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ScourgiousJinx
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Well they seem to be on a roll with the HR...LOVE those dark side plants. 
Remember kids, if you don't like this new story it means you hate geologists. I hope the media blasts this story all over the Web. Normally I'm against mob rule but the memes that will come from this are going to be comedy gold!!
The High Republic writers:
"We will, we will rock you! "
The High Republic writers:
"We will, we will rock you! "
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I look forward to the crossover novel where we learn Geode is a relative of the asteroid belt on Hoth. I guess if the Force can be female why can't rocks have a gender too?
Look whenever a writer wants to make a character out of an inanimate object, whether it's a plant or a rock, it's often for laughs. Just look at Aqua Teen Hunger Force or Little Shop of Horrors. The geology dig was a half hearted attempt to show how low Lucasfilm would go to defend absolute garbage and we've had 6 years of precedent for it, so it won't come as a shock when they lash out at fans, or back pedal and claim it was a joke all along.
I agree with you that the Dark Side Fern isn't out of the norm for comic book fare, but it's also not the most interesting or exciting idea. Wasn't The Crystal Star novel universally panned for a similar premise?
It's all a big joke to me at this point anyway, so I'll just sit on the sidelines with my popcorn and crack wise. At least I can still enjoy it on some level, even if it is to mock it.
Long live the High Times Republic. I wonder what the weed budget is for their story group meetings.
Look whenever a writer wants to make a character out of an inanimate object, whether it's a plant or a rock, it's often for laughs. Just look at Aqua Teen Hunger Force or Little Shop of Horrors. The geology dig was a half hearted attempt to show how low Lucasfilm would go to defend absolute garbage and we've had 6 years of precedent for it, so it won't come as a shock when they lash out at fans, or back pedal and claim it was a joke all along.
I agree with you that the Dark Side Fern isn't out of the norm for comic book fare, but it's also not the most interesting or exciting idea. Wasn't The Crystal Star novel universally panned for a similar premise?
It's all a big joke to me at this point anyway, so I'll just sit on the sidelines with my popcorn and crack wise. At least I can still enjoy it on some level, even if it is to mock it.
Long live the High Times Republic. I wonder what the weed budget is for their story group meetings.
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ThreadSketch
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Y'all are forgetting the BEST name in all of Star Wars:
THERM SCISSORPUNCH.
*drops mic*
THERM SCISSORPUNCH.
*drops mic*
Every time I hear it or read it the first image that comes into my head is a pair of scissors being held like a knife and stabbed through a sheet of paper.
But as far as character development goes, you can't beat a rock as a navigator. I mean that has top billing all over it. Luke's offhanded comment to Obi-Wan about his father being a navigator on a spice freighter now has a whole different context. I'm so excited for the deluge of puns and memes that will come from this latest development!
But as far as character development goes, you can't beat a rock as a navigator. I mean that has top billing all over it. Luke's offhanded comment to Obi-Wan about his father being a navigator on a spice freighter now has a whole different context. I'm so excited for the deluge of puns and memes that will come from this latest development!
ScourgiousJinx
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The dark side plants supposedly are main antagonists along with the Nihil in the HR books as well as the comics so I'd imagine they'll seep into the rest of SW. I don't really see them mean't as a joke, which makes them even more ridiculous lol.
It would also be fun for Geode to be a chef so that people could "smell what the Rock is cooking."
It would also be fun for Geode to be a chef so that people could "smell what the Rock is cooking."
I thought you guys were kidding, a freaking rock?!?! Ok they have officially made something more stupid than that giant green rabbit and Lord Nyax! I don't want to hear anyone tell me the old EU was stupid and how the new EU is going to fix everything because it's more cohesive!
CB2001
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Right now, I am confused about things, mostly because of what's been reported for what's going on behind the scenes at LucasFilms. Are there any legit resources about what's been going on behind the scenes at LucasFilms? I ask because there's people who say that there's no civil war at LucasFilms, yet there are also those who are saying there are. And I can't tell where the truth is through all the reports, let alone if there's any truth at all besides simple facts like "Gina Currano was fired" (which I know is true). Can anyone say for sure that what's being report is legit or fabricated?
Honestly I don't think it will ever be revealed what's truly happening with the leadership there and whether there really is a civil war happening to oust Kennedy. Frankly I don't care who runs it because there's nothing worth saving there if you ask me.
Normally I don't link to "geek" sites like the following, but the excerpts they have from this latest fossilized turd of a book confirm it's even worse than what was initially reported:
boundingintocomics.com
And for those who may not want to sift through all the pop ups here's the relevant info:
A brand new character introduced in Star Wars: The High Republic is literally a rock named Geode.
Introduced in Star Wars: The High Republic: Into the Dark by Claudia Gray, Geode is the navigator of the starship called The Vessel that is piloted by Leox Gyasi of the Byne Guild. When he’s introduced in Into The Dark, Grey writes, “But all conversation came to an end as Leox and Affie stopped their group at the edge of the cockpit. ‘And this here,’ Leox said with a grin, ‘is our ship’s navigator, Geode.'”
That narration reads, “Standing in one corner of the cockpit was a rock.”
It continues, “About as tall as and slightly wider than Reath himself, dark gray, with rounded edges and a flinty, flaky surface. Impressive as rocks went. But still, it was just a rock, wasn’t it? Reath frowned, sure this was some kind of weird joke.”
It’s not a joke. Gyasi explained, “He’s a Vintian, from Vint.” The pilot added, “Geode’s a nickname, by the way. Turns out you can’t pronounce his name correctly unless you don’t have a mouth.”
Gray later writes, “Leox cackled as he began leading them from the cockpit into the ship. ‘Yeah, you just wait. But I don’t want to give you fellas the wrong idea. Geode’s a wild man, for sure, but when it comes to steering the ship, he’s all business.'”
Gray continued, “‘Solid, you might say. Orla raised an eyebrow. ‘Very well. Let’s get a look at our bunks.'”
You can read the excerpt from the book below.
In another section of the book, it’s revealed that it will be nine years before Geode goes into his “next mating smelt.”
So not only can "he" navigate a ship but every nine years can also get his rocks off.
Normally I don't link to "geek" sites like the following, but the excerpts they have from this latest fossilized turd of a book confirm it's even worse than what was initially reported:
Star Wars: The High Republic Is An Absolute Embarrassment, New Character Is Just A Rock
A brand new character introduced in Star Wars: The High Republic is literally a rock named Geode.
boundingintocomics.com
And for those who may not want to sift through all the pop ups here's the relevant info:
A brand new character introduced in Star Wars: The High Republic is literally a rock named Geode.
Introduced in Star Wars: The High Republic: Into the Dark by Claudia Gray, Geode is the navigator of the starship called The Vessel that is piloted by Leox Gyasi of the Byne Guild. When he’s introduced in Into The Dark, Grey writes, “But all conversation came to an end as Leox and Affie stopped their group at the edge of the cockpit. ‘And this here,’ Leox said with a grin, ‘is our ship’s navigator, Geode.'”
That narration reads, “Standing in one corner of the cockpit was a rock.”
It continues, “About as tall as and slightly wider than Reath himself, dark gray, with rounded edges and a flinty, flaky surface. Impressive as rocks went. But still, it was just a rock, wasn’t it? Reath frowned, sure this was some kind of weird joke.”
It’s not a joke. Gyasi explained, “He’s a Vintian, from Vint.” The pilot added, “Geode’s a nickname, by the way. Turns out you can’t pronounce his name correctly unless you don’t have a mouth.”
Gray later writes, “Leox cackled as he began leading them from the cockpit into the ship. ‘Yeah, you just wait. But I don’t want to give you fellas the wrong idea. Geode’s a wild man, for sure, but when it comes to steering the ship, he’s all business.'”
Gray continued, “‘Solid, you might say. Orla raised an eyebrow. ‘Very well. Let’s get a look at our bunks.'”
You can read the excerpt from the book below.
In another section of the book, it’s revealed that it will be nine years before Geode goes into his “next mating smelt.”
So not only can "he" navigate a ship but every nine years can also get his rocks off.
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ThreadSketch
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............This was already weird and amusing enough with the Tsils from Planet of Twilight and the Melters from Shadows of Mindor in Legends EU, to the point where my friends and I started using a tag "luke [skywalker] & his friendship rocks" after we joked that Luke could literally make friends with anything including and up to sentient rocks, but this is next-level trolling.
It's not like he's a creature or alien with a rock covered skin, he's just a slab. Maybe he'll father some kyber crystals and we'll find out lightsabers are powered by tiny rock babies. The Death Star would be powered by millions of babies..... man that Empire sure is evil! Have they no child labor laws?????
ScourgiousJinx
Master Member
I was thinking something similar about Kyber crystal, that Geode's heart is probably made of it lol. In the next comic a Sith Lord rips it out Temple of Doom style to power his saber. Poor Geode, reduced to pebbles.
Nth
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Based on what I've heard about the Favreau faction essentially having to perform a top secret black ops mission to have Mark Hamill appear at the end of season 2 of the Mandalorian without letting Kathleen Kennedy get a whiff of it; I would say there is mounting evidence that there is indeed a rift. The shooting of the scene and CGI for Mark Hamill had to be done in 15 hours some sites have reported, which is why the Hamill CGI was a bit wonky.
In retaliation the Kennedy faction apparently vandalized Luke Skywalker portraits at Lucasfilm with red markers of which some pictures have made it out online.
Six more months left on Kathleen Kennedy's contract. Every day that passes is one day closer. Rumors say Disney would like to get rid of her now but they can't figure out the logistics of doing so because they won't straight out fire her because of how bad the optics would look.
Most news sources commenting on her recent glowing performance review from "Bob" seem to think this was a shareholder reassurance stunt. Obviously they can't come out and publicly state her ego, incompetence and indifference nose-dived the most commercially viable science fiction franchise in history directly into the side of a mountain with a projected loss of nearly 60% of the core fanbase. Hasbro even turned down the licensing to do a run of anniversary edition toys for any of the sequel trilogy movies but are doing a prequel and original trilogy series. That is another first for Star Wars. Merchandising licenses actually turned down.
I think if she hadn't lost creative control over all projects except the High Republic, she would have made good on her threat to "Burn this nonsense to the ground" on her way out the door out of sheer spite.
I'm wondering when she's gone if they will re-canonize the original EU as they apparently already have plans to erase her sequel trilogy or at least make it an alternate universe/timeline using the veil of the force as a get out of jail free card.
robn1
Master Member
This happened around the time TLJ came out, long before The Mandalorian. But this all lines up with what I've been able to piece together.
I know some will poo poo these rumors, but there are several insiders who have reached out to various people and they've proven to be correct more often than not.
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