Star Wars PLOT HOLE: Did George Lucas make THIS big mistake in the prequel trilogy?
STAR WARS’ prequel trilogy has come in for a lot of criticism over the years, but has a new plot hole been unearthed?
Although there are a wealth of possible explanations, it does seem on the surface of it that George Lucas made something of a blunder in colouring in the droids' backstory - specifically C-3PO's.
Anakin Skywalker built the robotic character on Tatooine, and left it behind when he left to start a life that didn’t exactly end so happily.
C-3PO then worked with the Vader-in-waiting's mother - and when she married, he would have been frequently in the company of her step-son, Owen Lars.
So why then, in the original Star Wars: A New Hope movie, does the older Owen - Luke’s Uncle Owen, to be precise - not appear to recognise the droid at all?
Although C-3PO’s memory was ostensibly wiped, why didn’t Owen realise who the chatty droid was?
Debating the issue online, fans have argued that perhaps the Lars family owned several droids over the years, and Owen simply didn’t place 3PO from before.
That’s given weight when you consider changes of plating from dark grey to gold - but with the Anthony Daniels-played character being such a chatterbox, it’s fair to assume it’d stick in the memory.
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Whatever the case, Star Wars speculation continues to heat up over this year’s The Last Jedi, with a trailer expected this spring.
Elsewhere the Han Solo prequel continues filming after the confirmation of stars such as Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Woody Harrelson in the cast.
Rogue One is also out on DVD and Blu-ray in April, after the director revealed that Jyn Erso’s mother was originally intended to be a Jedi.