History WebVideo / BackstrokeOfTheWest

The dub's script originated from a [[MemeticMutation memetic]] RecursiveTranslation[=/=]TranslationTrainWreck [[https://web.archive.org/web/20170115091456/http://winterson.com/2009/01/episode-iii-backstroke-of-west-redux.html found in China by blogger Jeremy Winterson.]] The name is taken from the translation of the opening crawl, the original being, obviously, "''Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith''"; where the Chinese subtitles were then machine translated back into English. Most sentences are absolutely mangled in the translation, although some sentences still have their original meanings intact. It was later turned into a Gag Dub by the
Website/{{Youtube}} channel [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVGOpc3MZBZ407VAi3m4VFg TheThirdGathers]]
with clips posted beginning in 2010. The movie has been taken down in late 2021, [[https://archive.org/details/StarWarTheThirdGathersBackstrokeOfTheWestHDDubbed archived here.]] In August 2021, work began on dubbing the only other known authentic full movie script, presumably found in China, Napoleon's Explosive (the mistranslation of Napoleon Dynamite,) by [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVGOpc3MZBZ407VAi3m4VFg TheThirdGathers]] and featuring some of the vocal actors who dubbed The Backstroke of the West.

with clips posted beginning in 2010. The movie has been taken down in late 2021, [[https://archive.org/details/StarWarTheThirdGathersBackstrokeOfTheWestHDDubbed archived here.]] In August 2021, work began on dubbing the only other known authentic full movie script, presumably found in China, Napoleon's Explosive (the mistranslation of Napoleon Dynamite,) by
[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVGOpc3MZBZ407VAi3m4VFg TheThirdGathers]] and featuring some of the vocal actors who dubbed The Backstroke of the West.

[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVGOpc3MZBZ407VAi3m4VFg TheThirdGathers.]]
and featuring some of the vocal actors who dubbed The Backstroke of the West.

The dub's script originated from a [[MemeticMutation memetic]] RecursiveTranslation[=/=]TranslationTrainWreck [[https://web.archive.org/web/20170115091456/http://winterson.com/2009/01/episode-iii-backstroke-of-west-redux.html found in China by blogger Jeremy Winterson]]. The name is taken from the translation of the opening crawl, the original being, obviously, "''Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith''"; where the Chinese subtitles were then machine translated back into English. Most sentences are absolutely mangled in the translation, although some sentences still have their original meanings intact. It was later turned into a Gag Dub by the

** In one case[[labelnote:*]]Senator witnessing the death of a Hopeless Situation[[/labelnote]], it becomes "Run", possibly because [[EvenTheSubtitlerIsStumped the translators thought he said "Go".]]

''Star War the Third Gathers: The Backstroke of the West'' is a GagDub of ''Franchise/StarWars Episode III: Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. It can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XziLNeFm1ok here]].

Website/{{Youtube}} channel [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVGOpc3MZBZ407VAi3m4VFg TheThirdGathers.]]
with clips posted beginning in 2010. The movie has been taken down in late 2021, archived [[https://archive.org/details/StarWarTheThirdGathersBackstrokeOfTheWestHDDubbed here]]. In August 2021, work began on dubbing the only other known authentic full movie script, presumably found in China, Napoleon's Explosive (the mistranslation of Napoleon Dynamite,) by

There is war in the Gram Republic with the Space. [[BigBad Speaker D]], the Speaker/Prime Minister of the Senate, has been kidnapped by the Abruption Doctrine leader. Two Hopeless Situation Warriors[[note]]The official sound based translation of Jedi is 絕地, which just happens to translate to "desperate/hopeless place/situation". Thus, Hopeless Situation warriors[[/note]], Ratio Tile and Allah Gold, are sent to rescue him from the clutches of Space General, a very deceitful former Hopeless Situation Warrior. Previously, Allah Gold made an unspecified mistake which started the war, and is determined to do whatever it takes to restore peace. However, it is unclear whether he wants the war to continue or not.

* ADogNamedDog:
** Bail Organa was renamed to "Senator." He ''is'' a senator.
** General Grievous is similarly given the generic, but accurate name "Space General."
** Commander Cody, like the first two, gets the more generic title of "Commanding Officer."

** Vanquish Is is far more helpful to Gold than Yoda is to Anakin in ''Revenge of the Sith''. Evidently, Allah Gold told Vanquish Is about The Plum Of's pregnancy, judging by [[CrossDressingVoices his/her]] "Pregnancy? Pregnancy." line, meaning that either the Hopless Situation Parliament has no rules against marriage like the Jedi Council did, or Vanquish Is is Gold's SecretKeeper. Vanquish Is' advice also seems much more helpful than the Jedi platitudes Yoda spouts in the equivalent scene in ''Revenge of the Sith'', especially .

The dub's script originated from a [[MemeticMutation memetic]] RecursiveTranslation[=/=]TranslationTrainWreck [[https://web.archive.org/web/20170115091456/http://winterson.com/2009/01/episode-iii-backstroke-of-west-redux.html found in China by blogger Jeremy Winterson]]. The name is taken from the translation of the opening crawl, the original being, obviously, "''Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith''". The Chinese subtitles were machine translated back into English. Most sentences are absolutely mangled in the translation, although some sentences still have their original meanings intact. It was later turned into a Gag Dub by the

** As soon as The D orders Space General to transfer his troops to "the wood method star", Space General tells him that he's already done that.

* CrazyPrepared: This appears to be Ratio Tile's strategy at the start of the movie. In a discussion with Allah Gold he acknowledges that they might be running into a trap, but adds that they will account for that and then account for that.

** Allah Gold has a moment of this right before crash-landing half of Space General's airship that he, Speaker D, Ratio Tile and R2 are in. (Keep in mind that the ship is not only burning, ''the fire brigade'' have already arrived and started putting out the fire.)
-->"The temperature of our airship is too high."
** He also previously stated.
-->"The beginning accelerates."
** He also tells The Plum Of that he can see her ship, while standing ''right in front of it''.

** Vanquish Is notes "The current time arrived."

* MediumAwareness: Allah Gold is apparently aware that he's a character in a movie, [[Film/ThePhantomMenace as he remembers the scene were he sent The Plum Of her necklace.]] [[LampshadeHanging Either that, or Hayden Christensen just broke character to lampshade]] [[TheOtherDarrin that he wasn't actually in that movie.]]

* AdaptationalWimp: Count Dooku gets downgraded from someone who Anakin and Obi-Wan are no match for, to just a "Big" who merely needs careful attention, going by Palpatine's dialogue. In contrast, while supposedly less badass, instead of trying to get the duo to surrender their swords, he confidently goads them into pulling them out and dedicating their bodies as if obsessed with lightsaber dueling, and wants "surprised and pleased" from the battle.

* AdaptationalWimp: Count Dooku gets downgraded from someone who Anakin and Obi-Wan are no match for, to just a "Big" who merely needs careful attention, by Palpatine himself. In contrast, while supposedly less badass, instead of trying to get the duo to surrender their swords, he confidently goads them into pulling them out and dedicating their bodies as if obsessed with lightsaber dueling, and wants "surprised and pleased" from the battle.

The dub's script originated from a [[MemeticMutation memetic]] RecursiveTranslation[=/=]TranslationTrainWreck [[https://web.archive.org/web/20170115091456/http://winterson.com/2009/01/episode-iii-backstroke-of-west-redux.html found in China by blogger Jeremy Winterson]]. The name is taken from the translation of the opening crawl, the original being, obviously, "''Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith''". Most sentences are absolutely mangled in the translation, although some sentences still have their original meanings intact. It was later turned into a Gag Dub by the

* DeadlyEuphemism: The Pudding wierdly combines this with an Aversion of NeverSayDie.

* AdaptationalWimp: Count Dooku gets downgraded from someone who Anakin and Obi-Wan are no match for, to just a "Big" who merely needs careful attention. In contrast, instead of trying to get the duo to surrender their swords, he zealously goads them into pulling them out and dedicating their bodies as if obsessed with lightsaber dueling.

* AdaptationalWimp: Count Dooku gets downgraded from someone who Anakin and Obi-Wan are no match for, to just a "Big" who merely needs careful attention. In contrast, instead of trying to get the duo to surrender their swords, he zealously goads them into pulling them out and dedicating their bodies.

** In one case, it becomes "Run", possibly because the translators [[EvenTheSubtitlerIsStumped heard this particular "No" as "Go".]]

** In one case, it becomes "Run", possibly because the translators [[{{Mondegreen}} heard this particular "No" as "Go".]]

* BlindIdiotTranslation: People fluent in both languages have suggested that [[http://web.archive.org/web/20180808231902/http:/dot-chan.tumblr.com/post/98147547108/deconstructing-a-translation-trainwreck-how-no a recursive translation isn't enough to explain the trainwreck]]. They suspect that whoever translated the film into Chinese didn't have access to an actual script, as evidenced by some "translations" making sense only if you assume they [[{{Mondegreen}} misheard the original English]], or they didn't pick up on it at all and made up a line they thought made sense in context. For example:

** Yoda's line about "premonitions" became "Pregnancy? Pregnancy." The translator might not have know the word "premonition" or understood it to mean "pregnancy" - which makes sense, as The Plum Of's pregnancy is exactly what Allah Gold is worried about.

* AwesomeMcCoolname:
** ''Allah Gold''.
** Also, "Hopeless Situation Warriors" is fairly cool.
** The Empire of the First Choice is also pretty badass.

''Star War the Third Gathers: The Backstroke of the West'' is a GagDub of ''Franchise/StarWars Episode III: Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. It can be seen [[https://archive.org/details/StarWarTheThirdGathersBackstrokeOfTheWestHDDubbed here]].

* TyopOnTheCover: The [[http://i.imgur.com/htm5j00.jpg setup menu]] on the DVD suggests that instead of a TranslationTrainwreck, the "language" of the subtitles is "Englsih", not English.

with clips posted beginning in 2010. In August 2021, work began on dubbing the only other known authentic full movie script, presumably found in China, Napoleon's Explosive (the mistranslation of Napoleon Dynamite,) by

''Star War the Third Gathers: The Backstroke of the West'' is a GagDub of ''Franchise/StarWars Episode III: Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. It can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XziLNeFm1ok here]].

Similar [[RecursiveTranslation Recursive Translations]] have been made of the other movies in the series, collectively known as ''WebOriginal/TheStarWarGatherings'', with a [[https://www.reddit.com/r/TheDubGathers/comments/5eqwzd/welcome_to_the_dub_gathers_our_first_project_is/ fandub]] of ''The Fourth Gathers: WebVideo/TheNoveltyDesire''[[note]]''Episode Four: Film/ANewHope''[[/note]] and ''The Fifth Gathers: WebVideo/TheCounterattackCollection''[[note]]''Episode Five: Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''[[/note]] both completed. Since the announcement of the ''Star War Gatherings'' production, ''Backstroke of the West'' has retroactively been applied to the former's lineup. In fact, though the dub projects are largely unrelated, 3 of the Backstroke dub vocal actors have even reprised their characters in the Fifth and Sixth Gathers.