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[–] RandomAccess ago 

I realize this post is old, but voat lifetime seems longer so I'm going to ask anyway, have you read Heir to the Jedi and what did you think? (just finished it personally)

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[–] RobMan 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Are the prequels considered expanded universe? And if so does that mean there no longer cannon?

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[–] Code_X [S] ago 

No - the movies (inc. prequels and original Special Edition), as well as anything George Lucas ever said in interviews and things are "G-canon" - that is the official canon that all other material is linked into.

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[–] Foxy73 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

What exactly does Luke mean when he says he "bulls-eyed womp rats in his T-16?"

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[–] Code_X [S] ago 

The answer assuming you don't know what those things are:

A Incom Corporation T-16 Skyhopper is a high performance airspeeder to quote Wookiepedia. A 2 T-16's appear in the Lars homestead in the Star Wars IV - look is seen playing with a model one with his real one in the background through a doorway. Movie Still

Biggs also mentions them in the Yavin briefing saying "T-16’s are a lot like the snub-fighters [Ed: X-Wings] we are using"

A womp rat is a large omnivorous rodent apparently native to Tatooine [Canon], but seemingly found a lot of other places in Expanded Univers (Legends) material. They are about the size of tiger and roam in packs.

Bulls-eye in Star Wars has the same meaning as "our world" in that a bull is the male of a (game) species. (Bull crocodile for instance, or bull elephant).

The English longbow yeomen were directed to practice frequently, and it has been stated that there was often a practice held immediately after church services in small hamlets, the only time during the week when many of the archers would gather. A common target was the white skull of a bull, and the greatest skill could be illustrated by getting a "bull's eye".

Another common shooting term derives from this activity, when the archer is far from the target, the arrow must be pointed high, due to the arched trajectory of an arrow. When the archer is very close to the target, then he may point directly, without aiming above the white bull's skull, hence "pointing at the white", or "point blanc" as it was stated in those times. The term is now an established military term, "point blank" range, or the distance at which a firearm can be directly aimed at the target without consideration of the arched trajectory. Modern firearms often have a point blank range of a few hundred yards.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bullseye

What Luke meant (in the context of "you have to do the Death Star trench run (a little unnecessarily complicated for an attack strategy, we know) and fire torpedoes into a 2 meter wide hole at the end" and Wedge was a whiny little bitch about it, was "Bitch please.You got targeting computers and all sorts of shit and there is like a whole 4 squadrons and those like, what are they - some cargo ships n' stuff? Against, well.... yeah nah - it'll be fine. Seriously. These other guys? All screwed. But you? You're fine Wedge. Speaking part. You'll get an action figure out of it."

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[–] Code_X [S] ago 

(Answering in order of asking)

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[–] KidQuantum 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Is a parsec a unit of distance or speed? See: Kessel Run.

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[–] Code_X [S] 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Hi Kid - classic Star Wars question and one which has caused no end of debate across fandom and oddly, science.

To begin - we know that in Star Wars a parsec is a unit of distance. This is G-canon by inference, as we know Star Wars is set in our Universe, just in a different Galaxy and a long time ago. So failing scientific evidence that the laws of space, time and physics change depending on which galaxy you are in, a Star Wars parsec is the same as a"Earth" paresec - astronomical unit of length.

But that's not really what you are asking is it :) What you are really asking is how Han Solo can get the Falcon to do the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.

Since obviously you can't shorten something known to be a fixed distance (i.e. do it "quicker") - this has caused many people consternation.

There are a couple of answers here we can take though, all based on the assumption that G-canon (i.e the movies) are "real".

The first answer assumes that Han Solo's brag was in fact accurate (and that he wasn't just drunk and trying to crack a bear... see above - great example ;) ). The Expanded Universe (which used to be Canon, however not necessarily any more - see "Star Wars Legends" etc) explained this as follows: (Thanks to Wookiepedia for some copy paste paraphrasing)

The Kessel Run is 18 parsecs in length by measure. It is a space lane used by smugglers to bypass Imperial patrols, and passes dangerously close to a triple cluster of black holes. So point 1 - they don't use hyperspace to do the run due to the gravitational issues - so it's got nothing to do with the statement "she'll make .5 past light speed". According to EU canon (the Han Solo Trilogy as well as supporting material around Grand Admiral Daala and the Maw facility), by cutting his part to even closer to the Maw, and due to the corresponding warping of time and space due to the black holes, he managed to make the Run a 11.5 parsec journey.

The second answer assumes Han is full of shit or "has cracked one too many bears". This is the G-canon (official) explanation as the original script states clearly that "Ben reacts to Solo's stupid attempt to impress them with obvious misinformation." and in the final script Han's line is listed as Han Solo (obviously lying) "It's the ship that made the Kessel run in less than twelve parsecs!".

(Having had the honour of actually reading years ago in high school, a real copy of the final script belonging to some of the R2's prop crew (where I went straight to a couple a points including this one) - that's indeed how it is written in the script, so that's really the official answer.)

Hope that helps!

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[–] KidQuantum 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Good Lord, we have to find you a job...

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[–] Genghis_Khan 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

If you had to choose the most influential Sith, who would you choose and why would it be Darth Bane?

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[–] Code_X [S] 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Ah Khan, you crazy kid. Ok - Darth Bane. Because, Darth Bane.

But I actually rank him number 2 of most INFLUENTIAL (not powerful mind you) Sith.

1) Ajunta Pall. Because a 25,000 year legacy. No Pall, no Sith.

2) Darth Bane. Because this dirt farmer who rose to be Sith'ai guaranteed the existence of the Order via the Rule of Two following the fall of the original Empire/Order. If Pall is the "Father", Bane is the "Son" - the Sith's New Hope.

3) Darth Tyranus. Yep - Count Dooku. Why? For exactly the reason that Sidious isn't on the list - Sidious was a patsy. I believe that Tyranus, amongst others (non-Sith mind you), directly engineered the fall of the Jedi Order AND the destruction of the Order as it stood, putting an end to the Sith stagnation as well as the Jedi stagnation and ultimately restored Balance to the Force - a state of being that recognises that both the Dark Side and the Light Side must exist in harmony with neither being more powerful than the other. And that's a story for another question :)

And Khan - In true Sith fashion, I'll leave it to you to decide if I ranked them in order of "reveal" (most important last) or in order of "importance" (most important first...) :)

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[–] Superking 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Why is Star Trek so much better than Star Wars?

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[–] Code_X [S] 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Good question. One I knew would be asked.

Because, quite simply, it's not real. It's an idyllic futuristic and Utopian view of Earth's place in the Universe. One where Earth is super important and not just one of a billion sentient species. One where the good guys always win and America FUCK YEAH politics work. (Gunship diplomacy they used to call it BITD). It's sweetness and light, raindrops and kittens. It's a magical, fluffy bunny world, where unicorns pee rainbows and everything tastes of chocolate.

But that's not real. That's not life. Either here and now or in a galaxy far, far, away, a long, long time ago. That's the reality. You WANT to live in Star Trek. I get that It's the whining complaint of Trekkies the world over, sick of having their pocket protectors stolen and sock garters laughed at. But you HAVE to live in Star Wars. Get over it.

Star Trek might be "better" in the way that a Segway is 'better" than a Harley Davidson - fuel efficiency, green, lower carbon footprint, responsible.

But it will never ever be cooler. Because Star Wars.

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[–] Superking ago 

Haha... A bunch of space wizards fighting with magic flashlights is cool?

If Star Trek is a segway, Star Wars is an IT

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[–] nearly-evil 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

What brand of bear did the actor playing luke drink while on the set?

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[–] Code_X [S] 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Well, all cast and crew likely would of have drunken the local brew depending on which film and which set they were on. Very hard to get imported beer of any sort in Tunisia for instance, if any beer at all.

The one shot we have of Mark Hamill with a beer back on the set of New Hope in the 70's was Carrie Fisher handing him one. Not being from around them parts... I have to trust the commentary around the web to the effect that apparently the brand is Faxe Beer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r_GcNJDSg8

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[–] Genghis_Khan 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

People drink bears? Holy shit that's hardcore.

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[–] LordOfDragons 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

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[–] nearly-evil ago 

hey now, I am really drunk, cut me some slacks