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<blockquote data-quote="Gizzard" data-source="post: 1305987" data-attributes="member: 527"><p>Going back to this thing, I phrased the dialogue like a joke but don't think I missed the plot point. </p><p></p><p>Obi-Wan is not picking up a load of groceries, or even a car; he's picking up a million man clone army. Do the Kaminians really not have any security system, not even a stupid paper reciept? Or did the person who ordered the clone army really just say "Any Jedi can pick this army up when they are ready"?? That's nuts. The Kaminians are arms dealers pure and simple; that's a dangerous occupation and I don't see how they lasted long enough to build a huge clone army if they have crappy security. </p><p></p><p>Maybe my problem is that I've overestimated how powerful a million man clone army is. I imagined that it's probably the most significant fighting force in the galaxy at that time. (This leads to me being amazed that no one can figure out who ordered the clone army. Come on, it's a huge economic investment. There are a handful of of people who have the economic clout to have ordered it and even fewer who could prepay for it. Make a list and start checking off names, it won't take you long.) (It also leads to me calling the Kaminians dumb. I mean who makes the most potent weapon in the galaxy and then sells it to someone without having any idea what they are going to use it for. Didn't they see "The Terminator"? Gun Shop Owner: "Hey, you can't do that!" Arnold: "Wrong.") </p><p></p><p>Anyway, you can screw around with the plot and make up convoluted reasons why it still makes sense (for some good laughs, check out David Brin's articles on the subject here <a href="http://www.davidbrin.com/starwarsarticle1.html" target="_blank">http://www.davidbrin.com/starwarsarticle1.html</a> ) but I have to agree with KidCuthuhu, who said it so much more pithily than I did:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Exactly so.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gizzard, post: 1305987, member: 527"] Going back to this thing, I phrased the dialogue like a joke but don't think I missed the plot point. Obi-Wan is not picking up a load of groceries, or even a car; he's picking up a million man clone army. Do the Kaminians really not have any security system, not even a stupid paper reciept? Or did the person who ordered the clone army really just say "Any Jedi can pick this army up when they are ready"?? That's nuts. The Kaminians are arms dealers pure and simple; that's a dangerous occupation and I don't see how they lasted long enough to build a huge clone army if they have crappy security. Maybe my problem is that I've overestimated how powerful a million man clone army is. I imagined that it's probably the most significant fighting force in the galaxy at that time. (This leads to me being amazed that no one can figure out who ordered the clone army. Come on, it's a huge economic investment. There are a handful of of people who have the economic clout to have ordered it and even fewer who could prepay for it. Make a list and start checking off names, it won't take you long.) (It also leads to me calling the Kaminians dumb. I mean who makes the most potent weapon in the galaxy and then sells it to someone without having any idea what they are going to use it for. Didn't they see "The Terminator"? Gun Shop Owner: "Hey, you can't do that!" Arnold: "Wrong.") Anyway, you can screw around with the plot and make up convoluted reasons why it still makes sense (for some good laughs, check out David Brin's articles on the subject here [url]http://www.davidbrin.com/starwarsarticle1.html[/url] ) but I have to agree with KidCuthuhu, who said it so much more pithily than I did: Exactly so. [/QUOTE]
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