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Date: Sun, 15-Apr-84 03:37:56 EST
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Posted: Sun Apr 15 03:37:56 1984
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I always thought that the reason the Death Star's shield was on Endor 
was because the Death Star wasn't finished yet.  When the emperor 
arrives on the scene, construction is far behind schedule.  When the
rebels attack, pictures clearly show a good portion of what will be the
Death Star as open space.  What probably happened is that the emperor
put finishing the weapons as a first priority, given that he knew
the rebels would come.  When he tells Luke the Death Star is "fully
operational" he means the weapons.  This line is clearly intended to
scare Luke, and he would hardly be scared of shields.

Scott

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