Star Wars Rogue One MASSIVE SPOILERS BY BERKUT

Started by Tamas, December 17, 2016, 11:43:34 AM

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Syt

I think ANH still got away with it, because Leia, while being the rescuee, in turn bails out the rescuers and is strong in her own right.
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Valmy

Quote from: Syt on January 04, 2017, 02:59:38 PM
I think ANH still got away with it, because Leia, while being the rescuee, in turn bails out the rescuers and is strong in her own right.

Got away with what?
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merithyn

Leia is awesome in every possible way. She was and is my absolute hero.
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celedhring

Quote from: merithyn on January 04, 2017, 03:06:23 PM
Leia is awesome in every possible way. She was and is my absolute hero.

My favorite bit is when she strangles Jabba with the chains in ROTJ. Even when saddled with skimpy outfits and having the big hero rescue her, she still manages to come out strongly as a character.

The Brain

Quote from: merithyn on January 04, 2017, 03:06:23 PM
Leia is awesome in every possible way. She was and is my absolute hero.

Born into privilege. :yes:
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merithyn

Quote from: celedhring on January 04, 2017, 03:50:46 PM
Quote from: merithyn on January 04, 2017, 03:06:23 PM
Leia is awesome in every possible way. She was and is my absolute hero.

My favorite bit is when she strangles Jabba with the chains in ROTJ. Even when saddled with skimpy outfits and having the big hero rescue her, she still manages to come out strongly as a character.

Best. Quote. Ever.

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merithyn

Quote from: The Brain on January 04, 2017, 03:57:51 PM
Quote from: merithyn on January 04, 2017, 03:06:23 PM
Leia is awesome in every possible way. She was and is my absolute hero.

Born into privilege. :yes:

And used it to make life better for others. :wub: :wub: :wub:
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Admiral Yi

Quote from: merithyn on January 04, 2017, 03:59:30 PM
And used it to make life better for others. :wub: :wub: :wub:

Now that you mention it, I'm hard pressed to think of examples from any of the movies that showed how common people had their lives impacted by the changes in regime.

Valmy

They do very little showing how the regular joes and janes live in that universe.

Well outside of moisture farmers I guess.

Though they certainly show the bad guys continually performing mass genocide.
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Blowing up DS2 would have wrecked the Endor moon. Though I guess genocide of ewoks isn't so bad..
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Valmy

Quote from: MadImmortalMan on January 04, 2017, 04:18:01 PM
Blowing up DS2 would have wrecked the Endor moon. Though I guess genocide of ewoks isn't so bad..


Then how did the Ewoks sing yub nub at the end of Jedi then? Huh?

Checkmate MIM.
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Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

celedhring

Quote from: Valmy on January 04, 2017, 04:23:19 PM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on January 04, 2017, 04:18:01 PM
Blowing up DS2 would have wrecked the Endor moon. Though I guess genocide of ewoks isn't so bad..


Then how did the Ewoks sing yub nub at the end of Jedi then? Huh?

Checkmate MIM.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQdDRrcAOjA


The Brain

Quote from: Valmy on January 04, 2017, 04:23:19 PM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on January 04, 2017, 04:18:01 PM
Blowing up DS2 would have wrecked the Endor moon. Though I guess genocide of ewoks isn't so bad..


Then how did the Ewoks sing yub nub at the end of Jedi then? Huh?

Checkmate MIM.

Ersatz-Anakin killed that party.
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Syt

#268
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on January 04, 2017, 04:18:01 PM
Blowing up DS2 would have wrecked the Endor moon. Though I guess genocide of ewoks isn't so bad..

Nope, canon (and Legends) says otherwise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGvHWACLXuc&t=0s

:P

TL; DW: Rebels used tractor beams and shields to keep debris from landing on Endor. A lot of the remaining debris entered orbit.

In Legends, an explanation was that the exploding hypermatter reactor tore space-time and sucked in most of the debris.

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Barrister

Quote from: Valmy on January 04, 2017, 04:23:19 PM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on January 04, 2017, 04:18:01 PM
Blowing up DS2 would have wrecked the Endor moon. Though I guess genocide of ewoks isn't so bad..


Then how did the Ewoks sing yub nub at the end of Jedi then? Huh?

Checkmate MIM.

They don't sing Yub Nub any longer. :(  Now they dance along to some crappy Zamfir master of the pan flute music.
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