This is a design for a starfighter I made over a few months ago.
The end result:
Some early ideas, not going too well:
The quality of the photos isn’t so great, but you get the idea.
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Relaunching the blog!
Hey people! I’m here to announce the relaunch of this blog and the start of the Mandalore Project, a partially finished script for a Star Wars movie I will (probably not) be making at some unspecified time in the future. I won’t publish the script itself for a while, but I will publish ideas and sketches for various planets, ships and characters.
As for the blog, I’m going to repurpose it entirely and write about all sorts of things instead of just Star Wars. I hope to draw in a wider audience by writing about a wider range of subjects. From now on, I will publish every week, hopefully forever, starting today. Hope y’all enjoy it!
Top 10 Bounty Hunters
From ex-jedi to droids–yes, droids–bounty hunters are one of the most awesome parts of Star Wars. The Clone Wars did a good job of bringing them to center-stage, and Rebels brought back many favourites.
10: Zam Wessel: Darth Sidious ordered Count Dooku to assassinate Padme. Dooku hired Jango Fett, Jango in hired Zam Wessel, Zam made a droid do the job. The droid dumped two toxic worms in the window to kill Padme. Obviously that failed, but Zam is still a pretty cool bounty hunter–and a shapeshifter.
9: Aurra Sing: Aurra Sing was supposed to be a Jedi padawan, but her training wasn’t going well. Apparently, she had an argument with her master and decided she had had enough of Jedi. She defected from the Order, and became a bounty hunter. She was a natural-born leader, succeeding in commanding the team of bounty hunters after Sugi, and worked for young Boba Fett in his quest for revenge on the Jedi.
8: Asajj Ventress: Ventress was a dark side acolyte, but the Rule of Two prevented her from becoming a true Sith. After a skirmish with a former ally Savage Oppress, she defected from the Seperatists to become a bounty hunter. Using her twin bent-hilted lightsabers and force powers, she became one of the most successful bounty hunters of the late Clone Wars.
7: Bossk: If there is one thing we can’t forgive a villain for, it’s hunting wookiees, and that’s exactly what Bossk does in his spare time. The reptilian has been seen in the Clone Wars hunting wookiees and working for Boba, in The Empire Strikes Back hunting Han Solo for Vader, and even in Rebels! “Given the size of your mortar gun, and the way you don’t mince words, it’s my impression that you’re a professional bounty hunter.”―Ezra Bridger.
6: Dengar: Dengar was a bounty hunter who used sheer firepower to eliminate his enemies. He thought very highly of himself, which was only partially justified by his nearly unbroken track record. He used a combination of mini-grenades, his blaster rifle, and deadly skill to take down almost any foe. In Twin Engines of Destruction, Dengar and Boba Fett worked together to track down a fake who stole Boba’s identity.
5: IG-88: though not the only one, IG-88 is one of the very few droids who “escaped their programming” and became bounty hunters. He is no doubt one of the greatest bounty hunters ever; his chief rival for capturing Solo was Boba Fett. He is a modified IG-86 sentinel droid made from–uhh, recycled Mos Eisley Cantina parts left over from filming. Really, google it. Nonetheless, he’s pretty dang awesome.
4: Embo: There’s nothing bland about Embo: a bowcaster, a pet anooba called Marrok, an undecodable language, and downright colorful appearance. Not to mention the hat that doubles as a shield and triples as a snowboard. Though a quiet individual, he is completely ruthless when it comes to capturing his bounty. During the Clone Wars, his skills were second only to Cad Bane. <<You’re outmanned, laserblade.>>
3: Jango Fett: Having several million clones is not the only thing that makes Jango awesome. Extreme bounty hunting is really his thing; he knows that his clones will be for the Republic and that it was a Separatist who hired him, so he was willing to start a galaxy-wide war, as long as he gets payed. Besides, a guy who fights his own clones in his spare time has to be in the top three.
2: Cad Bane: Bane is one of the most notorious bounty hunters ever, going to massive lengths to achieve his goal. Breaking out of a Republic prison, kidnapping force-sensitive children pretending to be a jedi, infiltrating the Jedi Temple to steal a holocron, and holding the entire Senate as hostages are just a few highlights from his eventful career. Plus, he also has a genuinely evil droid, Todo 360. “I’ll take on any job…for the right price.” – Cad Bane.
1: Boba Fett: clone, bounty hunter, son of a mercenary, and Mandalorian. Boba was raised as a bounty hunter by a bounty hunter to become a bounty hunter. Capturing Han Solo and bringing him to Bespin was only one out of many jobs he completed. While he was young, he and a gang of other bounty hunters tracked down and nearly killed Mace Windu, the Jedi who killed his father. In Twin Engines of Desruction, he and Dengar tracked down and killed a fake pretending to be Boba. In addition, he’s the only person in the galaxy who dares to question Darth Vader.
Dengar: “So, did Cass Yllek get boogled out by your sarlacc scars? Those things’l probably never go away. No wonder you never show your face.”
Boba: “This is my face.”
Bonus: 4-LOM was originally a protocol droid, but somehow “escaped his programming” to become a bounty hunter. He modified himself to work like an insect. He also busts the myth that IG-88 is the only droid bounty hunter.
Not mentioned, but still pretty cool: Seripas (little dude in the big bad suit), Greedo (did not shoot first), 4-LOM (protocol droid gone bad), Onyo Wren (Sabine’s sister).
Top 7 Clone Troopers
Mandalorian warriors, soldiers of the Republic: these are the best clone troopers from the Clone Wars, ranked. Sorry, no Republic Commandos!
7: Thorn: A shocktrooper commander who fought and died on the planet Scipio, Thorn is a force to reckoned with. When the Seperatists launched an invasion, Thorn’s battalion fought to the last man. Thorn was the last one standing, using his blaster carbine at close-quarters like a club, but was surrounded and gunned down by a squad of B2s. “For the Republic!”- his last words.
6: Gregor: Gregor was a clone commando who crashed on a remote planet called Abafar not long after the Battle of Geonosis, and suffered from amnesia. He remained there, unaware that he was a clone, until a Republic ship crashed on the planet. He sacrificed himself for the safety of the envoy. We assumed he died there…until he showed up in Star Wars Rebels!
5: Ninety-Nine: CT-99 is more than just a defect. He supplied the 501st Legion with weapons at the Battle of Kamino, where he lost his life. Ninety-Nine proves that you don’t have to be perfect to be a hero. Echo even gave him a clone army graduation medal. “He really was one of us”- Rex.
4: Fives: CT-5555 “Fives” was best known for uncovering the problem of a fellow trooper’s (Tup’s) malfunctioning biochip that caused Tup to execute a jedi long before Order 66. Besides that, Fives also fought on Umbara next to Rex and the 501sts and helped in the execution of Pong Krell, a jedi turned to the dark side. He and Echo were promoted to ARC after the battle of Kamino, another battle where Fives was a major player.
3: Wolffe: the commander of Wolfpack, a famous division of the 104th battalion, Commander Wolffe served under Jedi General Plo Koon. From Kavado to the Malevolence, Wolffe has seen it all. He lost his right eye to Asajj Ventress’s lightsaber on Kholm. (He later installed a cybernetic implant.) Personally, every time he takes off his helmet, I’m surprised at how young he is.
2: Cody: A seasoned veteran affiliated with the 7th Sky Corps and the 212th Attack Battalion, Clone Commander Cody is Obi-Wan Kenobi’s most trusted ally. Even after having served under him for years, (“Come on, general, have I ever let you down?”), Cody mercilessly executes Order 66, attempting to kill Obi-Wan with an AT-TE walker’s laser cannon.
1: Rex: When someone says “clone trooper,” Rex is probably the first to come to mind. Serving under both Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano, he commanded the feared 501st Legion, and led the attack on the Jedi Temple next to Darth Vader. Rex fought in the battles of Bothawui, Felucia, Saleucami, Umbara and Kamino, just to name a few, and showed up in Star Wars Rebels.
What did you think? Did I miss anyone? Tell me in the comments. Until next time, “Vode An!”
Is Luke really Rey’s father?
So…is Luke Rey’s father? Short answer: of course no way I have absolutely no idea.
Han Solo could be her father, but Han and Leia would not care so much about Ben/Kylo that they would forget about their other child; Rey was abandoned on a desert planet after all. If it turns out they are her parents, there’s got to be a good explanation (maybe Luke told them to send her off to a desert planet, but I don’t see why he would want that).
Another idea I saw on the internet was Obi-Wan, but that’s nonsense. Obi-Wan is a jedi, and he saw what happened to Anakin because of love. He wouldn’t make the same mistake, and the midi-chlorian influence thing won’t work if there’s no mother.
Which brings us to Luke. Luke was never taught about no emotions, and never knew why his father turned to evil. It’s still unlikely that he had a kid, but it’s possible. Who is the mother then?
You could argue that both Han and Leia wanted to talk to her about something, which could mean she’s their daughter. My theory is that it’s because Luke told them about Rey before he went into exile, and they are exited about her showing up.
Besides, Star Wars is a story about generations. Anakin saved the galaxy, had a son who became a jedi and saved the galaxy. Shouldn’t Rey, next in the line for destroying evil, be Luke’s daughter? It’s true that Leia is also Anakin’s child, but it’s Luke who saved the galaxy.
We won’t know for sure until episode 8 comes out in December 2017 (what are we supposed to do until then?!). Luke is definitely the most likely candidate. If it’s Han, there’d better be a good reason for it. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
Starfighters V2
T-70 X-wing:
The next step in evolution, the T-70, takes the best starfighter ever, and makes it even better. That’s enough for the best pilot in the resistance to make it his chosen ride.
Special Forces First Order TIE Fighter:
Unlike Imperial fighters, First Order TIEs have deflector shields to protect them from enemy fire, or at least not be destroyed by the first shot. They are operated two troopers, a pilot and a gunner.
Kylo Ren’s Command Shuttle:
We don’t know a whole lot about this shuttle, but we do know that it’s awesome.
Resistance Troop Transport:
Although seen in the movie, we don’t know anything about them except from the Lego set.
The Finalizer:
Shared by Kylo Ren and General Hux, The Finalizer is the first star destroyer built in violation of the New Republic’s treaties. It’s almost twice as long as Imperial-era destroyers.
First Order Transporter:
The First Order uses this transport for troop deployment, transport, and even ground assault. Extra: those awesome flametroopers wouldn’t be anywhere without these.
The Slave 1
The Slave 1 is a highly modified Kuat Systems Engineering Firespray-class patrol and attack craft. It was used originally for Republic law enforcement before it came into possession of Jango Fett, who outfitted it with weapons of all sorts. His son/unaltered clone, Boba Fett, inherited the Slave 1 from his father Jango. Since then the ship has been improved and customized for the needs of the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy.
The most famous scene with Jango in the pilot seat was the dogfight with Obi-Wan’s Jedi Starfighter (delta-7 aether-sprite class light interceptor) in the asteroid field over Geonosis. Jango exhausted every resource in his grasp to capture Obi-Wan: first lasers, then charges, and finally a heat-seeking missile.
The most famous bounty Boba achieved with the Slave 1 was tracking and capturing the Millennium Falcon, and bringing Han Solo to Cloud City (Bespin). Possibly the most iconic scene in The Empire Strikes Back was the carbon-freeze chamber, where Han got frozen into a block of carbonite. (I couldn’t get a proper picture of that scene, so I chose this one instead).
Here are the weapons that brought this ship to victory so many times.
Laser cannons: the Slave 1 has two rotating twin laser cannons on the end of the nose. Interestingly, although it’s a fact that they are laser cannons, they were never fired in the films or the Clone Wars TV series.
Proton torpedoes: the Slave 1 has two torpedo launchers on the very tip of the nose (a concealed turret). Proton torpedoes are heavier firepower than standard laser cannons.
Tractor beam: tractor beams pull in ships or floating objects. Boba’s ship has one on the bottom of the nose, right under the lasers and torpedoes.
Ion cannons: Boba replaced the hidden laser cannons seen in the very first picture with hidden ion cannons simply for weapons diversity. Ion cannons shoot highly charged plasma to disable enemy ships without destroying them. He replaced it at about the time he painted it red and green, (before that it was blue and gray).
Heat-seeking missile: heat-seekers are a type of homing missile that follows enemy ships and detonates on impact. The Slave 1 has two of them.
Seismic charges: seen in Attack of the Clones, Jango used seismic charge to detonate Obi-Wan’s ship in Geonosis’s asteroid field. Had the bright blue shockwave hit the ship, it would have sliced it cleanly in half, as demonstrated by several asteroids it hit.
I have no idea why the images won’t work the way they should.
19 Random Facts About the Original 6 Films
Some facts and trivia about the 6 Star Wars films you may not know:
- Wedge Antilles is the only character who takes part in and survives all three major battles in the original trilogy
- R2D2 and C-3PO are the only characters who appear in every Star Wars movie. 3PO is the only one who is played by the same actor, Anthony Daniels.
- The original costume for 3PO limited the actor’s movements so much, he face-planted several times when the set quivered slightly. In another scene, our famous Goldenrod could not hold his comm without it being taped to his shiny hand.
- R2 and 3PO are seen as a cameo in Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark.
- The sound of the hovering battle tanks used by the battle droids in The Phantom Menace was created by running an electric razor around a metal salad bowl and then digitally lowering the pitch.
- A bear was deprived of food for a day and then presented with a small amount of bread to get a Wookiee sound. The bear was then fed properly.
- The original idea of Chewbacca was used as Zeb Orelios in Star Wars Rebels. Han Solo was meant to be a green alien with bumpy skin.
- Han Solo’s “I know” line was created by Harrison Ford when he refused to say anything else. It’s become an iconic Star Wars quote.
- It took 6-10 people to work the full-sized animatronic of Jabba the Hutt. The frogs he ate were not real.
- Return of the Jedi was going to be called Revenge of the Jedi, but Lucas decided Jedi do not seek revenge.
- A cameo of the Millenium Falcon can be seen landing on Corucsant in Revenge of the Sith. This is before Lando or Han owned it.
- “I’ve got a bad feeling about this” or a variation of it is spoken in every movie.
- The Phantom Menace’s production sets were built only as high as the tops of the actors’ heads and CGI filled in the rest. But Liam Neeson (Qui-Gon Jinn) was so tall that they needed to build things taller and this cost the production another $150,000 in construction.
- Hayden Christiansen played Darth Vader in Revenge of the Sith instead of to David Prowse who previously did the role. Hayden apparently begged Lucas to let him play him. The suit had to be redesigned to accommodate his smaller stature than Prowse’s.
- R2D2 is taller than Wicket.
- Darth maul has ten horns on his red head.
- He was also a violation of the Rule of Two, while Darth Plagueis was alive.
- In Attack of the Clones, Jar Jar puts forth the motion that gives Palpatine emergency powers. This means that Jar Jar, one of the most universally hated characters in the Star Wars films is responsible for the fall of the Republic and the massacre of the Jedi. Unless he really was the Sith Lord.
- Extra for nerds: According to a famous theory originally found on Reddit, Jar Jar Binks is actually a Sith Lord. “he and Palpatine were likely in collaboration from the very beginning, and it’s entirely possible that Palpatine was a subordinate underling to Binks throughout both trilogies.”
Gray Jedi
Gray Jedi are by definition Force-users who “walk the path between the light and dark [sides] without surrendering to either.”Gray Jedi did use some strong dark side powers: force-lightening, force-choke, etc. The reason they were not considered Sith is that while they openly wielded the dark side, they were not corrupted by it.
The Jedi Council’s prophecy states that the “Chosen One will bring balance to the Force by destroying the Sith.” The prophecy was fulfilled, BUT:
how is destroying the Dark Side bringing balance? This is why I lost my faith in the Jedi.
As for Sith, they feed off the darkest emotions there are: they combine their opponent’s fear with their own anger to forge hate, the weapon of the dark side. I mean, really, who could do that all their life? Yeah, besides the Emperor; he does a pretty good job of it.
The solution to the problem is the Gray Jedi. The keep the balance–actual balance–between the Jedi and Sith.
Gray Jedi make their way into both the Jedi Order and the Dark Council, as well as their own society, helping whichever side they believe needs help the most. In this way, they ensure the survival of both sides, but don’t allow either to destroy the other.
Some groups of Gray Jedi: The Voss Mystics, a force-sensetive species of the planet Voss, who allied themselves with neither party; Jensaarai, an order of Force users from the Suarbi System who considered themselves neither good nor evil; and Imperial Knights, who have nothing to do with the Sith Empire: they are their own, separate, non-dark side Empire from years after the fall of the more commonly known Empire. Jolee Bindo (human male), was also a self proclaimed Gray Jedi. Qui-Gon Jinn and Mace Windu were also suspected to be Gray, but neither case was proven.
Starfighters
These are the most famous starfighters from Star Wars movies 1-6, with brief descriptions of them.
X-Wing Starfighter
X-Wings may be the most obvious starfighter in all of Star Wars, but that doesn’t mean that they aren’t the best. A laser cannon on each wing, a proton torpedo launcher, hyperdrive, life support, and an astromech socket, it is the true classic. If we could step into one starfighter’s cockpit, it would be this one.
Y-Wing Starfighter
Perfect for everything from bombing runs to scouting missions, Y-wings are the workhorses of the rebel fleet. Earlier models were fully armored, however some of the armor plating was removed for enhanced maneuverability.
TIE Fighter
The chilling whine. The menacing design. Twin Ion Engine Fighters are the main force of the Imperial Navy in episodes 4-6, and they earn their keep double.
TIE Advanced X1
The Chosen ride of Darth Vader, the TIE X1 is a heavily armored version of the TIE reserved for the Imperial Elite.
Millenium Falcon
Han Solo’s smuggling starship is a scoundrel’s paradise. With two quad-laser cannons, smuggling compartments, an array of concussion missles, it is truly the fastest hunk of junk in the Galaxy.
Slave 1
Boba Fett’s flagship has everything a bounty hunter could need: two twin-laser canons, two proton torpedo launchers, ion canons, seismic charges, heat seekera, and an amazing hyperdrive. Much like it’s pilot, it never runs out of surprises.
A-Wing Starfighter
The fastest fighter in the rebel fleet. Take a lesson from Yoda: judge it by it’s size do not.
B-Wing Starfighter
3 words: gyroscopic rotating cockpit.
Naboo N1 starfighter
An elegant starfighter for a more civilized age, used exclusively by the Naboo Royal Fleet.
Jedi Starfighter
The Delta 7-b Aethersprite-class Light Interceptor has seen it all; no wonder the galaxy’s protecters make it their fighter of choice.
V-Wing Starfighter
The Alpha-3 Nimbus-class Interceptor was used by both the Republic and the Empire.
Vulture Droid
It walks. It talks. It’s the creepiest Seperatist starfigher ever.
ARC-170 Starfighter
It takes 3 clone troopers and an astromech to operate, and the result is amazing.
Shadow Squadron 