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  • @StarWarsTheory
    @StarWarsTheory  26 днів тому +548

    HAPPY MAY THE FOURTH EVERYONE!
    I hope you enjoy part 1 to this project.
    We've all worked very hard on it for months, and the idea was to give you all a 80's/90's stylistic version of what could have been...adapted from Dark Empire. Maybe this could have been the sequel trilogy, if Heir to the Empire fell through?
    This video is monetized by John Williams and their respective companies for the copyrighted music we used, no ad revenue goes to the channel and that is totally fine. This is a labour of love, and we hope you enjoyed it.
    www.theorysabers.com funded this project as well as all other projects in the works.
    www.swtheorymerch.com grab the Limited Edition REVENGE fleece sweater
    Thanks so much everyone for the support and we'll see you in the next episode!
    May the Fourth Be With You, Always!

    • @jeesmith99
      @jeesmith99 26 днів тому +2

      👌🏻

    • @isthatajojoreference.
      @isthatajojoreference. 26 днів тому +9

      It’s funny considering this plot line was so ill received when it was first released and the OT fans didn’t like it for the same reasons as the prequel fans didn’t like this plot line in the sequels era
      Perhaps if this story line gets the clone wars style treatment then it would flesh out a lot of character growth and lore growth as well

    • @Nain617
      @Nain617 26 днів тому +2

      May the 4th be with you

    • @UncivIIIzed
      @UncivIIIzed 26 днів тому +3

      This is amazing! Great work as always Theory.

    • @charles-gabrielperron-dupe2213
      @charles-gabrielperron-dupe2213 26 днів тому +6

      ​​Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy is a Legends adult-fiction novel series from author Timothy Zahn. It consists of Heir to the Empire (1991), Dark Force Rising (1992), and The Last Command (1993),

  • @fairwarning007
    @fairwarning007 24 дні тому +149

    Luke: “Somehow…”
    Me: DON’T YOU DARE F*CKING SAY IT

    • @BendoBrushes
      @BendoBrushes 18 днів тому +4

      I said the exact same thing…

    • @540VarialHunter
      @540VarialHunter 18 днів тому +2

      @@BendoBrushes Nah, man. It predates that SHIT.

    • @ianYT36
      @ianYT36 14 днів тому +3

      @@540VarialHunter Palpetine returned

    • @540VarialHunter
      @540VarialHunter 14 днів тому

      @@ianYT36 He did, granted, but EU makes more sense by default. And it is cohesive, has a good story arc and consistency, from what I've heard (never read any of the Legacy stuff, stayed in The Old Republic era, cause if Lucas was to move somewhere, he would move forward. Now he won't move nowhere).

  • @barkacademies3829
    @barkacademies3829 23 дні тому +34

    “It’s surrounded by thousands of warships” shows five star destroyers 😂

    • @cameronhermann9400
      @cameronhermann9400 16 днів тому

      The other destroyers are somewhere else, in other parts of the system to be specific. Probably

  • @rainer250
    @rainer250 26 днів тому +466

    The Dark Empire series is so underrated and overlooked these days.

    • @jeremyfields9009
      @jeremyfields9009 26 днів тому +15

      Too bad the writer never got the opportunity to finish the story properly. Empire End was suppose to be six issues not 2.

    • @rainer250
      @rainer250 26 днів тому

      @@jeremyfields9009 It'd be so cool to read.

    • @krystofthepolishguytalksan310
      @krystofthepolishguytalksan310 25 днів тому +19

      They are better then sequel trilogy for sure but it still sucks. Emperor should never return! His death in return of the Jedi was and should be final!

    • @damien2729
      @damien2729 25 днів тому +13

      @@krystofthepolishguytalksan310 Idk, I agree and I don't, I mean as Chancellor he had a lot of power, and wealth, hiding the clones of himself and the technology at an off world site, sounds plausible. And the Dark Side does drain life force, and Palpatine was very deformed from his power, him needing clones to be eternal essentially makes the most sense, even though hatred and suffering should keep him from dying Like Scion, but him still being alive technically because he's just another clone is a very good story Arc, the fact we were robbed of a trilogy with Grandmaster Luke finally going 1v1 with the Emperor to finish the Skywalker saga was really where we lost out in.

    • @TripAces
      @TripAces 25 днів тому +2

      @@damien2729 I actually like this storyline alot.... the character development is done right and it's balanced.. 'The power of the darkside' needed to be fleshed out aka immortality.. as the Jedi have their 'ghosts' the emperor has 'essence transfer'
      Luke realizes this and that's why he kneels.. it's a very deep moment for his growth..
      One day StarWarsTheory will buy one of those portable sets used to make Mandolorian and shoot his own films.. using the Unreal Engine.... and the fans will reclaim starwars proper..

  • @mrmh6096
    @mrmh6096 26 днів тому +475

    Shadows of the empire deserves an adaptation.

    • @isthatajojoreference.
      @isthatajojoreference. 26 днів тому +7

      It’s funny considering this plot line was so ill received when it was first released, so I kind of find it ironic that we have to remake that story to make it better.

    • @TrueDarkness458
      @TrueDarkness458 26 днів тому

      Indeed!

    • @Darth--Malak
      @Darth--Malak 26 днів тому

      Yes please!!!!

    • @zeropyrex6260
      @zeropyrex6260 26 днів тому +5

      So does the darth bane trilogy !!!!

    • @NT-sz1xq
      @NT-sz1xq 26 днів тому +6

      The channel Star Wars Fan Animation is making one!

  • @dereklopez9060
    @dereklopez9060 26 днів тому +684

    This is what Disney ripped off for their own poorly way to bring back Palpatine in TROS.

    • @powerconverters8637
      @powerconverters8637 26 днів тому +43

      Which is really funny because Kennedy and all the other echo chamber yes-men said " Star Wars has no source material" and yet here they are grabbing source material 😂

    • @llamapi3
      @llamapi3 26 днів тому +23

      Somehow... Palpatine survived

    • @UninvitedGhost
      @UninvitedGhost 26 днів тому +8

      I would say homage’d badly, not ripped off.

    • @NordicDan
      @NordicDan 26 днів тому +10

      @@UninvitedGhost More like desecrated

    • @coruscant100
      @coruscant100 26 днів тому +11

      That basically WAS the entire sequel trilogy; a bad attempt to be like the Shadow Empire story arc from Legends. While I definitely have my issues with that arc, at least it did a better job explaining how Palpatine returned and made him feel more like a massive threat. In the sequels, he came off nowhere near the manipulative mastermind who's always three steps ahead of everyone.

  • @CloneScavengerVulpin8389
    @CloneScavengerVulpin8389 26 днів тому +47

    4:08
    Palpatine: "It is not the first time i've died nor will it be the last.Such are the mysteries of the dark side of the force."

  • @jakeb1205
    @jakeb1205 26 днів тому +172

    Just watched the Phantom Menace in Theaters… and now this.
    I feel like a kid again.

    • @JakeZmak
      @JakeZmak 26 днів тому +4

      Just got out of the theater! Same man. Same

    • @QuiGonJinn1993
      @QuiGonJinn1993 26 днів тому +3

      As Did I. I Loved Every Moment Of It.

    • @treyjayy_63sixftp62
      @treyjayy_63sixftp62 25 днів тому +6

      Same and nobody waited to see the acolyte trailer 😂 just straight up walked out

    • @Charge183IF
      @Charge183IF 25 днів тому +2

      Me too. I was 10 when Ep 1 released. Miss the time when everyone had their own head canon and not every last detail about the universe had a crappy „official“ Disney-story attached to it.

    • @JakeZmak
      @JakeZmak 25 днів тому

      @@treyjayy_63sixftp62 My theater was over half full and as soon as the movie ended, all but 2 people left😂

  • @theflyingcasuals2943
    @theflyingcasuals2943 15 днів тому +4

    Palpatines sidestep to the "youre dead" statement was so much better than having him reply with a "ive died before"

  • @henrysheffield3998
    @henrysheffield3998 26 днів тому +111

    This is where the fun begins

  • @DiamondLotus210
    @DiamondLotus210 19 днів тому +8

    I’m ngl, this script feels AI generated, and there were a few times I was very confused about what a character was talking about. Endor wasn’t the first time Palpatine has died? Wtf does that mean? Also, isn’t the planet called Mon Calamari, not just Calamari?

    • @MaDinne_
      @MaDinne_ 19 днів тому +4

      Seerch the fan animation of "spikey tortoise" chapter 2 and compare the lines,he takes the original audiobook voices

  • @nathanpatterson5406
    @nathanpatterson5406 25 днів тому +15

    Ain’t no way auto captions put “impaulsive” instead of “impulsive” 😭

  • @tgp2662
    @tgp2662 26 днів тому +13

    Started this May 4th with seeing the re-release of Phantom Menace, went to work, came home and ended it with watching this video. It's like poetry it rhymes.

  • @JokerSmilez14
    @JokerSmilez14 26 днів тому +319

    I think people need to understand the concept of a palpatine clone isn’t what Star Wars fans are bothered about, it’s the WAY Disney introduced the palpatine clone

    • @thespaceman9465
      @thespaceman9465 26 днів тому +68

      I still have a problem with it, it undermines the importance of what Vader did. Just come up with a new villain

    • @andrewcabral963
      @andrewcabral963 26 днів тому +33

      @@thespaceman9465 Yea it makes his whole sacrifice all for nothing.

    • @ciaranvaille7531
      @ciaranvaille7531 25 днів тому +7

      ​@@thespaceman9465I second this

    • @zrecvelesa6012
      @zrecvelesa6012 25 днів тому +9

      @@andrewcabral963 Well, he saved Luke and in the end it were Skywalkers who finally destroyed Palpatine's spirit. But yeah, even Timothy Zahn thought it was bullcrap to bring him back.

    • @FrancisL4D
      @FrancisL4D 25 днів тому

      ​The difference is in dark empire palpatine dropped the sith title and is now only a force user of the dark side.
      @@andrewcabral963

  • @starwarsbunker
    @starwarsbunker 26 днів тому +211

    When you realize Luke Skywalker IS Star Wars

  • @Zekes.SithLegends
    @Zekes.SithLegends 26 днів тому +258

    AH MAN ALREADY FEELS LIKE STAR WARS

    • @Mikestarwalker
      @Mikestarwalker 26 днів тому +1

      100%

    • @daserock
      @daserock 22 дні тому +1

      So true I haven't felt this since ... Kyle katarn days❤😊

  • @sorrybutitsthetruth
    @sorrybutitsthetruth 25 днів тому +10

    I think that Theory Sabers logo in the down-right corner should be even BIGGER, and maybe every 2 seconds of the movie put that logo in the middle of the screen for like 5 seconds.

  • @rrramon
    @rrramon 25 днів тому +6

    Imagine if ep 7-9 was the Zahn trilogy and ep 10-12 was the dark empire trilogy. smh, missed opportunity.

  • @solomonq2470
    @solomonq2470 21 день тому +5

    We gonna have to wait 3 years for the next episode 🙌🙌🙌

  • @MattD1911
    @MattD1911 24 дні тому +4

    All this anticipation for this?! Seriously?!

  • @agahnim0196
    @agahnim0196 26 днів тому +72

    Nice! I hope you do the Thrawn Trilogy next... and the Jedi Academy Trilogy... and the Callista Trilogy.... and the Black Fleet Crisis Trilogy... and the Corellian Trilogy... and the Hand of Thrawn Duology... and the New Jedi Order Series... and the Legacy of the Force Series.... and the Fate of the Jedi Series...

    • @jjc5407
      @jjc5407 25 днів тому

      Man there was some utter shite in the EU wasn't there?
      The Jedi Academy Trilogy where Anderson revisits every single location seen in the original trilogy, Luke has no trouble finding Jedi candidates but is such a lousy teacher that he loses two to the dark side. One student, Kip Durron, is described as being more powerful than Luke and Leia. Luke get's defeated by the spirit of a long dead Sith and is generally portrayed as being pretty pathetic. Meanwhile we get a super weapon even more powerful than the Death Stars, which Durron uses to destroy a solar system killing millions but because he's under the influence of the dark side at the time he suffers no legal repercussions and is simply allowed to continue as a Jedi as if nothing had happened (eventually becoming a Master on the Jedi Council who even leads a rebellion against Luke's leadership).
      Then we have Callista who transferred her essence into a computer for crying out loud and then back into another Jedi's body but was no longer able to feel the Force. Oh and another Jedi had been transferred into a droid body. Even though it was written before the prequels and the introduction of midi-chlorians these were very stupid ideas.
      Legacy of the Force was a pathetic retread of Vader's fall with Jacen becoming more and more of a 2 dimensional "evil villain" with each instalment, none of which were coherent because the 3 authors seemed to be writing different stories with only Allston making much of an attempt to hold them together.
      Denning, hands down the worst writer of the EU with an obsession for creating ever more over-the-top "Force powers", dredged up Lumiya from a storyline that was never even part of the novels (only the comics). She pretty much only turns up in the books he wrote as does his own Alema Rar character. He retconned Vergere and made her a Sith (despite the fact that she appeared to Jacen as a "Force ghost" after her death and other EU works being clear that Sith cannot do this.) He also completely changed the concept of "Shatterpoint" from being able to sense key moments upon which future events hinge to being able to touch an object such as Beskar armour and cause it to shatter. Luke teaches this to Jaina and she trains with Boba Fett to give her skills so she can take on and defeat her brother... but she never uses any of them! Oh and we're given an ancient telepathic Sith training ship that is in many ways vastly superior to any modern vehicles.
      Meanwhile Traviss clearly wanted to indulge her obsession and write a tedious Boba Fett/Mandalorian story which she shoehorned into the Legacy of the Force series. Fett and her characters are barely featured by the other writers until the finale. Her contributions were slow and boring with a focus on Mandalorian culture and even her own made-up Mando'a language as if she believed she is the heir to Tolkien.
      None of it worked together. The worst part was Luke refusing to take out Jacen himself because it would mean he'd turn to the dark side! What crap. Instead he let's his nephew murder millions and destroy whole swathes of Kashyyyk.
      As for Fate of the Jedi we're given multiple Sith, including a "lost tribe" that has been isolated on a planet with no metal and therefore no modern technology for 5 millennia (although conveniently lightsabers are still plentiful and have an inexhaustible power supply). Despite this they have absolutely no problem operating spacecraft or any other technology that should be way beyond their comprehension.
      We have a former Imperial Admiral as head of the "Galactic Alliance" despite the fact that she was guilty of major war crimes. Despite his history of past heroics, Luke is banished and the public simply accept this. He and his son go travelling around uncovering ever more ridiculous "Force powers", most of which never come into play again. This includes leaving their bodies and astral projecting into some bizarre netherworld where they can speak to the dead who reside under the surface of a lake. (No surprise that Denning wrote that claptrap.)
      Meanwhile we have Jedi Masters who, in Luke's absence, are constantly angry and yelling at each other over disagreements. Apparently the way to decide who gets to lead the council is to have a lightsaber duel! Oh and young Jedi run away because they're afraid.
      And don't even get me started on "all powerful" Abeloth!

    • @oldRevanfan
      @oldRevanfan 24 дні тому

      Yes please

    • @jonascourturee
      @jonascourturee 23 дні тому

      Ehh not the Callista Trilogy or Black Fleet crises, but everything else hell yeah!!

    • @zarander
      @zarander 22 дні тому

      @@jjc5407 I enjoyed the Jedi Academy Trilogy. It was one of the first, earliest, novels back when they began. Kevin Anderson tends to write a bit down for teens; it is his nature. But they were ok back then.
      And the cover was incredible.

    • @jjc5407
      @jjc5407 22 дні тому

      @@zarander never judge a book by it's cover! 😃

  • @tatsusama3192
    @tatsusama3192 26 днів тому +40

    Wow, you even got John Malkovich to guest star😂🍿 This was great, Theory

    • @Darth_Jawa077
      @Darth_Jawa077 24 дні тому

      Damn. I was going to say that. 😂 he did get force pushed like a
      b!tch tho

  • @siborn9190
    @siborn9190 25 днів тому +14

    I hated the Dark empire series when it was new.. a large amount of OG fans hate it too. Of all stories to adapt, you chose this?

    • @Hello-bi1pm
      @Hello-bi1pm 25 днів тому +7

      Theory has terrible taste in EU, you have to admit. He liked all the sequels on first watch until public opinion on them changed.

    • @siborn9190
      @siborn9190 25 днів тому +5

      @@Hello-bi1pm Thrawn trilogy, shadows of the empire, Jedi academy series. Any of these would have been better. But no, the most divisive series of the EU.

    • @richardhittmann12
      @richardhittmann12 4 дні тому

      Agreed, da fuck was this??

  • @dandragon8595
    @dandragon8595 26 днів тому +21

    I just realized something rereading Dark Empire again, and I don't think Darth Sidious ever gave Luke a Sith name when Luke joined him for a time in the dark side.

    • @emzonik8851
      @emzonik8851 26 днів тому +5

      The in-universe explanation would probably be that Luke didn't really turn at first, he wanted to destroy Palpatine and the dark side from within and Sidious obviously knew that. He did manage to break Luke complately later on, so from that point onwards it's up to interpretation. Imo after the experience with Vader he'd want to make sure that Leia and the New Republic are dead and gone first, in order to properly grant Luke his Sith title, knowing he's former self will never resurface. Alternatively you could argue Luke was never meant to become a Sith and Palpatine was just waiting for the right moment to posess him as a vessel OR he knew his final death was inevitable anyway and turning Luke was just a means to prevent the Jedi Order from returning.

    • @jjc5407
      @jjc5407 25 днів тому +2

      Or you could just remember that the Sith were not defined at the time Dark Empire was written i.e. before the Prequels. Tim Zahn originally intended for the Noghri to be the Sith hence their allegiance to Vader "The Dark Lord of the Sith". Vader's helmet was even supposed to be a stylised version of their faces. George nixed that idea for obvious reasons.
      At that time, as far as anyone knew, Darth was simply Vader's first name and it's also why he is often referred to as a Dark Jedi in stories of that era. After the Prequels were released this was one of many elements that were retconned, with Dark Jedi becoming separate to Sith. It's also why characters like Exar Kun never had a "Darth" title, which was again retconned.

    • @emzonik8851
      @emzonik8851 24 дні тому

      @@jjc5407 Yes, but why does it matter in-univere? And it's the in universe explanation that people usually expect. Both Dark Empire and the prequels exist in the same timeline in Legends, that's a fact regardless of what came first.

    • @jjc5407
      @jjc5407 22 дні тому +1

      @@emzonik8851 to come up with an "in-universe" you'd have to retcon why Luke didn't get a Darth moniker in Dark Empire and I'm not aware anybody bothered to do so. It's certainly not mentioned in any of the novels or other books.

  • @clavicusvile5450
    @clavicusvile5450 26 днів тому +62

    So proud of you SW Theory for how far this channel has come!

  • @Football_Edits_Jr
    @Football_Edits_Jr 25 днів тому +9

    I have a theory suggestion, “What if Maul killed both Obi-Wan and Qwi-Gon”

  • @Virtual_Sphere_
    @Virtual_Sphere_ 21 день тому +2

    Star wars NEEDS to tell stories of the dark side. It's the best star wars experience.
    Appreciate these videos.

  • @bigyoshi5170
    @bigyoshi5170 26 днів тому +142

    This is where the fu- *DAMN IT SOMEONE ALREADY COMMENTED THAT!*

    • @YuProducciones
      @YuProducciones 25 днів тому +1

      😂😂😂😂lol this coment its funny because its true😂😂 LOL

  • @GalaxyOfBoltz
    @GalaxyOfBoltz 26 днів тому +14

    It’s sooo weird and REFRESHING to see Luke be competent again.

  • @DigiMyst
    @DigiMyst 26 днів тому +3

    The fans are the *only* reason I care about Star Wars anymore

  • @emogeekloner
    @emogeekloner 26 днів тому +67

    LUKE:Never I never join you, I'm a Jedi like my father before me.

    • @JsMatteo
      @JsMatteo 26 днів тому +6

      yea tf did this luke go?

    • @edwards.8453
      @edwards.8453 26 днів тому +3

      Seriously, I thought it was good and interesting until Luke's decision to join him. We know Luke never would so this must be him tricking Palps? Idk but that soured it for me a bit.

    • @prodigalsonofsuns
      @prodigalsonofsuns 26 днів тому +16

      ​@@edwards.8453 Read the comic. He knows he can't defeat Palpatine, so he tries to buy time... and it ends badly. Leia has to come save him.

    • @ColDylanG
      @ColDylanG 25 днів тому

      Threw that out the window real quick

    • @mafiamaster100
      @mafiamaster100 24 дні тому +1

      Ah so none of you actually read Dark Empire. Or you would know the answer to this

  • @justinrosa7155
    @justinrosa7155 26 днів тому +58

    This is KICK ASS and I LOVE DARK EMPIRE SO MUCH😭 FOR GEORGE LUCAS AND LEGENDS🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

    • @Davivd2
      @Davivd2 26 днів тому +2

      I don't even acknowledge it as Legends. To me it's just cannon. The REAL Star Wars.

    • @justinrosa7155
      @justinrosa7155 25 днів тому +1

      I know but it still Legends from the original Star Wars, Not Disney because they screw up the movies too.

  • @masterbuilder0018
    @masterbuilder0018 13 днів тому +3

    The bad grammar starts getting under my skin after a while.

  • @ExplosiveCork
    @ExplosiveCork 26 днів тому +6

    Luke wouldn't join him. He seen first hand what the Empire has done. One can learn the dark side without being the darkside. Its all how you use it, and not let it consume you.

    • @ryanbaker5296
      @ryanbaker5296 25 днів тому +1

      I feel the whole using the darkside and being in control goes against everything the movies and Lucas has told us

  • @jackmarshall3255
    @jackmarshall3255 2 дні тому +1

    This somehow felt more cannon than what Disney did.

  • @Gaelen1138
    @Gaelen1138 24 дні тому +1

    Wow please do more of these! I have been following you since around 2017 but had serious illness get in the way of my ability to keep up with things until the last month and I am so happy for you that you have Theory Sabers going and how much your channel has grown! Amazing and well deserved. You work hard for us fans and it’s very much appreciated.
    Can’t wait to see more of these projects !
    Excellent job with your voice over skills too! Nearly identical to the emperor! Good job!

  • @DamenSpikeGamesHQ
    @DamenSpikeGamesHQ 23 дні тому +3

    While I found it to be a remarkable nostalgia trip that felt like real star wars... I dont agree with the Emperor coming back or to Luke kneeling to him. But great work!

  • @jolnnydavis
    @jolnnydavis 26 днів тому +6

    An adaptation of Splinter of the Mind's Eye would be interesting in this style, Great Work!

  • @ForgedbyLight
    @ForgedbyLight 25 днів тому +2

    A fan fiction using a great story with stills and some short animations surpassing all Disney could ever hope to make!!!!!!

  • @jacks3940
    @jacks3940 23 дні тому +1

    I love the inclusion of music from Fallen Order

  • @MasterDoogan
    @MasterDoogan 25 днів тому +19

    Not trying to be critical but did the video change in the last 18 hours? I just want to be sure I saw the same thing everyone else did that is saying this was amazing. I just saw still images with music and voiceover. From the description of being high budget and taking months I didn’t feel like what I saw aligned with the comments/description.

    • @MishKonn
      @MishKonn 24 дні тому +7

      This. I usually like Theory's stuff but this just didn't do it for me.
      And sadly I felt that his portrayal of Palpatine was a bit cringey with the accent going way too far in places.
      Last but not least, I felt the art style, or rather the portrayal of the characters, felt a bit amateurish at times...if a good artist was hired to illustrate this perhaps it would be better.

    • @Graystripe02
      @Graystripe02 24 дні тому +3

      ​@@MishKonnit's the dialogue for me... I mean "activate dark force cage"?? 😂 a lot of cliche and "generic villain" monologue, feel like a bit more effort could've gone into that. That being said the still image / stop motion style actually grew on me over the video.

    • @MishKonn
      @MishKonn 24 дні тому +1

      @@Graystripe02 yeah I didn't even go there because it's a fan film. But since you started: It's a bit ironic for me that this is building on / developing the biggest shit show improv idiocy that is the sequels. Having him ressurected was one of the most uninspired, desperately creatively void and burnt out things to do already in the movie IMO, and I feel the idea should have just been buried, not expanded upon. And don't even get me started on Luke bowing to him. How somebody can criticise what Ryan Johnson did to our beloved character while having them do this is beyond me.
      The style of a narrated comics was okay with me, I just hated most of the art and strange action figure poses. The vehicle design also felt quite poor, at times it felt almost AI generated. I felt that a good illustrator would go much further much more consistently.

    • @MasterDoogan
      @MasterDoogan 23 дні тому +2

      @@Graystripe02 the “Activate dark force cage” line was almost as bad as the young Leia chase scene in Kenobi 😂.

    • @MasterDoogan
      @MasterDoogan 23 дні тому +2

      @@MishKonn I agree, I typically like him as well but definitely feel it lacked a refined aspect. It felt very much like a storyboard concept you’d get feedback on before making the real thing.
      What was high budget? You don’t pay yourself for voice acting, you used John Williams’s music, and still photo renderings of existing character likenesses. I know the idea of budget is different for everyone but for someone with Theories resources this felt like it could have been done in a few days with a few hundred bucks, ChatGPT, and Midjourney.
      High budget would mean special effects, actual animation or live actors and costuming/makeup. Something akin to his Vader episode 1.

  • @DarthPawzTheWise
    @DarthPawzTheWise 26 днів тому +126

    It’s crazy UA-camrs will make better content then Disney

    • @davidordaz5251
      @davidordaz5251 26 днів тому +5

      True

    • @isthatajojoreference.
      @isthatajojoreference. 26 днів тому +7

      It’s funny considering this plot line was so ill received when it was first released, so I kind of find it ironic that we have to remake that story to make it better.

    • @chrisrodgers8255
      @chrisrodgers8255 26 днів тому +12

      This is not better than what we getting lol

    • @BOX6Performances
      @BOX6Performances 26 днів тому +6

      @@chrisrodgers8255 You try making a high budget fan film, oh wait cause you're not passionate about star wars. stay crying hater

    • @BOX6Performances
      @BOX6Performances 26 днів тому +3

      @@isthatajojoreference. You try making a high budget fan film, oh wait cause you're not passionate about star wars. stay crying hater

  • @shotszvgaming6974
    @shotszvgaming6974 12 днів тому +1

    I hope there’s something like this in the Vader movie, something like Luke seeking out the Emperor, he is inches away from giving himself to the dark side, except Windu steps in, a situation like Windu and Palpatine on Coruscant with Luke would be quite poetic, except he does the opposite to his father and makes the right decision.

  • @markymark2460
    @markymark2460 26 днів тому +4

    "Some how... i knew." I see what you did there

  • @Darth_Vader_Official
    @Darth_Vader_Official 26 днів тому +28

    Hello there.

    • @Natsirt666
      @Natsirt666 26 днів тому +5

      C... C.. Commander Skywalker..?

  • @MasterlKenobi
    @MasterlKenobi 26 днів тому +20

    its an interesting concept that i never cared for. luke turning to the dark side essentially negates the sacrifice of his father, which means anakin was never the chosen one. still an awesome video!

    • @thebendu33
      @thebendu33 24 дні тому +4

      This was written way before the prequels, between 1991 and 1996. So at the time there was no chosen one.

    • @PaulBlartsMall
      @PaulBlartsMall 24 дні тому

      Bro just delete this comment lol.

    • @MasterlKenobi
      @MasterlKenobi 24 дні тому +4

      @@PaulBlartsMall why should i delete my comment? im allowed to have my opinions. bro really tryna control what other people say

    • @MasterlKenobi
      @MasterlKenobi 24 дні тому +2

      @@thebendu33 george lucas already had the story planned out

    • @iamethanstone2776
      @iamethanstone2776 23 дні тому +1

      @@PaulBlartsMallYou are being a brat dude. Shut up.

  • @zacg8975
    @zacg8975 16 днів тому +1

    Anakin Skywalker (Force Ghos, in the background)(arms crossed and facial expression of disappointment): 😔
    I'm not joking, I actually think that would happen, if it did

  • @deliverymanq7333
    @deliverymanq7333 9 годин тому

    I hate the idea of palpatine coming back but dark empire is amazing in its own right. This was really well done. great job guys.

  • @gregorylieber8362
    @gregorylieber8362 26 днів тому +4

    Anybody else wanted to play Rogue Squadron when they saw the devistators?

  • @michaelpipkin9942
    @michaelpipkin9942 26 днів тому +21

    This whole video was made just so you could do the Emperor's voice.

  • @theghastlygamer5326
    @theghastlygamer5326 23 дні тому +2

    I don't know if you read these comments, but i would love to see you do a reaction video to matt walsh talking about star wars.

  • @TheRealVolk
    @TheRealVolk 23 дні тому +2

    I never liked the Palpatine clone storyline, but this is still awesome.

  • @cpt2865
    @cpt2865 24 дні тому +3

    Just that couple minutes of Star Wars I listen to was 1000 times better than anything Disney has put out.
    I’m a huge fan. Love the channel, keep doing your thing.

  • @gabenelson7615
    @gabenelson7615 26 днів тому +3

    May the 4th be with you Star Wars Theory and all Star Wars fans!

  • @BestShifty
    @BestShifty 24 дні тому +1

    I don´t know why but the low quality R2 sounds help sell this.

  • @garrettriddle4139
    @garrettriddle4139 9 днів тому +1

    Hope we can see part 2 of the Dark Empire fan film.

  • @ianmarrero4632
    @ianmarrero4632 26 днів тому +99

    A long time ago in a galaxy far far away... STAR WARS by Star Wars Theory
    This is where the fun begins

    • @RandomSuspex
      @RandomSuspex 25 днів тому

      Dark Empire is an comic series Star Wars Theory never made it

  • @davidordaz5251
    @davidordaz5251 26 днів тому +33

    Ah the sequel trilogy we could have gotten nice work theory

  • @louisGauto
    @louisGauto 23 дні тому +1

    Could easily make this into one of those story RPG games like the tell tale walking dead games

  • @thecantinaarchives
    @thecantinaarchives 26 днів тому +1

    Well done Theory 🙌🏼 an absolute treat. Thanks for everything you’ve done so far over the past 8 years, you’re continually paving the way. Just watched TPM last night and now this, what a Saturday! Happy May 4th and MTFBWYA!

  • @jeremyfields9009
    @jeremyfields9009 26 днів тому +4

    Lucas should’ve went forward with the story in the 90s instead of backwards. It would’ve been great to see the OGs reunite for one last adventure. Those prequels could’ve waited.

    • @timewarpdrive77
      @timewarpdrive77 13 днів тому

      Exactly; anyone could be cast in the prequels (besides palpatine maybe), but nobody can replace the OT crew

  • @ianpg9891
    @ianpg9891 18 днів тому +1

    Hating on the sequels but loving a story where Luke hasn’t gotten over the dark side, Sidious returns from the dead through the process of cloning with a new empire, and secretly creates more powerful super weapons than the galaxy has ever seen is really funny to me

  • @anthonywutkowski199
    @anthonywutkowski199 24 дні тому +1

    Another awesome sequel idea we never got.

  • @_ABoyNamedBlue_
    @_ABoyNamedBlue_ 26 днів тому +64

    Disney, no matter how many employees they have or hire, could never do this. Good job Theory!

    • @rooracleaf561
      @rooracleaf561 26 днів тому +5

      The glazing is insane

    • @Repossessionn
      @Repossessionn 26 днів тому

      @@rooracleaf561 "Glazing", Nice way to out yourself being chronically online. Please seek help

    • @infamoswordz
      @infamoswordz 26 днів тому

      George Lucas is working at Disney on the next star wars project so what was that about no matter what employees?

    • @user-sm6gn3nl6o
      @user-sm6gn3nl6o 26 днів тому +1

      ​@@infamoswordzyou have no proof of that!

    • @Repossessionn
      @Repossessionn 25 днів тому

      @@user-sm6gn3nl6o The interview with roger leaned towards this

  • @bentstraw827
    @bentstraw827 26 днів тому

    Dude its been so long since ive actually sat down like this and felt like i was actually watching starwars!! Im so happy thank you so much. Man it is like the disney stuff is fanfilms and the fan films are the canon thing. Im getting emotional I love that feeling its so great to have this nostalgic feeling.

  • @ChrisRyot
    @ChrisRyot 24 дні тому +1

    See, a short dialogue and "Somehow, Plapatine's back" gets a logical backstory. Wouldn't have hurt to add it to a multi million dollar movie...

  • @ratedtomreviews
    @ratedtomreviews 26 днів тому +4

    Was this made with AI? I'm a bit confused

  • @Recono
    @Recono 25 днів тому +8

    I’ll never understand how fans can make better Star Wars content 😂 so many cool ideas we could have instead we’re given mid

    • @kecksbelit3300
      @kecksbelit3300 25 днів тому +3

      Bro this is basically what disney gave us the diffrence luke didn't turn to the dark side he run away from it. And it's not fan made it's an older comic adaptation so it's "offical" star wars legends

  • @funeralmotors2994
    @funeralmotors2994 18 днів тому +1

    I like this audio-book-ish style. It takes its time, no rush, nice writing too. Bravo

  • @imperialremnantpodcast
    @imperialremnantpodcast 25 днів тому

    Amazing job man. To the whole team. Got a big project going and the second it's done rewarding myself with a theory saber to support.

  • @nathantroxel
    @nathantroxel 26 днів тому +3

    I have been looking, forward to this!!! I hsve , been a fan of your fanfictions for years And why i'm still subscribed, for this content.Dark empire, is my favorite comic!!! and lore from star wars thanks theory.

  • @mondeng71
    @mondeng71 23 дні тому +1

    Wow!!! Please do all of this. This was so amazing!

  • @imagimationstudios1695
    @imagimationstudios1695 21 день тому +1

    This was well made. Nice job Theory, can't wait to see more

  • @fakeyoutubeaccount594
    @fakeyoutubeaccount594 25 днів тому +5

    Imagine giving this guy a disney budget to make a star wars movie

  • @darthmarr3948
    @darthmarr3948 26 днів тому +17

    May the fourth be with you

  • @toddkurzbard
    @toddkurzbard 3 дні тому

    Excellent. You have done well, My Young Filmmaker.
    The only problem I would have is, I can't see Luke EVER giving in to the Dark Side. There were other times he was tempted, other times where he seemingly had no other choice. With Vader at Cloud City. In the very same Emperor's throne room. In the face of seemingly hopeless odds, when he very nearly did fall, he resisted in the end. The situation here is much like it was in the Emperor's throne room. And he KNOWS already that Pruneface is going to try again. Now that he's much more experienced, why would Palpy's same old tricks work on him now?
    Luke has faced this before and prevailed in the end. He has never fallen (the "Sequels" don't count. To me they're not canon and do not exist). I do not expect he wouldn't find some solution now.

  • @tinypanther3320
    @tinypanther3320 23 дні тому +2

    Man this was great bro keep up the great work

  • @Vegafilms402
    @Vegafilms402 26 днів тому +31

    Yes! Dark Empire remains one of my favorite Star Wars Legends stories!

  • @darthbane3937
    @darthbane3937 26 днів тому +6

    Good touch adding order 66.

  • @certinho76
    @certinho76 22 дні тому +1

    The Palpatine laugh makes my day all the time.

  • @takadasaiko06
    @takadasaiko06 24 дні тому

    Ahhhh! Can’t believe I missed this over the weekend! Fantastic version of the comic!
    Thank you so much for being such a great voice in the community! I hope you had a great May the Fourth 😁

  • @johnberger8817
    @johnberger8817 26 днів тому +4

    So this was the fan fic everybody was freaking out about using Mark Hamil's likeness?
    Give me a break.
    It's a nothing burger.

  • @playmaker6178
    @playmaker6178 26 днів тому +18

    Now THIS is podracing!

  • @TheRealZharaDohma
    @TheRealZharaDohma 22 дні тому +1

    This gotta be crazy Dark Empire feel like Star Wars truly

  • @knight2jedi
    @knight2jedi 21 день тому +1

    This brilliant, the right tone, look and feel for a post Return of the Jedi adventure. The music has been arranged to sound as expected. One of the best I seen and Luke has been represented correctly 👍🏽

  • @kanyepepper9977
    @kanyepepper9977 21 день тому +7

    Theory, please look into a voice actor/impressionist for Palpatine's voice for the future. I promise your impression is not as good as you think it is 🤣

  • @richardkinkead7823
    @richardkinkead7823 26 днів тому +15

    Wow. The true Star Wars we won't ever get. We finally get to watch this. Thank you for allowing this. Although I forget his channel, there is a UA-camr that is animating this story matching the audiobook they made. Every time I post a message here. I get a scammer claiming to be you Theory. Just wanted you to be aware.

    • @General_Vaderz
      @General_Vaderz 25 днів тому

      This isnt true star wars, is just the sequels but better, still ass tho

    • @bercalziner722
      @bercalziner722 24 дні тому

      @@eliezerrodriguez5863Where? Certainly not the sequels. In the words of the directors, they were rushed and poorly planned knockoffs.

  • @trekmedia2946
    @trekmedia2946 22 дні тому +2

    Very cool 😎

  • @j-man167
    @j-man167 26 днів тому

    Thank you. Always keeping me excited about star wars. Keep up the great work!

  • @CT-9901
    @CT-9901 26 днів тому +32

    Could we all pls just appreciate Theory’s work to try to give us some meaningful Star Wars content!

    • @bercalziner722
      @bercalziner722 24 дні тому

      @@eliezerrodriguez5863Which your beloved sequels copied because they couldn’t come up with their own ideas. Every plot line and character from the Disney sequels are knockoffs from better stories.

  • @Darth--Malak
    @Darth--Malak 26 днів тому +5

    This is so much better than I was expecting!!! Its like realistic motion comics which is awesome!!!

  • @WesWorldnc
    @WesWorldnc 20 днів тому +1

    2:11 and this is already better than the sequels...

  • @cakelover699
    @cakelover699 24 дні тому +1

    We need a full length film of this.

  • @natepetersenmusic
    @natepetersenmusic 26 днів тому +6

    I can always appreciate the Palpatine voice!!!

  • @johnberger8817
    @johnberger8817 26 днів тому +9

    Darth Luke? Darth Vader the 2nd? Darth Vader Jr.? What's his name now? Iol

    • @eds1942
      @eds1942 26 днів тому +2

      This was early EU. They have known that Darth meant “Darklordof the Sith” since the promotional material for the release dater of the original movie. It wasn’t until when EU officially became in 1994 that they Sith were fleshed out, with the ‘Tales of the Jedi” Dark Horse comics were released. Which in canon legends now.
      Naga Sadow, Exar Kun, Ulic Qeil Droma, Revan were all Dark Lords, none of them chose to be named by the title of Darth.

    • @user-sm6gn3nl6o
      @user-sm6gn3nl6o 26 днів тому +2

      Palpatine himself turned his back on the sith traditions, claiming he's above them. So, no sith titles. Just "Lord Skywalker".

    • @johnberger8817
      @johnberger8817 25 днів тому

      @@user-sm6gn3nl6o Ummm...Darth Tyranus, Darth Maul, Darth Vader. So he turned his back on tradition once? lol

  • @Zekes.SithLegends
    @Zekes.SithLegends 26 днів тому +2

    End vid reponse- thank you theory for everything you do for us as well! Watch parties are the best, couldnt miss it, sabers are awesome and will always purchase. Awesome fan film, felt like I was in a galaxy far far away. May the 4th be with you💙

  • @vicente40K
    @vicente40K 26 днів тому +1

    So much time has passed since I saw a production with the real Star Wars' essence. Amazing job!

  • @shakabaker1824
    @shakabaker1824 26 днів тому +20

    This is what Star Wars is supposed to be. Thanks for all your work Theory, you make us fans hopeful

    • @General_Vaderz
      @General_Vaderz 25 днів тому

      ​@@eliezerrodriguez5863 no we do not, we need sequels to not be canon and then we would have real star wars

    • @bercalziner722
      @bercalziner722 24 дні тому

      @@eliezerrodriguez5863Sequels are garbage. When the directors say they were rushed and poorly planned, we know something’s wrong!

  • @StarWarsInfinite
    @StarWarsInfinite 26 днів тому +4

    miss this kind of content!!

  • @ARFTrooper444
    @ARFTrooper444 23 дні тому +2

    Hay star wars theory you should find a star wars character that could kill dead pool and or wolverine that would be great