Pesky Splinter posted:I don't think it's ever been touched upon. Things in Star Wars seem like that Discworld quote; "Racism was not a problem on the Discworld, because — what with trolls and dwarfs and so on — speciesism was more interesting. Black and white lived in perfect harmony and ganged up on green." Weird, I always think about that Discworld quote as well reguarding that with Star Wars.
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I don't remember his name, but I recall a wookiepedia article for a black character mentioning he faced discrimination on his home world -- for being human.
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Mar 2, 2015 08:25
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So, Heir to the Jedi is written in first person, that's a bit jarring. I, Jedi was written in first person too, but I wasn't expecting them to do that ever again.
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Tobaccrow posted:I don't remember his name, but I recall a wookiepedia article for a black character mentioning he faced discrimination on his home world -- for being human. Grizz Frix, better known as "She's gonna blow!" rebel pilot. I remember because that origin detail just stuck in my mind, that he was from Devaron and thus a member of a tiny minority.
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A big new publishing programme has been announced. In the lead-up to Episode VII, Disney will be releasing a raft of 20 new titles to build the new EU between ROTJ and TFA.
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Mar 11, 2015 20:40
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Before everyone panics, those 20 books also include a bunch of guides and YA novels. Realistically, it'll probably only be 4-5 actual EU novels.
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Mar 11, 2015 20:43
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Before everyone panics, those 20 books also include a bunch of guides and YA novels. Realistically, it'll probably only be 4-5 actual EU novels. There's actually only one novel in there from what they've revealed so far. The rest is junior readers, comics, and the two guidebooks. That being said, the YA Han Solo book by Greg Rucka could be pretty good. A comic from the point of view of Threepio? Probably not.
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Ok, I laughed.quote:Knights of the Old Republic ... or should we say Cossacks of the Old Republic?
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That is terribly confusing because there is another prominent PC game series titled "Cossacks", but it's in an entirely different genre. I thought they were talking about a KOTOR mod of some sort for the RTS series at first glance. Why do people have to make such a big deal about social themes in Star Wars? Already we've seen the EU Empire drift from stashing Daala, the only female admiral, in the Maw for 20 years, to employing female stormtroopers. Not that the latter development bothered me, but people get way too emotionally involved in a storybook galaxy. Also, what's the deal with Palpatine being so racist in the OT, but having a bunch of non-humans in his entourage in the prequels? Apparently some of them (like Mas Amedda and Sly Moore) continued on long after the establishment of the New Order.
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khamul posted:That is terribly confusing because there is another prominent PC game series titled "Cossacks", but it's in an entirely different genre. I thought they were talking about a KOTOR mod of some sort for the RTS series at first glance. Why do people have to make such a big deal about social themes in Star Wars? Already we've seen the EU Empire drift from stashing Daala, the only female admiral, in the Maw for 20 years, to employing female stormtroopers. Not that the latter development bothered me, but people get way too emotionally involved in a storybook galaxy. quote:Also, what's the deal with Palpatine being so racist in the OT, but having a bunch of non-humans in his entourage in the prequels? Apparently some of them (like Mas Amedda and Sly Moore) continued on long after the establishment of the New Order.
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In case anyone doesn't go over to the other Star Wars thread for whatever reason (there could be a few reasons), you shouldn't miss this. First Star Wars spin-off is officially titled Rogue One, and Episode VIII, written and directed by Rian Johnson, will now be released May 26th, 2017. thrawn527 fucked around with this message at 19:30 on Mar 12, 2015 |
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Mar 12, 2015 18:52
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Might be good. Hoping it will be good.
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Mar 12, 2015 18:55
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All of the not-standalone things in that article are for episode VIII (8) not VII (7). The Force Awakens is still out this year (December 18).
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Mar 12, 2015 19:01
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If Rogue One isn't about Rogue Squadron and Wedge Antilles I s2g
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Mar 12, 2015 19:07
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Strobe posted:If Rogue One isn't about Rogue Squadron and Wedge Antilles I s2g I dunno, is Dennis Lawson actually involved in the new Star Wars stuff? It could easily be about some new guy (or gal) taking over from Wedge after he retires or dies or some such.
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jng2058 posted:I dunno, is Dennis Lawson actually involved in the new Star Wars stuff? Nope. Mirror article about Denis Lawson possibly returning to SW posted:He told The Courier: "I'm not going to do that. They asked me but it just would have bored me." It's still quite debatable whether this film even has any relation to the Rogues, in any case.
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astr0man posted:All of the not-standalone things in that article are for episode VIII (8) not VII (7). The Force Awakens is still out this year (December 18). Oops. Typo.
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I'm really sad that Dennis Lawson turned down Episode 7 because Wedge rules.  That said, if we're getting a Wedge Antilles \ Rogue Squadron movie I will officially be hyped. I've been going through a bit of a Star Wars kick so I'm on book 9 of the X-Wing series, not to mention I read all the X-Wing comics and have been playing the classic flight sims. I've been going back and forth between TIE Fighter, X-Wing Alliance and Star Trek Bridge Commander and Totally Games used to loving own back in the day.
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Gammatron 64 posted:I'm really sad that Dennis Lawson turned down Episode 7 because Wedge rules. Well hang on, in that interview about Ep VII, Lawson said he would only come back for a more significant role. Which he might get if Rogue One really is a Rogue Squadron film. So hey, maybe it'll happen 
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Gammatron 64 posted:I'm really sad that Dennis Lawson turned down Episode 7 because Wedge rules. It's hilarious that for such minor character in the OT Wedge actually has a character arc. "LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT THING!" to "Cut the chatter Red 2" in like 4 years.
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KurdtLives posted:It's hilarious that for such minor character in the OT Wedge actually has a character arc. "LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT THING!" to "Cut the chatter Red 2" in like 4 years. Well other than the main heroes, he's the only Rebel character to be in more than one movie. Also the movie should really be called Rogue Leader. 
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Chairman Capone posted:Well other than the main heroes, he's the only Rebel character to be in more than one movie. Reading that made me say "Oh come on, that's not true, what about... um... uhhh... okay, holy poo poo. Never noticed that."
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Mar 13, 2015 04:43
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Pretty sure he's literally the only pilot to survive both Death Star runs.
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jivjov posted:Pretty sure he's literally the only pilot to survive both Death Star runs. This is correct. He's also the only pilot to go on both.
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Well yeah, who else survived DS1 except Luke and Wedge? edit: And Chewie and Han obviously edit2: I'm looking at Google results now and realizing I've made a huge mistake by trying to figure it out Hazo fucked around with this message at 05:41 on Mar 13, 2015 |
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Hazo posted:Well yeah, who else survived DS1 except Luke and Wedge? Han and Chewie, Vader, and some random Y-Wing pilot.
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Didn't tycho celchu or someone make it out?
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VaultAggie posted:Didn't tycho celchu or someone make it out? Yeah, but he wasn't at DS1
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Tycho didn't fly on the first Death Star mission. He was still a TIE pilot in the Imperial Navy at that point.
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VaultAggie posted:Didn't tycho celchu or someone make it out? Tycho wasn't at the Battle of Yavin. Hell, he was probably still in the Imperial Navy during it, because I think he defected after Alderaan got destroyed. EFB
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Also several people survived the DS2 run, a couple of them (Tycho among them) broke off partway through to draw off some of the TIEs.
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Oh yeah, drat I completely forgot he was an imperial pilot. 
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KurdtLives posted:It's hilarious that for such minor character in the OT Wedge actually has a character arc. "LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT THING!" to "Cut the chatter Red 2" in like 4 years. Wedge is actually kind of a bitch in ANH. He complains about how you can't hit the exhaust port, how big the Death Star is and gets shot and runs away. By ESB and ROTJ he gradually becomes a badass. He takes down a few AT-ATs and blows up the 2nd Death Star. gently caress Boba Fett. Boba Fett is a scrub. Wedge is the best minor Star Wars character. 2nd best is Admiral Ackbar.
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Gammatron 64 posted:Wedge is the best minor Star Wars character. 2nd best is Admiral Ackbar. I think you're forgetting someone.
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Chairman Capone posted:Well other than the main heroes, he's the only Rebel character to be in more than one movie. Does Lando not count? He seems to be at the very least working with the Rebels at the end of ESB, in an effort to free Han (a Rebel).
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thrawn527 posted:Does Lando not count? He seems to be at the very least working with the Rebels at the end of ESB, in an effort to free Han (a Rebel). He was wearing Han's clothes and everything.
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thrawn527 posted:Does Lando not count? He seems to be at the very least working with the Rebels at the end of ESB, in an effort to free Han (a Rebel). I'd count Lando as one of the main heroes.
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Gammatron 64 posted:gently caress Boba Fett. Boba Fett is a scrub. Wedge is the best minor Star Wars character. 2nd best is Veers is one of the few Imperials shown to be competent and he managed to survive the movie and Vader. Let's not forget Admiral Piett either, he got two movies, a scene dedicated to his death by kamikaze, and "INTENSIFY FORWARD FIREPOWER!" didn't turn into a meme.
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Pops Mgee posted:I'd count Lando as one of the main heroes. Yeah, Lando has a bigger part than Wedge and/or Boba Fett, if only because he is a part of the Jabba's palace scene and the final battle during ROTJ. I'd count Lando a step below the main characters (a secondary character), but a step above guys like Boba Fett, Wedge Antilles, Admiral Piett. Who all got minor scenes in multiple movies, but are still ultimately minor characters.
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Potential BFF posted:Veers is one of the few Imperials shown to be competent and he managed to survive the movie and Vader. Let's not forget Admiral Piett either, he got two movies, a scene dedicated to his death by kamikaze, and "INTENSIFY FORWARD FIREPOWER!" didn't turn into a meme. Veers got short shrift in the EU, where they reveal that, immediately after he destroyed the shield generator on Hoth, he was crippled when a snowspeeder pilot did a kamikaze attack on his AT-AT, after which he ended up bouncing between minor commands, and eventually he ended up serving in Thrawn's forces and dying in an ambush. On the other hand, was Veers the officer from the stormtrooper's story in Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina who personally removes the guy from AT-AT pilot training because he pointed out that a small ship could get between the thing's legs and mess it up with a tow cable, because it was embarrassing to the entire military philosophy?
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