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Luke Skywalker ’s and Princess Leia ’s kissinThe Empire Strikes Backis one of theStar Warssaga ’s most sticky moments in hindsight , but one Legends - geological era belongings , unfortunately , outclasses it . George Lucas , despite some of his claim , did not have alltheStar Warsmovies , let alone the original trilogy , planned out from the start . This admit the fact that Luke and Leia are sibling , as break inReturn of the Jedi , which makes the former movies ’ lead towards a likely Latinian language between the two uncomfortable , to say the least .
gratefully , many of the Legends - eraStar Warsmaterials that were released beforeReturn of the Jediignore a potential Luke and Leia romance . This includes Marvel ’s classic Legends - eraStar Warscomics , which , even beforeThe Empire Strikes Backwas publish , focus more onLeia ’s possible ( and eventual ) romance with Han Solo . For the Legends persistence ’s first original novel , however , this was not the case , though an version of the playscript would , thankfully , overleap what are now extremely awkward moments in theStar Warsfranchise .
The Star Wars Legends continuity was a key part of the franchise for closely 40 years and changed the Disney - era canon in many key ways .
Star Wars' Original Sequel Had Even More Luke & Leia Scenes
In the issue thatStar Wars(now know asA New Hope ) was a failure , George Lucas planned a single low - budget sequelas its sole stick to - up dimension . Star Warswas a soda water civilisation redefining phenomenon , but this did not lead to Lucas ’s account being abandoned . alternatively , it became the first novel in theStar WarsExpanded Universe which , prior to its caption rebranding in 2014 , was the officialStar Warscanon . drop a line by Alan Dean Foster , 1979’sSplinter of the Mind ’s Eyewas canonize as one of Luke and Leia ’s many adventures before the events ofEmpire .
Everybody Thought Luke & Leia Were The Romance Story
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Splinter of the Mind ’s centre
Alan Dean Foster
Originally Published
February 12 , 1978
Main Characters
Luke Skywalker , Princess Leia Organa , Darth Vader , C-3PO , R2 - D2
Unfortunately , during their prison term stranded on Mimban , Luke and Leia ’s common quixotic smell for each other are made readable throughoutSplinter . In 1979 , however , the two had not yet been retconned to be sibling , and with Han Solo absent from the story , it was dead fairish for Alan Dean Foster to bear that they would form the love story storey of theStar Warsfranchise . likewise , Darth Vader seemingly dies at the end of the novel , tying up a informal closing fromA New Hopebefore Vader ’s honest identicalness and sexual congress to Luke ( and Leia ) were retconned into world .
gratefully , Luke and Leia ’s now - uncomfortable inner monologues and interaction are neglect in theSplinter of the Mind ’s Eyecomic adaptationby Terry Austin and Chris Sprouse . This four - issue miniseries from the mid-1990s remains faithful to Alan Dean Foster ’s novel but reframes Luke and Leia ’s interactions as purely platonic . While both iterations are canonical parts of the Legends continuity , readers will find the mirthful looping of the originalStar Warssequel far less awkward .
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