Many Bothans Died To Bring You THE STAR WARS THREAD

[Alekseandrea]

1. That was much smaller and would have required far less effort to create, such as, you know, not hollowing out an entire planet.

2. That was done by the only major government in the galaxy, with no one being present to spy on the. That was not the case with the First Order.

Eh, I don't know, I mean, hiding a super mega death ray inside an existing planet is arguably easier to keep quiet than a whole new space station.
I assume you'd have to get relatively close to notice. Could just be that they assumed it was one of their bases.

The resistance had blueprints.

[Alvecia]

Eh, I don't know, I mean, hiding a super mega death ray inside an existing planet is arguably easier to keep quiet than a whole new space station.
I assume you'd have to get relatively close to notice. Could just be that they assumed it was one of their bases.

The resistance had blueprints.

I mean, I have blueprints of a Dalek, but....

[Alekseandrea]

The resistance had blueprints.

I mean, I have blueprints of a Dalek, but....

Well, do you have blueprints of secret military bases?

[Alvecia]

I mean, I have blueprints of a Dalek, but....

Well, do you have blueprints of secret military bases?

No, but them I'm not actively spying on the military or searching for secrets.
Ask Edward Snowden or Chelsea Manning. They have experience in gaining top secret military info.

[Ism]

1. That was much smaller and would have required far less effort to create, such as, you know, not hollowing out an entire planet.

2. That was done by the only major government in the galaxy, with no one being present to spy on the. That was not the case with the First Order.

Eh, I don't know, I mean, hiding a super mega death ray inside an existing planet is arguably easier to keep quiet than a whole new space station.
I assume you'd have to get relatively close to notice. Could just be that they assumed it was one of their bases.

Except for the part where The First Order, despite having far fewer resources than the Empire, had to:
1. Design the technology to absorb an entire star and compress all that matter to fit into a hollowed out planet, be capable of firing shots through hyperspace, create a hyperdrive powerful enough to transport an entire planet, have the technology to hollow out the planet and create something which will mitigate the mass of the absorbed stars so as to prevent completely destroying everything due to the increased gravitational pull.
2. Actually hollow out said planet and produce said technology.
3. Do all of this without any other power finding out, no criminal elements, no Resistance spies, no New Republic spies (though I suppose the NR could be too stupid to figure out how spying works), no leakers revealing this, nothing. Complete secrecy.

I don't see that being easier for the First Order to do and keep secret than the massive, unriavaled Galactic Empire building a big space station with a big gun without anyone noticing.

[Alvecia]

Eh, I don't know, I mean, hiding a super mega death ray inside an existing planet is arguably easier to keep quiet than a whole new space station.
I assume you'd have to get relatively close to notice. Could just be that they assumed it was one of their bases.

Except for the part where The First Order, despite having far fewer resources than the Empire, had to:
1. Design the technology to absorb an entire star and compress all that matter to fit into a hollowed out planet, be capable of firing shots through hyperspace, create a hyperdrive powerful enough to transport an entire planet, have the technology to hollow out the planet and create something which will mitigate the mass of the absorbed stars so as to prevent completely destroying everything due to the increased gravitational pull.
2. Actually hollow out said planet and produce said technology.
3. Do all of this without any other power finding out, no criminal elements, no Resistance spies, no New Republic spies (though I suppose the NR could be too stupid to figure out how spying works), no leakers revealing this, nothing. Complete secrecy.

I don't see that being easier for the First Order to do and keep secret than the massive, unriavaled Galactic Empire building a big space station with a big gun without anyone noticing.

I don't think it unreasonable. Particularly considering the current status of the galaxy, not exactly stable. Also it's out in Unknown Space.

[The first Galactic Republic]

That Bendu/Gray Jedi thing is annoying. Star Wars has been built on the dichotomy between the light and dark sides of the force and now here comes the new canon saying that being in the middle is better just because. How do you balance clarity and understanding with a craving for power and douchiness anyways? It's a serious golden means fallacy.

The world isn't just black and white though.

Star Wars is some classic western/medieval fantasy/samurai inspired shit though. It was super black and white for forty years.

[Havl]

The world isn't just black and white though.

Star Wars is some classic western/medieval fantasy/samurai inspired shit though. It was super black and white for forty years.

Agreed. The original trilogy is all about redemption from the dark to the light.

[Uinted Communist of Africa]

"I am the bendu the one in the middle"---Bendu

*literally every star wars fan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIanXyiHu8o

[The Huskar Social Union]

I personally had no issue wit hthe Bendu.

[Uinted Communist of Africa]

I personally had no issue wit hthe Bendu.

*in the most nasally voice possible

Blast him!

[Socialist Nordia]

The Bendu was totally ambivalent to any and all problems in the galaxy, unwilling to take sides when it actually mattered. The Bendu sucked.

[The first Galactic Republic]

The Bendu was mean to Thrawn. Leave poor Thrawn alone.

[Alekseandrea]

Well, do you have blueprints of secret military bases?

No, but them I'm not actively spying on the military or searching for secrets.
Ask Edward Snowden or Chelsea Manning. They have experience in gaining top secret military info.

That isn't top secret military info.
Top secret military info gets people "spontaniously disappeared".

The point is if the resistance had the blueprints, why haven't they attacked sooner?
It would be really convenient if they got those blueprints an hour before the attack, would it not?

[Salus Maior]

The Bendu was mean to Thrawn. Leave poor Thrawn alone.

Tfw the Bendu predicts that Thrawn's going to be force choked. He's going to tick off Vader in some way.

[Alvecia]

No, but them I'm not actively spying on the military or searching for secrets.
Ask Edward Snowden or Chelsea Manning. They have experience in gaining top secret military info.

That isn't top secret military info.
Top secret military info gets people "spontaniously disappeared".

The point is if the resistance had the blueprints, why haven't they attacked sooner?
It would be really convenient if they got those blueprints an hour before the attack, would it not?

Well it wasn't until Finn's insider knowledge that they had a good enough plan.

[Alvecia]

The Bendu was totally ambivalent to any and all problems in the galaxy, unwilling to take sides when it actually mattered. The Bendu sucked.

I kinda liked him like that. Very much the one in the middle.

[Alekseandrea]

That isn't top secret military info.
Top secret military info gets people "spontaniously disappeared".

The point is if the resistance had the blueprints, why haven't they attacked sooner?
It would be really convenient if they got those blueprints an hour before the attack, would it not?

Well it wasn't until Finn's insider knowledge that they had a good enough plan.

If a janitor knows it isn't exactly a well kept secret.
They needed like one spy on the inside to know.
Like a radar technician or something.
Nobody ever suspects a radar technician.

[Alvecia]

Well it wasn't until Finn's insider knowledge that they had a good enough plan.

If a janitor knows it isn't exactly a well kept secret.
They needed like one spy on the inside to know.
Like a radar technician or something.
Nobody ever suspects a radar technician.

Man I love that skit.

[Indo-Malaysia]

The Bendu was mean to Thrawn. Leave poor Thrawn alone.

Disney canon is evil. Why was Thrawn killed off

[The Huskar Social Union]

The Bendu was mean to Thrawn. Leave poor Thrawn alone.

Disney canon is evil. Why was Thrawn killed off

He is not dead in the new canon.

[Hurdergaryp]

Disney canon is evil. Why was Thrawn killed off

He is not dead in the new canon.

Thrawn lives once more! But I'm starting to wonder if he ever died...

[The first Galactic Republic]

He is not dead in the new canon.

Thrawn lives once more! But I'm starting to wonder if he ever died...

The Bendu says things won't end well for him.

[Hurdergaryp]

Thrawn lives once more! But I'm starting to wonder if he ever died...

The Bendu says things won't end well for him.

Now that could mean anything, such as that sooner or later he will step on a lego brick.

[The first Galactic Republic]

The Bendu says things won't end well for him.

Now that could mean anything, such as that sooner or later he will step on a lego brick.

Maybe they'll make him a Disney princess like they did to Vader.