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Oddball13579
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posted September 02, 2019 08:49 PM |
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Kipshasz said:
you know you live in a clown world when liking elegance is edgy.
Lol right? Since when does elegance translate into edgy?
Dooku is like the epitome of class and sophistication. Man is one of the best duelists out there and usually fights with one arm behind his back. Dude also fights off 3 assassins while blind and in his pajamas. What more can you ask for
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Drakon-Deus
Undefeatable Hero
Qapla'
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posted September 02, 2019 10:26 PM |
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Zenofex said:
3. Grand Moff Tarkin - that guy nearly outshines Vader in Episode 4 from the "bad guys" team. Peter Cushing's performance is outstanding and his character is unique among the high-ranking imperials with significant screen time in the original trilogy that there's nothing mystical around him and he's as human as it gets. Clever, pragmatic evil human;
I agree, Cushing was excellent and the character is a great "bad guy". Some fans tend to overlook Tarkin now. I am guilty of that myself sometimes. If I were making a "top 5 Star Wars villains", he'd be there.
artu said:
Darth Vader (best villain of all time, especially the voice)
Obi-Wan (Old Ben played by Alec Guinness, not the prequel General Kenobi)
Han Solo
Boba Fett (because as a kid, the idea of a "swiss knife warrior" was very entertaining to me and I used to invent my own versions of him with diferent gadgets)
Count Dooku (because Christopher Lee's presence is always as cool as Darth Vader's voice)
Very good picks if you ask me.
I'm not really crazy for Boba Fett, but I can understand the appeal. And I agree with you on Alec Guinness.
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Blizzardboy
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
Nerf Herder
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posted September 03, 2019 03:08 PM |
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Boba Fett:
1. Shows up
2. Uses his jet pack once
3. Gets light sabered in the back
4. Falls into pit
He has cool armor.
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artu
Promising
Undefeatable Hero
My BS sensor is tingling again
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posted September 03, 2019 04:53 PM |
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For ones who like Tarkin, there is a comic out there where he manhunts Vader:
Click
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blob2
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Blob-Ohmos the Second
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posted September 03, 2019 07:47 PM |
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Edited by blob2 at 19:49, 03 Sep 2019.
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Blizzardboy said:
Boba Fett:
1. Shows up
2. Uses his jet pack once
3. Gets light sabered in the back
4. Falls into pit
He has cool armor.
I actually never understood why he is such a cult classic. Guy has literally one of the lamest deaths in the trilogy...
But yeah, cool armor.
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Forgot to mention one character, but he actually never made it official: Sith Emperor Jar Jar Binks. Shame this crazy ass fan theory never made it through...
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Kipshasz
Undefeatable Hero
Elvin's Darkside
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posted September 03, 2019 07:56 PM |
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Edited by Kipshasz at 20:00, 03 Sep 2019.
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wasn't Darth Jar Jar somewhat confirmed by Lucas at one point? he just didn't went through with it when the fans threw a massive hissy fit over Phantom Menace.
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Oddball13579
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Grandmaster of the Hunt
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posted September 03, 2019 07:58 PM |
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blob2 said:
I actually never understood why he is such a cult classic. Guy has literally one of the lamest deaths in the trilogy...
Except he doesn't actually die in the Sarlaac. He escapes.
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The_Polyglot
Promising
Supreme Hero
channeling capybara energy
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posted September 03, 2019 08:01 PM |
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Retcon, one that's been retconned again anyway. Truth is, he did die an ignoble death after being essentially eye candy, but he was too popular for a loophole not to be created
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Kipshasz
Undefeatable Hero
Elvin's Darkside
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posted September 03, 2019 08:02 PM |
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we here don't regard disney 12 year old fanfic as "canon". EU is still legit.
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"Ashan to the Trashcan", "I got PTSD from H7. " - LizardWarrior
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Oddball13579
Supreme Hero
Grandmaster of the Hunt
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posted September 03, 2019 08:08 PM |
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Yeah I really hate this "New Canon". Disney's stuff is really lackluster and lacks all the depth the EU had. I also only like the EU because it didn't butcher characters like the "New Canon" has, i.e Luke.
Also as this is a Star Wars themed thread can someone answer this question that has been bothering me for years.
When Droidekas fold up into their ball form, how do they start rolling? There is no explanation for it, and the closest thing I have found outside of canon is the theory that they have an internal gyro that let's them "shift" there weight forward.
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The_Polyglot
Promising
Supreme Hero
channeling capybara energy
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posted September 03, 2019 08:18 PM |
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Some sort of low-power, hyper-compact engine?
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Oddball13579
Supreme Hero
Grandmaster of the Hunt
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posted September 03, 2019 08:22 PM |
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Oh another good possibility!
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blob2
Undefeatable Hero
Blob-Ohmos the Second
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posted September 03, 2019 08:41 PM |
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Edited by blob2 at 20:43, 03 Sep 2019.
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Oddball13579 said:
When Droidekas fold up into their ball form, how do they start rolling? There is no explanation for it, and the closest thing I have found outside of canon is the theory that they have an internal gyro that let's them "shift" there weight forward.
There's this official DK book, I think I had it somewhere but can't find it: https://www.ebay.com/p/Star-Wars-Episode-I-The-Visual-Dictionary-by-David-West-Reynolds-and-Dorling-Kindersley-Publishing/1101758. I belive the screen below is from this book, and it describes the workings somewhat.
You can try to decipher it from the bad resolution, but it's something about micro-repulsors that work in sequence... so yeah, there is an explenation somewhere.
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Zenofex
Responsible
Legendary Hero
Kreegan-atheist
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posted September 03, 2019 08:53 PM |
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blob2 said:
I actually never understood why he is such a cult classic.
Because his minimalistic but well-portrayed base as an enigmatic "badass" allows anyone to expand upon as much as his/her imagination can stretch. This works infinitely better than a whole bunch of characters with significant screen time but poor stories or bad development (read - Boba Fett > the whole cast of the sequels, except Leia and Han Solo because they already have solid backgrounds).
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CountBezuhoff
Supreme Hero
Nihil sub sole novum
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posted September 04, 2019 02:27 AM |
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The EU gives me headaches, so I'll just say Ewok No21 and maybe Yoda.
The Count
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Oddball13579
Supreme Hero
Grandmaster of the Hunt
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posted September 04, 2019 05:23 AM |
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blob2 said:
You can try to decipher it from the bad resolution, but it's something about micro-repulsors that work in sequence... so yeah, there is an explenation somewhere.
Thank you! My god finally the answer.
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Drakon-Deus
Undefeatable Hero
Qapla'
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posted November 01, 2019 09:31 AM |
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CountBezuhoff said:
The EU gives me headaches, so I'll just say Ewok No21 and maybe Yoda.
The Count
I have to admit I'm not well versed in the extended universe either.
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