Scenes cut from Star Wars This is a partial list of scenes ( some filmed , some in animatic form or merely considered ) that weren ' t included in any version of the canon films or TV series . Some scenes were cut due to time constraints , while others simply didn ' t fit into the flow of the story . Deleted scenes for the prequel trilogy were featured on the second disc of their original DVD release , but most of the original trilogy deleted scenes weren ' t released until the 2011 . Deleted scenes for were included on the Blu - rays of seasons Two - Five . Completed scenes released on DVD . The Waterfall Sequence Qui - Gon Jinn , Obi - Wan Kenobi and Jar Jar Binks escape their bongo before it goes over a waterfall . Dawn Before the Race Padmé waking Anakin the morning of the podrace . Complete Podrace Grid Sequence Introduction to the racers before the podrace , beyond that seen in the film . Extended Podrace Lap 2 Extension of the scene , which was partially reincorporated into film . Anakin ' s Scuffle with Greedo Anakin has a fight with Greedo , who claimed he cheated . Qui - Gon breaks it up . Farewell to Jira After saying farewell to Jira and giving her some credits , Qui - Gon destroys one of Darth Maul ' s probe droids following them . Qui - Gon and Anakin break into a run , explaining why they are running to the ship in the film . The Air Taxi Sequence About ten seconds of additional footage on Coruscant . Incomplete scenes released on Blu - ray . Trash Talking Droids On board the Trade Federation starship , two droids discuss the arrival of the Republic cruiser . Extended Podrace Wager Qui - Gon tries more diligently to expand the wager to include Shmi . Battle on the Boarding Ramp Extended fight with Darth Maul on Tatooine , including Darth Maul jumping onto the ship ' s platform with Qui - Gon before falling off . Bail Organa of Alderaan Bail Organa votes for No Confidence in Chancellor Valorum . ( Organa would be recast as Jimmy Smits for Episode II , resulting in the renaming of the character played by Adrian Dunbar to Bail Antilles . ) The Battle Is Over A Naboo soldier shows Padmé via viewscreen that the battle droids have been deactivated . Anakin ' s Return Anakin flies his Naboo starfighter back into the hangar . Completed scenes released on DVD . Padmé Addresses the Senate Padmé speaks before the Senate and objects to plans to create an army to fight against the Separatist movement . Jedi Temple Analysis Room Obi - Wan has the Kamino saberdart analyzed in the Analysis Rooms in the Jedi Temple . Obi - Wan and Mace - Jedi Landing Platform Obi - Wan and Mace Windu discuss the mystery of the missing data on Kamino and Anakin ' s ability to protect Padmé while Obi - Wan boards his Jedi starfighter . ( This is replaced in the film with a discussion between Obi - Wan , Mace and Yoda discussing it all together . ) Extended Arrival on Naboo Anakin and Padmé walk with R2 - D2 and discuss her time as Queen on Naboo . Padmé ' s Parents ' House Padmé introduces Anakin to her family at her Naboo villa . Anakin can be seen walking with Ruwee through the window . Padmé ' s Bedroom Padmé shows Anakin her bedroom , which has holographic images of her humanitarian work . Dooku Interrogates Padmé Anakin and Padmé are brought before Count Dooku , Jango Fett and Poggle the Lesser and request Obi - Wan ' s release . Dooku says he cannot do so unless Naboo joins the Separatist movement , giving reasons for why he is forming the new government . Anakin and Padmé on Trial The couple is put on trial by Poggle the Lesser , who finds them guilty . ( After the scene where they go before Dooku was cut , this scene was made unnecessary . ) Incomplete scenes released on Blu - ray . Extended Speeder Chase Anakin and Obi - Wan share a speeder while pursing Zam Wesell . Obi - Wan has to remove a flag that gets stuck in the engine . The Lost Twenty Obi - Wan and Jocasta Nu discuss Count Dooku and the Lost Twenty . Anakin ' s Nightmare En route to Naboo , Anakin begins having nightmares about his mother . Anakin and Ruwee Anakin walks with Ruwee in their garden . Raid on the Droid Control Ship and Extended Arena Fight Through the Tanks Anakin and Ahsoka make their way past tanks using the crate , briefly losing it . Rancor Pit Anakin and Ahsoka ( carrying Rotta ) are confronted by Ventress and her battle droids . As she approaches them , R2 activates a trap door through which everyone drops into a pit . Anakin duels Ventress while Ahsoka cuts the droids down . Ahsoka then finds a way out , but unleashes a jungle rancor . Skywalker and Ventress fight on top of the beast until Ahsoka stabs it between the eyes , resulting in the rancor falling on Ventress . R2 then takes out the last battle droid , and they leave . Ventress stings the jungle rancor , making it jump up . Platform Droid Fight Anakin calls for a gunship . However , as it lands , it is shot down , and a vulture droid attacks . Ahsoka and Anakin fight the vulture droid until Anakin cuts off its head . Cargo Bay As Anakin , Ahsoka and Rotta escape aboard the " Twilight " , Anakin orders Ahsoka to empty the cargo bay . Ahsoka goes back there , where she begins to fall out but is able to hold on to a cable . The cargo then destroys several vulture droids , and Ahsoka uses her lightsaber to make the debris spread out to hit them . As Ahsoka returns to the cockpit , Anakin tells her that the bay doors were in front of her . " Holocron Heist " " Cargo of Doom " Incomplete scenes " The Zillo Beast Strikes Back " " Senate Spy " Incomplete scenes " Weapons Factory " Incomplete scenes " Brain Invaders " Incomplete scenes " The Deserter " Incomplete scenes " The Mandalore Plot " Incomplete scenes " Voyage of Temptation " Incomplete scenes " Duchess of Mandalore " " Senate Murders " Incomplete scenes " Cat and Mouse " Incomplete scenes " Bounty Hunters " Incomplete scenes " R2 Come Home " Incomplete scenes " Lethal Trackdown " Incomplete scenes " Evil Plans " " Hunt for Ziro " " Ghosts of Mortis " Incomplete scenes " Padawan Lost " Incomplete scenes " Water War " Incomplete scenes " Prisoners " Incomplete scenes " Shadow Warrior " Incomplete scenes " Mercy Mission " Incomplete scenes " Nomad Droids " Incomplete scenes " The General " Incomplete scenes " Slaves of the Republic " Incomplete scenes " Escape from Kadavo " " A Friend in Need " Incomplete scenes " Friends and Enemies " Incomplete scenes " The Box " Incomplete scenes " Crisis on Naboo " Incomplete scenes " Massacre " Incomplete scenes " Brothers " " Revenge " Incomplete scenes " A War on Two Fronts " Incomplete scenes " The Soft War " Incomplete scenes " Tipping Points " Incomplete scenes " The Gathering " Incomplete scenes " Bound for Rescue " Incomplete scenes " Missing in Action " Incomplete scenes " Point of No Return " Incomplete scenes " Revival " Incomplete scenes " Shades of Reason " Incomplete scenes " The Lawless " Incomplete scenes " The Jedi Who Knew Too Much " Incomplete scenes " To Catch a Jedi " Incomplete scenes " The Wrong Jedi " Incomplete scenes Completed scenes released on DVD . Grievous Slaughters a Jedi : Escape from the General Anakin and Obi - Wan round a corner and find General Shaak Ti being held hostage by General Grievous and a large number of battle droids . Anakin and Obi - Wan are quickly surrounded by battle droids and Grievous pretends to show mercy to Shaak Ti , then he suddenly kills her with a well - placed Shiak strike to the chest . Anakin and Obi - Wan Kenobi have a brief sign language argument over what method they should use to escape , then draw their lightsabers and slice a hole in the floor . They fall down into a Separatist fuel tank ; the surrounding battle droids proceed to take aim , but the experienced Separatist commander orders his troops not to fire in order to prevent the fuel from igniting . B2 super battle droids follow the Jedi , but are unable to stop them . The fuel rises to an and the section of the ship explodes . ( This scene was left in in " " however Shaak Ti is not present and the generator room is not flooded . Due to Shaak Ti ' s appearance later in the film , this scene is non - canon . ) Rebel Alliance subplot A Plot to Destroy the Jedi ? Obi - Wan , Mace and Yoda meet in the Temple to discuss the darkness surrounding Chancellor Palpatine . Yoda Exiled to Dagobah Yoda arrives on Dagobah in the final montage . Incomplete scenes released on Blu - ray . Elevator Antics Anakin and Obi - Wan banter while waiting for the elevator on the " Invisible Hand " . Changes to Constitution Palpatine presents legal changes meant to end the war to Anakin . Utapau Chase Animatics A longer pursuit between Obi - Wan and General Grevious . ( Steven Spielberg oversaw the creation of the scene . ) Anakin Kills Shaak Ti Anakin enters the meditation chamber in which Shaak Ti is concentrating and stabs her in the back . ( This is the canonical version of her death and later seen in a vision to Yoda in " The Clone Wars " episode " Voices " . ) Jedi Imposters at the Temple When Obi - Wan and Yoda arrive at the Jedi Temple they find a group of clone troopers disguised as Jedi waiting outside . The two Jedi aren ' t fooled and kill them all . ( There is a similar situation in " LEGO Star Wars : The Video Game " . In the movie , a reworked version of the scene appears , with the disguised clones replaced by regular 501st Legion troopers , and with the short dialogue omitted , going straight to the Jedi killing the clones . ) Yoda Communes with Qui - Gon Qui - Gon Jinn speaks to Yoda , who names himself Qui - Gon ' s apprentice . Other cut scenes . " Rogue One " required extensive reshoots late in its production . About 45 scenes that were featured in trailers or TV spots did not make it to the final film . According to director Gareth Edwards , these were simply bits and pieces , not entire scenes removed from the film . Completed scenes released on Blu - ray . Luke in the Desert / Tosche Station Luke Skywalker is in the Tatooine desert repairing a moisture vaporator , assisted by a WED Treadwell repair droid , when he notices shining objects in the sky . Luke looks with his macrobinoculars at two ships engaged in combat beyond the atmosphere . He jumps into his landspeeder . The malfunctioning Treadwell blows a fuse and is unable to follow . Luke speeds off into the desert to find his friends . ( This could have cut to the first film appearance of Darth Vader , although the scene is connected via circular wipe to the arrival at Tosche Station in the Blu - ray deleted scene . The next segment would follow R2 - D2 and C - 3PO ejecting from the " Tantive IV " in an escape pod . ) Luke rushes into Tosche Station excitedly telling his friends about the battle above their planet . He is overjoyed to be reunited with his friend Biggs Darklighter who is on planet leave from the Academy . Deak , Windy , Camie , Fixer and Biggs all follow Luke outside to see the battle with Luke ' s macrobinoculars . The battle appears to have ended and Luke ' s friends ridicule him for making it all up . ( This scene was to come before Princess Leia being led captive before Darth Vader . ) The footage has been degraded by poor film storage conditions , but was restored somewhat in the Blu - ray edition . Luke and Biggs This scene is a conversation between Luke and his oldest friend , Biggs Darklighter . Biggs has left Tatooine and is on planet leave from the Imperial Academy where he is training to be a space pilot . Luke ' s envy of Biggs ' s success conflicts with his duty to his uncle and his reasons for remaining on Tatooine . Biggs quietly tells Luke that he has decided to join the Rebellion against the Empire . In an emotional exchange , the two young men say their farewells . ( This scene was to come in between the scene where C - 3PO spots a distant Jawa sandcrawler in the desert and the capture of R2 - D2 by Jawas in the canyon . ) The Search for Artoo R2 - D2 has absconded from his new master , Luke Skywalker . Early in the morning , Luke and Threepio rush off in the landspeeder to search for Artoo , with Threepio driving the landspeeder . They talk about Artoo , Ben Kenobi and how angry Uncle Owen is going to be . ( The scene belongs at the start of the sequence where Luke and Threepio search for Artoo , before the attack of the Tusken Raiders . The moment was scored with a light version of Luke ' s theme ; the music can be heard at the beginning of the cue " Land of the Sand People " on the original LP and CD configurations , or " Landspeeder Search " in the Special Edition album . ) Incomplete scenes released on Blu - ray . Old Woman on Tatooine As Luke ' s landspeeder races into the town of Anchorhead , he nearly runs over an old woman ( an unfinished effects shot ) . Aunt Beru ' s Blue Milk A shot of Beru getting the blue milk . Cantina Rough Cut Some creatures that didn ' t make the final cut and a girl sits next to Han . Darth Vader Widens the Search In this short scene , Darth Vader and Chief Bast walk along a corridor on the Death Star . Bast reports that the search for the missing droids has extended to Mos Eisley spaceport . Vader observes that Princess Leia is resisting interrogation and Bast boldly criticizes Tarkin ' s plan to break her as " foolish . " ( The scene would have appeared between the scene where Han Solo encounters Jabba the Hutt [ also cut ] and the scene where Luke and Obi - Wan find the " Millennium Falcon " in Docking Bay 94 . ) Stormtrooper Search Stormtroopers search the alleys of Mos Eisley for the missing droids . Alternate Biggs and Luke Reunion The scene between Biggs and Luke in the Rebel hangar bay lasts longer , involving Red Leader speaking of knowing Luke ' s father . Completed scenes released on Blu - ray . Han and Leia : Extended Echo Base Argument Han and Leia continue their argument beyond " You could use a good kiss ! " Deleted Wampa Scenes While fleeing Imperial troops , Han suggests they take a shortcut through a room that has a sign on it . Leia tells him " that ' s where they keep those creatures " ( the wampas ) . They run off and C - 3PO tears away the warning sign , hoping the troops will mistake it for another room . Sure enough , they do , and one of the snowtroopers is pulled in by a wampa . The other troopers stare in disbelief and Darth Vader walks up , seemingly just as confused or silently reprimanding them for stopping . ( The part in which C - 3PO tears off the warning sign appears in the trailer . ) Luke and Leia : Medical Center After leaving the bacta tank , Luke and Leia almost kiss but are interrupted by C - 3PO . Incomplete scenes released on Blu - ray . Luke ' s Recovery Luke in the bacta tank , with director Irvin Kershner providing the voice for 2 - 1B . The Fate of General Veers A snowspeeder crashes into an AT - AT Walker commanded by General Veers . ( The character later appears in Expanded Universe stories , though the accident which could have resulted in his death is discussed as though the scene had taken place . ) Yoda ' s Test Yoda trains Luke who uses his lightsaber ( no audio ) . Hiding in the Asteroid Han works on the " Falcon " while the asteroid belt is bombarded by the Empire . Alternate Han and Leia Kiss A version of the kiss on the " Falcon " in which Leia returns the kiss . Lobot ' s Capture Lobot is captured by stormtroopers to be killed . Leia Tends to Luke Leia tells Luke about Han ' s capture by Boba Fett . Completed scenes released on Blu - ray . Vader ' s Arrival and Reaching Out to Luke Luke ' s original introduction . ( At Celebration V in Orlando , FL , Mark Hamill and George Lucas screened the scene of Luke tinkering with his new lightsaber . ) Rebel Raid on the Bunker An additional battle in the shield bunker , where Han and Rebel soldiers encounter a squad of stormtroopers outside the control room . Han reacts to being called " Rebel scum . " ( This scene was later used as gameplay in the " Triumph of the Rebellion " mission in " " . ) Incomplete scenes released on Blu - ray . Tatooine Sandstorm Right after Jabba ' s Sail Barge blows up , Luke , Han , Leia , Lando and the droids go back to the " Millennium Falcon " and Luke ' s X - wing ( both of which are in the middle of a sandstorm ) . Han thanks Luke for saving him and Luke explains to his friends that he has to go back to Dagobah . ( No dialogue is clearly audible . ) Jerjerrod ' s Conflict Darth Vader Force chokes Moff Jerjerrod to get into the Emperor ' s throne room . ( Vader ' s lines are spoken by Prowse inside the costume . ) Battle of Endor : The Lost Rebels B - roll footage of Rebel pilots being fed lines . A female pilot made it into the film , but was dubbed over with a male ' s voice . Completed scenes released on Blu - ray . Finn and the Villager Following the death of FN - 2003 during the attack on Tuanul , FN - 2187 spares the life of a villager . Jakku Message At the D ' Qar ' s Resistance base , Major Taslin Brance informs General Leia Organa that Tuanul was wiped out and there was no sign of the map . Brance also told her that Poe Dameron and his droid were missing . Organa orders them to find BB - 8 instead of contacting the New Republic . Unkar Plutt ' s Arm Unkar Plutt confronts Rey at Maz Kanata ' s castle and warns her of the trouble she ' s in . Rey attempts to defend herself but is disarmed by Unkar . Chewbacca steps in to help Rey as Unkar makes fun of him . Angered by Unkar , Chewbacca then steps on Unkar ' s foot and rips his arm out of its socket which lands on a table in front of Wollivan . Tunnel Standoff While escaping Maz ' s palace , Han Solo , Finn , Chewbacca , and Maz Kanata are cut off by a group of stormtroopers , who wished to arrest them in the name of Supreme Leader Snoke . Solo attempts to talk them out of it , asking " Do you know a Smoke ? " and " What makes him Supreme ? " He then asks , " Is this something [ Finn ] did ? Is this about the stormtrooper boots ? " to which Finn replies " That ' s how you knew . " ( This implies that Han realized that Finn was a deserted stormtrooper because of the boots he was wearing . ) Leia and the Resistance Leia tells her emissary Korr Sella to warn the New Republic to take action against the First Order . X - Wings Prepare for Lightspeed Resistance base personnel give Dameron and his pilots the all clear after the " Falcon " lands on Starkiller Base . Kylo Searches the " Falcon " A squad of snowtrooper s and Kylo Ren search the " Millennium Falcon " . Ren then see Dameron ' s X - wings moving in to attack when he walks out . Snow Speeder Chase Finn and Rey take a snowspeeder but are pursued by another until Finn shoots the gunner and causes it to crash . Finn Will Be Fine After Rey returns to D ' Qar with Finn , Dr . Harter Kalonia assures her that Finn will be fine . Completed scenes released on Blu - ray . Alternate Opening An alternate opening sequence for the film . After Finn awakens from his coma and realizes that he is aboard a ship , Lieutenant Kaydel Ko Connix tells Poe that they need more time as Resistance members flee in their transports , leading to the battle during the Evacuation of D ' Qar against the First Order ' s Dreadnought s , especially the " Fulminatrix " . Paige ' s Gun Jams A scene during the battle over D ' Qar where Paige ' s gun jams whilst she is in the " Cobalt Hammer " . Luke Has a Moment Following the scene in which Luke asks Rey what happened to Han Solo , he returns to his hut and grieves the death of his brother - in - law while Leia does the same aboard the " Raddus " . Poe : Not Much of a Sewer A conversation between Poe Dameron and Finn aboard the " Raddus " in which Dameron would have revealed he stitched up Finn ' s jacket following the Battle of Starkiller Base , sewing up in the process the gaping hole that was left by Kylo Ren ' s lightsaber . It ' s Kind of Weird That You Recorded That After recovering from his injuries in the bacta tank , Finn sees Rey ' s goodbye to him following the destruction of Starkiller Base recorded by BB - 8 . The Caretaker Sizes Up Rey The Caretaker s meeting with Rey at Ahch - To and starting to take displeasure from her antics as she followed Luke for her first lesson . Caretaker Village Sequence After Rey spots boats sailing towards the Caretaker village , Luke notes that they are raiders who are arriving to ransack the village , causing Rey to go to the village only for have Luke saying that if Rey attempts to retaliate , the raiders , with more reinforcements , will return to attack again , because a Jedi would let this to play out without getting involved . Extended Fathier Chase An extended version of Finn ' s and Rose ' s escape from the Canto Bight racetrack with the fathier s . After escaping from the Canto Casino , the fathiers would have crashed against several other locations , including Zord ' s Spa and Bathhouse . Mega Destroyer Incursion – Extended Version After Finn , Rose , BB - 8 and DJ infiltrate the " Supremacy " , once they enter into a elevator , Finn meets with 926 , a fellow stormtroopers who knew him from his days serving the First Order . Unaware of Finn ' s defection from the Order , 926 congratulates him for his " ascension " and gives Finn a friendly swat on the posterior . Rose Bites the Hand That Taunts Her After DJ ' s betrayal , when General Hux starts to taunt Rose and Finn for their failures , Rose bites Hux ' s hand , shaking him up until he gives the execution order and walks away . Phasma Squealed Like a Whoop Hog An alternate fight sequence for Finn and Captain Phasma . Cornering Finn with the help of her fellow stormtroopers at a moving platform after Finn brokens the eye part of her helmet , Phasma prepares to finish off Finn , only to have him revealing her betrayal at Starkiller Base when she disabled the shield s to save her own life . As she notes that the stormtroopers are uncomfortable with Finn ' s revelation , Phasma blasts them oof before they can do anything , but before she can blast Finn off , he cuts her hand off , prompting her to knock Finn aside with her baton . Just when she prepares to give Finn a final blow saying that he was always " scum " , Finn responds to be " Rebel scum " and shoots her with one of the dead stormtrooper ' s weapon , blasting Phasma . Rose & Finn Go To Where They Belong Finn and Rose aboard a shuttle , and when Rose asks Finn where they are going , Finn answers that they are going to go to Crait to help the Resistance , which is where they belong . Rey & Chewie in the " Falcon " During the Battle of Crait , Rey and Chewbacca fly the " Millennium Falcon " and see the First Order attacking at a concentrated point on the ground where Luke is standin , to it ' s unknown if they actually knew that Luke wasn ' t there or not . The Costumes and Creatures of Canto Bight Though necessarily not a deleted scene , this sequence is a compilation of unused footage from the scenes at Canto Bight , which showcases the creature designs and the impressive sets that went into making the location from the final cut of the film .