Sith Happens posted:At least that's one element of the EU that can be remembered fondly. The easily excitable gullible idiot massacare of 7 ABY. Never forget.
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Sep 20, 2010 19:47
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SeanBeansShako posted:The easily excitable gullible idiot massacare of 7 ABY. Never forget. 4 ABY 
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Sep 20, 2010 21:35
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DougieFFC posted:4 ABY Okay, correct. But some idiots died in 7 AYB.
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Sep 20, 2010 21:41
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See, that's why I want to see what the gently caress happened to normal people in the Galactic Civil War. I didn't notice anyone being un-free at all. Not to mention that Naboo was Palpatine's home planet, so why would he go out of his way to brutally subjugate the denizens of a sleepy backwater that is also his childhood home? gently caress you, George Lucas.
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Sep 20, 2010 22:57
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Do any books or media explore Palpatine's character when he was younger? I'm normally against excessive backstory, but seeing some of his motivations in younger years, and how he got involved with the Sith, might be interesting. Also, if this was explored in any books, were those books any good?
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Sep 20, 2010 23:20
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orange lime posted:why would he go out of his way to brutally subjugate the denizens of a sleepy backwater that is also his childhood home? It would certainly draw attention away from him.
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Sep 20, 2010 23:43
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Or maybe Naboo isn't really his home planet. In any case, the whole point of blockading Naboo was to give him, already a very popular senator, enough backing to push Valorum out of the Chancellor position.
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Sep 20, 2010 23:52
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DorianGravy posted:Do any books or media explore Palpatine's character when he was younger? I'm normally against excessive backstory, but seeing some of his motivations in younger years, and how he got involved with the Sith, might be interesting. Also, if this was explored in any books, were those books any good? Didn't Lucas say that the two things that were verboten were the backstories of both Yoda and Palpatine? 'Course, that could fly out the window at any moment.
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Sep 21, 2010 00:19
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If you were to trust some EU writer to do Palpatine's back story who would it be? Zhan? Allston?
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Sep 21, 2010 01:53
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:If you were to trust some EU writer to do Palpatine's back story who would it be? Zhan? Allston? Karen Traviss, if only to see things from Palpatine's POV.
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Sep 21, 2010 01:54
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Palpatine's backstory will presumably be covered at least a bit in Luceno's upcoming Darth Plagueis novel. For those who don't know, the novel was announced a few years ago, then said to be dead, then appropriately enough revived a few months ago. I don't know if it's changed since, but Luceno said that the original version at least not only included young Palpatine, but also contrasted Plagueis' search for immortality with Qui-Gon's discovery of how to join with the Force for quasi-immortality as implied by the ending of ROTS.
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Sep 21, 2010 02:00
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orange lime posted:Not to mention that Naboo was Palpatine's home planet, so why would he go out of his way to brutally subjugate the denizens of a sleepy backwater that is also his childhood home? Supposedly his home. And even if it is true, sacrificing something you're attached to to further your goals is rather Sith-like, so its not like its much of a stretch that he'd do it.
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Sep 21, 2010 02:54
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TheLoquid posted:Mynocks  Dunno where I got gundarks from.
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Sep 21, 2010 02:59
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Torael_7 posted:Supposedly his home. And even if it is true, sacrificing something you're attached to to further your goals is rather Sith-like, so its not like its much of a stretch that he'd do it. Not like he lost anything good anyways.
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Sep 21, 2010 03:09
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Maybe his encounters with the Gungans on Naboo turned him into a hateful hell bent Sith bent on conquering the galaxy and enslaving aliens. Gungans will do that to you.
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Sep 21, 2010 03:19
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Maybe his encounters with the Gungans on Naboo turned him into a hateful hell bent Sith bent on conquering the galaxy and enslaving aliens. Gungans and getting lost all the time without a compass because of the planets loving hollow core.
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Sep 21, 2010 03:20
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I bought KOTOR off Steam a few months ago but only recently got around to playing it. Now I see why people like HK-47 so much. Also... [Carth seems like something is bothering him. Again. Ignore him?] 1. Yes 2. Hell yes
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Sep 21, 2010 03:57
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SeanBeansShako posted:Gungans and getting lost all the time without a compass because of the planets loving hollow core. And freezing/burning to death all the time, because the hollow watery core means that there would be no volcanic activity and too little gravity to maintain an atmosphere and no internal heating, and no magnetic field to deflect stellar wind. Let's just ignore the fact that the water at the core of the planet is somehow still liquid with trillions of tons of pressure on it.
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Sep 21, 2010 03:58
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Dick Trauma posted:I bought KOTOR off Steam a few months ago but only recently got around to playing it. Now I see why people like HK-47 so much. 3. Locate equally whiny son, execute. Seriously though, shut up Carth your drowning out HK-47.
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Sep 21, 2010 04:10
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orange lime posted:And freezing/burning to death all the time, because the hollow watery core means that there would be no volcanic activity and too little gravity to maintain an atmosphere and no internal heating, and no magnetic field to deflect stellar wind. Let's just ignore the fact that the water at the core of the planet is somehow still liquid with trillions of tons of pressure on it. I'm now waiting for an EU book that explains that Naboo is being held together either by a Force nexus or some ancient alien machine. Or some combination of the two.
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Sep 21, 2010 04:18
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orange lime posted:And freezing/burning to death all the time, because the hollow watery core means that there would be no volcanic activity and too little gravity to maintain an atmosphere and no internal heating, and no magnetic field to deflect stellar wind. Let's just ignore the fact that the water at the core of the planet is somehow still liquid with trillions of tons of pressure on it. You know those generators on naboo? They cover all that.  They should if they don't.
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Sep 21, 2010 04:26
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Fox of Stone posted:You know those generators on naboo? They cover all that. gently caress, I didn't even think about that.
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Sep 21, 2010 04:28
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Fox of Stone posted:You know those generators on naboo? They cover all that. Is that really what they do?
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Sep 21, 2010 04:30
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Maybe his encounters with the Gungans on Naboo turned him into a hateful hell bent Sith bent on conquering the galaxy and enslaving aliens.  It had to be intentional on Lucas' part.
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Sep 21, 2010 04:33
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Dick Trauma posted:I bought KOTOR off Steam a few months ago but only recently got around to playing it. Now I see why people like HK-47 so much. 3. Play a female character, listen sympathetically to all his whining about how hard it is to trust you, save his son from the Sith, go Dark Side, watch as he comes to the Star Forge to confess his love and try to convince you back to the Light Side, and kill him. Guess he shouldn't have trusted you after all, hmm? EDIT: Then play KOTOR II and make friends with G0-T0. You'll be surprised at what he reveals. Yes, it's obvious that the droid is really the crime lord, but that's not what I'm talking about. I'll just say that you'll find out the weighty import behind his claim that he's "something of a patriot." Pththya-lyi fucked around with this message at 04:59 on Sep 21, 2010 |
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Sep 21, 2010 04:37
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Casimir Radon posted:Replace Gungans with black people "WEEESA FREEE!!!" 
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Sep 21, 2010 05:01
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Was the planet core ever actually stated as being hallow you know instead of just a name? IE. Deaths Pass, Devils back bone, Happy Puppy Fields.
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Sep 21, 2010 05:05
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Darth Freddy posted:Was the planet core ever actually stated as being hallow you know instead of just a name? IE. Deaths Pass, Devils back bone, Happy Puppy Fields. Yep. Boss Nass (fat gungan leader) says outright that the fastest way to Theed is through the planet's core. That's where the two Jedi and Jar-Jar go when they're in the submarine. I feel vaguely irritated that the fastest way from A to B is apparently a submarine when they have spaceships, but I supposed the blockade could account for that.
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Sep 21, 2010 05:18
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Pththya-lyi posted:3. Play a female character, listen sympathetically to all his whining about how hard it is to trust you, save his son from the Sith, go Dark Side, watch as he comes to the Star Forge to confess his love and try to convince you back to the Light Side, and kill him. Guess he shouldn't have trusted you after all, hmm? Mockery: Oh Master, I do not trust you! I cannot trust you, or anyone else ever again! The best part of KOTOR 2 is how awesome it made KOTOR 1.
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Sep 21, 2010 05:45
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Is that really what they do? I like to think that Darth Maul's body falling into one caused a disturbance that fluctuated the gravity fields so much that a sizable portion of the gungan population fell off naboo.
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Sep 21, 2010 05:51
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Fox of Stone posted:I like to think that Darth Maul's body falling into one caused a disturbance that fluctuated the gravity fields so much that a sizable portion of the gungan population fell off naboo.  It explains why hes really happy! look at his face! so happy!
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Sep 21, 2010 06:52
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I always wondered why they bothered to show the blood spraying out when Maul was cut, it was so easy to miss.
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Sep 21, 2010 07:01
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I know this sounds horrible but I'm glad that I'm young enough to see the day that Lucas dies. I'm looking forward to someone else getting a chance to make Star Wars great again. I can't wait till we get some new OT movies or TV shows. I can't wait till we get a Rogue Squadron series like Battlestar Galactica, or an Heir to the Empire movie Trilogy. There's so much material that would make incredible movies, TV shows and video games but Lucas is too much of a loving douche bag to let it happen. Lets just hope that his droopy looking son doesn't pull a "Lucas" and try to come up with new movies and poo poo without listening to anyone else.
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Sep 21, 2010 07:34
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I like how in the same thread we can bitch about the terrible state of the EU and then go on to talk about how we wish there was a reboot/someone else taking charge from Lucas.
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Sep 21, 2010 07:36
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At the very least, I wish Lucas would cut it out with all the Clone Wars poo poo. We have more material covering a 3 year period that isn't even all that important than we do for the 19 year period during which the Empire took over and the Rebellion was formed. That just seems wrong.
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Sep 21, 2010 07:38
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hellsy posted:
drat he looks creepy as all gently caress, for some reason. 
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Sep 21, 2010 10:11
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Big Mean Jerk posted:At the very least, I wish Lucas would cut it out with all the Clone Wars poo poo. We have more material covering a 3 year period that isn't even all that important than we do for the 19 year period during which the Empire took over and the Rebellion was formed. This. Revenge of The Sith came out in 2005. Five goddamn years ago. Move the gently caress on!
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Sep 21, 2010 13:03
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hellsy posted:
I'll get you Boss Nass and your little falumpaset too!
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Sep 21, 2010 13:14
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Big Mean Jerk posted:At the very least, I wish Lucas would cut it out with all the Clone Wars poo poo. We have more material covering a 3 year period that isn't even all that important than we do for the 19 year period during which the Empire took over and the Rebellion was formed. I'm not sure if I'd want to see what Lucas could (or would) do with that time period.
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Sep 21, 2010 14:36
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Mister Roboto posted:I always wondered why they bothered to show the blood spraying out when Maul was cut, it was so easy to miss. I thought lightsabers cauterized wounds?
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