One Star Wars Fan Hilariously Predicted Luke & Leia Twist Before Empire
Before Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back revealed the truth about Luke’s lineage and hinted at another familial connection, a fan of Marvel’s Star Wars comics predicted the saga’s big twist regarding Leia. Although the eventual twist was technically a retcon, George Lucas similarly realized the seeds he had planted for Luke and Leia’s twin brother-sister relationship, prompting the reveal.
When the original trilogy was being released, Marvel Comics published the first ongoing Star Wars comic title. Since writers only had A New Hope to base stories on, and they recognized sequels were on their way, they had to stick closely to the premise of the films. For all they knew,The Empire Strikes Back could end up contradicting a key story decision. Even with the little creative freedom they had to introduce new characters and plot lines, fans still picked up issues regularly, recognizing the Star Wars brand and desiring new content regardless of how impactful it might be on the saga.
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As originally reported by Uproxx, a fan who wrote into Marvel’s Star Wars comics and unintentionally predicted Princess Leia’s connection to the Skywalker family. The letter published in the back of an issue mentioned that Luke and Leia “act more like young brother and sister than sweethearts.” The reader criticized the lack of romantic tension between them, as it wasn’t apparent inA New Hope or the comic book tie-in. Initially written in 1979, the letter predates The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, which went onto reveal Luke and Leia as twin siblings. At the time, Lucas had yet to incorporate their connection into the saga.
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