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Celebration VI Roundup: One Panel Revealed and Shiny Badge Art

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Catching up from yesterday, a pair of interesting Celebration VI tidbits dropped. First off, the Official Star Wars Blog unveiled all of the attendee badges that will be handed out. Interestingly, the media badge features a grinning Palpatine. Wonder if they’re trying to tell us something?

In panel news (we’re still waiting for the full list, but hey, at least we’ve got something), Bryan Young and Pablo Hidalgo will be back and putting on their “Why We Love the Prequels” panel. You’ll be able to catch them at the Behind the Scenes stage at 10:30AM on Sunday.

Star Wars Books Teases What ‘New Jedi Order’ Might Have Been

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Pablo Hidalgo is at work on an all new Essential Reader’s Companion, but he had the time to send an interesting behind the scenes note to Star Wars Books regarding an early premise for the New Jedi Order series.

The story arc was to very closely hew to the myth structure of the Hero’s Journey as outlined by Joseph Campbell, a huge influence on the creation of the Star Wars cinematic story. With that as its basic framework, the plot underwent much evolution and exploration. Its earliest descriptions had Luke Skywalker sending the three Solo children on an epic quest, upon which they encounter a new female character from the invading species sent to infiltrate the galaxy. This unnamed female corrupts Anakin, nearly turning him to the dark side, but she falls in love with him and Anakin instead redeems her. In a fit of intense sibling rivalry, Jacen and Jaina turn on Anakin, and in the resulting conflict, Jacen dies.

You know. I think I might have preferred this setup to what we got. The undercurrent of redemption plays much more true to the philosophy and tone of Star Wars, and this would have been a clear passing of the torch to the next generation.

Via Star Wars Books