What is this Royal Shipbuilder hiding?

[@edkwon]

LOL I've never thought of Naboo as a Space Saudi Arabia... until now

[@jeremiahmorris1852]

It somehow makes sense

[@leonrussell9607]

No, naboo is a nice place and isn't filled with muslims

[@sumdumbmick]

have you ever heard of Star Wars before?

[@leonrussell9607]

@@jeremiahmorris1852 it doesn't, naboo is nice, even the gungans are better than ☪️

[@rogerbordine7]

Helicopter was something with a “closed tail rotor” meaning the tail rotor is encased in a shell to reduce wind turbulence and make the airframe more aerodynamic. Likely a Eurocopter (now “Airbus”) EC135, EC145, EC155, AS365, etc etc, or a coast guard HH-65. That’s the best i got after hearing that distinct high pitch sound.

[@cheesestick9629]

you know I thought that he was joking about the "identify that helicopter" bit but this is the internet afterall

[@shaider1982]

Fenestron system?

[@brickonblock5183]

That’s insane, I love it hahahahahaha

[@DeathBYDesign666]

You could have just said that it's an EMS helicopter. I hear it outside my window at least 2 or 3 times a day being only half a mile away.

[@rogerbordine7]

@@DeathBYDesign666 all of those models, and many others, are used for EMS around the world. There isn’t just ONE helicopter used for every single EMS mission globally…

[@AaronScottLawford]

4:28 loved the helicopter interlude and his reaction to it lol

[@Ciangottino]

Gungans are incredible mistreated in the fandom, they are Heroes who fought a suicide battle on a unfavorable terrain in order to save the starving human population, even if they could have faced the droids in the swamps for months or years with ease, and later in the Clone Wars they help the Mon Cala in the civil war. Even Jar Jar was an hero, people blame him because he basically give special powers to Palpatine, they forget he did it because it was the only way to save his friends from certain death.

[@orckingi1208]

Your not wrong there. I mean the Gungans even took down General Grevious one time. The Naboo obviously knew that the Gungans were much tougher than they looked if they thought they could hold their own against the droid army in The Phantam Menace.

[@varundattoo9512]

Totally agree when viewed objectively. Darth Jar Jar cast an abyssal shadow though. His machinations thoroughly undermined their culture and contributions to the greater effort.

[@Ciangottino]

@@varundattoo9512 He is clumsy and sometimes annoying(not to me, i like the humor he brings but i understand is not for everyone) but he is a good friend and a loyal ally, and i respect him for that.

[@orckingi1208]

@@Ciangottino I agree. The character was originally meant for comedy relief. But many fans kinda saw him as maybe being too much of a comedy relief. In my opinion, the character was just fine the way he was. And I'm glad that over the years fans have slowly began to like Jar Jar's character. Otherwise, we would have never gotten the so-called Darth Jar Jar theory.

[@petersvancarek]

That is because Darth Jar Jar was master of Palpatine... :D

[@JeffreyRandall]

One more point... I really did not want to say this on an open KZbin channel. But I'm pretty sure I saw some of the Naboo officials swimming with what looked like Dolphins. Now I'm not saying Dolphins could not have evolved on Naboo too. But I found it very odd....

[@johnwarosa8972]

so brave to admit this in a comment section potentially infiltrated by dolphins

[@darrenlawson4909]

​@@johnwarosa8972potentially?

[@martinbowman1993]

Dolphins were seeded throughout the Star Wars Galaxy by the Sith.

[@larryroberts3598]

As long as they don't say so long and thanks for all the fish 😅

[@Blueee51]

The naboo finna be coming for you now

[@weeklyfascination]

I thought I was a Star Wars geek until I found this channel. Alan really is the go-to guy for in depth discussion on all things Star Wars.

[@jtjames79]

The naboo N1 fighter makes perfect economic sense for Naboo. They were anticipating a very expensive product they needed to protect, not a lot of trained fighter pilots, and an extreme preference for low casualties. At the plasma extraction succeeded, the N1 could have gone into production. They were also intended to be flying advertisements. By having the best fighters possible, they could have the smallest space force possible. All that money saved goes back to the people.

[@ZoeMalDoran]

If memory serves, the Gungan Grand Army were supposed to reach the high ground first for the diversionary battle, so their artillery would be more effective, but for whatever reason they ended up getting caught in a valley plain between hills

[@AJKecsk]

OOM Droid Commander: _"It's over, Gungans... roger, roger... we have the high ground!"_ Gungan Bombad General: _"Yousa underestimatin' ussen power!"_

[@captain_hammer]

It's over Droids, we have the high ground!

[@daniels7907]

It was stated in TPM that the Trade Federation did send forces to the Gungan cities. They clearly knew about them and intended to wipe them out too. That said, a scarier thing is that supposedly the Naboo believed that the souls of their ancestors resided in the core of their world. You know, where the plasma they were *selling* came from? Were they selling the *souls* of their ancestors as an energy source?!? Palpatine turning out the way he did kinda makes more sense when you consider that.

[@Hello-bi1pm]

Plagueis calls the planet a dark side vergence

[@leftoverthoughts2275]

Given that that's not even slightly how plasma works (it's even stupider than the plasma in Artemis Fowl) it's hardly any real consequence.

[@daniels7907]

@@leftoverthoughts2275 - It's Star Wars, you have to just roll with it. Naboo shouldn't have a porous interior either, yet somehow it does.

[@isaacnorton6251]

as a CNC operator I can also add that Chromium is a Very HARD metal especially when alloyed with other elements such as Nickel, take Inconel for example.

[@sundragon7703]

Sounds like a Eurocopter (Airbus) EC145. Maybe an EC160.

[@sarahlachman1349]

That Naboo chopper am I right? XD Love the paluse for it to fly by

[@theimperialist2686]

Everyone clicked for the thumbnail.

[@WeaponizedAutism7]

Bro I didn’t think twice. Hell, I didn’t even think once

[@Silver_Builds]

Fr

[@lukefriesenhahn8186]

😂

[@praefectuspraetorio117]

Guilty as charged! 😂

[@willadeefriesland5107]

So what? Who DOESN'T like twin power pods?...🙄😁

[@texwazinthelordoffire9755]

The ships look great in that chrome covering

[@NemoNoone-p3p]

There is an F-117 Night Hawk and An F22 covered in something similar and they look fracking awesome.

[@mentalmandolorian5723]

You clicked for the thumbnail I clicked for the in-depth, deep engineering and social political lore We are not the same

[@GenerationTech]

this is the way

[@ogerpinata1703]

No you didn't

[@mentalmandolorian5723]

@@ogerpinata1703 you underestimate my power

[@NemoNoone-p3p]

Yes... I too clicked as soon as saw those smooth lines, The way the curves blend together seamlessly and accentuate the flawless way the engines meet the body of the craft. I can just imagine a long, smooth journey inside that plane. I wonder what it feels like once you are inside. Spacious, kinda small.... Hmmmm

[@jaytrashwade1-1]

I clicked for both the lore and thumbnail. Because I can, and the lore is fun to learn

[@e2myearly288]

The color grade on this video looks so good.

[@jjk28141984]

I hadn't really noted it, but WOW, you're right!

[@mattscott8961]

I used to work as a chrome plater. The amount of work preparing the metal for plating was intense, dirty, and very laborious. But the results? Oh yeeeaaahhh. Did the chrome for 3 '57 chevs during my tenure...shmick!

[@guts60]

The N1 star fighters are simply renowned ships because they are for the royal Naboo armada. This has caused the design and construction of these ships to have immense wealth backing them, allowing state of the art technology and designs to all fit within an ergonomic and sleek shell fit for a royal escort. And they were built to end fights quickly to minimize risk to the royalty and nobility, with immense firepower and the ability to hold their own for extended periods of time if necessary. Whenever someone gets their hands on one outside of Naboo, it is treated like it is a Lamborghini. Mercs loved them because they were fast and powerful, and that more than made up for the extremely costly parts for repair. Even decades later, after the Empire rose and fell, Naboo starfighters were highly sought after. And they only got more rare and exclusive with said passing time. And we see have seen what one decent mechanic and a good pilot can do with one of these babies in Mandalorian.

[@russelstudios2187]

You’re outdoing yourself! This 1 day after a 10 hour video?! Well done 👏

[@JeffreyRandall]

Allen, I wish there was a good starship video game for the Star Wars fans. It would be fun if the game would allow you to purchase from all the different makers in the SWU. It would also be cool to let you go to planetary junk yards and repurpose and/or upgrade wrecks. Heck it would be fun just building back the ships. Oh of course Humanity FIRST!

[@AdmiralBlackstar]

I've been saying the Naboo are sketchy for years. The N-1 has 10 proton torpedoes. There are bombers in Star Wars that don't carry that many warheads. While there is something to be said for quality vs. quantity for fighters that seems like a lot of firepower for pacifists. And compare them to the fighters of the Clone Wars. They're on-par in capability with even the late-war fighters 10 years before it even started. Something odd had to be going on in the background.

[@gabrielhenson5751]

It depends on the type of "pacifism" one line of thought about being a pacifist is to avoid conflict as much as possible, but if forced into conflict have the strength to end it as fast as possible to return to peace.

[@Engine33Truck]

I heard this quote a few years ago on this app: “the best way to be a pacifist is to keep overwhelming force in your back pocket. People will take your pacifism seriously if they know what happens when you decide not to be peaceful”.

[@belgeode]

The tin foil hat!!! OMG Best. Part. Of. This! 🤣 I love your videos man, keep em coming!!

[@jasonh490]

Cinematography for today is nice.

[@supremefankai5480]

Alan going all revolutionary on the Naboo.

[@nathanieljackson5554]

Interesting series of thought exercises with all of these starcraft manufacturers. I liked the style of the Naboo spaceships. It was a fun callback to the Flash Gordon typs of spacecraft that inspired Lucas to create Star Wars.

[@gregoryhattenfels7864]

Loved the bit from The Patriot lmao ,thanks Bud for the great work as always.

[@Andor1980]

*DAN* *GILROY* is awesome! I didn’t know he was married to Rene Russo until today. I only found this out because I wondered how old Rene Russo was? FYI, she’s 70. I’m looking at all of Dan’s writing credits and I like what I see. Andor is going to remain special with their Season 2. Dan Gilroy writing credits Two for the Money (2005) The Fall (2006) Real Steel (2011) Nightcrawler (2014)

[@Kerr_Avon]

Like the Harkonians didn’t know about the free men on Arrakis…omg I was laughing for about a minute on that one. I would stop laughing, think about it some more and giggle uncontrollably again

[@abeautifuldayful]

Much more than "simply a spice runner" you are, Alan. The best in the galaxy, I suspect.

[@isuriono-gaming519]

You have to remember that on Naboo, the role of monarch is just a more ceremonial president. Its only a monarchy in name, not in practice. Naboo was a planet that valued democracy and the monarch was elected every 2 years and could only be relected once. Sure, it had issues with corruption, but its a stretch to compare it to something like Saudi Arabia. I think Naboo's situation is more similar to a country like Norway, but idk. Maybe the corruption on Naboo is so bad to the point were the elected monarch holds no power and that is what they are trying to hide behind the extravagance of the "monarchy".

[@thorpeaaron1110]

Naboo reminds more of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in our world where the monarch there was elected by the Polish nobility.

[@IrishEyes1994]

Mostly true, but the candidates can only come from a small group of families. There is a specific group of princely houses and they all have to come from there. In addition, it really depended on the monarch, some were awful, like both of the kings in the Plagueis novel, with others being incompetent like Amidala. Yes, I know she's popular, but she was a 14 year old in charge of a planet, her talent was being noncorrupt and giving good speeches, there's more to being a leader, she was inexperienced, naive, and easy to manipulate, that's why Palpatine made sure she was on the throne, and frankly she largely operated according to what he required. Plus monarchs did appear to hold quite a bit of power, though not a lot of details were ever given.

[@jorenvanderark3567]

Did the lore change? Because I read that if the monarch is more like an elected president the princes are the Governors, governing smaller areas on the planet.. It's still a democracy but it requires climbing the ranks so to speak.

[@sheaanton3787]

Hey Allan- This is Literally the first comment I have ever Ever EVER made on any KZbin video all the while having watched & subscribed to you for “longest time of anyone really, just an amazing amount of time and everyone is saying that.” 😂 And having said that, I LOVE all the overly between Star Wars stories lesson and our real world values, lives and the overwhelming value of knowledge, respect and tolerance win the day. I will sign off with the an observation that when the rebellion started it was formed by disjointed groups coming together. And if art really reflects life? Do people really look like their pets?

[@stefaneer9120]

The best thumbnail does exist.

[@bussicus3417]

Ya got me with the thumbnail, ya kept me here with the star wars knowledge dump, and the thumbnail.

[@sierravortec2494]

Thumbnail is 🔥

[@Hazzacr24123]

Another interesting and enjoyable video, keep up the good work!!!!

[@ai-aniverse]

love the color on this episode.

[@TheAstrologyZodiacball]

And once again, another great video

[@JustPaladinNow]

its about time some one finally asks the hard questions !

[@Bmoney1337]

Bro knew what he was doing with the thumbnail

[@isaackim7675]

The Fondor haul craft would make an excellent smuggler/bounty hunter’s ship

[@SpazMonkeyxd]

That jar jar patriot scean was so good

[@Wintermute909]

This view of the totally innocent, air breathing aquatic species sounds suspiciously like something a dolphin would say......

[@colekimball4945]

Did you say Padme was the youngest queen in Naboo history? Didn't she specifically say in Episode 2 that she WASN'T the youngest queen ever elected, but that she still wasn't sure she was ready?

[@OrionInSpace]

My guy GT just casually breaking character out of the lush forest of Kashyykk in order to point out a helicopter flying by is what I came to see😎

[@marieodu3149]

Allen having no problem dropping societal findings on who buys luxury items 😝

[@funnature8679]

most relevant metals used and list Chromium(mentioned in video), gold, durasteel(a far more dense and tough steel), Beskar, Cortosis was used on "Super battle droids."

[@lionelthawne7723]

Why'd HE CHANGE THE THUMBNAIL💔😭😭😭

[@Player-px1jq]

4:28 A Jedi one coming for your spice :P

[@mcdent6034]

Thanks Alan

[@jhonylg4045]

My God allmoust 10 hours vídeo!!!😅😅😅😅😅 i cant imagine how much work is on there!

[@patricksawyer9779]

Helicopter... Coast Guard MH-65? Or a Eurocopter EC-120. Their Fenestron ducted tail fans sound very similar and they use the same engine, though the MH-65 uses two to the EC-120s one.

[@hydrakn]

crop top padme... but we are talking about starships lmao

[@debbralehrman5957]

Thanks Spice Runner👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@Bean-boi]

9:24 We should've known.

[@MrSHADOWANGEL999]

Sketchy indeed

[@opraiderman904]

This video is cash paid in full just for the Patriot x JarJar mashup. Pure Excellence

[@MisterDoctorProfessorJordan]

The helo was definitely a loud one, it’s either a national guard UH-60, or one of the Airbus Eurocopters.

[@L33tSkE3t]

Is that laptop the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14? Nice choice. Been looking into getting one to replace my aging RAZER BLADE 14 (2019) or maybe waiting for the Nvidia RTX 5000 series to be released and get a newer version of the Mercury RAZER BLADE 14 with updated specs.

[@cloudmangalm03]

I came to know about Naboo's spaceship engineering, left with advice and hindsight on how companies often use shady marketing tactics to hook people. The true Generation Tech experience

[@avsbes98]

1:51 Doesn't Padme specifically state that she was NOT the youngest queen ever elected but isn't sure if she was ready?

[@avsbes98]

5:46 To be fair, isn't Naboo basically a democratic monarchical petrostate? So basically Star Wars Norway?

[@abmlr_productions9801]

2:49 dang, I haven’t heard that song in a hot while.

[@bendavis3778]

If I had a nickel for every time a Generation Tech video had a suprise helicopter cameo, I would have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened twice

[@vallettapetracyneran8587]

Allen sounded like a little bird that didn't have proper engine maintenance

[@johnscarsandstuff]

Back in the day, nearly everything about a Rolls-Royce was hand made and hand finished. Not just the body and interior, which were the product of outside companies. It was a result of Henry Royce's eccentric approach to engineering, so that chassis were not welded, but "stitched" together with hand-finished bolts with tapered shanks. Electro-plating was shunned in favour of wrapping thin sheets of nickel around whatever metal needed a protective coating. Innovation was shunned, but every part was painstakingly refined and developed. In the pre-1920 era, the true value of a Rolls-Royce was not in the finish, so much as in the reliability, ease of driving and relative economy of ownership.

[@GenerationTech]

Thanks John appreciate the infodump

[@g.williams2047]

This video is yet another reason why the Plagueis novel is the best Star Wars book ever written.

[@Striker427]

Helicopter guess: -Some sort of commercial light transport -Army transports

[@wrg722]

Sounded like an Agusta 109 or 139 Helicopter. AKA MH-65 Dolphin in US Cost Guard name. Did I get the bonus points? lol

[@rogerbordine7]

Mh-65 is a Eurocopter/aerospatiale/Airbus AS-365, not an Agusta 109 or 139. Those have exposed tail rotors, the Dolphin’s is enclosed in it’s tail fin.

[@wrg722]

@@rogerbordine7 Then I stand corrected

[@Jazkal-V420]

The truth of Naboo has been revealed. Wonder where you film from. =3

[@stratomaster5926]

Be honest, you clicked because of the thumbnail. It’s ok, I did too

[@BigStereoVR]

Sweet grading, editor man!!!

[@casbot71]

Their ships also come with complimentary clothing, but as you can see the clothing is not that durable.

[@AnonymousRedCat]

4:44 a Huey? those are pretty common.

[@LogisDavoth]

It's a Eurocopter. That sounds like a rotor with a ton of a blades and an enclosed tailfan.

[@matthewmoser1284]

"I mean, what other planets have a publicly funded, starship manufacturing firm?" *Kuat, Corellia, and Rendil start sweating profusely*

[@mremington8]

reminds me of saddams solid gold AK47's - I think they need to fire the economic ministers

[@jtjames79]

They aren't solid gold. It's just gold leaf. Like $2 worth of gold to do an AK. It's one of the cheaper ways to make something completely corrosion proof.

[@andrewtempleton1734]

Shot in the dark for the chopper, a bell 206B?

[@JMPT]

Very Nice

[@brianbushue]

cool video, thank you

[@outlawangel333]

Actually, Theed Palace Space Vessel Engineering Corps partnered up with Nubia Star Drive Inc to build the Naboo starships including the N-1 fighter. Theed Palace Space Vessel Engineering Corps used Nubia Star Drive Inc components in all their starships, the J Type is a Nubia Star Drive design.

[@dreadwing01]

The Naboo ship reminds me of the H-1 race plane.

[@SgtJazz-mr6wr]

MH-65 Dolphin 2 (US Coast Guard)

[@webkam]

loving the sick backgrounds.... could you try dressing more like somone in star wars? i dont know somthing like that is cool

[@SoulSniperEdits]

Bro we should go speeder biking some time

[@thunderK5]

I'd ask you to cover Rendili Stardrive as part of this series.

[@culture-nature-mobility7867]

Crazy... Ambulance helicopter landing at the hospital around the corner the moment the helicopter in the video came in 😂

[@DC5Brandon]

Here's an idea for a video. Is the force with R2-D2? His role is so pivotal in the Skywalker story, from Anakin to Luke. Do you think the force is pulling some strings, or are R2's actions solely his own?

[@Kris-er3gj]

Seems like some N1 starfighters are hitting the black market 🤔 remember seeing one Tatooine last season.

[@robertwhite7845]

Bell Helicopter moving really fast

[@Xis-ql5pj]

I still want to know more about the Witches of Dathomir...and what place they have in The Force

[@TribbleArtCreations]

Wow, things one didn't think about with the Naboo. That really was a sleazy move. I don't think Padme meant anything really about it. The humans also were making a major move that would likely end in death with their pilots and security forces. Right or wrong the Gungans did the battle in the open because they needed to entice the enemy to bring as much out as they could, and like I said the humans flying Starfighters were in a different terrible position. But those humans are part of why the whole thing was bad to begin with and basically caused their own problems. For Palpatine, it was on purpose for a greater plan, Padme was just following what was before and doing it for the "right reason" building up her civilization essentially. Still, shot themselves in the foot with it.

[@jamesonstalanthasyu]

Are these shorter ship related videos all from the earlier super long ship video?

[@Corsair1458]

Hey Alan! I have noticed that the audio in your videos is extremely in consistent. I'm an audio engineer based in Northern California and would be happy to put some minor post processing on the audio to help it sound more consistent video to video. Would also do it totally for free... I enjoy it too much to ask for pay for it. I don't mean this as a hit to your content because I can see the passion and care behind it. But I do wanna help make it better if I can in any way possible

[@nielsandersen6164]

You’re saying it like Cr has similar price to Ag or maybe even Au which is definitely not the case. Stainless steel and chrome are very common and relatively inexpensive.

[@gabeowens9248]

L/V Bags also have a lifetime warranty. I always carried them when I had jobs that required a lot of travel.

[@GenerationTech]

no they don't, they won't even repair the bags for free anymore unless its a manufacturing defect

[@gabeowens9248]

@@GenerationTech Had my straps replaced twice on my overnight. So, no idea why you had issues. That sucks.

[@gabeowens9248]

@@GenerationTech *AND a broken Zipper.

[@gabeowens9248]

Timbuk2 bags are also awesome.

[@CyraDriluth]

The company name sounds like something straight out of a Dr. Seuss book.

[@all1nerd377]

I'd love to see a retrofitted version that's been in service for decades, a little worn down and used by a bounty hunter for example.

[@lordMartiya]

The Gungan HAD left the Naboo out to die. It was the Trade Federation that attacked them...

[@anthonyneighbors1932]

Would like to see what happened to naboo in the galactic civil war. It's like they appear in the republic. And disappear in the empire until the end of return of the jedi.

[@rafelingd]

Ended on solid financial advice, lol.

[@NemoNoone-p3p]

Helicopter sounded like a business class type. High rotor speed to keep the chop chop chop sound of the blades quieter and the sound of the turbine is reduced because they land in dense cities and close buildings. Kind of like the one in the beginning of Jurassic Park that Hammond took to the island.