That’s actually a brilliant way to subtly clarify that. Then again, I suppose some people might think they simply started growing clones from other templates.
I figured the Remnant would be reduced to the point of having no choice but to join the Republic or go into exile. The latter group became the First Order while the former became their backers. I guess your idea could work too, but how and why?
Yeah, there definitely would be people who just assume that they had just gotten new clone templates, but I think the percent of people who would think that would significantly drop with this kind of change. You could also try to have more variety regarding pitch, age, accent. But I feel like Stormies with an American accent is so standard that hearing British or other accents might seem off. I also would want to avoid replacing the more iconic Stormtrooper lines throughout the movies as well.
While I enjoy thinking of more radical changes, I personally think the best kind of changes are ones that are small and subtle, but can have the most impact.
And what you described about the Imperial Remnant is pretty much what happened, I think! In the decades after the Battle of Endor, a lot of the senators idealized the Empire and their more centralized form of government because the Empire could get stuff done. And, like I said earlier, some senators were aware of the First Order and even undermined the Senate to help weaken the New Republic’s position. But it was a spectrum, not all senators who romanticized the Empire were secret First Order supporters. Many believed in the New Republic, but just wanted to adapt what worked with the Empire rather than just repeat what the Old Republic did wrong. But I imagine those that were FO supporters/spies had ties to the Old Empire from before it collapsed. You really should read Bloodlines if you haven’t!
And I don’t think my idea regarding the remnant would work, it is just more of a fun idea. But I think your idea is pretty similar to what the canon has been implying, so finding ways to make that more apparent within the films themselves would be interesting.
I definitely agree with you Ridley. While it’d be cool to see someone attempt that in edit, like Snooker’s. He’s doing an awesome job and it works for his project, but I think a change like that isn’t for this project. I think you’ve given another good rule of thumb for the project.
And thanks for helping us stay focused Abram! Like I said earlier, I like discussing ideas for subjective changes, but I think we should stick close to the rules set up by EddieDean. And I think Ridley makes a good point about not changing/removing very iconic aspects of the movies.
Also, thanks for offering to do VO work! That may just come in handy later.
I posted a working continuity issue list on the first post, so maybe we could start working our way down the list and discuss what deserves edits, what doesn’t, and what kind of edits are possible to fix those issues?