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Hal 9000

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#1340451
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The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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idir_hh said:

Guys forget about a Rey Skywalker/no one ending.

This is the True ending we deserve.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PrequelMemes/comments/gcq9pt/the_skywalker_lightsabers_will_make_a_fine/

Oh, baby.

Re: yellow lightning. The idea is to deplete that moment of its original meaning of tying her to Palpatine. Since the lightning represents the inner darkness she fears, building a saber with a yellow blade at the end could be seen as her having accepted and integrated this into herself, reaching a sense of balance.

Re: clones. Ideally somebody, anybody’s face could be shown on a small group of people in like one shot aboard the Sith Fleet ships. Obviously with what we have to work with having Temuera Morrison’s voice is about the only viable shorthand with which we can telegraph that these are clones, but it raises questions. Moreso if one is into the EU, as clones had to be phased out over time.

Re: still releasing a Rey Palpatine version. Probably, at least to prevent regretting not doing so.

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#1340409
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The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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I wonder why the Fett clones would resurface after the Empire phased them out, though.

If his face could be added to any underlings during the destruction of Kijimi maybe that’d be enough to subtly tip off that way of addressing the problem to fans. Not sure how possible that’d really be.

EDIT: There’s only two real people in the scene, and the rest are helmeted cardboard cutouts. No real opportunity to shove in more clone audio. But… hmmm… might be something to think about.

I’m finding myself much more willing to just go along with whatever works where I used to be continuity conscious. I guess TROS just makes no fucking sense, so whatever works!

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#1340406
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The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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I think the whole Rey Palpatine touches on Rey being afraid of herself or her power. It’s been there throughout, and I guess it’s meant to spark this.

But when it comes to actually watching the movie, it is just a red herring that just tends to eliminate all subtlety.

Fuck Rey Palptine. Rey Nobody or bust. I’m in.

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#1340156
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The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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Wow, that’s an interesting idea and good implementation. I think it’d be weird, though, for a movie called TROS to end that way, though. It’d be a TLJ-style inverted expectation.

Seems like it’d work within a Rey Nobody version but not so much in a Rey Palpatine version. And I’m still unsure which of the two paths I’ll go down, or split myself in half in order to go down both.

I know one (unrelated) thing. In a Rey Palpatine->Skywalker version, the opening crawl’s title will use the TFA/TROS font. But in a Rey Nobody version, it’ll be the TLJ font.

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#1339828
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Star Wars Episode III: Labyrinth Of Evil (Released)
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What would be fairly easy and straightforward are audio-only changes.

I haven’t seen the new Clone Wars season, so I don’t know what all would even make sense to do if one wanted. But if it’s just audio tweaks with no corresponding video changes then it could be fun to do and be offered as an alternative track.

Is… the new season worth watching for someone who hasn’t really been jazzed by the show overall? I watched through an ‘essential viewing’ list a few years ago before TFA came out. To paraphrase Planet of the Apes, “It’s just so damn ugly.” Id honestly prefer reading the best stories it has to offer in written form.