The Official Episode III spoiler thread

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2005-01-13 05:50pm

Tri-Droid Fighters, in their CW and ROTS-variants:

http://img133.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img133& ... ids8cp.jpg

They look weird, but have a quirky appeal. Like gun-toting space-fish.

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2005-01-13 05:56pm

Looks like a clutch ugly, but beyond the SW Mod for Homeworld, I'm buggered if I can remember where that particularly ship came from.

Elheru Aran · Post by **Elheru Aran** » 2005-01-13 06:41pm

Lord Poe wrote:A few seconds of duel footage. Courtesy: Kevin Smith

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

Nice.... but one quibble... too goddamn fast! Is that how it'll appear in the movie, or was it just speeded up for the clip? I hope it's the latter...

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2005-01-13 07:17pm

Some parts are said to go that fast. And it´s not supposed to be sped up at all...

Elheru Aran · Post by **Elheru Aran** » 2005-01-13 07:58pm

Jedi speed, then? I guess that's the logical explanation if it's actually that fast...

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2005-01-14 04:10am

I´m not sure, I think someone said the actors really fought that "fast, more intense".

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2005-01-14 11:17am

Lord Poe wrote:A few seconds of duel footage. Courtesy: Kevin Smith

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

Oh FUCK YES!!!!!!!!

How did Kevin get it, anyone know?

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2005-01-14 11:19am

VT-16 wrote:I´m not sure, I think someone said the actors really fought that "fast, more intense".

Yeah, and plus it is a close up shot, so it looks even faster ... it's great! The look and Hayden's face sets the mood nicely!

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2005-01-14 08:39pm

Random House has posted the cover art to the ROTS novelization:

http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/disp ... 0345428838

Icehawk · Post by **Icehawk** » 2005-01-15 12:03am

The cover picture isn't showing up....

Clone Sergeant · Post by **Clone Sergeant** » 2005-01-15 12:53am

You can see the ROTS novelization cover along with a few others at the official site here

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2005-01-15 01:05am

Stover doing Episode III? Sweet.

The Original Nex · Post by **The Original Nex** » 2005-01-15 12:16pm

Is Mustafar supposed to be a moon? Judginh by the picture in Insider it looks like it's very close proximity to another planet...

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2005-01-15 12:49pm

Clone Sergeant wrote:You can see the ROTS novelization cover along with a few others at the official site here

Why is Yoda's lightsabre yellow in the graphic novel cover

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2005-01-15 01:41pm

Crown wrote:
Clone Sergeant wrote:You can see the ROTS novelization cover along with a few others at the official site here
Why is Yoda's lightsabre yellow in the graphic novel cover

Piss poor coloring. It looks to me more green yellow. I blame the colorist for picking such a light shade.

Clone Sergeant · Post by **Clone Sergeant** » 2005-01-16 12:24am

I got this from the TFN. It's supposed to be an Ep3 plot summary derived from the novel. It sounds legit since most of the info is already known but it adds a few interesting but small pieces of info.

The book opens with Anakin and Obi-Wan returning from a space mission to find Coruscant under attack by a Separatist fleet under General Grievous and Count Dooku, and that Chancellor Palpatine has been kidnapped. They fight their way onto the ship, fight across the ship, and then fight Count Dooku, who is holding Palpatine. Obi-Wan is knocked out, and then Palpatine (whom we the audience have, finally, learned really is Darth Sidious, but Anakin doesn't know that) urges Anakin on in his fight with Dooku. Anakin kills Dooku in the duel. There's some more running around, and a confrontation with Grievous (who then escapes) before Anakin flies the remnants of the ship into a controlled crash on the planet. Anakin, Obi-Wan and Palpatine all walk away (though Palpatine's plan was to have Obi-Wan die in front of Anakin).

Palpatine is calling for even more powers, and the Senate is prepared to give them to him. He wants, in particular, immediate and direct control over the Grand Army of the Republic and control of the Jedi. The Jedi, of course, don't want to let him have either, and are trying to find ways to stymie him. A group of Senators, led by Padme Amidala, is also trying to reign in Palpatine's powers, and presents him with a petition asking him to return his powers to the Senate (the petition isn't presented until very late in the book, though we do see the Senators meeting and discussing the problem several times earlier). Palpatine names Anakin as his representative on the Jedi Council, which makes everyone more unhappy and increases tensions.

Grievous is discovered to be on an out-of-the-way planet on the Rim, and Obi-Wan is sent (alone) to bring him in. Anakin is annoyed that the "team" is being broken up (even though he's staying with his pregnant wife whom he expects to die, and even though he has a very important role as Palpatine's representative to the Jedi -- he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer, our Annie). Yoda is also sent out on a mission, to the Wookies' planet. The war would seem to be winding down, but Palpatine shows no signs of allowing that, and wants to turn the screws tighter -- he rejects Jedi calls for peace negotiations.

Anakin has been distracted (through the whole book, basically) since he's had prophetic dreams of Padme dying in childbirth (and his previous dreams have always come true). Palpatine strings Anakin along with stories of great Sith knowledge, and the potential to save her life, and eventually reveals himself as Darth Sidious. Anakin returns to the Jedi Temple and tells Mace Windu who Palpatine really is. Windu immediately grabs the three strongest Jedi there, and goes off to "arrest" Palpatine. Palpatine tapes the confrontation (making himself seem weak and helpless), then kills the four Jedi and starts his immediate purge of the Jedi (getting Anakin to do much of the work at the Jedi Temple, backed up by clone soldiers, who across the galaxy are having their secret "kill all Jedi" orders revealed). Palpatine stuns the Senate the next morning with news of what he calls a Jedi attempt on his life, and declares the beginning of the first Galactic Empire.

Obi-Wan and Yoda both survive, though no other Jedi are seen to live through the assault. They both make their way back to Coruscant, where Obi-Wan meets with a practically-in-labor Padme. Anakin has, at the same time, been sent off to yet another hole-in-the-wall planet to kill the remaining Separatist leadership. Obi-Wan rushes off to confront him, while Yoda will fight Palpatine simultaneously. Yoda is defeated by Palpatine but manages to escape (with the help of Senator Bail Organa). Padme had chased Anakin to his planet, and they are quickly joined by Obi-Wan. Anakin is jealous of Obi-Wan (who he thinks might have something going on on the side with Padme). Padme is left unconscious for reasons I no longer remember, and the two Jedi fight. Obi-Wan eventually wins, with Anakin left legless and armless near a lava flow. But Obi-Wan has to flee, because Palpatine is rapidly approaching in his ship (starships are used like taxis in this story). He runs away with Padme, who gives birth (to twins) and dies on board Bail Organa's ship. Organa will take the female twin, Leia, to raise as his own daughter. Obi-Wan takes the boy, Luke, to leave with Anakin's relatives on Tatooine (and keep an eye on the boy himself). Yoda insists that they not be trained as Jedi in any way whatsoever, for obscure Yoda reasons.

President Sharky · Post by **President Sharky** » 2005-01-16 12:54am

It's already been labelled as a fan-made contraption.

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2005-01-16 06:55am

When they fail to mention details around certain character´s deaths, you know there´s something iffy.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2005-01-16 07:48am

Elheru Aran wrote:Jedi speed, then? I guess that's the logical explanation if it's actually that fast...

Not necesserily. Remember, the lightsabre is not a real sword. Its blade has no mass. This means that one can move it very fast without superhuman speed. That they can actually fight at that speed is impressive and indicative of jedi powers (or much practice of the scene

) but the actual speed isn't superhuman.

Mange · Post by **Mange** » 2005-01-16 05:04pm

The Original Nex wrote:Is Mustafar supposed to be a moon? Judginh by the picture in Insider it looks like it's very close proximity to another planet...

According to this article on the OS (not Hyperspace):

http://www.starwars.com/episode-iii/bts ... index.html

Mustafar is a double planet (page 3).

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2005-01-17 01:43pm

http://img89.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img89&im ... us53kf.jpg

Palpatine and his h4xx0ring ways...

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2005-01-17 01:56pm

VT-16 wrote:http://img89.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img89&im ... us53kf.jpg

Palpatine and his h4xx0ring ways...

Looks like he's tanking a bog and is happy about it ... Frued was right it seems!

The Original Nex · Post by **The Original Nex** » 2005-01-17 02:20pm

Mange the Swede wrote:
The Original Nex wrote:Is Mustafar supposed to be a moon? Judginh by the picture in Insider it looks like it's very close proximity to another planet...
According to this article on the OS (not Hyperspace):

http://www.starwars.com/episode-iii/bts ... index.html

Mustafar is a double planet (page 3).

It's double sure is a hell of a lot bigger than it is. I was under the impression that double planets had to be more-or-less equal in size.

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2005-01-17 02:28pm

The Original Nex wrote:
Mange the Swede wrote:
The Original Nex wrote:Is Mustafar supposed to be a moon? Judginh by the picture in Insider it looks like it's very close proximity to another planet...
According to this article on the OS (not Hyperspace):

http://www.starwars.com/episode-iii/bts ... index.html

Mustafar is a double planet (page 3).
It's double sure is a hell of a lot bigger than it is. I was under the impression that double planets had to be more-or-less equal in size.

I think that double planets are like binary solar systems (parts tend to be of same size, but they don't have to be). Mustafar is not just ramdom planet after all (and what the other planet called (or is it mustafar 1 and 2))

Mange · Post by **Mange** » 2005-01-18 03:24am

The Original Nex wrote:
Mange the Swede wrote:
The Original Nex wrote:Is Mustafar supposed to be a moon? Judginh by the picture in Insider it looks like it's very close proximity to another planet...
According to this article on the OS (not Hyperspace):

http://www.starwars.com/episode-iii/bts ... index.html

Mustafar is a double planet (page 3).
It's double sure is a hell of a lot bigger than it is. I was under the impression that double planets had to be more-or-less equal in size.

No, that's not exactly the case. Our Solar System has one set of double planets, namely Pluto (2,400 kilometers in diameter) and Charon (1,190 kilometers in diameter). A double planet is defined as following: imagine two celestial bodies. When the barycenter (=the center of the mass) is located under the surface of one of those, the other body would be its moon. When the barycenter is located somewhere between them, they would be defined as double planets.