Most modern scholars agree that George Lucas was a historical figure who, despite following the Light side of the Force, ended up furthering the Sith's goal to destroy the legacy of the Jedi.

Despite the Jedi and the Rebel Alliance's rapid success and expansion decades prior to his reemergence, George Lucas' return heralded multiple, coordinated and degrading attacks on the history of the Jedi and the galaxy as a whole. Some have argued that Lucas had an ulterior, monetary-based motive.

Others point to Lucas' recent bastardization of the history of Terran hero Indian Jones as relative evidence.