r/StarWars • u/Xenezort_ • Dec 13 '20

In only 2 years, Hayden Christensen will be the same age as Darth Vader in A New Hope. Meta

Hayden Christensen was born in 1981, so he's 39 now. Anakin Skywalker was born in 41 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin, a.k.a. A New Hope). I just thought that's crazy.

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u/blisteringchristmas Dec 13 '20

They've played a little fast and loose with continuity over the years, but I don't see a scenario in which Vader and Obi-Wan actually interact in this series because it would devalue that scene.

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u/Sloth-monger Dec 14 '20

Like how George devalued leia's memory of her mother. Still bugs me.

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u/Thunder-Rat Dec 14 '20

The same way having tons of other Jedi survive Order 66 kinda devalues Luke's position as the "last jedi", and the only hope for the galaxy.

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u/yourepenis Dec 14 '20

Personally i dont have that big of a problem with that, in a whole galaxy of planets it makes sense that a few would slip through the cracks. I dont understand why they would be bringing vader to the obi wan series though because that seems like a much bigger crack in established canon. I was mever really on board with the obi wan series to begin with because it seems super pointless with the whole hermit watching over luke thing, but then to add vader on top of that seems poorly thought out.

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u/Thunder-Rat Dec 14 '20

Agreed. I could see there being a story for Obi Wan, but not with Vader in the mix. Im assuming he will be back for flashbacks or visions. I seriously doubt Obi Wan literally just watched over Luke the entire time. And on a planet like Tattooine, there is always trouble and people who need saving.

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u/yourepenis Dec 14 '20

For sure, a lot of people have been bringing up the possibilities of flashbacks or vision sequences, and it makes sense, and they can even play a little loose with the timeline cuz im not sure if its ever mentioned specifically how long ben had actually been watching over luke, so they could have him bouncing around a bit before coming to tattooine (obviously while luke is still very young though). Obi wan is one of my favorite characters but the series just feels like needless overkill when theres so many other stories they could be telling.

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u/Thunder-Rat Dec 14 '20

I want a movie/series set in the distant past. Something completely unrelated to the Skywalkers, or the Empire, Order 66, any of it. I would like to see the Jedi Order the way I saw them as a kid. I want to see old temples, jungles, forests, Jedi that actually behave like monks and not glorified council members to politicians in a giant city. That bothered me so much as a kid. George Lucas found a way to take an imaginative and mystical concept like the Jedi, and then make them boring as fuck.

Imagine if instead of cramming a padawan character into the Clone Wars that, let's be honest, didn't belong, Ahsoka was the badass main character of a series set in a completely different era? I really like the character, even if the cartoon can be hard for me to stomach, and think it sucks she can never really get too important in order to keep from clashing with the movies.

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u/jmoney777 Dec 14 '20

Was that an actual thing? I’ve only seen the movies and none of the shows, comics, etc., and I was always under the impression that Order 66 wiped out most of the Jedi, not all of the Jedi, so I’m not surprised at all to hear that there are other Jedi besides Luke and Yoda because I always believed that to be the case anyways.

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u/TheRealSlimThiccie Dec 14 '20

Wasn’t it Vader’s job to hunt down the remaining Jedi? So presumably a good few survived 66.

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u/Chosen_Fighter Dec 14 '20

I think that’s nu canon, not sure if that was always the case

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '20

Yeah I really dont want it to happen because of that. And because Lucasfilm showed they couldnty care less about devaluating the OT (as seen by "somehow, Palatine returned") it may happen

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u/blisteringchristmas Dec 13 '20

(as seen by "somehow, Palatine returned")

Honestly, it seems like the show team and the sequels team are on vastly different wavelengths, so I wouldn't be too worried about a show making a continuity error to that degree. Based on Kennedy's remarks, it looks like it's possible they do meet, which hopefully can be done in a way that doesn't ruin the fight in IV.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '20

Through the force I guess? I really want to see pre Vader anakin again so im hoping for flashbacks

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u/narf007 Dec 14 '20

I'm conflicted by your comment. I disagree with the devaluing of the OT E4 scene, but absolutely agree they messed up immensely with going for a loose EU-style palpatine arc without offering any real explanation of it— for the majority of fans.

You shouldn't have to tell the main story through multiple media modes. The extraneous sources should complement the main, not be utilized to fill in the gaps due to poor story telling.

Sorry I kinda lost my direction there, but you get it I'm sure.