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Yoda's Escape
This scene is an extension of Yoda's escape from Kashyyyk after the Clones have turned. The beginning of this scene is still intact in the film as the AT-RT's search the lakeside for survivors and find a downed Wookiee catamaran with dead Wookiees aboard. The deleted portion of the scene continues on from this point.
Yoda pops up from the wreckage covered in mud and acting crazily. He uses a mindtrick on the Clonetrooper before Chewbacca attacks the trooper from behind and tosses him into the lake. Yoda cleans the mud from himself and then summons a flying alien insect called "Can-Cell". Yoda climbs onto the creature and along with Chewbacca and Tarful riding the appropriated AT-RT, they head for the escape pod area. The scene concludes as portrayed in the film. Although Can-Cell's spotlight appearance was cut, a couple can still be seen flying past camera in the first establishing shot of Kashyyyk.
This is one my favorite deleted scenes. It's got a bit of humor with little nods to both ESB and ROTJ with Yoda's crazy shtick and Chewie's AT-RT ambush. While it may not have been an appropriate scene to have after the events of Order 66 in the film, it would be a nice scene to see separately someday.
Here is the excerpt from the "ROTS Illustrated Screenplay" E-book...
152 EXT. KASHYYYK - LAKE ON VILLAGE EDGE - DUSK
CLONES in modified one-man AT-ST's and Swamp Speeders flash their searchlights across the gloomy lake. The light of one of the AT-ST's spots something floating in the water. It is what's left of a Wookiee catamaran.
The body of a dead Wookiee (TARFUL) is lying across the stern of the wreckage of the flying boat. There is some movement on the boat. The CLONE SERGEANT on the AT-ST fires a warning shot past the boat.
AT-ST CLONE SERGEANT
Everyone out of there!
A CRAZY LITTLE CREATURE about two feet high pops its head over the rail. The creature is covered with mud. His long hair is frizzed out in all directions.
CREATURE
Wookiee good...eat Wookiee. (crazy little laugh)
CLONE SERGEANT
Did you find something?
CREATURE
It's nothing, nothing. (laughs)
CLONE SERGEANT
It's nothing, nothing. All these Wookiees are dead. Move to the east.
CLONE TROOPER
Yes, sir.
Suddenly, CHEWBACCA climbs up behind the AT-ST CLONE, dripping wet, and throws the CLONE SERGEANT into the water. CHEWIE BARKS.
CREATURE
Right you are, Chewbacca. Faster that will be.
TARFUL jumps up into the boat, and the CREATURE takes off his hair. It is Yoda.
YODA
Stink, this mud does. A moment to bathe, give me.
YODA, covered with mud, jumps into the water. TARFUL climbs onto the AT-ST with CHEWBACCA. YODA is out of the water and putting his robes back on.
YODA
(continuing) Not far, are we, from the emergency ship. Quickly...
YODA whistles and a large ALIEN FLYING INSECT called CAN-CELL appears. YODA jumps on the insect's back and they take off. The WOOKIEES follow on the AT-ST. The CLONES continue to search the swamp.
153 EXT. KASHYYYK - HILLS OVERLOOKING LAKE - DUSK
The AT-ST marches up the hill and stops. The WOOKIEES jump down. YODA lands on CAN-CELL, nearby. CHEWBACCA goes to a tree and pulls down one of its braches.
The ground opens up, and a small WOOKIEE ESCAPE POD rises into the field. YODA opens the door of the pod.
YODA
Good-bye. Chewbacca and Tarful, miss you I will. Good friends you are. For your help, much gratitude and respect, I have.
The Wookiees BARK as the Jedi climbs into the WOOKIEE POD and takes off into the dusk sky.
-Pic 1 is a painting of Yoda covered in mud from the Art of Episode III book.
-Pic 2 is an animatic of Yoda and Can-Cell from the Databank entry on starwars.com.
-Pic 3 is the shot from the film of the wrecked Wookiee Catamaran. (Sith Snap #6).
Sources:
-Illustrated Screenplay E-Book.
-Art of Episode III book: Mud Yoda paintting.
-starwars.com: Can-cell animatic, Sith Snap.
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