Filmen officiell novellering indikerar att Jedi-templet var lätt försvarat vid attacken. , med majoriteten av aktiva Jedi Knights och Masters off-world som styr klonrupper i strid.
Det finns ett par scener i boken som inte visas i filmen:
- Jedi ställde templet i låsning
“Master Ti and Gate Master Jurokk will direct the Temple’s defense,” he said as he reached the others. “We are shutting down all nav beacons and signal lights, we have armed the older Padawans, and all blast doors are sealed and code-locked.” His gaze swept the Masters. “It’s time to go.”
- Anakin Skywalker svikade portmästaren (och öppnade huvuddörren)
Gate Master Jurokk sprinted through the empty vaulted hallway, clattering echoes of his footsteps making him sound like a platoon. The main doors of the Temple were slowly swinging inward in answer to the code key punched into the outside lockpad. The Gate Master had seen him on the monitor. Anakin Skywalker. Alone.
...
Jurokk looked past him now. The night beyond the Temple was full of clones. Battalions of them. Brigades. Thousands.
“Anakin,” he said slowly, “what’s going on? Something’s happened. Something horrible. How bad is it-?”
The last thing Jurokk felt was the emitter of a lightsaber
Förmodligen slaktades Jedi Tempelvakterna av tusentals trupper vid Anakins befäl.