10 Most Pointless Rebel Alliance Deaths

[@GenerationTech]

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[@paulohare4233]

rebellion boo, eating ewoks boo, alan please stop eating ewoks - you are what you eat after all and no one wants an ewok telling us how it is in the star wars universe

[@yourfacejec3336]

I thought you started off saying, "Hello, money is Alen."

[@brianlindee220]

I always assumed if they were in the rebel alliance or the resistance the reason they died in space was because they were fat and I thought you said the rebels were mass murderers killers and the empire was just doing their duty bringing peace justice and security

[@channingdeadnight]

I still refuse to believe in Thrawns death. If the x-men never stay dead he doesn't have to either. Plus he's got that sexy matching blue with those blood red eyes that just scream "fuzzy bunny petting". He just can't be dead.

[@fellowpassenger_54-67]

Saw Gerrera didn’t want to go because he wanted to find all the studs in the area to get the level’s last mini kit but time went by faster than he thought it would

[@bigbrainbleed]

hehe, but seriously, I always assumed his life support system was tied into the base somehow. Either for power or resources. And he was just being 'poetic' with his final words?

[@berniethekiwidragon4382]

That's me every time I play a Lego game. It doesn't matter that I world later be able to unlock multipliers when I collect the red bricks for it.

[@seydou1]

😂 No he searched for the purple stud

[@theromanorder]

I thought it was just because he was tired of fighting and knew that he couldn't do much more just slow giyn down

[@ProkiddUX]

Bro where’s the studs 💀

[@jayblake682]

It would’ve been great if they had given Jek Porkins a heroic role at Scarif. Also, the most pointless death in Star Wars history was Admiral Ackbar at the hands of Rian Johnson.

[@onedesperatebane1156]

And nien nunb

[@nahlataha1744]

Word

[@onedesperatebane1156]

@@Sephiroth144 I'm a weird kid and i searched all star wars named canon death on Google and nien nunb was in the list

[@onedesperatebane1156]

@@Sephiroth144 also on KZbin all star wars saga deaths bien nunb was included

[@Sephiroth144]

@@onedesperatebane1156 Welp, crap; had to pull out my copy to check, not just the KZbin "Battle of Exegol" search- does show the scene in the movie proper. Though frankly, a tad ambigious; I mean, lightning inside the cockpit, sparking panels... We also saw Poe deal with the same crap in an X-Wing- and frankly, it looked more like Star Trek and the exploding panels that Star Wars =p Plus, we didn't see the Tantive explode nor crash- and we saw the rest of the fleet recover. Given what we've seen other people in this series survive, I'm not sure I buy the official story.

[@user-Jay178]

You know it kinda sad that so many rebels died to make the new republic which only 30 years later blew up.

[@jacobweiss9603]

The sequels would have been much better if it was the new republic facing a drastic enemy emerging from the unknown rather than just a splinter of the new republic fighting an obvious enemy

[@losthart5577]

@@jacobweiss9603 that's what the Vong was supposed to be. But Disney has no vision.

[@jacobweiss9603]

@@losthart5577 they could've kinda done it with the first order but nah

[@thechroniclegamer4285]

@@jacobweiss9603 I would’ve preferred infighting within the New Republic

[@mj3541]

@@thechroniclegamer4285 It could’ve been similar to Captain America Winter Soldier. At the end of the Galactic Civil War Emperial spies work their way into the New Republic to plant the seeds of a future empire within the New Republic.

[@stevedenis8292]

You forgot about that rebel Ewok that was shot as it ran with another down a trail by a ATST crew. The meat was never claimed by the ATST crew and was left to waist in the forest .

[@robertagu5533]

Yeah, the tragedy is all them Ewok Burgers an steaks that coulda been made outta that too

[@stevedenis8292]

@@robertagu5533 Not to mention the nice Ewok stew and jerky . If nothing else the local scavengers and carrion bird had a feast.

[@robertagu5533]

@@stevedenis8292 yeah guess something must've gladly pulled cleanup duty after the battle. Something not touched on in Scifi. In such places like Endor or maybe the Wookie homeworld you don't wanna hang around a huge massively disturbed area littered with blood, an broken bodies, among plenty other things... Just rings dinner sirens for hungry flesh eaters for free meals

[@GenerationTech]

Plenty of other wildlife that would be interested in roasted meat just lying around tho… including other Ewoks

[@stevedenis8292]

@@GenerationTech I bet there was a great feast celebrating all the humans and other aliens leaving their planet or moon I should say, that ended when the remnants of the second Death Star came raining down. Yub nub indeed.

[@Ptaaruonn]

Whoa whoa whoa! Hera Syndula is still alive, she had a baby and was leading the project Starhawk in the early years of the New Republic.

[@Cinder_Fall]

EXACTLY!

[@ecappy4545]

I came to the comments to see if anyone caught that and to mention it if anyone didn't.

[@skyden24195]

I knew I wouldn't be the only one to notice this farce.

[@happymike420]

We need answers

[@718Anubis]

I was about to say the same thing!

[@casbot71]

Saw Gerrera just couldn't go one, due to the rising popularity of _the Strut._

[@GenerationTech]

Saw went out like a boss

[@royjones0824]

For the rebellion ( with my raspy out of breath voice)

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

The Dance Fighters are extinct, their fire has gone out of the universe. You, my friend, are all that's left of their drug-induced religion.

[@chazblank2717]

Cardio is important for the maintenance of healthy midichlorians… you gotta keep laser dancing if you wanna keep struttin…

[@ecappy4545]

@@GenerationTech you have quite an error in this video. Hera Syndulla did not die. As a metter or fact she is alive and well and even had a baby at the end of Star Wars Rebels.

[@roger632]

Soon enough, we'll need a complete breakdown of the New Republic (in canon) now that the Mando-verse has sort of kicked that off. So far, we know that they scout out various areas with X-Wings; and for 2, we've seen a New Republic prison barge, and New Republic Sentry Droids. I can't wait to see the full scale of their military.

[@levitschetter5288]

Spoiler alert: there isn't one

[@roger632]

@@levitschetter5288 I'm pretty sure that the New Republic didn't demilitarize itself til years later. Not to mention that the comics and books are hardly canon to the writers and producers of the shows anyhow, they already contradicted a few things in the Aftermath novels, as well as a couple of the comics, like the entire Kanan comic.

[@chazblank2717]

I think we’ve more or less seen it… Operation Cinder was successful insofar as most folks seem really tired of fighting. And what’s left of the former Rebellion is stretched pretty thin. They’ve got prison barges manned by a single dude and like 2-3 X-wings patrolling the entire Outer Rim. Which to the New Republic’s credit is way more than the Old Republic ever did to enforce any semblance of law in this region of space… but clearly they’ve got some manpower issues. Cause the salvage yard prison facility Bill Burr was working at was also completely run by droids. Anti-droid sentiments being what they are, this is a terrible PR move for the New Republic.

[@chazblank2717]

@@Andy_Sidaris I mean, a matter of minutes is really only as meaningful as the exact physical distances involved and an exact understanding of how hyperspeed travel actually works 😁 The best comparison I can think of is how the California state troopers in the 60’s had like Corvettes and Mustangs for hot pursuits… that with a healthy dash of Texas Ranger is basically what those same 4-5 X-Wing cops (who are always the first to show up) are... if they weren’t frantically in the midst of rewriting Rangers of the New Republic, we’d have seen this in greater detail by now 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@chazblank2717]

@@Andy_Sidaris I’d say the New Republic at least has serious morale/retention issues if highly skilled operatives and idealistic true believers like Cara Dune are ending up on the wrong side of the law…

[@HolyknightVader999]

As a Rogue Squadron/Battlefront fan, I can confirm that most rebels who aren't command staff are usually TIE bait. There were no shortages of transports and Nebulon-B frigates whose captains scream for help the moment their transports' shields get grazed by TIE fighter lasers. No shortages of starfighter squadrons that get shot down by Imperial aces, point-defense turrets, or just hordes of common grunt TIE fighters/interceptors. Hundreds of rebel ships were annihilated by remnants of the 501st Legion that escaped the Death Star as it was blowing up. Hundreds more were eradicated by Darth Vader during his raids on Yavin IV. If you're a rebel, and you're not a main character or a command staff member, there's a 1 in 2 chance that you're going to die.

[@robertsutton1295]

Add Pops, Dutch, and Tiree to the list. If Red Squadron had been flying cover for them instead of "...cut[tiing] across the axis to draw their fire," Gold Squadron may have destroyed the Peace Moon on the first run.

[@skyden24195]

Don't forget the tragic end of Biggs Darklighter who was trying to pointlessly cover Luke's ass. Biggs should've made like Wedge Antilles and said, "Sorry" as he bugged out.

[@rexlumontad5644]

I remember that the Rebel Alliance also have Separatist remnants among their ranks and used CIS military ships and weapons since they're not picky on anything they can get their hands on. Kalani would have been a wonderful addition to the Rebellion and a fun dynamic between him and Old Man Rex as they were both relics of the Clone Wars who can give the Empire a big butt whooping together.

[@brockgundich]

I would love to see that story

[@rhysofsneezingdragon1758]

Apparently, Kalani joined the rebellion after the battle of Yavin

[@roger632]

@@rhysofsneezingdragon1758 I thought he parted ways after escaping with his Battle Droids in Rebels?

[@rhysofsneezingdragon1758]

@@roger632 he went to work for the Hutts for a while. But, after hearing what happened to the death star, he decided to join up

[@roger632]

@@rhysofsneezingdragon1758 Interesting, I never knew this. Is this on Wookipedia or something?

[@calvinmatthews1527]

Poor Saw, lost his sister, treated like an outcast, spent most of his life fighting with no purpose, and eventually accepting death.

[@robertagu5533]

Now... Think of how much WORSE he'd been IF against ALL the odds he DIDN'T DIE and actually survived instead.. just another new set of additional things he'd had to then suffer through

[@robertagu5533]

@@Andy_Sidaris yeah now he's got to live on what's left of a DEVESTATED planet. Probably with some major additional injuries, or probably some kinda injury at least... Most or almost all the population probably WASNT so lucky an died. An good luck finding any kinda supplies much less a ship or medical supplies, weapons or ANYTHING really in any sorta working order at least. In addition to his usual health an tired issues. Seeing as we saw the Death Star's lowest setting apparently is "Continent wide thermonuclear disaster" an afterwards it looks like Galactus was passing through an decided to take a quick bite as he passed by

[@damarglover6363]

To be fair the treated like an outcast part was his fault though

[@AbdefFable1]

Love how most of the deaths in this list came from Rebels and Rogue One. And atleast 2 of them were because Hera might have been a good pilot but not the best team player

[@derrickdinwiddie8759]

"This is some Star Trek red shirt stuff that should not be happening in Star Wars." 🤣🤣🤣 that got me good 🤣

[@levitschetter5288]

Tbf she was wearing a red shirt

[@derrickdinwiddie8759]

@@levitschetter5288 ha! True ;)

[@Sephiroth144]

Dying? That's all we Rebels do! Well, except the A-Team over there...

[@Hiaringu]

But you defeat us, Imperials, and look at us and what we become. A bunch of scrapers and scum, who ceep following for some mofs or strange Red and Blue eyes lady in red

[@djhollis8841]

Did...did you guys just predict Wade?

[@emilyhedgehog547]

I saw Hera on this list and almost had a heart attack, I thought maybe she died and I just wasn't aware!

[@caesarspeaks]

I had the opposite reaction- I HATE Rebels.

[@doomlegion557]

@@caesarspeaks rebel scum we work for the empire! Long live the empire comrade!

[@FarAtmosphere]

@@caesarspeaks the man with no taste

[@BlazinInfernape]

@@caesarspeaks Why? If you're capable of looking past the childishness, there's a lot of damn good storytelling. In particular I love the music and the voice acting

[@gammarad1235]

@@BlazinInfernape my problem with rebels is that there are no stakes, the Empire was never a threat in the show and the stormtroopers, the empire's elite shock troopers got clowned on in almost every episode.

[@onliwankannoli]

I know this was specifically about pointless *Rebel* deaths, but Admiral Ackbar, former Rebel hero, had the most senseless death in Star Wars, and along with the entire sequel trilogy, should not be considered canonical.

[@roger632]

And then they decided to bring in his random son, in TROS, to make up for it lmao

[@halrold7369]

Unfortunately, that's sometimes how war goes. A life lost in a blink of the eye, even a life as spectacular as Ackbar, unceremoniously.

[@onliwankannoli]

@@halrold7369 When it happens to a real person in real life it is a tragedy. When it happens to a fan-favorite character in a beloved franchise it’s just poor writing.

[@caesarspeaks]

@@onliwankannoli dude, it’s called realism. One of my ancestors led a major sniper unit during the Revolutionary War (his group actually appears in Total War Empire as a DLC unit). People who the British would consider heroes like the Rebels considered Ackbar to be were shot unceremoniously by my ancestor’s snipers. That’s how war is. You don’t get some heroic moment to show your bravery- more often, you just fucking die.

[@xminusone1]

The entire sequel trilogy was pointless.

[@AnimeOtakuDrew]

Why is Hera Syndulla even on a list of pointless deaths? She didn't die. Sure, the crew of the blockade runner would absolutely count, but to list the entry under Hera's name is not only inaccurate, but misleading.

[@commanderpigeon]

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[@brockyay4414]

I was so confused i thought i missed a huge part in cannon

[@bully056]

Saw didn’t run because he didn’t have anywhere to go, he didn’t run because he was already a dead man walking. He had by the point of Jedda multiple debilitating injuries that, while covered by medical cybernetics, were killing him slowly. He even eludes to it on Jedda.

[@rexlumontad5644]

5:01 Steela's death saw the rise of Saw Guerrera the Leader of Partisans whose extremist tactics and methods alienated the Rebel Alliance.

[@welkingunther5417]

Yeah, her death made sure no one was able to keep his extremist ways in check. Can't help but wonder a little how things would be if Steela did survive.

[@jacobhuff3748]

Murphy’s Laws of Combat 89: Professional soldiers are predictable; the world is full of dangerous amateurs. That was the Rebels before they became Professionals. Nothing like amateurs to remind you how unprepared for all the possibilities you are and how miscalculations by those that are on your side that will hurt you the most.

[@lelostimulus9995]

You get your little book out for that?

[@jacobhuff3748]

@@lelostimulus9995 Nah , just bookmarked and it’s one of my 3 favorites on the list

[@mikewaterfield3599]

“The tree of liberty must be feed regularly with the blood of patriots and tyrants alike, it is a natural manure” Thomas Jefferson.

[@vonneely1977]

I'm amazed that you manage to actually *find* ten Rebel deaths. Also, a bit a nitpick but the Republic was never a democracy. The vast majority of the individual planets that made up the Republic were monarchies in some form or another. The Senate existed to basically be the SW equivalent of the United Nations - a means to prevent constant warfare between all these disparate feudal realms (which is also why it was so ineffective at getting anything else done). Even the original script for Ep4 ended with "Princess Leia is crowned Queen of the Galaxy." So the Rebels weren't fighting for democracy at all so much as shouting "For the King!" In the end all the Empire accomplished was deposing a lot of aristocrats and all the Rebellion accomplished was putting those same aristocrats (or their next of kin) back onto their thrones. *Nobody* in Star Wars was fighting for democracy. Your choices where military dictatorship, classic feudalism, crime bosses or corporate states - and even then all of these ended up so packed with nepotism that it makes one wonder why anyone bothered fighting for any of them.

[@anakinsolo719]

Because all that is better than being Vongformed.

[@fulcrum7455]

Underrated comment

[@andrewshaughnessy5828]

Excellent comment. Also Imperial propagandists were fond of pointing out that the Rebel Alliance was essentially a dictatorship, with Mon Mothma making all the major decisions.

[@PK-Radio]

Zev Senesca didn’t deserve to die at all He saved Han and Luke

[@DarthMalaks_Missing_Lower_Jaw]

Phoenix Squadron for sure--supposed to be the best pilots in the Republic and they were taken out like amateurs. And Ackbar got did dirty, FU Rian Johnson.

[@Lee_Enfield95]

After tonight’s episode of kenobi, you can throw one more Arsehole onto this list

[@omarbaba9892]

Tbh it was pretty cool having reva force throw an explosive onto it

[@Lee_Enfield95]

@@omarbaba9892 yeah, actually thought that was creative…. So much stuff we’re seeing in this series is more like what you’d read in a comic rather than live action…. It’s pleasantly refreshing…. Also more rage Vader would be nice.

[@56bturn]

In Saw's defence, the novel states that when he says he wouldn't run anymore, he was being literal; he would never have been able to get out of the base in time, even with help, his physical deficiencies caught up with him.

[@alexincobra7379]

that was an interdictor cruiser, not star destroyer. The interdictor Star destroyer was was way bigger and less vulnerable.

[@tk-6967]

No that was an interdictor Star Destroyer, read the wiki man

[@captainalpha5212]

Yeah the interdictor Star destroyer was part of the old Republic wasn't it or an I thinking of something else

[@alexincobra7379]

@@captainalpha5212 Nah, you thinking Victory Star Destroyer.

[@tk-6967]

@@alexincobra7379 no, the Victory Star Destroyer was part of the Galactic Republic, no the Old Republic. He is talking about Interdictors from KOTOR

[@alexincobra7379]

@@tk-6967 Interdictor destroyer was from the old republic but not the Interdictor Imperial Star Destroyer. I sent you the link to picture and website. Wookiepedia is where you should look up Star Wars content. Look at it. Why are you still arguing with me at this point?

[@salavantias1948]

Proof the Rebel alliance was evil or just plain dumb the Massassi Group was named after Sith warrior-slaves who were the bulk of Naga Sadows army and the sith link is canon thanks to the Rise of Skywalker book confirming Naga Sadow as canon.

[@rexlumontad5644]

2:43 If it weren't for the main characters' plot armor, Grand Admiral Thrawn would have wiped out the Rebellion right there.

[@roger632]

Well, you could say the same for Ahsoka. If it wasn't for her having plot armor, Grievous should've been able to kill a simple young Padawan, those couple times that they dueled. Not to mention her somehow surviving against/beating Maul in a duel, in S7. Plot armor is just the way of life for the main characters of Star Wars, heck, Mando is literally wearing plot armor lol.

[@yodasnot-so-wellcousin445]

@@roger632 well at least mando makes sense

[@marrqi7wini54]

@@roger632 We have some more instances too. Obi-Wan surviving against Maul to begin with. Anakin blowing up the droid control ship. Luke with the death star. And many others.

[@roger632]

@@marrqi7wini54 Exactly... plot armor is just, simply apart of the normal Star Wars life lol

[@DJPach]

@@roger632 plot armor or...the will of the force?

[@ikke640424153]

Hera survives the rebellion, why is she on this list?

[@The7thFleet]

he meant the corvette

[@stefaneer9120]

Salute for Vangos Grek. A true Starfighter Ace of the Rebellion. 😔🙏🎗️🪖

[@DoodleMan149]

All Rebel deaths have a point, they needed to be put down for the good of the Empire!

[@welkingunther5417]

Uh...*Sees both Death Stars blow up and fighting between the remaining leaders* So how did that work out?

[@DoodleMan149]

@@welkingunther5417 About as well as it did for the Hosnian system lol

[@welkingunther5417]

@@DoodleMan149 Yeah...probably shouldn't have decided to rule by fear and go with a "quantity over quality" type of mentality, especially when it comes to fighters.

[@DoodleMan149]

@@welkingunther5417 Ya live and learn

[@welkingunther5417]

@@DoodleMan149 Assuming you survive long enough to even do that, which standard TIE Pilots seem to not be good at

[@xminusone1]

Imagine beeing overweight and having "Porkins" for name.

[@rexlumontad5644]

6:33 Saw Guererra: "Save the Rebellion! Save the Dream!"

[@HolyknightVader999]

Damn, I'd hate to be a wingman for Hera Syndulla. The woman has really bad luck, and she's nowhere near as smart as say, Wedge Antilles. At most, she's just a Twi'lek version of Jan Ors, except her bearded Jedi boyfriend bit the dust on Lothal, so she no longer has a guardian angel with a lightsaber.

[@skyden24195]

You know who else you don't want to be a wingman for? Luke Skywalker. He lost Biggs Darklighter, and nearly lost Wedge Antilles (who of course was smart enough to get out while the getting was good); Luke's gunner, Dak, got smoked by a malfunction in fire control during the battle of Hoth, the battle which also saw the end of Hobbie (Rogue 2) who was supposedly being covered by "Rogue Leader:" Skywalker. Luke even got his astromech annihilated at Yavin. If you really want to stretch the bad luck prospective, Luke's speeder bike companion on Endor, Leia Organa, would end up in the bushes after Luke ditches her; Leia then ending up kidnapped by a bunch of vicious, flesh-eating teddy-bears. Further still? Luke's dad dies when defending Luke against Emperor Palpatine. Yeah, Luke is bad luck. No wonder Grogu ditched him to go back to Din Jarin.

[@HolyknightVader999]

@@skyden24195 Luke only lost two squad mates and a tin can. Hera loses entire attack squadrons.

[@skyden24195]

@@HolyknightVader999 indeed. I wasn't trying to imply that Luke was more of a bad luck charm than Hera, for sure Hera holds that title, I just thought I'd point out that the only two times Luke is shown on screen in starfighter battles, (excluding his gunnery aboard the Millenium Falcon in which he was not piloting,) Luke lost actually 3 squad mates, 2 on Hoth and one at Yavin with a near miss (Wedge who actually did take hits while protecting Luke) plus the mentioned tin-can, but the tin-can was repaired so can't count that one too much; unlike R-4 at the beginning of Revenge of the Sith.

[@HolyknightVader999]

@@skyden24195 Yes, but to Luke's defense, he lost less men under his command, and he was facing the likes of Darth Vader and General Veers. Hera was facing random mooks that Thrawn had on standby, not generals or Sith Lords who take to the field in battle.

[@skyden24195]

@@HolyknightVader999 yeah, the Rebel Alliance was kinda funny like that, I suppose. Luke was, to my knowledge, never given a higher rank than "Commander" (his rank at Hoth at least) within Rebel Command. Of course his achieved rank within the Jedi Order (if that's what you want to call the remnant of the Jedi Order) was that of "Jedi Master," which he basically gave himself since there was really no one else (qualified?) to bestow the rank onto Luke. Then you have Hera Syndulla who rose to the rank of general by the time of the Battle of Endor; she achieved this rank despite the numerous mission mishaps that cost most if not all of those under her direct command. Of course in a Galaxy Far, Far Away they do things a lot differently, for example the G.A.R. giving a teenager (Ahsoka Tano) command of a squadron during a vital relief mission which went really bad for that squadron. I know that was the Clone Wars, but the general, similar sentiment is what I'm aiming to point out. At any rate, as the saying goes: "Desperate times call for desperate measures." lol.

[@zapalskic]

Snap was the one that got me. It shows JJ does not know the books. After his death his step-dad was partying!!

[@GenerationTech]

Lol good point

[@fulcrum7455]

Snap Wesley was seriously dope can't believe they killed him

[@lerneanlion]

Are there anyone who happended to be the Separatist heroes to be seen in Star Wars? I felt bad that the Separatists do not get much mention.

[@tk-6967]

Whorm Loathsom is, and he is alive.

[@WorldWeave]

“A lotta people died during the battle of Skarif” Wrong…EVERYONE died during the battle of Skarif

[@RoboticPope]

From the visualisation I would say Vangross Grek was actually going very much slower than the speed of sound (an odd measurement to use in space too)

[@unequivocalsuffering2734]

A series exploring the early era of the Galactic civil war with a more gritty and unbiased view would be awesome. I see a scene exploring the morality of lying to your troops about the meaningfulness of their sacrifice just so they can throw themselves at the empire to buy you more time being really interesting

[@blazecrusader100]

I got a request for you generation tech. 10 Stormtroopers who had dishonorable deaths.

[@rexlumontad5644]

Do you have the slightest idea how little it narrows it down?

[@richardkinkead7823]

I know I'm going to chop up names but I thought Hiru lived and had a son.

[@tk-6967]

She does

[@minicle426]

I thought he was referring to the Corvette?

[@tk-6967]

@@minicle426 Yes, but he says it as if Hera died as well

[@jeffmathers355]

You'd need a whole other video to list the ACTUAL needles clone deaths.

[@lelostimulus9995]

Rip moment of silence for all the clones killed by needles.

[@56bturn]

The most needless would've been that one Clone in the movie who lost his gun so he ran into the Droid lines to punch a Clanker and broke his hand... before getting shot.

[@mrtom2854]

Can we please have a moment's silence for the unnamed clone who tried to punch a droid to death in the Battle of Christophsis

[@arwo1143]

NO WAAADEEEE!!!!

[@jenniferstewarts4851]

The GR-75 COULD be down right scary... IF the rebels knew how to employ it. Heck, they could likely take on/down a star destroyer on their own. Here's the thing. The GR-75 is a very very common freighter. They are everywhere. First, we look at all the cargo pods... Those cargo pods could carry anything... up to and including.. shield generators, power supplies etc. You could Easly mount a massive shield generator in 1 pod, and power supplies in several others... connect them, then when needed. open up the pod with the generator and deploy a large shield, much like the shield at pheonix base, or somethnig akin to a large gungin shield. Next, look at the number of "forward cargo pods.. if you look at one "head on" there are at least 15 unobstructed forward cargo pods... each cargo pod is more then large enough to hold at least 4 missile or torpedo launchers. (with reloads, litterly the launching system on a y-wing, x-wing, what ever, just rigged up in clusters of 4.) Now remember those gungin shields, stop energy blasts but not solid objects. again, fire off the shield "down" create a sphere around the ship to protect it from a few turbo laser blasts... give it more then a few minutes, BUT all those torpedoes/missiles, would fly through the shield now thats 60 torps or missiles in 1 volley.... a CR-75 opening up with 60 torpedoes on 1 star destroyer all of them hitting in a fairly localized area... thats more then enough to do critial damage to the ship espeically if the leading few are ION torpedoes. THEN the ship opens up 3-4 more times... this is the equvilent of 30 Y wings or xwings making a run on a single destroyer. And all to often destroyers are running without their tie fighters deployed. So yes, properly deployed CR-75's COULD be a true terror weapon.

[@mrtom2854]

They could basically become Belter OPA gunships

[@jenniferstewarts4851]

@@mrtom2854 Yep, or heck, picture carrying mines... drones... each of those pods is about the size of a vulture droid... picture making droid fighters that LOOK likes cargo pods, but then "expand and open up". One of those freighters could carry 100's of drone fighters that way.

[@losthart5577]

Jek Tono Porkins is one of my favorite characters.

[@Chisszaru]

A few rebels went out like if the didn't even try to survive. Saw went out like a boss, because he was old and he was sick too, as he had all that medical stuff on and with him. He made a final stand

[@GeminiKnight76]

Another pointless rebel death was of Dicer on Atollon. She was snatched by a krykna and presumably eaten.

[@johnthehunter1418]

Isnt hera still alive?

[@milky_oreos]

I think he meant the Corvette that Hera was leading

[@chrisyanover1777]

I personally would have put the rebels who engaged in a shootout with storm troopers who were boarding their ship along with Darth Vader in the beginning of A New Hope. Did they really think they would be successful? Especially since they were stuck in a Star Destoyer with tens of thousands of storm troopers and Vader. Than after Vader boards the ship, Princess Leia tries to claim they were on a diplomatic mission. Well if they were on a diplomatic mission they wouldn't fire on storm troopers attempting to inspect the ship!

[@tk-6967]

Vader is so confident in his victory that he sends a tiny group of troops to take on the rebels, and they wipe the floor with the Rebels. Stormtroopers didn't actually rely on numbers, they would only have 200 troops per ship on average compared to 9500 clone troopers on the smaller Venators

[@tba113]

I see two possibilities: either they knew they were doomed and the only question was how many Stormtroopers they could drag to the afterlife with them, or they were trying to buy time for Leia to hide the plans somewhere or get them off the ship before the ISD's Stormtroopers overran the ship. Since Leia was the only Rebel survivor of the _Tantive IV_ - the rest of the Rebels aboard were executed almost immediately - and she managed to pull off a minor miracle by successfully getting the plans off the ship _after_ it had been securely anchored in the ISD's docking clamps, it was probably a mix of both going through the Rebel soldiers' minds. ...Briefly, anyway: the Stormtroopers' assault was so effective that the Rebel choke points collapsed almost instantly.

[@chrisyanover1777]

@@tba113 That is actually a good point! In the movie the rebels fighting the boarding crew of Storm Troopers did buy Leia enough time to hide the plans in R2D2 and send them in a escape pod to Tatooine. I don't know if that what was going through the rebels minds ( besides blaster bolts lol) when they defended the Tantive IV, but that is what played out in the events of the movie. So you might be right that fighting the boarding party may have not all been in vain

[@tk-6967]

@@tba113 Also the only kill dealt by the Rebels was done by Leia, because she shot through the armour plates purposefully. She apparently received secret training in her time with Bail

[@anthrolitestudios]

@@tk-6967 weren’t other stormtroopers shot by rebels?

[@cjgonz2004]

Why is Hera on this list? I don't recall reading or seeing anything about her dying.

[@The7thFleet]

he meant the corvette

[@springbonneh7496]

Saw was basically the star wars version of Ultra Magnus from the Transformers. 2 Soldiers fighting without a purpose, adapting as they get older to make more brutal choices, and always serving the good side of their series.

[@johndally7994]

Thanks for another great video. What about Admiral Holdo’s silly and arrogant self sacrifice?

[@MaynardCrow]

It served the noble purpose of riding the film of her annoying character.

[@Twinsuns2187]

Loved this! As always keep up the great work Alan/Allen whichever way you spell it.

[@lazyidiotofthemonth]

No Jek Porkins death was because he flew with his gravity compensator at maximum and could not tell he wasn't pulling out of a dive fast enough and crashed into a tower on the Death Star, this is very clear in X-Wing Book 1: Rogue Squadron.

[@Roomba10]

Hera Syndulla didn’t die . Also the spider we see in the Mandolorian isn’t the same as the ones in Rebels.

[@casbot71]

*The Porkins maneuver …* Ramming an enemy ship in a strafing run. You just have to commit, no matter the relative sizes - which is how he also approached _getting into the cockpit._ That struggle inspired that attitude, and that _altitude._

[@GenerationTech]

😂

[@johnrandolph1989]

Not surprised about Star Wars Rebels having a high body count, they really wanted to leave the Galaxy Far Far Away.

[@gyrfalcon7332]

The death of Snaps in The Rise of Skywalker…poor writing, utterly ridiculous and dismissive of a great and cherished character.

[@neofulcrum5013]

I actually do wonder how different things would’ve been if Steela survived.

[@OCTConteudo]

Is there a video about pointless Imperial deaths? All I can remember is Ciena Ree's thoughts about pointless deaths during Lost Stars book, for example, the Tie Fighter pilots trying to capture Millennium Falcon.

[@indianajones4321]

Lies! Deception!

[@michaelmcclaryjr3752]

And what about han.solo and Luke Skywalker and how about lea and what about the planet of alderman and the people who had lived on that planet

[@victorsanchez8160]

No rebel death is pointless. They should all be eradicated so the Galactic Empire may prosper.

[@evanrogers1825]

“Have you ever heard the tragedy of the rebel heroes?… I thought not. It’s not a story worth telling… honestly, it’s pointless really.”

[@TheHonoredMadman]

The GR75 always reminds me of the Rebel strike GameCube games because you always had to protect them

[@adeptuscustodies8203]

Please make a were the galactic republic with the jedi attack earth

[@RYUZAKILL117]

“Some of you may die, but that’s a sacrifice I am willing to make”

[@felixgrange4413]

Hera is probably the most incompetent star wars character.

[@dylanthomas385]

Please do more five stenths and weaknesses count downs

[@breezy3054]

Lmao I would love to hang out with you dude

[@MichaelMcKinnon-do5ev]

Hera Sindulla didn't die according to the video

[@WorstSpieler]

Wade?

[@comedyfox4018]

why list Hera when she didn't die?

[@airforcemax]

*¡wondering and questioning at 8:34 am Pacific Daylight Savings Time on Monday, 16 May 2022 Common Era or CE formerly known as Ano Domini or AD!*

[@themonkeyandgorilla1845]

Hera didn't die tho?????🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@philvanderlaan5942]

Blue 13 didn’t slam into the shield at many times the speed of sound, because There is no sound in space!!

[@omarbaba9892]

This is Star Wars though where there’s sound in space

[@nasis18]

Porkins is such a cruel name lol

[@Straswa]

Great vid GenTech. RIP to all those brave rebels.

[@michaelmcclaryjr3752]

Hara.sadola is a great leader who had the common sense to learn from her mistakes and she except full responsibility and she worked hard to make sure that it never happened again

[@brittanyjtaylor2638]

sorry rebs and imps, i'm team Chiss...............

[@jaiclary8423]

At the risk of an obvious necro post, the GR-75 reminds me of the armed merchant cruisers of World War 2. While useless in combat against dedicated warships, they still played a vital role. Famously, HMS Rawalpindi battled the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in a hopeless 1v2 battle, despite having been given the offer of surrender. This brave but futile resistance spooked the Germans and derailed their mission, convincing them to move to safety rather than risk getting caught by the British home fleet, which they assumed must be close-by to justify such hopeless defiance. Later in the war, The German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer hit the jackpot: a convoy of 37 merchant ships taking desperately needed supplies to Britain. Their only escort was the unarmored, barely-armed merchant cruiser HMS Jervis Bay. Unfortunately for the Germans, Jervis Bay wasn't having any of it and charged the pocket battleship despite having no hope of victory. While consigning herself to the depths, her belligerence stalled the German raider long enough for the merchant convey she was guarding to scatter into the night. In both cases the Germans scored tactical victories, but strategic losses. And the morale impact can't be underestimated. Now just imagine you jump into battle in your shiny new Imperial Star Destroyer and your enemy is willing to go up against you in a freakin' GR-75 with a couple turbolasers duct-taped to the side. Sure, you know you're going to win that battle, but there's no glory in it, and if they're willing to fight a battle *that* hopeless, you know that nothing you do will break the enemy's spirit. And they still pose a serious threat to Tie fighters and other light vessels. If nothing else, you still have to dedicate a certain amount of firepower to destroy them. War is a terrible thing, and we must never glorify needless death, nor endorse the idea of solving our problems with violence. But sadly, we humans are all too human. And in this particular case, I think it's important to recognize that armed merchant cruisers aren't pointless just because they're tactically ineffective. Quite the contrary, whether in the real-world cases like HMS Rawalpindi and HMS Jervis Bay, or the GR-75 from a galaxy far, far away, the armed merchant cruiser is the symbol of a movement that is desperate, but willing to do whatever it takes, willing to face impossible odds, willing to sacrifice everything.

[@michaelmcclaryjr3752]

He fell apart after his sister died He forgot right and wrong and he risked a lot of good personal

[@TheIndustrialRetrospective]

Im sure by the end of Andor S2, it will make more sense as to why Saw just let himself get killed.

[@nick-314]

Snap wexley (I know he's technically resistance) was what really soured Ep9 for me when he died. It seemed so forced, like they were just trying to really hammer it down that Poe was on the brink of failure, only to pull the curtain everyone was already expecting to happen. Like what was the point of killing a good sequel character for a forced death that amounted to nothing?

[@leslauner5062]

You didn't include Admiral Akbar and Luke Skywalker killed to "subvert the expectations" plan of Rian Johnson.

[@davidponseigo8811]

I have been in Saw Gerre's position before, I am retired law enforcement and combat security contractor and I fought for money for multiple companies private military units in multiple conflict zones and when I retired I was kind of lost and didn't know what to do with myself and when a F-3 tornado was coming down my street and I clearly saw it I put my dogs in a safe place and I stood in the middle of my living room and watched it come through the window until it hit, when it was over and my home half destroyed but I was fine I felt like I was given a new chance and I changed and focused on my wife and kids and have been a different person since. Well I still carry a open sidearm and I'm quick to put my hand on it in certain situations in public but I haven't drawn it in years. Also my dogs were just fine and my family was not home at the time.

[@AskMia411]

Okay, #5 was very misleading and freaked me out cause I’m not all caught up on me Star Wars stuff and thought she’d actually died.

[@user-Jay178]

Yeah a lot of rebels died for no reason

[@kostakatsoulis2922]

You know I feel like some members of Blue squadron survived, we still saw a lot of X-wings fighting the sky when the shield gate went down, I bet some of them survived

[@fabianoperes2155]

9:50 Defecation is a REAALY strange word. To my understanding it could also mean pooping.

[@holschermarc]

Why would ur allegiance be to the old and slow republic? When it could be for the great and effectiv empire who brings prosperity to all its people! We would be honored if u would join us in our fight for a effectiv and just galaxy and which we can all thrive towards a goal of order and safety!

[@BlackShadow01-05]

Alan’s voice is soothing for some reason I THINK I MIGHT BE GAY

[@alexanderkidonakis9185]

How much quicker would the rebellion won if thrawn was in command Also that one rebel chick fighter pilot alien sucks flat out

[@michaelbillingham5580]

Tldr anyone who hera syndula was in charge of PROVE ME WRONG

[@johnbower7452]

You gave the impression it was Hera herself that died; but in reality you were on about the Corvette. Might want to re-label that.

[@storytsunami]

13:16 Something tells me they made her flight suit red specifically to reference the 'Red shirts' of Star Trek lol.

[@alice-dl6mf]

How the hell do you suffer “well over 100% casualties on a regular basis”?!