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Icon Of Sin posted:Doubt it, Vader murdered her in one of her comics because she ratted him out to the Emperor for a few things. Unless that's a spoiler for an unreleased comic in her ongoing series, I don't think you read it closely enough.
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Moon Slayer posted:Unless that's a spoiler for an unreleased comic in her ongoing series, I don't think you read it closely enough. Pretty much. Vader tends to "kill" her at the end of her books. She's always ends up fine.
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Rocksicles posted:People have different types of dysphoria though. Regardless of the sci-fi bad humour, for some people it's not exactly inaccurate. The stupid Kylo Ren thing aside, I really wasn't joking. I can see in almost real time how science, technology and culture shifts are feeding into each other. Call it five-seven years before it happened and gay marriage wasn't on my radar. I didn't even think of it as a thing that could exist. And it's legal and pretty much accepted, and that is amazingly cool to me. I'm 51 years old. I have clear memories of a time when there were four channels on the TV that you had to physically get up and change yourself (ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS/Public Access). Video chat was science fiction. The most advanced video game was Pong. So, I really can see a future of gender fluidity, body-form fluidity (including racial fluidity). I can see people able to express themselves as they choose, when they choose and how they choose. And I hope I live long enough to see that begin to come to pass.
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Cross-Section posted:The From a Certain Point of View short stories brought back Bea Arthur's character from the Holiday Special, and gave her a same-sex partner. Thought that was nice Another story from that also had TK-421 and Tarkin in a relationship, but for some reason it's not mentioned at all in Tarkin's Wookieepedia entry, and TK-421's only says he was in a relationship with "a superior officer".
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That one actually bothers me. I don't care if Tarkin's gay (I always assumed he was ace, actually), but he's very proper when it comes to military protocol. Abusing his power in that manner didn't really fit him as a character, imo.
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Anarcho-Commissar posted:They should bring Wendig back, his firing was bullshit. Thankfully he was only let go off of his miniseries run at marvel. He could still be contracted for something new, or Del Rey could pick him up for another novel or whatever.
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Robot Style posted:Another story from that also had TK-421 and Tarkin in a relationship, but for some reason it's not mentioned at all in Tarkin's Wookieepedia entry, and TK-421's only says he was in a relationship with "a superior officer". I remember that being left somewhat ambiguous in the text itself, but it's been a while.
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Cross-Section posted:I remember that being left somewhat ambiguous in the text itself, but it's been a while. The author confirmed that was the intention, and in the audiobook, it's definitely Tarkin. Neither of those mean anything canonically though, I don't think, so Disney gets to play it safe.
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Tarkin isnt gay he nails Admiral Dalaa
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Necrotizer F posted:The stupid Kylo Ren thing aside, I really wasn't joking. I can see in almost real time how science, technology and culture shifts are feeding into each other. Call it five-seven years before it happened and gay marriage wasn't on my radar. I didn't even think of it as a thing that could exist. And it's legal and pretty much accepted, and that is amazingly cool to me. Speaking as someone who has had their own experiences with gender dysphoria, it is worth noting that when a person is conceived there is a potential for them to be born female bodied, male bodied, intersex or other. The disconnect between how you feel you developed internally versus how you developed externally can cause great distress. There was never a potential for you to have been born a dolphin, wookie, or as any other animate or inanimate object. So when you equate people body modding themselves in that way to the trans experience it makes it seem trivial, akin to getting a tattoo. That's my personal experience and opinion, however, not everyone's. Sincerely hope this helps and props to you for trying to learn.
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StandardFireworks posted:Speaking as someone who has had their own experiences with gender dysphoria, it is worth noting that when a person is conceived there is a potential for them to be born female bodied, male bodied, intersex or other. The disconnect between how you feel you developed internally versus how you developed externally can cause great distress. There was never a potential for you to have been born a dolphin, wookie, or as any other animate or inanimate object. So when you equate people body modding themselves in that way to the trans experience it makes it seem trivial, akin to getting a tattoo. It does, very much. I've been diagnosed with Adult Attention Deficit Disorder. Among the medicines I take is a generic Adderall. I use that medicine to help me maintain focus and attention during my day to day life. However, there are people who use Adderall to stay awake, study for tests, etc. There's nothing really wrong with them, but they use the medicine as a boost, crutch or just recreationally to "party all night long." So, in that level I kind of get it. People with various dysphorias need treatment to able to function as whole, healthy human beings. That said, I can foresee a time with greater technological advancement when some people apply versions of those treatments in a recreational sense. Maybe a couple decides to switch genders for a month or something. Some of the scarier thoughts I have involve the idea of genetic modification. Consider what happens when wealthy people are able to literally become "better" than their fellows. To cheat the genetic "lottery" so as to become smarter, stronger, prettier, etc. To get to the point where people who are wealthy enough end up buying themselves into a higher species than the rest of humanity. Beyond that we could begin to see a silent genocide. Gay people have a rough time. So, if you're a parent and your kid has the "gay gene" wouldn't it be better to just delete that gene so he'll be straight? We could end choosing to deal with bigotry toward certain sexual preferences and races by just... editing out those preferences and races.
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Icon Of Sin posted:Doubt it, Vader murdered her in one of her comics because she ratted him out to the Emperor for a few things. Read more Aphra. She's got over 40 issues out/planned since she was Thrown out of an airlock
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That makes me glad, she reminded me of a woman I knew back in college 
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You know what I am sad about? That in TCW Tarkin and Dooku never interacted.
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I liked Aphra's introduction, where she knows drat well she's expendable and asks for a quick death once she's no longer of use Then she got her own series and turned into a cockroach who should be dead a dozen times over, but noooooo At least we got Triple Zero and Beetee out of it, so... 70/30 win-win?
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the aphra series is the best on going running. best art, best characters aphras such a delightful rear end in a top hat and she should be played by constance wu
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Do I need to read the Vader comics featuring/debuting Aphra before I start her own series, or would I be ok just diving in without doing so?
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Not really, but you should read both Vader comics anyway because they’re great. The Charles Soule Vader book especially.
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Not really, but you should read both Vader comics anyway because they’re great. The Charles Soule Vader book especially. Peak murder Vader.
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Maybe I'll go back and read Vader, but I've no interest in exploring that character further atm. I want to follow a someone fresh and new, and since everyone's been gushing about Aphra here and in other threads previous, figured I'd take the plunge. Gonna get started with volumes 1-4 on Kindle Unlimited 
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teagone posted:Maybe I'll go back and read Vader, but I've no interest in exploring that character further atm. I want to follow a someone fresh and new, and since everyone's been gushing about Aphra here and in other threads previous, figured I'd take the plunge. Gonna get started with volumes 1-4 on Kindle Unlimited This is like a new character though, he's not exactly been an open book. i'd read the vader issues with her in them first, Vader isn't exactly absent from her story Rocksicles fucked around with this message at 07:40 on Oct 3, 2019 |
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Aphra is "what if Indiana Jones... but amoral?" And it's great, and works in the SW universe.
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Oh baby. http://www.hottoys.com.hk/productDetail.php?productID=742
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Oh my.  that's me, slamming the money downBurning_Monk posted:Aphra is "what if Indiana Jones... but amoral?" And it's great, and works in the SW universe. I mean, in that sense, Aphra is "what if Belloq.... but less of an rear end in a top hat" Her current (and final) arc, where she ends up working with Vader again and is pretty much a desperate wreck who rightfully assumes she's gonna be dead tomorrow, just started this week and it's shaping up to be great.
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Cross-Section posted:Oh my. I thought of that, but Indie is more well known plus the writers have specifically said she's modeled after a young Indiana Jones. And in someways she's MORE of an rear end in a top hat than Belloq. That's why we love her, right?
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Not really, but you should read both Vader comics anyway because they’re great. The Charles Soule Vader book especially. https://www.starwars.com/news/marvels-star-wars-comic-relaunch?cmp=smc%7C2709321797 He's taking control of the Star War main comic from Empire to Jedi
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Rocksicles posted:https://www.starwars.com/news/marvels-star-wars-comic-relaunch?cmp=smc%7C2709321797 He’s also involved in Project Luminous, the yet-to-be-revealed book project they’re doing next year. I’m actually excited, he’s one of the very few authors who’s done something refreshing and substantial in the new EU.
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thelaughingman posted:First order droids are pretty scary. BB-H8's got some moves
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Burning_Monk posted:Aphra is "what if Indiana Jones... but amoral?" And it's great, and works in the SW universe. Aphra is one of my fav SW characters period
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Did the first season 2 episode come out? I saw someone discussing it on facebook.
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Yes! It was pretty good. Still fairly slapstick-y and not much progress in the plot besides Tam, but hey, that was actually a half-decent Alien homage.
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BB units can be very scary if they want to be They were a lot more nimble than I gave them credit for
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Vinylshadow posted:BB units can be very scary if they want to be those RCS thrusters were a nice touch.
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I have to say, this episode really highlighted for me that Resistance just doesn't have the same magic Rebels did. I was so stoked for the Rebels season two premier. Asoka was back! Vader! Asoka possibly meeting Vader! I was thinking about it weeks in advance. This, I saw coming up on my TV schedule and was like ... eh, okay. And it was just okay, like all the season 1 episodes. I hope it's just flatter writing and characters because I don't want to be one of those fans who clings to the OT timeline and shuns all the new stuff but drat was Rebels good.
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Animation didn't seem all that improved either, but at least the setpieces look as lovely as ever
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Vinylshadow posted:BB units can be very scary if they want to be Hurty too! Tam coming back is clearly going to be on her terms. She'll probably be ordered to fire on a civilian transport or something and go "wait what?" Or maybe she's going to end up being totally okay with the First Order's evil.
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Episode's on the Star Wars Kids YouTube if you missed it, or want to rewatch for details you may have missed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZUFvFkWwQ4
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I think I'm going to stay clear of Resistance for the same reason I didn't watch Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures: I'm clearly out of the target age range. But I appreciate what it's trying to do.
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AndyElusive posted:I think I'm going to stay clear of Resistance for the same reason I didn't watch Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures: I'm clearly out of the target age range. Freemaker's a pretty good binge series if you want something a little less hectic once in a while It's a good wholesome series
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