[Gerhard]

Here is an extract from Star Wars, The Annotated Screenplays on Page 182:


In the first draft [of Empire Strikes Back], during his training Luke calls Obi-Wan Kenobi; Ben appears and explains what has happened to him since he was struck by Vader. He is now in a different part of the universe. Ben says he brought someone else with him, and Luke's father appears (obviously, in this draft, Vader is not Luke's father). He is described as a tall, fine looking man and is referred to as Skywalker. Skywalker tells Luke that he has a sister; he won't reveal where she is for fear that Vader Might then be able to find her.


Even in the final ESB story Leia was not Luke Sister. That was pushed into ROTJ, let alone the Vader father of Luke thing being introduced very late in the final ESB story.

Regards

[Lord Aquaman]

Here is an extract from Star Wars, The Annotated Screenplays on Page 182:


In the first draft [of Empire Strikes Back], during his training Luke calls Obi-Wan Kenobi; Ben appears and explains what has happened to him  since he was struck by Vader. He is now in a different part of the universe. Ben says he brought someone else with him, and Luke's father appears (obviously, in this draft, Vader is not Luke's father). He is described as a tall, fine looking man and is referred to as Skywalker. Skywalker tells Luke that he has a sister; he won't reveal where she is for fear that Vader Might then be able to find her.


Even in the final ESB story Leia was not Luke Sister. That was pushed into ROTJ, let alone the Vader father of Luke thing being introduced very late in the final ESB story.

Neat.
Regards

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[StarWarsIsUs]

I believe you. Leia wasn't meant to be Luke's sister.

[Darth Player]

Lucas had a hands on involvement in the first Star Wars Official Fan Club, Bantha Tracks

During this time, at a meeting with some of the fans he told them "let's start a rumor that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father...." I remember this was going around in those pre-internet days with word of mouth before ESB was released or even on the preproduction stage.

I like the annotated screenplay approach better. The trilogy would have had a different tone if Luke had to confront a baddie like Vader knowing he wasn't his father. I think its safe to say he wouldn't have thrown his lightsaber aside. This also reinforces the notion that the Luke/Leia connection was an afterthought that came from what was already there and as a desperate effort to wrap up loose ends, and rather poorly at that. Yoda speaks of an other, but tnat other could have been someone else, perhaps a renegade young Queen from the now blown up Aldeeran who Luke has to persuade to help the Alliance against the Emperor and Death Star II, and in the process he finds out through the Force that she's the other. All the elements were there for a great end to the trilogy. Wonder what went kaboom in Georgie's brain for him to ditch everyone and everything that had creativity.

[Smashman]

Lucas made up the story as he went. Not that there's anything disastrously bad about that.