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I was looking at CO's signature, "May the Midichlorians be with you," and I thought about something. If the Force really was just midichlorians in the blood, could you dope up before going into battle? Could you train in a really stressful environment, so your blood would have to produce more midichlorians to account for the stress, and then give blood and keep it on ice, transfusing it back in when needed for battle? What about synthetic midichlorians, or drugs that affect the blood the same way? Would they have to regulate force-enhancing drugs?
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Originally posted by: sybeman
I was looking at CO's signature, "May the Midichlorians be with you," and I thought about something. If the Force really was just midichlorians in the blood, could you dope up before going into battle? Could you train in a really stressful environment, so your blood would have to produce more midichlorians to account for the stress, and then give blood and keep it on ice, transfusing it back in when needed for battle? What about synthetic midichlorians, or drugs that affect the blood the same way? Would they have to regulate force-enhancing drugs?


I bet Goerge never thought of that
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Nah, they would probably would inject themselves with Pheromones, if anything.
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What good would that do, Adam? Make them more attractive? Perhaps if the movie screen gave off pheremones, I might have (inexplicably) enjoyed it more.
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"Perhaps if the movie screen gave off pheremones, I might have (inexplicably) enjoyed it more. "

I can just imagine all these SW fans wearing trenchcoats in the theater.......reminds me of a very bad joke.

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
<span class=“Bold”>JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
<span class=“Bold”>Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.</span>

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Midichlorians is really one of the worst ideas of Lucas in the PT (and, remember, I like the PT)...
Before that, I've always though that many people could, in theory, become a Force user. But it's just a long and very difficult training, and reaching that power is only for the more focused. I was also thinking that some people have predispositions for that power (like, I don't know, some physical predispositions for us in the real world).

But, giving the Force a scientific explanation... I really wish to have never heard that...
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Well, SW:Galaxies would essentially imply that ANYONE can be a jedi...which, last I checked, isn't possible.

But that game isn't canon in any shape or form...
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Originally posted by: maddog00
Well, SW:Galaxies would essentially imply that ANYONE can be a jedi...which, last I checked, isn't possible.

But that game isn't canon in any shape or form...


(Dawn. Interior shot of AWK's house. MS of AWK as he goes through moring ritual- eats bowl of Jar-Jar-O's, brushes teeth and settles down at computer to decide which forums to irritate this morning. ECU of AWK's eyes showing great glee as he discovers some poster has mentioned the word 'canon' in regards to something 'Star Wars'. ECU of AWK's hands as they being to type the most annoying diatribe his groggy, half-asleep mind can think of attempting to speak for some phantom Goerge Lucas definition of what is 'canon' and what is not which, like his idol, is incoherent to the Nth degree.

Cut to series of MCU's of other OT.Com users as they read the above diatribe and display their frustration in a variety of comical ways- throwing their arms up in the air, wringing their hands together, pulling their hair out, snapping the head off of the clone trooper figures they bought despite having hated AOTC.)
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Midichlorians are a joke. A great big cosmic joke that Lucas invented to rape the mystisism of the force. Whenever you explain something scientifically it looses all it's wonder.

The only reason that he even mentioned the word "midichlorians" was because he took a writer's hack-job short cut. He needed some semi-plausable reason for Anakin being so "with the force" that he just made it up. Which is a damn shame because I can come up with a much better explination than that right now.

How's this for Anakin's strength with the force? - His mother was a slave. She happen to meet and fall in love with a man who was passing through the system. They slept together and Anakin was conceived. Shortly after her lover left and was unfortunatly killed. She never even knew who he was or ever saw him again, but discovered that she was pregnant. She raised her son alone.
Later, when Obi-Wan reaches the planet, he discovers Anakin and his amazing force ability. He is so impressed with his control of the force and great piloting skills, even through no formal training, and takes him to see master Yoda. (See, now it makes sense from the OT.)

There problem solved. And no mention of Midichlorians.


But in my universe there are no midichlorians anyway. I just ignore it whenever I hear it.

And I always believed that ANYONE could become a Jedi if they wanted to. It was all a mater of how strongly the force flowed from them that determined how good a knight they would become.

Kind of like, say playing the piano. Anyone can do it, even me, it is just a mater of training. But some people (like my brother for instance) have a natural gift with music and you could say that the "force is strong with this one," while someone like me...well, sucks at music.
"I am altering the movies. Pray I don't alter them any further." -Darth Lucas
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Originally posted by: greencapt
Originally posted by: maddog00
Well, SW:Galaxies would essentially imply that ANYONE can be a jedi...which, last I checked, isn't possible.

But that game isn't canon in any shape or form...


(Dawn. Interior shot of AWK's house. MS of AWK as he goes through moring ritual- eats bowl of Jar-Jar-O's, brushes teeth and settles down at computer to decide which forums to irritate this morning. ECU of AWK's eyes showing great glee as he discovers some poster has mentioned the word 'canon' in regards to something 'Star Wars'. ECU of AWK's hands as they being to type the most annoying diatribe his groggy, half-asleep mind can think of attempting to speak for some phantom Goerge Lucas definition of what is 'canon' and what is not which, like his idol, is incoherent to the Nth degree.

Cut to series of MCU's of other OT.Com users as they read the above diatribe and display their frustration in a variety of comical ways- throwing their arms up in the air, wringing their hands together, pulling their hair out, snapping the head off of the clone trooper figures they bought despite having hated AOTC.)


He's mostly correct, actually. SW: Galaxies as a whole isn't considered canon because a good majority of it contradicts the films and other EU. Only certain aspects of it that don't change and don't contradict the films are considered canon.
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Originally posted by: Invader Jenny
Midichlorians are a joke. A great big cosmic joke that Lucas invented to rape the mystisism of the force. Whenever you explain something scientifically it looses all it's wonder.

The only reason that he even mentioned the word "midichlorians" was because he took a writer's hack-job short cut. He needed some semi-plausable reason for Anakin being so "with the force" that he just made it up. Which is a damn shame because I can come up with a much better explination than that right now.

How's this for Anakin's strength with the force? - His mother was a slave. She happen to meet and fall in love with a man who was passing through the system. They slept together and Anakin was conceived. Shortly after her lover left and was unfortunatly killed. She never even knew who he was or ever saw him again, but discovered that she was pregnant. She raised her son alone.
Later, when Obi-Wan reaches the planet, he discovers Anakin and his amazing force ability. He is so impressed with his control of the force and great piloting skills, even through no formal training, and takes him to see master Yoda. (See, now it makes sense from the OT.)

There problem solved. And no mention of Midichlorians.


But in my universe there are no midichlorians anyway. I just ignore it whenever I hear it.

And I always believed that ANYONE could become a Jedi if they wanted to. It was all a mater of how strongly the force flowed from them that determined how good a knight they would become.

Kind of like, say playing the piano. Anyone can do it, even me, it is just a mater of training. But some people (like my brother for instance) have a natural gift with music and you could say that the "force is strong with this one," while someone like me...well, sucks at music.


i'm 100% with you ,that midichlorian thing kills 20 years of (OT) mythology, the first time i heard that i was like : "What the f...! what about the OB1 and Yoda speeches in the OT?"
i've always thought force was something more spiritual than physical, something between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere, yes. Even between the land and the ship.

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Originally posted by: grifter

i'm 100% with you ,that midichlorian thing kills 20 years of (OT) mythology, the first time i heard that i was like : "What the f...! what about the OB1 and Yoda speeches in the OT?"
i've always thought force was something more spiritual than physical, something between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere, yes. Even between the land and the ship.


I think Qui-Gon was actually sort of a hippy/druggie which is what addled his brain. "Duuuuuuddeeee... there are like these little creatures man and like they're in your blood... DUDE- in your BLOOD! And they like talk to me... yeah...

uh... dude? What were we talking about again? Ah crap I'm hungry...."

But actually I like the idea of Force-drug boosts. That would make the Jedi kinda like 'Bane' from Batman... maybe a cross between Bane and the Hulk. The Jedi shoot up before battle and then sort of 'hulk out'... "GGGrrrrrrrrr!!! OBI-WON SMASH!!! PUNY BATTLE DROIDS!!!!"
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"GGGrrrrrrrrr!!! OBI-WON SMASH!!! "



Actually I think that is exactly what Vader said when he busted off that Frankenstein table top. Except it was "Vader smash!! Raaww! Fire bad!!


All the Jedi are on the juice.

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"I am altering the movies. Pray I don't alter them any further." -Darth Lucas
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Jose Canseco would make opne heck of a Jedi.
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Originally posted by: greencapt
Cut to series of MCU's of other OT.Com users as they read the above diatribe and display their frustration in a variety of comical ways- throwing their arms up in the air, wringing their hands together, pulling their hair out, snapping the head off of the clone trooper figures they bought despite having hated AOTC.)


...dusting off their baseball bats and consulting Yahoo! Maps to find the dopest route to Glasgow, Kentucky...
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Originally posted by: Darth Enzo
...dusting off their baseball bats and consulting Yahoo! Maps to find the dopest route to Glasgow, Kentucky...


I love the Lazy Sunday reference. Thanks for the laugh
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Originally posted by: Darth Enzo
Originally posted by: greencapt
Cut to series of MCU's of other OT.Com users as they read the above diatribe and display their frustration in a variety of comical ways- throwing their arms up in the air, wringing their hands together, pulling their hair out, snapping the head off of the clone trooper figures they bought despite having hated AOTC.)


...dusting off their baseball bats and consulting Yahoo! Maps to find the dopest route to Glasgow, Kentucky...


NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Well, only if it is a roadtrip™©® authorized by the MANGLER BROS., INC.™©®)
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Originally posted by: Invader Jenny
Midichlorians are a joke. A great big cosmic joke that Lucas invented to rape the mystisism of the force. Whenever you explain something scientifically it looses all it's wonder.

The only reason that he even mentioned the word "midichlorians" was because he took a writer's hack-job short cut. He needed some semi-plausable reason for Anakin being so "with the force" that he just made it up. Which is a damn shame because I can come up with a much better explination than that right now.

How's this for Anakin's strength with the force? - His mother was a slave. She happen to meet and fall in love with a man who was passing through the system. They slept together and Anakin was conceived. Shortly after her lover left and was unfortunatly killed. She never even knew who he was or ever saw him again, but discovered that she was pregnant. She raised her son alone.
Later, when Obi-Wan reaches the planet, he discovers Anakin and his amazing force ability. He is so impressed with his control of the force and great piloting skills, even through no formal training, and takes him to see master Yoda. (See, now it makes sense from the OT.)

There problem solved. And no mention of Midichlorians.


But in my universe there are no midichlorians anyway. I just ignore it whenever I hear it.

And I always believed that ANYONE could become a Jedi if they wanted to. It was all a mater of how strongly the force flowed from them that determined how good a knight they would become.

Kind of like, say playing the piano. Anyone can do it, even me, it is just a mater of training. But some people (like my brother for instance) have a natural gift with music and you could say that the "force is strong with this one," while someone like me...well, sucks at music.


That's exactly my thoughs! I've always seen the Force like that.