Zombie_61
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It's not the same thing to everyone. It's like trying to define what's "obscene" or what's "funny"; it's all subject to each individual's interpretation and opinion. Bryan's right, it's an exercise in futility.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Pre-release)
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Wolfsburg
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Oh is he really? I didn't know that. Very cool. I knew in the BTS reel, a Mon Calamari and Sullustan mask were seen and people were claiming they were Ackbar and Nien Nunb but I wasn't sure. I wonder who will do his voice?
I'm sure there will be similarities to ANH but I'm hardly getting any kind of reboot vibe. SW movies tend to mirror one another so it's not anything new.
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Well, I think it might be an electro-tonfa (I don't know what it's really called, so I just made up a name).
There's a two pack action figure set that has a First Order Trooper, and the trooper has a shield and what looks like a tonfa.
It's strikingly similar to what we see in the trailer:
You only get about a half second or so of it (sorry for the extra bits, but I couldn't do any less than a full second of capture), but you can clearly see that it's being wielded just like a tonfa would be, with the long side flat against the forearm.
They are indeed Ackbar and Nien Nunb (Source). As to who's doing Ackbar's voice and who is playing Nien Nunb, I have no idea.
I'd prefer that to the saber-tonfas wielded by Maris Brood...
That's just a sure-fire way to kill yourself in a big hurry.
Wolfsburg
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Yeah not terribly crazy about those either!
Still, with the shields, my guess is they're perhaps trying to channel the feel of the early McQuarrie concept troopers that sported shields and lightsabers. I guess the powers that be still want to keep lightsabers somewhat rare and unique so they gave some of them these things instead. My feeling is these aren't your grandfather's stormtroopers so I guess I can get on board with that. I could imagine the audience's collective gasp if it came to light that all stormtroopers had lightsabers as standard issue and were fully trained in using them!
Still, with the shields, my guess is they're perhaps trying to channel the feel of the early McQuarrie concept troopers that sported shields and lightsabers. I guess the powers that be still want to keep lightsabers somewhat rare and unique so they gave some of them these things instead. My feeling is these aren't your grandfather's stormtroopers so I guess I can get on board with that. I could imagine the audience's collective gasp if it came to light that all stormtroopers had lightsabers as standard issue and were fully trained in using them!
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Personally, I'd love to see the Imperial Knights (or some version thereof).
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Imperial_Knight
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Imperial_Knight
cayman shen
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I can go either way about lightsaber proof weapons. It seems like they need to exist for the story though, like Superman needs kryptonite. And it just makes logical sense. How hard could the technology be in that universe?
Don't know if this has been brought up before, but does anyone play Disney Infinity? They just released images of the new Force Awakens power discs and I found one to be of great interest. The link is below if anyone wants to click on it. If not I will explain what the disc looks like and what it is called here...............................................
The disc is called "Resistance Tactical Strike" and from the picture it looks a lot like a 'Deathstar type blast".. http://diskingdom.com/2015/11/13/st...ens-disney-infinity-3-0-power-discs-revealed/
The disc is called "Resistance Tactical Strike" and from the picture it looks a lot like a 'Deathstar type blast".. http://diskingdom.com/2015/11/13/st...ens-disney-infinity-3-0-power-discs-revealed/
these kind of staffs were established in Ep. III with the Magna Gaurds.
cayman shen
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Exactly.
Wolfsburg
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Yeah and I thought those were dumb back then. As far as I'm concerned the only defense against a lightsaber should be another lightsaber. Not sure why electricity would block a lightsaber anyways but whatever. It's a shame weapons like that were ever introduced into the canon but they were.
division 6
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Is it just me or does that quad hopper resemble a B5 Starfury with the wings chopped off.
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JoMamma_Smurf
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That is Ackbar for sure.
kristen jones
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OK.... except it is in no way a REBOOT, since it follows after the established events in the story so far AND includes ORIGINAL CAST MEMBERS reprising their roles.:rolleyes
Let it die already. :facepalm
Wolfsburg
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Yep, that's the shot! I also notice Threepio seems to now have much greater articulation of his fingers! Lol!
I also wonder where Mon Mothma is during all this. Caroline Blakiston is still living and acting so it'd be neat to see a cameo by her.
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In Empire Strikes Back we see Luke's saber bounce off Vader's shoulder armor. There's precedent for lightsabers not being unbeatable in the OT, even before it took Qui-Gon a while to cut through the blast door in Phantom Menace. I can get serious real-world physics nerd on you to explain how it works (high-power, very advanced, near-one-dimensional plasma chainsaw "spinning" at near-lightspeed is the short-short version), but metals, crystals, and other things with an abundance of free electrons will provide some resistance. They will cut through even those, given time, but the whole thing about it being melee combat means you're trying to keep the guy (or the other guy) with the lightsaber from being able to maintain contact long enough to do so.
--Jonah
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