DISNEY Star Wars lovers Padme and Anakin originally had a different ending

Poor old Padme Amidala spent much of the closing act of Episode III heartbroken, crying and being choked before her untimely death in childbirth. The original story, however, made her a much more dynamic character who put a knife to Anakin's throat and planned galactic revolution. Star Wars creative legend Iain McCaig is the man who designed the characters of Padme and Darth Maul and he revealed his heartbreak at how much was changed from the original script he helped craft with his team. He told a rapt crowd: "The only line we actually identified with in that film was, ‘Noooo.’”

McCaig also told a packed auditorium at The Academy of Art University how Padme was originally going to be far more instrumental in creating the rebel Restistance that her daughter Leia would one day lead. Originally, he revealed, Padme was plotting behind Anakin's back long before her tragic end. He said: "All those love scenes, all those great scenes expressing great love in awkward ways and then he leaves. Moments later, in come the seperatists and right behind his back she’s starting the rebellion to overthrown him, because Padme can see he’s becoming a monster."

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McCaig added: "At the end, Mustafa, when she goes to see him she has a knife in her hands. Check the concept art. "She gets off that ship with that knife. She runs up, throws her arms around him. He lets her. She’s got the knife at his neck, she’s going to kill him. He lets her. And she can’t do it. She loves him too much to stop him even though he’s become a monster. "Enter Obi-Wan. Anakin freaks out, kills Padme, well almost. Wouldn’t that have been good?"