tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post5121859172928809367..comments2024-03-28T03:10:19.013-07:00Comments on Fraggmented: Vader: Master Of EspionageJohn Seaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530526320973807452noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-61213383490288697072011-07-03T09:19:11.112-07:002011-07-03T09:19:11.112-07:00I have a theory that after the first Death Star go...I have a theory that after the first Death Star got blown up, the Empire had to cut back on their military budget in order to be able to afford the next one. As a result, they started producing sub-standard military equipment, which explains why the Ewoks were able to defeat them in 'Return of the Jedi'.<br /><br />Of course, these shoddily-made AT-STs and whatnot would not have come into use until several years after the events of the first movie, which explains why they were still able to kick some Rebel ass in 'The Empire Strikes Back'.Mitchell Hundrednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-12435768440994658552011-07-01T12:08:28.201-07:002011-07-01T12:08:28.201-07:00OK, now you've got me thinking. What you say m...OK, now you've got me thinking. What you say makes perfect sense, but it also raises some very interesting questions.<br /><br />Lucas has stated publically that Sith by their very nature are power hungry. The apprentice becomes strong enought to kill the master. (Now why I'd want to train my replacement who will kill me is another qustion).<br /><br />When Vader gets chopped up by Obi Wan, he becomes much less powerful. He won't ever be able to use force lightening, for example. <br /><br />So when Luke shows up, relatively trained in the force, Vader now has a potential ally who can help overthrow Darth Sideous, and the Emperor can now have an apprentice who isn't a walking iron lung.<br /><br />But with the Death Star in his hands, what's to stop Vader from killing Palpatine? It's not like Vader didn't see Darth Sideous lie to and sacrifce Darth Tryannus. As Lucas pointed out, the subtext of Empire and Return is the two Sith plotting to replace each other.Jim Snoreply@blogger.com