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Star Wars The Force Awakens Trailer
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MagnaderAlpha
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Yeah, I'm in this camp. Long time SW fan, but I never cared about the more intricate nerdisms of the series, which is why I think the sword looks badass. People get so worked up over the stupidest things, cue Conan O'Brien's nerd mocking sounds(nasel-pitched voice spouting gibberish about Star Trek and Gandalf). That, and Triumph.
this makes sense, the dual saber always reminded me of the Klingon bat'leth, looks cool but it's damn wonky to use (and dangerous for the wielder), but at least its got a purpose in a fight, since it sort of doubles the chance of hitting your enemy with all sorts of swings. This one has a laser hilt that makes no sense imo, and it also looks bad (still imo)
I have shuddered!
Atraveller
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What do you mean crossguard makes no sense?
"I'm sure it's true because it's a highly authority blog about movies and they wouldn't risk their reputation just because of this one "hot" article."
lol10
CreepingFear
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That ball droid needs to get more love. It's adorable. I want to see him and R2 together.
Charles Foster Kane
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I'm really liking that fridge bike the girl is driving.
It looks old fashioned and like it belongs in Tatooine.
It looks old fashioned and like it belongs in Tatooine.
It's more the impractical design that sucks. Saber users haven't needed a guard in any of the movies, why is it necessary now? If it's meant to be actually be used as a guard, why not have the extra blades actually be connected to the primary blade so it can actually work? If the guard emitter is made of resistant metals, why not make a simple guard made of metal in the first place?
It just screams poor design. Plus, if it's meant to resemble a claymore instead of the light sticks Lucas used in the prequels, he should be using two hands instead of one.
i cant see it. what purpose does a crossguard lightsaber have?
BluePigGanon
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You're not even considering the possibilities it's 1) aesthetic and/or 2) offensive, not defensive.
Ask General Grievous. He got like 3 hands cut off when he fought obi wan
If they're vents like it's been suggested then whatever. As an offensive tool though, I just can't see how that'd work, and I even if it could, we'd have evidence of historical weapons with sharp, bladed hilts.
Lord of Castamere
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Yeah, their dedication is hilarious.
SeventhSon
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Delta Assault
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Don't worry guys, I fixed it. See? Totally makes sense now. Completely practical.
Atraveller
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Umm protecting the wielder?
First, no one thought about hacking at other people's hands before, ask Lucas. Second, light saber hilts are not made from resistant materials, you can easily trash one as shown in the prequel trilogy. Third, people use one hand, two hands interchangeably in the movies, is this a serious question?
GillianSeed79
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I completely forgot about this. I must have subconsciously repressed it. Oh god why? Didn't lucas do something horrible like destroy the original trilogy film negatives or something too.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Ahh that. Yea that won't happen at all. Instead of FOX fanfare expect the Disney theme.
Squall5042
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that's what crossguards used to do, but it's completely useless in this case since it still got emitters, which can easily cut through by another saber
I don't know why that would that be the case, you don't get the Disney logo before Marvel films.
My guess is it'll just be the Lucasfilm and Bad Robot logos.
TheKaeptain
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I would think the casing for a Saber is strong as shit.
There is no Disney logo at all on the end of the trailer just lucasfilm. They are doing this marvel studio style it seems. Don't expect any Disney logo.
Also for those who missed Lucasfilm confirmed the voice over was Andy Serkis
LaserBuddha
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If you're grinding saber against saber, you could pivot around their saber a bit and drive one of those crossguards into your opponent's head or whatever. Especially if you've got a high, horizontal position with your saber. I could see the wielder using it defensively, using their opponent's momentum against them and stabbing them with a crossguard in one fluid parry. Also good for attacking their hands.
Oh and it fucking looks cool which is the only defense for lightsabers in the first place.
Since the crossguards have a sort of smokey appearance, they could simply be heat exhausts for what is a larger "blade" than we've seen before.
Oh and it fucking looks cool which is the only defense for lightsabers in the first place.
Since the crossguards have a sort of smokey appearance, they could simply be heat exhausts for what is a larger "blade" than we've seen before.
Buddha Beam
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What if R2 dies in this movie and they try to replace him with the little ball droid going forward?
Add another circle, and then....
Don't worry guys, I fixed it. See? Totally makes sense now. Completely practical.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Hell, I like that there's no logo at all.
I think it'd be cool if the movie started that way. Final trailer plays. house lights go down.
THE VERY FIRST THING YOU SEE is "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..."
Chezzymann
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I just found another conversation of the same thing. Look at the time, its more recent. They must have bots spamming it over and over.
SeventhSon
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Except it looks the opposite
I don't think we will see the bad robot logo at all.
LaserBuddha
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So say you.
Notice the end of the trailer it lists copyright lucasfilm only. No Disney or bad robot. I am thinking it is being presented as Lucasfilm only.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Yeah I don't think so either. Presumably it's not Bad Robot on Episode VIII? Disney won't put it at the front of this one.
oh man i love being reminded of the whole lol1-10 thing
Atraveller
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Yeah, does protects from grinding blades, still works against some strikes aimed at hands though.
Disney's much better about doing things fans want because money. I'm sure they're pushing for it.
I'd really like to watch the original films again. Haven't seen them in a decade or so, no thanks to Mr. Lucas.
It's impressive how you missed the point of every single thing that I said. Bravo!
First, a guard would make sense but they've never been used before so their sudden inclusion stands out. Second, other people have suggested the guard emitter is made of resistant metals, not myself. Third, I was talking about the poor claymore imitation the new saber is trying to pull off, not anything seen in previous movies, and that a claymore used with one hand is dumb. If they're just going to use the new design in the same fashion as the traditional saber, it's superfluous in the worst way, with changes being made simply because it doesn't want to look like what came before. Of course we have barely anything to go by at this point but it's reasonable to not like what's been shown, just as reasonable as it may be to be excited.
Thank you
bodyofanamerican
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This is like, up there with the greatest unrealized business opportunities right alongside an Axl and Slash Guns n Roses reunion tour.
Both Disney and Fox really like money, so I'm confident they'll figure it out.
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Thanks for this reply. Totally forgot about Iger painting himself and Abrams into a corner with the shareholders.
BadAss2961
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Pretty sweet trailer. I like the way it captures the look of the old films.
BluePigGanon
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All my responses to this basically boil down to "if you were reading the spoilers, you'd see why your argument is problematic."
I don't care about a LOT of the changes made over the years... But this one, and changing Sebastian Shaw to Hayden at the end of Jedi, are the two that really bug me.
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