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2012-02-03, 02:43 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Darths And Droids 2: Should've Gone to Naboo
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2012-02-03, 10:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-03, 03:28 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Darths And Droids 2: Should've Gone to Naboo
I was wondering how they were going to handle this. Of course, Pete's character is supposed to be an electronic espionage and sabotage genius, so it makes some sense, but it feels like a very pointed remark at the original series.
Which didn't exist in that universe.
Kind of meta is what I'm saying.
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2012-02-03, 04:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-03, 05:40 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-04, 03:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Darths And Droids 2: Should've Gone to Naboo
Pointing out the gaping plot hole of the very first scene of Star Wars? I think the rest of the comic will do just fine. Original Trilogy probably has even more fodder for this than the prequels. Especially after the prequels have been savaged.
There's merchandise whoring and then there's Star Wars.
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2012-02-04, 10:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-04, 10:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Darths And Droids 2: Should've Gone to Naboo
Man this thing was full of outdated stuff.
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2012-02-07, 10:50 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Darths And Droids 2: Should've Gone to Naboo
Vader should have axed her that question more "politely".
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2012-02-07, 12:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Darths And Droids 2: Should've Gone to Naboo
So queens are elected and senator is a hereditary position?
Makes sense to me.Spoiler
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2012-02-07, 03:01 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Darths And Droids 2: Should've Gone to Naboo
Sure, why not? Come on, if it was the worst problem with the Star Wars universe... maybe they just use different words for those? (Or maybethey just needed a princess in the first movie and... she had to be elected... because... otherwise the people wouldn't love her!)
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2012-02-07, 03:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Darths And Droids 2: Should've Gone to Naboo
Not to mention that all sorts of kings were (at least nominally) elected or otherwise confirmed through semi-democratic processes throughout history, whether it was a Saxon English Witen, German prince-electors, the early Capetians, the Polish szlachta at the wolna elekcja, and so forth. Sure, the candidates and electors needed to have the right moral imprimatur (whether by blood or, for the Holy Roman Empire, religious authority for the three archbishop-electors), but there are all sorts of ways historical republics have restricted the franchise as well. It's just a silly argument, though I suppose it's not as silly as the fact that Amidala stopped being queen without dying.
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2012-02-07, 03:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Darths And Droids 2: Should've Gone to Naboo
The "Naboo uses royalistic titles for nonroyal jobs" theory makes the most sense to me.
Before being "Queen of Naboo" she was "Princess of Theed" or "Governor of Theed"- so it isn't just Queen that's an elected job, it's Princess as well.Marut-2 Avatar by Serpentine
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2012-02-09, 07:18 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Darths And Droids 2: Should've Gone to Naboo
You, know that is actually a point... as far as my limited knowledge of history goes e.g. the the German prince electors did vote for their king... it's just greatly different from what we would consider an election but still...
How a senator can be hereditary I still don't know. (Well, I guess I do but I don't see much sense in it)
As for today... those empire guys were really dedicated to their jobs, weren't they?
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2012-02-09, 09:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Darths And Droids 2: Should've Gone to Naboo
Didnt the roman senators have hereditary seats? Its been about 15 years since I studied history, so I may be wrong.
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2012-02-09, 10:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-09, 11:03 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-09, 10:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Darths And Droids 2: Should've Gone to Naboo
Actually, in some ways they had the opposite of that. In order to remain a member of the nobility, a family would have to produce at least 1 senator every generation. In order to become a senator, you had to finish a term in any elected office besides the tribune, if memory serves (mind you, in order to get a higher post, you had to already have served in a lower post.)
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2012-02-09, 10:42 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-12, 07:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Darths And Droids 2: Should've Gone to Naboo
Wow. Every screencap of that meaningless lackey was prefect. The strip had me cracking up the whole way through.
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2012-02-12, 10:53 AM (ISO 8601)
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Agreed, Vadar has definitely found himself some lackeys that can be counted on. I just love the whole resigned acceptance to death. "Ill join the queue."
"Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum"
Translation: "Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe."
"If you don't get those cameras out of my face, I'm gonna go 8.6 on the Richter scale with gastric emissions that'll clear this room."
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2012-02-12, 12:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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Wow, Vader is even more likely to kill than in the films. Glad to know his underlings know that.
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2012-02-13, 04:57 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Darths And Droids 2: Should've Gone to Naboo
So this is just the DM speaking to himself at the moment? That's... kinda weird. I mean, I know this is a scene in the movie that needs to happen, but none of the PCs are around to listen in, are they?
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2012-02-13, 06:42 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-14, 06:39 AM (ISO 8601)
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I have a bad feeling about this.
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2012-02-14, 07:23 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-14, 07:30 AM (ISO 8601)
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Maybe he went to college and can't play anymore?
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2012-02-14, 07:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Darths And Droids 2: Should've Gone to Naboo
I wonder if he'll return (maybe on holiday?) to play Old Ben Kenobi.
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2012-02-14, 08:10 AM (ISO 8601)
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C-3PO: Don't you talk about my brother like that!
R2-D2: Whoa... calm down.
C-3PO: You never really liked him! What, are you glad he's gone?!
R2-D2: No! I never—
C-3PO: You go that way! Find your stupid dreadnought!
GM: Uh... maybe we can stop here for tonight.
C-3PO: No! We keep playing! Ben would have wanted it that way.
Let's ask DMM, if he's still lurking around here, waiting for a chance to spoil the entire comic for us...
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2012-02-14, 08:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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NOW COMPLETE: Let's Play Starcraft II Trilogy:
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My Life For Aiur? I Barely Know 'Er: Legacy of the Void