Jedi Betrayal - The True Story of the Clone Wars (Video)

Jim Raynor · Post by **Jim Raynor** » 2006-08-14 05:14pm

Everything you thought you knew about Star Wars is wrong. For the first time, witness Star Wars as it was always meant to be!

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Inspired by Lord Poe's Talifan! trilogy, as well as the numerous recut movie trailers on YouTube, I decided to make my own video against Traviss and her Fandawhorian clonetrooper wankers. I started working on this a couple months ago when the debate was still raging. However, I didn't finish this until today, because I started this project as a complete novice with Windows MovieMaker, as well as plenty of real life issues, pc gaming, or just plain procrastinating.

One of the most ridiculous things implied in Odds and parroted by the fanboy sycophants was that the Jedi knew of Palpatine's plot, but chose to help him cover it up for some unknown reason. This stood out to me as particularly retarded (even above the rest of the absurdities in Traviss's work), and I wondered if those idiots ever stopped to actually think about what they were saying. This video basically takes their claims to their logical extensions, and portrays the Jedi in all their evil T-canon glory.

I have to admit that this video falls a bit short in its portrayal of the the Fandawhorians' vision of SW. Despite the extremely biased pussification of the CIS, I failed to capture Traviss's vaunted 200:1 kill ratio (a single clone bites the dust in the background during that crab droid scene).

Maybe that's because none of that clone-wanking actually happened in the real films.

Feedback and suggestions are welcome.

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2006-08-14 05:50pm

The most blatant unsynched dialogue was jarring at times, but I think your film is clever. The bit with Padme at the end was hilarious.

"You will be. You will be."

Lord Poe · Post by **Lord Poe** » 2006-08-15 03:30am

That was great, Jim! LOL!!

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2006-08-15 08:59am

That fucking ruled. If this was Starship Troopers I'd definately wanna know more.

Mange · Post by **Mange** » 2006-08-15 01:41pm

LOL! Great Jim!

Post by **RogueIce** » 2006-08-15 04:47pm

Where did the "a powerful cabal" and the retort "Come on, who would gain from all this?" lines come from? They're so very achingly familiar but I can't place it...

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2006-08-15 04:53pm

RogueIce wrote:Where did the "a powerful cabal" and the retort "Come on, who would gain from all this?" lines come from? They're so very achingly familiar but I can't place it...

Those were from an episode of DS9, specifically the scientist who invented the "Cellular Regeneration and Entertainment Chamber".

It's the dark forces of ORTHODOXY!

...GOD, even for a nerd, that was WAY too nerdy.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2006-08-15 04:55pm

CaptainChewbacca wrote:
RogueIce wrote:Where did the "a powerful cabal" and the retort "Come on, who would gain from all this?" lines come from? They're so very achingly familiar but I can't place it...
Those were from an episode of DS9, specifically the scientist who invented the "Cellular Regeneration and Entertainment Chamber".

It's the dark forces of ORTHODOXY!

...GOD, even for a nerd, that was WAY too nerdy.

Really?

I would've sworn "Come on, who would gain from all this?" was either Robin from BTAS (Loren Lester) or possibly Mark Hamill.

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2006-08-15 05:02pm

No, the "Who would gain from all this?" is a line by Jake Sisko in that same episode.

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2006-08-15 05:30pm

CaptainChewbacca wrote: Those were from an episode of DS9, specifically the scientist who invented the "Cellular Regeneration and Entertainment Chamber".

It's the dark forces of ORTHODOXY!

...GOD, even for a nerd, that was WAY too nerdy.

Strange I thought the first voice was Weyoun.

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2006-08-15 05:39pm

Crazedwraith wrote:
CaptainChewbacca wrote: Those were from an episode of DS9, specifically the scientist who invented the "Cellular Regeneration and Entertainment Chamber".

It's the dark forces of ORTHODOXY!

...GOD, even for a nerd, that was WAY too nerdy.
Strange I thought the first voice was Weyoun.

I did too, at first, but its actually Brian Markinson, one of the few actors to appear in three Trek series, and one of the REMARKABLY few (I think two) actors to portray four characters in Trek.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2006-08-15 05:58pm

You know... I think that Traviss' hallucinations would actually make a really interesting and cool story. Shades of Orwell, and the tense unravelling of a conspiracy to create a war that doesn't truly exist, and so forth. Unfortunately for her, it's not the Clone Wars. She'd be better writing it all down and putting it one thousand four hundred years before the films, with different characters. I might nick it.

Jim Raynor · Post by **Jim Raynor** » 2006-08-15 06:10pm

RogueIce wrote:Where did the "a powerful cabal" and the retort "Come on, who would gain from all this?" lines come from? They're so very achingly familiar but I can't place it...

Those lines came from the Justice League Unlimited episode "Fearful Symmetry." "Come on, who would gain from all this?" was Kim Shriner as the Green Arrow, and the other guy was Jeffrey Combs (the same guy who played Weyoun in ST) as the Question.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2006-08-16 12:45am

Jim Raynor wrote:
RogueIce wrote:Where did the "a powerful cabal" and the retort "Come on, who would gain from all this?" lines come from? They're so very achingly familiar but I can't place it...
Those lines came from the Justice League Unlimited episode "Fearful Symmetry." "Come on, who would gain from all this?" was Kim Shriner as the Green Arrow, and the other guy was Jeffrey Combs (the same guy who played Weyoun in ST) as the Question.

Ah-HAH! I knew it was from the Timmverse! I just couldn't place the exact series/characters.

Very cool using those lines, by the way. For what it's worth, you have my respect.

The rest of the video is great too, don't get me wrong. But I'm a die-hard DCAU fanatic, so that's what gets my attention.

dragon · Post by **dragon** » 2006-08-16 06:41am

That was awsome

And it kind of makes sense and would explain some of the issues in the movies.

PainRack · Post by **PainRack** » 2006-08-16 06:54am

I love the way you spliced the fight scenes together. Way cool.

Qwerty 42 · Post by **Qwerty 42** » 2006-08-16 03:38pm

My only complaint was that what you were trying to say (most noticeable during the fight scenes) was sometimes challenging to follow, but otherwise a very well put together production.

MonCapitan2002 · Post by **MonCapitan2002** » 2006-08-18 05:57pm

NecronLord wrote:You know... I think that Traviss' hallucinations would actually make a really interesting and cool story. Shades of Orwell, and the tense unravelling of a conspiracy to create a war that doesn't truly exist, and so forth. Unfortunately for her, it's not the Clone Wars. She'd be better writing it all down and putting it one thousand four hundred years before the films, with different characters. I might nick it.

I think it would certainly make a compelling AU story if written well.