Star Trek vs. Star Wars (and a collection of memes)

Rogue One plugs the plothole of ‘if the Death Star was supposed to be indestructible, why did it have a weakness?’. The film plugs that plothole by inferring that the designer was a Rebel sympathiser who wanted to give the Alliance the best chance of destroying it without the Empire finding out and undoing what he did (Galen Erso).

The Prequels are better in this department because:

1. The Separatists have lore-based reasons why their basic troops are crap. Battle Droids were purposefully designed with poor-quality targeting mechanisms to be as cheap as possible to make (read: Made in China), and designed with spindly bodies to make them as cheap and easy to store as possible, because like most businesses the Trade Federation want as much as possible for as little money as possible. With the Stormtroopers on the other hand the lore contradicts their performance in the films - they’re made out to have gone through rigorous and efficient training in the Imperial Academies (they quickly defeat the Rebel Troopers in the Tantive IV) and Obi-Wan describes them as being ‘precise’, yet as soon as the main heroes turn up they become the very opposite of that, somehow missing Han at point-blank range several times and generally being utterly useless. Sequel Trilogy Stormtroopers have it even worse because Hux states they were ‘trained from birth’ yet they are similarly incompetent.
2. To outweigh their crap baseline troops, the Separatists have other units that are pretty good. Super Battle Droids can take several blaster bolts and keep coming, Droidekas are pretty much immune to small-arms fire and can only be killed with starfighter-grade weaponry and Magnaguards can survive being beheaded by a Lightsaber. Not exactly pushovers. Rogue One also does this with the Death Troopers - as soon as these guys appear on the battlefield the heroes start dying in droves.
3. While the Clone Troopers are more expendable than, say, the Jedi, they prove themselves to be vastly superior to the Battle Droids they fight, and in a simple grindfest they’d win easily due to their superior equipment and genetic modifications. Indeed to this day they still remain the best faction troops of Star Wars without a doubt because they were bred to be as high-quality fighters as possible.

 

https://twitter.com/jenapparently/status/1341405069980430336?s=21
Just the entire thread (Mando spoilers)

 

There is a theory that the Stormtroopers missed the heroes on purpose in that movie, the idea being that Vader wanted them to lead him to the Rebellion's base.

 

It's quiet here...too quiet

@NIGHTBRINGER

 

I will be resuming my efforts at meme-hunting as soon as I have my Slann project under control, so at least it will be something to tide you over until the return of the Master-Memer himself.... @NIGHTBRINGER

 

Funnily enough Jar Jar figures are desirable among collectors because they are so rarely seen, due to Hasbro knowing about the character’s low popularity. As a collector myself I know the last 3.75” Jar Jar figure was made in 2012 (I have one, and the upcoming one is a 6” figure) and when that line ceased production I noticed the remaining Jar Jars went like hot cakes. Compare this to the world-renowned scene of Sequel Trilogy action figures shelf-warming for years after they were first produced, and we can see the silent majority’s response toward the Sequel Trilogy in full flow.

 

I also think there is a (not so gradual) shift of kids not playing with action figures these days. Admittedly, this doesn't affect the collector market, but I think it accounts for some of the low toy sales. That, and the Force is weak with the sequels as well.

 

Friend of mine had this pillow. I like it.

 

I’m not fussed about this personally. Andor and the Obi-Wan Kenobi series still have great potential.

Only if these are also ruined will I join the ‘Star Wars is dead’ crew.

 

Yeah, I admit I’ve made that mistake on here sometimes in my glorious defence of the Prequel Trilogy, sorry everyone

I realise now that dissing people who diss your favourite stuff doesn’t turn them to your side, it simple makes them more adamant to diss your favourite stuff, and possibly yourself into the bargain.

I’m simply willing to give Disney two more chances of doing something good with Star Wars (especially as the Mandalorian isn’t one of my chances as I’m not enthusiastic about it, I owe them one). Rogue One was great, so I’m hoping Andor will follow in its footsteps, and I’m always game for anything that links to the Prequel Trilogy, so the Obi-Wan series is a must-watch too. I just hope they’re released on DVD so I don’t have to subscribe to Disney+ just to watch them.

If they fail with these too, I will join you in advocating Disney’s failure.

 

Let's not forget, I've been (presumably) boycotting Disney for longer than you. The last Disney movie I paid money to see was Solo. Of equal importance, I have not spent a single penny on Disney Plus (and would only consider doing so if Kathleen Kennedy was eliminated).

Welcome to the club, its good to have another ally fighting for our cause.

I guess we can expect no better from an SJW trash heap of a company like Disney. I decade ago I loved Disney, now I hate them with a passion.