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Emetic Hustler posted:The Tusken tribe better show up in the finale with chopped up speeder bikes. I can't imagine any other way this is meant to go. Boba needs a power base bigger than two pig dudes, can't trust anyone but that tribe he's bow at least honorarily part of. Unless the finale of the flashback sequence is them all getting massacred and Boba shrugging and wondering "Welp, better get back to town," this is what it's leading towards.
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If that's the case I just really wish we'd gotten more than half an episode where they were antagonistic to him.AndyElusive posted:Holy loving poo poo that rules. Yeah I'm pretty sure I had that picture on my wall when I was 12, really iconic in my mind. I wish they'd been able to get the sunset in there, but just having a nod at all is enough to give my brain a modicum of fan service dopamine.
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# ? Jan 7, 2022 18:47 |
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Look at this doughy balding gently caress, what a loser
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# ? Jan 7, 2022 18:48 |
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“Hutts are fat and look easy to kill why are they in charge” Like yeah most old white dudes are fat and easy to kill too but look who runs things. It ain’t because of physical prowess.
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# ? Jan 7, 2022 18:55 |
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It all started when Ross, the largest Friend, simply ate the other five.
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# ? Jan 7, 2022 19:08 |
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I like how in Marvel comics nearly every mob boss does have powers or abilities of some kind.
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Killer robot posted:It all started when Ross, the largest Friend, simply ate the other five.
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Hazo posted:Look at this doughy balding gently caress, what a loser I understand exactly what everyone is saying, but it's not like Capone was in a Macy's Day parade every time he wanted to talk to people. I like the show, it's just a minor dumb nitpick I have.
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# ? Jan 7, 2022 19:44 |
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Hazo posted:I don't think this was posted but it's rad as gently caress My brain told me "you've seen that structure somewhere before", but I told myself they must have just recycled a bit of Jakku scenery from The Force Awakens or something, and that's where I knew it from. This is amazing.
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Anita Dickinme posted:Also I love the idea of a buff rear end Hutt. Imagining them being such dangerous creatures but easily susceptible to gluttonous behavior having achieving power. Godamnit, this has triggered a half-memory of a Star Wars parody thing featuring a Hutt in a baseball cap who spent all his time working out. And now I'm going crazy trying to work out if that's an actual thing I actually saw or a Hulk Hogan Meat Shoes situation.
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# ? Jan 7, 2022 19:57 |
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Hutts have vast amounts of wealth. They have large families and enough people willing to do their bidding for a profit that simply killing them doesn't solve your problem. Which makes me wonder how Bibb Fortuna was able to keep control of Jabba's empire for so long without getting into the problems Boba is. Did he simply Weekend at Bernie's the charred remains of Jabba or make everyone think he was alive but recluse? Give me the Book of Bibb Fortuna prequel series. feedmyleg posted:Yeah I'm pretty sure I had that picture on my wall when I was 12, really iconic in my mind. I wish they'd been able to get the sunset in there, but just having a nod at all is enough to give my brain a modicum of fan service dopamine. I didn't have the poster, but this quintessential mcquarrie tusken raider art was definitely ingrained into me at some point in my youth through RPG source books, collectable cards and magazines.
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AndyElusive posted:Hutts have vast amounts of wealth. They have large families and enough people willing to do their bidding for a profit that simply killing them doesn't solve your problem. From the sounds of the conversation they had, the twins should have inherited and taken over Jabba's stuff but chose to stay on Nal Hutta and now just finally decided to put down the lavish lifestyle and take over the crimework of Tatooine.
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Was it stated that Bib was his own boss and not just kicking up to the Hutts who let him operate in jabbas place or is that just what Boba assumes?
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# ? Jan 7, 2022 20:14 |
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Jerkface posted:are resistant to force shenanigans I think it is so incredibly dumb that this has become a thing. Being resistant to the Force is one of those things that, like, you maybe kinda have to do in a video game but makes no sense in universe.
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Vitruvian Manic posted:I think it is so incredibly dumb that this has become a thing. Being resistant to the Force is one of those things that, like, you maybe kinda have to do in a video game but makes no sense in universe. watto is also resistant to force shenanigans
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Not being weak-minded doesn't mean you're resistant to the force. Just means you can't be mind-tricked by space wizards.Burning_Monk posted:From the sounds of the conversation they had, the twins should have inherited and taken over Jabba's stuff but chose to stay on Nal Hutta and now just finally decided to put down the lavish lifestyle and take over the crimework of Tatooine. Ah ok, I missed this detail.
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CornHolio posted:Are the Ewok Adventures considered canon? They're not officially canon, no. But there's nothing in them that conflicts with anything, and it explains a couple things, like the log traps, and possibly why the Ewoks had a dress for Leia, so why the hell not? Also, awesome picture! That would be Walt Disney World. MGM Studios at the time, Hollywood Studios now, since MGM got the gently caress out of there a while ago. Star Tours is still there, right where it was. They didn't move it into, or even include it in, their Star Wars area in the same park, so it could stay OT themed. The ride itself has changed, though. They updated it, and made it so they can add new planets to the ride easily, which they do sometimes. thrawn527 fucked around with this message at 21:00 on Jan 7, 2022 |
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Vitruvian Manic posted:I think it is so incredibly dumb that this has become a thing. Being resistant to the Force is one of those things that, like, you maybe kinda have to do in a video game but makes no sense in universe. One of the first Vader comics after Marvel took over from Dark Horse shows Vader force-choking Jabba. Seems like he's only immune to mind tricks.
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Dave Syndrome posted:One of the first Vader comics after Marvel took over from Dark Horse shows Vader force-choking Jabba. Seems like he's only immune to mind tricks. I mean, that makes sense, right? Mind tricks are influencing your thoughts and pushing them one way or another, and you could in theory resist that. But your wind pipe is just a thing that can be crushed.
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The Force isn't even confirmed to offer telekinesis as one of your spell slots till ESB: Everything that happens Force-wise in ANH could be explained by telepathy/clairvoyance. Vader just making Moti THINK he's choking, Luke just reaching out to perceive the perfect time to launch etc.
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Force resistance to mind tricks is such a dumb thing that the EU takes too literally. Ben fools the stormtroopers because they're unthinking cogs in the machine. Luke fools Bib Fortuna because he's an rear end kissing yes man who doesn't do anything on his own. He can't fool Jabba because Jabba is a savvy businessman and gangster who needs to be crafty to get where he is. But instead it's rendered down to Jabba having a high willpower save.
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Owlbear Camus posted:If they don't get Craven from Auralnauts to voice trip zero I'm gonna be cross. This is exactly what I am hoping for.
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I thought the Ithorian mayor was cool, and the VA was fairly menacing for the tone and timbre he had. Anyone know the actor?
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zoux posted:I thought the Ithorian mayor was cool, and the VA was fairly menacing for the tone and timbre he had. Anyone know the actor? Wasn’t it Robert Rodriguez? EDIT: Yep, it was: Dave Syndrome posted:
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Owlbear Camus posted:The Force isn't even confirmed to offer telekinesis as one of your spell slots till ESB: Everything that happens Force-wise in ANH could be explained by telepathy/clairvoyance. Vader just making Moti THINK he's choking, Luke just reaching out to perceive the perfect time to launch etc. True, but after ESB added telekinesis, it's the easier explanation for the Force choke. But either explanation works. Arc Hammer posted:Force resistance to mind tricks is such a dumb thing that the EU takes too literally. Ben fools the stormtroopers because they're unthinking cogs in the machine. Luke fools Bib Fortuna because he's an rear end kissing yes man who doesn't do anything on his own. He can't fool Jabba because Jabba is a savvy businessman and gangster who needs to be crafty to get where he is. To be fair, George Lucas is guilty of this himself in TPM. quote:QUI-GON : I don't have anything else. (raising his hand) But credits will
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fartknocker posted:Wasn’t it Robert Rodriguez? Oh wow, cool. I had no idea what he sounded like, but I sure didn't think he sounded like that. I think one of the reasons that BK was so striking in this episode is that he had huge humanlike eyes that I don't think I've ever seen a Wookie with before. It's a great change.
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thrawn527 posted:To be fair, George Lucas is guilty of this himself in TPM. That doesn't have to be interpreted as something inherent in the species, though. Could just be boasting, like if Qui-Gon had tried to pass off Kraft Macaroni & Cheese as great pasta and Watto went "Ayy, I'm Italian. No amount of mind-tricking is gonna tell me that's pasta. You like hand gestures? So do we. Here's one of my favourites..."
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thrawn527 posted:True, but after ESB added telekinesis, it's the easier explanation for the Force choke. But either explanation works. Watto struck me the same way as Jabba. He's a schemer and Qui Gon was so used to getting his way with Jedi tricks that it was amusing for it to get tossed back in his face. You don't need a wookieepedia article explaining that Toydarians have a natural force resistance because they're greedy.
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Lobok posted:That doesn't have to be interpreted as something inherent in the species, though. Could just be boasting, like if Qui-Gon had tried to pass off Kraft Macaroni & Cheese as great pasta and Watto went "Ayy, I'm Italian. No amount of mind-tricking is gonna tell me that's pasta. You like hand gestures? So do we. Here's one of my favourites..." Italian Spider-Man please make an appearance inside a Tattooine cantina please.
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Help I looked on youtube for a Robert Rodriguez video so I could hear his voice and now I'm watching him interview John Carpenter for an hour
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GATOS Y VATOS posted:This is exactly what I am hoping for. "Triple-Zero is a wantonly violent psychopath who wants nothing but the worst for everyone he meets. I, on the other hand, am simply very very very very very misunderstood." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scWuiXAwDA8
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Lobok posted:That doesn't have to be interpreted as something inherent in the species, though. Could just be boasting, like if Qui-Gon had tried to pass off Kraft Macaroni & Cheese as great pasta and Watto went "Ayy, I'm Italian. No amount of mind-tricking is gonna tell me that's pasta. You like hand gestures? So do we. Here's one of my favourites..." Arc Hammer posted:Watto struck me the same way as Jabba. He's a schemer and Qui Gon was so used to getting his way with Jedi tricks that it was amusing for it to get tossed back in his face. You don't need a wookieepedia article explaining that Toydarians have a natural force resistance because they're greedy. It's possible, but you have to literally assume the text in the script is a lie. Which, again, sure, possible. Or the movie is just telling you the truth, that mind tricks don't work on Toydarians.
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Nah. You merely have to assume the character is not speaking with robotic literality and is instead invoking a stereotype. Lest we fall into the pit of thinking because Leia said Tarkin stunk when mouthing off he must literally have a Space Illness that makes him smell bad-- a real thing from the old EU.
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thrawn527 posted:It's possible, but you have to literally assume the text in the script is a lie. Which, again, sure, possible. Or the movie is just telling you the truth, that mind tricks don't work on Toydarians. Seems like the kind of question that George would answer sarcastically and then the canon minions would treat his joke as gospel.
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the force persuasion stuff is akin to just being a fast/smooth talker so you can kind of get the interpretation that "oh these guys are just dumb so Obi tricks them" but he also does very little actual persuasion or fast talking and waves his hand so the movie itself is telling you its magic. The force literally does something to their brain that lets his half assed "not these droids" work. The force is magic and the movies tell us that there are at least 2 creatures if not races of creatures that the magic doesn't work on. Thats just the way it goes as depicted on screen i like the interpretation that jabba and watto are just hardcore schemers so they can't be fooled, its fun, but I think the broader interpretation makes more sense given whats on screen. (like the force is definitely magic, telekinesis and super speed and super jumping are all possible with the force)
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Arc Hammer posted:Seems like the kind of question that George would answer sarcastically and then the canon minions would treat his joke as gospel. Coming to Disney+ 2023: Darth Icky
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thrawn527 posted:It's possible, but you have to literally assume the text in the script is a lie. Which, again, sure, possible. Or the movie is just telling you the truth, that mind tricks don't work on Toydarians. I'm just saying that what Watto said is not an ironclad thing if you want leeway to interpret force resistance. "The script" and "the movie" are just other ways of saying Lucas' intent, and if you want to respect that, I get it.
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Owlbear Camus posted:The Force isn't even confirmed to offer telekinesis as one of your spell slots till ESB: Everything that happens Force-wise in ANH could be explained by telepathy/clairvoyance. Vader just making Moti THINK he's choking, Luke just reaching out to perceive the perfect time to launch etc. this is wild. the idea that he was making the admiral think he was being choked has never occured to me, even when i was first seeing it as a kid. tarkin's "release him" always felt pretty definitive that vader was actually doing it as an aside, i may have said it before but i think that actor's choking but is really underappreciated as the reason why the force is taken so seriously until the vader fight in esb
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site posted:this is wild. the idea that he was making the admiral think he was being choked has never occured to me, even when i was first seeing it as a kid. tarkin's "release him" always felt pretty definitive that vader was actually doing it I don't disagree, but I think you could have the alternate read of it until TK is confirmed in the Wampa den. If reddit existed in 81 imagine the dorks mad that they're just inventing new force powers that the protagonist automagically learns with no training.
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You can “release” someone from an illusion as well though! I’ll admit though I never thought of the interpretation that it might simply be a mental trick. It’s a pretty rad interpretation IMO.
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