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[NOTW]

3 minutes ago, Gannan said:

I agree. The book gives you insights into his mental state, how uncomfortable the suit was, the constant agony he was in, his love of the lost Padme and his hate for Palpatine. All good stuff that would have been great on screen. 

I actually wouldn't mind a TV series sort of remake to show all that.  Curious what they'll do with him in the Obi-Wan series maybe we'll see some of that.

[Gannan]

2 minutes ago, NOTW said:

I actually wouldn't mind a TV series sort of remake to show all that.  Curious what they'll do with him in the Obi-Wan series maybe we'll see some of that.

Luceno is a great writer. I would love them to use some of his stories for shows and movies. The storyline for this book is amazing. He actually makes sense of the Phantom Menace plot in it...

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[DBW]

On 6/2/2021 at 11:10 AM, Alpha_TATEr said:

he should be run over by Zamboni for this. 

Screw that, I don’t want his bowels on any ice that I might play on.  

[iladelphxx]

 

 

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[devpool]

I think it looks awesome but I don't watch things in foreign languages so unless they dub it I won't watch it 

[vikas83]

 

[NOTW]

[VaBeach_Eagle]

6 Reasons Why It Would Suck to Be a Stormtrooper in 'Star Wars'

 

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The Empire tried to show you who it was right from the very start. (Disney/Lucasfilm)

29 Sep 2021

We Are The Mighty | By Eric Milzarski

Out of all of the troops in the "Star Wars" canon, no one has it worse than the Stormtrooper. The Clones of the prequel saga were beloved across the Galactic Republic despite having numbers around the same as Eritrea’s military (both at 200,000). And the rebels had somewhat stable living conditions and maintained some form of identity.

But it’s the Imperial Stormtroopers and the First Order Stormtroopers that truly embrace the suck. Still, First Order Stormtroopers have been training since they were born, which is terrible in and of itself. The Stormtroopers of the original trilogy enlisted like troops today and would then realize their Imperial recruiter lied to them.

 

 

1. Loss of comrades

 

With 1,179,293 deaths on the first Death Star and 2,471,647 deaths on the second Death Star, roughly 120 on-screen deaths, and god knows how many Imperials have died elsewhere in the series, it’s fair to say that if you’re a Stormtrooper, death is all around you.

Troopers who would survive would be damaged by survivor’s guilt. The deaths of their comrades, best friends, and squad mates may not mean anything on the scale of the Galactic Empire, but it would devastate the surviving trooper.

2. No identity

 

(Lucasfilm)

Every Stormtrooper dons the signature white armor. Only differences would be by rank and position.

All of this would be more apparent when officers over you keep their identity and maintain far more privileges than the average buckethead.

The lost of one’s identity can be detrimental to their mental health. Being forced to work until exhaustion, training constantly (they’d have to, right? They’re formations are impeccable), constant control by higher-ups and other rigors of being a soldier without the benefit of "off-time” would be disastrous.

3. Chain of command would be at their throat

Speaking of constant control by higher-ups, the expression "**** rolls down hill” would take on a whole new meaning for Stormtroopers.

While in the novels and comics, Darth Vader is seen personally earning the loyalty of his troops, the same could not be said of the rest of a Stormtrooper’s chain of command.

 

 

In the real-world military, a threat from a General officer to the next echelon down is taken seriously, even if the consequence is a stern talking to. That rolls into more dire consequences until Article 15’s are tossed around like candy. Now imagine how that would multiply if the General knew he would be force choked in a board meeting for a slight mistake.

4. Acclimatization to new planets

Being deployed to Afghanistan from Fort Campbell, Kentucky can take some time to adjust for a U.S. soldier.

Now imagine going from Tatooine to Hoth to Endor. The suit may help with the weather, but the changes in gravity, atmosphere, and day length would still take its toll on a trooper. Expect to go to a new planet many times within the span of a few weeks.

5. All of the ways physics would screw you over

 

Neil deGrasse Tyson would probably have a field day with this.

The science of Star Wars is still fairly vague. The series is more about the adventure than the theoretical physics. Throwing E=MC^2 out the window for a bit, allows nothing with mass to reach the speed of light (if not faster) without a power supply with infinite energy output — let’s keep this going.

The Galactic Empire governs the entirety of the galaxy, all 14,670 light years across. Because even if they could travel faster than the speed of light, everything on the planets would stay the same.

Getting from the capital of Coruscant to the other end of the galaxy on Tatooine would mean hundreds of lifetimes passed while you blinked. An order given on Hoth would take eons to reach Bespin.

But that doesn’t seem to be the case in the Star Wars franchise, meaning everyone is traveling faster than scientifically possible. What would that do to a body? (The answer: nothing good.)

6. Aiming

 

And the most commonly attributed trait among the Stormtroopers is their terrible aim.

The first moments we see them they can gun down the rebels on the cruiser with ease. Every battle shown with nameless rebel characters, they shoot perfectly fine. Even a former General in the Clone Army, Obi-wan Kenobi, says "These blast points… Only Imperial Stormtroopers are so precise.”

You miss shooting a princess one time — a princess who is also your boss’ boss’ boss’ boss’ daughter, who your orders are to capture alive, and needs to stay alive so the tracking device can lead your moon-sized planet destroyer over the entire enemy base — you’re forever labeled as having ****ty aim. No respect for just doing your job.

Other than that moment, they have no problem shooting Princess Leia. Once with a stun laser at the beginning of New Hope and again at the Battle of Endor.

https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2021/09/29/6-reasons-why-it-would-suck-be-stormtrooper-star-wars.html?ESRC=eb_210930.nl

 

 

[iladelphxx]

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[Weaponx01]

really hoping for a live action war for Mandalore.

[Dwide Schrude]

On 10/6/2021 at 10:17 AM, Weaponx01 said:

really hoping for a live action war for Mandalore.

Wonder if Mandalorian ends up being a limited series and leads up to a movie revolving that? I know there’s a a few Star Wars projects with directors attached like Feige, Taika, and I think Ryan Coogler is another. We don’t know much of anything they’re doing. That could be an awesome story

[NOTW]

[dawkins4prez]

On 9/28/2021 at 8:17 AM, devpool said:

I think it looks awesome but I don't watch things in foreign languages so unless they dub it I won't watch it 

Its dubbed.  Knock yourself out idiot.

[devpool]

8 hours ago, dawkins4prez said:

Its dubbed.  Knock yourself out idiot.

Don't know what this was for but ok? 

[NOTW]

4 hours ago, devpool said:

Don't know what this was for but ok? 

It's a metaphor.

[dawkins4prez]

4 hours ago, devpool said:

Don't know what this was for but ok? 

Dubbed is fine in certain circumstances.  But as a flat statement, "I don't watch anything with subtitles", you must be a moron.  it's 2021 for chrissakes.

[devpool]

7 hours ago, dawkins4prez said:

Dubbed is fine in certain circumstances.  But as a flat statement, "I don't watch anything with subtitles", you must be a moron.  it's 2021 for chrissakes.

Why? Are you one of those purist subbed only tools? I like being able to understand what I'm listening to, I can't catch tones or inflection because obviously everyone reads the subtitles at different speeds than the actors are talking. I can be done reading and they're still talking, or they can be done talking while I'm reading. Grow up. 

[Alpha_TATEr]

On 10/13/2021 at 10:33 AM, dawkins4prez said:

Dubbed is fine in certain circumstances.  But as a flat statement, "I don't watch anything with subtitles", you must be a moron.  it's 2021 for chrissakes.

uh oh, looks like somebody got some tatooine sand in their V. 

[SB52]

I was so disappointed by the sequels that I didn’t even care to watch The Mandalorian until season 2 was over. I got bored one day and started it. Now, like most people, I’m back to being all in. John Favreau and Dave Filoni saved the franchise.

This is best case scenario for Disney. The sequels were garbage, yet still raked in billions. Now they can make even more money fixing the mistake.

Plus. I’ve grown to prefer multi-season series over movies. For obvious reasons, the character development is so far superior.

I want more Ahsoka Tano. Especially since Rosario Dawson has the perfect demeanor to play a Jedi. 

[Dwide Schrude]

7 hours ago, SB52 said:

I was so disappointed by the sequels that I didn’t even care to watch The Mandalorian until season 2 was over. I got bored one day and started it. Now, like most people, I’m back to being all in. John Favreau and Dave Filoni saved the franchise.

This is best case scenario for Disney. The sequels were garbage, yet still raked in billions. Now they can make even more money fixing the mistake.

Plus. I’ve grown to prefer multi-season series over movies. For obvious reasons, the character development is so far superior.

I want more Ahsoka Tano. Especially since Rosario Dawson has the perfect demeanor to place a Jedi. 

if you haven’t already watch the animated series, all pretty good. I’m excited for Feige/Waititi movie projects. 
 

Also Ahsoka has a limited series coming out, speculation is 2022/2023. 

[iladelphxx]

 

 

He's the same age as Anakin Skywalker 

[iladelphxx]

https://makingstarwars.net/2021/10/spoilers-a-star-wars-the-mandalorian-season-3-epic-mando-moment/

 

Leak/possible spoilers from Season 3 

Makingstarwars.net is probably the most reliable rumors site 

[NOTW]