Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Obi-Wan Kenobi:
Chancellor.

Anakin Skywalker:
Are you all right?

Palpatine:
[looking behind them] Count Dooku.

Obi-Wan:
This time, we'll do it together.

Anakin:
I was about to say that.

Palpatine:
Get help. You're no match for him, he's a Sith Lord.

Obi-Wan:
[turns and smiles] Chancellor Palpatine, Sith Lords are our speciality.

Count Dooku:
Your swords, please. We don't want to make a mess of things in front of the Chancellor.

Obi-Wan:
You won't get away this time, Dooku.

Dooku:
I've been looking forward to this.

Anakin:
My powers have doubled since the last time we met, Count.

Dooku:
Good. Twice the pride, double the fall.

[Chancellor Palpatine and Anakin Skywalker talk about Skywalker's dreams]

Palpatine:
Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise?

Anakin:
No.

Palpatine:
I thought not. It's not a story the Jedi would tell you. It's a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith so powerful and so wise, he could use the Force to influence the midi-chlorians to create... life. He had such a knowledge of the Dark Side, he could even keep the ones he cared about... from dying.

Anakin:
He could actually... save people from death?

Palpatine:
The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.

Anakin:
What happened to him?

Palpatine:
He became so powerful, the only thing he was afraid of was losing his power...which, eventually of course, he did. Unfortunately, he taught his apprentice everything he knew, then his apprentice killed him in his sleep. Ironic. He could save others from death... but not himself.

Anakin:
Is it possible to learn this power?

Palpatine:
Not from a Jedi.

[Anakin stops Mace Windu from hurting the Chancellor, severing Windu's hand. Sidious drops his act and again strikes Windu with force-lightning]

Sidious:
[Triumphantly] POWER!!!! UNLIMITED POWER!!!! [sends Windu flying out the window to his death]

Anakin:
[Horrified] What have I done...?!

Sidious:
You're fulfilling your destiny, Anakin. Become my apprentice. Learn to use the dark side of the Force.

Anakin:
[exhausted] ...I will do whatever you ask.

Sidious:
Good!

Anakin:
Just help me save Padmé's life. I can't live without her.

Sidious:
To cheat death is the power only one has achieved, but if we work together, I know we can discover the secret.

Anakin:
I pledge myself... to your teachings.

Sidious:
Good. Good... The Force is strong with you. A powerful Sith, you will become. Henceforth, you shall be known as Darth...Vader.

Darth Vader:
Thank you, my master.

Sidious:
Rise...[Vader rises and Sidious goes to his desk] Because the Council did not trust you, my young apprentice, I believe you are the only Jedi with no knowledge of this plot. When the Jedi learn what has transpired here, they will kill us, along with all the Senators.

Vader:
I agree. The Council's next move will be against the Senate.

Sidious:
[Places hood on his head] Every single Jedi, including your friend, Obi-Wan Kenobi, is now an enemy of the Republic.

Vader:
I understand, Master.

Sidious:
We must move quickly. The Jedi are relentless. If they are not all destroyed, it will be civil war without end. First, I want you to go to the Jedi Temple. We will catch them off balance. Do what must be done, Lord Vader. Do not hesitate. Show no mercy. Only then will you be strong enough with the dark side to save Padmé.

Vader:
What about the other Jedi spread across the galaxy?

Sidious:
Their betrayal will be dealt with. After you have killed all the Jedi in the Temple, go to the Mustafar system. Wipe out Viceroy Gunray and the other Separatist leaders. Once more the Sith will rule the galaxy! And... we shall have... peace.

Palpatine:
And the Jedi rebellion has been foiled.

Bail Organa:
What's happened?

Padmé Amidala:
The Chancellor has been elaborating on a plot by the Jedi to overthrow the Senate.

Palpatine:
The remaining Jedi will be hunted down and defeated. [applause] The attempt on my life has left me scarred and deformed. But, I assure you, my resolve has never been stronger. [applause] In order to ensure our security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into the first Galactic Empire, for a safe and secure society. [the Senators cheer]

Padmé:
So this is how liberty dies... with thunderous applause.

[After the massacre at the Jedi temple]

Obi-Wan:
I've recalibrated the code, warning all surviving Jedi to stay away.

Yoda:
For the clones, to discover the recalibration, a long time, it will take.

Obi-Wan:
Wait, Master. There is something I must know. [inspects a security hologram]

Yoda:
If into the security recordings, you go, only pain, will you find.

Obi-Wan:
I must know the truth, Master. [watches hologram of Anakin/Vader killing Jedi younglings and pledging allegiance to Sidious; Horrified] It can't be. It can't be!

Sidious:
[On hologram] You have done well, my new apprentice. Now, Lord Vader, go and bring peace to the Empire.

Obi-Wan:
I can't watch anymore. [deactivates hologram]

Yoda:
Destroy the Sith, we must.

Obi-Wan:
Send me to kill the Emperor. I will not kill Anakin.

Yoda:
To fight this Lord Sidious, strong enough, you are not.

Obi-Wan:
He is like my brother. I cannot do it.

Yoda:
Twisted by the dark side, young Skywalker has become. The boy you trained, gone, he is, consumed by Darth Vader.

Obi-Wan:
I do not know where the Emperor has sent him. I don't know where to look.

Yoda:
Use your feelings, Obi-Wan, and find him, you will.

Vader:
You're with him! You brought him here to kill me! [Begins Force-choking Padmé]

Obi-Wan:
Let her go, Anakin!

Padmé:
Anakin...

Obi-Wan:
Let... her... go!

[Vader releases Padmé]

Vader:
You turned her against me!

Obi-Wan:
You have done that yourself!

Vader:
YOU WILL NOT TAKE HER FROM ME!!!

Obi-Wan:
Your anger and your lust for power have already done that. You have allowed this Dark Lord to twist your mind, until now- now, you have become the very thing you swore to destroy.

Vader:
Don't lecture me, Obi-Wan. I see through the lies of the Jedi. I do not fear the Dark Side as you do! I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new empire!

Obi-Wan:
Your new empire?!

Vader:
Don't make me kill you.

Obi-Wan:
Anakin, my allegiance is to the Republic, to democracy!

Vader:
If you're not with me, then you're my enemy!

Obi-Wan:
Only a Sith deals in absolutes. I will do what I must.

Vader:
You will try.

[Obi-Wan Kenobi has cut off Vader's legs and part of his remaining good arm on one of Mustafar's higher grounds. Vader is struggling near the lava river]

Obi-Wan:
[anguished] You were the chosen one! It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them! Bring balance to the Force, not leave it in darkness! [picks up Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber]

Vader:
I HATE YOU!!!

Obi-Wan:
You were my brother, Anakin. I loved you. [leaves as Vader, now too close to the lava river, catches on fire.]

[Darth Vader is now a cyborg with prosthetic legs and arms, fully clothed in black armor with respirator mask. The operating table he is on has risen to vertical position]

Sidious:
Lord Vader, can you hear me?

Vader:
[In mechanical voice] Yes, Master. Where is Padmé? Is she safe? Is she alright?

Sidious:
It seems, in your anger, you killed her.

Vader:
I...I couldn't have. She was alive! I felt it! [damages several surrounding objects and droids through the Force. He then breaks the clamps that have been holding him down and takes a few steps forward. Sidious watches, grinning cruelly.] NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

[After Padmè's death, Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Senator Bail Organa are onboard the Tantive III and are traveling to Naboo while discussing the babies' future]

Yoda:
Hidden, safe, the children must be kept.

Obi-Wan:
We must take them somewhere where the Sith will not sense their presence.

Yoda:
Hmm... Split up, they should be.

Bail:
My wife and I will take the girl. We've always talked about adopting a baby girl. She will be loved with us.

Obi-Wan:
And what of the boy?

Yoda:
To Tatooine. To his family, send him.

Obi-Wan:
I will take the child and watch over him.

Yoda:
Until the time is right, disappear, we will. [Senator Organa and Obi-Wan bow and start to leave] Master Kenobi, wait a moment. In your solitude on Tatooine, training, I have for you.

Obi-Wan:
Training?

Yoda:
An old friend has learned the path to immortality. One who has returned from the netherworld of the Force... Your old master.

Obi-Wan:
[surprised] Qui-Gon?!

Yoda:
How to commune with him, I will teach you.

[Mace Windu and the Jedi Council members are very concerned about what Chancellor Palpatine has in store for the Jedi Order]

Mace Windu:
I sense a plot to destroy the Jedi. The Dark Side of the Force surrounds the Chancellor.

Ki-Adi-Mundi:
If he does not give up his emergency powers after the destruction of Grievous, then he should be removed from office.

Mace:
The Jedi Council would have to take control of the Senate in order to ensure a peaceful transition.

Yoda:
To a dark place, this line of thought will carry us. Hmm… great care, we must take.

Anakin:
Master Windu, I must talk to you.

Mace:
Skywalker, we just received word that Obi-Wan has destroyed General Grievous. We're on our way to make sure the Chancellor returns his emergency powers back to the Senate.

Anakin:
He won't give up his power. I've just learned a terrible truth. I think Chancellor Palpatine is a Sith Lord.

Mace:
A Sith Lord?

Anakin:
Yes… the one we've been looking for.

Mace:
How do you know this?

Anakin:
He knows the ways of the Force. He's been trained to use the Dark Side.

Mace:
Are you sure?

Anakin:
Absolutely.

Mace:
Then our worst fears have been realized. We must move quickly if the Jedi Order is to survive.

Anakin:
Master, the Chancellor is very powerful. You'll need my help if you're going to arrest him.

Mace:
For your own good, stay out of this affair. I sense a great deal of confusion in you, young Skywalker. There is much fear that clouds your judgment.

Anakin:
I must go, Master.

Mace:
No. If what you've told me is true, you will have gained my trust. But for now, remain here. Wait in the Council chamber until we return!

Anakin:
[resigned] Yes, Master.

[Mace Windu is flung out the window to his death]

Anakin:
What have I done?

Darth Sidious:
You're fulfilling your destiny, Anakin. Become my apprentice. Learn to use the dark side of the Force.

Anakin:
I will do whatever you ask.

Sidious:
Good!

Anakin:
Just help me save Padmé's life. I can't live without her.

Sidious:
To cheat death is the power only one has achieved. But if we work together, I know we can discover the secret.

Anakin:
I pledge myself to your teachings.

Sidious:
Good. Good! The Force is strong with you. A powerful Sith you will become. Henceforth, you shall be known as Darth...Vader.

Darth Vader:
Thank you... my Master.

Sidious:
Rise.

Yoda:
I hear a new apprentice you have, Emperor...or, should I call you Darth Sidious?

Sidious:
Master Yoda. You survived.

Yoda:
Surprised?

Sidious:
Your arrogance blinds you, Master Yoda. Now you will experience the full power of the dark side! [fires Force lightning at Yoda, sending him flying across the room, rendering him unconscious; the scene cuts to the intensifying lightsaber duel between Darth Vader, formerly Anakin Skywalker, and Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar as they battle each other, barging their way into the control room which is littered with the dead bodies of Nute Gunray and the other Separatists; scene cuts again to Darth Sidious on Coruscant as he menacingly laughs at the unconscious form of Yoda] I have waited a long time for this moment, my little green friend. [cackles evilly as Yoda regains consciousness] At last, the Jedi are no more!

Yoda:
Not if anything to say about it, I have! [uses the Force to throw Sidious across the room] At an end, your rule is. And not short enough, it was. [Sidious tries to run, but Yoda blocks his way] If so powerful, you are...why leave? [activates his green lightsaber]

Sidious:
You will not stop me. Darth Vader will become more powerful than either of us! [activates his red lightsaber]

Yoda:
Faith in your new apprentice, misplaced, may be. As is your faith in the dark side of the Force.

[Yoda and Sidious engage in their own lightsaber duel]

Obi-Wan:
I have failed you, Anakin. I have failed you.

Vader:
I should've known the Jedi were plotting to take over!

Obi-Wan:
Anakin, Chancellor Palpatine is evil!

Vader:
From my point of view, the Jedi are evil!

Obi-Wan:
Well, then, you are lost!

Obi-Wan:
It's over, Anakin. I have the high ground.

Vader:
You underestimate my power!

Obi-Wan:
Don't try it.

[Vader jumps in front of Obi-Wan, but Obi-Wan cuts off Vader's legs and part of his remaining good arm. Vader is now struggling near the lava river]

Obi-Wan:
[anguished] YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE!!! It WAS SAID THAT YOU WOULD DESTROY THE SITH, NOT JOIN THEM!!! BRING BALANCE TO THE FORCE, NOT LEAVE IT IN DARKNESS!!! [picks up Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber]

Vader:
I HATE YOU!!!

Obi-Wan:
You were my brother, Anakin. I loved you. [Vader, now too close to the lava river, catches on fire. Obi-Wan leaves]

Opening Crawl: War! The Republic is crumbling under attacks by the ruthless Sith Lord, Count Dooku. There are heroes on both sides. Evil is everywhere. In a stunning move, the fiendish droid leader, General Grievous, has swept into the Republic capital and kidnapped Chancellor Palpatine, leader of the Galactic Senate. As the Separatist Droid Army attempts to flee the besieged capital with their valuable hostage, two Jedi Knights lead a desperate mission to rescue the captive Chancellor....

Palpatine:
Get help. You're no match for him, he's a Sith Lord.

Obi-Wan:
[turns and smiles] Chancellor Palpatine, Sith Lords are our speciality.

Grievous:
And... [coughs] Anakin Skywalker. I was expecting someone of your reputation to be a little... older.

Anakin:
General Grievous. You're shorter than I expected.

Grievous:
[coughs] Jedi scum.

Palpatine:
Remember back to your early teachings. "All who gain power are afraid to lose it." Even the Jedi.

Anakin:
The Jedi use their power for good.

Palpatine:
Good is a point of view, Anakin. The Sith and the Jedi are similar in almost every way, including their quest for greater power.

Anakin:
The Sith rely on their passion for their strength. They think inwards, only about themselves.

Palpatine:
And the Jedi don't?

Anakin:
The Jedi are selfless. They only care about others.

Palpatine:
Master Windu. I take it General Grievous has been destroyed, then. I must say, you're here sooner than I expected.

Mace Windu:
In the name of the Galactic Senate of the Republic, you're under arrest, Chancellor. [activates his lightsaber, and Agen Kolar, Kit Fisto and Saesee Tiin activate their own lightsabers]

Palpatine:
Are you threatening me, Master Jedi?

Mace:
The Senate will decide your fate.

Palpatine:
I am the Senate!

Mace:
Not yet.

Palpatine:
[stands up and a lightsaber suddenly flies out of his robe and right into his hand] It's treason, then. [activates his lightsaber and engages Mace Windu, Agen Kolar, Saesee Tiin and Kit Fisto in a fierce fight]

Obi-Wan:
I'm sorry! I'm sorry, Anakin - for all of it!

Vader/Anakin:
I w-was not your failure... (Obi-wan looks at his apprentice with a mixed look of anguish and confusion. Anakin's voice is dominant in Vader's voice.) You didn't kill Anakin Skywalker... (Vader's voice takes over completely.) I did.

George Lucas "Lucas calls new ‘Star Wars’ film a ‘tearjerker’", Today, Mar. 17, 2005.

George Lucas "Lucas calls new ‘Star Wars’ film a ‘tearjerker’", Jim Windolf, Vanity Fair, February, 2005.

Obi-Wan Kenobi:
[after killing General Grievous with a blaster] So uncivilized. [tosses it aside]

Obi-Wan Kenobi:
Another happy landing.

Nute Gunray:
[Vader is slaughtering the Separatist leaders] The war is over! Lord Sidious... promised us peace! We only want to— [Vader cuts him down, then deactivates his lightsaber]