My Thoughts During RotS [SPOILERS]

[Darth K'Trava]

Originally Posted by BiggusGeekus
Has the Crimson Guard ever beaten up anyone? Ever? They stand around looking good in red, but I think that's it.

They're there just for "decoration" and to get pummeled.

Anyone realize that they have the exact same costumes as those blue-robed guards at the end of The Phantom Menace, but now with faceguards, red, and without the ridiculous-looking broom-top reminiscent of Ben-Hur?

Gee ya think....? Palpy only modified their dress with his "status change" from chancellor to emperor.

 

[Vocenoctum]

Wait...are you asking if Vader not finding out about that incident being in print? Umm...anyone else catch the irony in that?

Heh, in the Song of Fire & Ice thread, I was supposed to prove a negative, so I figured it was standard policy on ENWorld!

But, really, what I meant was "is there some part of a book where it says Vader didn't know/ was away/ never found out." or does it just never say he knew?

There IS a huge difference between no mention and a mention of not knowing, nay?

 

[wingsandsword]

Has the Crimson Guard ever beaten up anyone? Ever? They stand around looking good in red, but I think that's it.

Crimson Empire and Crimson Empire II, two 6-part comic series from 1998, both later compiled separately into graphic novel form. It's set after the Emperor's final death in Dark Empire, and is the aftermath of the last survivors of the Royal Guard dealing with the Empire crumbling around them. They are depicted as elite super-soldiers who most people only saw at ceremonial functions, and the red robes are ceremonial, they wear red-colored stormtrooper armor with the alternate helmet in combat. The main character, Kir Kanos, eventually squares off with the only other surviving guardsman Carnor Jax (who was trying to become a warlord and rebuild the Empire).

The guardsmen weren't clones. Not only did CE/CE II predate AotC, but Palpatine had his blue-robed Senate Guard before the clones were delivered, so there already was a framework for an elite guard.

 

[Taralan]

Quote:
Originally Posted by BiggusGeekus
Has the Crimson Guard ever beaten up anyone? Ever? They stand around looking good in red, but I think that's it.

I think these guards are meant to be the equivalant of the roman lictors which where ceremonial guards of the roman magistrate (the more powerful magistrates where allowed more lictors, 6 for a consul I believe and 12 for the dictator (and later emperor))..

The fall of the republic and rise of the empire in starwars have of course a lot of intentional similarity with the roman empire.

 

[Psychic Warrior]

Clone Trooper army are those jedi hunters everybody was wondering about. Then how come in Episode 4-5-6 the stormtroopers can't hit anything.

Well the clone troopers would be pushing 50 by then wouldn't they? Probably thinking about their retirement (remember the 2 troopers in ANH that Obi-Wan distracts as he is turning off the tractor beam? They are talking about a new kind of speeder - probably having a mid-life crisis).

Grievious was really unnecassary imo. He wasn't menacing or dangerous - just kind of goofy.

 

[mojo1701]

Well the clone troopers would be pushing 50 by then wouldn't they? Probably thinking about their retirement (remember the 2 troopers in ANH that Obi-Wan distracts as he is turning off the tractor beam? They are talking about a new kind of speeder - probably having a mid-life crisis).

Besides, no one knew how long the Clones lasted, anyway.

Grievious was really unnecassary imo. He wasn't menacing or dangerous - just kind of goofy.

*Cough*nothingimportanttosayhere,justlikegrievousinthemovie*cough*