Padmé Amidala | With Thunderous Applause

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[@Solo13508]

Love the use of the Episode 2 deleted scene. Sadly so much of Padme's characterization in the prequels got left on the cutting room floor.

[@DreadTheMaximus]

You know whats sad. Padme represents democracy and unity, which in other words the republic ideas. When she dies, the republic dies and an empire was born. Padme the one who became the symbol of the republic died and gave birth to the rebellion.

[@letsplaygaming714]

Never thought of it that way, but thats a really good analogy!

[@SocalCoyote]

I am still hoping Star Wars offers more stories centered would Padme. She deserves it. Her career, her character, her relationship with Anakin. We really still only have seen a small glimpse.

[@sergioandrescontreras5251]

Rest in peace, Padmé. Your legacy lives on forever through your children Luke and Leia.

[@heyitsmace]

this is beautiful. I love padme's character so much and this tribute did her justice 🫶🏻

[@kalvin187douglas]

I’m glad someone finally made a tribute dedicated to Padme. It’s werid that she feels underrated and unmentioned a lot in Star Wars when she’s one of the main characters in the prequel trilogy. I mean she barely has any character background, backstory, and hardly any development except through Anakin. We should explore her character and story. Anyways, I appreciate this dedicated to her.

[@NatalieN500]

The Clone Wars series delves more into Padme's character. She has a lot of episodes with the focus on her

[@kalvin187douglas]

@ Yeah I know that, she has more story independence and impact in her own storyline which is cool but I would like more of that

[@liambacon1564]

Darth Sidious bent the entire galaxy to his will, controlling entire governments from the shadows, orchestrating galactic-scale wars, and manipulating countless beings into carrying out his wishes. There was very little he didn't account for, and he had plans to deal with virtually all of his enemies, from the Jedi Order to the factions on the Separatist Council. He was, without a doubt, the most powerful man in the galaxy. But there was one being that Sidious's plans didn't account for, one being that he genuinely feared - Padmé Amidala. For the entire length of the Clone Wars, Padmé was a thorn in Sidious's side. Whenever he made a move towards consolidating power, she stood against it, leading her small opposition faction in a principled stand against tyranny. She was almost never able to actually stop Sidious's bills from passing, but her opposition never wavered, in spite of accusations of treason and threats of political marginalization. As the war went on, her steadfastness against Palpatine's agenda encouraged increasing numbers of Senators to ally with her and oppose Palpatine. During the last days of the Clone Wars, these Senators signed the Petition of the 2000 and presented it to Sidious, demanding that he revert the changes made to the Galactic Constitution and step down as Supreme Chancellor the moment the war was over. The Delegation of the 2000 was an open threat to the Empire, and Sidious knew it. The moment the Delegation left his office, he sent the list of signatures to the Coruscant Guard and ordered them to arrest everyone on it. Almost everyone, that is - he still couldn't touch Padmé. The real reason why Palpatine feared Padmé Amidala. Padmé didn't just inspire her fellow Senators. The entire galaxy bore witness to her stand against Palpatine, and through Padmé, millions of beings were inspired to action. One of many reasons the Empire came to power was because the people of the galaxy had lost faith in each other. They distrusted their Senators, they distrusted the Jedi, and they distrusted each other over fears of Separatism. The only person in the galaxy many Loyalists trusted was Palpatine, and he betrayed them all, using their support to become a dictator. But in Padmé, the people of the galaxy had someone else to trust, and a reason to trust each other. Padmé proved that the ideals the Republic had abandoned during the Clone Wars still had value and that supporting them was a righteous cause. She set an example by standing up to Palpatine and in daring to believe that a better galaxy was possible. She showed that not everyone who opposed Palpatine was a Separatist and that one could support the Republic while opposing the Empire. She argued that the people of the galaxy didn't need a strongman to tell them what to do, that they could make their own decisions, no matter what the powers that be said. Padmé Amidala genuinely believed in the people of the galaxy, and so the people of the galaxy came to believe in her. After Palpatine declared the formation of the Empire, Padmé remarked to Bail Organa that liberty was dead. But that wasn't the case. Even though the future of the galaxy looked bleak at that moment, the flame of liberty still burned, and this was all because of Padmé. Her conviction and her tireless work in standing up to Palpatine had kept liberty alive, even in the galaxy's darkest hour. She had already given hope to the galaxy's downtrodden, and she'd shown them what they had to do next. It may have taken twenty years, but in the end, Padmé Amidala won her fight with Palpatine. Millions of beings stood up to continue the fight she had started, and in the end, they succeeded in restoring the Republic. After Padmé's death, Darth Sidious thought himself invincible. With her gone, he had no one left to fear, or so he thought. In reality, the days of his reign were numbered. His Empire was dismantled by the movement Padmé had built, and he himself was defeated by her legacy - the son she had with Anakin Skywalker. Padme Amidala is underrated and underexplored. The hero of all time, the hero we had, the hero we needed. Our Queen, Our Senator. Thank you for everything.

[@davidw.2791]

Ironically no amount of the good she did can wash away the “sin” that is her illicit (yes, the Jedi monkhood ways are probably detrimental bs but it’s the Secrecy itself that’s so damning) relationship with Anni. If Anakin’s turn to the light courtesy of Luke isn’t really enough to atone for the lives he’d killed, then Padmé’s steadfast goodness would still warrant being marred by the secrecy love affair. 🥲

[@liambacon1564]

@@davidw.2791 Anakin was responsible for his own actions. Luke is a child of Padme and Anakin, his own person brought to life from the goodness of both Anakin and Padme. Luke doesn't represent Vader actions.

[@davidw.2791]

@ Anakin was not responsible however for Padmé consenting to marry a guy she KNOWS has an oath of no-attachment / celibacy / whathaveyou. And I didn’t say a thing about Luke. Luke played the cards he was dealt with in life and when he made mistakes borne from his headstrong rash actions, he both suffered the consequences and OWNED it. He was a better man than his father and arguably surpassed his mother in that FOFO aspect too.

[@liambacon1564]

@@davidw.2791 Glad we both agree on Luke. She did marry Anakin, tbh Anakin was the driving force with it but at the end of the day she didn't know where it would lead. Anakins did tease with the dark side but it was in the matter of hours the galaxy changed and that wasn't Padme's fault.

[@davidw.2791]

@ I’m not even saying a married Anakin MUST be moar Darkside-aligned, but even the pure blackmail potential itself could not be dismissed. Palpatine-Sidious chose to use that marriage and love as the evilest dangled Carrot ever, but it could also had easily been used to be *Padmé's* downfall too, as a part of “THE JEDI ARE DA REAL THREAT” fake news endgame.

[@madelinegarber7860]

Padme is so underrated and this tribute was perfect! Such a tragic character who only ever did what she thought was right and lived in service of the republic. But as others are saying her legacy lives on in her children particularly Lia.

[@primal1233]

This is amazing and Padme is an awesome character. I really wish Padme and Anakin had a happy ending. It's so sad that she died😭

[@lewildwest]

Gorgeous tribute to a true queen.

[@amritarupalaha8097]

The ending.... Especially the portion "so this is how liberty dies..." Brought tears into my eyes. Liberty indeed died with Padmé that night.

[@thestanleys3657]

"so love had blinded you" Yes padme you were. Great tribute 👏👏👏

[@Senatios]

Man I am so fed up with star wars nowadays. Yet sometimes you still somehow manage to remind me how much I love it

[@joliezac3109]

I feel Padme is a very underrated character and often overlooked in the Prequels/Clone Wars. You did an amazing job showing her character. I love how you included deleted scenes. Amazing work!

[@ichhabnichtszutun]

"There are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part, so just give me a happy middle. And a very happy start."

[@RC001122]

Beautiful work! Teared up in the last minute 💔

[@filmfandom]

Absolutely beautiful and perfectly done, my friend!

[@grayflaneur4854]

I like how you used Matthew Stover's introduction statement from the novelization of Revenge of the Sith. As Obi-Wan would say: "Good Job."

[@alexcamacho1842]

Love the Matthew Stover opening from the RotS novelization

[@yodawurst-zl7oe]

the video is incredibly good I almost had to cry

[@coopercarlson4307]

As always, amazing perfect work

[@mikearance]

This supercut is awesome.

[@A21-EDITS21]

Nicely done!! And nice touch with the revenge of the sith novel dialogue in the beginning!!

[@fishfish8879]

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” ― Mae West

[@iljoker6788]

Sorry I missed this. I loved it, Padme was probably the last hope there was for a proper Republic, sadly we know how that went. Great bro ❤

[@Senacacrane]

This is a very beautiful tribute to padme amandala Thank you. This has done it justice. Thank you. Keep up the good work.

[@andrewwilkins6350]

Oof, phenomenal work. Weaving in Luke and Leia was superb. I was expecting the scene with Obi-Wan and Leia riding in Freck's truck to pop up but that one was even better.

[@krakenrebel]

Amazing edit as always 👍👍

[@macke8692]

This is beautiful and amazing!

[@letsplaygaming714]

Perhaps your best video yet! Especially the last two minutes capture what the Republic, Anakin and their love are becoming to in a truely beautiful way! P.S. Have you ever thought about enabling the "Super Thanks" Button on your Videos? Would really like to give this one something in return :)

[@SWFT_edits]

Thank you, glad you liked the video! :) I unfortunately can't enable it because my channel isn't monetized (and is very hard to get monetized due to the nature of my content) but donations are available through Patreon and BuyMeACoffee - both links are in the description. :)

[@letsplaygaming714]

@@SWFT_edits Well, there you go then, enjoy the coffee^^ :D

[@SWFT_edits]

@ Thank you so much, really appreciate it! :)

[@comradethatmetalguy]

The words at the beginning just make me cry.

[@sergioandrescontreras5251]

So do you remember my idea of a Star Wars tribute about Droids? Because I do and I hope it happens one day. Please think about it.

[@kendrathompson5207]

R2, stay with the ship, Said by every Skywalker (real ones)

[@sergioandrescontreras5251]

@@kendrathompson5207Yeah. Not Rey. The real Skywalkers: Anakin, Luke and Leia. And let’s not forget Ahsoka. I know she’s not related to them but Anakin thinks of her as a little sister and they always had each other’s backs. Ahsoka deserves to be a Skywalker, not Rey. Don’t you agree?

[@LuluzoCR]

Espectacular 👌🏻

[@BleedingEffect17]

I'm proud to say that Padmé Amidala is my favorite female character. She is absolutely amazing and beyond beautiful. A true angel of peace. ❤️❤️

[@elektriclettuce7325]

You used Mark Thompson!!!! Love it

[@minestonefurodr243]

I’ve to say, I’ve been a bit disappointed by the last three edits, even if they are actually very good, just not in a mood, but this one… I wasn’t that optimistic, well I should have been, surely one of the most original Star Wars edit I’ve ever seen, if not the most original, and this is probably one for the saga were the concurrency is the sharpest Really, probably the best edit channel I have ever sawn. Everything is here just as if it was the first time I were listening to a Star Wars edit, after having listen of yours a dozen of times each. Really thanks for all you’ve done, it really changes my life these last years, improving my English and makes my working time become one of the best of my day. Sorry for the English by the way, not yet that good, but really, thanks for everything you’ve done. To long comment

[@ChrisReise]

Although it happened a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, something CAN be done about it. EDITING. MY version of "Revenge of the Sith" shows a sad Padme in bed holding her baby girl...as she doesn't DIE in it. I incorporated a scene from "The Other Boleyn Girl". Natalie Portman was in both of these films. So I used the scene of her holding her newborn baby, overdubbed "Leia's Theme". The reason I did this is because Leia, in "Return of the Jedi" tells Luke that she has memories of her mother being sad yet beautiful, and tells Luke "she died when I was very young."

[@metehanoz9467]

Thats very nice

[@YaboiOrangeYT]

Masterpiece 🖼️

[@LordNeil]

SWFT, please her my wish. I dont know of course if you like that Franchise but I guess. With this quality of Tributes you could do amasing works on the Harry Potter Franchise. For single Charachters, Factions like Hogwarts, Order of the Phoenix, Death Eaters etc. I have no doubt that you could create epicness. I know you did one already, but there is so more potential.

[@UnrealXray]

It made me cry.....😢

[@bkjeong4302]

The mother of the Rebellion, in more ways than one.

[@ALAC1991]

P E R F E C T I O N 🌹

[@zino_bambino]

i actually cried

[@LuluzoCR]

Padme😍❤❤❤

[@Zekes.SithLegends]

OH MY GOD IM SCARED TO WATCH THIS 😢😢😢😢😢as an anakin fan im probably gonna cry😂

[@ThePrincessAshe]

Padme was such a powerful character but it also shows how greed needs to be kept in check by regulations if we dont want history to repeat itself. I love Padme for everything she fought for. Such a brilliant but tragic and flawed character. ❤️

[@samalvey8168]

I would have liked something that showed Luke and Leia meeting her, or at least speaking with her through the Force, so they could see how like her both of them were in many aspects (Leia's political drive, reverence for democracy and devotion to duty and doing the right thing, Luke's compassion, love, kindness and cast-iron moral sense). And also so that she could tell them how proud she was of them.

[@Brin-en8bl]

It started raining outside my house right as the video started

[@bridgerhibbert2993]

Good timing, given what is about to happen...

[@SWFT_edits]

Hopefully not...

[@omgiamhungarian]

What is about to happen

[@molag-ballordofdomination2065]

​@@omgiamhungarianthe election, but I can't tell if they're anti trumpers or not, there's millions on KZbin

[@ДанилаЧереватюк-щ9ф]

Привет из Молдовы Любители Звёздных Войн, я очень сильно люблю Энакина и Падме, они моя любимая пара в этой вселенной.

[@matthewkretschmer7010]

I would like to see more of her and/or hear her being mention, after Revenge of the Sith. Than just in Return of the Jedi.

[@W1ND0WP4YN3]

Did you ever hear of the tragedy of Padme Amidala…..

[@bombsczech4338]

So this is how liberty dies with thunderous aplause this is my favourite line i love song from royshloksgood. Its shame i dont know if any politician that is real is like her.

[@Loki-g3k]

Her episodes in clone wars are great. It brought more depth into padme

[@Luc42]

The greatest threat to Darth Sidious's plans was never Yoda. It was never Anakin, either. It was Padmé Amidala. Chancellor Palpatine needed emergency powers to approve the creation and implementation of the Clone Army quickly. So he makes Padmé a target, forces her away from Coruscant, and gets the much more easily manipulatable Jar Jar Binks to fill in for her and initiate the vote. And during the war, Padmé was seconds away from ending it. She _almost_ got the Senate to vote for peace. She forced Sidious to send Grievous to bomb Coruscant in a sneak attack during the vote to stop it. His vision for turning Anakin into Vader can't come to fruition without removing Padmé from the equation either. If Vader even suspected Padmé was alive, the part of him that's still Anakin Skywalker would claw and fight and resist every step of the way to get back to her. Without Padmé, Vader has no light and no hope. And his undoing is Padmé, too. It's the part of her that lives on within Luke. It's the sense of justice, of right and wrong, but also the unwavering belief that somewhere deep inside Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker still lives. "There's still good in him. I know there is. Still." -Padmé Amidala's last words "I know there is good in you. The Emperor hasn't driven it from you fully." -Luke Skywalker to Darth Vader

[@thunderfreeze1544]

Tbh she and Anakin don’t have enough quality screen time together to take their relationship seriously. Whatever there is cringe from episode 2, missed potential in 3, and possibilities/themes only scratching the surface in clone wars

[@SethDeir-l1r]

“Anakin, did you ever here the tragedy of Darth Padme, the wise”

[@MMZERO9]

This is what makes the sequel trilogy even worse. It effectively makes a mockery of Padme’s legacy and presents everything she did as pointless because of Palpatine still being one step ahead of her even in death.

[@TripPrincess]

I love her character and her love for Anakin and for people. She is always trying to be reasonable and good but the world is full with corruption and greed. The tragic of utopian democracy.

[@klunkd11]

Thank you Padmé! Vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote!!!!

[@SWFT_edits]

💙

[@thunderfreeze1544]

@@SWFT_editsMy allegiance is to the republic, to democracy! 🔵

[@stephaniedalton5980]

“Have you ever heard the tragedy of Padmé The Senator and Anakin The Fallen Jedi?…..”

[@sitharisidious-si6nh]

"Isn't it remarkable how one can have all the power in the Galaxy? And yet the words of a single senator can sway the thoughts of MILLIONS!" His Eminence may resent Padmé for delaying and disrupting his Senate Procedures or for just being herself, but he did respect power in all its forms

[@dinodinosaur2930]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@omgiamhungarian]

I've heard the Queen trilogy is not that great, is it worth reading?

[@ichhabnichtszutun]

Depends on what you're looking for. They are a YA novels after all. I'd personally say as a fan of the character give them a shot. Queen's Peril and Queen's Shadow are the stronger books in the series, while Queen's Hope was just kinda meh. Enjoy :)

[@heatherporterfield7343]

She was beautiful and intelligent, but she loved , but not loved wisely. 😢

[@jozek2803]

I AM waiting for story od Duchess Satine Kryze.

[@kendrathompson5207]

#lovetheskywalkers

[@hafeezasif7932]

IF only she had not been such a fool she knew of anakisn darkness and married him anyway she helped cover the tusken murder and just let sidious have him while the galaxy turned to ruin.

[@shvedshved4968]

Сильно

[@ladykenobi7314]

Jedi Order ???