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Originally Posted by pseudoreality
the original trilogy implied the jedi were a clandestine organization. The prequels made them public and huge. I thought that was so stupid, because if they were as public as they were in the prequels there's no way everyone would call them a myth in 20 years.
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Even the in the original trilogy they aluded to the Jedi being a outfront and massive organization.
Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi: For over a thousand generations, the Jedi knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the old Republic... before the dark times... before the empire.
It wouldn't have made sense for Palpatine to basically turn the galaxy against the Jedi if they were clandestine and behind the scenes.
Basically the Jedi were a combination of authorian knights and the French Musketeers.
Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi: A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi knights. He betrayed and murdered your father. Now the Jedi are all but extinct. Vader was seduced by the dark side of the Force.
It was also clear in the first movie that the Jedi were open and in the command structure of the Republic,
Princess Leia Organa: General Kenobi. Years ago you served my father in the Clone Wars