Engineering Oddities?

SpyderGS · Post by **SpyderGS** » 2004-02-11 05:12pm

While there have been more than enough oddities, flaws and downright stupid issues with Trek, has anyone noticed any issues with Wars engineering? The only one that leaps to mind immediately is the shaft to the DS2 reactor in the Emperor's throne room. And if anyone can explain that one away, I would really appreciate it.

Isolder74 · Post by **Isolder74** » 2004-02-11 05:28pm

it is next to the elevator. it is notthe only place with similer pits. See ANH. I may serve as easy access to the interieor for the perpose of repairs. It does have a railing around if safety was your concern

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2004-02-11 05:38pm

Isolder74 wrote:it is next to the elevator. it is notthe only place with similer pits. See ANH. I may serve as easy access to the interieor for the perpose of repairs. It does have a railing around if safety was your concern

A shaft for easy access in the throne room? Im sure palpy will be real pleased if repair men need to barge their way into his innermost sanctum so they can repair a broken system a few decks down.

EDIT: grammer added extra words so it made sense/

Comosicus · Post by **Comosicus** » 2004-02-11 05:45pm

Palpatine going down the shaft:

"All is proceding as I have forseen. This shaft has served its purpose."

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2004-02-11 06:02pm

well... maybe its pretty to look at the core? could be aesthetic.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-02-11 06:07pm

More likely a necessity.

Isolder74 · Post by **Isolder74** » 2004-02-11 07:16pm

Crazedwraith wrote:
Isolder74 wrote:it is next to the elevator. it is notthe only place with similer pits. See ANH. I may serve as easy access to the interieor for the perpose of repairs. It does have a railing around if safety was your concern
A shaft for easy access in the throne room? Im sure palpy will be real pleased if repair men need to barge their way into his innermost sanctum so they can repair a broken system a few decks down.

EDIT: grammer added extra words so it made sense/

The better to get to the room if the elevator is damaged or broken.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2004-02-11 10:33pm

SpyderGS wrote:While there have been more than enough oddities, flaws and downright stupid issues with Trek, has anyone noticed any issues with Wars engineering? The only one that leaps to mind immediately is the shaft to the DS2 reactor in the Emperor's throne room. And if anyone can explain that one away, I would really appreciate it.

IIRC, the room was some sort of engineering section before the Emperor set up shop in it.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-02-11 10:36pm

YT300000 wrote:IIRC, the room was some sort of engineering section before the Emperor set up shop in it.

First time I remember ever hearing that.

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2004-02-12 12:21am

YT300000 wrote:IIRC, the room was some sort of engineering section before the Emperor set up shop in it.

You do not RC. The Throne Room is at the top of a tower sticking out of the Death Star (they show it in one of the establishing shots). Why would there be an engineering section there? And why would a 60%-complete station already have an area whose function has changed? And why, above all else, would the Emperor take sloppy seconds as far as real estate goes?

vakundok · Post by **vakundok** » 2004-02-12 05:47am

The RotJ novelisation says that the throne room was previously the command station. (After Dagobah, at the very beginning of chapter 4.)

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-02-12 07:44am

Constructing the throne room around a dangerous reactor shaft was a bad idea in the first place. There are a lot of free and safe areas on a moon sized battlestation where the throne room could have been placed.

SpyderGS · Post by **SpyderGS** » 2004-02-12 01:41pm

I can understand some of these points...but have to say, why would the Emperor choose a tower with a shaft that leads directly to the reactor? This is the DS2!! There have to be a thousand towers scattered over the completed portion of the hull...surely there must be SOME towers that have a nice big window that Palpatine can put his rocker in front of and NO incredibly dangerous shaft leading to the main reactor that my trusted henchman might one day throw me down.

By the way, how large is the exterior of the tower in the establishing shot? is there really room for the shaft as depicted during the screaming death plunge of the Emperor?

OR...Maybe Palpatine, getting old decided to use the thermal vent that was exploited on DS1 by the rebels for his own personal heater. He is getting old after all.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-02-12 01:43pm

maybe he liked the ambience?

Tribun · Post by **Tribun** » 2004-02-12 01:58pm

I found this site concening the Throne room:
Link

by the way. These shefts, so the one to the throne room, are said to be air-shafts, so it is intended for air circulation.

GySgt. Hartman · Post by **GySgt. Hartman** » 2004-02-12 03:25pm

Hm. That wuold be the biggest fucking air conditioner in human history. Besides, your link says it's a reactor shaft.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-02-12 03:31pm

the link also stated that palpy could control the entire death star from that particular room. which would make sense, considering it's in an engineering section.

GySgt. Hartman · Post by **GySgt. Hartman** » 2004-02-12 03:38pm

Which makes sense, considering it's a throne room, he is the Emperor, and he wouldn't have it any other way.

Trogdor · Post by **Trogdor** » 2004-02-12 06:12pm

Perhaps he selected it because it would have the best view of the coming battle? He did clearly want Luke to see the Rebel fleet getting slaughtered after all.

Comosicus · Post by **Comosicus** » 2004-02-12 06:23pm

Zac Naloen wrote:well... maybe its pretty to look at the core? could be aesthetic.

Especially while falling down and Force lightning around. Imagine all the light and shadow play

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2004-02-12 09:00pm

Robert Treder wrote:And why, above all else, would the Emperor take sloppy seconds as far as real estate goes?

Because it is at the very top of a tower that gives him a great view, with only one direction for entry, and with loads of energy, which could generate ass loads of shields to cover the tower.

But checking the novelization, I find this:

James Khan, RotJ novelization, pg 68 wrote:Darth Vader stepped out of the long, cylindrical elevator into what had been the Death Star control room, and now was the Emperor's throne room.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-02-12 09:58pm

That's a lot more specific than "some sort of engineering section."

Make sure you know what the specifics are before blurting them out.

PainRack · Post by **PainRack** » 2004-02-13 09:52am

EU failure?

Smiling Bandit · Post by **Smiling Bandit** » 2004-02-13 04:15pm

I recall one particularly odd roleplaying session where our ace pilot accidentally kicked himself into another universe, as was surprised to find himself flying through a strange metal tunnel, ony to come out into a huge space witha big metal ball in it. Next thing he knew, this ugly old guy ina black robe hit his windshield.

ed the hell out of both of them, I swear.

We later found out why the shaft was there. Vader, who wound up helping us save our universe so his wouldn't distintegrate, read about 74% of all the Star Wars crap that had been produced. He was most disturned, but did find out where to put *his* clone bodies for the 2054-edition sequels. Since the Death Star was going to blow up anyway, he just made it mostly hollow and kept a nice pit nearby to throw Palpatine into. Made it real easy to get done on time.

Later on, he and Luke had a father-son bonding by going to New York [Marvel Comics version 1970] and seeing the original release. We are unsure what he though of Greedo being shot.

A little while later, we accidentally brought along a Tenchi-Muyo cabbit into Star Wars, who, ate too much wood from Endor and got bloated, thus forming the Second Death Star. We replaced her with an inflatable version since we didn't want her exploding.

*My lord, that was a wierd roleplaying game.*

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