Summary
- The deleted scenes from "Revenge of the Sith" featuring Padmé Amidala's involvement with the Delegation of the Two Thousand have been confirmed as the true Birth of the Rebellion in Star Wars.
- The Delegation of the Two Thousand was formed to oppose Chancellor Palpatine's power and fight against the corruption in the Galactic Senate.
- Padmé Amidala would have likely become a key leader of the Rebel Alliance if she had survived beyond "Revenge of the Sith" alongside notable senators such as Mon Mothma and Bail Organa.
While they were deleted from 2005's Revenge of the Sith, key Padmé scenes have since been made canon as the true Birth of the Rebellion in Star Wars. As part of Chancellor Palpatine's master plan to turn the Republic into his very own Empire, he'd long been laying seeds of corruption with the Galactic Senate while also using the Clone Wars and his emergency powers to amend the constitution as he saw fit. As a result, Revenge of the Sith nearly featured Padmé Amidala's involvement with the Delegation of the Two Thousand to show how some senators tried to resist.
While the Revenge of the Sith deleted scenes with Padmé and these other senators have been acknowledged as canon before, they've notably been given a prominent placement in the new Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion reference guide by Pablo Hidalgo, confirming it is indeed – as George Lucas originally planned – the birth of the Rebellion itself. Fearing Palpatine's growing power such as the appointment of new governors before officially declaring the birth of the Empire, 2,000 senators signed a petition protesting Palpatine's actions during the Clone Wars, requesting that he cede his emergency powers in the name of restoring democracy. Signatories include:
Name
Planet
Padme Amidala
Naboo
Mon Mothma
Chandrila
Terr Taneel
Senex Sector
Fang Zar
Sern Prime
Bana Breemu
Humbarine
Chi Eekway Papanoida
Pantora
Tanner Cadaman
Feenix
Sweitt Concorkill
Vurk
Ivor Drake
Kestos Minor
Male-Dee
Uyter
Meena Tills
Mon Cala
Bail Organa
Alderaan
Nee Alavar
Lorrdian
The seeds of corruption had long been sown by Palpatine, eventually growing so out of control that establishing his Empire was all too easy. However, seeds of hope and rebellion were sown as well with the canonical Delegation of the Two Thousand, many of whom would become key leaders of the Rebel Alliance in the following years.
