Inverted as the context around a Noodle Incident from the film is explained here. See Intoxication Ensues.

a b c d e Liptak, Andrew (November 15, 2016). "Star Wars author James Luceno on setting the stage for Rogue One". The Verge. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016 . Retrieved January 5, 2020. These edits adopt the prequels' assumption that the audience is already familiar with what came before. As such, the best answer is Old Ben's exposition that, "to protect [them] both from the Emperor, [they] were hidden from [their] father when [they] were born." Star Wars: Episode III - Labyrinth of Evil is a brilliant improvement to what I already considered an enjoyable movie.The duel on Mustafar plays out in full without cutting away to other plot threads. There is no duel between Yoda and Sidious. Not that the EU has bearing on my decisions, but I rather like Timothy Zahn's description in Spectre Of The Past: "If Luke's own current level of knowledge was any indication, Yoda could surely have defeated the Emperor all by himself. Yet he'd chosen instead to leave that task to Luke and the Rebel Alliance."

I think it would be helpful to have a chapter heading between the chapters before and after the events of the ‘Battle of Nelvaan’ for the reader to know when to stop and continue. Read today – when we have full knowledge of “The Clone Wars” – “Labyrinth of Evil” also stands as a time capsule of how George Lucas tweaked the narrative over time. Here's a test clip of the new settings. Notice the baby's face taking a quality hit; it can be taken too far! In my experience, it's a rare thing for a movie tie-in novel to feel important or necessary. After reading Labyrinth of Evil, I can say that it is one of the few that breaks the mold. James Luceno adds another quality book to his impressive resume, and sets the stage for what many consider to be the best of the Star Wars prequel movies. Side note: I think that the prequels have too many villains. Obviously Sidious is the Big Bad, but Maul and Dooku and Grievous all feel like Sailor Moon villains of the week, and that’s not even adding Asajj Ventress and Durge and others into the equation!This looks very good to me. I think it'll always be a little weird bc the lighting is so much more naturalistic than in the prequels. That strong shadow is just out of character. But it's close enough. On the other hand, a lot of things were trimmed that I absolutely agreed with. Scenes that went on for way too long such as the Mustafar duel, the rescue of Chancellor Palpatine, and faceoff with Grievous, scenes and dialogue that were clunky and irreparable due to either poor acting or pacing such as Anakin's slaughter of children (you know, just in case you couldn't already tell he was evil), Chewbacca's forced insertion into the film, and even the laughable duel between Palpatine and Yoda. They ought to be functional as replacements for the original versions. This means leaving the film’s thoroughly “prequel” nature unaltered, respecting the broad strokes of Star Wars orthodoxy, and avoiding making changes that would betray to the audience that they’re watching a fan edit. In other words, none of the other two listed goals should put undue stress on the goal of producing something that would have been suitable to have been released in 2005. The duel on Mustafar plays out in full without cutting away to other plot threads. There is no duel between Yoda and Sidious. Not that the EU has bearing on my decisions, but I rather like Timothy Zahn’s description in Spectre Of The Past: “If Luke’s own current level of knowledge was any indication, Yoda could surely have defeated the Emperor all by himself. Yet he’d chosen instead to leave that task to Luke and the Rebel Alliance.”

Unreliable Narrator: In the moments before his death, Captain Dyne sees the face of Sidious...and realizes the Jedi and Republic have been betrayed more profoundly than they feared. He's seeing Palpatine beneath Sidious' cowl, but doesn't convey this to the reader to preserve the reveal for Revenge. Removed the first half of Grievous’ line, “It is a volcanic planet. You will be safe there.” Volcanic equals safe? Padme is seen cradling an infant Leia on Alderaan, using footage from The Other Boleyn Girl, with her eye color corrected by Hundsdorfex. (Idea by 'The Cutter,' also used in Q2's edit.) Olley, Jonathan (December 15, 2016). "Rogue One Relatives: 10 More Star Wars Standalone Movies Disney Should Make". Wired. Archived from the original on June 4, 2019 . Retrieved January 5, 2020. headscratchers though. 1-The Windu/Palpatine fight looked odd with the sudden darkness. I think I know what you were going for, to mask his facial transition but it just felt odd. 2-What on God's green earth did you leave in the "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" in Vader's reaction to Padme's supposed death? Why not use his yell from when Luke cuts his upper arm in ESB?

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Swiftly taking up the chase, Anakin and Obi-Wan follow clues from the droid factories of Charros IV to the far-flung worlds of the Outer Rim . . . every step bringing them closer to pinpointing the location of the Sith Lord–whom they suspect has been manipulating every aspect of the Separatist rebellion. Yet somehow, in the escalating galaxy-wide chess game of strikes, counterstrikes, ambushes, sabotage, and retaliations, Sidious stays constantly one move ahead. Resolved Noodle Incident: Towards "that business on Cato Neimoidia" that Obi-Wan wasn't too proud of in Episode 3. After accidentally inhaling a bunch of narcotic spores and forgetting his mask, Obi-Wan, in what can only be called a drunken trip, annihilates fifty Battle Droids by the time Anakin gets there to render assistance. Asteroid Miners: The inventor of the mechno-chair's hyperwave transceiver is holed up in an asteroid mining operation, and Obi-Wan and Anakin go and find him. The Commerce Guild mined out a large asteroid until it was hollow and concave, then set up shop there, using tractor beams to pull in smaller asteroids for dismantling. Anakin is depicted as being in his right mind up until he formally joins the dark side. The scene where he seems to have paranoia about Obi-Wan being as Padme's apartment is gone. I guess we can interpret his crazed psyche at the end of the film as being caused by using the dark side. Your guess is as good as mine, but it's better than having his personality fluctuate throughout the film. Intoxication Ensues: Obi-Wan drops his rebreather, and then encounters a crate full of intoxicating spores. As Anakin puts it, he appears to have invented a new form of lightsaber combat.

Sounds like this won’t be too much of a concern. Here’s what the author of Brotherhood had to say on the subject: Corrected two inaccurate lightsaber ignition sounds during the opening sequence. Obi-Wan and Anakin’s sabers must match their ANH and ESB sounds.This publication likewise works to put to bed some remaining concerns from Strike of the Clones. The tale of Sifo-Dyas and also his friendship with Count Dooku is strategized by Yoda, although I would certainly have suched as more compound below. The enigma of who gotten rid of Kamino from the Jedi Archives is likewise responded to. What I didn't like: Really, my only complaint isn't necessary a complaint. The challenge with any movie tie-in is pacing. At times, I found myself getting bogged down with the progression of the plot, and it wasn't until the end of the book that I realized what the plot actually was. This may be due to my attention span more than anything on the authors part, but it did make some parts feel clunky. Capturing Trade Federation Viceroy—and Separatist Councilmember— Nute Gunray is the mission that brings Jedi Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, with a squad of clones in tow, to Neimoidia. But the treacherous ally of the Sith proves as slippery as ever, evading his Jedi pursuers even as they narrowly avoid deadly disaster. Still, their daring efforts yield an unexpected prize: a unique holotransceiver that bears intelligence capable of leading the Republic forces to their ultimate quarry, the ever-elusive Darth Sidious.