Star Wars: The Force Shall Free Us All

[Fedel]

To be fair, he was a prodigy on the level of Luke ( within the old EU ).

"The Apprentice is the photo negative of Luke Skywalker. He's been raised by Darth Vader, and is what Luke would have become if he had joined his father. Vader's not a very nice daddy. This guy has been raised to be a Jedi. When the Jedi use the Force, they respect it and don't overuse it. The bad guys - the Sith - keep testing their limits. Vader discovered this person who had the potential to be the most powerful Force user ever. He's up there with the top tier. He's extremely powerful. Vader has trained him in such a way that he just kept pushing his limitations, seeing how far he could use the Force. So, where a normal Jedi might use the Force to trick his way past a few stormtroopers, the apprentice might use the Force to bring down an adjacent building on top of those stormtroopers. He's extremely confident in everything he does. He's been trained by Vader to be an assassin, an unstoppable force." - Insider 100.

Fair enough I guess. It still really hampers the idea of Vader being an unstoppable monster in my mind though. I much prefer his appearance in Fallen Order than TFU.

I get what you mean, but I think TFU still does a pretty good job of making their version of Vader menacing. Especially in the sequel.

A lot of that's down to the voice acting done by Matt Sloan who also coincidentally was the voice of Chad Vader: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SXuVP6mtIk

[Idzequitch]

Every Star Wars movie has the wrong title.

I hate that this actually makes sense.

[Ameriganastan]

Every Star Wars movie has the wrong title.

I hate that this actually makes sense.

...Dude.

[Idzequitch]

Every Star Wars movie has the wrong title.

I hate that this actually makes sense.

...Dude.

My reaction exactly.

[Valrifell]

Every Star Wars movie has the wrong title.

I hate that this actually makes sense.

I disagree, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith can stay where they are.

[Andsed]

Every Star Wars movie has the wrong title.

I hate that this actually makes sense.

My reaction when I first saw this before it went viral was pretty much this. This makes to much sense and I am angry about it.

[Andsed]

You know what I want to see in a movie or show? The lightsaber form of Tràkata being used because damm is that an interesting one. It is basically centered around the idea of using a lightsabers ability to turn off and on. The only time we see something like that being used is in Fallen Order by Cal and I just want more.

[Impaled Nazarene]

You know I cannot believe I'm saying this but: The new trilogy has made me hate Anakin's/Luke's Lightsaber. I've always disliked how it was more prominent than Luke's actual saber in advertisement and in toys but after seeing 3 movies worth of nonsense involving that lightsaber i legitimately groan when seeing it.

[The first Galactic Republic]

You know I cannot believe I'm saying this but: The new trilogy has made me hate Anakin's/Luke's Lightsaber. I've always disliked how it was more prominent than Luke's actual saber in advertisement and in toys but after seeing 3 movies worth of nonsense involving that lightsaber i legitimately groan when seeing it.

It’s kind of funny how the sequels treat it like an important, almost mystical weapon.

You guys know that thing killed dozens of children right?

[New haven america]

You know I cannot believe I'm saying this but: The new trilogy has made me hate Anakin's/Luke's Lightsaber. I've always disliked how it was more prominent than Luke's actual saber in advertisement and in toys but after seeing 3 movies worth of nonsense involving that lightsaber i legitimately groan when seeing it.

It’s kind of funny how the sequels treat it like an important, almost mystical weapon.

You guys know that thing killed dozens of children right?

Not just children, tons of Jedi too.

[Rhinocera]

I think that is part of the lightsaber’s significance. Anakin used it to destabilize the force and tilt everything towards darkness, then Luke used it to confront his father. Anakin also initially used it to bolster the Jedi cause. It represents the light and dark, having been used as to champion the cause of the Jedi and to bring the Sith back into power. Ray used it as a median figure between light and dark. She wasn’t a Jedi in the traditional sense and she wasn’t a Sith. She was more neutral in regards to her force alignment. That weapon is one of the most prominent symbols of balance in the saga. That’s how I see it at least.

[Pax Nerdvana]

You know I cannot believe I'm saying this but: The new trilogy has made me hate Anakin's/Luke's Lightsaber. I've always disliked how it was more prominent than Luke's actual saber in advertisement and in toys but after seeing 3 movies worth of nonsense involving that lightsaber i legitimately groan when seeing it.

What always bugged me about that was how it survived. I would think that falling through a gas giant would have crushed it.

[Dylar]

You know I cannot believe I'm saying this but: The new trilogy has made me hate Anakin's/Luke's Lightsaber. I've always disliked how it was more prominent than Luke's actual saber in advertisement and in toys but after seeing 3 movies worth of nonsense involving that lightsaber i legitimately groan when seeing it.

What always bugged me about that was how it survived. I would think that falling through a gas giant would have crushed it.

I figured it would've just been at the bottom of the chasm inside Cloud City

[Pax Nerdvana]

What always bugged me about that was how it survived. I would think that falling through a gas giant would have crushed it.

I figured it would've just been at the bottom of the chasm inside Cloud City

That's possible. I always just kind of assumed it fell completely out of Cloud City's duct work.

[HC Eredivisie]

I heard you guys like spinning light sabers so here's one not in Rebels

[Atheris]

It’s kind of funny how the sequels treat it like an important, almost mystical weapon.

You guys know that thing killed dozens of children right?

Not just children, tons of Jedi too.

Based.

[Andsed]

You know I cannot believe I'm saying this but: The new trilogy has made me hate Anakin's/Luke's Lightsaber. I've always disliked how it was more prominent than Luke's actual saber in advertisement and in toys but after seeing 3 movies worth of nonsense involving that lightsaber i legitimately groan when seeing it.

It’s kind of funny how the sequels treat it like an important, almost mystical weapon.

You guys know that thing killed dozens of children right?

Those little fuckers were totally asking for it- Vader

[Andsed]

Two deaths was not enough for Palpatine.

[Myrensis]

Okay hot take here: I think Force Unleashed not being cannon is a good thing. I loved the games but Starkiller was way to fucking OP.

TBH, that can be applied to most of the old EU, because inventing new ridiculous force powers and superweapons was a crutch for many, many, many of the writers.

I blame them for Abrams making Star Wars Episode 9: Rise of the Fanfic

[Andsed]

Okay hot take here: I think Force Unleashed not being cannon is a good thing. I loved the games but Starkiller was way to fucking OP.

TBH, that can be applied to most of the old EU, because inventing new ridiculous force powers and superweapons was a crutch for many, many, many of the writers.

I blame them for Abrams making Star Wars Episode 9: Rise of the Fanfic

Yeah that is fair. As much as I enjoy the EU (and prefer its post OT content over the ST) it was so bloated with over the top shit. Making it non cannon was a good idea. I just wish they either took some ideas from it or made original ones instead of basically doing the OT but flashier and messier.

[Kathol Rift]

TBH, that can be applied to most of the old EU, because inventing new ridiculous force powers and superweapons was a crutch for many, many, many of the writers.

I blame them for Abrams making Star Wars Episode 9: Rise of the Fanfic

Yeah that is fair. As much as I enjoy the EU (and prefer its post OT content over the ST) it was so bloated with over the top shit. Making it non cannon was a good idea. I just wish they either took some ideas from it or made original ones instead of basically doing the OT but flashier and messier.

I really can’t argue with this. When you think of some of the things that happened in legends (Yuuzhan Vong invasion, Abeloth, half of the old republic era), its really hard to reconcile that with what we saw in the movies. I fully agree that they really should have taken more elements of the EU rather than a nostalgia trilogy without continuity though.

[Purpelia]

I know I am like decades late to the party but am Ii the only one who found the idea of an 8 year old Anikin falling for a girl like 3 times his age or something and than following up on that when he grew up creepy?

[New haven america]

I know I am like decades late to the party but am Ii the only one who found the idea of an 8 year old Anikin falling for a girl like 3 times his age or something and than following up on that when he grew up creepy?

She's only 5 years older than him. (Anakin was 9, she was 14)

[Jedi Council]

I know I am like decades late to the party but am Ii the only one who found the idea of an 8 year old Anikin falling for a girl like 3 times his age or something and than following up on that when he grew up creepy?

She's only 5 years older than him. (Anakin was 9, she was 14)

Always thought that was odd; Naboo must have had a fucked up system of government if you are electing a 14 year old girl to be your Queen. Even if Veruna was that bad, was a child the next best choice?

[North German Realm]

I know I am like decades late to the party but am Ii the only one who found the idea of an 8 year old Anikin falling for a girl like 3 times his age or something and than following up on that when he grew up creepy?

Wasn't Padme like 14-15 when TPM happened though?