Death Star I vs. Borg

Helm · Post by **Helm** » 2003-02-15 02:57am

Superman wrote:The original Borg would not even show up with multiple ships. It would just be the one massive cube.

I'd highly doubt that. But even if they did, wouldn't make much of a difference anyway

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 2003-02-15 02:42pm

I believe they are.. IIRC, according to the Star Wars Visual Dictionary those canisters on their backs are Thermal Detonators. I don't own the book so I can't confirm this however. Can anyone who owns the book check this out for me?

I've read that as well, and it is "official"... but considering every stormtrooper has 'em (Bob Brown's page theorizes those were originally meant to be the one-handed lightsabers that the troopers carried as standard equipment), that begs the question of why the never thought to use them in any of the movies, or why the never went off in battle... why any rebels didn't take them off the stormies to use themselves?

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 2003-02-15 02:43pm

"When you stick your hand in a bunch of goo and spread it all around in your best friend's face!"

That MST3K quote is quoting the movie "Patton" from George C. Scott's opening speech at the beginning of the film... "When you stick your hand in a puddle of goo, that was once your best friend's face...!"

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 2003-02-15 02:51pm

They're not a threat because they are so much less powerful.

Tell that to the Imperial Commanders on Endor... or King Arthur when he met that bunny rabbit. ; )

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2003-02-15 03:06pm

Kurgan wrote:
They're not a threat because they are so much less powerful.
Tell that to the Imperial Commanders on Endor... or King Arthur when he met that bunny rabbit. ; )

Yea, because a zombie walking slowly at you and trying to touch you is just like a tiny creature that uses camo, ranged weaponry, and terrain.. Right.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-02-15 03:24pm

because im not willing to wade through 4 pages of talk to see if anyone mentioned this..:

Seal them off and pump nerve gas into the corridors. Surely the DS has such antiintrusion methods. It would be as simple as tossing a canister into the air circulation system once thats been sealed. Nice easy way to kill the intruders. Cleanup is a breeze, just vent the gas to space, refill with breathable air, then shove the bodies out an airlock.

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 2003-02-15 03:45pm

Yea, because a zombie walking slowly at you and trying to touch you is just like a tiny creature that uses camo, ranged weaponry, and terrain.. Right.

Or a big fluffy white bunny rabbit hoping around until you get close, then biting your head off. Right. ; )

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2003-02-15 04:54pm

Kurgan wrote:
I believe they are.. IIRC, according to the Star Wars Visual Dictionary those canisters on their backs are Thermal Detonators. I don't own the book so I can't confirm this however. Can anyone who owns the book check this out for me?
I've read that as well, and it is "official"... but considering every stormtrooper has 'em (Bob Brown's page theorizes those were originally meant to be the one-handed lightsabers that the troopers carried as standard equipment), that begs the question of why the never thought to use them in any of the movies, or why the never went off in battle... why any rebels didn't take them off the stormies to use themselves?

Because most of the situations in the movies were cramped conditions, a rouse, police-action duties, or in the case of Endor, involved hidden troops in trees--you're not going to throw uber-grenades at them.

Also such sophisticated explosives don't just blow up when you shoot them--they rely on very sophisticated mechanisms to generate so much bang for your buck, exactly why nukes have to have the compression explosives all detonated at once.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2003-02-15 07:00pm

Kurgan wrote:
Yea, because a zombie walking slowly at you and trying to touch you is just like a tiny creature that uses camo, ranged weaponry, and terrain.. Right.
Or a big fluffy white bunny rabbit hoping around until you get close, then biting your head off. Right. ; )

Hey that's an idea. The White Rabbit vs The Borg. How many borg drones can the rabbit take down before being killed? 10? 20? 50? place your bets now!

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 2003-02-15 09:14pm

Well, it uses melee attacks and can bite the head off a chain-mailed adult male, so probably several at least.

Though, it does have to get awfully close, and a quick-thinking Borg (an oxymoron?) could grab it and insert its nano-probe tubes.

Then its Borg-Bunny time. ; )

But would the Borg-Bunny (tm) be a lurching zombie then?

Leading to the next matchup:
BORG-BUNNY vs. the ENERGIZER BUNNY!!!

Okay, I got off track.. I apologize. ; )

Darth Servo · Post by **Darth Servo** » 2003-02-16 09:55pm

Soontir C'boath wrote:I'm more successful than those that didn't even write a scenario.

And actually, this thread is stupid. For it will bring stupid scenarios like mine to the table.

*smacks Soontir C'boath across the face*

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2003-02-17 04:33pm

Kurgan wrote:Well, it uses melee attacks and can bite the head off a chain-mailed adult male, so probably several at least.

Though, it does have to get awfully close, and a quick-thinking Borg (an oxymoron?) could grab it and insert its nano-probe tubes.

Then its Borg-Bunny time. ; )

But would the Borg-Bunny (tm) be a lurching zombie then?

Leading to the next matchup:
BORG-BUNNY vs. the ENERGIZER BUNNY!!!

Okay, I got off track.. I apologize. ; )

The bunny also had some impressive air time while attacking the knights.