In Michael Kaminski's The Secret History of Star Wars, the author notes that the decision to combine the characters of Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader had massive implications on the series. In 1979, Lucas commissioned Lawrence Kasdan to write the next drafts with additional input from director Irvin Kershner. In this draft, he introduced a new plot twist: Vader as Luke's father. Unfortunately, Brackett died of cancer before a second draft could be written, leaving Lucas to pen the next draft alone. In Brackett's first draft, based on the treatment, Luke's father appears as a ghost to instruct his son. He became much more than that – an icon of American pop culture symbolizing the corrupt, greedy, and sinister among us.īy November 1977, Lucas had produced a handwritten treatment that's similar to Empire's final script, minus one major revelation. Initially, the character was a corrupt politician turned ruthless ruler inspired by Julius Caesar, Napoleon Bonaparte, Adolf Hitler, and Richard Nixon, with a dash of Flash Gordon's Ming the Merciless for good measure. Star Wars creator George Lucas' conceptualization of Palpatine and the role the character plays in his space-fantasy saga has changed over time. Soon he was controlled by the very assistants and boot-lickers he had appointed to high office, and the cries of the people for justice did not reach his ears." Once secure in office he declared himself Emperor, shutting himself away from the populace. He promised to reunite the disaffected among the people and to restore the remembered glory of the Republic.
Foster writes: "Aided and abetted by restless, power-hungry individuals within the government, and the massive organs of commerce, the ambitious Senator Palpatine caused himself to be elected President of the Republic.
The first mention of the name Palpatine appears in the prologue of Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Alan Dean Foster's 1976 novelization of Star Wars.
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