Fear.
Fear attracts the fearful,
the strong,
the weak,
the innocent,
the corrupt.
Fear.
Fear is my ally.
—Darth Maul, One Truth
What if dreams came true,
and you could be who you wanted to be,
and you could do what you wanted to do,
and you could help who you wanted to help.
What if dreams came true?
And the world opened up,
and you were never, ever afraid.
What if dreams came true?
But dreams do come true.
Don't they?
—Anakin Skywalker, One Dream
It will be a hard life.
One without reward.
Without remorse.
Without regret.
A path will be placed before you.
The choice is yours alone.
Do what you think you cannot do.
It will be a hard life.
But you will find out who you are.
—Qui-Gon Jinn, One Destiny
Don't look back before you go.
Eyes forward.
Choices to make,
dreams to realize.
Don't look back before you go.
Know the truth.
Learn to let go.
Don't look back before you go,
before you leave...
Me.
—Shmi Skywalker, One Love
There are things I cannot do.
I cannot watch while people suffer,
I cannot sit when something must be done,
I cannot judge those who are different.
There are things I cannot do.
Run,
hide,
ignore.
There are things I cannot do.
But there are certainly things I WILL do.
—Queen Amidala, One Will
Mace Windu: But which was destroyed, the master or the apprentice?
—Yoda and Master Windu discussing the Sith Code
Are you an angel?
—Eight-year-old Anakin Skywalker tries a classic pickup line on the Queen of Naboo. She's fourteen in the same scene, but not a lot of people know that.
Chancellor Valorum: "The chair recognizes the senator from the sovereign system of Naboo."
Senator Palpatine: "Supreme Chancellor. Delegates of the Senate. A tragedy has occurred, which started right here with the taxation of trade routes, and has now engulfed our entire planet in the oppression of the Trade Federation."
Trade Federation Senator: "This is outrageous! I object to the Senator's statements!"
Chancellor Valorum: "The chair does not recognize the senator from the Trade Federation at this time."
Senator Palpatine: "To state our allegations, I present Queen Amidala, recently elected ruler of the Naboo, who speaks on our behalf."
Queen Amidala: "Honorable representatives of the Republic. I come to you under the gravest of circumstances. Naboo's system has been invaded by the droid armies of the Trade—"
Trade Federation Senator: "I object! There is no proof! This is incredible! We recommend a commission be sent to Naboo to ascertain the truth!"
Malastare Senator: "The congress of Malastare concurs with the honorable delegate from the Trade Federation. A commission must be appointed!"
Chancellor Valorum: "The point—"
Chancellor's Aide: "Excuse me Chancellor..."
Senator Palpatine: "Enter the bureaucrats... the true rulers of the Republic. And on the payroll of the Trade Federation, I might add. This is where Chancellor Valorum's strength will disappear."
Chancellor Valorum: "The point is conceded. Will you defer your motion to allow a commission to explore the validity of your accusations?"
Queen Amidala: "I will not defer. I've come before you to resolve this attack on our sovereignty now. I was not elected to watch my people suffer and die while you discuss this invasion in a committee! If this body is not capable of action, I suggest new leadership is needed. I move for a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Valorum's leadership."
Chancellor's Aide: "Order!"
Senator Palpatine: "Now they will elect a new Chancellor. A strong Chancellor. One who will not let our tragedy continue."
—The Senate Debate that led to Senator Palpatine becoming Chancellor
A long, long time ago
In a galaxy far away, Naboo was under an attack,
and I thought me and Qui-Gon Jinn
could talk The Federation in
to maybe cutting them a little slack,
but their response, it didn't thrill us
They locked the doors and tried to kill us
We escaped from that gas
then met Jar-Jar and Boss Nass
We took a bongo from the scene
and we went to Theed to see the Queen
We all wound up on Tatooine
That's where we found this boy
Oh my, my this here Anakin guy
may be Vader someday later, now he's just a small fry
He left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
saying, "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi
Did you know this junkyard slave
Isn't even old enough to shave?
But he can use The Force, they say
Ah, do you see him hitting on the queen
though he's just nine and she's fourteen?
Yeah, he's probably gonna marry her someday
Well, I know he built C-3PO
And I've heard how fast his pod can go
And we were broke, it's true
So we made a wager or two
Ooh, he was a prepubescent flying ace
And the minute Jabba started off that race
Well, I knew who would win first place
Oh yes, it was our boy
We started singing
My, my, this here Anakin guy
may be Vader someday later, now he's just a small fry
and he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
saying "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
Now we finally got to Coruscant
The Jedi Council we knew would want
to see how good the boy could be,
so we took him there and we told the tale
how his midi-chlorians were off the scale
and he might fulfill that prophecy
Oh, the Council was impressed, of course
Could he bring balance to the Force?
They interviewed the kid
Oh, training they forbid
because Yoda sensed in him much fear,
and Qui-Gon said, "Now, listen here
Just stick it in your pointy ear
I still will teach this boy"
He was singing
My, my, this here Anakin guy
may be Vader someday later, now he's just a small fry
and he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
saying "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
We caught a ride back to Naboo
cause Queen Amidala wanted to
I frankly would've liked to stay
We all fought in that epic war
And it wasn't long at all before
little hotshot flew his plane and saved the day
And in the end, some Gungans died,
some ships blew up and some pilots fried
A lot of folks were croakin'
The battle droids were broken
And the Jedi I admire most
met up with Darth Maul and now he's toast
But I'm still here and he's a ghost
I guess I'll train this boy
And I was singing
My, my, this here Anakin guy
may be Vader someday later, now he's just a small fry
and he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
saying "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
We were singing
My, my, this here Anakin guy
may be Vader someday later, now he's just a small fry
and he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
saying "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
In a galaxy far away, Naboo was under an attack,
and I thought me and Qui-Gon Jinn
could talk The Federation in
to maybe cutting them a little slack,
but their response, it didn't thrill us
They locked the doors and tried to kill us
We escaped from that gas
then met Jar-Jar and Boss Nass
We took a bongo from the scene
and we went to Theed to see the Queen
We all wound up on Tatooine
That's where we found this boy
Oh my, my this here Anakin guy
may be Vader someday later, now he's just a small fry
He left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
saying, "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi
Did you know this junkyard slave
Isn't even old enough to shave?
But he can use The Force, they say
Ah, do you see him hitting on the queen
though he's just nine and she's fourteen?
Yeah, he's probably gonna marry her someday
Well, I know he built C-3PO
And I've heard how fast his pod can go
And we were broke, it's true
So we made a wager or two
Ooh, he was a prepubescent flying ace
And the minute Jabba started off that race
Well, I knew who would win first place
Oh yes, it was our boy
We started singing
My, my, this here Anakin guy
may be Vader someday later, now he's just a small fry
and he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
saying "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
Now we finally got to Coruscant
The Jedi Council we knew would want
to see how good the boy could be,
so we took him there and we told the tale
how his midi-chlorians were off the scale
and he might fulfill that prophecy
Oh, the Council was impressed, of course
Could he bring balance to the Force?
They interviewed the kid
Oh, training they forbid
because Yoda sensed in him much fear,
and Qui-Gon said, "Now, listen here
Just stick it in your pointy ear
I still will teach this boy"
He was singing
My, my, this here Anakin guy
may be Vader someday later, now he's just a small fry
and he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
saying "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
We caught a ride back to Naboo
cause Queen Amidala wanted to
I frankly would've liked to stay
We all fought in that epic war
And it wasn't long at all before
little hotshot flew his plane and saved the day
And in the end, some Gungans died,
some ships blew up and some pilots fried
A lot of folks were croakin'
The battle droids were broken
And the Jedi I admire most
met up with Darth Maul and now he's toast
But I'm still here and he's a ghost
I guess I'll train this boy
And I was singing
My, my, this here Anakin guy
may be Vader someday later, now he's just a small fry
and he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
saying "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
We were singing
My, my, this here Anakin guy
may be Vader someday later, now he's just a small fry
and he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
saying "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"
