ucbmonet.arnold@ucbcad.UUCP (06/11/83)
#N:ucbmonet:29600003:000:431 ucbmonet!arnold Jun 4 16:22:00 1983 I've been wondering about this one for a while. If Leia's mother is Vader's (former) wife, why is she a princess? The only excuse I can think of is that her mother was royal herself, in which case, it would have been quite obvious to anyone that Leia was Vader's child (anyone can count to nine) since both Leia and her mother would have been public figures. Since this is quite obviously not the case, whence the title? Ken
hobbit@sunybcs.UUCP (Thomas Pellitieri) (04/03/84)
It is possible that C3PO knew that Leia was aboard without having met her.
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ARPA & CSNET: hobbit.buffalo@rand-relayhutch@shark.UUCP (Stephen Hutchison) (04/03/84)
<zap!> Obviously c3p0 was lying. He didn't trust Luke, and quite sensibly would not tell a new owner about belonging to the Rebels, since it would be likely he'd have his memory erased. Droids rights? Recall that r2d2 was casually sentenced to a lobotomy by dear old Owen Lars (Obi-wan's BROTHER, as revealed later) just because he might have some sensitive information in him. Hutch
starner@psuvax.UUCP (Mark L. Starner) (04/03/84)
In the NPR Adaption for Star Wars, Captain Antilies (captain of the Tantavie IV (sp?) gave the droids some sort of Overide code and told them to protect the identity of the princess. This adaption co-ordinated by Lucas was very well done and explains many things that were edited out of the movie. It starts long before "A New Hope" and tells how the rebels got hold of the plans for the Death Star, The actual movie parts do not begin until episode III or IV of the 13 part Series.
tim@nmtvax.UUCP (04/03/84)
/**** Just in case ****/ I would say that C3PO knew that the princess was on the ship, but had never actually meet her in person. This seems had to believe, but considering his ineptness about things I could belive that he didn't put two and two together when he saw the holograph. Tim....[The dark side of the force lives on]
kucharic@psuvax.UUCP (Frank Kucharic) (04/06/84)
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Princess who?
I agree with all the previous suggestions about C3PO trying to protect
the princess and the rebelion, but consider this:
Perhaps C3PO knew he was on the Princess' ship, but didn't know
who the princess was or what she looked like. This would explain the
comment about the ship, and why he didn't know the vision in the
hologram. It's only a suggestion....
Frank Kucharik
The Pennsylvania State University
(..allegra!psuvax!kucharic)christe%Rand-Unix@sri-unix.UUCP (04/11/84)
C3PO knows all about the princess, the Rebellion, and Captain Antilles, by the time the 'droids are sold to Luke's Uncle Owen Lars. He mentions Antilles by name, and he sees R2D2 and the princess together during the battle when she is giving R2 his mission. C3PO lacks a certain amount of discretion in the scene in question. Luke, cleaning up R2D2, remarks on the amount of "carbon-scoring" on R2D2's body, and C3PO replies that he is not surprised, given what the 'droids have been through in the Rebellion. Luke swings around to C3PO and says "You were in the Rebellion?", but before C3PO can reply, R2D2 gives a long warning whistle. Presumably he is telling C3PO to shut up, because C3PO then makes the excuse that he doesn't know much and isn't any good at telling stories (which is totally false; he is the one who tells the Ewoks at length about the Rebellion and Luke in "Return of the Jedi"). You gotta listen to what R2D2 says. I am convinced that the crooning whistle he gives when entering the long desert canyon (in "Star Wars", just before the jawas get him) is "I have a bad feeling about this". --Christe