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Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker Announced; Official Teaser Trailer
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The thing that irks me about the coming back from the dead element is that I feel it creates an unsatisfying narrative loop. If he can come back from the dead...what's the point in killing him again? He could just return again. I think the idea of him being gravely wounded and on the cusp of death after ROTJ, but using his powers to keep himself alive and then heal, is a bit more stable.
But yeah, I would love to see some arcane, mythical Force abilities from him.
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Yeah I think Palpatine was actually pretty excited in Revenge of the Sith because everything was going according to plan. He was actually winning. How could you not be gleeful? He won't be anywhere near as crazy in this one, I think.
Not that I'd mind if he was.
Not that I'd mind if he was.
This is why I've never understood people complaining about the ham in RotS. The guy had been plotting this takeover for decades and everything was going keikaku doori. Why wouldn't he be having a ball?
This is how I've always felt, and maybe part of why I have a hard time really adoring Star Wars as some do. The only core-cast alien characters in the movies are Chewbacca, Yoda, and fucking Jar Jar.
"Ben...my nephew...with that mighty Skywalker blood." -Luke
KYLO REN WILL TURN AND TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF JEDI.
KYLO REN WILL TURN AND TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF JEDI.
Two of which are OT characters, with Yoda being turned into a turbo ninja in the prequels and a ghost mage in TLJ because we cant have Star Wars without showing how amazing Yoda is every single time for the fans. Chewie is the opposite, where im not even sure what his point is any more.
If I were living down the street from the Jedi and they never figured it out even after I arranged for them to fight alongside an army that'd kill them for me at a moment's notice in a war that spanned the entire galaxy and isolated the Jedi from each other so they'd all die alone with no idea why?
Yeah I'd be dancing down the bloody hallway every night.
I guess it's part of my headcanon that older Palpatine is the grimmer, more serious figure we see in ROTJ, and I would expect him to be that way decades later. I am too attached to that original idea of "The Emperor" being a scary old corpse, not really a moustache-twirling figure. I can accept his ROTS-era ham as a trait of his ascension... but I get the impression that he has become a bitter and serious withered husk over his decades of rule. A little cackling here and there, but mostly a gaunt, miserable tone.
Also I think in line with most of the philosophy of the sequel trilogy, the characterization they'll tend to refer back to is from the OT.
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The design of the Death Star wreckage suggests Endor. The two Death Stars had very different designs around the trench and dish area
Kylo finds out that he's the product of Luke/Leia incest.
Rey is also a Skywalker
The rising part is Kylo's raging boner for his half-sister.
It's like poetry.
Oh man, I hope not. That'd be like watching Yoda flip around like a deranged monkey in AOTC.
Palpatine isn't about showboating or obvious displays of power. He's all about planning, patience, and above all, manipulation. If Manipulation is a Force power, then Palp's the most powerful force user of all time.
The only time he gets physical is when he feels forced by the situation, and even then it's simple and efficient.
If Palpatine is back, I want Ian to go EVEN FURTHER BEYOND in terms of ham.
There's no level of ham from him I won't enjoy.
There's no level of ham from him I won't enjoy.
I agree, I'm sure lots of others agree, but would JJ agree?
Seems like proximity to the planter/moon that they were destroyed is also a factor. First was by another planet, the other was in basically a low orbit.
To be clear, I don't want him throwing tons of shit and blowing things up, but some weird esoteric power that is just a slow, creeping doom would be neat, or even just something subtle but scary and powerful. But I do totally see where you're coming from
If he's alive, it should be his ROTJ characterization.
If he's a ghost, free from the limitations of the physical body, go all the way on the ROTS style ham.
If he's a ghost, free from the limitations of the physical body, go all the way on the ROTS style ham.
I saw someone say it was a Knights of Ren on Twitter so I instantly brought up the concept art of all of them:
They better play some wicked thrash metal while they fight.
They were on the forest moon of Endor, not Endor itself. (but yes, i am worried about Ewoks)
Ah, I got ya. Yeah, he's big on presenting the illusion of invincibility and total control, so maybe if they show something new it'll related to that.
I thought there was a theory that "Forest moon of Endor" was just an odd way of saying that the forest moon was called Endor. I haven't read any EU materials so I don't know if it was ever clarified.
Edit: nevermind, Palpatine says "Endor moon"
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(Dark Empire really was very silly)
Yes it was. I read it for the first time two years ago and while it started out okay, it quickly devolved into schlocky fan fiction.
I didn't think about this. Will be interesting to see just how much the PT is incorporated.
Yeah, it's always been a bit wonky, since there were several script revisions for Jedi and the description for Endor never changed to reflect the updates. Endor was originally a moon of the capital planet where all of the stuff between Vader/Luke/Emperor would take place. They were to do battle deep in the bowels of the planet among magma rivers and stone outcroppings, with Palpy watching from a stone throne.
Once they decided to move away from the planet and use another Death Star instead, they didn't update the names for Endor ("Forest Moon, Sanctuary Moon") to reflect.
It ended up being a moon that's didn't appear to orbit anything, so they had to try and explain it in ancillary media.
I see that, but the planet doesn't really look Endorish. It probably is though. But the dish could've roamed through space
JJ in a interview after the panel said he wants kids in the future to be able to watch Episodes 1-9 in order and have them all feel connected.
Force ghost Sifo-Dyas about to get his revenge on Palpatine!
Gonna get crazy nostalgic if they somehow implement TPM flashbacks or something.
Aw shit I take it back I've made a huge mistake
Most laughable part for me was Leia giving birth and then running around with a lightsaber literally a day or two later.