/sw/ - Star Wars★

I realized that while very tiny com-links are everywhere in Star Wars, there aren't any mentions of cell-phones or the like (the difference being you can't dial anyone with a comlink or make a 1 on 1 call, your communication is audible to anyone on that frequency). Only video games that show up are space fighter simulators (which can be repurposed for porn viewing) and playing board games against a droid that is holoprojecting the pieces.

Are there any other real world technology that doesn't seem to exist in the EU? I find the idea fascinating.

Out of all the many ideologies, philosophies, laws, doctrines and teachings both spiritual and material within the SW universe (ranging from jedi, sith, gray, imperial, republican, insectoid, hutt laws and countless more) which would you say most aligns with your own mindset and best represents your own views?

For me, I've always admired the Trandoshan doctrines which are focused solely around the Hunt. It is adventurous, daring and thrilling, although a bit too cruel at times, but the complexity and devotion they can put into what would normally be such a barbaric and savage way of life is really quite interesting, and the "scoring system" even more so. I also used to admire the jedi way before the prequels shed more light onto the order. As such I prefer Luke's own interpretations of the way these days.

>inb4 Kreia fap thread

Speaking at Lionsgate’s presentation at Cinemacon last night, Rian Johnson said that after completing his work on his current film---mystery crime thriller Knives Out—he will be “going back to a galaxy far, far away” to work on his previously announced trio of Star Wars films

so this promotional poster for episode nein got leaked today. thoughts?

as per usual, looks like a hot mess. the elite stormtroopers on the bottom make me think a lot of that disguise luke used in shadows of the empire. c-3po with a crossbow makes no sense. the knights of ren look intriguing but will be just as much of a waste as snoke's guard most likely. the new paint jobs for rebel ships are pretty shitty. the tie fighter with the fuckin arrow wing looks dumb as shit.

fuck. once again they fuck it all up more than i thought they would.

Now that there's talk of Disney doing their own cinematographic ripoffs of Kotor, I've been wondering: what would good Kotor movies be like? I'm thinking of at most 3 movies -realistically it's unlikely that more would be made- and only the period from the Mandalorian Wars to the end of Kotor II, as that what I'm most familiar with. I know little of TOR.

The first question is one of focus: which parts of the period are directly shown within the movie/duology/trilogy? There are advantages and disadvantages to picking one segment (Mandalorian Wars, Kotor I, Kotor II) and doing a standalone or two-part series with it or fitting some/all of the period into a trilogy.

The Mandalorian wars have a lot of potential. They present a mighty invading antagonist with a culture of honor, an ailing Republic unsure of wheter to intervene on behalf of the Outer Rim worlds attacked by the Mandalorians, a brutal genocidal war, a Jedi Council lost in hubris and inaction and a dissident Jedi who questions the Council, patriotically leads the fight and slowly flirts with the Dark Side. It even has similarities with the Prequels. And like the Prequels the plot's central conflicts are not the war itself but the struggles within the Republic/Jedi and Revan's attraction to the Dark Side.

I'd divide it in two movies. The first begins with the war at its earlier stages -or, if time needs to be spared, with the Mandalorians on full offensive and the Republic at the brink of defeat- and centers on the Republic's mobilization against the outside threat and the conflict between the Council and the Revanchists. Serroco can be shown as it later plays an important role in Revan's motivation to wage war. It ends with the Revanchists leading a counteroffensive and scoring a victory, perhaps in Taris. The second focuses on Revan's journey to the Dark Side and his discoveries about the Rakata and the looming threat of invasion coming from beyond known space. It features his final duel with Mandalore and the destruction of Malachor V, but doesn't end there: it needs to go on just enough lay the prologue for the Jedi Civil War, showing Revan going to Lehon determined to unite the galaxy. But just stopping at this point would leave the story unfinished.

Kotor I could easily be made iPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

So anyone wanna come and play a Star Wars nation (planet) sim?

If this sparks any interest I can drop a link or give more interest.

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So, I was playing the headache-inducing adventure of Kingdom Hearts 3 (Disney didn't get my money for it, so no loss) when I noticed something particular in the Toy Story level (only reason I wanted to play this thing). There's a group of toys called Air Droids which are possessed by Heartless during the game which I normally wouldn't care much about aside from their interesting toy design, but what caught my eye was that in the end credits the Air Droid toys are listed as being owned by Lucasfilm and a Star Wars property.

So I have to wonder, these things clearly aren't from Disney's movies or their new line of shitty toys, and I certainly don't recall seeing droids like these in any EU games, media or the old films, so what are they from exactly? Are they from some piece of shitty new Disney media? Some obscure droid from the 1970s Marvel comics? Anyone know? I was going to ask this on /v/, but the KH threads over there are shit (so are the mods) and since this is the Star Wars board, I figured you guys would know something in your vast dorky wisdom.

Let's have ourselves a Star Wars vidya thread.

What are your favourite SW games?

What are your least favourite SW games?

If you could make any game in the SW universe without any restrictions, what kind of game would you make?

And why will the VR game suck so much?

After much discussion in the initial 8canon/separatist canon thread and the Baobab Archives thread, it's time that Separatist Canon at large got its own dedicated General

>Separatist Canon? What the kriff is this?

Separatist Canon is intended as a fan continuation of the original Star Wars Expanded Universe, now officially referred to as Legends with its decanonization by the new Disney-owned Lucasfilm. With most official creative efforts towards this original continuity ceased- many of the then ongoing storylines were left with out resolution as Lucasfilm focused on building a new continuity from scratch around the Sequel Trilogy. Obviously, this decision wasn't exactly popular among existing Star Wars Fans- even with the questionable quality of new material put aside. Due to this decision- a small group of anons on 8chan's /sw/ took it upon themselves to continue the EU the best they could, and thus Separatist Canon was born.

>That's great, but what makes this any different from your average Star Wars fanfic?

To put it simply- it's intended to operate on the same principles and amount of collaboration as the original expanded universe. Just as authors, game developers, comic artists, etc worked together to create an expansive and cohesive setting in the days before- so too, do we the fans intend to carry on this legacy to the fullest extent of our abilities. Our goal is to achieve the same amount of quality, consistency, and memorable content as the talented storytellers and creators behind it in our attempt to keep the universe we love alive.

Separatist Canon is intended to be a collaborative effort between the authors who wish to contribute, similar to how the shared universe of previous Star Wars stories worked. While none of are likely to be on the level of James Luceno, Karen Traviss, John Jackson Miller, or any of the other great Star Wars writers and we don't have the guidance or expertise of Lucas or Leland Chee on our side- they at least provide an excellent example as to how to proceed.

>How do you decide what stories to include in your continuity? Will people have the same creative freedom they did with the old expanded universe.

>Star Wars

>was one of the largest, most detailed and explained universes in scifi, fantasy and overall fiction with plenty of good and bad tales that could be enjoyed for varying tastes

>had a lore-keeper who always made sure to correct contradictions in new media while not disrupting the creative flow of the author

>had the largest, most detailed and comprehensive fan-based encyclopedia out there

>red links were almost non-existent

>no subject that wasn't covered

>Lucas sells out

>3 good movies, 3 average to mediocre movies, and 3 new films that are unoriginal and overhyped generic dirt

>lore don't mean shit. write trump and clinton into a book as long as it makes money Mr. Wendig

>encyclopedia gets taken over by Disney, Disney shills and a paid newfag fan who screw up entire format of the site and its content rather than simply making a brand new encyclopedia to cover new garbage while also kicking out or forcefully converting major editors with the risk of ban or sjw threats, in effect making the official product worse than when it was fan-based

>shit is nothing but red linked empty articles now

>poorly summarized or incomplete shit in every corner with the shortest paragraphs for the majority of articles on any encyclopedia

>every new piece of media gets worse and no one cares about documenting it but the few shill slaves do it anyway because they don't know any other life

How the fuck did shit get this bad?

Now for your viewing pleasure. An /sw/ original starring SpingeBill Squarenuts.

HD version here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoA-x_8k9rI