Star Wars: This is The Way

[Fedel]

i hope they fly with it.

Yes. That looks dopey enough in cartoon form. It'd be the funniest shit ever to see them try and sell that in live action.

Given what they've done in Live Action thus far, I'd say it's all but a guarantee at this point.

[Imperial Rifta]

“Sources note that Filoni and Favreau were concerned about Obi-Wan covering similar ground as Mandalorian — the Lone Wolf and Cub-like story of Kenobi coming out of hiding to protect a child-aged Luke Skywalker. Maul was one of the villains who would participate in the hunt for the pair”

Didn’t we all fear this? The Mandalorian all over again?

I mean that quote sounds like they were specifically trying to not cover the same story beats again.

That’s what I meant. I was saying we feared it, but they narrowly avoided it.


And I swear that if they fly with that stupid lightsaber I’m going to delete its existence from Wookiepedia

[The Huskar Social Union]

Christopher Lloyd is gona be in Mandalorian season three

[Saiwania]

My only gripe with the trailer is the return of the stupid spinning lightsaber. I hate that thing with a passion.

If it works, its good if the lightsaber blades spin faster than a pair of hands can spin a regular double bladed lightsaber. Very disorienting and confusing for whoever is going up against it. Like holding a buzzsaw that can shield you at the push of a button. Exactly what a Sith empire would do- use every advantage they can.

The double bladed lightsaber is most similar to a bo staff which is unexpectedly practical but perhaps doesn't rank as high as a spear. The defender has to parry or block a blade in half the time they have to against a single blade. A spear even better if it has reach and a swordsman can't gain any ground without closing distance and making it more likely they'll get stabbed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQApbJ29QJQ

The utility of the spear is proven, even if its not as cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLLv8E2pWdk

[Cannot think of a name]

Christopher Lloyd is gona be in Mandalorian season three

Great Scott!

[Imperial Rifta]

My only gripe with the trailer is the return of the stupid spinning lightsaber. I hate that thing with a passion.

If it works, its good if the lightsaber blades spin faster than a pair of hands can spin a regular double bladed lightsaber. Very disorienting and confusing for whoever is going up against it. Like holding a buzzsaw that can shield you at the push of a button. Exactly what a Sith empire would do- use every advantage they can.

The double bladed lightsaber is most similar to a bo staff which is unexpectedly practical but perhaps doesn't rank as high as a spear. The defender has to parry or block a blade in half the time they have to against a single blade. A spear even better if it has reach and a swordsman can't gain any ground without closing distance and making it more likely they'll get stabbed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQApbJ29QJQ
As long as they don’t fly with it
The utility of the spear is proven, even if its not as cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLLv8E2pWdk

[Myrensis]

“Sources note that Filoni and Favreau were concerned about Obi-Wan covering similar ground as Mandalorian — the Lone Wolf and Cub-like story of Kenobi coming out of hiding to protect a child-aged Luke Skywalker. Maul was one of the villains who would participate in the hunt for the pair”

Didn’t we all fear this? The Mandalorian all over again?

I feel like there's a bit of irony here.

"We were afraid that it would feel like we were just covering too much familiar ground, and that's why we decided to go with Darth Vader instead."

[Imperial Rifta]

“Sources note that Filoni and Favreau were concerned about Obi-Wan covering similar ground as Mandalorian — the Lone Wolf and Cub-like story of Kenobi coming out of hiding to protect a child-aged Luke Skywalker. Maul was one of the villains who would participate in the hunt for the pair”

Didn’t we all fear this? The Mandalorian all over again?

I feel like there's a bit of irony here.

"We were afraid that it would feel like we were just covering too much familiar ground, and that's why we decided to go with Darth Vader instead."

What do you mean? Everyone knows that Vader isn’t the most well known and documented character in the SW Universe


*Sarcasm Intended*

[Christian Confederation]

Christopher Lloyd is gona be in Mandalorian season three

Great Scott!

Neat

[Earthbound Immortal Squad]

“Sources note that Filoni and Favreau were concerned about Obi-Wan covering similar ground as Mandalorian — the Lone Wolf and Cub-like story of Kenobi coming out of hiding to protect a child-aged Luke Skywalker. Maul was one of the villains who would participate in the hunt for the pair”

Didn’t we all fear this? The Mandalorian all over again?

Honestly this is ironic because when you think about it this formula has been used in all of Filoni's works, Ahsoka and Anakin in TCW, Kanan and Ezra in Rebels, Omega and the Bad Batch in TBB, Grogu and the Mandalorian in the Mandalorian and of course the Mandalorian looking after Boba Fett in the BOBF.

[Saiwania]

I really hope they do it, its fucking hilarious in Rebels.

I have a theory about the rotating lightsabers the Sith Inquistors use in Rebels. There is just no way that it spins fast enough to produce enough lift, but if it did it'd perhaps be too difficult to hold onto. Perhaps what is really happening is that they're using the force to fly for a limited distance and the spinning lightsaber is merely all show.

[Ameriganastan]

I really hope they do it, its fucking hilarious in Rebels.

I have a theory about the rotating lightsabers the Sith Inquistors use in Rebels. There is just no way that it spins fast enough to produce enough lift, but if it did it'd perhaps be too difficult to hold onto. Perhaps what is really happening is that they're using the force to fly for a limited distance and the spinning lightsaber is merely all show.

...You know, that does kind of make sense...

[Christian Confederation]

I have a theory about the rotating lightsabers the Sith Inquistors use in Rebels. There is just no way that it spins fast enough to produce enough lift, but if it did it'd perhaps be too difficult to hold onto. Perhaps what is really happening is that they're using the force to fly for a limited distance and the spinning lightsaber is merely all show.

...You know, that does kind of make sense...

It does

[Kassaran]

Anyone remember 'flying' as Sith heroes in the old SW Battlefront 2? That was the shit.

[HC Eredivisie]

I have a theory about the rotating lightsabers the Sith Inquistors use in Rebels. There is just no way that it spins fast enough to produce enough lift, but if it did it'd perhaps be too difficult to hold onto. Perhaps what is really happening is that they're using the force to fly for a limited distance and the spinning lightsaber is merely all show.

...You know, that does kind of make sense...

A Sith flying on his own, without any spinning lightsaber, would be more impressive if you ask me. But them using the Force to fly makes sense, otherwise Grievous would be going full SR-71 on all Jedi. Or maybe Dooku was teaching Grievous to fly so he could reach the ultimate high ground and kill Kenobi.

[Twilight Imperium]

Maybe they have little repulsor engines in the hilt?

"But TI, you say," incredulous. "That would be stupid!"

Well.....

[Vassenor]

So word is that not only is the Rogue Squadron movie still happening with Jenkins at the helm, but Michael Stackpole has given the film his blessing.

[Christian Confederation]

So word is that not only is the Rogue Squadron movie still happening with Jenkins at the helm, but Michael Stackpole has given the film his blessing.

That's a good sign I assume?

[The Huskar Social Union]

So word is that not only is the Rogue Squadron movie still happening with Jenkins at the helm, but Michael Stackpole has given the film his blessing.

That's a good sign I assume?

I think he wrote some of the Rogue Squadron comics/books

[Vassenor]

So word is that not only is the Rogue Squadron movie still happening with Jenkins at the helm, but Michael Stackpole has given the film his blessing.

That's a good sign I assume?

I mean if the guy who literally wrote the book(s) on Rogue Squadron likes what he's seen, we're in business here.

[Christian Confederation]

That's a good sign I assume?

I mean if the guy who literally wrote the book(s) on Rogue Squadron likes what he's seen, we're in business here.

Well let's hope it's more Wonder Woman than WW84

[Imperial Rifta]

I really hope they do it, its fucking hilarious in Rebels.

I have a theory about the rotating lightsabers the Sith Inquistors use in Rebels. There is just no way that it spins fast enough to produce enough lift, but if it did it'd perhaps be too difficult to hold onto. Perhaps what is really happening is that they're using the force to fly for a limited distance and the spinning lightsaber is merely all show.

It makes sense, but I would deactivate the spinsaber.

If you fly around with it activated, not only do you look like an idiot, but you could also drop it or accidentally chop something.

[Cannot think of a name]

So word is that not only is the Rogue Squadron movie still happening with Jenkins at the helm, but Michael Stackpole has given the film his blessing.

I was thinking "Isn't that the Battletech guy?" And it is the Battletech guy...

[Eahland]

So word is that not only is the Rogue Squadron movie still happening with Jenkins at the helm, but Michael Stackpole has given the film his blessing.

I was thinking "Isn't that the Battletech guy?" And it is the Battletech guy...

Yep. He's even got a rule named after him, due to his insistence on making fusion reactors explode in enormous fireballs in the fiction.

(/me is actually in the middle of doing repairs for the OpFor for next month's game.)

[Cannot think of a name]

I was thinking "Isn't that the Battletech guy?" And it is the Battletech guy...

Yep. He's even got a rule named after him, due to his insistence on making fusion reactors explode in enormous fireballs in the fiction.

(/me is actually in the middle of doing repairs for the OpFor for next month's game.)

After whatever that series was where he used fencing terms had a Riffleman spin its arms backwards I remember that there was some sort of mechanic introduced for that. Not sure why that and the Solaris 7 scene stand out so much to me. Oh, and the guy dead firing the rocket launchers on an archer to knock someone over. What the stories were actually about...eeeeehhhhhh, something something House Davion succession something or other...and a secret cache of Comstar shit I think?