ARC-troopers

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2004-10-21 09:18pm

I have some conflicting evindence on ARC-troopers.

First. The book "SW:The Cestus deception" gives the impression that ARC-troopers have been used since the battle of Geonosis, but the comic where the Battle of Kamino was depicted said that they were in stasis until that battle and they were activted to defend Kamino.

Second. there two versions or acronym Avanced Recon Clone and Avanced Recon Commando

Could somebody help me in solving delema of mine.

The Original Nex · Post by **The Original Nex** » 2004-10-21 09:22pm

Perhaps the "Five Special Commando Units" under Windu's command were experimental ARCs, though not formally designated as such?

As for the acronym, I've not a clue. Maybe ones the official term, and the other the less formal one?

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-10-21 09:25pm

Official site says it's Advanced Recon Commando.

Sometimes people make up shit when they don't know something, and sometimes even don't always update their errors, or things just continue to spread around by people who don't know any better.

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2004-10-21 09:28pm

The Original Nex wrote:Perhaps the "Five Special Commando Units" under Windu's command were experimental ARCs, though not formally designated as such?

No speacial commando units were Clone Commados (one step under the ARC in GAR) and A-17 (AKA Alfa) was in stasis, but A-98 (AKA Nate or Jangotat (Jango's brother in mandalorian)) was suppose to be in Geonosis)

The Original Nex · Post by **The Original Nex** » 2004-10-21 09:37pm

Does it specifically mention THE Battle of Geonosis? Could there have been another battle at Geonosis after the ARCs were activated?

It's probably just one of those fucked-up mistakes that we have to live with....

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2004-10-21 09:37pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Official site says it's Advanced Recon Commando.

so other form either poor translation (Erikoistieduslu-kloonit instead Erikoistietelukommando-kloonit (erikois means accually special, but is a better translation then kehittynyt(=advanced) for the ARC-trooper)) or bad wording is the comic.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-10-21 09:38pm

Yeah, basically somebody just screwed up.

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2004-10-21 09:40pm

The Original Nex wrote:Does it specifically mention THE Battle of Geonosis? Could there have been another battle at Geonosis after the ARCs were activated?

It's probably just one of those fucked-up mistakes that we have to live with....

The book talks about the Jedi who fell in the Arena, so it's that Battle of Geonosis (unless you want to think that the Jedi are so stupid that they fall for the same trick twice).

The Original Nex · Post by **The Original Nex** » 2004-10-21 09:42pm

The book talks about the Jedi who fell in the Arena, so it's that Battle of Geonosis (unless you want to think that the Jedi are so stupid that they fall for the same trick twice).

I'd hope not. But you never know with thatbunch....

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2004-10-21 09:49pm

The Original Nex wrote:I'd hope not. But you never know with thatbunch....

That would make the Jedi as stupid as a typical troll,so I dout that's the case.

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 2004-10-22 01:14am

Well we actually see the Commando units that Mace Windu uses a bit later don't we?

They aren't dressed like the ARC Troopers we later came to know in the Clone Wars cartoon ("you are the best, the elite") or the action figures or the Clone Wars-era games.

They just look like any other Clone troopers... though I suppose the new uniforms could have been added later, to the ones that survived the battle.

Rightous Fist Of Heaven · Post by **Rightous Fist Of Heaven** » 2004-10-22 01:49am

Lord Revan wrote:
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Official site says it's Advanced Recon Commando.
so other form either poor translation (Erikoistieduslu-kloonit instead Erikoistietelukommando-kloonit (erikois means accually special, but is a better translation then kehittynyt(=advanced) for the ARC-trooper)) or bad wording is the comic.

Never trust translations. Altough the translations into finnish are mostly pretty accurate, its allways the best to look to the originating language version instead. (And an absolutely direct translation from Advanced Recon Commando would be Kehittynyt Tiedustelu Kommando, it sounds stupid, which is exactly why direct translations arent used in this kind of instances)