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[Anonymouswizard]

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I'm guessing this will eventually be related to the entire Dyad thing from episodes VIII and IX? Probably justified by them both having some mind link advantage but Rey's Willpower being higher or the like.

[KillianHawkeye]

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I'm guessing this will eventually be related to the entire Dyad thing from episodes VIII and IX? Probably justified by them both having some mind link advantage but Rey's Willpower being higher or the like.

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Well I'm HOPING they have a better explanation for this part than the movies did, because it didn't really make sense there.

[b_jonas]

I'm curious about the title of today's strip though... it couldn't be Tippett as in Benjamin Tippett, from the Titanium Physicists podcast?

Based on an internet search, my guess is Phil Tippett, who worked on the original Star Wars films.

[theangelJean]

So it's a reference to stop-motion animation?

[SirKazum]

Based on an internet search, my guess is Phil Tippett, who worked on the original Star Wars films.

So it's a reference to stop-motion animation?

That makes a lot more sense, yeah.

[Fyraltari]

Erso, from beyond the grave:

"Just read the damn manual! I even made it a PowerPoint presentation to be more efficient!"

[Anonymouswizard]

To be fair, volume one of the manual was lost when the original Peace Moon blew up. The others just might not cover this.

[Taevyr]

To be fair, volume one of the manual was lost when the original Peace Moon blew up. The others just might not cover this.

Worse, the others seem to cover it when you look at the table of contents, but whenever you turn to the relevant slide it assumes you already know how to solve it by way of volume 1, and simply tells you to consult it in case of doubt.

Additionally, for some reason, each line in the table of contents is a separate animation, and the ppt. file refuses to be opened anywhere but the first slide.

[Rodin]

Worse, the others seem to cover it when you look at the table of contents, but whenever you turn to the relevant slide it assumes you already know how to solve it by way of volume 1, and simply tells you to consult it in case of doubt.

Additionally, for some reason, each line in the table of contents is a separate animation, and the ppt. file refuses to be opened anywhere but the first slide.

I had a programming textbook like this. Chapter 1 built a couple of small subroutines, on the same sort of level of "Hello World" but at the level you'd expect for a 'Welcome to object oriented programming' textbook.

Chapter 2 used exclusively programs that called upon those subroutines. Chapter 3 used programs that called upon the programs from Chapter 2. By the time you got to Chapter 34....

I've never seen such a badly designed text. Utterly impossible to learn anything from, and completely worthless as a reference manual since understanding any example program required you to start from Chapter 1.

It's no wonder I decided programming was for the birds and went into tech support instead. The downside is getting calls about "metachronic instability" a mere 5 minutes before my shift ends.

[theangelJean]

... Is that you (as an NPC) in the current comic? It did strike me as I read it yesterday, and now that you've posted...

[Metastachydium]

It's no wonder I decided programming was for the birds

…but only the Corvids really enjoy it.

... Is that you (as an NPC) in the current comic? It did strike me as I read it yesterday, and now that you've posted...

Well, given that the the good lieutenant Rodin is unlikely to be on for long… I hope otherwise.

[Rodin]

Hey, nice! I hadn’t even noticed that. If it’s a reference to me, it’s one I’m not aware of. Maybe my name got stuck in someone’s head while they were coming up with a disposable NPC name? Comic went up before I posted though so seems unlikely.

[Metastachydium]

Interesting fact: Lieutenant Rodinon is apparently the canonical name of that bit character in the movies.

[SirKazum]

Interesting fact: Lieutenant Rodinon is apparently the canonical name of that bit character in the movies.

Yeah, from what little I know, the comic tends to be very faithful to the source material when it comes to names, especially for bit characters. With some obvious exceptions, such as Han Solo and a lot of the PC party in the Rogue One comic. But random people you see in passing once? You know how Star Wars is with that, so of course the names are right there if you know where to look.

[Thales]

I have not seen the movie, but it seems kind of bizarre that the whole planet/moon explodes from what seems like a fairly minor attack. The comic is having a whole fairly complicated explanation of why it... does something that looks like that, but I can't help but feel that in the film it's just Star Wars' commitment to all of a superweapon exploding.

[Xihirli]

Wait... who's playing Snap Wexley? Why are his balloons white?

[Pax1138]

Wait... who's playing Snap Wexley? Why are his balloons white?

I was assuming it was Sally for some reason. Did she run the previous Evangelion campaign? That'd tie in with a weird world destruction.

Honestly, this "movie", I'm having a hard time remember who alls playing who all.

[Fyraltari]

Wait... who's playing Snap Wexley? Why are his balloons white?

Sally is.

This is what she's complaining about (I think).
No wait, Vader was played by Annie.

[Keltest]

I have not seen the movie, but it seems kind of bizarre that the whole planet/moon explodes from what seems like a fairly minor attack. The comic is having a whole fairly complicated explanation of why it... does something that looks like that, but I can't help but feel that in the film it's just Star Wars' commitment to all of a superweapon exploding.

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In the actual film, they basically just rehashed the trench run, up to and including the chain reaction. Theoretically, what happened is the base ate the energy of the star and is currently preparing for another shot with all that energy, so they blew up the systems that let it contain the energy without just erupting back into a star centered on the planet.

[Fyraltari]

Ooh, I can't wait to see their take on that scene.

[memnarch]

I have little time to spend posting in the thread (or the forums) these days, but I just wished to say thanks everyone for making it easier to continue avoiding movie knowledge with the spoiler boxes!

(I'm still surprised and befuddled at how long this Episode went and just how abrupt it ended)

[Fyraltari]

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Luke is Rey's father? Of course, that's what they're doing! How does this comic keep surprising me with things that make so much sense?

I have little time to spend posting in the thread (or the forums) these days, but I just wished to say thanks everyone for making it easier to continue avoiding movie knowledge with the spoiler boxes!

(I'm still surprised and befuddled at how long this Episode went and just how abrupt it ended)

I think this is a pretty clear example of the chance of medium really impacting the pacing. The dialog-heavy nature of the comic really slows things down and it is very evident here. The ending of the movie feels much more natural than the comic's.

With that said, brace yourself, because given what they have to work with, the last two episodes are going to be something to behold.

[SirKazum]

Hah, memnarch's comments in the comics are really a treat. Revisiting the baffled reactions of someone who's seeing this stuff for the first time after all these years really takes me back. And I love the speculation about what the original movie might be like based on the Darths & Droids treatment. Needless to say, I'm very much looking forward to the next two Episodes, both for what the comic will make out of them, and for how memnarch will react to that

[Anonymouswizard]

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Are we going to get an increasingly improbable sequence of parentage reveals? Is Lando Calrissian actually Finn's father? Is C-3PO really the mother of BB-8? Is Kylo the secret heir to the Gunray business empire?

Probably not. I'm more interested to see what the justification for Luke tossing the lightsaber off the cliff is. Also to see if Ben is playing Holdo next movie because IIRC Chewie gets very little to do.

Also time for the campaign notes and likely confirmation of Neon Voltron Evangelion, featuring Sally as Gendo. Maybe we'll find out the GM's name, perhaps it's Reginald.

[137beth]

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Are we going to get an increasingly improbable sequence of parentage reveals? Is Lando Calrissian actually Finn's father? Is C-3PO really the mother of BB-8? Is Kylo the secret heir to the Gunray business empire?

Probably not. I'm more interested to see what the justification for Luke tossing the lightsaber off the cliff is. Also to see if Ben is playing Holdo next movie because IIRC Chewie gets very little to do.

Also time for the campaign notes and likely confirmation of Neon Voltron Evangelion, featuring Sally as Gendo. Maybe we'll find out the GM's name, perhaps it's Reginald.

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IIRC, when the cast list was first announced, some people speculated that Finn would be Lando's son.

[Xihirli]

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I want EVERYONE Rey meets to say she's their daughter.

[Anonymouswizard]

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IIRC, when the cast list was first announced, some people speculated that Finn would be Lando's son.

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Yeah, I started with the most plausible one. Still not convinced the comic won't go for that angle.

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I want EVERYONE Rey meets to say she's their daughter.

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I want to see that version of the Rey/Kylo conversation in Episode IX, after Rey force drains the shuttle.

'Thirty years ago I assumed the identity of a woman named Mara Jade and seduced Luke Skywalker, Nute Gunray revealed to me that the baby I put up for adoption was taken in by Princess Organa...'

Bonus points if they can make this all Qui-Gon's fault.

[Fyraltari]

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I want EVERYONE Rey meets to say she's their daughter.

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Yeah, I started with the most plausible one. Still not convinced the comic won't go for that angle.

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I want to see that version of the Rey/Kylo conversation in Episode IX, after Rey force drains the shuttle.

'Thirty years ago I assumed the identity of a woman named Mara Jade and seduced Luke Skywalker, Nute Gunray revealed to me that the baby I put up for adoption was taken in by Princess Organa...'

Bonus points if they can make this all Qui-Gon's fault.

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Rey and Kylo have a big ol' French kiss scene, so if we could avoid having them be close relatives, that'd be neat.

[Anonymouswizard]

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Rey and Kylo have a big ol' French kiss scene, so if we could avoid having them be close relatives, that'd be neat.

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Look, there is absolutely nothing weird about Kylo kissing Rey.

[Metastachydium]

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Rey and Kylo have a big ol' French kiss scene, so if we could avoid having them be close relatives, that'd be neat.

Eh, you shouldn't worry about that. He'll turn out to

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be Rey's father

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's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate.

Obviously.