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After Lucas decided to label the second film "Episode V", the label "Episode IV: A New Hope" was retroactively added to the first film in its published screenplay and first home video release. Many casual fans refer to it as simply ''Star Wars'', even though all the films carry the same title/subtitle pattern now.

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The second trilogy to be released was chronologically the first. Essentially an extended prequel, it centered on Luke's father, Anakin Skywalker, and his growth from a young slave on a remote planet into a powerful Jedi Knight. It showed how [[Evil Chancellor|Senator/Chancellor Palpatine]] (the [[Big Bad]] of the Original Trilogy) gained supreme power through [[Evil Plan|complex schemes]], and Anakin's [[Start of Darkness|corruption]] at his hands. It also showed Obi-Wan's story in training Anakin and the fall of the Jedi Order, with Obi-Wan and Yoda becoming [[Last of His Kind|the last of their kind]].

 

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== #-H ==

* [[3D Movie]]: [http://www.starwars.com/movies/saga/announce3d/ Plans have been announced to rerelease the six main films in theaters in 3D.] ''Episode I'' has already been released in 2012, to mixed reviews.

* [[Bloodbath Villain Origin]]: Anakin's first task after being christened Darth Vader is to lead the attack on the Jedi Temple.

* [[Boarding Party]]: The Imperials blasting their way into the Rebel corvette at the start of ''Episode IV''.

* [[Bottomless Pits]]: Every single movie, multiple times even. Entire cities have been built in bottomless pits. The Emperor is particularly fond of them {{spoiler|and dies when Vader throws him into one}}.

* [[Breakout Character]]: R2-D2.

* [[Fast Roping]]: The clone troopers in ''Episode III'' employ this trope.

** Similarly averted in ''[[A New Hope]]'' where Princess Leia is a senator and member of the Rebellion with no man by her side.

* [[Fish People]]: Kit Fisto and the Gungans in the prequels, as well as the Aqualish, Mon Calimari and Quarren.

* [[Five-Man Band]]: Luke is [[The Hero]], Han's [[The Lancer]], R2 and 3PO trade off being [[The Smart Guy]], Chewie's [[The Big Guy]], and Leia is [[The Chick]]. [[Action Girl|Well, sometimes]]. Threepio is sometimes [[The Chick]]. Lando Calrissian was the [[Sixth Ranger]] Traitor, and later he was just the [[Sixth Ranger]].

** Red for the sith.

* [[Single Biome Planet]]: Every planet besides Naboo: Tatooine (desert planet), Hoth (arctic planet), Coruscant (urbanized planet).

* [[Sinister Geometry]]: The Death Star and the Imperial Star Destroyers.

* [[Slave Mooks]]: The clones, in some people's point of view, and droids. An intelligent, self-aware, disposable, engineered worker race who must be brain wiped every few months else they get uppity.

* [[Woman in White]]: Leia, a lot of the time, to the point where Carrie Fisher speculated that Leia's favorite color is white. Padmé less frequently.

* [[Wuxia]] : One of the genres that inspired the franchise. The whole concept of the Jedi and The Force practically makes the franchise a Wuxia saga in space, ''especially'' the prequel trilogy.

** Luke also manages some gambits of his own. Mostly of the [[Trojan Prisoner]] variety.

** The Clone Wars. After all their effort and sacrifices, Palpatine's plan would have given him full power whether the Republic and Jedi had won or lost.

 

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