muddyknees2000 said:
Bingowings said:
...the droids in the PT era are top of the range and brand new.
The jets are narratively functional.
Who says they're brand new? The galaxy (and the civilization within it) didn't just pop into existence immediately after the opening crawl. Things have been rolling for quite some time and as such there should be aspects of the universe that show wear and tear. Perhaps as a repair droid on a royal ship R2 SHOULD look clean and new......but I definitely disagree when you say that jets on R2 function on a narrative level. R2 rolls around, and apparently has a magnetic function to stick to the outside of a moving spacecraft (a "new" ability shown for the first time in the PT that I DON'T have a problem with)......he also has extendable arms with tools on them to get into tight spaces and accomplish tasks ordinary humans couldn't. I'd say he has more than enough mobilty as it is without making him fly on top of everything else he can do. As a narrative device R2's jets fail completely in my opinion as they make the character less interesting.....we worry less about how he will get out of a jam, therefore we care less overall. I'm not saying the jets aren't a logical thing to have on a droid of his type.....but the secret to writing a good character is to write him/her as you want, then remove some aspects in order to create a conflict or a goal for the individual.....making them too perfect makes them boring. There SHOULD be things R2 cannot do.....flying, in my opinion, is definitely one of them.
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