"The force awakens"

[Zool]

Not fan fiction, but the Star Wars canon from novels and comics some of which have been set in the events after ROTJ.

They go from Fett clones to human recruits + new clones of the best human recruits to only human recruits to more diverse recruits as time goes on.

Interesting. Then why stay with the "armor" (in reality never stopped a single guy from injury in any movie)? Continuity?

[3irty1]

Interesting. Then why stay with the "armor" (in reality never stopped a single guy from injury in any movie)? Continuity?

Every one of those changes was essentially forced, not strategic. As the Empire's influence lessened they lost cloning facilities and had to draw from a larger and larger pool of recruits so they had to lower their standards. First allowing women, then humans-like aliens, then pretty much anything that could fit in the armor. Eventually the Empire goes from a human-male supremacy group who enslaves aliens to a diverse group that even has humanitarian peace corps type missions to win hearts and minds.

If you need an explanation for the armor assume its has value as symbol or has some function the 99.9% of the time they aren't fighting.

[SkinBasket]

Interesting. Then why stay with the "armor" (in reality never stopped a single guy from injury in any movie)? Continuity?

That was the problem created when the trailer broke. Only the star dorks, no offense 3irty1, knew that stormtroopers aren't clones anymore, so internet people asked, "why is that stormtrooper black?" Well, the social justice/star dork crossover crowd was quick to label everyone and anyone who asked why a stromtrooper is black a racist. Then Ungabunga Ombogwe or whatever the black stormtrooper's name is tweeted something like - "Yeah, there's a black storm trooper, get used to it," while also claiming to be very excited as a huge fan of the star wars universe. So instead of simply explaining that he wasn't the a racially ambiguous jenga! fett clone because the stormtroopers are no longer clones, he decided to play the part of race baiter. So, now everyone who doesn't know the finer details of Star Wars lore is a racist. Including you. Dirty racist.

[mraynrand]

As the Empire's influence lessened they lost cloning facilities and had to draw from a larger and larger pool of recruits so they had to lower their standards. First allowing women,

OMG!!! SMH!! Sexist! At least the Empire provide free contraception, no? At the very least, to Jar Jar - you don't want that thing reproducing.

[3irty1]

That was the problem created when the trailer broke. Only the star dorks, no offense 3irty1, knew that stormtroopers aren't clones anymore, so internet people asked, "why is that stormtrooper black?" Well, the social justice/star dork crossover crowd was quick to label everyone and anyone who asked why a stromtrooper is black a racist. Then Ungabunga Ombogwe or whatever the black stormtrooper's name is tweeted something like - "Yeah, there's a black storm trooper, get used to it," while also claiming to be very excited as a huge fan of the star wars universe. So instead of simply explaining that he wasn't the a racially ambiguous jenga! fett clone because the stormtroopers are no longer clones, he decided to play the part of race baiter. So, now everyone who doesn't know the finer details of Star Wars lore is a racist. Including you. Dirty racist.

I didn't know about that. I also didn't expect being the new face of the disposable and incompetent space soldier would be such a win for black pride. I feel like he missed a bigger opportunity for outrage somewhere in there.

[3irty1]

OMG!!! SMH!! Sexist! At least the Empire provide free contraception, no? At the very least, to Jar Jar - you don't want that thing reproducing.

No contraception. The empire actually encouraged mingling between soldiers to make little recruits who would make soldiering a generational profession.

[mraynrand]

I didn't know about that. I also didn't expect being the new face of the disposable and incompetent space soldier would be such a win for black pride. I feel like he missed a bigger opportunity for outrage somewhere in there.

You have to really practice to become adept in the outrage industry

[Zool]

That was the problem created when the trailer broke. Only the star dorks, no offense 3irty1, knew that stormtroopers aren't clones anymore, so internet people asked, "why is that stormtrooper black?" Well, the social justice/star dork crossover crowd was quick to label everyone and anyone who asked why a stromtrooper is black a racist. Then Ungabunga Ombogwe or whatever the black stormtrooper's name is tweeted something like - "Yeah, there's a black storm trooper, get used to it," while also claiming to be very excited as a huge fan of the star wars universe. So instead of simply explaining that he wasn't the a racially ambiguous jenga! fett clone because the stormtroopers are no longer clones, he decided to play the part of race baiter. So, now everyone who doesn't know the finer details of Star Wars lore is a racist. Including you. Dirty racist.

Well fuck. I guess it was bound to happen. I'm a middle american white male.

[George Cumby]

greedo shot first

I hope Jabba puts you in a chain mail bikini.

[MadtownPacker]

Shit, that kneegrow is way behind the times. As is usually the case Mexicans be doing the shit those lazy Mofos won't do for some time now.

Let me introduce.... Juan Solo!!

[red]

OH HELL YEAH

[SkinBasket]

It's too bad Partial died, or he could have shared your dorkgasm. Do you want me to pretend to be excited so you don't feel alone?

[mraynrand]

My force awoke last night, and I didn't even need Viagra.

[SkinBasket]

It's been confirmed! The black racist stormtrooper has Darth Vader's lightsaber that fell in the toilet hole with Luke's hand in that other black guy with the cape's floating city. I bet he uses it to slice his watermellon.

[red]

i wonder if they're gonna find a way to get sam jackson in these movies too