The Official Episode III spoiler thread

Freeman's Trigger-Finger · Post by **Freeman's Trigger-Finger** » 2005-01-08 01:35pm

Vympel wrote:Guys, the pics I don't have are 7MB, zipped. Methinks I'll have to take requests.

So, without further ado:

- A pic of Anakin posing
- 2x pics of Clonetroopers (highly recommended!)
- 3x pics of Yoda in combat stance (recommended)
- Pics of Kashyyk, Mustafar, Alderaan and Utapau (just the planets as seen from space, nothing special)
- Obi-Wan posing
- 3x Duel pics (art style)
- 7x Vader pics- recommended

Of course I would NOT want those pics turning up in my e-mail, would I? Hm. Hm. *nudges Vymple*

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2005-01-08 02:03pm

His look is meant for the shadows just like ROTJ.

And, guys, before not asking, read the thread first. There´s something called "links" here.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2005-01-08 02:40pm

VT-16 wrote:His look is meant for the shadows just like ROTJ.

And, guys, before not asking, read the thread first. There´s something called "links" here.

From what I didn't interpret Vympel as not saying, I didn't gather that promo2 doesn't contain pics which aren't on the url.

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2005-01-08 03:44pm

I highly doubt it.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2005-01-08 04:03pm

VT-16 wrote:I highly doubt it.

I'd rather not take that chance.

Post by **Vympel** » 2005-01-09 02:54am

A shitload of Insider pictures have just hit the net, lots of cool Episode III completed shots. Find them ... around.

"Yoda has had enough. The dimunitive Jedi Master strides into Chancellor Palpatine's outer office, ignoring the Emperor's "Royal" Guards, to confront Palpatine."

- Obviously moments before the shots we see in the trailer

"Anakin Skywalker wakes up in a cold sweat after a terrible nightmare he has about his pregnant wife, Padme"

"While some of the Separatist fighters are easy do deal with, Obi-Wan Kenobi finds that the super battle droids are not pushovers"

- Obi-Wan slicing through a SBD.

"Obi-Wan Kenobi prepares his Jedi starfighter for a landing on the volcanic planet of Mustafar- and a date with destiny."

"Anaking Skywalker has learned much since his last battle with Separatist leader Count Dooku as this fight aboard the Trade Federation cruiser shows"

"Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi make quick work of a squadron of battle droids in the hangar bay of a Trade Federation cruiser"

"The firefight for control of the Coruscant skyways wreaks havoc on both sides. Clonetroopers stay at their laser cannons even as Separatist forces penetrate the armour of their Republic attack cruiser."

- Large cannons about the size of the ones we see being manned on the Death Star firing out of the same "open window" apertures, with an explosion tearing through on one side. The single crewman we can see (sitting at a console attached to one) is in white armour.

"Part of a Trade Federation cruiser makes an emergency crash landing on Coruscant with fire ships hovering nearby in an attempt to douse the flames"

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2005-01-09 06:06am

I see you´ve found your way to the secret spoiler-site. Hope the fanbois don´t drive you mad.

Large cannons about the size of the ones we see being manned on the Death Star

I have to correct this, those guns look much bigger than the ones we saw manned on the DS.

"Obi-Wan Kenobi prepares his Jedi starfighter for a landing on the volcanic planet of Mustafar- and a date with destiny."

I think the magazine got it wrong, that looks like Anakin´s starfighter (it has a yellow line on the side of the pic). Obi-Wan is said to stow aboard Padme´s Naboo Skiff.

Post by **Vympel** » 2005-01-09 06:45am

VT-16 wrote: I have to correct this, those guns look much bigger than the ones we saw manned on the DS.

Reckon? Scale seemed about the same to me- meh. Why gunners need to be Clones in white *armour*, I don't know, but luckily the Empire did away with that silliness. The view isn't clear, but hopefully their helmets bear some resemblance to the Death Star gunners.

I think the magazine got it wrong, that looks like Anakin´s starfighter (it has a yellow line on the side of the pic). Obi-Wan is said to stow aboard Padme´s Naboo Skiff.

Possibly. Annoys me though, why travel around in such a tiny fighter? Anakin's a Sith by that point, surely he could take a ship like Darth Maul's Sith Infiltrator?

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2005-01-09 09:16am

Just to compare:

http://img132.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img132& ... son0oe.jpg

I´m a bit peeved at the fact it takes at least three people to operate each cannon in ANH, while there appears to only be one soldier per cannon in the ROTS-shot.

Possibly. Annoys me though, why travel around in such a tiny fighter? Anakin's a Sith by that point, surely he could take a ship like Darth Maul's Sith Infiltrator?

I´m sure he thinks it´s adequate enough (didn´t they say he modified it himself?)

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2005-01-09 09:21am

Vympel wrote:Reckon? Scale seemed about the same to me- meh. Why gunners need to be Clones in white *armour*, I don't know,

Manpower difficulties? Temporary crew replacement?

Post by **Vympel** » 2005-01-09 09:53am

VT-16 wrote:Just to compare

Damn, my memory is faulty. I always envisage that gun as being bigger.

I´m a bit peeved at the fact it takes at least three people to operate each cannon in ANH, while there appears to only be one soldier per cannon in the ROTS-shot.

We can't see the rest of the cannon where they might be more crew. Or, judging from the angle of the shot, they may already be dead ...

I´m sure he thinks it´s adequate enough (didn´t they say he modified it himself?)

You're thinking about the modified Delta-7 he used in Clone Wars. That was blown up. His Eta-2 is no different from Obi-Wan's except in colour and of course, droid.

Manpower difficulties? Temporary crew replacement?

For some reason, using uber-expensive Clones due to manpower difficulties/ temporary crew replacement seems ... odd.

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2005-01-09 09:59am

Vympel wrote:
Manpower difficulties? Temporary crew replacement?
For some reason, using uber-expensive Clones due to manpower difficulties/ temporary crew replacement seems ... odd.

Stupid, more like.

I was reaching, I know. Could it be an emergency temp job for the clone?

Also, IS it a clone? It's hard to make out, but it looks like the gunner is just clad in white. Doesn't necessarily mean it's a clone, right?

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2005-01-09 10:01am

Maybe some are simply humans in Trooper gear? The logistics of an army and a navy fighting throughout an entire galaxy demands more personnel than just Clones.

You're thinking about the modified Delta-7 he used in Clone Wars. That was blown up. His Eta-2 is no different from Obi-Wan's except in colour and of course, droid.

No, I´m sure I read somewhere that his Eta-2 is modified as well.

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2005-01-09 10:20am

The following interview is with Genndy Tartakovsky and is semi-related to ROTS:

http://www.nowplayingmag.com/content/view/551/2/

After the first batch we were all exhausted, and we were starting to move on to do other things,” explains the animator. “And then all of a sudden we were contacted that they wanted to do another batch. And I wasn’t really interested in doing another one because I thought, ‘Well, it’s really hard.’ And I thought more Clone Wars is not going to be as interesting. But then I met with George and he told me he wanted to do a story where it ties in exactly to the beginning of Episode III, and that got me excited because it seemed like it’s really part of the mythology, and it’s coming from George himself — that he respected [Clone Wars] so much that he wanted us to tell the story of the scroll from Episode III.

Nice going.

Post by **Vympel** » 2005-01-10 12:17am

VT-16 wrote: No, I´m sure I read somewhere that his Eta-2 is modified as well.

Well, it looks the same.

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2005-01-10 01:06am

Vympel wrote:
VT-16 wrote: No, I´m sure I read somewhere that his Eta-2 is modified as well.
Well, it looks the same.

It carriers an R2-unit (R2-D2), while a Rergular Eta-2 carries a built in astromech.

Alan Bolte · Post by **Alan Bolte** » 2005-01-10 10:40pm

You're thinking modified means complete frame rebuild and different engines, like his Clone Wars ship; this one would be more tweaked with lots of minor changes to internals, mostly probably a matter of personal preference then really significant performance improvements. After all, they probably aquired - if not designed - the Eta-2 based on his suggestions from modding his Aethersprite.

Holy shit, it just hit me. All this time Vader's TIE X1 was said to be his custom ship, why the hell did I not make that connection? I R Dumb.

Post by **Vympel** » 2005-01-11 02:04am

I'd still like to see the source. There's been nothing definitive on the new Jedi Starfighter at all, I'm pretty sure it's nothing but confusion about his Clone Wars ship, nothing more.

Alan Bolte · Post by **Alan Bolte** » 2005-01-11 12:29pm

Oh, me too, it's just that I'm as sure as he is I saw something somewhere.

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2005-01-11 12:45pm

Naturally, I don´t save articles that could be useful in such debates, but I´m fairly certain they talked about Anakin´s ROTS starfighter, not the CW one. (And it is only relevant in connection with this image.) If the Etas are short range, then he might have gotten hyperdrives installed, like with the X1.

Lord Poe · Post by **Lord Poe** » 2005-01-12 10:16pm

A few seconds of duel footage. Courtesy: Kevin Smith

+http://www.viewaskew.com/kevin/duel.mov

President Sharky · Post by **President Sharky** » 2005-01-13 01:28am

The background is fan-made.

Post by **Vympel** » 2005-01-13 02:45am

VT-16 wrote:Naturally, I don´t save articles that could be useful in such debates, but I´m fairly certain they talked about Anakin´s ROTS starfighter, not the CW one. (And it is only relevant in connection with this image.) If the Etas are short range, then he might have gotten hyperdrives installed, like with the X1.

I doubt it- Obi-Wan's fighter would be similarly modified, since we know for a fact he uses it to travel to Utapau.

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2005-01-13 06:26am

Does anybody (here) know what's the ship that crashes to Corusant during the Battle of Corusant?

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2005-01-13 07:33am

A Trade Federation Cruiser (more specifically "The Invisible Hand", General Grievous´flagship. Anakin is said to crashland it as best as he can.)