The Official Episode III spoiler thread

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-12-09 09:05pm

President Sharky wrote:That cover is only for issue 1 of the comic adaptation, this isn't the cover for the Trade Paperback version.

Ahem...

Jesus, I'd swear some of you bastards are fucking blind...

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2004-12-09 09:13pm

Get a new goddamn personality, Spanky.

President Sharky · Post by **President Sharky** » 2004-12-09 09:43pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:
President Sharky wrote:That cover is only for issue 1 of the comic adaptation, this isn't the cover for the Trade Paperback version.
Ahem...

Jesus, I'd swear some of you bastards are fucking blind...

Go back to fucking your horses, you Nazi shit-gobbler.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-12-10 12:23am

Thank you.

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-12-10 08:39am

BTH 61 is out. Looks like Obi-Wan gets a new Eta-2 starfighter after the BoC, because he uses it to travel to Utapau.

In the picture, he's just landed and is admiring the sheen of his new R4-G9 droid (replacing the one destroyed at BoC), whose brassy colour, as we all should know, was chosen by the fans in a competition.

Grand Moff Yenchin · Post by **Grand Moff Yenchin** » 2004-12-11 12:12pm

Since vympel made it on the other thread, I'll just post a relatively 'dull' pic...

Edit: looking twice, I think something bad is going to happen to Dooku, Dooku's arm's position seems that he isn't taking the sabre, compared to the other pic, would this be Dooku's death? (Reminds me of the Duande episode of Highlander)

Edit again: ah I forgot people could use their left hands, no position problem....

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2004-12-11 09:14pm

Again, very nice ROTJ-esque elements -- an fallen Jedi vs. an apprentice, two fleets duking it out in the back, and of course, Palpatine watching it all from a comfortable chair.

President Sharky · Post by **President Sharky** » 2004-12-12 01:40am

Actually, Anakin is already a full Jedi Knight as of the beginning of the film, and during the course of the story, he is appointed to the Jedi Council (with a little help from Palpatine

).

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2004-12-12 02:04am

President Sharky wrote:Actually, Anakin is already a full Jedi Knight as of the beginning of the film, and during the course of the story, he is appointed to the Jedi Council (with a little help from Palpatine ).

True. How about just a Skywalker vs. a fallen Jedi.

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2004-12-15 07:19am

They has names now (from MF.com):

AT-RT
Republic Vehicle

This two legged walker is the precursor to the AT-ST.

Let me guess, 'R' for 'Reconnaisance'?

That´s, what, the third AT-ST precursor we´ve heard of so far?

AT-PT
AT-XT
AT-RT

-----> AT-ST

Wow.

MAGNA DROID
Confederate Droid

The tall MagnaGuard droids wield a special electrostaff pole coursing with energy, allowing them to parry lightsaber attacks. They are the personal body guards of General Grievous.

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-12-17 03:21am

+http://img51.exs.cx/img51/6796/btharc3gk.jpg

ARC trooper pilot model, relatively low resolution in comparison to other's made, since all it's required to do is tumble through space during some "unscheduled extra-vehicular activity".

Looks like we'll be seeing another TESB type incident when an ARC 170 gets destroyed

Dargos · Post by **Dargos** » 2004-12-17 03:48am

Vympel wrote:+http://img51.exs.cx/img51/6796/btharc3gk.jpg

If you remove the jaw part and air hoses you have the OT Rebel piolet helmets.

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2004-12-17 03:52am

No shit, Sherlock.

As long as we're on the subject, what's the use of air hoses if the helmet's open?

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2004-12-17 04:00am

I like the design. Unlike ENT, truly is starting to feel like bridging the gaps and showing the evolution, etc.

Dargos · Post by **Dargos** » 2004-12-17 04:29am

Pcm979 wrote:No shit, Sherlock.

As long as we're on the subject, what's the use of air hoses if the helmet's open?

Air conditioning? Fashion statement? Perhaps during EVA or atmosphere compromised conditions the orange visor slides down sealing the helmet, the chest apparatus might be emergency life support equipment only to be used when/if the piolet needs to punch out of his craft.

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-12-17 08:27am

Dargos wrote:
If you remove the jaw part and air hoses you have the OT Rebel piolet helmets.

And if you cover over the face plate you get a TIE Fighter pilot uniform, albeit not black. Pretty much. My one is closer. Nyeh nyeh.

Icehawk · Post by **Icehawk** » 2004-12-17 08:38am

The way its designed appears to be that in case they need to eject or get out of the vehicle in space they can just snap on a vacuum sealing face plate hence why it has hoses already attatched in preparation for such an event. It makes sense especially if your in combat and you may face accidental decompression from damage or a possible ejection.

Personally I rather like the design.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-12-17 09:31am

Cool, I like it.

I'm also rather surprised that they consider something like that to be a "low resolution model," which certainly gives you an idea of the level of work invovled in what ILM does...

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-12-18 12:02am

If this spoiler is legit, then this is how Anakin falls- supposedly paraphrased from the novelization:

Toward he end of the duel, Anakin becomes worn out by his initial and relentless aggression. Obi wan the ever professional Jedi has begun beating Anakin back while simultaneously begging him to see his mistakes, that he was not betrayed and to give himself up. Obi-wan is clever. He begins to talk about padme, his mother, his unborn child. Anakin, wounded and almost unable to fight shuts down his sabre. Obi wan reciprocates. The volatile surroundings of Mustafar shake the very ground they stand on, yet between the two old friends there is a calm. "come with me..." Obi wan reaches out his hand to Anakin. Anakin, consumed by the conflict of emotion looks down at the void below him. One final look at Obi wan and he steps back and falls. Obi wan instinctively tries to catch him but it is too late.

Personally, I don't think it's legit, but who knows.

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-12-18 12:11am

EP 3 BTS: Utapau, Mustafar- basically talking about the use of miniatures to create the environments.

Fun fact: Episode I used more models than all the original films combined. Far cry from the snobbery of "too much CG" eh?

President Sharky · Post by **President Sharky** » 2004-12-18 12:59am

It is also said that Mustafar is a very young, double planet.

Vympel, where did you find that spoiler?

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-12-18 01:42am

President Sharky wrote:It is also said that Mustafar is a very young, double planet.

Vympel, where did you find that spoiler?

KMC forums, which got it from somewhere on TFN.

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2004-12-20 09:59am

From MF.com:

"It's a trap!" - Admiral Ackbar, Return of the Jed.

If there is one person you can count on to ensnare the heroes in a trap, it’s the dark lord, Sidious. In Revenge of the Sith, Sidious organises a trap to destroy one of the most powerful Jedi on the Council – Obi-Wan Kenobi.

After the failed attack on Coruscant, the separatist general known as Grievous contacts Lord Sidious. Sidious instructs his general to go to a secret base on the distant, neutral planet of Utapau. When he arrives on the planet, he is to wait for the arrival of the Jedi Master: then he is to destroy him.

But how does he get the Jedi Master to go there? Via Anakin Skywalker.

Anakin receives a report from Palpatine through the Chancellor’s Clone Intelligence network. This network has discovered the secret base of Grievous. Anakin passes this information onto the Jedi Council who sends Obi-Wan Kenobi to finally lead an assault to destroy the General…

Clone Intelligence Network, eh? Looks like the Jedi are gradually getting replaced even before the slaughter...

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2004-12-20 04:49pm

Vympel wrote:If this spoiler is legit, then this is how Anakin falls- supposedly paraphrased from the novelization:

Toward he end of the duel, Anakin becomes worn out by his initial and relentless aggression. Obi wan the ever professional Jedi has begun beating Anakin back while simultaneously begging him to see his mistakes, that he was not betrayed and to give himself up. Obi-wan is clever. He begins to talk about padme, his mother, his unborn child. Anakin, wounded and almost unable to fight shuts down his sabre. Obi wan reciprocates. The volatile surroundings of Mustafar shake the very ground they stand on, yet between the two old friends there is a calm. "come with me..." Obi wan reaches out his hand to Anakin. Anakin, consumed by the conflict of emotion looks down at the void below him. One final look at Obi wan and he steps back and falls. Obi wan instinctively tries to catch him but it is too late.
Personally, I don't think it's legit, but who knows.

Probably. But recall Vader's response to Luke when his son made a similar offer in ROTJ:

"Obi-Wan once thought as you did."

This will have to be addressed during the final fight one-way or another.

President Sharky · Post by **President Sharky** » 2004-12-20 06:52pm

The Anakin suicide rumour has been struck down by Nick Gillard. I was looking through a thread on TF.N dealing with a chat with the stunt coordinator, and when asked whether "Anakin goes down swinging or does he resign himself to defeat?", Gillard responded with, "Anakin goes down like the biggest swinger in town."

Also, Rebelscum has an image of the new Lego AT-RT.