Jedi that Was, Jedi to Be

"Jedi that Was, Jedi to Be"

Opening crawl[]

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there came a time of revolution, when rebels united to challenge a tyrannical empire. In the Rebellion's most desperate crisis, the fate of the entire Rebel Alliance rested with the astro droid Artoo-Detoo, whose memory banks held secret plans critical to the struggle against the empire.at the edge of the western Dune Sea on the desert planet Tatooine is the moisture farm of Owen Lars. here, Artoo-Detoo and his interpreter counterpart See-Threepio have been brought following their purchase by Owen and his young nephew, Luke Skywalker. Once again, Artoo has escaped to deliver his message to the mysterious Obi-Wan Kenobi. Ignorant of his mission, Luke and See-Threepio must try to recover him before he comes to harm in the hostile wasteland scorched by Tatooine's binary suns.

Plot summary[]

At dawn, Luke rouses See-Threepio to help him find Artoo before hisUncle Owen realizes that he is gone. SinceLuke's skyhopper was recently damaged in a race throughBeggar's Canyon, they have to take thelandspeeder. Threepio drives, and Luke scans for signs of Artoo. Luke can predict the droid's direction - toward theJunland Wastes - because he knows whereBen Kenobi lives and thinks that he has something to do with the "Obi-Wan Kenobi" who Artoo is searching for.

On the way, Luke tells Threepio about a past encounter with Ben. Five seasons earlier, he and his friendWindy were exploring the wastes on adewback. In a canyon, they were separated from the beast and soon were lost. Ben found them and guided them home. But on arriving at the moisture farm, Owen drove Ben away, telling him never to come back. Luke says that Owen seemed frightened.

They find Artoo, but before they can get back in the speeder,Tusken Raiders attack the group. Luke is knocked unconscious before Ben Kenobi arrives and drives them away by imitating the sound of akrayt dragon. Ben reveals himself to be none other than Obi-Wan Kenobi. He brings them back tohis hut to learn more about the droids and hide from the raiders. While Ben repairs damage to Threepio, he tells Luke about his past service as a Jedi withLuke's father. He presents Luke withhis father's lightsaber, adding that he had wanted to give it years earlier. Luke realizes that Ben has been watching over him for a long time. Ben goes on to tell Luke about Darth Vader's murder of his father and his fall to theDark Side ofthe Force.

Artoo playsPrincess Leia'sholorecording, begging Kenobi to bring the droids toAlderaan. Ben tells Luke that he needs his help on the trip, and that he must learn the ways of the Force. Luke, unwilling to abandon his aunt and uncle, offers to drive him instead toAnchorhead. On the way, they come upon the destroyedsandcrawler belonging to the clan ofJawas that had sold Artoo and Threepio. Ben realizes that they were killed by imperialstormtroopers seeking the droids, and Luke leaves in a panic, knowing that his aunt and uncle are likely the next victims.

Luke returns from the homestead and reports that it has been destroyed, his aunt and uncle killed. He resolves to accompany Ben and the droids to Alderaan and become a Jedi.

Continuity[]

This episode closely adheres to the corresponding events from the filmStar Wars: Episode IVA New Hope. The most significant addition is Luke's story about meeting Ben when he was younger. He first tells Threepio about a time when Ben rescued him and his friend Windy in the desert. Later, inside the hut, Luke refers back to this story, and Ben confirms that he has been watching over Luke as he grew up. The1999 comicLuke Skywalker's Walkabout later expanded on this story. Some elements that Luke recounts from the argument between Ben and Owen were echoed in the2022canon TV episodeObi-Wan Kenobi: "Part I."

Credits[]

Appearances[]

Sources[]

• The Making of Star Wars For Radio: A Fable For the Mind's Eye
• Star Wars: The National Public Radio Dramatization

Notes and references[]

External links[]

• Star Wars: A New Hope The Original NPR Drama on theInternet Archive