How TIE FIGHTERS changed FOREVER after Endor (...for the better) | Star Wars Lore

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On today's Star Wars Legends lore video, we examine how Tie Fighters changed forever after the Battle of Endor.
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[@EckhartsLadder]

Spicy Nebula Star Destroyer action: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZLVhpqHes58Zrs

[@Randomperson-ts8bm]

Sounds nice

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

You could do a video on Grand Admiral Demetrius Zaarin's development and use of the TIE Avenger and Defender.

[@thorshammer7883]

#AskEck *Attempt 575* Do the Forerunners vs Warhammer 40k faction versus battles please. Listen to the fans.

[@christopherhoffer6643]

Here are some ideas Unsc Inifinty vs Uss Enterprise Master Chief vs Samus Aran Samus Aran Vs Darth Vader

[@myballzich3270]

EckhartsLadder Have you covered the Je daii?

[@scorpixel1866]

"Hey man, any idea on what we could do to improve our fleet?" "I don't know, oh wait, aren't our starfighter pilots going through super hard training and all?" "Yeah and?" "We could, I know it sounds silly but... maybe give them ships that aren't the equivalent of a giant tin can with eco-friendly wings, and instead offer them a little bit more survivability so that their extensive training don't go to waste?" "Meh, it's passable i guess, just fill a document and put it in the idea box at the office" *10 years later* "Oh boy what a day, the Emperor died, we lost our moon station AGAIN, if only we had a way to counter the rebel superiority fighte- wait a minute what is this paper doing on my desk?" And that's the story of how Kevin the office courrier is a lazy ass who doomed the Empire

[@seawind930]

Godd*mn it Kevin, I bet Isard promoted him to Grand Moff.

[@kubarygiel708]

And gave him a Star Destroyer

[@Ragnarok6664]

Scorpixel o brilliant, yes TIE-Defenders, Hunters, Panthoms etc, never go cheap on one man fighters when your pilots are so expensively trained

[@nickolas474]

I like how this argument hinges on the fact that TIE fighters are literally _so_ cheap that they're actually too expensive (on aggregate)

[@akumaking1]

If something is wrong with the Imperial Military, blame Palpatine and/or Tarkin. Thrawn should have been the Supreme Commander of all military operations.

[@mill2712]

I'm personally unsure of that. Thrawn is only one person and putting him in such a high position such as that could limit what he could do. You wouldn't want the top dog of your military in harms way all the time because if something unforeseen happens, the entire military is crippled. (Which really did happen after Yavin and especially Endor. The emperor himself died.) The only reason they got away with that with Vader is because he's a Sith lord with an aura of invincibility. Secondly, other imperial officers are ambitious, cutthroat, and at times xenophobic. (This xenophobia has always been a thing and spiked after the clone wars.) They will all try to undermine him any chance they get. Same as with Vader except he had a good ability to keep them all in check. Also in canon, he did not receive the appropriate respect a grand admiral should have. In the first book "Thrawn" we learn he was looked down on my a number of his superiors and other political elites simply due to him being non human. In "Thrawn Treason" it Is learned that imperial high command simply don't respect him even as grand admiral and many even see his affinity for art as the butt of a lot of jokes and nothing more than him "liking pretty pictures." And in rebels, Admiral Konstantine flat out disobeyed and disrespected him. Only the people who care strictly for results, more respectable people in the empire, (Who are not a commonality.) or those who have served under him for periods of time truly respected him. (Higher ups like Tarkin and Yularen or his direct subordinates such as Vanto, Faro and a few others.)

[@apotheases]

What's sad to think in that some alternate reality they're getting the "Dark Empire" movie trilogy, then followed by "The Thrawn Saga" trilogy afterwards. While we here in our reality is getting the Disney Star Wars saga...

[@akumaking1]

The Thrawn Trilogy was before Dark Empire

[@jasoethesentienteyeshapedg4847]

Great, now I can't stop crying every time I get to look into that alternate reality.

[@scytheseven9173]

So is Mark Hammel willing to play both Luke and Luuke?

[@bemotivated8443]

J Garza don’t give me hope

[@MrRedvsbluefan]

If I could find my way into this alternate universe, I would definitely go there.

[@jedijam91]

Maybe you could do a video about those non-TIE imperial fighters like the preybird, a9 vigilance, and the howlrunner?

[@netrolancer1061]

The Empire should've passed Thrawn's Tie Defender project.

[@olliger603]

Who else loves the sound of the Tie-Fighters?

[@SmartassX1]

That sound was copyright protected by Lucasfilms (now by diney).

[@olliger603]

@@SmartassX1 ooh maaan

[@OryxTheMadGod3]

@@SmartassX1 wait what you can copy-right a SOUND?

[@GAdmThrawn]

It's also the same sound as Nazi German dive bombers and heavy fighters during WWII.

[@k.sallar5218]

@@GAdmThrawn Ju-87 B-2

[@ual002]

Well, this TIE pilot is satisfied with your content. I think the TIE Avenger and Cygnus' starfighter line would have been good to mention though.

[@LiamCameron77]

Can you cover imperial warlord factions in depth? Like the Greater maldrood or the Eriadu authority? Like what area they controlled, who was in control and a short history. Also great video and love your channel !

[@DIEGhostfish]

Aside for Zsinj, There's generally not much info on them outside of the Essential Atlas and Essential Guide to Warfare. There's a WEG Adventure Journal supplement on the Pentastar Alignment but otherwise the Warlords just get a handful of mentions outside of Darksaber.

[@calebbrown2776]

"I'll have you know that though I may not look it, I am an ace, your superior"! "Oh yeah, how many kills"? "What got you the ace position"? "… I survived".

[@a-blivvy-yus]

TIE Fighter aces be like "I've flown 5 missions" Literally every non TIE sci-fi pilot ever replies "...so? I've flown like 20(+)" "This is my ship." "...how the f-?"

[@incendium8348]

A good TIE Fighter? That can’t be right... Although, it means the Empire finally got their head where it should be - large swarms of GOOD fighters. Albeit, it came far, far too late.

[@lordfrostwind3151]

TIEs took a while but finally grew up, I acactually liked the TIE/fo from canon.

[@Dalipsingh111111]

Look up the TIE Defender, TIE Hunter and the TIE Aggressor. You will be suprised.

[@dianabarnett6886]

@@Dalipsingh111111 Currently reading I, Jedi, and I like the Tri-Fighter in it. An interesting offshoot of the TIE.

[@incendium8348]

Kane123a Yeah I know about the Specialized Ties. The thing is that they should have focused on reasonably effective fighters, instead of horrible swarms of TIEs.

[@Ragnarok6664]

Incendium f aye, if you just want swarms, use droid fighters, don’t waste extensively trained pilots

[@Wastydest]

Who would win? #StarshipVersus #AskEck Resurgent vs. MC 85 Bellator vs. Resurgent Nebula vs. Pelleaon

[@robertnelson9599]

1. Resurgent 2. Bellator 3. I don't know enough about these two ships.

[@Dalipsingh111111]

1. Resurgant 2. Bellator 3. Hard, but i would say Nebula.

[@rayssecond7135]

Wastydest well it should be Nebula vs Viscount

[@Dalipsingh111111]

@@rayssecond7135 What? The Viscount is one of the strongest Dreadnoughts and the Nebula is a regular Star Destroyer.

[@rayssecond7135]

Kane123a but, it says that *sometimes* nebula can take a ssd alone

[@samspeed6271]

You forgot one important thing about shields: how they protect from debris. So, because a TIE is unshielded, every particle of dust could tear it apart. And if you're in a battle with ships being obliterated, there's going to be some debris. Great video as always

[@PaladinWarren]

It might not be enough content to make a video on, but I wonder realistically how much damage the Executor would have done to the Death Star when it crashed into it? #askEck

[@lordfrostwind3151]

Probably cracked through the armored shell and penetrated a lot of important subsystems, I'd imagine even some damage to the superstructure of the Death Star. Even if most of the Executor explodes it's gonna do some extreme damage

[@casbot71]

I remember reading in the novelization years ago that the Death Star was severely damaged and alarms and system failures were going off all around Luke as he had his little father/son moment. Even if it hadn't been main reactored again [seriously, just put a grate on the exhaust port…] it was still going to need to go back to the shop.

[@mihajlo961x]

I think that nothing happened to it because the Death Star II was still shielded at the time.

[@rodneykelly8768]

If these fighters were equipped with tow cables, they would be known as the "Ties that Bind."

[@LoneWolf20213]

for me, I would trade some speed for some durability and firepower, like the X wing or A wing compared to the Tie fighter

[@thorshammer7883]

#AskEck Faction versus battle: The Forerunners vs Necrons. Scenario: The Necrons invade the Halo galaxy while the Forerunners are at their peak having over 3 million systems.

[@akumaking1]

How would Ultron and/or Brainiac deal with the Necrons?

[@lucase3052]

Wouldn’t the necrons just Win through attrition?

[@thorshammer7883]

@@lucase3052 Attrition? Do you have any idea how many resources the Fore have and how powerful they were? Let me remind you they had over *3 MILLION SYSTEMS.*

[@kristiandahl1310]

Classic answer its 40K so necrons win just cause 40K

[@nobleman9393]

@@lucase3052 What do you mean?

[@jasonmills84]

I saw your comment on the Star Wars channel for the Resistance season 2 trailer,The first season was good and the second definitely looks very exciting. And I agree it is too bad it is done after that. Also cool that they are bringing in Call backs especially the Super Battle droids for a episode which is kinda cool.

[@QA-ut7dd]

Another great vid, sir. Thank you for enlightening my day.

[@russellharrell2747]

TIE AVENGERS!!!!! Bless you Eck, at least you remember the greatest SW game ever made.

[@thomasbarnes2700]

Yay TIEs thank you eckhartsladder this made my dqy all much better

[@christopherhoffer6643]

Here are some ideas Unsc Inifinty vs Uss Enterprise Master Chief vs Samus Aran Samus Aran Vs Darth Vader

[@Dalipsingh111111]

1. Infinity 2. Samus 3. Vader

[@jedigecko06]

_Tie-Defender_ means never having to say you're sorry...

[@kennethbedwell5188]

Would love to see more info on the Post-Endor line of Sinar ships in detail.

[@lightspeedvictory]

What was the highest rank Luke achieved in the Rebel Alliance/New Republic and when did he retire to focus on rebuilding the Jedi Order (both in Legends and canon)? #askeck Video suggestion: X-83 Twintail vs. Tie Defender (Legends) A thorough analysis/breakdown/explanation of post-Endor Tie models

[@russellharrell2747]

Wisky Docent Skywalker was to be promoted to the rank of General but he was lukewarm to it.

[@ZoeMalDoran]

The novel "Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor" by Matthew Stover covers the events of General Luke's final mission before he resigned his commission in the pre-Disney canon. Not sure what happened in the Disney version.

[@caredneck7613]

How do you think Star Wars/Republic history would change if the Jedi never demilitarized after the Ruusan Reformation? #AskEck

[@KaiserDasbender]

The outro never gets olds

[@barrybend7189]

#AskEck can you please do VF-1 Valkyrie variable fighter( SDF Macross) vs Viking mech( Starcraft).

[@viperson9818]

It always occurred to me how good tie fighter pilot aces were. Even though their education was expensive heir vehicles were cheap Like iden versio.

[@maggotman9100]

#AskEck how do the flood metabolize in order to get the energy they need to move, grow, attack, maintain, etc. Do they eat plants, store food from hosts, or cannibalize their own cells. But it seems to me like the flood cells would require some kind of energy or they would starve/die.

[@szulu9]

Love your videos. Have you ever done the topic of the top 10 melee or close quarters weapons/units?

[@flynnthomson665]

You should make a video of how thrawn would of won the battle of endor

[@SephirothRyu]

One thing I might do would be to, well, produce a half dozen to a dozen of a very expensive fighter, all the way to even putting in kaiber crystal "super lasers" (capable of destroying pretty much any fighter-sized ship with a single shot or something because one-shotting similarly sized things seems to be the general trend for kaiber weaponry), and handing a couple to Darth Vadar and the rest to whatever other sith pilots we have lying around in the legends material. Oh, and give a couple to Thrawn as well, I'm sure he'd be able to make good use of them. Oh, one other thing I would do, purely for the lulz, is to make a star destroyer that is literally just built around a giant light saber. It would basically just be a "ramming" ship that specializes in shields and armor, point defense weapons, manueverability (and at least being able to briefly move quickly forwards), and having a giant lightsaber beam sticking out the front. So naturally, it would just dive into the enemy fleet and quite literally attempt to slice enemy ships in half. Because why the hell not make a light-saber-ship that gets way too close to the enemy and then proceeds to just slice ships in half?

[@vonneely1977]

One overlooked advantage of even 1st generation TIE fighters: TIE pilot flight suits could survive vacuum (mostly because the ships had no life support). Conversely, hit a Rebel fighter in the canopy glass with so much as a slingshot and the pilot's is dead in seconds.

[@TheWingland]

Vs matchup Sgt. Johnson(Halo) vs Captain Rex(Star Wars)

[@KinVao]

I support this matchup.

[@Dalipsingh111111]

Rex wins. Johnson is a Badass with much tricks and everything, but Wrex too. And Wrex is a biologically created Supersoldier. He literally has better senses and stamina...etc.

[@Anubis-pm4tm]

I think Rex wins but Johnson is also a supersoldier technically him being the only spartan 1 but the enhancements he had wouldnt be enough for the battlefield experience Rex has

[@JediSentinal]

hmm both generically modified soldiers. one a clone of the best hunter in the galaxy, one a genetically modified experimental super soldier from before the spartan program was perfected... i actually am not sure who would win tbh

[@cominguponinfra-red3038]

Replicators vs a Unified Star Wars universe (568th try now, *_I._** WILL NEEEEVER EEEVER GIVE UP!!!)*

[@billclark5055]

Keep going

[@atomicbuttocks]

So you're never gonna give it up? Or let it down?

[@rebelappliance771]

Nobody: Clickbait Star Wars youtubers: YODA commits WAR CRIMES and receives CAPITAL PUNISHMENT (Not even LEGENDS)

[@grandace2]

The fuck are those youtubers smoking?

[@OryxTheMadGod3]

Yoda got assassinated when he held a speech at the last us presidential election

[@leiferikson850]

You forgot to add the "Star Wars reveals how™"

[@LoLotov]

"In k hole I was! Not knowing what doing was I!"

[@ArmouredProductions]

I always thought that something like a TIE would be perfect small short range craft for real life. Imagine it flying between Space Stations in orbit etc. It seems perfect for that.

[@blastech4095]

In my opinion, the weakness of TIE's is sometimes exaggerated in lore. In the movies, TIE's are highly maneuverable and fast, perhaps more so than X wings, and while shields offer far superior protection it seems like a TIE can still effectively shoot down a rebel craft within a burst of fire; the difference is an X wing can incapacitate a TIE even with a glancing hit.

[@viperson9818]

That makes you wonder how imperial aces got so good at piloting the tie fighter against rebel forces.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

My guess, they got their "ace wings" against lower-tier pirates and raiders as opposed to the top-funded rebel fleet(s).

[@g3heathen209]

Kinda like the Japanese zero fighter, dominant till the opposition caught up with superior designs.

[@jalpat2272]

tactics actually, they found ways to defeat zero and made it into upgrades. f6f hellcat basically just faster f5f wildcat.

[@carrierominger5534]

United Mass Effect galaxy + the Reapers vs a Yuzhan Vong invasion

[@icaricc]

what can you tell me about the reapers

[@carrierominger5534]

@@icaricc Their a race of sentient sharships intent on wiping out all advanced life in the galaxy every 50 thousand years

[@shibesandcats]

#askeck Why do Lightsaber wielder's Lightsabers retract when the user dies, Is it the link between the user and the kyber crystal being hurt? But then why can it be turned on seconds latee? Or is it just for dramatic effect?

[@codyaaron2129]

They let go of the power switch. That's not even a joke. It was mentioned in the Legends novels concerning Jacen and Jaina during their time at the Praxeum on Yavin.

[@shibesandcats]

Ah ok, I did not know that thee switch even had to be held, its not like that on any of the force fx lightsaber models I have.

[@codyaaron2129]

The switches could be locked, what they probably did during a saber throw, but not necessarily what you would want today do if you were in close combat just in case you had a blade approaching too close to a body part.

[@leiferikson850]

@@shibesandcats Since lightsabers have an internal energy source, you can compare them to cell-phones - they can run out of energy. The hold-to-keep-active approach is basicly the pendant to your phones build in stand-by mode that sets in after e.g. 20 secs of inactivity.

[@macwelch8599]

Even though the First Order TIEs are basically the same as the Imperial ones, they are really cool, and more powerful

[@macwelch8599]

Sigilstone17 yes it does

[@Finleymcg]

As someone who owns a physical copy of The Essential Guide to Warfare I can confirm that it is badly bound.

[@orbaitv5991]

Do a video on the new ships seen from the ressistance season 2 trailer

[@OryxTheMadGod3]

One might even say; oh how the ti(d)es have changed

[@Potato79207]

There is a door now get out

[@mattparsons4534]

revan came up with the rule of 2 but bane used it after the ruusaan incident after finding revans holocron

[@mattparsons4534]

If my memory serves me right revan wanted 2 dark Lord's with other sith-dark Jedi in service a master and a apprentice 1 to hold the power the other to covet. The others were servants, assassins and warriors. Think of the emperor's hands and the inquisitorius and dark side elite

[@leiferikson850]

Revan debated the pros and cons and concluded that the Sith society how it was can be best described as a double-edged sword. Bane formed the rule of 2 as a way to have the best of both worlds or, differently spoken, keep the good while minimize the bad.

[@DarkNova50]

I'd be interested how the best of the Empire's pilots would compare to the best of the Rebel Alliance in similar starfighters. TIE Interceptor pilots were veterans who managed not to die while flying around in TIE Fighters, correct? So would learning in a more dangerous fighter mean that they'd have sharper skills overall, or did the slight edge in maneuverability let them make it as far as they did?

[@Alpha0727]

You can wish all you want, but an Imperial TIE will still pop when facing a superior Rebel Starfighter.

[@bsquaredbundles]

The thing I don't get is that didn't adding shields, missiles, and/or hyper-drive to a stock TIE or interceptor slow them down too much and make them easy targets? And wasn't the interceptor's dagger shaped wings superior to the old hexagon wings?

[@VhenRaTheRaptor]

Another interesting part is... The New Republic also retrofitted their captured TIEs with shields.

[@SinShadowed]

#askeck i cant decide between these 2. was basic the easiest language to understand in the galaxy? How did the galaxy go about introducing new species into society?

[@kiiikk]

“MOFUCKING BATTLE OF ENDOORR!!!!” Steve Sinclair Tennolive-2019

[@PackHunter117]

Do a video on Star Wars Tie Interceptor vs Halo Covenant Type 27 Exoatmospheric Multirole Fighter or Space Banshee.

[@tybryant461]

#askEck Is it ever explained how the stun function of a blaster rifle works? If so how are blasters able to perform both functions

[@DarkVaati13]

#AskEck What do you think of the Star Saber XC-01 starfighter? How would you fix its shortcomings?

[@nicholassas4201]

Type-47A(H2) scarab vs type-47B(H3,reach,odst) scarab vs Banished scarab vs Volatile scarab

[@yashametlaudna]

#AskEck I was wondering, what would you think would win? The Nebula Star Destroyer that you love so dearly, or the Starhark Battleship that just had her design released?

[@Jedi_Spartan]

#AskEck Seeing as it's Canon (partly) through Star Wars: Commander, is it possible that the Galactic Empire's Project: Blackwing had a secret objective of unlocking immortality (possibly based on one of Plagueis's attempts) and used by Palpatine around the time of the Battle of Endor? Seeing as the original version of the virus in Legends was created by Darth Drear in order to achieve immortality for Sith Lords, something Canon Palpatine was looking for due to believing that the Empire shouldn't out live him. (12th attempt, please answer).

[@starsilverinfinity]

TIE fights have some of my favorite designs for fighters in Star Wars Canon and EU To bad the people who designed them fail to think this lol

[@princeofpokemon2934]

#AskEck are there some Jedi or Sith that ever used shields that were meant to resist lightsaber blows? In the PS2 version of Star Wars the force unleashed, there a person that challenged Starkiller, and he was armed with a lightsaber and a shield.

[@brambo3011]

#askEck Hey Eck, since we don't really see any FO support ships in the sequels, do you think the Resurgent Class is enough of an upgrade over the ISD (in that it has a high degree of mulit-role functionality to overcome the ISD's greatest weaknesses - against fighters for example) to warrant it being the only ship in fleet formations, save for larger dreadnoughts and the Supremacy?

[@degozako]

It does seem counter-intuitive to have pilots go through rigorous training with such high requirements to enter training, only to slap them into ships that'll likely die in the first five minutes of combat...

[@happypatibanda9265]

#askeck what is the big thing on the bridge of a victory class star destroyer? it looks like a large gun or something but i was curious

[@TheWingland]

#as keck Halo theory idea What if the UNSC had never researched the spartan 2 or mjolnir programs. However one month after first contact with the covenant the UNSC INFINITY and her escort fleet of Autumn class cruisers appear at earth through a wormhole. The ships are fully operational and have manuals detailing how all ship systems, such as shielding and more advanced slipsace, operate and also how to build them for other ships. However it goes not have the spartan 4s. How does this affect the human covenant war? Does humanity win or lose ?

[@keatonburton6064]

#askEck How did nuclear weapons work in Star Wars?

[@zmanrockz6358]

Does this go for First Order TIEs as well? Then being shielded?

[@ummdustry5718]

#askeck do you think there could theoretically, be multiple "rule of two" orders? I.e. a master and an apprentice and then elsewhere in the galaxy a seperate unrelated master and apprentice? Would this have gone against banes teachings?

[@Krapfelapfen]

#AskEck Was there any force sensitive clone during the clone wars?

[@RhysDeclanGeorge]

#AskEckheart if you could create an infinities story arc when, how and why would you and how would that affect the future of said act?

[@sirilluminarthevaliant2895]

Can you comment on cinema wins opinion on obi wans training failures. In his review of the prequels and how qui gon has not prepared him

[@godzilla5006]

The Flood vs Monsterverse Godzilla

[@geeksphilosophy4082]

#AskEck is it possible to cover Sith Empire Vs Galactic Empire? (I guess needed materials can be found on SW: TOR wiki)

[@Masterthief014]

Where's that footage from with the lancer?

[@Aconspiracyofravens1]

I would make three types of fighter 1 cheap fast extremely vulnerable bomber with a single large missile remote controlled 1 fast interceptor with 2 small laser turrets and a shield

[@blimp2920]

Mattias Calvignac that’s two types of fighters...

[@Aconspiracyofravens1]

Oh yeah darn it forgot to change that, the the original was also going to have a long range sniper vessel but since it already has a good anti ship I decided not to

[@aggiebandit3377]

Can u do factions compared best captains.

[@timbartschwolfman]

Nice Stormtrooper picture 👍

[@aggiebandit3377]

Tim Bartsch thanks

[@dannyboy2525]

Please do jango fett’s slave 1 vs darth mauls sith infiltrator

[@KrisHandsome]

Am I the only one who thinks the TIE Droid makes a million times more sense to equip the entire Imperial Navy than the TIE Fighter? It has no pilot and thus doesn’t cost a pilot when destroyed, and it can do swarming attacks just as well as the fighter.

[@justinjeffries1554]

#AskEck What program/s do you use to make your fleet/battle breakdown videos? I'd love to be able to use those resources to create little fleets for myself and friends!

[@nobleman9393]

UNSC Infinity(Halo) vs Malevolence(Star Wars)

[@Dalipsingh111111]

Another one of these "Who shoots his superweapon first" matches. Both are around 5km long and have Superweapons to cripple, if not disarm the other ship completely. I also cant see any serious difference in weapons strengh. But i would give it to the infinity, because of its support fleet.

[@dovahfett5919]

oh jees, I thought I treated my copy of Essential guide to warfare was crappy, glad to know its a well known thing the binding isn't that good

[@ieuancarruthers1123]

#AskEck Hi Eck, my question for you is this: "How many Star Destroyers did the Imperial Remnant have after the Orinda Campaign and what types were they?"

[@CT-Clone]

About time the Empire thought a bit more about quality instead if quantity for their stafighters and the safety of their pilots

[@MonkeyJedi99]

To quote (IIRC) Josef Stalin, "Quantity has a quality of its own." - I think he was referring to the T-34 tank.

[@happyclone]

"Emperor Palpatine can we upgrade our starfighters to counter rebel fighters which are far superior to ours it'll cost a pretty credit to upgrade our ships but it'll be worth it " "meh don't do it" "Okay what about building a second and much larger death star itll cost a much prettier credit but you'll have another death star" "Do it"

[@nobleman9393]

Which Sci-Fi faction has the best Dropship | Valkyrie(WH40k) Phantom(Halo) LAAT(Star Wars) Warp Prism(Starcraft)

[@theseekerofancienttruth3873]

Remember that Bane Copied Revan's Concept, and changed almost nothing about the Rule of Two.

[@jakelee8245]

What game is being played in the background?

[@deathwatcha6197]

#askeck so you think when the clone were training before the war started do you think they knew they'd be fighting battle droids?

[@cominguponinfra-red3038]

Can the UNSC and the Covenant survive and beat the Angel Zeruel from Evangelion on Earth when the Covenant first attacked? Zeruel appears out of nowhere in this and is laying waste to everything and everyone that it sees and gets in it's way while trying to look for Lilith on this version of Earth to start the next Impact

[@diegojimenezaguado5421]

5:58 Where’s that from?

[@greypaladin4560]

QQ; how big did the New Republic Navy get before the new trilogy? The fact that it was all destroyed when a half dozen of planets were blown up in the Force Awakens seems to indicate it was either pretty small, or the New Republic liked to keep its eggs in one (plot) convenient target of a basket. But surely it must have been reasonably big with hundreds if not several thousands of ships? Any less would make their victory over the empire a ridiculous stretch, even if Imperial remnants were doing most of the work destroying themselves. Did the New Republic demilitarize despite the looming threat of Imperial remnants, some of which they were completely aware of? I mean, Leia knew about Snoke, so others must have as well. I guess I'm just confused about how everything Luke, Leia and the rebels fought for was one-shotted without even getting to see it on screen. ...Waitaminute? Was it ever explained why there was a "Resistance" when the New Republic existed and had their own military? Did no one in the military believe Leia so she made her own military? Did the New Republic just sit still while she formed her own militia right under their noses? Was the guy in charge of preventing unregulated armed forces from appearing in the galaxy the same one who decided the First Order wasn't a problem and that keeping all their ships in one place (despite having a galaxy to police) was a good idea? Is it bad that I'm kinda glad that the new Republic is gone if they were that dumb? Sorry. The more I think about the new trilogy the more plot holes I find, and the more I want to slap some screenwriters.

[@timbartschwolfman]

#AskEck What would have happened if the Rebels managed to win the Battle of Hoth

[@Dalipsingh111111]

Nothing serious. The Empire would have come back again, the Rebels would have lost a second battle, or would have left already. Unless you mean that the Executor would have been destroyed (bloody unlikely). Then i would have no idea how that would have affected everything.

[@SmartassX1]

They did win, in the sense that they covered the retreat of their units and didn't get killed. But it would be interesting to know what would have happened if the "ion cannon" would have been able to disable the whole imperial fleet. This would also have prevented the fleet from communicating, so they would have just been waiting in their giant useless floating metal boxes until someone either blows them up, or until they starve, or until they randomly get rescued.

[@Dalipsingh111111]

@@SmartassX1 The Effect of the Ion cannon lasts only for a limited amount of time. It depends on the power of the cannon and the size of the ship. In this case an ISD would have been disabled for something between 30 minutes and 2,5 hours. Also this doesnt neccessarily count for starfighters inside, so they could have still attacked with TIEs or landed with Lambda shuttles. Also also, there were many ISDs and the Ion cannon reloads slowly. The Empire could have reacted in time to call backup, or land with an ISD on ground.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

@@SmartassX1That one ion cannon only rules the skies where it can point, and it was slapped at the base of a mountain. The change would be the Empire would have been "comin' round the mountain" on the ground or in low-flying fighters, bombers and star destroyers.

[@SmartassX1]

@@MonkeyJedi99 Well then what if they would have had more of those cannons (enough to disable the whole fleet) and they would have immediately sent some Y-wings to bomb them? I don't think a disabled ship could launch fighters, because atmosphere containment shields wouldn't work and if you'd manually open a blast door, it could decompress much of the ship.

[@LogicalMan6]

#AskEck What do you think Thrawn would've done after he'd defeated The New Republic?

[@TheWingland]

Vs matchup Brute or Brute chieftain from Halo vs A Predator from the Predator franchise. With 2 rounds First round unarmed and unarmored. Second round fully armed and armored

[@lazarmarkovic9404]

Can you redesign the venator

[@SkorupaPancNaSkorCzl]

#AskEck Vs matchup: Jedi Knight vs Witcher (hero vs professional) Two rounds, in one make witcher's sword lightsaber resistant.

[@RCJJ32]

I'm feeling like this fight would depend on how the force interacts with the witcher's signs, because if, say something like Quen, can't protect the witcher from being tossed around by the jedi, I don't think the witcher can beat the jedi, especially in the round where the witcher's sword is normal steel. I'd say the witcher probably has the superior physicals though, barring force enhancement on the jedi's part, then I'd say it might be about even.

[@RCJJ32]

@@SkorupaPancNaSkorCzl Ehhh I'd say that jedi at the end of the clone wars would have some pretty good combat experience.

[@SkorupaPancNaSkorCzl]

@@RCJJ32 A few years of war on the one hand, a lifetime of direct hunting for monsters on the other. Jedi sometimes struggle against experinced non force-sensitive being. Also I want average Jedi Knight, not Master.

[@Dalipsingh111111]

TIEs changed! (...for the better) Well it couldnt become much worse. XD

[@Nobodywithabeard]

#askeck what tie do you think is the best version?