# Chewbacca in Episode III! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 24, 2003, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868 "2003-04-24T15:21:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/1 "2003-04-24T15:21:22Z")
> **[Star Wars: Attack of the Clones](https://www.starwars.com/films/star-wars-episode-ii-attack-of-the-clones)** > > Following an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi investigate a mysterious plot that could change the galaxy forever. I wish it was April 1. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/2 "2003-04-24T15:59:17Z")
Christ, just when you think Lucas couldn’t f\*#k this franchise up anymore… I don’t care HOW old Chewbacca is, unless his role is a little walk by, his inclusion in this series at this point is going to be stupid, with a capital “stu”. I mean, the inclusion of C-3PO and R2-D2 is bad enough to screw up the continuity lines. In Episode 4, the droids had never been to Tantoine and had NO IDEA who Obi Wan Kenobi was…now, apparently they spent a good five to ten years hanging out with the guy, and 3-PO was apparently built on the planet? His connection to Anakin is completely stupid and such a horribly, HORRIBLE idea. Judging from the way things go, I wouldn’t be suprised if Chewbacca ends up being rescued by Anakin, helping out Obi Wan protect Amedala from him, and being the one who takes Luke to Tantoine, because Lucas is that much of a jackass! I admit, the premise of these movies really enticed me at first, but having watched Episodes I and II, it really makes me wonder why he even bothered. It’s like taking a story you loved as a child, finding it again as an adult, reminising about how much you loved the book, then wiping your ass with it. ---
**Author:** ![Kantalooppi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@Kantalooppi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kantalooppi)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/3 "2003-04-24T16:03:54Z")
No! Chewbacca will be proven to be Luke’s REAL father! That’s why Luke didn’t end up having sex with him, you see. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/4 "2003-04-24T16:55:23Z")
Maybe Chewbacca will end up like little Nibbler in Futurama. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/5 "2003-04-24T17:08:04Z")
The mere inclusion of the droids does not screw up the continuity. Lucas said a long time ago they were central figures in the series. There’s nothing that has happened so far (except the flying R2) that can’t be explained away by a C3PO memory wipe and R2’s unintelligible language. Including Chewbacca is not necessarily a continuity-breaker, either. Remember, Obi Wan already knows his name when they first meet in the Cantina. Which is not to say that Lucas can’t screw it up, just that it’s plausable. Maybe we’ll get to see Kashyyk. (sp?) ---
**Author:** ![Drastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Drastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drastic)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/6 "2003-04-24T17:11:05Z")
Totally sweet. I hope they run into him during a bloated middle act in which they land on WookieWorld during the Lifeday celebration. ---
**Author:** ![jeevmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@jeevmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeevmon)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/7 "2003-04-24T17:12:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by El Elvis Rojo \* > \*_Christ, just when you think Lucas couldn’t f_#k this franchise up anymore… > > I don’t care HOW old Chewbacca is, unless his role is a little walk by, his inclusion in this series at this point is going to be stupid, with a capital “stu”. I mean, the inclusion of C-3PO and R2-D2 is bad enough to screw up the continuity lines. In Episode 4, the droids had never been to Tantoine and had NO IDEA who Obi Wan Kenobi was…now, apparently they spent a good five to ten years hanging out with the guy, and 3-PO was apparently built on the planet? His connection to Anakin is completely stupid and such a horribly, HORRIBLE idea. > > \*\* Well, not to be NitpickBoy, but I think Lucas has been keeping C-3PO and Obi-Wan apart so far. C-3PO was left behind on Tatooine when Anakin left in Episode I. Obi-Wan never went to Shmi Skywalker’s home, and only met Anakin when Qui Gon and Padme returned to the ship with the parts they needed. Anakin and C-3PO were reunited on Tatooine in Episode II, when Obi-Wan was off doing his investigation, and I can’t remember any scene where Obi-Wan and C3PO were ever together. Now, why the older Obi-Wan didn’t recognize R2 is a different question, but maybe all R2 units look alike to him . . . ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/8 "2003-04-24T17:12:42Z")
Elvis stop reading the script and spoiling it for the rest of us. We all know that Lucas is a corporate shill now and only in it for the merchandising money. I told friends that I am not likely to even see the last movie because the other two were so bad. Talk about ruining childhood magic. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/9 "2003-04-24T17:27:20Z")
If I recall correctly, Wookiees live for around a hundred and eighty years, mind you. ---
**Author:** ![Orual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orual)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/10 "2003-04-24T17:48:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jeevmon \* > \*\*Now, why the older Obi-Wan didn’t recognize R2 is a different question, but maybe all R2 units look alike to him . . . \*\* I must say that, even before I saw Eps. I and II, it always seemed to me like Obi-Wan did _know_ R2D2, just that he hadn’t been (his? its?) owner. I found his expression to be one of amusement, someone joking with an old friend. Chewbacca? That’s going to be a bit more difficult… ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/11 "2003-04-24T17:49:30Z")
Maybe we can get Bea Arthur to sing about Life Day too. ---
**Author:** ![toadspittle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/12 "2003-04-24T18:26:12Z")
Two things: Obi-Wan says, “I don’t seem to remember ever owning a droid …” --not that he didn’t recognize R2. Very evasive, IMO. Lots of leeway. We don’t know that Obi-Wan knew Chewbacca’s name before he got to the cantina–it’s just as likely that he (a) understood Wookiee and picked up the name from his short conversation with Chewbacca (b) was told the name by that other human pilot he speaks to before he meets Chewbacca. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/13 "2003-04-24T18:29:32Z")
Oh c’mon, the way he said, “I don’t remember ever owning a droid.” Obi Wan SO remembered R2D2. But actually, doesn’t matter. It works. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/14 "2003-04-24T19:40:44Z")
haven’t read the rest of the thread… Thanks for the spoiler right there in the title of the thread :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/15 "2003-04-24T19:49:26Z")
Presumably Lumpy hasn’t been born yet, but maybe Iggy & Mala will also make an appearance. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/16 "2003-04-24T19:57:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by E-Sabbath \* > \*\*If I recall correctly, Wookiees live for around a hundred and eighty years, mind you. \*\* No, some live to be almost six hundred years, actually. I think it’s cool-it’s bad enough when they Killed Chewie off! ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/17 "2003-04-24T20:23:14Z")
I completely agree that people should be considerate with spoilers, but how is this a spoiler? It’s currently the top story on [starwars.com](http://starwars.com). They have a picture of (part of) Chewbacca on the front page and everything. ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Alex\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex_B)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/18 "2003-04-24T20:32:11Z")
Err… Maybe some people on the board don’t go to [starwars.com](http://starwars.com). ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/19 "2003-04-24T20:36:22Z")
Well, I think it’s reasonable to expect some exposure. What if it’s in the theatrical trailer? Or on the movie poster? It’s pretty clear that the filmmakers don’t intend it to be a secret or a surprise. What if I said Yoda’s in Episode III? That’s not a spoiler, even if there are people who don’t know it. ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Alex\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex_B)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/20 "2003-04-24T20:51:31Z")
All very good points, and I’ve had this argument on the boards before. However, just because some nugget of information is available somewhere on the internet, even on a popuar site, doesn’t mean it’s common knowledge. I’ve heard on the SDMB that Rob Lowe is leaving the West Wing, but I’ve never heard it mentioned anywhere else, because I don’t read the kind of magazines that reveal TV gossip. Similarly, I have a rather juvenile approach to new Star Wars films in that I run screaming from the room when the trailers are on, so I won’t have anything spoiled for me. I’m not sure I should have said that. Alex [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868.md?page=2)