10 Star Wars Moments You'll Never See Again

10. Han Shoots First - A New Hope

Let's kick things off with the single most infamous change instituted by George Lucas across the entire Star Wars franchise.

In the original version of A New Hope, Han Solo (Harrison Ford) memorably guns down bounty hunter Greedo (Paul Blake) in the Mos Eisley cantina - an act which demonstrates his cunning ruthlessness, taking out a threat before said threat can get the drop on him.

Yet for the 1997 Special Edition of the film, Lucas made the decision to digitally alter the scene, showing Greedo firing at Han first, before Han awkwardly dodges it and then fires back, killing him.

Fans argued that this diminished Han's character arc over the course of the original trilogy, softening his personality as originally presented, while Lucas has since maintained that he never intender to portray Han as a "cold-blooded killer."

Though the scene has received mild revisions in subsequent home video releases, Han shooting first has never been restored to any official version of A New Hope, and given Lucas' passionate stance on Han's rules of engagement, surely never will be.