[Other Fandoms] Star Wars Club ? May the force be with you

[Fairy]

Ah, you beat me to it! Happy May the 4th everyone!

 

[CodeHelmet]

How I celebrated yesterday in a nutshell.



May be hard mode but it's sloppy gameplay. Might be my past experience at playing RTS talking but those first few missions he shouldn't lose even a unit on land. Vader himself is so OP that he can basically do it mostly on his own lol. Even in Space, you should downright dominate with just a fleet of 4 Tartan Patrol Cruisers, 4 Acclamators, Fleet Commander to boost their performance and Vader himself. That fleet would last until after Geonosis wherein you replace everything but the Commander with 4 Broadside Cruisers and 4 Victory Class Destroyers. That lasts until the mission on Tatooine wherein the Victory Star Destroyers are replaced by their far larger Imperial Star Destroyers. I sprinkle in Interdictor Cruisers if need be but otherwise 3 ISD's, 4 Broadsides and Vader crush just about anything the enemy can throw at you.

Much different take on land but compared to this guy, I'm a borderline master lol. Watching him take losses in the manner he did made me cringe a little inside. Tarkin would have his head for incompetence.

 

[Fairy]

I wish Star Wars 1313 became a thing. :<

 

[CodeHelmet]

I wish Star Wars 1313 became a thing. :<

Not to be an ignorant ass but what do you mean by that?

 

[moon]

I wish I was looking forward to the ninth movie but somehow I'm not much? Hm.

 

[CodeHelmet]

I wish I was looking forward to the ninth movie but somehow I'm not much? Hm.

Carrie Fisher not being around dampens the spirits seeing as her character hasn't been killed off(but with her being gone, her character can't really partake. Not like they want her to be around though). I also don't get the hate for the 8th Movie either. Maybe I have low expectations or I'm just not the picky nerd in some mother's basement who says this and this should have happened. With the New Republic destroyed(via 7th movie) and the Resistance beaten and scattered thanks to the 8th, there's a lot of doors they can open and go through in the 9th. One of those doors involves bringing back characters from other avenues of the Star Wars Universe. It would be surreal if Star Wars Rebels and/or Clone Wars had their pivotal characters make their live action big screen debut. Namely Sabine Wren, Hera Sendulla(if she's still alive that is), Ezra Bridger(he of all would make sense if Emperor is still alive. Think the final few Episodes of Season 4 for Rebels) or Ahsoka Tano(she survived the Clone Wars and Galactic Civil War. Considering she's no longer a Jedi, she would be a perfect Master or guide for Rey in Episode 9. Plus she's a fan favorite and I would scream like a little girl if she was in Movie 9).

I think that Episode 9 will be hurt by the fact that I'll be fatigued from watching movies all year and that Frozen 2 will be out around the same time. With twin nieces who are 5... yeah I think Star Wars will lose out.

 

[Fairy]

Not to be an ignorant ass but what do you mean by that?

It's a cancelled FPS that was meant to follow Boba Fett as he traveled through Level 1313 on Coruscant. It sounded really cool. :(

Also I agree about Carrie Fisher. Her not being there is definitely going to sour the experience in a way. I'm still going to see it for sure, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't have any hesitation over it. Also, lets face it, Kylo Ren is going to have a redemption arc so we already know that's going to be a focus later. Would LOVE to see Ahsoka return to take Rey as a Padawan though!

 

[CodeHelmet]

Interesting a FPS with Boba Fett. Then again Battlefront kind of did a decent job here. Be it 1 or 2(notably this one) playing as Fett isn't so bad. Redemption Arc for Kylo is too cliche though. What about characters who are beyond Redemption or simply don't want to be saved? I consider that to be more likely than Kylo redeeming himself. Also Ahsoka wouldn't be Rey's Master. She was excommunicated or kicked out of the Jedi Order after being falsely accused of a crime that ultimately her friend had committed and framed Ahsoka for it. After refusing to rejoin upon being vindicated, she survived Order 66(largely because of being kicked out), and helped organize Rebel cells. One such cell is the one that the Star Wars Rebels series is based on and Ahsoka has them recruit Commander Rex(who is the old guy in Episode 6). Without spoiling the series, I'll simply say that at the end of the series, she sets off with Sabine to go on an expedition to find Ezra Bridger(another Jedi). Seeing as the Jedi Order is no more, the whole concept of Master and Apprentice no longer exists. Luke was essentially the last Jedi since Kylo turned to the Dark side and Rey is a Grey Jedi lIke Ahsoka. Carrie Fisher not being there will hurt but I think they already did a tribute to her in Episode 8 did they not?

 

[Fairy]

I agree it's cliche and they can do better, but everything about his character is pointing to redemption. Jenny Nicholson said it waaay better than I could. Spoiler'd just in case!

Spoiler:

- If Kylo Ren was supposed to stay a villain, they would have made him uglier.
- While he did kill Han Solo, Solo wanted him to be better and knew he could. Luke also believed he could be redeemed too.
- He spent two movies being conflicted over his sith transition.
- Kylo is the genetic end of the Skywalker family and he's not going to die evil and childless.
- They're not letting Kylo wrack up a lot of kills. It's implied that he's murdered many people, but how many named, loved characters have died by his hands?
- He couldn't kill his mom.
- What would the moral even be is he stays evil and dies? Star Wars follows certain narrative beats, and "friendship conquers all" is one of them.
- The return of the Emperor. If that's what they're doing, there's no point in Kylo acting as a secondary villain.

Also I know about Ahsoka, I was just saying Padawan for the sake of using it. :)

 

[CodeHelmet]

The Emperor does indeed muddy the waters and points to Redemption arc for Kylo. I just don't like it because its already been done and would be refreshing if there was a character that was beyond saving or couldn't be saved. Ahsoka would be the ideal character to snap him back to the good side because no one alive can attest to have known Anakin Skywalker but Ahsoka. Seeing as Kylo reveres his Grandfather, perhaps Ahsoka would be the one to tell him what type of person he truly was. One more thing regarding the Emperor. With the Emperor supposedly back, the Star Wars Rebels series immediately sprang to mind. For those who didn't watch, don't read the spoiler:

Spoiler:

In Rebels, the protagonists head back to Lothal in the final season(Season 4) and uncover more about Lothal's deep connection with the Force. In one particular Episode, Ezra manages to cross over into this plane where time essentially stops and is able to see not only the past but also the future. Not only that but he's able to connect or see all the planets that are intricately connected to the Force. Most planets that have that quality have Sith or Jedi Temples built upon them, including Lothal. While in this plane, he sees the duel between Ahsoka and Darth Vader and pulls Ahsoka to safety before the blast that destroys the Sith Temple back in Season 2 kills her. In other words, a future Ezra is the reason Ahsoka survived and before the Episode ends, Ahsoka goes back to her spot in the timeline and basically has to find her way off-world since Ezra and Kanan escape on one of the ships while Vader and Maul escape on the other available craft. It was theorized during that Season 2 finale that she did indeed survived but it wasn't conclusively known until Season 4. Before going back Ezra tells her to seek him out and that is why at the end of the series finale that Ahsoka meets up with Sabine to go searching for Ezra). Its in this plane that the Emperor could have somehow escaped to only to re-appear years later elsewhere in the Galaxy. It also would yield the possibility that Ezra, Ahsoka and Sabine could make a return(or live screen debut). Heck any past character strong and knowledgeable in the Force could access this alternate realm to change the course of history or the timeline. Basically Star Wars meets Back to the Future or Avengers if we want to go there... lol

 

[Cid]

I've actually become a Star Wars fan in my absence. So I'd like to join.

Name: Cid
Favorite Character(s): It used to be Obi-Wan, but now I like Finn and Poe more. Han Solo is a fun character as well.
When did you first start watching? When Rogue One was airing, my friend who was a huge Star Wars fan invited us to watch as well, and I liked it so much that I marathoned the first seven episodes, December of that year.

The Emperor does indeed muddy the waters and points to Redemption arc for Kylo. I just don't like it because its already been done and would be refreshing if there was a character that was beyond saving or couldn't be saved. Ahsoka would be the ideal character to snap him back to the good side because no one alive can attest to have known Anakin Skywalker but Ahsoka. Seeing as Kylo reveres his Grandfather, perhaps Ahsoka would be the one to tell him what type of person he truly was. One more thing regarding the Emperor. With the Emperor supposedly back, the Star Wars Rebels series immediately sprang to mind. For those who didn't watch, don't read the spoiler:

Spoiler:

In Rebels, the protagonists head back to Lothal in the final season(Season 4) and uncover more about Lothal's deep connection with the Force. In one particular Episode, Ezra manages to cross over into this plane where time essentially stops and is able to see not only the past but also the future. Not only that but he's able to connect or see all the planets that are intricately connected to the Force. Most planets that have that quality have Sith or Jedi Temples built upon them, including Lothal. While in this plane, he sees the duel between Ahsoka and Darth Vader and pulls Ahsoka to safety before the blast that destroys the Sith Temple back in Season 2 kills her. In other words, a future Ezra is the reason Ahsoka survived and before the Episode ends, Ahsoka goes back to her spot in the timeline and basically has to find her way off-world since Ezra and Kanan escape on one of the ships while Vader and Maul escape on the other available craft. It was theorized during that Season 2 finale that she did indeed survived but it wasn't conclusively known until Season 4. Before going back Ezra tells her to seek him out and that is why at the end of the series finale that Ahsoka meets up with Sabine to go searching for Ezra). Its in this plane that the Emperor could have somehow escaped to only to re-appear years later elsewhere in the Galaxy. It also would yield the possibility that Ezra, Ahsoka and Sabine could make a return(or live screen debut). Heck any past character strong and knowledgeable in the Force could access this alternate realm to change the course of history or the timeline. Basically Star Wars meets Back to the Future or Avengers if we want to go there... lol

I didn't watch the Star Wars Rebels series so I can't read the spoiler. But I do find it interesting that Kylo can still have some sort of redemption arc despite his actions in TLJ. The Emperor being back, and JJ Abrams probably wanting to pay homage to Vader making a heel-face turn in the third act, would point to Kylo following suit. Whatever happens, I'm excited for TRoS.

As for what I'm anticipating the most, I am excited for more Poe/Finn shenanigans. TLJ barely made them interact, and TFA was proof that they had on-screen chemistry as platonic bros.

 

[CodeHelmet]

I've actually become a Star Wars fan in my absence. So I'd like to join.

Name: Cid
Favorite Character(s): It used to be Obi-Wan, but now I like Finn and Poe more. Han Solo is a fun character as well.
When did you first start watching? When Rogue One was airing, my friend who was a huge Star Wars fan invited us to watch as well, and I liked it so much that I marathoned the first seven episodes, December of that year.



I didn't watch the Star Wars Rebels series so I can't read the spoiler. But I do find it interesting that Kylo can still have some sort of redemption arc despite his actions in TLJ. The Emperor being back, and JJ Abrams probably wanting to pay homage to Vader making a heel-face turn in the third act, would point to Kylo following suit. Whatever happens, I'm excited for TRoS.

As for what I'm anticipating the most, I am excited for more Poe/Finn shenanigans. TLJ barely made them interact, and TFA was proof that they had on-screen chemistry as platonic bros.

I recommend you watch Clone Wars first as it's arguably the better series(they're making a new Season for Disney's Disney+ service coincidentally) but also lays the foundation for certain arcs/Episodes in Star Wars Rebels. I won't spoil as to which ones but watching Clone Wars definitely helped me in making sense of Rebels. Rebels was a decent series too but I found the dark nature of Clone Wars outstripped the sanitized Rebels since it's Disney after all. Got a long way to go before Episode 9 hits and there will be more trailers between now and then.