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The Ahsoka Tano thread [Star Wars]

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  • WiseManTobesWiseManTobes Registered User regular
    Quid wrote: »
    I was always kind of meh about Vader until Rebels. Everyone would go on about what a terrifying villain he is but the books and comics always failed to capture it for me.
    Seeing him in motion, fighting a Jedi and padawan single handedly, helped a lot.

    Even "Vader Down" comic?

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  • honoverehonovere Registered User regular
    Vader down is too cartoonishly over the top with Vader and his silly new droids for me really take him seriously in it. Just too much.

  • WiseManTobesWiseManTobes Registered User regular
    honovere wrote: »
    Vader down is too cartoonishly over the top with Vader and his silly new droids for me really take him seriously in it. Just too much.

    I can see that. Over the top is my jam tho heh

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Regardless of your feelings on the comic, “All I am surrounded by is fear and dead men” is a really good line,

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • KanaKana Registered User regular
    There's been some real good Vader-as-horror-villain stuff

    every little detail about The Hallway Scene is fantastic
    The ending of Fallen Order
    His appearances in Rebels, both dunking on the main crew and also his fight with Ahsoka

    A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.
  • Commander ZoomCommander Zoom Registered User regular
    Recent media has done a LOT to rehabilitate Vader as genuinely scary.

  • jdarksunjdarksun Struggler VARegistered User regular
    Nightslyr wrote: »
    I will never not be amazed by how Ahsoka went from being the annoying kid sidekick/kid insert character to probably the best developed, most interesting character of the entire franchise, and legit bad ass to boot.
    I could never get into Clone Wars, so Ashoka's still this annoying insert character that Filoni drops into his shows to show off how badass she is then whisks her away before anything bad can happen.

    Rebels spoilers
    I respected the character a hell of a lot more when Filoni killed her off against Darth Vader. The time_travel!retcon was weak sauce.

  • Commander ZoomCommander Zoom Registered User regular
    edited November 2020
    jdarksun wrote: »
    Nightslyr wrote: »
    I will never not be amazed by how Ahsoka went from being the annoying kid sidekick/kid insert character to probably the best developed, most interesting character of the entire franchise, and legit bad ass to boot.
    I could never get into Clone Wars, so Ashoka's still this annoying insert character that Filoni drops into his shows to show off how badass she is then whisks her away before anything bad can happen.

    Rebels spoilers
    I respected the character a hell of a lot more when Filoni killed her off against Darth Vader. The time_travel!retcon was weak sauce.
    See also Paul Dini and Harley Quinn. "Kill your darlings" is good writing advice (and often quite literal) that many refuse/can't bring themselves to follow.

    Commander Zoom on
  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    I thought the end of Return of the Joker was fine.

  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    jdarksun wrote: »
    Nightslyr wrote: »
    I will never not be amazed by how Ahsoka went from being the annoying kid sidekick/kid insert character to probably the best developed, most interesting character of the entire franchise, and legit bad ass to boot.
    I could never get into Clone Wars, so Ashoka's still this annoying insert character that Filoni drops into his shows to show off how badass she is then whisks her away before anything bad can happen.

    Rebels spoilers
    I respected the character a hell of a lot more when Filoni killed her off against Darth Vader. The time_travel!retcon was weak sauce.
    See also Paul Dini and Harley Quinn. "Kill your darlings" is good writing advice (and often quite literal) that many refuse/can't bring themselves to follow.
    That doesn't mean "kill off characters you like", it means "be willing to drop scenes, lines, plot points and, yes, characters if they aren't working with the larger story".

  • Commander ZoomCommander Zoom Registered User regular
    jdarksun wrote: »
    Nightslyr wrote: »
    I will never not be amazed by how Ahsoka went from being the annoying kid sidekick/kid insert character to probably the best developed, most interesting character of the entire franchise, and legit bad ass to boot.
    I could never get into Clone Wars, so Ashoka's still this annoying insert character that Filoni drops into his shows to show off how badass she is then whisks her away before anything bad can happen.

    Rebels spoilers
    I respected the character a hell of a lot more when Filoni killed her off against Darth Vader. The time_travel!retcon was weak sauce.
    See also Paul Dini and Harley Quinn. "Kill your darlings" is good writing advice (and often quite literal) that many refuse/can't bring themselves to follow.
    That doesn't mean "kill off characters you like", it means "be willing to drop scenes, lines, plot points and, yes, characters if they aren't working with the larger story".

    It can be both! As I said, "often quite literal".

  • jdarksunjdarksun Struggler VARegistered User regular
    ...I should add that I'm excited to see her again if/when she shows up in any future Star Wars media, because 1) lots of people like her, which will make them excited/happy and 2) the Filoni-verse is probably the best thing that's happened to Star Wars since the OT.

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    The thing is that Filoni very clearly had Ashoka’s fate figured out when he wrote season 2 so even if that particular trope is an asspull, it is an asspull that was planned and not a retcon.

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  • RedTideRedTide Registered User regular
    The thing I like about Ashoka being woven through the timeline is that I always found it hard to believe that:

    - Obi Wan and Yoda were the only Jedi that survived the purge

    - All of the Jedi who survived sat on the sidelines

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Ashoka is no Jedi.

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • RedTideRedTide Registered User regular
    Ashoka is no Jedi.

    Potato, padawan-o

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited November 2020
    Anyone else find it funny that Filoni spins the old Star Wars EU into gold while JJ Abrams spun the old EU into shit.

    Munkus Beaver on
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  • RedTideRedTide Registered User regular
    Anyone else find it funny that Filoni spins the old Star Wars EU into gold while JJ Abrams spun the old EU into shit.

    There's a slope to his quality line and apparently it still applies even if he didn't direct every iteration.

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  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    RedTide wrote: »
    The thing I like about Ashoka being woven through the timeline is that I always found it hard to believe that:

    - Obi Wan and Yoda were the only Jedi that survived the purge

    - All of the Jedi who survived sat on the sidelines

    There's a few others bouncing around. Besides them apparently some of the inquisitors were also former Jedi.

  • KanaKana Registered User regular
    Ashoka is no Jedi.

    According to Order 66 she is, and that order comes straight from the emperor.

    And that dude's killed a lot of jedi, so if anyone's an authority on that subject it should be him!

    A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.
  • Doctor DetroitDoctor Detroit Registered User regular
    Order 66 including Maul and Ahsoka is totally due to what he knew and how she could have redeemed Anakin if they meet up early enough after his fall.

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    “Then I will avenge his death.”
    “Revenge is not the Jedi way.”
    “I’m no Jedi.”

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • KanaKana Registered User regular
    “Then I will avenge his death.”
    “Revenge is not the Jedi way.”
    “I’m no Jedi.”

    and then she didn't get revenge either

    therefore she IS a jedi

    Sorry but FACTS and LOGIC prove it

    A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.
  • ShadowenShadowen Snores in the morning LoserdomRegistered User regular
    Ahsoka is not a Jedi, by her own definition.

    However, her definition is based on prequel-era Jedi, who were pretty garbo, which is why she left.

    In other eras she might have been considered exemplary.

  • AegeriAegeri Tiny wee bacteriums Plateau of LengRegistered User regular
    honovere wrote: »
    Rebels similarly starts with an annoying kid character, but he grows up fast. If you can make it through the first half of season 1 you're golden. The animation style also takes a bit getting used to. Everything bin space looks great from the beginning but the character models always feel a bit awkward. Maybe it's just because (almost) no-one in Rebels wears any kind of robes, dresses or any flowy clothes at all.

    In fairness for Rebels, I've already seen the bit where Ezra force chokes someone and then when asked "Did Kanan teach you that" he just gives this look of "Don't ask about what you don't want answers to". So I'm aware where this series goes after a while and I'm keen to see if these people will turn up in say, Mandalorian at some point.

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  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    Frankly Ahsoka’s biggest mistake was not culling the Jedi herself.

    There would have been no stragglers.

  • ShadowenShadowen Snores in the morning LoserdomRegistered User regular
    Aegeri wrote: »
    honovere wrote: »
    Rebels similarly starts with an annoying kid character, but he grows up fast. If you can make it through the first half of season 1 you're golden. The animation style also takes a bit getting used to. Everything bin space looks great from the beginning but the character models always feel a bit awkward. Maybe it's just because (almost) no-one in Rebels wears any kind of robes, dresses or any flowy clothes at all.

    In fairness for Rebels, I've already seen the bit where Ezra force chokes someone and then when asked "Did Kanan teach you that" he just gives this look of "Don't ask about what you don't want answers to". So I'm aware where this series goes after a while and I'm keen to see if these people will turn up in say, Mandalorian at some point.

    What he does is actually more messed-up.
    He mind tricks a walker pilot into fighting a squad of troopers, then when they've won, he has them walk off a cliff.

  • Commander ZoomCommander Zoom Registered User regular
    edited November 2020
    Shadowen wrote: »
    Aegeri wrote: »
    honovere wrote: »
    Rebels similarly starts with an annoying kid character, but he grows up fast. If you can make it through the first half of season 1 you're golden. The animation style also takes a bit getting used to. Everything bin space looks great from the beginning but the character models always feel a bit awkward. Maybe it's just because (almost) no-one in Rebels wears any kind of robes, dresses or any flowy clothes at all.

    In fairness for Rebels, I've already seen the bit where Ezra force chokes someone and then when asked "Did Kanan teach you that" he just gives this look of "Don't ask about what you don't want answers to". So I'm aware where this series goes after a while and I'm keen to see if these people will turn up in say, Mandalorian at some point.

    What he does is actually more messed-up.
    He mind tricks a walker pilot into fighting a squad of troopers, then when they've won, he has them walk off a cliff.

    "aaand that's a Dark Side Point, and that's a Dark Side Point, and... really? Oookay, that is definitely a Dark Side Point." </weg>

    Commander Zoom on
  • Bloods EndBloods End Blade of Tyshalle Punch dimensionRegistered User regular
    Anyone else find it funny that Filoni spins the old Star Wars EU into gold while JJ Abrams spun the old EU into shit.

    Am I surprised by a guy who trained at the hand of a flawed master who was completely focused in vision rather than popular appeal has a better handle on epic filmmaking then a guy whose contribution to filmmaking is "I wonder what this is about"?
    No I am not.

    2 things that Thanksgiving drunk me is thinking
    The first is that no matter how good the mando is , Dave.filoni already won star wars with the siege of mandalor and I cant believe that it was only this year this dropped
    I am continually amazed by how good the mando is, and how good jon faveraus writing is on it, considering how absolutely soulless lion king was.

    Part of me is upset theres no new star.wars this year but another part of me is onboard with taking years to.make those flicks
    Make them special.
    earn those stories
    Because they should last for a while and not become disposable entertainment

  • DiplominatorDiplominator Hardcore Porg Registered User regular
    It'll be interesting to see what happens with Ezra whenever they decide to pick up that plot thread again.

  • KamarKamar Registered User regular
    I need Ezra and Thrawn forced to team up out in the middle of nowhere holding off the Yuuzhan Vong or that AI army from the EU or whoever with whatever they can scrape together. Maybe some other EU Jedi that're not dead like, uh, Quinlan Vos is still alive right?

    Bonus points for serious "Thrawn is learning about how Jedi and the Force work and that's like his only weakness in the past this might be a bad idea" energy.

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Thrawn's major weakness was that he was working with the Empire, a bunch of selfish and lazy assholes.

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  • MvrckMvrck Dwarven MountainhomeRegistered User regular
    Thrawn's major weakness was that he was working with the Empire, a bunch of selfish and lazy assholes.

    Not getting the Force was basically half of OG Thrawns weakness. His other was attributing none of his enemies success to luck, versus skill.

    Which in theory sounds like an actual sound strategy for running a galaxy wide war, but when you have verifiable and demonstratable proof there is an incredibly powerful mystical energy out there, when random shit keeps going wrong in a few very specific goals - no matter how sound your planning and strategy - maybe it's time to step back and consider that maybe the universe itself doesn't want you to succeed.

  • MatevMatev Cero Miedo Registered User regular
    Mvrck wrote: »
    Thrawn's major weakness was that he was working with the Empire, a bunch of selfish and lazy assholes.

    Not getting the Force was basically half of OG Thrawns weakness. His other was attributing none of his enemies success to luck, versus skill.

    Which in theory sounds like an actual sound strategy for running a galaxy wide war, but when you have verifiable and demonstratable proof there is an incredibly powerful mystical energy out there, when random shit keeps going wrong in a few very specific goals - no matter how sound your planning and strategy - maybe it's time to step back and consider that maybe the universe itself doesn't want you to succeed.

    I mean, Kreia knew and she still gave zero fucks

    "Go down, kick ass, and set yourselves up as gods, that's our Prime Directive!"
    Hail Hydra
  • override367override367 ALL minions Registered User regular
    edited November 2020
    Shadowen wrote: »
    Aegeri wrote: »
    honovere wrote: »
    Rebels similarly starts with an annoying kid character, but he grows up fast. If you can make it through the first half of season 1 you're golden. The animation style also takes a bit getting used to. Everything bin space looks great from the beginning but the character models always feel a bit awkward. Maybe it's just because (almost) no-one in Rebels wears any kind of robes, dresses or any flowy clothes at all.

    In fairness for Rebels, I've already seen the bit where Ezra force chokes someone and then when asked "Did Kanan teach you that" he just gives this look of "Don't ask about what you don't want answers to". So I'm aware where this series goes after a while and I'm keen to see if these people will turn up in say, Mandalorian at some point.

    What he does is actually more messed-up.
    He mind tricks a walker pilot into fighting a squad of troopers, then when they've won, he has them walk off a cliff.

    "aaand that's a Dark Side Point, and that's a Dark Side Point, and... really? Oookay, that is definitely a Dark Side Point." </weg>

    well if it's SWTOR's logic it's going to be the same amount of dark side points as not ratting out a jedi romantic couple out to the council

    override367 on
  • Commander ZoomCommander Zoom Registered User regular
    shut up, Mennaus

  • AegeriAegeri Tiny wee bacteriums Plateau of LengRegistered User regular
    It's really a slog getting through this first season of Rebels after watching that last Clone Wars season. The dip in quality animation wise is hugely notable and it's just not as interesting.

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  • MatevMatev Cero Miedo Registered User regular
    edited November 2020
    It pays off in later seasons, and there are some gems like when the Grand Inquisitor shows up and when

    S1 End Spoilers
    Tarkin shows up and has at least 2 recurring villains executed for gross incompetence and generally doesn't play games with the crew of the Ghost. And he sets up
    Vader coming in to clean house in the Season 2 opener, which was our first stop on the 'No Vader is not just Mickey Mouse with a lightsaber' rehabilitation tour.

    Matev on
    "Go down, kick ass, and set yourselves up as gods, that's our Prime Directive!"
    Hail Hydra
  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited November 2020
    It’s actually kind of impressive how in Rebels the show acts like people aren’t dying for such a long time and then suddenly people are just dying whoops

    Munkus Beaver on
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  • AegeriAegeri Tiny wee bacteriums Plateau of LengRegistered User regular
    edited November 2020
    Before I wrote my comment above, I hadn't got to the point where Tarkin turned up.

    When he executed the Hogan's heroes Imperial stand ins, I knew they were changing the tune of the show from that point.

    Edit: And please tell me I'm not the only one who immediately thought of Klink and the Sergeant with those two guys.

    Aegeri on
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