HOLY FUCK! Wanna see how Dooku dies?

Eleas · Post by **Eleas** » 2004-12-11 04:47pm

Zac Naloen wrote: well if your gonna lose anything in a lightsaber duel i'd expect it to be a hand

To be fair, I don't think GL's secret fantasies of genital mutilation are gonna get on tape anytime soon...

Enforcer Talen · Post by **Enforcer Talen** » 2004-12-11 05:17pm

star wars - the very special edition.

complete with tentacle rape with jabba and leia.

Grand Moff Yenchin · Post by **Grand Moff Yenchin** » 2004-12-11 05:18pm

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2004-12-11 05:28pm

Grand Moff Yenchin wrote:*snip piccy*

If only the lightsaber didn't cauterize wounds so they don't spew like that

Eleas · Post by **Eleas** » 2004-12-11 05:30pm

Grand Moff Yenchin wrote:*snip pic*

Beautiful. Tasteful, yet evocative. I salute the artist.

Admiral Bravo · Post by **Admiral Bravo** » 2004-12-11 05:40pm

On a side note, did anyone notice in the first picture palpy smiling like the whole secnario was a big joke?

Spice Runner · Post by **Spice Runner** » 2004-12-11 05:59pm

On a side note, did anyone notice in the first picture palpy smiling like the whole secnario was a big joke?

It is eerily familiar to his facial expressions in the ROTJ duel between Luke and Vader. I suspect Palpy will taunt either Anakin or Dooku, just like he taunted Luke in ROTJ, depending on whether this scene happens before or after Anakin turns.

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2004-12-11 06:11pm

Spice Runner wrote:
On a side note, did anyone notice in the first picture palpy smiling like the whole secnario was a big joke?
It is eerily familiar to his facial expressions in the ROTJ duel between Luke and Vader. I suspect Palpy will taunt either Anakin or Dooku, just like he taunted Luke in ROTJ, depending on whether this scene happens before or after Anakin turns.

i suspect this is his turning point...

Spice Runner · Post by **Spice Runner** » 2004-12-11 06:22pm

That would be a most interesting parallel to ROTJ. Luke being able to overcome that which his father could not.

Eleas · Post by **Eleas** » 2004-12-11 06:23pm

Spice Runner wrote:That would be a most interesting parallel to ROTJ. Luke being able to overcome that which his father could not.

Obviously. Done wrong, it could prove merely repetitive, of course.

SCVN 2812 · Post by **SCVN 2812** » 2004-12-11 10:03pm

Darth Bowser wrote:There must be something wrong with my monitor because I can't see any of the details you're talking about, just darkness.

I have the same problem. I'm going to try and lighten the pic in photoshop and see if that helps.

SCVN 2812 · Post by **SCVN 2812** » 2004-12-11 10:08pm

SCVN 2812 wrote:
Darth Bowser wrote:There must be something wrong with my monitor because I can't see any of the details you're talking about, just darkness.
I have the same problem. I'm going to try and lighten the pic in photoshop and see if that helps.

I don't have web space so if anyone else has trouble with the pic post and the enhanced image can find its way to your inbox.

Corran Horn · Post by **Corran Horn** » 2004-12-11 10:16pm

I dont think he would have the DS yet but my Guess would be that he is on the Flagship "Throne room" During the Duel. And Palpy would be taunting Anikin if it is after Padme Dies (Possibly from Dooku)

President Sharky · Post by **President Sharky** » 2004-12-12 01:38am

EPISODE III SPOILERS!!!!

This duel actually takes place in the first 20 minutes of the film, during the opening space battle over Coruscant, the last major engagement of the Clone Wars. Anakin's big turning point and the revealing of Palpatine's true identity of Darth Sidious take place at the film's midpoint, when Anakin kills Mace Windu. Padme dies at the very end of the movie

Comosicus · Post by **Comosicus** » 2004-12-12 03:14pm

Zac Naloen wrote:well if your gonna lose anything in a lightsaber duel i'd expect it to be a hand

Not necessarily ... If you have an open strike to the hand, why not hit for the torso or neck or head. It's morte that like a cat and mouse game when the winner it maiming the loser, toying with him befor the killing blow.

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2004-12-12 06:33pm

Comosicus wrote:
Zac Naloen wrote:well if your gonna lose anything in a lightsaber duel i'd expect it to be a hand
Not necessarily ... If you have an open strike to the hand, why not hit for the torso or neck or head. It's morte that like a cat and mouse game when the winner it maiming the loser, toying with him befor the killing blow.

With anakin being on the verge of turning evil it is quite likely he would prefer to toy with his enemy than end him cleanly. it is the evil thing to do afterall...

Post by **NecronLord** » 2004-12-13 11:23am

Wow. That's really a letdown on the dooku front. He's a Sith Lord. Even in defeat, they shouldn't be cowering.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2004-12-13 11:25am

Zac Naloen wrote:With anakin being on the verge of turning evil it is quite likely he would prefer to toy with his enemy than end him cleanly. it is the evil thing to do afterall...

Aren't you forgetting? Anakin isn't evil. He is posessed by the dark side </Lucas' steaming shit from OT DVDs>

drachefly · Post by **drachefly** » 2004-12-13 11:43am

When will they learn to put a basket guard or even a crossbar on those lightsabers?

::sigh::

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-12-13 11:47am

NecronLord wrote:
Zac Naloen wrote:With anakin being on the verge of turning evil it is quite likely he would prefer to toy with his enemy than end him cleanly. it is the evil thing to do afterall...
Aren't you forgetting? Anakin isn't evil. He is posessed by the dark side </Lucas' steaming shit from OT DVDs>

*groan*

You had to remind me of the reason he justified of why we saw Hayden's ghost instead of Shaw's.

Urgh.

Still I hope for some lines similar to RoTJ thrown in here...especially given how Palpatine is sitting.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2004-12-13 11:48am

drachefly wrote:When will they learn to put a basket guard or even a crossbar on those lightsabers?

::sigh::

Well. To be fair, it seems to be beyond their engineering capabilites. While many things can withstand a glancing lightsabre strike, no forged metal or reasonable weight can withstand a direct blow.

Ma Deuce · Post by **Ma Deuce** » 2004-12-13 12:43pm

Well. To be fair, it seems to be beyond their engineering capabilites. While many things can withstand a glancing lightsabre strike, no forged metal or reasonable weight can withstand a direct blow.

Crossbars and basket guards are not just to protect your hands from the enemy's blade, but also from your own blade...

Robert Walper · Post by **Robert Walper** » 2004-12-13 01:12pm

NecronLord wrote:
drachefly wrote:When will they learn to put a basket guard or even a crossbar on those lightsabers?

::sigh::
Well. To be fair, it seems to be beyond their engineering capabilites. While many things can withstand a glancing lightsabre strike, no forged metal or reasonable weight can withstand a direct blow.

One would think however that protection from even just a glancing blow would justify such a minor addition to the handle.

Then again, lightsabers may have the attribute of "clinging" or "grabbing" the other blade, while modern day swords can just slide along the another blade quite easily.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2004-12-13 01:16pm

Ma Deuce wrote: Crossbars and basket guards are not just to protect your hands from the enemy's blade, but also from your own blade...

The Force does that. Furthermore, a basket guard would be an impediment, given the dynamism of lightsabre styles.

Pablo Sanchez · Post by **Pablo Sanchez** » 2004-12-13 01:58pm

Robert Walper wrote:Then again, lightsabers may have the attribute of "clinging" or "grabbing" the other blade, while modern day swords can just slide along the another blade quite easily.

Lightsabers certainly appear to interact in that way. You don't see a lot of sliding along the blade, and when it does, the sound effect often has a sort of stutter effect as if the blades are alternatively catching on one another and being forced free.