I think it was just Lucas killing off a loved character in ANH to make the story more emotional and then keep him as a central character for the next 2 films. I don't think he was even thinking of it at the time and when he did the TPM well the only reason I can tell you is because Liam Neeson didn't sign up to do any of the sequels. So instead of using a new actor that would destroy the character he decided not to make him a ghost in AOTC and ROTS.
But as for Yoda and Obi-Wan, saying they became spirits because their bodies disappeared doesn't go with the facts. Remember Anakin too appeared next to Obi-Wan and Yoda at the end of ROTJ and his body did not disappear either, just like Qui-Gon Luke burned his fathers body.
It's just movie mistakes, it's bound to happen when you make prequels 20 years later... All the information that was setup for the original films has to be found and used and played to work with the old films, however there are many inconsistencies that don't make sense from TPM and AOTC that don't or won't ever add up because he changed something in the plot than made it go in a new direction.
My biggest complaint is with the whole droid debacle. Okay so the droids memory banks are wiped. I can believe that. But why doesn't Anakin remember C-3PO and that he made him, his best friend or why doesn't Obi-Wan remember R2-D2? I mean come on, how many times has Obi-Wan and R2 crossed paths in TPM and AOTC, yet in ANH he says, strange I never remember owning a droid...
It's just one more thing Lucas screwed up on, over 20 years ago... lol
Originally posted by .😖pace Opera:.
good question, i dont think that hell be ready to die so he wont dissappear. all the others who have dissappeared were ready for death . the reason why QG didnt is because it was unexpected
As it has been said INFINITE times, if that was the case it wouldn't be new. I'm sure Obi-Wan wasn't the first jedi who accepted his death yet he was the first to disappear and return as a force ghost.
As has been said it is either learned/discovered or has something to do with those close to Anakin. Also, why was Anakin changed to Hayden in the end of ROTJ? Maybe it has something to do with those that helped in Anakin's death (not Vader's). Obi-Wan killed Anakin and perhaps Yoda was involved as well, so they disappear and become ghosts.
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