Star Wars: Episode 3 A Lost Hope
http://www.sequentialpictures.com/moviestarwarsepisode3.html
man, revenge of the sith sounds soo much cooler. 
No he wasn’t. They called him “the Emperor” in 4, 5 and 6. In fact, he didn’t get the name Palpatine until the expanded universe started developing background material for everyone.
Maybe not in the movies, but these terms appeared in the books as early as Star Wars , 1976.
Aided and abetted by the restless, power-hungry individuals within the government, and the massive organs of commerce, the ambitious Senator Palpatine caused himself to be elected President of the Republic. Star Wars , 1976, pg. 1.
Flipping quickly through the ESB and RTJ books, the Emperor’s name is used quite often as well.
Regarding the Sith, they appear before the EU.
Two meters tall. Bipedal. Flowing black robes trailing from the figure and a face forever masked by a functional if bizarre black metal breath screen- a Dark Lord of the Sith was an awesome, threatening shape as it strode through the corridors of the rebel ship. Star Wars , 1976, pg. 8.
Flipping quickly through the ESB and RTJ books, there are references to Sith as well- but the title is not really explained.
Originally posted by Shaolinlueb
i hope star wars kid is in there.
He’s not.
And actually Syfo-Dyus was a real Jedi. When the clone makers mention it to Obi-Wan, he later said to Yoda and Mace “Wasn’t Syfo-Dyas killed over 10 years ago?” So apparently he was a character.
Originally posted by Stranger
[B]Maybe not in the movies, but these terms appeared in the books as early as Star Wars , 1976.
Flipping quickly through the ESB and RTJ books, the Emperor’s name is used quite often as well.
Regarding the Sith, they appear before the EU.
Flipping quickly through the ESB and RTJ books, there are references to Sith as well- but the title is not really explained. [/B]
Bravo.
Originally posted by PHILBERT
[B]He’s not.
And actually Syfo-Dyus was a real Jedi. When the clone makers mention it to Obi-Wan, he later said to Yoda and Mace “Wasn’t Syfo-Dyas killed over 10 years ago?” So apparently he was a character. [/B]
In the original script, his name is Sido-Dyas…
Bravo
Ah, praise from Caesar. When it comes to SW knowledge, I am bush league next to you guys.
I do have a question for MK:
You showed a lightsaber on another thread made by PARKSABERS, and it looks like the type seen in the movies. The picture you showed got me thinking, with all of those bumps and switches on the handle, wouldn’t it hurt a jedi’s hands like hell when they batted blades against another lightsaber? There are no swords in our reality that had handles that were so irregular and potentially damaging to the hand. Just thought you might be a person who could explain this.
i atleast know about light sabers. thats the only thing that really interests me seeing as star trek is so much more superior to it. but the lightsabers are uber light. like measured in ounces or sumsuch. so there isn’t much aftershock when an attack is blocked. thats my theory atleast. but i basically made this post to mention how much more superior star trek is.
Lightsabers are very light indeed. To understand this you must understand the materials:
The lightsabers are made of plastic. And the ‘neon-blade’ is done by lightning effects in editing. So there isn’t that heavy force when you wield one, thus no damage is done to the hands.
Originally posted by Kristoffer
Lightsabers are very light indeed. To understand this you must understand the materials:
The lightsabers are made of plastic. And the ‘neon-blade’ is done by lightning effects in editing. So there isn’t that heavy force when you wield one, thus no damage is done to the hands.
so they weigh nothing. im still confused why you need to wield soemthing with two hands if they weight less then a dagger. you dont weild a dagger with two hands. :o 
Originally posted by Shaolinlueb
so they weigh nothing. im still confused why you need to wield soemthing with two hands if they weight less then a dagger. you dont weild a dagger with two hands. :o
You don’t need to weild it with two hands until you A) deflect a laser/energy bolt or B) clash with another saber.
Lighstabers cut everything except lasers and other lightsabers (and cortosis armor). So, if your grip is weak and you hit one of these three things, the saber can be knocked from your hand.
Vader always fights one-handed.
Stranger,
Most of the knobs on a saber handle are rubber grips. The “on button” is activated with the thumb, but it usually located higher up on the handle so it doesn’t get in the way. You hold the saber handle low, not near the top like a traditional sword, because the blade is essentially weightless.
Originally posted by MasterKiller
[B]
Vader always fights one-handed.
[/B]
Didn’t he fight with both hands in EP IV?
Originally posted by Judge Pen
Didn’t he fight with both hands in EP IV?
No one counts ANH when it comes to saber fighting canon. It’s pretty lame and a little too Kendo. But yeah, technically, he does.
Originally posted by MasterKiller
[B]You don’t need to weild it with two hands until you A) deflect a laser/energy bolt or B) clash with another saber.
Lighstabers cut everything except lasers and other lightsabers (and cortosis armor). So, if your grip is weak and you hit one of these three things, the saber can be knocked from your hand.
Vader always fights one-handed.
Stranger,
Most of the knobs on a saber handle are rubber grips. The “on button” is activated with the thumb, but it usually located higher up on the handle so it doesn’t get in the way. You hold the saber handle low, not near the top like a traditional sword, because the blade is essentially weightless. [/B]
so you’re saying teh friction of other lasers put’s stress on the muscles and will cause you to lose grip?
And actually Syfo-Dyus was a real Jedi. When the clone makers mention it to Obi-Wan, he later said to Yoda and Mace “Wasn’t Syfo-Dyas killed over 10 years ago?” So apparently he was a character.
We know Sifo Dyas was a Jedi who died almost 10 years ago - According to Obi Wan in EP2. The Kaminoan told him that Master Sifo Dyas had put in the order for the clone army. It is possible he was turned by Palpatine or Tyranus but more likely he was killed and imitated by one of the two. Since the Kaminoan Society is on the fringe and outside of the republic, we could also surmise that they did not check ID when whoever it was placed the order, as long as they could pay the fees.
On lightsabers - have you ever held a mockup of the OT lightsabers? They’re awkward to hold onto because of all those lumps. The newer designs are much more comfortable.
while the blade is probably near massless, it being some sort of plasma energy of some sort, the impact of two blades would still involve some sort of physics. My guess is that it would be much like slapping two sticks or swords together. you may not get the same sort of reverb in the impact but since their is resistance in the contact. Also, like anything else, I imagine there are alot of different ways to fight with a saber. Mace Windu is said to know most if not all styles of fighting with a saber. Since these last movies came out and some of the other sources, like the Clone Wars cartoons, you can see that there are styles of lightsaber use.
Originally posted by red5angel
On lightsabers - have you ever held a mockup of the OT lightsabers? They’re awkward to hold onto because of all those lumps. The newer designs are much more comfortable.
I have several replicas. Vaders and Luke’s are just metal tubes with rubber grips. The only real grip issue is with the metal band that hold the activation button, but if you place your thumb over it and hold the grips, it’s comfortable enough.
Obi-Wan’s old saber is a little more clunky. But it was made from a motorcycle muffler, I believe. What do expect? 
the bottom of Vaders is lumpy - http://www2.masterreplicas.com/StarWars/SWProduct.aspx?sItemID=SW-306
Luke’s I thought was the worse - there’s hardly any room for a whole hand to get on it, you have to do some creative hand placement, and it’s more comfortable held in two hands.
http://www2.masterreplicas.com/StarWars/SWProduct.aspx?sItemID=SW-306
Obi Wans was the same way, you need some creative hand placement to make it comfortable -
http://www2.masterreplicas.com/StarWars/SWProduct.aspx?sItemID=SW-304
now if you copare those to the new ones:
http://www2.masterreplicas.com/StarWars/SWProduct.aspx?sItemID=SW-301
http://www2.masterreplicas.com/StarWars/SWProduct.aspx?sItemID=SW-307
http://www2.masterreplicas.com/StarWars/SWProduct.aspx?sItemID=SW-302
They are a heck of a lot more comfortable! Maces’ looks a little uncomfortable but I"ve never held it so wouldn’t know.
Are you calling the rubber hand grips “lumpy”?
I guess you could call it that. I don’t see a problem, though. It’s not like I’ll ever have to fight with one, anyway.
have you seen the lightsaber replicas their selling in Borders lately, the ones with the neon tubes and sound effects?
They have a whole slew of new ones coming out for EP III. They aren’t as bulky as the force FX ones.