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squidhills wrote:
(did you know that Boba Fett originally wasn't a clone of Jango? He was the last surviving Mandalorian Warrior, who were mercenaries who fought for the 'Clone Masters' against the Jedi during the Clone Wars, at least according to the notes left over from ESB).

I always did hate this particular retcon. The Mandalorians are simply too badass to "need" clones, and in the old "Tales of Bounty Hunters" book, I remember Fett talking about his origins as a Journeyman Protector, and rise through the ranks of Mandalorians before finally being the last one standing.


But, that's all gone... I shall go sit in the corner, and drink by myself.

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Are you saying the movies are continuations of the comics?

No, Marvel is creating a new series of comics that will cover the period between the end of RotJ and SW 7. It will be canon.

 Ensis Ferrae wrote:

I always did hate this particular retcon. The Mandalorians are simply too badass to "need" clones, and in the old "Tales of Bounty Hunters" book, I remember Fett talking about his origins as a Journeyman Protector, and rise through the ranks of Mandalorians before finally being the last one standing.


But, that's all gone... I shall go sit in the corner, and drink by myself.

Just do what I do: pretend the prequels never happened. It's a lot easier now that Disney has eliminated the EU. My attitude is; if Disney can ignore good stuff like the Thrawn Trilogy, I can ignore horrid stuff like the prequels. Just tell people that the prequels were propaganda produced by the Empire in an effort to make the Jedi look completely useless and stupid.

 Ahtman wrote:

It took a long time and lots of credits to make that batch so they probably either were unable or unwilling to keep making them. It is cheaper to train men than make them, probably.

And it was only done due to a need for secrecy.

squidhills wrote:

 Ensis Ferrae wrote:

I always did hate this particular retcon. The Mandalorians are simply too badass to "need" clones, and in the old "Tales of Bounty Hunters" book, I remember Fett talking about his origins as a Journeyman Protector, and rise through the ranks of Mandalorians before finally being the last one standing.


But, that's all gone... I shall go sit in the corner, and drink by myself.

Just do what I do: pretend the prequels never happened. It's a lot easier now that Disney has eliminated the EU. My attitude is; if Disney can ignore good stuff like the Thrawn Trilogy, I can ignore horrid stuff like the prequels. Just tell people that the prequels were propaganda produced by the Empire in an effort to make the Jedi look completely useless and stupid.

I might go with that.

As a non-tru-fan I don't give a toss about the canon and EU and stuff. I just want the films to be cool and take me back to the original trilogy including "Han shot first", minus Ewoks, and forget about episode 1 to 3.

 Kilkrazy wrote:
As a non-tru-fan I don't give a toss about the canon and EU and stuff. I just want the films to be cool and take me back to the original trilogy including "Han shot first", minus Ewoks, and forget about episode 1 to 3.

That's pretty much my position as well, even though I consider myself a true fan.

Meh... I need two things to enjoy a Star Wars movie: Lightsabers, and Space Battles. Anything else is gravy.

Although I'm certainly not averse to more clever dialogue and the occasional golden bikini thrown in for good measure.

 insaniak wrote:

Although I'm certainly not averse to more clever dialogue and the occasional golden bikini thrown in for good measure.

Please God, do not let Carrie Fisher wear a golden bikini in the new movie.

 dogma wrote:

 insaniak wrote:

Although I'm certainly not averse to more clever dialogue and the occasional golden bikini thrown in for good measure.

Please God, do not let Carrie Fisher wear a golden bikini in the new movie.

Maybe her daughter will carry on the family tradition.

Cloning are also an expensive and time consuming way to assemble an army.

The served a purpose when Palpatine had to raise a force in secret in order to take on the Jedi and establish the core of the empire. But once the Empire is in place it's probably just plain easier to instead recruit from the human populace.

Yes I hated the whole think about them being clones of Jango Fett as well.

New trailer has been released.






IMO, I am really, REALLY not worried about JJ taking this, AND Im excited as feth now

Just so you know, we're having our collective nerdgasm over on this thread: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/644866.page

 ScootyPuffJunior wrote:
Just so you know, we're having our collective nerdgasm over on this thread: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/644866.page

Lol, yeah, I put it here, cuz I kind of thought this was the general "SW Episode 7 thread"