Author Topic: The Case for the Empire: Everything you think you know about Star Wars is wrong. (Read 669 times)

Karnak · « **on:** May 22, 2002, 01:26:16 AM »

I thought some of you geeks might be amused by this article:

The Case for the Empire

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #1 on:** May 22, 2002, 01:57:41 AM »

Agreed! I always liked the Empire better, surprise huh?

Hortlund · « **Reply #2 on:** May 22, 2002, 03:26:49 AM »

The Empire has the coolest uniforms.

In fact, when that MMOG Star Wars game comes out, I'm gonna join the empire the first thing I do.

Just think about (in no particular order)

Stormtroopers
Snowtroopers
Recon troopers
TIE fighter pilots
AT-AT drivers
All the officer unifroms, elegant and slick

cool cool cool

[edit] I almost forgot the heavy artillery guys (those who fired the Deathstar gun) how cool are those helmets? COOL COOL COOL

<--- a true geek

Sikboy · « **Reply #3 on:** May 22, 2002, 07:06:26 AM »

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Originally posted by Hortlund
The Empire has the coolest uniforms.

Maybe for the enlisted men.. but the officer's uniforms are ubergay

-Sikboy

Hortlund · « **Reply #4 on:** May 22, 2002, 07:12:06 AM »

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Originally posted by Sikboy

Maybe for the enlisted men.. but the officer's uniforms are ubergay

-Sikboy

Bah, what about the Rebel fighter pilots outfits? Bright shiny orange gayness.

The Imperial officers have cool combat uniforms (That General in the AT-AT in ESB...Veers?) With body armor and a cool helmet. cool cool cool.

Jekyll · « **Reply #5 on:** May 22, 2002, 08:15:51 AM »

Just remember .....

Rule 43 of combat.

"The side with the simplest uniform wins".

Sandman · « **Reply #6 on:** May 22, 2002, 08:58:07 AM »

What the article really says is that Lucas is a piss poor story teller.

Sikboy · « **Reply #7 on:** May 22, 2002, 09:03:14 AM »

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Originally posted by Hortlund

The Imperial officers have cool combat uniforms (That General in the AT-AT in ESB...Veers?) With body armor and a cool helmet. cool cool cool.

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Lol, that was going to be my example of lameness. Dude looks like he's going to start welding something any minute, but that Dr. No called, and wanted his 1960 Mandarin collar suite back

-Sikboy

Hortlund · « **Reply #8 on:** May 22, 2002, 09:06:11 AM »

LOL well better lame than gay.

Take a look at the hippie-hair bands of the rebel snowtroopers. gay gay gay

Sandman · « **Reply #9 on:** May 22, 2002, 09:19:15 AM »

I wonder if there were homophobes a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...

Udie · « **Reply #10 on:** May 22, 2002, 09:26:02 AM »

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Originally posted by Hortlund
LOL well better lame than gay.

Take a look at the hippie-hair bands of the rebel snowtroopers. gay gay gay

I don't remember any 60's bands being in the starwars films? Who was it Jeferson Airplane?

midnight Target · « **Reply #11 on:** May 22, 2002, 09:37:35 AM »

A gay guy would never cut open his 2 legged horse to warm his hands.

deSelys · « **Reply #12 on:** May 22, 2002, 10:25:06 AM »

I found the article amusing....until this:

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Make no mistake, as emperor, Palpatine is a dictator--but a relatively benign one, like Pinochet.

Nifty · « **Reply #13 on:** May 22, 2002, 10:45:28 AM »

I dunno, but the Emperor only surrounded himself with men, and white men at that! I'd guess the Emperor isn't homophobic at all, quite the opposite in fact!

Tho a bit on the racist side.

(remember, only counting the movies! Don't go pulling Mara Jade into this. James Earl Jones voice doesn't count either)

Octavius · « **Reply #14 on:** May 22, 2002, 10:54:13 AM »

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Originally posted by Hortlund

Bah, what about the Rebel fighter pilots outfits? Bright shiny orange gayness.

The Imperial officers have cool combat uniforms (That General in the AT-AT in ESB...Veers?) With body armor and a cool helmet. cool cool cool.

General Maximillion Veers... my fav character

I agree GRUNHERZ, I've always been an Empire fan

And nifty, cc to that! The Empire is extremely racist (er, prejudice towards aliens). You can see the beginnings of this in Episode II when Anikin hacks the sandpeople apart.