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Wookieepedia really does have an article on everything.
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dustbin_Droid
I particularily like the rationale behind the steaming feet =D
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General Star Wars Random Thoughts Thread — Page 105
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DuracellEnergizer said:
No gonk droid? I call foul!
Now that you mention it, I don't see the mouse droid or any other imperial robots in there.
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I was sorting through some boxes and came across the West End Games figures. Anyone else have any of these. I have Heroes Of The Rebellion, A New Hope, Imperial Forces, Stormtroopers. I forgot I had these.
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Dooku's a lousy villain. Regardless, he should have had a blue lightsaber in AOTC (or anything other than red).
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I think the idea of a deserter Jedi other than Anakin could have been interesting, but they didn't play with the duality nearly as much as they could have.
The guy does have the distinction ONE Sith who doesn't go absolute batsh*t when he duels. At least, in comparison to his cohorts.
You know, the prequel trilogy had too many characters. Especially antagonists. Had Dooku been the only one, apart from Sidious, this might be a different conversation.
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Tack said:
I think the idea of a deserter Jedi other than Anakin could have been interesting, but they didn't play with the duality nearly as much as they could have.
The guy does have the distinction ONE Sith who doesn't go absolute batsh*t when he duels. At least, in comparison to his cohorts.
You know, the prequel trilogy had too many characters. Especially antagonists. Had Dooku been the only one, apart from Sidious, this might be a different conversation.
Tru dat. He would've been more interesting if they'd actually gone with the moral ambiguity they hinted at in AOTC, and had been sincere in his plea to Obi-Wan in prison. They basically threw ambiguity out the window once he started talking smack at the Jedi in the arena.
He'd have sort of an arc throughout the trilogy:
Ep. 1 - Dooku (instead of Sidious) appears as the mastermind behind the villains' army. Years ago he couldn't substantiate his claims about the presence of the dark side in the Republic, and the Jedi fear he is mentally unsound and may have fallen to the dark side himself.
Ep. 2 - Dooku's forces appear to be preparing for war. When confronted by the Jedi, he insists that he will save the Republic and the Jedi from the evil they can't see. Now convinced of his madness, the Jedi attempt to subdue him, and he reluctantly fights them as he attempts to make his escape.
Ep. 3 - Dooku (instead of Grievous) is on the run, growing more desperate as his forces clash with the Republic. At last Ben has him cornered - only for his own troops to barge in and attempt to kill them both. It seems Palpatine has convinced the public that Dooku never really left the Jedi Order, but was secretly building his army for the Order so they could make a power play. Both realizing they'd been played, Ben and Dooku together try to rally any remaining Jedi for a final stand. Dooku finally falls in the ensuing battle against Vader and his troops.
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Krakatoa said:
Tack said:
I think the idea of a deserter Jedi other than Anakin could have been interesting, but they didn't play with the duality nearly as much as they could have.
The guy does have the distinction ONE Sith who doesn't go absolute batsh*t when he duels. At least, in comparison to his cohorts.
You know, the prequel trilogy had too many characters. Especially antagonists. Had Dooku been the only one, apart from Sidious, this might be a different conversation.
Tru dat. He would've been more interesting if they'd actually gone with the moral ambiguity they hinted at in AOTC, and had been sincere in his plea to Obi-Wan in prison. They basically threw ambiguity out the window once he started talking smack at the Jedi in the arena.
He'd have sort of an arc throughout the trilogy:
Ep. 1 - Dooku (instead of Sidious) appears as the mastermind behind the villains' army. Years ago he couldn't substantiate his claims about the presence of the dark side in the Republic, and the Jedi fear he is mentally unsound and may have fallen to the dark side himself.
Ep. 2 - Dooku's forces appear to be preparing for war. When confronted by the Jedi, he insists that he will save the Republic and the Jedi from the evil they can't see. Now convinced of his madness, the Jedi attempt to subdue him, and he reluctantly fights them as he attempts to make his escape.
Ep. 3 - Dooku (instead of Grievous) is on the run, growing more desperate as his forces clash with the Republic. At last Ben has him cornered - only for his own troops to barge in and attempt to kill them both. It seems Palpatine has convinced the public that Dooku never really left the Jedi Order, but was secretly building his army for the Order so they could make a power play. Both realizing they'd been played, Ben and Dooku together try to rally any remaining Jedi for a final stand. Dooku finally falls in the ensuing battle against Vader and his troops.
That would be great! I honestly don't know why Lucas didn't go with THAT!
Surely this might have been a little easier than creating a different antagonist each movie, each one basically filling a position that the last could have.
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Lucas likes wasting potential, be it in the real world or the fictional ones he creates.
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I can't wait for Marvel to get the comic license back.
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darklordoftech said:
I can't wait for Marvel to get the comic license back.
BLECH.
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Giving it back to Marvel simply because Disney owns them just seems like a decision only an accountant would make. Is the Dark Horse license up any time soon?
I haven't bought any new comics in quite some time, so I have no idea if books from either publisher are any good these days.
Maybe if they brought Jaxxon back. ;)
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SilverWook said:
Giving it back to Marvel simply because Disney owns them just seems like a decision only an accountant would make. Is the Dark Horse license up any time soon?
I meant after Dark Horse's license expires. Marvel WILL get the license back at that point. Giving a license to a competitor is simply not how corporations work.
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SilverWook wrote: Is the Dark Horse license up any time soon?
Quote: "The moderator then stated that DH knows that it will be publishing Star Wars comics through 2014."
But that was the moderator not DH speaking, so take with a grain of salt.
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darklordoftech said:
SilverWook said:
Giving it back to Marvel simply because Disney owns them just seems like a decision only an accountant would make. Is the Dark Horse license up any time soon?
I meant after Dark Horse's license expires. Marvel WILL get the license back at that point. Giving a license to a competitor is simply not how corporations work.
Dark Horse has been publishing Dinsey comics and selling other Mouse merchandise since the 90's though. Disney didn't buy Marvel for the comics, they bought it for the movies they can make from the characters.
Do you really want to see a Vader Vs. Doctor Doom comic? Because they will do that, wait and see. ;)
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SilverWook said:
darklordoftech said:
SilverWook said:
Giving it back to Marvel simply because Disney owns them just seems like a decision only an accountant would make. Is the Dark Horse license up any time soon?
I meant after Dark Horse's license expires. Marvel WILL get the license back at that point. Giving a license to a competitor is simply not how corporations work.
Dark Horse has been publishing Dinsey comics and selling other Mouse merchandise since the 90's though.
That was in the 90s, when Disney didn't own Marvel.
SilverWook said:
Vader Vs. Doctor Doom comic? Because they will do that, wait and see. ;)
I believe you.
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I wouldn't mind seeing the license for Star Wars comics going back to Marvel if it meant that all this stupid fixation on the Sith would come to an end.
Of course, if it were to happen, probably nothing would change -- especially since Marvel (along with DC) has become a soulless, creatively-bankrupt machine concerned more with sucking as much money from masochistic fanboys' pockets as possible than treating the characters under their care with any respect or dignity.
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I've been hearing that since the 90's. ;)
Most of what I still have from Marvel is SW and Trek. The Trek books were really good, especially the Captain Pike era title, then Paramount inexplicably yanked the license. :(
Could there ever be a return to the innocence and crazy fun of the original Marvel run?
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SilverWook said:
Could there ever be a return to the innocence and crazy fun of the original Marvel run?
Too many people in the mainstream comic book industry are fixated on deconstruction and decompression. Light-hearted, short-running stories are a rarity these days.
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Way to curse everything darklordoftech!
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DuracellEnergizer said:
I wouldn't mind seeing the license for Star Wars comics going back to Marvel if it meant that all this stupid fixation on the Sith would come to an end.
Exactly. I'd rather see Luke and Vader fuse than more of that Sith nonsense.
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^What Tobar said:
http://starwars.com/news/lucasfilm-and-marvel-join-forces-to-publish-star-wars-comics-and-graphic-novels.html
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Yikes. The fish dies by the mouth.
At least DH ended their run with SW on a high note with the The Star Wars adaptation. (The personal low point for me was the 1997 SE comics that were touted as being replacements for the Marvel adaptations, yeah right!) I don't have high expectations for Marvel to do anything as interesting. Unless they publish Ric Olie and the Attractive Army. ;)
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Am I the only who finds it hilarious that Dark Horse is being celebrated with a comic that brought Palpatine (and Boba for those who don't think he could have made it out of the sarlacc) back from the dead?
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END OF AN ERA
All things come to pass. So too, do all licensed deals. I am sad to report that Disney, the new owner of Lucasfilm, has notified us here at Dark Horse of their intention to move the Star Wars publishing license to another of their recent acquisitions, Marvel Comics, beginning in 2015. This will end a partnership that has lasted more than two decades.
For those who are new to the industry, Dark Horse revolutionized the treatment of comics based on films. After a history of movie properties being poorly handled with little regard for execution and continuity, Dark Horse took a new approach, carefully choosing licenses and approaching them with excitement and creative energy. Our goal was to create sequels and prequels to the films we loved, paying careful attention to quality and detail, essentially treating those films as though they were our own. Star Wars has been the crown jewel of this approach. We began chasing the title as far back as 1989, and with the launch of Tom Veitch and Cam Kennedy’s Dark Empire, a new era in comics was born. I’m not ashamed to admit that we were Star Wars geeks, and we have been determined to spare neither effort nor expense in the pursuit of excellence.
It is ironic that this announcement comes at a time when Dark Horse is experiencing its most successful year ever. For obvious reasons, we have prepared for this eventuality by finding new and exciting projects to place on our schedule for 2015 and beyond. Will they take the place of Star Wars? That’s a tall order, but we will do our best to make that happen. In the meantime, 2014 may be our last year at the helm of the Star Wars comics franchise, but we plan to make it a memorable one. We know that fans of the franchise will expect no less. The Force is with us still.
Mike Richardson
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darklordoftech said:
Am I the only who finds it hilarious that Dark Horse is being celebrated with a comic that brought Palpatine (and Boba for those who don't think he could have made it out of the sarlacc) back from the dead?
1. Marvel brought Boba back first. And put him right back, but arguably the survival odds were better being trapped inside the sandcrawler that fell in, which probably gave the Sarlacc one hell of a tummy ache.
2. Lucasfilm could have said no to bringing both of them back, and didn't. George has had veto power over what the comics do from the beginning.
3. More improbable things have happened in the prequels. ;)
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