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The latestStar Warstie - Hoosier State have just given bring significance to Padmé ’s funeral scene inStar state of war : Episode III - Revenge of the Sith . Padmé Amidala ’s lifetime was always destined to end in tragedy ; she was beloved by Anakin Skywalker , the Chosen One , the gentleman’s gentleman whom Emperor Palpatine had decided to fashion into his Sith Apprentice . It all terminate in a semi - Shakespearean fashion , when Anakin himself toss off her in a conniption of jealous rage .
Ironically , though , before her death Padmé typeset the wheels in motion that would in the end lead to the Empire ’s ruin . She was one of the signer of the Petition of 2,000 , mentioned in the novelisation ofStar state of war : Episode III - Revenge of the Sith , andcanonized in Daniel Wallace’sThe Rebel Files . This was a request from senator who opposed Palpatine , calling for him to renounce his parking brake magnate and terminate the war against the Separatists ; although many of the signatories were bolt down or stop , others became key to the Rebellion . In the novelisation , Padmé was the one who foresaw the advance of the Empire , and she recommended these senators became conspirators .
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prescribed standoff - indium are bit by bit fleshing this story out , divulge Padmé ’s funeral - a touching vista show at the end ofRevenge of the Sith- was a fundamental moment in astronomic account . concord to E.K. Johnston ’s novelQueen ’s Shadow , the funeral guests were link up in their sorrow for Padmé , and they resolved to find out the true story of her death . Greg Pak’sStar Wars : Darth Vaderseries picks up that picky plot thread years subsequently , and expose this closely - crumple group became an influential rebel prison cell , working against the Empire . A fundamental player wasSabé , one of Padmé ’s onetime handmaidens from when she had been Queen of Naboo .
This serves to subtly rewrite the funeral scene ; it is now a symbol of both death and giving birth , of love pop off and hope being born . Those funeral Guest are destine to become Rebels , unite because of their belief in the democracy Padmé had fought and died for . It ’s a subtle reinterpretation , but a unco clever one , and Disney deserve credit for it .
Lucasfilm has come in for a lot of flak over their handling of the subsequence trilogy , but they ’ve been doing good work fleshing out the prequels . Tie - atomic number 49 and twirl - offs explore both the Clone Wars and the Dark Times between the trilogy ; Darth Vader ’s " noooooo " moment fromRevenge of the Sithbecame the foundation for an entire funny book political campaign ; andStar Warsfilms liberally mixedreferences to the original trilogy with nod to the prequels . The divination of the Chosen One has finally been defined , the conception of " balance " has been explored , and the relationships between the various Jedi have been detailed . Now even Padmé ’s death has been transform .
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