coming.

...Would you mind telling me where

you are off to?

Artoo throws a short beep over his shoulder.

THREEPIO (CONT'D)

Leaving?! Leaving where? Don't

be ridiculous, that's desertion!

I order you to stop. Did you

hear me? Stop!

Artoo continues on, countering with a frenzy of elcctronic

whistles and twangs.

THREEPIO (CONT'D)

What new prime directive? Why

didn't I receive it?

What's so important that I'm

not to be trusted? I don't

believe you. I think you're

rattled.

Artoo stops before the small hatch of an emergency lifepod.

He snaps the seal on the main latch and a red warning light

begins to flash. The stubby, dwarf-robot works his way

into the cramped four-man pod.

THREEPIO (CONT'D)

Hey! What are you doing? You

can't use that!...It's restricted.

You're not permitted in there;

you'll be de-activated for sure.

The situation is not _that_ des-

perate! Now come out of there

before someone sees you.

A new explosion, this time very close, sends dust and debris

through the narrow sub-hallway. Flames lick at the two ro-

bots. After a flurry of electronic swearing from Artoo, the

lanky bronze Threepio jumps into the lifepod.

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THREEPIO (CONT'D)

I think I'm going to regret this;

but my prime directive IS preser-

vation.

The safety door snaps shut, and with the thunder of explod-

ing latches, the tiny lifepod ejects from the disabled star-

fighter.

16. INT. IMPERIAL STARDESTROYER - COCKPIT

On the main viewscreen, the lifepod carrying the two terri-

fied robots speeds away from the stricken rebel spacecraft.

CHIEF PILOT

There goes another one. Look.

CAPTAIN

Hold your fire. No lifeforms.

It must have short-circuited.

The captain gets a message on his headset.

CAPTAIN (CONT'D)

Yes...Yes...He's on his way

down now...No. Good, excellent.

I'll relay it.

(he turns to

the pilots)

The ship is ours!

The pilots cheer and an excited murmur rushes throughout

the ship.

17. EXT. SKY OVER UTAPAU - LIFEPOD

The reddish-yellow mass of Utapau seems to engulf the tiny

lifepod containing the two robots. The grouping of star-

destroyers grows smaller as the pod descends toward the

planet.

THREEPIO

That's funny, the damage

doesn't look as bad from out

here. Are you sure this thing

is safe?

18. INT. REBEL SPACEFIGHTER - COCKPIT CORRIDOR

Deak Starkiller cuts down several troops who make a fren-

zied, suicidal charge with laser swords.

TROOPS

The Bogan! The Bogan!

They are no match for the incredibly agile young Jedi. For

an eerie moment, all is deathly quiet as a huge darker figure

appears in the sub-hallway. The remaining stormtroooers bow

low toward the doorway. An awesome, seven-foot BLACK KNIGHT

OF THE SITH makes his way into the blinding light of the cock-

pit area. This is LORD DARTH VADER, right hand to the MASTER

OF THE SITH. His sinister face is partially obscured by his

flowing black robes and grotesque breath mask, which are in

sharp contrast to the fascist white armored suits of the

Imperial stormtroopers. The troops instinctively back away

from the imposing warrior.

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