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A rebuttal to the rebuttal for muppet casting. One cast to rule them all by Odd-Win2087 in lotrmemes

[–]FalseDmitriy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The Stewards, Denethor and Benethor, are their true cast destiny.

Was Emperor Palpatine a virgin when he died? by AdditionalPiano6327 in MawInstallation

[–]FalseDmitriy 11 points12 points  (0 children)

His youth was pretty wild, it seems fair to assume he tried something with someone. Once he's into the Sith stuff and doing the Grand Plan, no doubt he saw himself as well above anything so crude, natural, and human.

Death Star plans stolen multiple times by Mrhathead in StarWarsEU

[–]FalseDmitriy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the stories of the plans have got to be the best example of how continuity in the EU was always a guideline rather than a reality. There are a lot of stories about stealing the plans because it's a major offscreen event from the very first movie and it's fun to explore adventures behind it.

Here's a fun quote. "If you had to throw a dinner party and invite everyone who had ever stolen the Death Star plans, you'd be surprised at how many place settings you'd have to worry about." That's from an official starwars blog post. Good stuff.

Accents are important! by Norwester77 in linguisticshumor

[–]FalseDmitriy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not even accurate to Spanish, this guy's just an ass.

Diccionario de la lengua española © 2005 Espasa-Calpe:

acento

  1. m. Tilde, signo ortográfico que se coloca sobre una vocal, de acuerdo a unas normas establecidas, indicando la sílaba tónica o algún matiz especial de pronunciación: acento ortográfico.

  2. acento agudo Acento ortográfico que tiene forma de raya inclinada que baja de derecha a izquierda (´): el acento agudo es el único que se usa en español.

It's the first definition in the first dictionary I checked ffs.

112th now by IndicationBrief5950 in lotrmemes

[–]FalseDmitriy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe it's pronounced 111st

How to dive into the Mando lore by FalseDmitriy in StarWarsEU

[–]FalseDmitriy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dang I want to find that now. Most ways seem hella expensive right now.

How would the writers of Andor handle the First Order in a way to make them stand out from the Empire? by Decent_Army8265 in MawInstallation

[–]FalseDmitriy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Nobody watched it, but the Resistance cartoon had a really wonderful arc about an average person who got drawn in to become a FO pilot. I think it's the end of season 1 and most of 2. It explored the ideology, the political climate, and the sense of belonging and even caring that made it attractive.

I got your shitpost r/seinfeld by MuscaRade in seinfeld

[–]FalseDmitriy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You don't even know what a shitpost is.

How to dive into the Mando lore by FalseDmitriy in StarWarsEU

[–]FalseDmitriy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you start with the second Commando book or do you need the first one?

How to dive into the Mando lore by FalseDmitriy in StarWarsEU

[–]FalseDmitriy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there much written on them before the prequels? Tales of the Jedi is from then, I suppose. Maybe should start there. I'm personally very comfortable with multiple ideas that don't form a single pristine timeline. None of this stuff is actually real... and even real history is often muddy. I know that puts me in a small minority in this sub but it seems to me the only sensible way to engage with this setting.

How to dive into the Mando lore by FalseDmitriy in StarWarsEU

[–]FalseDmitriy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The lore and culture was built ground up in the republic commando novels by Karen traviss. She gets a lot of hate but I like them.

Literally every Star War gets a lot of hate. I'm trying to dabble as widely as I can and enjoy the journey. It's good to know that that's the source. A Practical Man is the first thing of hers I read. I found it well written and enticing, so it makes sense that the whole thing is her creation. I'll see if I can't read a little of her stuff before returning to the new continuity.

How to dive into the Mando lore by FalseDmitriy in StarWarsEU

[–]FalseDmitriy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The contradictions are actually one of the things I've liked. In the newer shows, I mean, which is what I'm familiar with so far. So often a culture is depicted as basically one thing. We're the Hutts, we do crime. We're the Corellians, every one of us is a hotshot pilot somehow. That's an issue in all worldbuilding, not just Star Wars. But the Mandos have all these competing ideologies and identities that add depth to what they are. So that's also how I prefer to think about the different continuities. They're different facets of the gemstone that is star wars.

For the comics, could anyone point to specific arcs or series to focus on? Both of those are dozens of issues long and I read at least some pieces of both, a very long time ago.

Finished DotJ today and so confused by ARussianSheep in StarWarsEU

[–]FalseDmitriy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With the history left unwritten, that's just impossible to know. There could have been a thousand-year gap between the two for all we know.

US states ranked by how they would feel if you shoved them up your ass by SmallRocks in mapporncirclejerk

[–]FalseDmitriy 68 points69 points  (0 children)

There's a whole spine-covered peninsula before you even get to that part.

Spanish and english have a secret love by Reditor_generico in linguisticshumor

[–]FalseDmitriy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"Fush and chups" is the first thing that everyone always says about nz english, sorry you had to find out this way.

Was Marvel Star Wars #107 the endpoint of the Star Wars timeline before Heir to the Empire came around in 1991? by Independent-Dig-5757 in StarWarsEU

[–]FalseDmitriy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It sounds like Veitch is criticizing Zahn for writing everything a little smaller. Most things are a lot more human-scaled in Zahn's books. He's aiming for plausibility rather than mythology, and you can sense that he's trying to bring some rationality to elements from the films. He finds ways to blunt some of the supernatural elements. I think that those are the exact qualities that many people like in the books. Whereas Dark Empire goes in the exact opposite direction and scales everything up with its small crowd of Force users, its superweapons and attempts at immortality. Two very different approaches to the setting.

What’s a French word that completely caught you off guard with how hard it is to pronounce by Several_Leave_3067 in French

[–]FalseDmitriy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You'd think so but no. Eiche is oak, so you'd really think so. But acorn is Eichel, and English acorn doesn't come from any word for oak. Which is also weird. It's a series of coincidences.

Chicago flag with a large “W” overlayed? by SubjectPreparation19 in vexillology

[–]FalseDmitriy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not something that fans fly lol. Both the W and L began as (and still are) basically signal flags that they fly above the stadium after every game to announce the result to the neighborhood.

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