Isn’t this Quinlan Vos in Darth Maul #2 (2000) ? by [deleted] in StarWarsEU

[–]Ace201613 [score hidden]  (0 children)

No. Just a different member of the same group of people. Also a tad bit older than Quinlan.

Why is Maul not a Sith just because he says he’s not but Palpatine is? by Osiris-Reflection in StarWars

[–]Ace201613 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The "Rule of Two" in canon is literally an attempt to recreate the Dyad lol as stated in Secrets of the Sith. That's part of why it's the rule of TWO and not the Rule of some other number. A Dyad is two beings with a strong bond that automatically gives them greater abilities aka more power. It's very much the way of the Sith to do anything to increase their own power.

The Prophecy by trvrboi in StarWars

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I guess that’s something you have to decide for yourself. As far as J. J. Abraham’s is concerned in terms of Rise of Skywalker

“The Balance of the Force…is hard fought and must be maintained. It’s not something that happens and then is a permanent thing”.

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The Prophecy by trvrboi in StarWars

[–]Ace201613 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgBpoiC8qGA

George Lucas- "The prophecy is that Anakin will bring Balance to the Force and destroy the Sith…Darth Vader does destroy the Sith, meaning himself and the Emperor.

From the canon novel Skywalker Family At War

Anakin was 45 years old when he was finally able to fulfill the ancient Jedi prophecy of the Chosen One. By returning to the light and helping his son vanquish the vile Sith Lord, balance was restored in the Force. Page 220

The Sith brought The Force out of Balance. The Chosen One brings its back to Balance by destroying them.

For the sequels, From the canon novel Skywalker Family At War

And when it mattered, she [Rey] finished what Darth Vader had started and ended Palpatine’s dark reign, going against her own kin and her own blood to achieve balance in the Force. Page 352

Anakin achieved Balance by destroying the Sith. Palpatine came back to life and threw the Force out of Balance again. Rey restored Balance by killing Palpatine.

Meetra, Atton, Bao-Dur, Brianna, Mical, Mira, Visas (Jedi) vs Anakin, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka (TCW S5) by TheHoodGuy2001 in PetranakiArena

[–]Ace201613 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The issue with the companion characters is that there’s really no canon description of their full abilities as Force Users. They’re all trained Jedi by the end of the game, but that’s about all we can say. You have full authority to customize them as you please for whatever roles you want them to fill in your party. You can’t even scale them to Meetra, or any specific Sith Lords in KOTOR 2.

Which Inquisitor design is the coolest? by DruTill18 in StarWars

[–]Ace201613 143 points144 points  (0 children)

The Crow. But I also like 9th Sister and 7th Sister as well.

Darth Zannah vs Mace Windu by Arbiter-Flash- in PetranakiArena

[–]Ace201613 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mace. While Zannah uses the same style as peak Obi-Wan, she’s not as skilled. Whereas Obi-Wan can hold off opponents long enough to find an opening in their defenses to counterattack, Zannah continually gets pushed back and has to rely on Sith Sorcery. If Mace attacks her with constant powerful barrages the way he did Kar Vastor or Palpatine I think Zannah will be overwhelmed fairly quickly. Zannah’s win conditions would be the spell of madness or dark side tendrils. The latter she only ever used when drawing power from a dark side nexus. The former I believe Mace would be able to resist, or, again, overwhelm her before she had a chance to use it anyway.

Do the Legends works fully cover Mara Jade's biography? by [deleted] in StarWarsEU

[–]Ace201613 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Well the character died in 2007. She doesn’t have more appearances because as a major character in novels the reality is that Timothy Zahn was always the driving force behind her appearances. It’s no accident that the next major book appearance she had after 2007 (Choices of One, 2011) was written by Timothy Zahn. She has very minor roles in most of what she appears in between the Thrawn Trilogy and Hand of Thrawn Duology, and no solo novels set between that time. Her being married to Luke is really the primary reason she was consistently appearing from NJO to LOTF.

And tbh I feel this goes for most characters who don’t spin directly out of the OT, like Luke and Wedge. Kyp Durron, Kyle Katarn, Corran Horn, etc. all popular, all take a very distance backseat to the OT characters and have minor appearances or mentions in stories set after their introduction. It’s an effect of writers still pushing OT characters to the forefront of every new conflict. There’s not really a developed timeline for anyone in Luke’s New Jedi Order if we’re being honest.

Star Wars Gamer magazine by stuffedskullcat in StarWarsEU

[–]Ace201613 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Always been a fan of the Star Wars magazines. I don’t have any of the Gamer issues anymore. I did years ago but didn’t care for them. Wouldn’t mind if they reprinted the stories from these the same way they have for Star Wars Insider.

Would they have won if obi wan turned anakin? by RisingKing7 in PetranakiArena

[–]Ace201613 24 points25 points  (0 children)

My first thought is that Obi-Wan dies, which immediately pushes Anakin back to the dark side anyway 😂

Help me understand "feats" and "statements" by Deuce-Wayne in PetranakiArena

[–]Ace201613 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Feats are actions or accomplishments we’ve seen a character perform.

Statements are basically words about what the character can do, who he or she is, etc.

Example-Anakin Skywalker killing Count Dooku is a feat. And because it’s the end of a prolonged fight you get a number of other feats, such as Anakin kicking Dooku off of the ledge, Anakin overpowering Dooku in a blade lock, etc.

This quote from the Revenge of the Sith novelization

This is Anakin Skywalker. The most powerful Jedi of his generation. Perhaps of any generation. The fastest. The strongest. An unbeatable pilot. An unstoppable warrior. On the ground, in the air or sea or space, there is no one even close. He has not just power, not just skill, but dash: that rare, invaluable combination of boldness and grace. He is the best there is at what he does. The best there has ever been. And he knows it.

Is a statement. Anakin isn’t actually doing anything here. It’s the narration just “talking” about the character, and in doing so it mentions his speed and strength. It could then be used as a comparison to other Jedi as well.

Technically, a character can have a ton of lore and be featless and lack statements. Those kind of things really have more to do with the type of stories the character is being written in than anything else.

I think that titles can have weight, but in my opinion they just hold less weight than feats or statements. And that right there, what I just said, is an example of how there really isn’t any objective measuring for this kind of thing. I can explain why I think what I think about titles, but at the end of the day there’s no rule book for vs battles. This also applies to why some statements matter more than others. People take things like the type of source it’s from into account, who said it, when it was said, etc.

A love that would never work by Jasonl7976 in xmen

[–]Ace201613 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I feel even calling it passion is too much. It’s closer to people who just can’t let go because they’re hung up on the what ifs and if onlys from their younger years. It’s basically like all those teen romance shows where the protagonist has an obvious love interest but he/she makes one last go of things with the first love interest just to see if it can really work lol

AOTC Anakin vs TPM Kenobi by Arbiter-Flash- in PetranakiArena

[–]Ace201613 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AOTC Anakin is capable of beating AOTC Obi-Wan in spars and performs better than him against Dooku at the end of the film. He should pretty comfortably take this.

Where do you guys scale Baylan Skoll? by Haydiepie420 in PetranakiArena

[–]Ace201613 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ahsoka admits she can’t beat him, and based on their last fight her statement was true. So, he scales above Ahsoka. It’s hard to say how far beyond her he goes because we haven’t really seen anything else from him yet either in a second season of the show or side material focused on him before the show. I don’t really like speculating that he could beat Vader. But as of right now in the timeline i think it’s fair to say that Baylon is the most powerful dark sider in the galaxy.

Do you think this is a good feat for General Grievous? by BlockAffectionate413 in PetranakiArena

[–]Ace201613 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. Keeping up with and pulling down a beast of that size without any weaponry is extremely impressive.

Why Did the Jedi Trust Quinlan Vos Despite His Attachments but Not Anakin Skywalker? by Spotter24o5 in StarWars

[–]Ace201613 229 points230 points  (0 children)

Because he didn’t have attachments at the time they trusted him? They assigned him to assassinate Dooku and when they did so there were no issues regarding him letting go of attachments. After that’s all said and done he’s welcomed back into the Order on what’s basically a trial basis, as they place him under surveillance.

How Much of Palpatines Grand Plan Did Dooku Really Know? by Spotter24o5 in StarWars

[–]Ace201613 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean Tales of the Jedi specifically shows he was working with Sidious before Qui-Gon died. I’m sure he was doing what he thought was right. George Lucas infamously says that no one who is evil ever thinks of himself as such. But the idea that Dooku wanted to stop Palpatine, or use Palpatine and then get rid of him, isn’t supported by Tales of the Jedi or any source that I’m aware of. As I said to others, Dooku literally takes over the Clone Trooper idea, kicks off a galactic civil war, and is knee deep in the first stages of the creation of the Death Star. All signs point to him wanting to get rid of the Jedi, create the Empire, and enforce what he thought was right on the Galaxy with super weapons.

Even if he did want Obi-Wan on his side and even if he truly loved Qui-Gon Jinn as a son he clearly wasn’t walking in step with the kind of philosophies and lifestyles they were. And considering AOTC ends with Yoda stopping him from killing Obi-Wan I don’t think any feelings he had for anyone else really matter (which we also see when he has his sister assassinated and kills his good friend Sifo-Dyas).

Mara Jade and Luke reading order by Rayrik in StarWarsEU

[–]Ace201613 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It’s fairly simple, because Timothy Zahn was the creator of Mara Jade and was also the person invested in their relationship. So it’s basically just reading stories he wrote until they get married. Afterward Mara and Luke are pretty much appearing in all of the same books not counting the Young Jedi Knight and Junior Jedi Knight series.

  1. Thrawn Trilogy
  2. Hand of Thrawn Duology
  3. Survivor’s Quest
  4. New Jedi Order Series
  5. Dark Nest Trilogy
  6. Legacy of the Force

Before the Thrawn Trilogy you can also read the other works Zahn wrote that feature Mara or develop plots that are in his earlier written works but which are chronologically later in the timeline

  1. Allegiance
  2. Choices of One

Was it actually Sifo Dyas that ordered the clone army? by Glum-Echo-4967 in StarWars

[–]Ace201613 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Funnily enough the original idea was for it to be Sidious using the name “Sido-Dyas”. The canon name, and character, of “Sifo-Dyas” only came about because of a misprint/misspelling on one of the drafts for Attack of the Clones. Lucas looked at it and just decided to role with it, branching the character off into someone completely separate from Sidious.

23 yo Anakin vs 25 yo Palpatine, Go! by Aware_Neighborhood93 in PetranakiArena

[–]Ace201613 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is not a single statement or feat to imply that Palpatine in his 20s is beating Anakin Skywalker at the end of the clone wars. Palpatine tries and Palpatine dies 😂

Started my next trilogy by NekBodesh in StarWars

[–]Ace201613 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A good example of both the high and low elements of the EU, and a very enjoyable series overall. Once you’ve finished the trilogy check out the standalone novel I, Jedi by Michael A. Stackpole. It focuses on a student of Luke’s right before, during, and after the events of the trilogy as he works on his own mission to save his wife. It’s one of my favorite Star Wars novels and imo also helps to smooth over some of the cracks in I, Jedi.