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First for Orange Waifu.
>>83630538
Safe to assume that she lactates orange juice?
>>83630538
FPBP
>>83630538
Green waifu is better
>>83631280
good post
+1
>>83631280
>>>/tv/70640883
Please contain your shitposting to one thread
>>83631381
FUSION!
>>83631381
Red waifu a best
>>83631280
>autism
>>83631280
dis
I need a new Inquisitor waifu in season 3.
Help meDarth Filoni, you're my only hope.
>>83631759
Look at her hands, ugh... cannot unsee
>>83632744
>Asking for a new waifu that is guaranteed to be murdered by the end of the Season
Are you insane?
>>83632838
I want those hands gently caressing myface
>>83632979
Anything to get a new evil waifu, even if she has to be sacrificed later on. I'm desperate
>>83633048
She is all yours buddy.
>>83632979
Easy cum, easy go.
>>83632744
If you follow the trends of evil women, she will show even less skin than the last, and will have an even larger hat. Can /co/ handle that much hat?
>>83633324
>that much hat
L-lewd.
>>83633324
>even less skin than the last, and will have an even larger hat
Logan confirmed new /swco/ waifu fall 2016
>>83633493
T-this is a blue board Anon.
/3/ here Rate My Saber
>>83633861
Pic might help
>>83632838
>>83631759
Someone might need to eat a sandwich or 10
>>83633876
edgy/10
:^)
>>83633861
>>83633876
Did you model this yourself?
Pretty cool
>>83633493
Nice hat!
>>83634411
Yeah using Blender 3d
Thoughts?
>>83634963
That's awesome Anon
so what the fuck was that thing that came out of the egg in the poe comics? It must be force related somehow, but it looked very son/daughter/father ish
>>83635018
Cool
>>83635163
Thanks
>>83635326
Mothra.
I was surprised that the darkside was the good guy. Thought where the fuck did that one come from, or were they both in the egg?
>>83635326
It's nothing, don't worry about it
>>83635326
Angra Mainyu.
>>83633876
>>83634963
Well, it has a nice texture and lightning work, but it's kinda bare bones and literally red/black/edgy...
> canon guide is horribly outdated
For what purpose?
>>83635687Depression.
Imma' have it fixed within the hour.
Godfuckingdamnit 4chan, why wont this postadf
>>83635462
There's some gold in there, its dark blue, and those spikes are not that pointy...no mater how hard I tried to.
>>83635966
The details get overshadowed by the overall edgyness and are easily forgotten my dude... think of it less as a "cool thing" and more as something someone has to make and use on their own.
Why did Vader teach his Inquisitors how to molest teenage boys?
>>83636620
It comes to them naturally.
>>83636689
Yes it does
>>83636835
Now, that was Ezra's vision and deepest desires, GrInky had no part in this.
>>83636925
Splendit.
>>83636976
> GrInky's tiny tiny pout
Truly his most expressive feature
>>83637110
>>83636835
>>83636976
Why is Jason Isaacs so perfect at first season antagonists who die in the finale?
>>83637718
He also seems to be good at being antagonists that despite dying show up agian
>>83637110
Grinky's pout
7S' smirk
5B's Scowl
8B's signature giggle
>>83636646
He dies and she becomes a terrorist
>>83630712
No, she lactate blue milk.
>>83637845
A sexy terrorist.
>>83637845
>Not a terrorist, but a freedom fighter!
Ok. Here's the Main Guide Image.
I changed the background to grey. Should be a lot easier on the eyes.
Also limited the amount of actual information on the page. The other Media-specific Guides are better suited for that kind of information. (IE, the Comics Guide will have Issue counts)
Updated the outdated info, what with Bloodline being released and such. If I have missed anything, let me know. (Leaving the Rogue One prelude stuff off for now, seeing as there is talk of cancellations. Rather wait for confirmation at Celebration.)
Going to update the link in the OP too.
>>83637887
>I managed to misspell Propaganda with the correct spelling an inch away
>>83637887
Saved. Thanks.
>>83630476
It sure as hell doesn't look like that guy has human hands.
>>83637887
Well done cAnon. Thanks.
>>83634822
>Bane's big hat
God, Bane is such a slut
>>83638254
He doesn't, he's not human, he's actually a Meltyhands from Melty IV. Ackbar's just being insensitive and borderline racist.
It's not 32BBY anymore, Ackbar. We've progressed as a society and that kind of attitude is no longer acceptable.
>>83637887
The grey background and larger images for each are much nicer, thanks cAnon.
>>83638047
>>83638257
You're very welcome.
>>83638384
Yeah, I agree. The images are always going to be pretty low quality, to keep it postable on 4chan and at a manageable filesize. But they do their job. The guide is mainly to help people seek stuff out that they are interested in, so as long as you can recognize the cover, it's fine.
I'm trying to update the OP link, although the Imgur link will have to wait because that website is being a shit right now.
And the recommendation guides will have to wait.
>>83638260
Well the word on the street ishe'll do anything for money.
>>83638260
For you.
>>83638513
>that gif
Nice.
>>83638579
>that pic
Ew.
>>83637887
Looks good cAnon. Definitely like the background change and larger images for the books/comics/etc
>>83638717
>Ew.
You know you love it. Did you know "duro" is the Spanish word for "hard?"
>>83638778
>Did you know "duro" is the Spanish word for "hard?"
Si, ya lo sabia. Still cringy as fuck.
Update on Ultimate Star Wars. I couldn't find a copy so I'm going to order it off Amazon in a week when I'm home. I'll try and scan it and upload it to Google Drive as a zip file. I should be able to get it all ready by around the 20th or so.
So have you seen Kylo Ren's________?
>>83639945
Yes I didIt was horrifying
>>83639945
Dignity? No, I haven't seen that.
>>83639945
Stack of fines from Hux for damage to walls and various computer terminals?
>>83639945
He has nice ass
I'd like to titfuck his ass
>>83630476
>Droids and Ewoks (Graphic Novel)
I've been out of the loop, what is this?
>>83639880
Sounds awesome, thanks bro
>>83640325
Oh, just some reprints, still cool I guess.
>>83640325
Re-release of the old comics under a Legends banner, nothing actually new
>>83639945
Old jam sessions videos with Poe Dameron of all people? Of course, Hux leaked them to everyone. Even the Supreme Leader finds them hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSwO-k-RqNA
OUTER SPACE
I'm sick of Han Solo.
There, I said it.
>>83640770
A lot of people are, it's just not a popular thing to say. Han merchandise has always moved pretty slowly, for example.
>>83640770
t. Kylo
>>83640827
But Disney execs like Han Solo when they were young 30 years ago so today's youth must like him too!
>>83640770
I'm not. All this Han Solo stuff reminds me of the old Han Solo books from early EU. Before the dark times... Before the Yuuzhan Vong...
>>83640770
I like Han, but I don't think he needs a movie spinoff, AND a comic book starring him (even while he usually plays a leading role in the main SW comic). I figured with Han dying in TFA they were ready to sort of move on from the character but it looks like they're just going to keep milking him.
I'm less sick of Vader, but I think they need to stop milking him, too.
>>83640899
Interestingly, this is actually true of Hasbro. Their top executive Derryl DePriest is a big fan of Han and Obi-Wan (specifically in his ROTS outfit), and he's been pushing both characters constantly long after buyers have indicated that they're tired of seeing them both constantly.
>>83641014
Don't worry, Finn and Kylo Ren will replace them both when they eclipse them in popularity. :^)
>>83641107
>Finn
I think you meant Poe. Blacks are hard to market outside of America.
Who's theAizenof Star Wars?
>>83641204
Sheev
>>83641204
who?
>>83641204
Count Dooku. They were both a part of some organisation that was meant to do good and ended up going evil and shit while forming some other organisation of their own to fight against former comrades
>ywn pepper 7S' cute face with kisses
>>83641998
>ywnGET THE CHANCE TO SEVER HER IN HALF LIKE YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO
>>83635379
I love how right you are. Im not even being sarcastic. I dont mind star wars getting a little weird but im guessing others mileage may vary.
>>83642209
>Implying Ezra wouldn't rather have asked her totake his virginity
>>83640770
You're not alone Anon.
>>83641998
She looks better with the visor over her face
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7ZW1gtCljs
>>83642442
And they say SS was one of the bad guys... shame on you Anon.
>>83637887
I'm a bit intimidated to read Lost Stars because its for Teens. Is it as grating as reading A New Dawn?
Reading Tarkin felt like a nice wine, A New Dawn felt like a hot Blue Moon.
>>83640770
What do you mean anon? He's the entire reason the OT is popular.
>>83642552
>Reading Tarkin felt like a nice wine, A New Dawn felt like a hot Blue Moon.
There is no help for you
>>83642552
Lost Stars is actually one of the more mature books, and is widely praised by fans. Definitely give it a go. It's only really in the Teen section on a technicality. It's sure as hell more "adult" than theherky jerkymess that is Aftermath.
>>83642715
>no future Claudia Gray novels planned
>still have two more Chuck Wendig novels coming out
Who should replace him?
>>83642848
>>83642914
Hans Zimmer :^>
>>83642987I wouldn't be mad
>>83642914
He's irreplaceable, but if I had to pick someone to keep doing Star Wars music, I'd say Michael Giacchino. As much as I hate to have someone who's closely linked to Abrams, Giacchino is pretty good.
>>83642914
>>83643129
>Michael Giacchino
I was about to post that and this: https://youtu.be/8-o1EPfo8Bk
>>83643129
Would the TFA score have been better if it was done by Giacchino?
>>83643269
Honestly I think it would have, not because he's better than Williams, but because Giacchino has already worked with Abrams and is already used to him, whereas it feels like there was a bit of disconnect between Abrams and Williams and the soundtrack suffered for it.
Then again, it's hard to say how much of it was because of decisions made by Abrams personally and how much of it was due to constraints from a rushed production.
>>83643129
>>83643174
Well, it wouldn't be his first time getting involved in Star Wars.
>>83643397
When was Giacchino involved in star wars?
>rewatch ESB
>"If I don't pay my debts to Jabba the Hutt I'm a dead man"
>"HAHN SEWLEW, URE AH DEED MON
When they're not doing word for word rehashes of dialogue TFA had some lucas-worthy poetry
>>83644693
>There's always a bigger Rathtar.
>>83643944
He did the music in the queue for the new Star Tours.
>>83644781
>Chewie's more mournful of the very idea Han might be dead than he was after watching the nigga die
B R A V O A B R A M S
>>83644802
Oh, cool.
Does anyone else get the sense that Revan is still Canon since they only took him out of TCW only because they didn't want Sith ghosts to be canon?
>>83645132
No.
>>83645132
Ehhh, no. But I don't have a problem with Revan, his story happened literally 4000 years before the OT.
>>83645132
If Revan had become canonized that way, as an actual person, he would have been canonized under a Dark Side ending, which typically they didn't do. I can't recall any instances of Dark Side endings being the canon one. Of course the Dark Side endings are usually incredibly over-the-top such as conquering the galaxy or deposing the Emperor and thus conquering the galaxy. Maybe it is because they are non-canon that they go to such lengths.
>>83637887
GG, cAnon.You know, I honestly wouldn't put it past Disney to retcon certain elements of the prequels if they wanted to. It's pretty clear that they aren't big fans.
>>83645441
>If Revan had become canonized that way, as an actual person, he would have been canonized under a Dark Side ending
Why?
>>83646166
Seemed clear that it was JJ who wasn't a fan. They staff were more than happy to submit elements of the movies into background material. JJ wanted them removed so they'd have their own elements instead, but tellingly never produced anything unique of their own to replace, for instance, the banners are Maz's. At least Hondo's flag remained.
>>83646166
It seems they're unwilling to actually retcon elements, just downplay them
>>83644895
>walks right past Chewie without looking at him
>hugs random girl
>>83646226
Because in the Mortis arc, where that image came from in >>83645132 , Darth Revan and Darth Bane were egging the Son on his Dark Side path. They were removed somewhat late because Lucas didn't want the suggestion Sith could become ghosts.
The problem is just how confusing it would be. You could argue they weren't real ghosts but Force visions like the Son, but then why would we have scenes where one vision was being hoodwinked by two other visions? Like the Matrix trying to trick itself.
>>83645308
That's what never made sense to me about Disney declaring Old Republic stuff non-canon. All of it happens thousands of years in the past, it couldn't possibly affect the new canon. Declaring it non-canon seems like them going out of their way to spite fans.
>>83642644
For Star Wars books it did. Read A New Dawn compared to Tarkin. It was just weird.
>>83646166
>they aren't big fans
Disney doesn't give two shits about Star Wars as anything other than a franchise that makes mundo bucks. If the Prequels were more generally popular in the pop culture, they'd push that shit. I doubt they'll retcon anything, but they'll probably play off the hate for them and nostalgia for the OT, like they did with TFA. They'll just ignore the prequels as a setting and do their sequel, OT related stuff.
It helps we just got over a decade of prequel focus with Star Wars, even if a bunch of it was swept away. The market got kind of saturated and was ready for a change.
>>83645132
Why the fuck is he so popular? He's so boring. I'm convinced at this point it's nostalgia talking
>>83646290
Chewie will not get a medal or a hug.
>>83646290
That, surprisingly, bothered me too. I would have thought those two would have had a scene to mourn Han.
>>83646328
Oh right, forgot about that. I thought we were talking about it in general.
I think the problem was the old EU liked to use Revan as a sith guy handing out sith advice. This was through holocrons, though, but it's functionally not very different from ghosts the way they've been played.
Also, people just like to put him in the nothing personnel outfit of his, which tends to encourage using his sith persona.
>>83646397
>Chewie doesn't get a medal
>"w-well Wookiees don't put value in such things..."
>Chewie doesn't get a hug
>"w-well Leia probably knew he would want to mourn alone..."
>>83646380
>If the Prequels were more generally popular in the pop culture
But that's the thing. Overseas, the prequels are phenomenally well known. Even in the states it's split down the middle. Why are they pushing the OT when overall the PT is more popular and fresh?
>>83646463
*sad roar*
>>83646290
I actually had to re-watch the scene, it would've made sense if Chewie was some distance away but they literally walk right past each other like they're strangers
>>83646399
Sounds like a shabby blue picture. In fact, I think he did one for when he was in carbonite.
>>83646481
I think it's mostly been because TFA and the sequels build more on the OT than they do the PT, so they're trying to bring the OT back as a refresher. It makes sense, but it does have the unfortunate side effect of making it look like they're trying to forget the prequels.
>>83646335
They made everything Lucas didn't directly touch to be non-canon. Everything. It's not like they singled KoTOR out.
>>83646463
Chewie got his medal...in the background material. Not pictured in the Leia comic, though. Personally I like to think he made an offhand comment to Threepio about being snubbed, got a "Serves you right," comment, then Chewie pulled Threepio's arm out of it's socket and melted it down for his medal.
And this is the story of how Threepio had a green arm for awhile.
>>83646757
I know they didn't, it just disappoints me that they didn't stop and think
>hey, I know we're wiping the slate clean, but this thing in particular doesn't affect what we're doing at all and a lot of people seem to like it so maybe
>>83646845
>And this is the story of how Threepio had a green arm for awhile.
>green
You color blind anon? Just asking.
>>83646845
But when will we get the completely necessary backstory of the time Threepio had a blue arm?
>>83646481
I don't think they are. The Prequel Era gets a lot of shoutouts in the comics, novels, Rebels, etc. It was just TFA that sought to limit at least stuff like podracing references and that was at JJ's direction. They still kept in the big stuff, like balancing the Force, even the clone army got a shoutout.
Obviously JJ is just a podracer hater.
>>83646335
But it does affect everything else. It affects what the force is, the nature of the dark and light side, the locations of planets, the history of alien species and technology, etc.
>>83646335
Disney didn't declare the EU(and Old Republic era) noncanon, Lucasfilm did.
And it's because they want a clean slate. The EU became a clusterfuck. They started with a clean slate of just the stuff Lucas was directly involved in, the films and TCW.
You can say "oh its so far in the past it cant possibly affect anything" but in reality, KotOR depicted the OR era in a way that really doesnt make sense, and especially with the small tidbits we know about the OR era
>>83646905
Why would they bother to keep it? If they're wiping the slate clean there's no point in keeping one thing out of the thousands of things being de-canonized. The entire point of dropping the EU wholesale was that it was too much time and effort to pick and choose which parts get dropped and which don't- it was easier to just drop everything, start a new canon, and then anything that was useable from the old EU could then be re-introduced.
Plus it leads to a lot of "b-but if you kept that canon why not X and Y?"
>>83646932
That one wasn't his arm. It was hiscrotchplating.
Anonymous droid oilhouse antics and they accidentally swapped a few parts. Most embarrassing. Threepio also got a few viruses in his OS. True story.
>>83646905
I think it's more that, when wiping it all away, it's better to have a simple rule than having exceptions. If they want to start over, better to just go "we want to make a new universe entirely based off of what Lucas did, and not have to tangle with all this other stuff."
The Old Republic has always been my favorite bit of Star Wars. But I think I'm okay with it for the exact same reasons you think it should be left intact. It was so far in the past, it was basically always noncanon. It never really mattered to the "main" eras at all.
I'm also perfectly fine with seeing if they do anything fun with that era again. I would like to see them follow original archaic aesthetic of the Tales of the Jedi series and what we saw of Bane. The original EU Old Republic had a good run and I'm satisfied with what I got from it. Even a shitty new Old Republic setting can't take that from me.
>>83646911
Pretty sure it's a joke
>>83647010
>keeping one thing
It's not just one thing though, it's a whole era that's so far in the past it might as well have nothing to do with the Star Wars most people know.
>>83647064
I'm fine with it to pretty much, I never really got into the Old Republic. But I just think of how many people liked it and how I would feel in their position.
>>83647014
Hey, they tried to keep him away from those Jawa droid brothels, but he just couldn't help himself.
>>83647191
Thank you, Sheev.Why does everyone from Naboo seem like a Dr. Seuss character?
>>83647177
>It's not just one thing though, it's a whole era that's so far in the past it might as well have nothing to do with the Star Wars most people know.
That's still one thing, dude.
>>83637887
I thought The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader was canon for some reason. Comes out it was released in 2007.
Oops.
>>83647361
It was a good book. I liked the Luke and Obi-Wan ones the author did in that style too.
>>83647488
I havent read those yet. I'll look out for them.
>>83647681
They should be in the pastebin, the titles are
A New Hope: The Life of Lukr Skywalker
The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi
He also apparently wrote a Darth Maul book called
The Wrath of Darth Maul
>>83647734
>Lukr
Luke*
>>83646987
I think the fan outcry would be even worse if the EU was kept in. Could you imagine how fucked up things would be if the EU was canon now?
>>83648123
But Anon.She isn't canon.
>>83648164
Neither is this, but no one is complaining.
Plus, Im just posting sexy Twi'leks
>>83645132
To hell with Revan. I want HK-47 recanonized.
>>83648241
Sorry, you'll have to settle for his less entertaining knockoff, Triple Zero
>that episode 8 spoiler about Leia
mite be cool
>>83648350
I prefer Creepio
https://youtu.be/d6C7j4sLqQ8
>>83649135
>>83649732
This wookiee being in different comics is what made me finally go 'woah, this nucanon thing actually works now'. It's weird because he's the type of character like C'boath now where he appears in all over the place instead of only being in one single comic or novel. I know it sounds stupid but seeing this thing work is really cool and it makes you wonder if characters like this will be in the Lego games or hinted at in easter eggs in the movies/shows.
>>83649961
Look at that ewok, he's short and wobbling.
Not to mention Fett's obviously got performance anxiety in front of an entire legion of stormtroopers.
All of those factors are going to come together in a number of ways.I forgive the poor guy.
>>83650040
Not sure that wook is that memorable.
>>83640770
Shut up, Jabba.
>>83648692builds up the Leia I loved in Bloodlines while taking Carrie Fischer the mediocre aging actress out of the picture for a bit. Nothing bad about this.
>>83652987
I kept trying to hear Leia's lines in that scratchy, bored voice Carrie Fisher has. It worked maybe half of the time.
>>83653034
Gave me a grimace when the book finally pointed out it was six years before TFA. I was imagining Leia as a milf for half the book.
>>83640770
Hating on Han Solo, when will this meme die?
>>83653353
Well, it's already outlived Han.
>see John Williams trending on Twitter
>have small panic attack
Don't worry, he's fine.
>Ahsoka and Inky Bariss will never confront each other.
An opportunity missedLord Filonious.
>>83653523
Barriss is dead.
D
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>>83653523
>>83653739
Nobody knows how to spell her name.
Even in that image, it's spelled two different ways.
I find the difference between Rex and Cody to be a really interesting dynamic.
They may both be programmed to follow orders, but their ability to think in the abstract allows them to diverge in certain ways.
Cody obeys orders out of a sense of duty. The orders must be done, that's why he fires on Obi-Wan unquestioningly. Well, that and the chip.
But Rex is particularly interesting. He follows orders out of a sense of respect, that's what allowed him to confront General Krell, who had lost his respect.
>>83653739
Ahsoka is dead.
D
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D
>>83640770
Me too, senpai. I never understood the hype.
Also, Luke >>>>>> Han
>>83642595
>He's the entire reason the OT is popular.
Is this sarcasm?
>>83647958
You don't even need to imagine, remember what happened with TCW?
>>83654685
Man, girl!Luke would be the best SW waifu ever, even better than orange buttcheeks.
>>83654744
No, just hyperbole.
Han was a big draw.
>>83655214
No, Vader and the effects were.
>>83655390
But Han WAS a big draw. Especially after Raiders of the Lost Ark proved that Harrison Ford was a genuine movie star.
>>83654647
She's as dead as Syrio Forel
>>83655401
Two out of the three movies were already out by the time Raiders came along
>>83655438...NOT TODAY!!!!
>>83655446
You are correct.
After all these years, I have become The Phantom Menace and have risen above the Attack of the Clones to complete the Revenge of the Sith so that A New Hope couldn't make a plan before The Empire Strikes Back and a Return of the Jedi as The Force Awakens causes The Clone Wars.
Truly, it was Star Wars™.
>>83655791
You're a clever one. But not a Rogue One.
>>83654868
She'd be the purest, cutest, most moe grill in SW, and she wouldn't even be a Mary Sue :3
>>83646166
Nah, I doubt it. They would have done it already. They also released the 2011 versions of all 6 movies, last year for their digital release.
That to me tells me that they don't care about further retconning those movies. Hell, it might even be part of Lucas's contract that they cant.
Sure, certain writers or directors (cough, JJ, cough) will go out of their way to avoid the prequels if they really want. But Disney doesn't care enough to make official retcons, and Lucasfilm definitely don't want that. A lot of the people at Lucasfilm have been there since Revenge of the Sith, or before, so they definitely don't want their work retconned.
But for the absolute most part, the writers and directors so far have not avoided the Prequels. They've been very respectful with the franchise, utilizing stuff they liked from across all 6 movies, and TCW. For example, Filoni on Rebels, or the Vader comic having explicit flashbacks to prequel scenes. Literally only JJ has actively fought against prequel references that we know of so far. And even then, there was a couple in TFA, such as the Clone army reference, that HAD to be in the movie, so that the normies could understand the changes to the current lore.
>>83646335
The thing about the Old Republic Era is that it spans out of the KotOR games, which were released under the understanding that Lucas never considered them Canon. KotOR 2 in particular, anyways. When Lucas DID show us glimpses of that era, the aesthetic was completely different, suggesting that a lot of technological advancements, and fashion, and cultures, had developed between then, and now. (See Darth Bane, in TCW)
In the Legends Old Republic, the games in particular, everything was stagnated. There was practically nothing that set it apart from the Prequel Era, aside from some of the lore.
So that Era was one of the few things in the Expanded Universe that Lucas adamantly disagreed with, even before he left the franchise. He was usually fine with the EU, and allowed Filoni to incorporate a lot of it into TCW. But any Old Republic references were VERY vague. We got some Mandalorian stuff, because of all the Mandalore episodes. And we got a completely redesigned Bane onMoraband.
But that's mostly it. There was plans for Revan, but he was axed because Lucas says Sith can't have ghosts. The Bane cameo was explicitly a specter, an imprint, and not actually Bane's consciousness.
Now, saying this, it's very clear from Rebels that everyone at Lucasfilm loves the KotOR era and games. So while it may be non-canon now, I fully expect it all to come back, piece by piece, just reskinned to fit more in line with Lucas's vision. And with more Crossguard sabers to fit in with current lore.Revan with a crossguard saber, yes/no? Too similar to Kylo? They could explain that Kylo was mimicking Revan, alongside Vader.
>>83655999
So was the crossguard lightaber an ancient version of the modern lightsaber? We know that at one point there was lightsaber Katanas like Ahsokas sabers and the Darksaber. So did it go, Katana, cross, modern? Or were the Katana and Cross ones around at the same time in a sort of European vs Asian clash and mixture of cultures
>>83657053
I don't think we have a definitive answer yet, but I think;
>the Katana and Cross ones around at the same time in a sort of European vs Asian clash and mixture of cultures
That is probably closest to the truth. Maybe the Jedi were split back then. Maybe the Knights weren't even Jedi?
>>83646481
Because JJ is crazy and hates the Prequels with his every bone.
bamp
>>83657053
well according to defunct lore, the ancient sith and jedi were god damn wizards when it came to swordplay. so on the notion that saber technique has regressed to sub-juvenile in comparison, I could see how the more specialized designs of yore no longer presented as much of an advantage as they used to because there were no more specialists whose techniques requires such a hard counter that the crossguard presented
>>83646481
>Overseas, the prequels are phenomenally well known
it could be true, but they were completely overshadowed by The Matrix, LOTR and Harry Potter anyway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haeg7MOT9o4&feature=share
>It's TIme | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures | Disney XD
Seems pretty fun
>>83637845
That show was a goddamn character genocide
>>83646481
Because the prequels are abject shit and only "fresh" because they came out later.
>>83648208
Water and Body Paint never looks good
>>83646481
>when overall the PT is more popular
No.
>>83659135
I'll watch for Lego Sheev.
>>83659516
Looks pretty fine to me.
>>83659497
Personally I wont argue that the writing/directing is atrocious but you have to admit that the worldbuilding was fantastic. All those ships, worlds, creatures hell even the goverments . TFA looks pretty dull and uninspired by comparison. The prequels werent perfect but they get a lot of undeserved hate, i just hope they inroduce newer stuff in VIII.at least the clone wars was perfectrebels is pretty good too
>>83659688
> rebels is pretty good too
That's cause Disney doesn't give as many shits about TV, and this allows for Dave and the LSG to have more creative freedom and make something more in line with George's vision of Star Wars.
>>83654802
>remember what happened with TCW?
Holy shit it was bad. Karen ragequit from writing and the fans wanted to murder Filoni for nerfing the their Mandos. Then it fucked up conitunity so bad the wook broke down.Thanks anons.
I'll be honest, season 2 of TCW made me lose faith in Star Wars and I dropped it until visiting these threads and picking up TCW again.
>>83659822
>fans wanted to murder Filoni for nerfing the their Mandos. Then it fucked up conitunity so bad the wook broke down.
To be fair, the continuity was fucked up before TCW. That's probably what kept me from losing my shit.
>>83659497
>prequels are abject shit and only "fresh"
No, this is nostalgia bias. The roles are reversed overseas. The entire point is their all the same quality of films. They're simple juvenile fantasy sci-fi films of the same caliber. This OT is better is child nostalgia of the worse sort.
>>83659517
Then there is the report of ANH being released over china and they hated it. Matter of fact, they think of the OT as cliche sci-fi.
>>83660266
You could say the same of the Prequels, depending on your age
>>83660373
I've never seen anyone overpraise the PT over the OT. Apart from asia, most people who hold the PT in higher regard are kids, and the vast majority of them are either ignorant of the OT's existence or are indifferent to it.
99% of the time it's just butthurt oldfags.
>>83660530
>most people who hold the PT in higher regard are kids
Glad to see you picked up the implications. It's that whole 'first exposure' thing; with some exceptions, the one that is most fondly remembered is the one you were exposed to first. Hell, for all we know, this same argument will happen at some point in the future with the ST.
And, generally speaking, to let yourself get riled up over someone with a different opinion is...well, that's pretty sad and pathetic.
>>83660373
That's my entire point. Nostalgia plays a factor for both eras of the franchise. All the films are similar in regard to style, direction and themes which makes them arguably equal. There are no real discernible differences between both trilogies especially when viewed in order.
After viewing the trilogies in order twice, I can say confidently(in my opinion) that it's nitpicking when it comes to quality of films. They're all part of the same great experience.
>>83660863
>There are no real discernible differences between both trilogies especially when viewed in order.
I don't know about that man. The prequels are so much uglier and have such worse dialogue and characters in them.
The issue is you can't discuss it without people bringing up the Plinkett stuff.
>>83660863
>Nostalgia
Fkuc
>All the films are similar in regard to style, direction and themes which makes them arguably equal. There are no real discernible differences between both trilogies especially when viewed in order.
No.
>After viewing the trilogies in order twice, I can say confidently (in my opinion) that it's nitpicking when it comes to quality of films.
That's not nitpicking. Nitpicking is fans getting angry about Jew Jew "more niggers" Abrams removing any reference to the prequels in TFA.
>They're all part of the same great experience.
No
>>83660998
I wouldn't say they're uglier, but the Prequels and especially TPM is definitely the worst with the dialog. It also sort of generally infects all of Anakins lines in the next two moves too.
That said, the OT is not without it's own share of awkward lines and bizarrely stilted romantic interaction. I can't recall any specific lines, but rewatching ESB the scene with Han and Leia in the halls on the Hoth base was just weirdly off. Not as bad, not nearly as bad, as the romance scenes in the Prequels, but still not great. ANH is also just generally not so great in the writing department, even putting Luke aside.
>>83661400
>ANH is also just generally not so great in the writing department
>>83661469
Hey, you're welcome to disagree. Been a few months since that pre-TFA despecialized rewatch.
If you have examples of super awesome lines from ANH you think I've unfairly slandered, go ahead. I'm sure they exist. I said generally for a reason. Han was probably pretty okay, but on the whole my recollection is that ANH was probably the least polished of the OT scripts and acting-wise.
>>83646955
Most of the people working on the comics, novels, and Rebels have been working on Star Wars long enough to appreciate the OT and the PT. Newer things such as Battlefront and TFA were made by people with a hard-on for the OT.
>>83661400
>I wouldn't say they're uglier
Look, I have no problem with CGI. It's a tool like any other and it can be used well in context like anything else. I'm not inherently against CGI being used in a Star Wars movie, no-one's going to spend 100% million dollars to make a movie with Styrofoam and plastic models.
But the CGI in the PT is fucking atrocious. The green-screens look worse then films from the fucking 40's at points. The models, the Clones in particular, are embarrassing. It's all fucking terrible.
And this is a minor thing, but the lighting in the PT drives me nuts. Everything is incredibly brightly-lit at all points for no reason, even the dark scenes.
>That said, the OT is not without it's own share of awkward lines and bizarrely stilted romantic interaction.
I'll never pretend the OT is perfect certainly, but for me the stilted line readings were more forgivable because it was a bunch of people incredibly early in their careers both in front of and behind the camera, the stiffness could be hand-waved away to a degree.
Lucas didn't really have that excuse decades later.
Why was there never a Disney Infinity figure of Hera?
>>83661518
I just feel people have a double standard about it. People say the acting in OT is bad but say nothing about the bad acting in numerous movies. I used to act in theater and all those retards are just so full of themselves. They always think they know everything. They couldn't tell good acting from a potato. They even take pride in arguing with people and having the last word about it so they "win." It's ridiculous.
>Han was probably pretty okay, but on the whole my recollection is that ANH was probably the least polished of the OT scripts and acting-wise.
That's ROJT.
>>83661400
The dialogue with Han and Leia on Hoth was stellar though, some of my favorite in the franchise.Han on Endor in Episode 6 however is worse than anything in the prequels, and I still to this day don't understand how people can excuse it, while treating the dialogue in the Prequels like it was worse than Hitler. NONE of his dialogue is written well, and Harrison was so clearly phoning it in.
>>83661758
There wasn't? Huh, I thought she would have been popular enough to warrant one.
>>83630476
>Admiral Ackbar
Now that his actor has unfortunately passed, will Ackbar not be around for Episode 8?
>>83662146
Rian could give him an onscreen death with no talking part, courtesy of the FO
>>83662146
Don't see why not. Though honestly his presence in 7 felt a little forced. So if he doesn't show up in 8 on account of that, I wouldn't mind it.
>>83662146
Nah, they'll probably just recast with Tom Kane
>>83662146
It's not like the actor is recognizable.
>>83660998
>The prequels are so much uglier and have such worse dialogue and characters in them
I severely disagree. The OT is filled with the same awkward dialogue. I think it's fun to point out even the actors had trouble with the dialogue because it was so bizarre. Ford and Hamill were baffled by Lucas. But people dont understand it was weird on purpose. That was the point. It's a homage to sci-fi pulp. Fallout does the same thing. However, it was never the dialogue or actors that made the films fun it was their visual style. Every Star Wars film is different and tells the story through it's visuals. One argument I don't understand is calling Lucas obsessed with CGI when in reality he wanted to show us worlds we've never seen before. Worlds like Naboo or Kamino. Problem was the OT was limited by technology. The ralph mcquarrie paintings reflect this.
>The issue is you can't discuss it without people bringing up the Plinkett stuff.
Ignore those people bring them up.
>>83661362
You should explain yourself more instead of saying "No". You're not making sense.
>about Jew Jew "more niggers" Abrams
Nevermind.
>>83662072
>The dialogue with Han and Leia on Hoth was stellar though, some of my favorite in the franchise.
It was very specifically them walking and talking in the hallway. I think they were shooting banter back and forth and it just didn't click with me. I don't think anything else in the OT felt like that to me.
>>83661835
Fair enough. My mother always said it was called "Drama" for a reason. I'm not really familiar myself with theater snobbery in this instance. And it's not like I thought the OT is badly acted or written. Some parts of the script or the acting in certain scenes just definitely did not feel up to snuff, even if only compared to the rest of it. I felt like bringing it up because it makes it more obvious it's been a more or less endemic problem throughout the series, despite the highlights in all of the OT. It was just nowhere near as bad as the Prequels.
>>83659769
Does anyone have that Lucas quote about how much he enjoys what people have done to expand then SW universe in all of the novels and comics?
>>83633876
those spikes would hurt your hand unless you make sure you hold the hilt Darth Vader style.
>>83662571
>One argument I don't understand is calling Lucas obsessed with CGI when in reality he wanted to show us worlds we've never seen before.
Exactly. Not even including the fsct thst most of the prequel scenes had sets, why is CGI bad in a science fantasy space opera?
>>83662907
>why is CGI bad
It's not, bad CGI is.
And the prequels had terrible CGI. All the practical world in the world don't matter when you have green-screen sets right out of an SNL sketch and CGI characters that look PS3-quality.
>>83662907
>>83663036
This, you only notice bad CGI if it's bad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL6hp8BKB24
>>83663057
>This, you only notice bad CGI if it's bad.
Except you do notice. They fill every movie with shitty cg. Fuck that video.
>>83663237
>Anime pic
Why are you even trying to argue?
