# 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:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**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 25, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/41 "2003-04-25T16:01:21Z")
I think Chewbacca will mostly be seen in the background, for no more than a minute or so. People are freaking out a little to much. ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/42 "2003-04-25T16:54:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by El Elvis Rojo \* > If the droids get memory wipes so often, why do they still remember their designation and design? Seriously, it only makes sense to erase the memories they experience, not the ones that are hard-coded in. Otherwise you’d have to reteach C3P0 millions of languages every time. And now that I think about it, Jabba the Hutt should have seen C3P0 at the podrace. This breaks continuity, since the actor portraying Jabba clearly did not show any recognition upon seeing the droid in _Return of the Jedi_. Because, you know, if two beings run across each other for one day, they’ll still remember every intimate detail about each other 60 years down the line. ---
**Author:** ![by-tor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/by-tor/32/266_2.png) [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/43 "2003-04-25T17:53:00Z")
Does anyone else get a Star Trek TNG vibe (Only the SW script and acting is worse) from the prequels? Maybe it’s the touchscreen computers. ---
**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 25, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/44 "2003-04-25T19:15:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tarrsk \* > \*\*C-3PO and Obi-wan, I can accept. R2 and Obi-wan… okay, fine. It’s revisionist, but it is Lucas’ story. But how in the world do they explain away Owen Lars not being at all surprised when the droid that he supposedly spent most of his early life with shows up on his doorstep in Episode IV? Don’t forget that 3PO introduces himself, with proper designation and everything, immediately upon meeting the older Uncle Owen. \*\* Well, 3PO units are common place, obviously. I mean, they’re EVERYWHERE in the movies-you see one in the ANH, TESB, and in TPM. Same with R2 units. Plus, they’ve had their memories erased, so they wouldn’t remember. If you’re going to criticize something like that in SW, it’s best if you do your homework first. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/45 "2003-04-25T19:17:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Payton’s Servant \* > \*\*Yeah, yeah, yeah, bitch and moan all you want, but we all know you are going to be camping out for tickets with your lightsaber to keep you company. \*\* Hey, do you have something better than can function as a nightlight/mugger protection/all purpose firestarter/knife? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/46 "2003-04-25T19:18:02Z")
> [@](#): > > If only they could encounter a troubled, teen-age Chewbacca, his fur matted with blood, standing over the half-eaten carcass of Jar-Jar Binks. OK… But what’s he troubled about? I’m not seeing this, here. I can see somebody mem-wiping Threepio just to shut him up, for a while, at least. I imagine that this will happen several times over the course of Ep III, for comic relief. “But Master Anakin, didn’t you say that you would _CLICK_” “But Master Kenobi, what about _CLICK_” “But Mistress Amidala, didn’t you know that _CLICK_”. Artoo isn’t annoying, so he doesn’t get wiped. And of course Artoo recognized everything that was going on… Wasn’t it obvious when he said “BLEEPclick_whirrrr_[sub]beep[/sub] **boop!** ”? I mean, just the tone of his voice, there, should have made it clear that he’d been there before. ---
**Author:** ![Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harvey_The_Heavy)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/47 "2003-04-25T19:44:49Z")
The “memory wipe” theory sounds plausable to me. They’d erase all of C3POs experiences while keeping his basic protocol skills. “Revert To Saved”. OWK is probably lying to Luke about not remembering the droids. He’s lying to him about his father, right? Maybe Chewie doesn’t remember OWK because he just doesn’t give a crap. A job’s a job to him. Is there really ever any indication of his intelligence level or his awareness of the big picture? He always seems to just go with the flow and does his work with little complaint. He’s the model employee! Owen not recognizing C3PO in ep4 is a little harder to get around. Perhaps he’s owned so many droids over the years that he doesn’t remember them all and/or he doesn’t give a crap either. I wouldn’t remember every household appliance I’ve ever owned. I think the droids are seen as more human by the audience then they are by the other characters in the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/48 "2003-04-28T01:10:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by vibrotronica \* > \*\*Including Chewbacca is not necessarily a continuity-breaker, either. Remember, Obi Wan already knows his name when they first meet in the Cantina. \*\* _BZZT!_ TBS is showing _Star Wars: The New Hope Crayon Edition_, and Obi Wan _doesn’t_ know Chewie’s name. What happens is Obi Wan’s talking to a guy in what looks like a white version of the spacesuits used in _2001_, this guy shakes his head and walks off, directly behind him is Chewie. Obi Wan steps up to Chewie and begins talking to him, the camera then cuts to Luke, who is being accosted by one of the patrons in the bar. After some discussion, a fight breaks out, Obi Wan whips out his lightsaber, slices and dices, and then says he’s been talking to Chewbacca. Which means that Obi Wan could have introduced himself to Chewie and learned Chewie’s name while Luke was being accosted. Of course, since this isn’t the original, pristine version of the film, this may not be strictly canon. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/49 "2003-04-28T01:52:28Z")
Of course, the _really_ important question is: Will the [Trooper Clerks](http://www.trooperclerks.com/) be in the movie? ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/50 "2003-04-28T04:15:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Achernar \* > **But I admit I haven’t had any qualms about spoiling that Anakin = Vader.** :eek: No way! Next you’ll be telling that that Chancellor fellow becomes the Emperor. ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/51 "2003-04-28T04:20:34Z")
What kind of spoiler is that? You don’t know that. I’ll bet Sidious (and not Chancellor Palpatine) becomes the Emperor. ---
**Author:** ![Short\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Short\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Short_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/52 "2003-04-28T10:41:35Z")
Next you’ll be telling me that Sidious and Palpatine are the same person. ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/53 "2003-04-28T16:24:31Z")
Right, right. Just because they’re played by the same person. Next you’ll be telling me that Jango and Boba Fett are the same. 😉 ---
**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 28, 2003, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/54 "2003-04-28T18:12:47Z")
Been saying that for years myself. My theory is Palpatine or Sidious is a clone of the other set up so he could be in two places at once, training in the force and taking over the government at the same time. ---
**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 28, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/55 "2003-04-28T19:49:02Z")
I don’t know, but I’ve heard a CRAZY rumor, that like, Darth Vader is Luke’s father. And then someone else told me that Luke and Leia are TWINS-but that’s just silly. ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2003, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868/56 "2003-04-28T22:38:45Z")
Okay, it’s one thing to say something we already know. It’s another to say something we’re all just assuming, like that Darth Maul is dead, or that Amidala is Luke’s mother. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-in-episode-iii/170868.md?page=2)