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19th May '13 5:20:44 AM SeptimusHeap

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** (2) Continuing from the previous point, in the intro, the narrator said that the supply shortage was caused by the war which resulting in trade routes being too expensive to maintain. Lets just ignore for a moment that this makes the crisis totally irrelevant to internal corruption. This isn't the first time in the Star Wars EU in which smugglers run supplies for worlds that has been blockaded or cut off. In all other examples, they are portrayed positively. At worst, they are seen as TrueNatural and [[SelfishGoodSelfishEvil selfish good]] individuals that are in it for the money (e.g. [[StarWarsTheOldRepublic Hylo Visz]], and at best as outright heroic (e.g. Han Solo). And if Mandalore is really running out of basic supplies, why are they wasting time and energy cracking down on smugglers instead of, you know, encouraging independent traders to bring in supplies if the big trading companies will not do so? When talking to the council with Padme, Satine said that Mandalore shouldn't be relying on smugglers to feed their people, but there are three problems: Firstly, those people are only smugglers because Satine forced them to be that way; Secondly, if they are having a supply crisis, what is wrong with smugglers bring critical supplies to the people? Is it better for them to put the smugglers out of business and let the people starve to death instead? Finally, so Satine thinks that it is unacceptable for the planet to rely on smugglers, but it is perfectly alright for them to beg the Republic for free handouts. For a self-proclaim independent system, they have a funny way or showing it.

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** (2) Continuing from the previous point, in the intro, the narrator said that the supply shortage was caused by the war which resulting in trade routes being too expensive to maintain. Lets just ignore for a moment that this makes the crisis totally irrelevant to internal corruption. This isn't the first time in the Star Wars EU in which smugglers run supplies for worlds that has been blockaded or cut off. In all other examples, they are portrayed positively. At worst, they are seen as TrueNatural and selfish good individuals that are in it for the money (e.g. [[StarWarsTheOldRepublic Hylo Visz]], and at best as outright heroic (e.g. Han Solo). And if Mandalore is really running out of basic supplies, why are they wasting time and energy cracking down on smugglers instead of, you know, encouraging independent traders to bring in supplies if the big trading companies will not do so? When talking to the council with Padme, Satine said that Mandalore shouldn't be relying on smugglers to feed their people, but there are three problems: Firstly, those people are only smugglers because Satine forced them to be that way; Secondly, if they are having a supply crisis, what is wrong with smugglers bring critical supplies to the people? Is it better for them to put the smugglers out of business and let the people starve to death instead? Finally, so Satine thinks that it is unacceptable for the planet to rely on smugglers, but it is perfectly alright for them to beg the Republic for free handouts. For a self-proclaim independent system, they have a funny way or showing it.

17th May '13 1:30:52 PM TheRoguePenguin

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* During The Citadel arc, Osi Sobeck has some type of magnetic device activated on the ceiling. This causes the Jedi's lightsabers, the clones' weapons, and Anakins cybernetic hand (with Anakin attatched) to fly upwards and stick to the ceiling. This begs the question, why would any of that technology be composed of magnetic substances, especially considering that even now we have various ceramic and plastic composites that are all around better materials for such things. A large magnet could neutralize a battle droid, disarm a clone, jedi, bounty hunter, basically anyone with a blaster, or even totally disable Darth Vader. It seems that this sort of a weakness would have been avoided at all costs.
** There are situations in which metal is a necessity, and blasters, lightsabers, and Anakin's advanced mechanical hand are all examples. Even if we were to charitably assume you could make the casing out of ceramics and plastics, you sure as hell would not be shooting superheated plasma or insulating potentially volatile power cores with anything but metal. Even Anakin's arm must need metal given the fact that it is as articulate as his real hand would be and must be able to weather the kind of stress he puts on it.

9th May '13 11:35:07 AM theoriginalginger

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1st May '13 9:53:12 PM theoriginalginger

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21st Apr '13 11:09:35 PM aurora369

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21st Apr '13 11:01:34 PM aurora369

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21st Apr '13 10:57:09 PM aurora369

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6th Mar '13 11:43:43 AM TheRoguePenguin

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6th Mar '13 11:41:32 AM TheRoguePenguin

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* In the season 5 finale it turns out Bariss Offee set up the bomb because she felt the Jedi lost their way and fight a war that puts civilians in senseless danger. So she forces a civilian to set up a bomb through her own husband. A bomb that explodes in a part of the Jedi temple where mostly other civilians work? Couldn't she just blow up a more strategic and motive-related part like a war briefing room or at least some of the corridors where only Jedi walk around?
** It was more about the Jedi becoming bad than the civilians they're supposed to protect (all things considered, the Jedi still do that). And the choice of targets is important. The area bombed was a staging area. It held gunships, troops, equipment, etc. The idea wasn't just to bomb the Jedi, it was to create a situation that would separate the Jedi from the war, and the jurisdictional friction created by bombing clones and Jedi alike was key in that. Think about it. Tarkin was going on about Jedi getting removed from positions of power. Bariss' plan would have done exactly what she wanted if not for Ventress.

6th Mar '13 6:27:50 AM NavyFenson

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