10 Terrible Star Wars Ideas That Nearly Happened

3. No, I Am Your Brother

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Star Wars is all about family, with the Skywalker lineage at the heart of the saga, but there could have been another member of the clan - and one fans are pretty fond of at that.

Boba Fett is one of Star Wars' coolest, most badass supporting players, aided by the sense of menace and mystery surrounding his appearances in The Empire Strikes Back. But George Lucas being, well, George Lucas, at one point intended for him to be Darth Vader's brother.

The reveal was going to be made in the prequels, where we instead see a young Boba helping his similarly badass father, Jango. The idea was eventually dismissed for being "too hokey", and it would've been one familial link too far, not to mention very confusing.

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