EPTStar Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens - Page 60
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Dreamer.T
United States3584 Posts
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KOFgokuon
United States14911 Posts
though at first I thought it was a joke trailer because of the random black stormtrooper | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On November 29 2014 00:40 Dreamer.T wrote: The sound of tie fighters is music to my ears. That light saber guard though, wtf is its purpose... Fear, or to leverage opponents saber out of their hand. I mean, thats what you could do with a normal hilt, bind up someones blade and twist it out of their hand. Its super common in fencing traditional fencing(not Olympics) | ||
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sc2holar
Sweden1637 Posts
On November 29 2014 00:40 Dreamer.T wrote: The sound of tie fighters is music to my ears. That light saber guard though, wtf is its purpose... are you seriously questioning the purpose of a hilt on a sword? in a franchise where people constantly lose their hands in sword duels? | ||
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riotjune
United States3394 Posts
Edit: On second inspection the actual guard does start too far from the grip, which would render it mostly useless, and more of a hazard for the person wielding O.o | ||
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Dangermousecatdog
United Kingdom7084 Posts
On November 29 2014 00:49 Plansix wrote: In traditional fencing you bind close at the intersection of the blade and guard, not at the outer part of the guard where you have no leverage. Where that lightsaber guard is, you would either would get your hand cut off anyways or you try to defect it in the outerpart where you have no leverage and end up lopping your own hand off. Either way, that guard is marginally useful. Then again it's Star Wars. Nothing makes sense anyways.Fear, or to leverage opponents saber out of their hand. I mean, thats what you could do with a normal hilt, bind up someones blade and twist it out of their hand. Its super common in fencing traditional fencing(not Olympics) | ||
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eviltomahawk
United States11135 Posts
On November 29 2014 00:40 Dreamer.T wrote: The sound of tie fighters is music to my ears. That light saber guard though, wtf is its purpose... At least it looks a bit more practical than the Sith Inquisitor lightsaber from the Star Wars Rebels show. That thing goes dual blade, then it starts spinning. | ||
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pokerface
507 Posts
On November 29 2014 00:41 KOFgokuon wrote: So fucking hype though at first I thought it was a joke trailer because of the random black stormtrooper Hahahah oh my god.I felt the same.Such troll | ||
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On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
Plus, it looks intimidating = Sith like this. Seeing the ships was amazing. The sound of the X-wings and Falcon is as good as it gets. I like the rush the scenes gave you. The storm trooper helmets looked good. I'm assuming the black guy is important to start the very first trailer with him. Sure he could just be a random stormtrooper reacting to a random event but I think it's more likely that he is a good guy gone undercover or one of the storylines is following an Imperial soldier. It was a little weird to see him jump up like that. Should have just started with the desert vista/droid. Also, BIG thing to note: It did not look overly sterile or clean like JJ's Star Trek Movies. That was a big fear of mine; that it would be too clean like the prequels. This looks to be a nice degree of grit/dirty. | ||
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[UoN]Sentinel
United States11320 Posts
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calgar
United States1277 Posts
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Musicus
Germany23576 Posts
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
Will need more than that to make a judgement. Abrams almost destroyed my faith in Star Trek I won't allow him to do the same to Star Wars. EDIT: To those saying it is a hilt are aware the Jedi were based off Samurai, inc including their swords. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On November 29 2014 02:19 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Light saber looked dumb as hell IMO. Will need more than that to make a judgement. Abrams almost destroyed my faith in Star Trek I won't allow him to do the same to Star Wars. EDIT: To those saying it is a hilt are aware the Jedi were based off Samurai, inc including their swords. Even katana and wakizashi have hand guards, just saying. Anything to make light saber fights more interesting and not people just waving light sticks at each other with no idea as to who is winning. | ||
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-Archangel-
Croatia7457 Posts
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Chro
United States240 Posts
On November 29 2014 02:26 Plansix wrote: Even katana and wakizashi have hand guards, just saying. Anything to make light saber fights more interesting and not people just waving light sticks at each other with no idea as to who is winning. It has a hand guard but the tsuba is small compared to a hilt. Its also not used a heck of alot because you don't depend on it to hold an edge. Doesn't really matter on the usefulness of it though, light saber combat has been completely destroyed since everyone started spinning constantly. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
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flamewheel
FREEAGLELAND26782 Posts
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[UoN]Sentinel
United States11320 Posts
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CobaltBlu
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