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did luke nearly become an imperial pilot at some sort of imperial training academy?
did luke nearly become an imperial pilot at some sort of imperial training academy?
the academy luke wants to go to
did luke nearly become an imperial pilot at some sort of imperial training academy?
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Personally, I always thought he went to a regional or sectoral academy and was commissioned as an officer of the local moff and not the Empire proper; that explains the goofy uniform he wears when he visits Tatooine. (One of the action figures claims it's an "Academy outfit," but Biggs had to have already graduated by this point, or else there isn't enough time for him to be posted and defect before Yavin.) Remember that Biggs isn't too keen on restoring the Republic; he simply wants a reformed Empire. Whose side would Biggs be flying on after Endor?
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"...so don't just dream about flying for the Academy, make it come true. You can find a career in space: exploration, starfleet, or merchant service. Choose from navigation, engineering, space medicine, contact liaison, and more. If you have the right stuff to take on the universe, and standardized examination scores that meet requirements, dispatch your application to:
Screening Office
C/O the Commandant
Imperial Space Academy, [your sector]
and join the ranks of the proud."
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So it would appear the Academy is definitely affiliated with the Empire, however joining and graduating from it wouldn't necessarily mean you had to join the Empire and became a TIE pilot. The career choices, as you can see above, were numerous.
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You play as rookie one and train to fly X-wings by running through beggars canyon in a t-16 skyhopper and blasting wamp rats and you can even fly through the stone needle.
Then again i don't know how canon Rebel Assault is since it is rookie one who fires the shot that destroys the death star.
They have a little backstory in Brian Daleys han solo novels about the imperial naval academy.
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Originally posted by: almonkey
hi all just thought i'd ask about this, because as a youngster, i always thought the academy luke asks uncle owen about was where the rebels were trained. obviously now, to me there is no way that the empire would allow such a thing. so what actually is the academy? i've seen some test footage that seemed to be filmed in a car park with some unknown (to me) actors playing luke and biggs, and biggs is talking about sneaking off from the academy to join the rebellion. which leads me to ask-
did luke nearly become an imperial pilot at some sort of imperial training academy?
hi all just thought i'd ask about this, because as a youngster, i always thought the academy luke asks uncle owen about was where the rebels were trained. obviously now, to me there is no way that the empire would allow such a thing. so what actually is the academy? i've seen some test footage that seemed to be filmed in a car park with some unknown (to me) actors playing luke and biggs, and biggs is talking about sneaking off from the academy to join the rebellion. which leads me to ask-
did luke nearly become an imperial pilot at some sort of imperial training academy?
I don't know what 'test footage' you're referring to, but George Lucas did film scenes with Biggs and Luke (played by Mark Hamill) that deal with Biggs joining the rebellion.
They're all over YouTube- here's one:
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who IS that playing lukes part?
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Originally posted by: corellian77
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"...so don't just dream about flying for the Academy, make it come true. You can find a career in space: exploration, starfleet, or merchant service. Choose from navigation, engineering, space medicine, contact liaison, and more. If you have the right stuff to take on the universe, and standardized examination scores that meet requirements, dispatch your application to:
Screening Office
C/O the Commandant
Imperial Space Academy, [your sector]
and join the ranks of the proud."
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So it would appear the Academy is definitely affiliated with the Empire, however joining and graduating from it wouldn't necessarily mean you had to join the Empire and became a TIE pilot. The career choices, as you can see above, were numerous.
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"...so don't just dream about flying for the Academy, make it come true. You can find a career in space: exploration, starfleet, or merchant service. Choose from navigation, engineering, space medicine, contact liaison, and more. If you have the right stuff to take on the universe, and standardized examination scores that meet requirements, dispatch your application to:
Screening Office
C/O the Commandant
Imperial Space Academy, [your sector]
and join the ranks of the proud."
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So it would appear the Academy is definitely affiliated with the Empire, however joining and graduating from it wouldn't necessarily mean you had to join the Empire and became a TIE pilot. The career choices, as you can see above, were numerous.
That's it exactly. Also, if you remember, the people Luke hangs out with (Camie, Fixer, Windy, Deke) make fun of him and Biggs for joining (or wanting to, in Luke's case) as well as expressing some concern over being made to join combat forces once they've enrolled in the academy.
In fact, that's a big portion of the first chapter of the radio version. It’s also one of my favorite parts because you really get to see the interaction between Luke and the others. They aren’t particularly nice to him and he’s more of an outsider. You get the feeling he hangs out with them because Tatooine is so sparsely populated – not because they are all close friends. They aren’t really.
It's no different than our own military. The recruiting commercials always put a spin on it to make it seem like you're training for a career in electronics, communications, or flight mechanics - downplaying the fact that you're going into combat. Plenty of people don't join our military because they have the same concerns Fixer has - they doubt the promises of a better career in civilian life.
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Originally posted by: almonkey
its this one, from the same page as your link-
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who IS that playing lukes part?
Who knows- just looks like a fan film.its this one, from the same page as your link-
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who IS that playing lukes part?
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That is some piss poor fanboy acting right there. The "Biggs" introduction in particular is high in the cheese content.
On another note, the official deleted scene between Biggs and Luke, just before they part ways, reminded me of how much I would love to see that scene reincorporated into the film. The line where Luke tells Biggs, "You're the best friend I'll ever have" is especially poignant given the events later in the film.
Also, the music that this edit has playing during that scene is awesome. I know it's an alternate version of the "Binary Sunset" cue from the Star Wars 2-disc soundtrack, but does anyone know if this was ever used elsewhere? I swear the first time I heard it, it sounded very familiar, but being an unused portion of the score, I don't know where I could've possibly come across it before.
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Originally posted by: corellian77
On another note, the official deleted scene between Biggs and Luke, just before they part ways, reminded me of how much I would love to see that scene reincorporated into the film.
On another note, the official deleted scene between Biggs and Luke, just before they part ways, reminded me of how much I would love to see that scene reincorporated into the film.
The YouTube link I posted above shows the Biggs scenes edited into the film (supposedly in the places where they were originally supposed to be).
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Are you a gamer? It showed up a lot in the games after LucasArts gave up on paying their composers and just chucked John Williams into the iMuse system.
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