Talk:Han shot first

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I don't want throw OR into the article, but what bothers me more than Han's hero factor is the sheer stupidity on Han's part and incompetence on Greedo's part in the revised Han Shot Second scenario. Han is sitting like four feet away from a bounty hunter that has a pistol trained on him and is about to shoot him; in waiting to be fired on, he should have no expectation of surviving even if he does get a shot off himself. And then Greedo, hardened bounty hunter, completely misses a steady shot at a man sitting still right across a table. It doesn't make Han look like a skilled but principled gunslinger. It makes it look like the screenwriter is giving him a piggyback ride. Okay, rant over, but it feels like an important point a relevant source has also addressed it.Milhisfan (talk) 03:03, 11 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

in any case, Greedo DREW first, and Han SHOT first. --174.116.106.248 (talk) 23:17, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Should one not point out that the phrase "Han shot first" doesn't make sense whether or not Greedo fired or not?

Han shot solo, and Greedo died. Should this inaccuracy not be mentioned? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nurseline247 (talk • contribs) 21:21, 17 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Someone reverted my edit stating that there was an added scene where it explicitly shows Greedo shooting first, then laser shots from both Greedo and Han Solo, then an explosion happening seemly killing Greedo. In the original version, Greedo suddenly explodes with no visible shots from either Han Solo or Greedo. So, if that addition in the Special Edition of Star Wars is not actually an added scene, what is it called then? An added shot? Additional footage? What should it be labeled in the article? Is it a necessity for this addition to be specifically called out? Matthew Cenance (talk) 00:25, 26 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Can you provide more clarity regarding your concern with the existing language? The whole interaction is the scene, so it would be inaccurate to say that there is an added "scene" showing Greedo shooting first. It might be appropriate to say additional footage or added shot depending on the technical details of what they did, but I also think that it's reasonable to say "edited" as well. DonIago (talk) 02:26, 26 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]