No, I Am Your Father - YouTubers Reaction: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

[@Aristocles22]

It just struck me that everyone knows who Luke's father is... but not many people know Luke lost a hand and had to have a robotic limb as a replacement.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

Do they know that Vader himself was a quadriplegic? And that Luke losing his (Luke's) hand reminded him of how he was losing "parts of himself" the way Vader did?

[@Awkhalil_7]

@@TheNoiseySpectator i dont get it i thought everyone knew that anakin was vader. i thought it showed that in episode 2 when obi wan fights anakin and that anakin becomes vader. how did nobody know that anakin was the father of luke i dont get it.

[@williamcartwright373]

​@@Awkhalil_7epidlsode 2?

[@VexNovaYT]

@@Awkhalil_7 2 things, 1. People are watching the saga in release order, and 2. I think your meant Episode 3, not 2

[@Awkhalil_7]

@@VexNovaYTyeah i figured it out myself when i made the comment. i didnt know that episode 1-3 came out after 4-6

[@Grand_Moff_Tarkin123]

Sends chills down my spine every time…..

[@MrWhatdafuBOOM]

Back when protagonists could actually get hurt.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

And when Protagonists weren't goofy, comical clownish characters. 😒

[@MrAwesome457]

Link getting his arm destroyed and greatly weakened in Tears of the Kingdom comes to mind as a recent example of bad things happening to protagonists.

[@lost4468yt]

​@@TheNoiseySpectatorstop watching dumb stuff. Also what are you on about? Luke was always pretty goofy

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

@@lost4468yt Well, I do try to watch better quality stuff. But nobody/nothing is perfect. Even today, I still maintain Star Wars (AKA Ep IV) only rates a six or seven out of ten. You found the character of "Luke Skywalker" to be on the whole goofy? I think there were times when he was, but there were lots of times when he was a dramatic (serious) character. Compare the end of "Empire" to the scene in the Ewok village at the end of "Return of the Jedi". In that time, Luke went from looking up to his father as an idolized hero to a flawed, fallen human being in need of his help and emotional support. That's not the way someone like Buggs Bunny or Alan Harper would deal with him. 🎭

[@rofyle]

I guess you forgot Wash died

[@derekstein6193]

Vader fought so well in their duel that Luke had no choice but to give him a hand.

[@jacobroberts1928]

“No blood” I remember asking that as a kid. The saber cauterizes the wound 😉

[@fingerjack]

I wish I could have seen my own reactions as an 8 year old kid in the theaters of 1980.

[@richardscanlan3419]

Vader always brings a tear to the eye - the absolute king of cool.

[@bradleymcavoy3432]

A Greek Tragedy in a galaxy far far away! 😎 Even though it was part of my childhood, back then my mind was blown! 💥

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

"Even though"? Is your mind not blown even more today now that you can recognize the parallels to the great Greek Tragedies?

[@thebananaspeedruns9275]

This should have been called “Vader chops Luke’s hand off” because everyone was surprised when Luke lost his hand with “I am your father” as a bonus because most of the people where like “meh” when Vader said “I am your father”

[@michaelweiner4836]

They either already knew it, or they were in such disbelief that they weren’t sure they heard it right.

[@thebananaspeedruns9275]

@@michaelweiner4836 TRUE, but everyone had a big reaction to Vader cutting Luke’s hand off

[@robbob5302]

Did you know Mark Hamill once tried out for the NFL? Unfortunately, he kept dropping the hand off. ,🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@TheTixonNick]

@@thebananaspeedruns9275 But didn't actually David Prowse spoil the twist back in 1978. Can't tell that because I wasn't alive by then.

[@PatoChu]

@@TheTixonNickno, nobody but the director, mark hamill and vader’s actor knew. The rest of the cast and producers found out after it got released on cinemas

[@marcellahenryati7503]

Born in 1978...wished I could film myself when I found out as a kid.

[@top_banananaplays]

That "you can destroy the Emperor" was a cry for help.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

It was a reveal of Vader's secret ambition, and insight into just how hateful and Evil Vader was. I never saw anything I would call a "Cry for help" from Vader, but in "Return of The Jedi", we saw a bit of regret inside him when he told Luke that it was "too late" for him. 😢

[@LightStreak567]

@@TheNoiseySpectator When you think back at the end of Episode 3, he has been silently crying for help ever since he found out he killed Luke and Leia's mother. He doesn't like to think of himself as Anakin Skywalker anymore because of that, which explains his devotion to the dark side, and Darth Bane's Rule of Two doctrine basically keeps him prisoner under the Emperor until he gains the power to kill him, and he knows that because he has become a cyborg, that will never happen because he must be fully organic to reach his prime as a Force wielder.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

@@LightStreak567 You have kind of low standards for what makes someone a "Cyborg". I wouldn't tell that to Stephen Hawkins that having multiple prosthetics is enough. And, not just because he passed away in 2018. I wound consider someone to cross that line unless the computerized components make up at least part of their brain. Or, if they are a robot, until organic components make up some of their operating computer system. But I don't mean to quibble over semantics, I know what you mean. "✔️&✔️"

[@LightStreak567]

@@TheNoiseySpectator Hey, don't shoot the messenger, I'm just saying what's confirmed in Star Wars lore. Darth Vader would have been much more powerful if he hadn't lost his arm and legs. It's all about the midichlorian count.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

Sorry, guys. I just don't see that anything Vader ever said or did could be interpreted as a cry for help. At least not in the movies. You two seem to be following an extended canon ("cannon"?) of the graphic novels or comic books, or something similar. Either way, I think we can all agree that Vader wanted to recruit Luke as his own sith apprentice in hopes of overthrowing the Emperor and becoming the Master Sith Lord, himself. But let me ask you this. I read a draft for a Star Trek/ Star Wars crossover once. It wasn't very good, but the Enterprise crew did find a way to temporarily stop Darth Vader. As you may know, in Star Trek they have "radiological sterilization and disinfecting" technology. They use different wavelengths of ultraviolet or infrared light to kill microorganisms. They found an ultraviolet spectrum range that would kill Migty Cloreans. Long story short, they turned it on Vader. With his connection to the Force broken, he could not even be sustained by his life support suit, he collapsed and they took him to sick bay as a prisoner. The Migty Cloreans were slowly growing back, but his connection to the Force was temporarily _gone._ If that were to happen to Vader, and his mind and soul became clear of the influence of The Dark Side, do you think he would have wanted to stay that way instead of going back to being a Sith Lord? And, if other people want to answer too, then they are also welcome. 😁

[@brandonrobertson6938]

I liked the reaction by James Earl Jones when he first saw the line.

[@pc4856]

There’s no blood because the lightsabers so hot it cauterizes Luke’s arm which prevents bleeding. (Some of it might be the whole: can’t have it be rated R thing tho).

[@timroebuck3458]

LUKE: You're not getting a Father's Day card from me if that's what you're hinting at.

[@VexNovaYT]

Wait... Is Luke's birthday on Empire Day?

[@busterlafrance1671]

Somebody read MAD Magazine back in the day. I was hit by a car in June 1983, so I didn't get to see Return of the Jedi in the theatre, having spent the entire summer in the hospital with multiple broken bones and internal damage. Didn't get to see it until 1985 or 1986. MAD gave me an idea of what happened.

[@orianamedhestchanel3894]

Of course there is no blood, this is light saber, he is hot as hell.

[@Swissswoosher]

The fact that they don’t realise Vader was being nice by “just” cutting his hand off is cool.

[@shack8110]

ISN'T THERE A VIDEO OF PEOPLE CRAPPIN THEIR DRAWERS WHEN THEY HEAR THAT LINE FOR THE FIRST TIME, AS I DID? I WAS 10 YEARS OLD BUT I. CRAPPED. MY. DRAWERS!

[@WyvernScribe]

The one downside of this line going viral, how it ruins one of the greatest plot twists in cinema for many first-time watchers.

[@christopherrobertson8098]

Vader feels pain in the right arm when struck as he still has the upper part of his biological arm from losing his right hand to count dooku

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

9:59 That's right Nice catch on his part, too. I am also glad to see someone else appreciates the Courage it took for Luke to choose to kill himself rather than become an agent of Evil.

[@imperialpresence1173]

i hope anikin skywalker is constantly haunted by the younglings...and mace windu

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

Don't worry he was. Surely you noticed that Vader never stopped and rested, never just sat back looked over everything he had accomplished and just took it in to enjoy it? (The exception being when he was in his dialysis chamber.) I think Vader struggled to live in the moment, because if he didn't, the memories, and the unbearable feelings associated with them would seep into the front of his mind. The remorse, the guilt, the self hatred, the shame, the hatred for his master. Yes, nevermind any physical pain, I bet sitting down in that chair and having to do nothing for a few hours while the equipment revitalized him was the _absolute worst_ part of his day. 😖

[@michaelweiner4836]

It's so much better when people don't know the big reveal ahead of time.

[@JediPhoenix1976]

Knowing that Vader is Luke's father is one thing. Seeing a father physically injure and emotionally damage his own son is something else.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

Well, Vader was about as Evil as anyone can be. The Dark Side would get him carried away, even to doing things beyond what he had intended. And Vader knew, _Knew,_ Luke would survive their encounter. That's why he was disappointed but not worried when Luke let himself fall. Besides, that was Not a game! If someone is out to get you with a deadly weapon in a duel to the death, passing up opportunities to strike at them can cost you your last few working body parts or even your life!

[@Eivor85]

I remember for decades people thought the line was:"Luke,I Am Your Father" when only true Star Wars fans knew it was:"No...I Am Your Father"

[@TheTixonNick]

Yeah. Even James Earl Jones remembers the line as "Luke, I am your father".

[@AndLOLGG]

@@TheTixonNick I also remembered it as "Luke, I am your father". I remember watching the movie back as a kid in the 90s and I made funny, animated PowerPoint presentations with my sister after watching it where we included the line. I had the presentation on a floppy disk 💾 in the basement, and when I learned about the Mandela Effect and that I (together with a lot of other people around the world) had remembered it all wrong I went looking for the disk and it was gone. My wife told me that we lost it some years ago after a basement flood back in 2009 "Why were you keeping it anyway? It's not like computers have floppy disk drives anymore". I was just so sure that the line was "Luke..." Maybe my sister and I were influenced by other people saying the line as "Luke..." so we just adapted that into our vocabulary, since we aren't native English speakers. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@alexkx8599]

@@AndLOLGG Unless it was changed on later releases...I guess not though? It's not like there aren't people with earlier releases, huh?

[@TheTixonNick]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGWpeJKDpruZo6c From here you can tell that since 1980 release the line was always "No, I am your father". Everything else is mandela effect. And I personally like the 1980 version more. As Vader’s voice sounds more echoed and "metallic" which gives additional goosebumps.

[@williamcartwright373]

A lot of this was because taco bell ran an ad promoting the phantom menace and they had a fat dad with his son and he was dressed like vader and said "Luke I am your father it's true"

[@tektoniks_architects]

I remember seeing TESB opening weekend in 1980, before the internet, before anyone knew the truth about Vader. When Vader says the line "I am your Father," the entire movie theater gasped and screamed, like WTF did he just say? It was insane. I'll never have a moviegoing experience like leaving the theater after seeing TESB the first time again.

[@baron7755]

Oh was 1980 before the internet? Thanks for the heads up.

[@Wolfen443]

Nice way to meet your kid, fighting and chopping off his hand. The Skywalkers were such a dysfunctional family, why Lucas though of them as the leading players in the story is insane.

[@jarenkiser8050]

Duhh, no blood, it's a lightsaber!!!!

[@obi-juan2926]

When I was a kid, I was so depressed by this movie. After the happy ending in A New Hope (and most movies in general), I was confused and upset by the uncertainty of The Empire Strikes Back . . .

[@imperialpresence1173]

yeah...how is a kid supposed to digest finding out your father is a full on evil nazi

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

PERFECT! 👌 Movies should not be all antiseptic and sunshine and cookies! 😃 Sometimes, they should be dark and calling our personal angst out of our deepest selves! BUT, I think Ep.III "Revenge of The Sith" was the one that went too far. There was no surprises, nothing positive at all happened, it was all just a great big set up to detonate the bomb that we had known was ticking ever since "The Phantom Menace". ☹️

[@RustyHorizon]

For those wondering why further rmovies after a new hope showed no blood from lightsaber wounds, the wounds get cauterized by the weapon

[@sergioaccioly5219]

Every time I see this reveal a part of my mind goes to "family dinners would be really awkward after this".

[@aaronsabin8868]

That this is a surprise to ANYONE in 2023 is just baffling........

[@TheTixonNick]

Yeah. Those people had better live without knowing the twist. I'd wish I were one of them.

[@SpiderandMosquito]

Ooooooooooooooooooooh, it's baffling, but OH. SO. Satisfying to see

[@baron7755]

some of these might be from 2022 or 2021

[@JAGraptor]

But still a rare treat when you see someone learning the truth about Vader for the first time. Parents, remember that the correct order to show your kids is 4,5,6,1,2,3.

[@KevyNova]

Almost everybody already knows the big twist which is why I think people should watch I-VI for the first time because it’s not as well known that Luke’s father’s name is Anakin. People are more shocked to see Anakin become Darth Vader than they are to seeing Vader is Luke’s dad.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

14:01 I agree about him going easy on Luke. And, I stand by that; Vader could have done _much worse_ than cut off just his hand!

[@Pianomn626]

I saw this movie in the theater when it came out. I've literally known that Darth Vader was Luke's father for 44 years. I find it difficult to grasp that there are people who DON"T know that. It blows my mind.

[@marknoonan4720]

I can remember that my eyes bugged out of my had and my jaw was on the floor. I was only 9 years old.

[@Bigmike130]

wonder if vader noticed it was his lightsaber, "oh wassup, i made you, oh wait i made your user too, ha, neat *inhale"

[@stephenlarkin3690]

Everyone is thinking "AHH! HE CUT HIS HAND OFF!!!" I"m thinking "Oh, it gets much worse than that."

[@rjr6274]

The impact in the newer generations is smaller because most of them watched the prequels first.

[@seiaghen]

can't unsee it 13:33 Quagmire :D

[@SergioArellano-yd7ik]

Giggity giggity giggity

[@williamfincher2260]

Not only is it the most famous and scene in "Star Wars," it's also the most spoofed scene. Plus, it's often misquoted as "Luke, I am your father," so people know who he's talking to.

[@jacksonconley5117]

These Are the Top 5 Best Reactions to Empire Strikes Back in My Opinion: 5. Mary Cherry 4. Nickflix 3. Angelina 2. Popcorn In Bed 1. Emme Reacts

[@robtierney5653]

Yup, Star Wars has always been one big old Jerry Springer Family.

[@grkpektis]

I still remember being in the theater in the 90s and turning to my and asking "is that really true"

[@Johnadams20760]

the best reactions were the 4-5 who clearly never knew the line. you can tell which ones they are

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

What's with all these Europeans being so shocked when Vader Cuts off Luke's hand? Europeans invented sword fighting, they should know that when people are dueling like that, they are trying to _kill_ each other!

[@SergioArellano-yd7ik]

They don't make euro- peens like they used to.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

@@SergioArellano-yd7ik I guess not. They had dueling with swords for hundreds of years, even past the invention of firearms. But all the viewers here didn't seem to realize the point of attacking someone with a sword is to _kill or mutilate_ them. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@TyMarshall007]

The Greatest Twist in Movie History ( before the prequels happened)

[@bigmike9612]

I know this is a year old but when people are wondering why there was no blood when Luke got his hand cut off, it's because it's a lightsaber. That shit would instantly cauterize the wound.

[@SirDawkster]

Man, that line always gives me chills.

[@Teardehawkee]

James Earl Jones's voice made it a classic!

[@PapaEli-pz8ff]

James Earl Jones did not believe Vader as he read the script for the very first time.

[@VexNovaYT]

@@PapaEli-pz8ff Also there was placeholder line for the actors on set so nobody would spoil it. The line was Vader: "Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father." Luke: "He told me enough, he told me you killed him!" Vader: "No, Obi-Wan killed your father!" This was to make it so nobody on set would share secrets about Darth Vader being Luke's father, it was later dubbed by JEJ before release in 1980.

[@jacobhall8615]

Congrats to Dart on being the Ultimate Evil Dude

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

Which brings up a good idea. I think when "English As A Second Language" is taught, they should have at least one class period devoted to training the students to say the "th" sound! "Fat'her" is not right! "Dart Vader" is incorrect! In college, I had an instructor from Slovenia who asked me if I was signed up for is "T-herrories class"! And, so many Mexican -Americans are just helping Trump win the next election when they say words like. "Dey", "dose" , "dem", "tree", "frow" etc when their family has live in California for two or three or four generations! 😤 People, you have tongues, use them when you talk!

[@bakersmileyface]

I remember when my Dad chopped my hand off. Good memories. This is how you're supposed to bond with your children.

[@davidd7681]

This scene shows that Vader was the only one around Luke, that told him the truth about this one fact. Obi Wan danced around it, Yoda didn't confirm it until pressed by Luke. And of course there were reasons why he wasn't told. So it also shows that things in life aren't always cut and dried.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

I am surprised that when Luke went into the Evil tree, it didn't try to warm him they were lying to him, or keeping something from him. ..... I also wonder how you can get a tree to become Evil.

[@Ellisite]

3:46 How does one have custom Storm Trooper art in their home and still not know Vader is Luke's father?

[@Limpshot_McGee]

It's not her set. She was using someone else's.

[@greninjaash4129]

Acting 😅

[@vinceA3748]

Possibly the greatest sci-fi movie ever made.

[@mariguana7918]

It’s not a reaction if they already knew

[@SuperPfrye]

Oh my God, thank you. I do get a kick when actual kids see it.

[@it_all_r3v0lv3s7]

0:31 Lightsaber are hotter that the sun, which would cauterize any wound as soon as it happens

[@jackasslawyer]

if it was hotter than the sun, you couldn't turn it on inside without dying. probably still kill you outside too

[@MrSkullHead1250]

In this day and age, Id expect everyone to know Vader is Lukes father. I guess not HAHAHA.

[@TheTixonNick]

Lucky people

[@MrSkullHead1250]

@@TheTixonNick I know right? To be able to experience that moment for the first time. I can only imagine what this was like in the 80s, brand new in the theater. I was like 6 when I found out hahaha.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

Me, too. That is why I like to watch reactions from non Americans, especially from counties that don't speak English.they are more likely to have not heard of this before. 👍

[@bernardbernards8102]

When you watch the original trilogy first than watching the prequels

[@Haley.1245]

These reaction where priceless…

[@Rip_Noobly66]

The prequels: search your feelings, you know it to be true

[@xFENRISx]

I’m not sure how genuine a lot of these reactions are 🤔

[@noahtylerpritchett2682]

From my experience the most genuine reaction is from places like eastern Europe or the Middle East where this film isn't just everywhere.

[@matt54656]

I do find it at least a bit humorous how all these reactors actually claim to see things for the first time. We all know you've seen it already you can't tell me you went 30 years of your computer based life without seeing the empire strikes back. just.. no.

[@bernardbernards8102]

Just like George Lucas said to the original Darth Vader actor that Luke's father is Vader and that actor is also surprised because it's very suspenseful and random

[@mr.unknown3656]

This scene and the one where anakin is a force ghost always make me tear up

[@SergioArellano-yd7ik]

Which one the real Anakin or Hayden Christensen?

[@LuvLifeVlogZ]

He told me you killed him? No, Boba Fett is your father! 😂

[@yomang6614]

Although I like the prequels it's much better not to watch it in chronological order for new viewers.

[@E_skywalk3r]

1:51 the girl doesn't believe it, like, "he's just saying that to turn him to the dark side." No. He's not. Bro was Anakin Skywalker. Sorry, hun.

[@petit_gateu]

It's because she is watching in the release order

[@brianjohnson5272]

Dasha is either the best actress on the planet, or she genuinely didn't know.

[@BatFan1]

I guess it's just me but i could never enjoy a movie knowing the plot twist. It's for this reason I have yet to see The Sixth Sense since the major reveal was spoiled a few days after release, and this was before the internet blew up.

[@pelvist]

Should rename the video to "No I am Your Father - Fake KZbin reations for simps".

[@marknoonan4720]

Yes Darth Vader is Anakin Skywalker.

[@Thestomachlover]

Like father like son

[@spac59]

Why is everyone so dramatic by luke losing his hand and having more of a reaction to that rather than anakin revealing hes lukes father 😭.

[@user-bw4lb3py4t]

The blonde is from Popcorn in Bed

[@markussaula721]

I wish there'd be a product that deletes a concrete information that my mind knows, I select: Star Wars episodes 1-6, and start all over again. Then the danger comes if I start with the prequels 😂

[@Mr.BreadYT]

why is half of this youtuber watch how anakin been change on vader but they still shock how is this possible.

[@Fuzz32]

It is a rare gem when you find a video of someone who has never heard about Vader being Luke’s father.

[@aubreywillaford1580]

No, I am your father.

[@aaronstevenson4136]

When I first saw this...bulls$#@!

[@devilfacedjedi]

Of all the reactions out there. I fail to believe people of any age don’t know that Darth Vader is Luke’s father

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

Suppose they come from cultures that don't have English as their primary language, and grew up with a whole other body of mythology and popular culture? 🌏🌍

[@porkypile]

First real reaction in this video was Dasha. The previous were fake a.f. Sorry :))))

[@gglesucks9462]

3:10 and 11:23 same back ground. Are they faking reaction videos now or something?

[@kateschneider6392]

Some of y’all just… 😂😭

[@jesse33cdn]

How bout you pick people who are actually surprised next time! Instead of all these fakers!!!

[@julianrosado1592]

This is why you watch the prequels first. Its numbered 1 to 6 for reason!!!

[@xSaNEXSprocket]

No that’s why you watch the originals first because the reveal hits so much harder not knowing the whole story until watching it.

[@kartinisricitrasutiarno6062]

​@@xSaNEXSprocketThat's right. Even in pop culture there's an understanding that you should always watch 4-6 first. I think it was from a sitcom.

[@surgi-ical-striker]

Darth Vader is Luke's Father ???? Like Duhhhhhhh....why do you think Vader's real name is ANAKIN SKYWALKER then ? LOL !

[@DanABA]

Please have a little respect and put the youtubers' channel names on the clips. Thanks!

[@TheTixonNick]

All youtubers are provided in the description below the video.

[@Junweitrustnobody1403]

i'm still amazed by how some of these people either forgot Vader is Anakin or they didn't seen the first three movies. Also this is when main characters got damaged and not some goofy ass cartoon characters that got powerful but die from something else

[@vektacular]

Why bother filming reactions to people that have already reacted to it before?

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

Because we have not seen all of them reacting, before. KZbin is a big place, nobody can catch everything that comes out every month.

[@vektacular]

@@TheNoiseySpectator so you wanna watch somebody’s second or third reaction? Dumb

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

@@vektacular Hey! You can bite me, Troll! Even If _you_ are not enjoying this account's content, other people are! If that disgusts you, then you know where the door is!

[@vektacular]

@@TheNoiseySpectator nobody gives a rats ass what you think either….use the door if you can’t take the heat….wasted my time watching reactions that are rehearsed….its moronic bs!!!!! Go touch yourself!! You’re the troll. Rehearsed reactions!!!

[@NathanSarlo-ts3wu]

Didn’t any of you see episodes 1, 2 and 3 I mean y’all should have known this already and when I daw 1,2 and 3 I had seen 4, 5 and 6 when I was a kid in the 90s when they put the movies back in the theaters

[@sadecekubra3016]

It is natural that they do not see it. Because most people watch movies according to their release date in the cinema. That's how I watched it.

[@JJohnston4Life]

Watch the prequels first. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Nautilus1972]

Filming ‘reaction’ videos when you already know the twist is pathetic.

[@ilikethecokev2]

Funny thing about this is when they originally filmed the scene, they had James Earl Jones say a *different* line, and then have him record the ACTUAL line in post to keep the secret safe from EVERYONE until the film actually premiered. I believe the original, fake line they had James say was something along the lines of "Obi-Wan killed your father."

[@joshuawiedenbeck6944]

If I remember correctly, having Obi-Wan kill his father was the original plan before Lucas decided to change it. So it worked to have it as a placeholder during filming.