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From Terminator Salvation: The Final Battle #6, part of a 12-issue series where JMS basically makes lemonade out of the rancid lemons of Terminator Salvation and brings closure to the Terminator franchise (AND ACTUALLY FINISHES ON TIME!). It's the future and John Connor just sent Kyle Reese to the 80's. Now he and the resistance reprogrammed a T-800 to send back to the early 90's.   
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Gavok posted:From Terminator Salvation: The Final Battle #6, part of a 12-issue series where JMS basically makes lemonade out of the rancid lemons of Terminator Salvation and brings closure to the Terminator franchise (AND ACTUALLY FINISHES ON TIME!). It's the future and John Connor just sent Kyle Reese to the 80's. Now he and the resistance reprogrammed a T-800 to send back to the early 90's. I now know why you post inspiring panels, but it is something I can never do.
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Phylodox posted:The former. Thank you for remembering my hellhole. That's my own heartwarming moment.
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Jul 7, 2015 09:03
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Gavok posted:From Terminator Salvation: The Final Battle #6, part of a 12-issue series where JMS basically makes lemonade out of the rancid lemons of Terminator Salvation and brings closure to the Terminator franchise (AND ACTUALLY FINISHES ON TIME!). It's the future and John Connor just sent Kyle Reese to the 80's. Now he and the resistance reprogrammed a T-800 to send back to the early 90's. So what are the next 6 issues going to be? About the new film? *runs to find first 6*
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Jul 7, 2015 11:11
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Cassa posted:So what are the next 6 issues going to be? About the new film? No, the series ended about a year ago. It has nothing to do with Genisys. Oddly enough, there's zero reference to the T-1000 or T-X in it. I wonder if it's a legal thing. Especially since they include some T3 stuff in the plot like John's knowledge that he'll one day be killed by an Arnold-looking Terminator.
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Jul 7, 2015 12:30
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What about the T-1000000?
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Jul 7, 2015 13:11
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:What about the T-1000000? Not having paid attention to the franchise in quite some time, I don't know if this is a joke I should go with by posting shocked Vegeta or if you're serious.
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Jul 7, 2015 13:41
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ManiacClown posted:Not having paid attention to the franchise in quite some time, I don't know if this is a joke I should go with by posting shocked Vegeta or if you're serious. quote:The T-1000000, also referred to as the T-Meg, was a gigantic spider-like Nonthank-Humanoid Hunter Killer entirely made ofmimetic polyalloy as the T-1000. It defendedSkynet's central core from attack.
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Jul 7, 2015 13:49
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ManiacClown posted:Not having paid attention to the franchise in quite some time, I don't know if this is a joke I should go with by posting shocked Vegeta or if you're serious. The T-1000000 (or T-Meg) is absolutely a thing. It was from the old T2 Universal Studios ride.
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Jul 7, 2015 13:54
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ManiacClown posted:Not having paid attention to the franchise in quite some time, I don't know if this is a joke I should go with by posting shocked Vegeta or if you're serious. Basically Skynet's defense system at a system core, to defend it against direct infantry assault, not a stand-alone unit.
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Jul 7, 2015 13:58
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Gavok posted:No, the series ended about a year ago. It has nothing to do with Genisys. Funnily enough, the 'in theory' bit is very similar to a running gag the T-800 has in the new movie.
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Jul 7, 2015 14:18
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There's something intensely satisfying about closing off a time loop like that in a story.
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Jul 7, 2015 15:31
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Gavok posted:Especially since they include some T3 stuff in the plot like John's knowledge that he'll one day be killed by an Arnold-looking Terminator.
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Jul 7, 2015 18:16
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There's more pathos in those pages than in pretty much everything T3-onward.
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Jul 7, 2015 19:53
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Its on sale for comixology right now! 8 bucks for 1-12
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FilthyImp posted:Yeah, in a movie full of absolutely dumb poo poo, that pretty much came close to taking the shitcake. Right. The explanation in the movie makes John seem like a gigantic idiot. Double the idiot if you consider it a time loop thing because he'd be all, "Oh, wow! It's the exact same Terminator from when I was a kid, back from the dead somehow! Oh, God, he's killing me! Just like he told me he would years ago! Why did I let my guard down despite knowing exactly what would happen?!" The comic removes the part about letting his guard down because of nostalgia. John simply knows that at some point, he's going to be murdered by that very Terminator who will then go on to be reprogrammed and sent back in time to protect him right before Judgment Day happens. JMS takes that idea and goes in an unexpected direction that works out.
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But if he doesn't let the T-800 kill him, then it can't be captured and reprogrammed to save him before Judgement Day! That, children, is why I hate time travel  That said, I need to get my mitts on this comic, holy poo poo. As for this, I don't know about inspiring, but definitely touching. I don't know the source, but apparently Disney is making new Star Wars comics and filling in the blanks between movies:         ... Though it is marred a little bit by that face.   E: I can't help but be amused at Boba Fett all "Well if you're not gonna talk to me I'm going to my room  "
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Jul 7, 2015 22:09
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That would have been so much better had he yelled "NO!" at some point.
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Jul 7, 2015 22:17
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Angry as gently caress, so much that you can barely contain your magic telekinesis and you crack the poo poo out of the windows that lead to outer loving space is metal a gently caress.
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Rhyno posted:Angry as gently caress, so much that you can barely contain your magic telekinesis and you crack the poo poo out of the windows that lead to outer loving space is metal a gently caress. Yeah I love that it shows that Vader is still incredibly powerful in The Force, but since he rarely needs to use it he doesn't come off as all flashy like a lot of Force users are, so when Vader does cut loose it becomes truly terrifying
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Jul 7, 2015 23:06
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drrockso20 posted:Yeah I love that it shows that Vader is still incredibly powerful in The Force, but since he rarely needs to use it he doesn't come off as all flashy like a lot of Force users are, so when Vader does cut loose it becomes truly terrifying I will always hate the prequels for changing how we saw Jedis move and fight. Mostly Im angry that Lucas saw the second Matrix film and decided that was how he wanted his fight scenes to look. Vader, slowly walking towards you and huge chunks of the hallway start tearing loose and flight right up in your face, that's how the force should look.
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Jul 7, 2015 23:15
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Rhyno posted:I will always hate the prequels for changing how we saw Jedis move and fight. Mostly Im angry that Lucas saw the second Matrix film and decided that was how he wanted his fight scenes to look. I don't totally hate the acrobatic fights, In the hands of a better filmmaker I think they'd be really fuckin' cool, but making every Jedi and Sith (Yoda & Palpatine especially) flippy bastards was absolutely the wrong move.
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Jul 7, 2015 23:23
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Alacron posted:I don't totally hate the acrobatic fights, In the hands of a better filmmaker I think they'd be really fuckin' cool, but making every Jedi and Sith (Yoda & Palpatine especially) flippy bastards was absolutely the wrong move. I think maybe one flippy Jedi would have worked. But the stupid posturing they all did right before the final battle of Ep 2 just reeks of Neo and his KUNG FU.
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Jul 7, 2015 23:27
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Yoda being flippy I'm actually down with. And I think the Duel of the Fates sequence is awesome (pretty much the only part of TPM worth watching, except mmmmaybe the pod-race, but even then you're better off playing the video game)
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drrockso20 posted:Yeah I love that it shows that Vader is still incredibly powerful in The Force, but since he rarely needs to use it he doesn't come off as all flashy like a lot of Force users are, so when Vader does cut loose it becomes truly terrifying I remember reading somewhere a long time ago that Vader's various cybernetic implants that help keep him alive and mobile (his respirator and limbs, mostly) also greatly cut down on his ability to use the Force. So when you see scenes like this, it really serves to underscore just how insanely strong in the Force he is, even with his handicap.
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W.T. Fits posted:I remember reading somewhere a long time ago that Vader's various cybernetic implants that help keep him alive and mobile (his respirator and limbs, mostly) also greatly cut down on his ability to use the Force. There are some Force abilities he outright cannot use because of his implants. He can't use Force Lightning like Palpatine does, for instance, because both of his arms were lopped off and replaced. I assume it's a similar deal for Force Speed, on account of his legs being the same way. Malachite_Dragon fucked around with this message at 01:18 on Jul 8, 2015 |
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Jul 8, 2015 01:14
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W.T. Fits posted:I remember reading somewhere a long time ago that Vader's various cybernetic implants that help keep him alive and mobile (his respirator and limbs, mostly) also greatly cut down on his ability to use the Force. I've read that as well, it's one of the few EU things that i actually like.
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Malachite_Dragon posted:There are some Force abilities he outright cannot use because of his implants. He can't use Force Lightning like Palpatine does, for instance, because both of his arms were lopped off and replaced. I assume it's a similar deal for Force Speed, on account of his legs being the same way. Actually, I'd read that it was because of his respirator that he can't use Force Lightning (doing so would cause it to short out, like it did at the end of Jedi when he grabbed the Emperor and threw him into the reactor). Also that his artificial limbs are heavier than they should be, such that he needs to use the Force just to move around normally; being forced to do that keeps him from being able to use his full potential in the Force for other tasks. And this was all deliberately done by the Emperor as safeguards to keep Vader from turning against him.
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W.T. Fits posted:Actually, I'd read that it was because of his respirator that he can't use Force Lightning (doing so would cause it to short out, like it did at the end of Jedi when he grabbed the Emperor and threw him into the reactor). Also that his artificial limbs are heavier than they should be, such that he needs to use the Force just to move around normally; being forced to do that keeps him from being able to use his full potential in the Force for other tasks. And this was all deliberately done by the Emperor as safeguards to keep Vader from turning against him. Huh. I thought it was because of the limbs... Admittedly I don't recall where I read all that, but it's all interesting as gently caress nonetheless!
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W.T. Fits posted:Actually, I'd read that it was because of his respirator that he can't use Force Lightning (doing so would cause it to short out, like it did at the end of Jedi when he grabbed the Emperor and threw him into the reactor). Also that his artificial limbs are heavier than they should be, such that he needs to use the Force just to move around normally; being forced to do that keeps him from being able to use his full potential in the Force for other tasks. And this was all deliberately done by the Emperor as safeguards to keep Vader from turning against him. Done by the emperor? Didn't Obi Wan cut off Vader's arms and legs? Or are you saying the emperor is tricking Vader into using heavier substance artificial limbs to slow him down?
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Drifter posted:Done by the emperor? Didn't Obi Wan cut off Vader's arms and legs? Or are you saying the emperor is tricking Vader into using heavier substance artificial limbs to slow him down? The cybernetics the Emperor had his people install on Vader were deliberately designed to hamper Vader's ability to use the Force, enough that it would be difficult for Vader to turn against the Emperor but still leaving him strong enough to be useful as the Emperor's enforcer.
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W.T. Fits posted:being forced to do that keeps him from being able to use his full potential in the Force for other tasks. Who could have forseen such a forced pun?
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Captain Bravo posted:Who could have force-een such a forced pun?
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Alacron posted:I don't totally hate the acrobatic fights, In the hands of a better filmmaker I think they'd be really fuckin' cool, but making every Jedi and Sith (Yoda & Palpatine especially) flippy bastards was absolutely the wrong move. Yeah it can be handled well as seen in the two Clone Wars mini-series that Genndy Tartakovsky did between AOTC and ROTS
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Alacron posted:I don't totally hate the acrobatic fights, In the hands of a better filmmaker I think they'd be really fuckin' cool, but making every Jedi and Sith (Yoda & Palpatine especially) flippy bastards was absolutely the wrong move. I still remember seeing Attack of the Clones 13 years ago, seeing Yoda and Dooku warm up and thinking "ok now this is when Yoda is gonna bring out some awesome new Force poo poo we've never even seen before right?" and then "nope lol bouncy balls 4 lyfe!"  Star Wars made me happy once.
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mind the walrus posted:I still remember seeing Attack of the Clones 13 years ago, seeing Yoda and Dooku warm up and thinking "ok now this is when Yoda is gonna bring out some awesome new Force poo poo we've never even seen before right?" and then "nope lol bouncy balls 4 lyfe!" I went to the midnight premiere. The second Yoda and Dooku start fighting the film burnt so it goes to white. It took like 2 seconds for everyone to realize what had happened right around the time the screen next to us (also showing it) is playing just fine and you can hear everyone losing their minds. So everyone in our starts losing their minds over the movie burning and missing what (sounds) like an incredible fight. We had to wait for the other showing to end so they could use those reels and show us the ending. Imagine the disappointment of seeing what was after managing to get even more hyped up, trying to fill the blanks, then waiting 30 more minutes.
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W.T. Fits posted:The cybernetics the Emperor had his people install on Vader were deliberately designed to hamper Vader's ability to use the Force, enough that it would be difficult for Vader to turn against the Emperor but still leaving him strong enough to be useful as the Emperor's enforcer. So Vader's pretty much Cable? That explains a lot.
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:I went to the midnight premiere. The second Yoda and Dooku start fighting the film burnt so it goes to white. It took like 2 seconds for everyone to realize what had happened right around the time the screen next to us (also showing it) is playing just fine and you can hear everyone losing their minds. So everyone in our starts losing their minds over the movie burning and missing what (sounds) like an incredible fight. How is that even possible, I thought they made all the theaters play it digitally?
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Jul 8, 2015 05:50
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Drifter posted:How is that even possible, I thought they made all the theaters play it digitally? I believe you had to play it digitally on at least one screen but as long as you did that you could get regular reels. It was basically a ploy to get digital's foot in the door.
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