Why Vader does not let Boba shoot Chewy???

[Strikerkc]

Yeah, isn't it weird that in all this Star Wars space movie stuff we never saw a space suit?

Well, I mean, we do and we don't. The movies don't have space walks, which I assume is more that space was there as a medium in which to have WWII samurai-cowboy dog fights; not as an obstacle to be shown being overcome like actual sci-fi. But we see plenty of space suits. The tie pilots; the rebel pilots, various cantina creatures with their suits.

It's more that they don't need to be as bulky in the star wars universe.

 

[Laspector]

Yeah, you're right. However I guess I was referring more to actually seeing a space suit in space. Like a space walk. But that's close enough.

 

[edge10]

Pitch meetings rockkkk!!

One could say: Pitch meeting are tight!

 

[Arlington Beech]

Yeah, you're right. However I guess I was referring more to actually seeing a space suit in space. Like a space walk. But that's close enough.

We saw these little guys in Episode IV:

 

[CT1138]

Aren't Stormtrooper suits, like that of Clone Troopers, meant to have limited built in space walk capabilities? Like, if they get sucked out of an airlock, or something, they have a limited amount of time to be retrieved before their oxygen supply runs out.

 

[Bigdaddy]

Aren't Stormtrooper suits, like that of Clone Troopers, meant to have limited built in space walk capabilities? Like, if they get sucked out of an airlock, or something, they have a limited amount of time to be retrieved before their oxygen supply runs out.

I tried that on Polis Massa (BF2), it didn't seem to help, my kid just laughed at me while capturing my command post.

 

[Strikerkc]

It's kind of mixed. Storm trooper armor, and what's in it, seems to get buffs and de-buffs depending on who is writing.

The only things I can think of from the movies that speak about it one way or another, is the pictures shown above, that appear to be storm troopers outside of an atmosphere, guarding a gun tower or something; and Fin's comments about what the helmets do or don't filter out. They both seem contradictory to me. But they make enough "special storm trooper armor X" for different environments, it's a safe bet that there's a space proof version available.

 

[robn1]

We also saw troopers walking outside the shield gate in Rogue One.

 

[CT1138]

It's kind of mixed. Storm trooper armor, and what's in it, seems to get buffs and de-buffs depending on who is writing.

The only things I can think of from the movies that speak about it one way or another, is the pictures shown above, that appear to be storm troopers outside of an atmosphere, guarding a gun tower or something; and Fin's comments about what the helmets do or don't filter out. They both seem contradictory to me. But they make enough "special storm trooper armor X" for different environments, it's a safe bet that there's a space proof version available.

But Finn's comment about his trooper armor are about an entirely different generation of armor. In the SW universe, the armor the troopers wear seem to get weaker and weaker with each generation.

The Phase I CT armor was said to have had the best strength, but restricted mobility because the Kaminoans didn't know what they were doing when building armor for human physiology.

This led to the Phase II CT armor, which was produced by a different manufacturer than the Kaminoans. It was strong, but sacrificed coverage for mobility, though some troopers like Captain Rex kitbashed their armor. Indeed, throughout ROTS you see a lot of kitbashed troopers with custom painted armor sets, and customizations, like Commander Gree or Commander Cody for example.

The Stormtrooper armor was made for a wide ranging of policing efforts conducted by the Empire, but were not really built to withstand wartorn battlefields like the CT armor was. The Stormtrooper armor, while highly specialised like CT armor, was poorly made, and could be punctured by a sharpened stick. By the end of the Empire, ST armor was something of a joke.

The FO armor was built for a similar purpose as the Imperial era armor was, but with less specialization in the armor itself. While retaining specialized troop forces, the First Order troopers all seemed to share the same armor shape, except for the Snowtroopers. What the armor did, in fact, was less effective than the Imperial and Republic troopers, whose helmets could withstand space. The FO trooper helmets only had built in smoke filters, but did not offer any kind of self sustaining oxygen supply in the event of an emergency, which for a space-faring military, seems like a generally bad idea on the FO's part.

 

[CessnaDriver]

There is another Skywalker.

My father has it, I have it, and.... my brother has it.

Oh My!

Yes 3PO it’s you!

 

[Usagi Pilgrim]

Lol

This thread may take the cake for going off topic in the least number of posts, that doesn't have a majority of New Members posting.

 

[Jedifyfe]

I love everything about the ESB Carbo scene and I love that Vader does not let Boba Fett shoot Chewy when he starts chucking Stormies off the edge but I always wondered why Vader did it.

Thoughts??? Is it ever explained in the novels? I read the OT novels numerous decades ago but I don't remember anything about it..

I just figured Vader didn't want it to turn into an all out brawl where he may be forced to kill them all.

 

[6Speed]

I know it's not officially Canon anymore, if it ever was, but here's a page from Star Wars Tales #6...

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After this, Vader instructs the Imperial Officers to leave 3PO there for the Wookie.

This is very interesting to me. In this we see Vader has the ability to reminisce and allow it to shape his decisions. (spoiler alert for anyone that hasn't seen all of rebels) Why then is he ready to kill Ahsoka when they meet again? He obviously loved Ahsoka and risked his life many times to save her during the clone wars. She would have been like a little sister to him.

edit: sorry I see you said this isn't canon. I looked at the pics without fully reading. Still though, the Ahsoka Vader faceoff is both awesome and sad at the same time.

 

[jcoffman99]

The thing that always gets me about the Chewie/Vader scene is the shot of Leia immediately after where she looks at Vader. She seems to be wondering the same.

 

[Laspector]

Is it "Chewy" or "Chewie" ?

 

[Usagi Pilgrim]

The thing that always gets me about the Chewie/Vader scene is the shot of Leia immediately after where she looks at Vader. She seems to be wondering the same.

Before I knew all the BTS stuff we know now, after Jedi came out, I looked at that scene as Leia having her first instance of the Force guiding her. I saw it as a seed planted that would lead to the reveal of her being a Skywalker, & that along with the Yoda scene of, "There is another" showed the genius of the storytelling.

Now in retrospect, with all the folks in the know saying that the twin relationship was a last minute addition, IDK what to officially think...

but like with everything else SW, where you have to personally decide what means what to you, I think I'm going to pick to hold on to this one.

 

[Psab keel]

I just assumed her glance at Vader was one of fear because she could see that he was in total control of the situation. He's so intimidating in those scenes.

 

[CT1138]

Is it "Chewy" or "Chewie" ?

I always thought it was Chewie.

Chewy is the name of a granola bar brand.

 

[Strikerkc]

His Grand-ma calls him Chewy

Han calls him Chewie.

 

[sztriki]

I just assumed her glance at Vader was one of fear because she could see that he was in total control of the situation. He's so intimidating in those scenes.

Same to me it was more of a "god I hate you soooo much look" considering he literally took everything from her.

Someone posted the below a while back on scifiexchange, good thing I managed to dig it up:

After much research, I've finally found an answer to this one in the "Once Upon a Galaxy - A Journal of the the Making of Star Wars : Empire Strikes back".

As recounted by Alan Arnold, the original reason that Chewie and Leia were in the chamber was to act as leverage on Han Solo to remain compliant when testing out the Carbon freezer.

Had Fett killed Chewie, Han would likely have either tried to escape or at the very least injured himself trying to kill Fett, rendering him useless for the test. Vader prevented this, sensing that the situation could be brought under control.

(Now the scene is Kerch's [Irvin Kershner] trailer. Harrison has arrived to talk further about the scene to be filmed this morning. It is 11 A.M.)
IK: You see, Harrison, one thing I discovered that is going to affect us crucially is the fact that you have no way of knowing that you are the one they are going to put in the carbon freeze. They bring all three of you in, but you don't know anything. The princess doesn't know anything. She just senses danger. None of you has ever been in this place. You don't know what this place is. That's the reality of the situation. So we have to add some lines.
HF: Yeah, there's something missing.
IK: Right
HF: I don't have any lines. I'm on my way to an appalling fate and, well, it's no time for a speech, but surely I should say something, try to talk my way out.
IK: You've got heavily armed people all around you. Why do you think that Chewie and Leia have been brought in, too? I know why they are brought in. It came to me last night. They are brought in so you will not make problems. If you try to make a break, if you try to jump them, try to do anything so as not to go into that pit, they'll kill Chewie and Leia, too. They use them to subdue you.
HF: But they don't use them well enough, do they? Chewie tries to fight them off, but I don't raise a hand to help him.
IK: No, actually you stop him so he won't get himself killed.
HF: But I stop him before I know that if he fights he'll get himself killed. It's in Han's character to join Chewie in the fight. The bargain I'm likely to keep quiet for is if I'm convinced that Leia is safe because Lando has taken a shine to her.
IK : So we need another scene