Star Wars Episode 3
Revenge of the Sith
Plot Summary Script Synopsis Story
by
George Lucas
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 kidnaped 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.
Star Wars Episode 3General Grievous (the part alien/part droid
leader of the Separatist military) has taken Supreme Chancellor
Palpatine prisoner and they are both now on board the Trade
Federation cruiser with Count Dooku above Coruscant. To the
Republic and Confederacy of Independent Systems, this battle
appears to be a defining moment in the Clone Wars, but Count Dooku
and Palpatine planned this situation so they could be together and
plan for the future. However, Palpatines true motives are to have
Dooku killed and the Separatist movement destroyed.
Anakin and Obi-Wan are leading the Republic forces in the battle.
During the fighting, Buzzer droids take off the head of Obi-Wan's
R4 astromech droid on his star fighter and the Buzzers nearly get
R2-D2 also, but Anakin saves them. Anakin and Obi-Wan land in the
Trade Federation cruisers landing dock and enter the cruiser. The
two Jedi encounter many obstacles. Anakin and Obi-Wan encounter
General Grievous and his body guards. Grievous fights Obi-Wan and
Anakin takes on the body guards. However, Grievous and his
bodyguards flee the cruiser and escape.
Next Anakin and Obi-Wan find Dooku where Palpatine is being held
prisoner. Obi-Wan is either knocked out or distracted, which leaves
Anakin to battle Dooku alone, while Palpatine cheers Anakin
on.
Anakin SkywalkerAfter Anakin kills Dooku, the Trade Federation
cruiser is crashing towards the surface of Coruscant, but Anakin
saves the day with his piloting skills. Clone fire fighters arrive
and quench the fire and everyone is safe.
Our heroes are welcomed back at the Galactic Senate. Palpatine
personally thanks Anakin for his heroics and wants Anakin added to
the Jedi Council. Anakin is placed on the Jedi Council. Palpatine
invites Anakin to a theater show later that night.
Padme and other Senators are in the Supreme Chancellor's main
office asking Palpatine to give up his leadership role as Supreme
Chancellor.
The Jedi Council meets and assigns Obi-Wan to the planet Utapau to
take out General Grievous and to help Plo Koon and Ki-Adi Mundi.
Meanwhile Yoda goes to Kashyyyk (the Wookiee home world) for Alaya
Secura and Anakin remains on Coruscant as Palpatine's bodyguard.
Anakin is upset with all that and wants to be made a Jedi Master.
Anakin has already been made a full-fledged Jedi Knight. Yoda
speaks with Anakin about his attachments and death before leaving
for Kashyyyk.
Padme AmidalaAnakin goes to Padme's apartment and stays with her
until it is time to attend the theater show with Palpatine.
Padme holds a meeting regarding Palpatine with the likes of Bail
Organa and Mon Mothma in attendance.
At the theater Palpatine explains to Anakin how a dictatorship
would be best for the galaxy, why the Jedi are weak and other such
topics. Later on, Anakin goes back to Padme. Anakin goes to sleep
and is woken by a terrible nightmare.
Obi-Wan arrives on Utapau and watches as the Republic military is
almost beaten in battle. As Obi-Wans clone troopers fight General
Grievous battle droids, Obi-Wan chases General Grievous and his
bodyguards. Obi-Wan rides on a lizard-like creature and eventually
arrives at a cave. Obi-Wan proceeds to decimate all of Grievous
body guards, but Grievous proves to be an apt opponent. Grievous
mistakenly thinks he has defeated Obi-Wan and begins to tell
Obi-Wan the true plans of Darth Sidious and Sidious true identity
as Palpatine.
Obi-Wan Kenobi Obi-Wan manages to escape the icy-cold hand of death
by killing Grievous with a laser blaster. It turns out that General
Grievous is like the Trade Federation Control Ship from The Phantom
Menace because Grievous controls all the Separatist battle droids
in the galaxy. With Grievous dead, all the battle droids are off
line. The Clone Wars come to an abrupt end with all the Separatist
leaders going into hiding.
Yoda helps Chewbacca and the other Wookiees defeat the battle
droids on Kashyyyk.
Obi-Wan immediately contacts Mace Windu by hologram tells Windu
that Darth Sidious is Chancellor Palpatine. Anakin leaves Padme
while she is sleeping and heads to Palpatine's office. Anakin finds
Mace Windu and other Jedi Masters battling Palpatine. Anakin is
confused and cant tell what is really going on. Anakin begins to
protect Palpatine and takes out all the Jedi except Mace Windu, who
remains conscious. Fatefully, Anakin chooses to turn to the dark
side to kill Mace Windu and joins the Sith Order while Palpatine
explains everything while they take on Windu.
After Palpatine explains the true nature of things to Anakin,
Anakin takes some clone troopers into the Jedi Temple and they kill
everyone there including the Jedi children.
PalpatineNext Palpatine declares himself Emperor in the Galactic
Senate and brands the Jedi as the enemy of the galaxy. The security
guards won't allow Bail Organa to enter so that Organa can oppose
Palpatines take over of the galaxy.
In massive attacks, the clone troopers turn against their Jedi
leaders. This includes Commander Cody on Utapau with Obi-Wan and
the clone troopers with Yoda on Kashyyyk. Luckily Chewbacca and the
Wookiees save Yoda.
Yoda goes back to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant to find the entire
Jedi Council dead. Yoda watches footage of Anakin killing the
younglings and bowing to Palpatine. In the most amazing battle of
all time, Darth Sidious steps out of the shadows of the Jedi Temple
and proceeds to take down Yoda. This fierce battle ends with Yoda
defeated and Sidious Force pushes Yoda off the top of the Jedi
Temple. Bail Organa arrives to catch the falling Yoda in his
speeder. Organa is then briefly chased by clone troopers, but
manages to escape.
Bail Organa and Yoda head for Alderaan, where Organa holds a secret
meeting and establishes the Rebel Alliance.
YodaObi-Wan contacts Yoda and finds out from Yoda the terrible
events that have recently unfolded. Obi-Wan finds Padme and learns
everything from her and then Obi-Wan takes her and the droids
(C-3PO and R2-D2) to Alderaan.
Anakin goes to Padme's apartment on Coruscant, but finds her abode
empty. Palpatine tells Anakin that the Jedi have taken Padme. Next
Palpatine orders Anakin to go to Mustafar to kill all the remaining
Separatist leaders.
By using the Force, Obi-Wan can sense that Anakin is on Mustafar.
Padme wants to go with Obi-Wan and R2-D2, but Obi-Wan wont allow
her to join them. Padme leaves Alderaan with C-3PO.
Anakin proceeds to kill all the Separatist leaders hiding in the
Separatist base on Mustafar. Padme confronts Anakin and Obi-Wan
arrives on Mustafar. Anakin chokes Padme and Force pushes her
against a nearby wall, knocking her unconscious. The legendary
Anakin vs. Obi-Wan duel commences. Anakin and Obi-Wan move outside
the Separatist base and up the volcano, which starts to
erupt.
Anakin is much more powerful than Obi-Wan, but Obi-Wan turns
Anakin's colossal strength into Anakins weakness so that Anakin is
unable to think clearly and thereby Anakin makes mistakes. Obi-Wan
pushes Anakin into the molten lava pit. Lava flows endanger the
lives of our heroes.
Mace WinduMeanwhile, R2-D2 and C-3PO have been trying to rescue
Padme from the lava and they are found by Yoda and Bail Organa in
the Tantive IV at the last possible moment of survival. Yoda and
Organa also save Obi-Wan from the lava danger.
Padme begins to go into premature labor and our heroes land on
nearby Utapau where Tion Meddon and his droids attempt to save
Padme and the Skywalker twins. However, Padme dies after giving
birth to the twins. She dies in the arms of Obi-Wan.
Palpatine's people remove Anakin from the lava pit and place Anakin
into the Darth Vader mask and armor. When Anakin regains
consciousness, he is so angry that he has caused the death of Padme
that Anakin uses the Force to destroy the medical droids and lab
with his mind and breaks free from being held on the table. This
Force explosion even manages to disfigure Palpatine.
Through the Force, Obi-Wan and Yoda sense that Anakin is still
alive. Bail Organa drops Obi-Wan and baby Luke off on Tatooine.
Yoda is then taken to Dagobah. Organa then heads to Naboo and
orders his captain to wipe the memory banks of R2-D2 and
C-3PO.
Darth VaderBail Organa with baby Leia, his wife, the Queen of Naboo
and Naboo dignitaries attend Padme's funeral march on Naboo.
On Tatooine, Obi-Wan hands baby Luke over to Owen and Beru
Lars.
From the deck of a star destroyer, Darth Vader, Palpatine and
Tarkin watch the death star being constructed. Fade to black. Roll
end credits.
