Rebel Fighters BEFORE the X-Wing

[@TheGenericavatar]

I assume a lot of the original Rebel fighters were Cloak Shape Fighters and Z-95 Head Hunters simply because how common they were, assuming they were hyper space capable.

[@shaunw9092]

Yep...Z-95s in Legends and Jedi Survivor.

[@andrewhoughton8606]

A wing delta sprit, y wings, snowspeeder .

[@thetankcommander3838]

@@shaunw9092I was going to make my own comment about that, but you guys beat me to it. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@4mobius280]

The Z-95 isn’t hyperspace capable

[@corrinestenman5683]

​@4mobius280 while stock Z-95's lacked hyperdrives, I thought that aftermarket hyperdrives were a common modification for them.

[@johndp]

I loved how Saw Garerra's crew in Jedi Fallen Order were using LAAT gunships. It felt right that they'd be using such a versatile ship and that there would be some left over on Kashyyyk for them to repurpose and modify.

[@DB6195]

I honestly wish the Z-95 would get more love as the proper proto-X-Wing.

[@jimmygee3219]

It got a lot of love in The Clone Wars

[@MattWeberWA]

ARC-170 seems to have stolen some of the Z-95's thunder, certainly compared to how legends treated the Headhunter.

[@canisblack]

@@jimmygee3219 I want the classic Z-95 not that oddball custom job.

[@45TRANSFORMERSFAN]

This reminds me of the mission in Empire at War when the Rebellion had to steal X-Wings from the planet Fresia. Before then, you've got use the weaker Z-95's

[@acehigh79]

You actually fly this mission in xwing on the pc! You fly space superiority for the team stealing the xwings and the blue prints for mass production. Then you get to "test" the xwings in proper combat at Derra IV (scarrif in rogue one) and fly space superiority for the team stealing the death star plans!

[@lordwisehammer]

@@acehigh79 Just how many times were the Deathstar plans stolen?

[@acehigh79]

@lordwisehammer lol just the one. It's the same mission they just changed the location in the rogue one movie compared to x wing and the novels

[@DarktheRelentless]

"Z-95 is kinda shitty" Tycho Celchu, Corran Horn, Erisi Dlarit, Rhysati Ynr, Pash Cracken, and Asyr Sei'lar would like to have a word with you.

[@makky-kat3719]

Hey good pilots can be effective in a lot of things, but even in those books the Z-95 was described as being worse than an X-wing in every way except that they could buy them on Coruscant.

[@wordwyrd]

​@@makky-kat3719 if you look at the z-95 from the han solo trilogy (a bit older than the clone version) it has atmospheric swing wings that made it top dog in atmosphere.

[@roguerifter9724]

I love the T-Wings. The T-Wings are one of my favorite Star Wars starfighters along with the E-Wings and the Novaswords, When I occasionally ran Star Wars RPG space battles I always included any of the above that made the slightest sense for the era as local defense fighters, rebel fighters, pirate and merc fighters, or fighters for characters who wanted to participate but didn't own or have access to a starfighters

[@reginaldshort8486]

Rebels fighters before the X-Wings were the Z-95, R-22, R-41 Starchasers, Cloakshapes and Clone Wars era fighters

[@robertdrexel2043]

Exactly! My own head canon for the overall background of the R-22 Spearhead is that it is a cheap and easy to produce planetary defense force fighter. It is mainly a precurser to the later RZ-1 A-Wing but doesn't sport the high speed engines or hyperdrive of the later A-Wing. Thanks to it being quite easy to produce many cells would have either actually bought or stole these fighters from said PDFs or if they were supported by someone with some money and had the ability to do so would have produced their own R-22s. The only issue with the design was that one they didn't have hyperdrives and their actual speed wasn't all that much similar to the late model Z-95. Still it did sport a pair of laser canons and pair of missile launchers which made it quite well armed for such a lightweight and small fighter.

[@acehigh79]

I love the R 41 starchaser! They were a blast to fly online in xwing alliance

[@UltraBrian]

They were Rebels that were using stripped off and heavily modified Clone Wars Republic model Y-wings before they used the X-wings as their primary Starfighter.

[@princeofpokemon2934]

@@UltraBrian the reason why all that armor was stripped off was so other parts of the frame could be easier to access for maintenance and repairs

[@UltraBrian]

@ that’s correct.

[@tatepalmer1997]

Factions compared idea sci fi insect swarm. Such as Tyranids, Arachnids, Zerg, Rachni, Terminids.

[@robertnelson9599]

My money is on the Tyranids.

[@guerilla_gorilla6267]

Tyrannids sweep just through sheer power of scale unfortunately

[@princeofpokemon2934]

@@tatepalmer1997 the tyranids are the ultimate insects swarm and it's not hard to see why. In fact, I think the Tyranids could win if they went to war against the Xenomorphs. Both species can adapt to one another and develop different variations of themselves specifically to counter the other or fill specific niches. I think the tyranids could win but I'd be lying if I didn't secretly admit that this theoretical war can go either way. The biggest advantage that the tyranids do have against the Xenomorphs is space travel because the Xenomorphs cannot travel through space unless they either sneak on board some ships or if there are a few xenomorph eggs that can be used to infect the crew

[@samgross7352]

I LOVE the sci-fi alien super bug trope!

[@samgross7352]

​@@princeofpokemon2934since the Tyranid ships are creatures, couldn't the xenos facehug their way into living xenoships of their own?

[@vojtadrasner2440]

my idea what they could have been using is Cloakshape fighter - it seems to be made in enough numbers and for long enough so gaining them sholdn't be that big problem, and they have enough modifications and aftermarket parts to mod them into whatever rebels need.

[@jeffreycarman2185]

Not sure that the Cloakshape is canon… but in Legends the Cloakshape is among the most common and the most modifiable starfighters in the galaxy.

[@jayburn00]

In legends, they were using z-95 headhunters a lot. Probably even in Disney canon too.

[@pinedesertsports]

#askeck Hi! I watched Star Wars throughout elementary school during the late 2010's, but got out of it for several years. I got back in this summer and you've been my favorite channel on youtube! Anyway, I was wondering about the structure of the republic and its military during the high republic era?

[@charlietheunicorn5383]

#AskEck Perhaps a rundown of the pirates and/or pirate guilds within the EU and/or Star Wars Universe that could be influencing the pirates design within Skeleton Crew????

[@awwebb991]

Ecks wing

[@ryansmith7852]

Love the amount of FFG xwing art in this video ❤

[@tagginondawal3961]

I think the second question was asking how the mole miners were used. It's because it was made for mining, so it could cut metals. Since they had a latch, it would latch to the ship, start the plasma jet to melt the capital ships hull. Then the stormtroopers would take control.

[@Elkay_J]

#askeck How did planets like mon cala, that were openly in support of the rebellion, stand up to the empire. What stopped the empire from just sending in mass amounts of star destroyers and slagging the whole planet?

[@EckhartsLadder]

The Empire would've need a decent amount of resources. Esp cuz Mon Cala mined the hyperspace lanes. They were just waiting for the DSII to be built.

[@lukesearle1302]

The mining ships had lasers that could burn through a ships hull, allowing the assault troops to take the undermanned ships. Lando also had his ships heavily slave rigged (This is star wars version of saying it could be remotely flown). This was to save man power. He had a Dreadnought Cruiser as a base, but had it heavily slave rigged to save the 10,000 plus crew, he also done it the mining ships, hence the reason why he was able to take control so easy.

[@dezkeiz4946]

#AskEck We get alot of stories from the Empire's perspective in both the mainstream and non-mainstream, but why do you think we don't see alot from the CIS perspective. In that I mean a dedicated show/game/etc. A "Tales of the CIS" type thing. What kind of story do you think we could get or would you like us to get?

[@freedog632]

The game X-Wing Alliance had a huge list of flyable ships.

[@calebpace8788]

I always assumed the rebels started out with whatever they could get their hands on, basically military salvage and surplus, 2nd hand market, retrofitted vehicles the people rebelling already owned beforehand, and as the different cells would connect, they started swapping around equipment, where you would stop seeing a collection of ugly squadrons (ugly meaning mix of different ship classes) to becoming more standards squadrons depending on who needed what in which theatre and who they were able to connect with. Basically goes from whats on hand to some slight standardization as you wouldn't have a T-16, Z-95, Auerek, V-wing, and a lets say cloakshape to becoming just a mix of Z-95 and cloakshape, to eventually an actual squadron of each located where they can operate the best.

[@wordwyrd]

I think the aurek is too old.. they went out of service almost a thousand years before endor..

[@calebpace8788]

@wordwyrd the point is more "whatever happens be on hand no matter how outdated". And I'll have to find the source again, but I remember hearing it get mentioned somewhere that even it was still in service in the farthest reaches of the republic during the opening phases of the clonewars. Figure it would be like when one of the Syrian rebel groups were rocking a 16th century bronze cannon on the bed of a Toyota Hilux. The cannon is wildly outdated and obsolete by any conceivable standard. However, it's what they had to work with so by God they did.

[@wordwyrd]

@@calebpace8788 I wasn't questioning if they WOULD use it, just if there were any left in flying condition. If you could figure out where you read that I'd be very grateful, as I run a tabletop game where it might make a difference

[@calebpace8788]

@wordwyrd wookiepedia says it was used up until the galactic empire with newer models being produced by outer rim local shipyards. So depending on area of the galaxy for the tabletop, you very much could have them in the story, albeit upgraded and modernized, and maybe some of the old ones that just kept being repaired for thousands of years around too

[@wordwyrd]

@@calebpace8788 Cool. My players found a hammerhead cruiser sunk in the waters of aquilaris, and recovered the aurek fighters within.. it's going to make a difference in how people react to the squadron.

[@toriasdax2166]

Bin a hot minute since I have seen your videos. I liked this one but I didn’t not expect the different song for your outro. It was a surprise to be sure but a welcome one.

[@MikeLitoris-z1p]

Orignal eck returns

[@talonsatterlee3182]

What would change if a star wars imperial class star destroyer appeared at the battle of reach in Halo

[@Gigas0101]

#AskEck Is there an episode of Visions you'd like to see get a follow-up of some kind? Any characters you'd want to see again? We know Star Wars fans are all desperately furry for Lop, but were there any episodes of the first two seasons where you wanted to see the art style or cast again?

[@forumicebreaker]

3:42 This is awesome.

[@tkc1129]

In spite of what Awakening of the Rebellion says, the T-Wing is not old. Instead, it was actually just a failure. It wasn't available until at least a few months after Hoth, and the Rebels would have been the first to produce it, so they wouldn't have purchased it. When it happened to be worse than their expectations, they sold the design as well as some ships to a few other factions.

[@sim.frischh9781]

Shame those earlier fighters never got depicted in any show or even game. The X-Wing/TIE-Fighter games had some and let you fly them in the Simulator, but that was the maximum we got. Because there were several interesting designs around, like the ones in Star Wars Galaxies Lightspeed.

[@timmerk7363]

Very common ships also have the advantage of being very hard to trace to the supplier. If you are a planetary defense force and want to covertly support the rebels without showing your hand, it makes sense to give them your very generic ships first.

[@haroldcarfrey4381]

Ah, the Mon Cal Cruiser, even the MC60 could stand up toe to toe with a Victory or Mark I Imperial Star Destroyer due to superior long-range firepower and redundant, cellular, rapid regenerating, and strong shields. This was possible due to the Mon Cal Cruiser not having an on-board legion of mechanized infantry and armor and other planetary assault equipment.

[@deanrinnan]

I always assumed that the Z-95-AF4 (a military-grade, hyperspace capable snubfighter) was the proto-X-Wing simply because it was built for a similar role and by the same company (Incom) as the X-Wing. Really wished this got covered in the new Disney canon but it seems like it went under the radar like so much else from the EU/Legends lore and canon…

[@princeofpokemon2934]

#askeck I've been wanting to know what would happen if Palpatine died before Order 66 could be executed. Like if he died on board the Invisible Hand during the Battle of Coruscant. How would this have affected the outcome of the Clone Wars?

[@chrisheitstuman6360]

I think that at that time it was a foregone conclusion that the Republic would have won. The Confederacy had lost too much in the way of ships, shipyards, manufacturing worlds, etc. I think that with Greivious not being guided by Sidious he would have kept some campiagns going. How long would depend on if in this scenario, Count Dooku survived or not. Though with the weight of industry that Sidious had set up for the Republic, about to turn Empire, I think the war would not have lasted long, especially with so many senators from both sides wanting an honest peace. But with the thousands of warships and millions of clones rolling off the assembly line for the introduction of the Empire...the Republic and the Jedi would have won. What happens to the Jedi order after this is anyones guess.

[@kmarchery]

Yea plot armour is thick around him . Im not convinced Ben succeeded in ending him permanently. Maybe if he threw a pomel at him and ended it rightly .

[@noalowenstein6741]

I'm always surprised by the idea of the Alliance producing their own ships. It never seemed to me like they had control over that much infrastructure. And wouldn't planets or defense forces producing their own ships be too terrified of the Empire to help the Rebels?

[@randomusernameCallin]

I am sure for logistics that as the rebels got stronger and more organized they switched to a limited number of fighter types.

[@DadalorianCreates]

well IMO the best explanation on how difficult the maintenance would be in the early rebel sf corp, is the comments in Alphabet Squadron...

[@Inspectre_K]

#AskEck How were the Death Star plans stolen in Legends? I know there were a lot of separate missions but how did they all interconnect?

[@aurorauplinks]

I was hoping to See Z-95 headhunters during the clone wars. maybe they would have used those mixed with cloak shapes and some Arc-175s or something. Honestly I suppose it would be cool if they had something like some left over pre clone wars fighters that were more gunboats.

[@kettch777]

There were some episodes of the CGI The Clone Wars that had Z-95s. Although they were slightly different than the stock model, being military specific models.

[@SRXAltered]

#AskEck Can you talk about some of the starfighters of the Star Wars Starfighter series from the early 2000s? There were some very inventive and unique starships introduced in that series of games. While some ships like the Scurrg H-6 have stayed relatively popular, other ships like the Dianogas and Morningstars seem to be lost to time.

[@arthurbrandonnielsen]

#AskEck Followup video idea: Ships/vehicles introduced by Legends EU that were later reintroduced/reintegrated via the Prequels or Clone Wars.

[@rays.5764]

At least the music selection is somewhat more fitting.

[@seanking2860]

#AskEck how many clones did it take to take the jedi temple and how many died in the effort

[@Molfra]

Day forty seven of asking Eck my question: #AskEck Why do you think the pirates kept grogu, there was quite obviously a bounty on him considering all the hunters with tracking fobes and I doubt they wouldn't have known about it, so we're actually protecting him. My theory is that after he was saved after the purge, so senator or rebel group hired these pirates to protect him, but was eventually captured by the empire or forgot about grogu, (why he was never given to the new republic after the war), and the pirates not knowing he was a jedi just kept and raised him till mando showed up, killed them and stole their kid.

[@jeffreycarman2185]

In my view, there is only one explanation as to why a whole team of mercenaries would put their lives on the line for Grogu, that is someone paid them to do it. I am not sure I want the answer though. If the mercenaries were not paid to protect the child they themselves would have collected the sizable bounty. Another possibility is that the mercenaries were not, in fact mercenaries. Instead these fighters may have been what was left of The Path, that was the Star War Underground Railroad for Jedi. It is kind of sad that so many Nikto are assumed to be the bad guys. These particular Nikto may have been part of the beginning of The Resistance.

[@frankpurvis9189]

I would imagine the answer would be whatever they can find and keep supplied.

[@USSCYT]

Always been curious about this. Wondering if they would of used arc 170s if they had more man power

[@sebforce1165]

Or could've modified them to use less people

[@920utdoor]

Remove the gunner, the arc 170 would kind of be like a f14 tomcat. Big 2 seat fighter with powerful radar

[@haroldcarfrey4381]

The story with the Mole Miners skips over the fact that in no way could the 4-6 (four to six) storm troopers actually seize control of a capital class ship with a skeleton crew of several hundred...

[@ben501st]

#AskEck how did the buried ship in Skeleton Crew safely make hyperspace jumps without updated navigation data?

[@ElementPaul]

#AskEck regarding the Naboo Starfighter not being seen in the Rebel fleet, wouldn’t the fact that Naboo is Palpatine’s home world impact their ability to be able to support the Alliance?

[@ZackStormYT]

Basically any fighters used by the republic,cis,or pirates you would have seen in the rebellion . Arc-170s,z-95s,v-19 torrents,y-wings,v-wings,eta 2s,delta 7s,Naboo n1s,cutlass 9s,skiprays,vulture droids,droid tri fighters,mana guard fighters,belbulabs,r41s,cloak shapes,t-wings,fang fighters just to name some that I know of all saw use by the rebellion thought some such as droids fighters and Jedi starfighters saw use in very limited numbers kinda a hey we got ahold of a dozen vulture droids might as well use em kinda thing.

[@jeffreycarman2185]

It’s fun to think about the myriad of starfighters The Rebels would have been using. We know that there were at least some T-65B X-wings used by the Rebellion, pre-Alliance (Saw Gererra, as seen in Andor, for one). Imagine the incredible headaches caused by trying to maintain such a diverse array of starfighters…

[@foxtrotbibi]

I imagine the rebels had the a-wing, b-wing, and the c-wing with a few prototype d-wings and e-wings

[@acehigh79]

The fuck is a c wing and d wing?

[@Rohirin]

#AskEck The Mandalorians fought the Jedi for a long time. How come they never incorporated cortosis into their beskar plate armor?

[@chrisheitstuman6360]

Cortosis is brittle, and it was rare that a Mando would go blade to blade with a Jedi. On a battlefield, having your armor or weapons shatter from artillery or close explosives is likely not worth the hassle of maybe running into a Jedi.

[@jeffreycarman2185]

@@chrisheitstuman6360 good points. It may also be that, because of Cortosis being a very rare material.

[@Rohirin]

​@@chrisheitstuman6360 ​ That's a good point. While cortosis is normally brittle and not good for armor, in the book Thrawn: Alliances, the CIS developed a B2 Super Battle Droid covered in a cortosis armor which made it impervious to blasters and lightsabers. If that's the case, then why couldn't it be woven into Beskar? Would the nature of cortosis cause problems with the process of making Beskar'gam? If it did, then would and under weave layer work? Yeah, I know the story is fiction, and writers can and do make up whatever they want to make it work, but I hang out with writers and their habits of random nerdy thoughts have rubbed off on me, lol.

[@chrisheitstuman6360]

@Rohirin One could argue that they didn't have a source, but there are a couple reasons I suspect. The CIS droid was a specialty unit amd you will note that impervious to blaster fire and lightsaber, both energy weapons, don't really produce a concussive shock on impact against cortosis becuase the energy is siphoned off to fast for the plasma to turn other material into a flash steamed Shockwave. The droids were made ro only go after Jedi, not run through a battlefield full of rockets, mortars, artillery, near turbolaser impacts, thermal detonators, near miss laser cannons, concussion bombs etc. To outfit an entire army with such a specialty armor would be disastrous for a "modern" army on a generalist battlefield. Mandalorians seem to beat Jedi, and everyone else, by being able to throw everything and the proverbial kitchen sink at an opponent to take advantage of whatever weakness in tactics or equipment their opponent may have had. Rockets, wrist rockets, an anti-armor rocket, wrist mounted blasters, flame throwers, grenades, hand blasters, slug throwers, and swords being the generally accepted norm for Mandy's to carry...and also independently airborne capable. So I think cortosis is a very specialty item that trades away too many advantages for the Mandalorians who were intent on taking entire planets in large scale battles, vs a unit specifically designed to fight only Jedi. Phrik however is likely a material that they would have used. Not as specialty as cortosis and lacking its abilities, but in the running with beskar.

[@Rohirin]

@@jeffreycarman2185 It's like finding a deal on Black Friday. As soon as you hear about it, someone's already cleared it out.

[@Arashmickey]

Don't forget the 3000 black barrel fighters of Jeddah

[@bradennorad5626]

#AskEck What are the starfighters and small freighters that Mandal Motors has made over the star wars years? (Old republic to legends)

[@presidentlove7462]

#AskEck if the X-Wing, Y-Wing, B-Wing and A-Wing were not available, and you had to find fighters to fit their role, which ones would you pick?

[@acehigh79]

Z 95 headhunter and R41 starchaser for space superiority or dogfighting for the knuckle draggers. Bombers are a bit tougher....refit any functional arc 170's and corvette cruisers. New republic era the E Wing can handle both roles with ease. The T Wing could be a specialized fighter, with the K Wing being a dedicated bomber.

[@supertommicat]

#askeck You mentioned a Star Wars RPG. Have you played any? if so would you recommend a system, I really want to run a clone wars campaign sometime in the future. Secondly if you were to run your own rpg campaign, what would that game be like?

[@enisra_bowman]

Eck Played it with Cory and Charly and some other guys but it "fell apart" like many RPG Campaigns: His Daughter was born and ofc. he took his time to be with her since he is a Good Daddy :3

[@supertommicat]

@enisra_bowman 'Good Daddy' The ultimate character class. It's a sweet reason for it to fall apart. Do you know if the camping was streamed or is on KZbin at all?

[@enisra_bowman]

@@supertommicat it was on YT but don't know if it was here or eckstwo or Coreys Channel and it was a while back, sadly it coudn't picked up again do to technical issues

[@supertommicat]

@enisra_bowman I'll have a look for it, thank you

[@darkdragonfiendtamer]

If you're talking about the Age of Rebellion game they played i believe it's on XPgamers channel since it was run by CaptainShack

[@ronnielee8238]

Im just waiting for an ending segment feature disco inferno in some way.

[@ronnielee8238]

If the rebels just bought everything off naboo, im sure economies of scale would have created and crushed the empire within months.

[@TraceEx]

#askeck I’m running a Star Wars saga edition campaign and want to add you as an Easter egg. Do you have a character archetype/class you’d like and what species and name would you like? Or if just a ship, what type of ship and want it to be named Eckharts Ladder? Love the content as always.

[@BENJAMIN-ut4rb]

#AskEck is there any form of supreme being in the Star Wars universe, one that exists outside the concept of the force? and do you think we will ever get any movies/shows/games exploring characters and stories outside of the skywalker sphere/legacy? seems like whenever we get new media from disney they tie it back to the skywalkers, Thanks!

[@kingcleb292]

#askeck do planets have safety measures to prevent falling debris doing damage? Inspiration for this question came from battle of Kamino from Clone Wars when they were monitoring falling debris from Grievous’s fleet

[@benjamincolon5486]

Can you do a video about the Battle of Dac during the clone wars And how it should have gone if you were commanding it Like are there battles like the Battle of umbara and the second invasion of genosis that could have gone better I meanbara was because Anakin was pulled out by palpatine because he believed the Republic was going to lose it because they were facing organic militias of the planet in its inhabitants and therefore not droids that dooku has complete control over And

[@acehigh79]

Long winded yammering to get to the point. My sources are novels, video games, comics, and the essential guide to starfighters. Before the game changing force multiplier that is the xwing, the alliance had more specialized fighters. The bulk of space superiority and planetary air defense rested on the z 95 headhunter. Sleek, agile, adaptable, but a bit slow, the z 95 was a reliable fighter in the hands of a skilled pilot. Once the alliance became an actual military force they upgraded the engines, laser cannons, and shields to improve the headhunter. Bombing runs were handled by the y wing. It was tough, durable, adaptable, but slow. The rebels upgraded what they could but the bulky space frame kept the y wing slower than the more nimble z 95. A skilled pilot could dogfight in a y wing if necessary but it was a much more difficult task. Surprisingly the rebels also made use of modified bulk freight like the millennium falcon, outrider, otanna, ghost, ect ect ect. Usually outfitted with components deemed illegal by the Empire for use in "civilian vessels ", the modified freighters could act as strike support, force recon, extra bombers, and even help clear fighter screens. Every quality ship had an outstanding pilot to match! Once the alliance got theirs mitts on the x wing, it became the dogfighting craft of choice among the alliance starfighter command. The venerable z 95 would still see action with the outer rim militias or older alliance units. The headhunter slowly gave way to the xwing and became more of a training ship. The alliance would go on to produce the awing to combat the newer faster tie models, and the b wing to add more punch to the bomber corps.

[@coloneljanson2189]

#AskEck How important is it for a Star Wars story, in any medium, to have a unique "Millennium Falcon" type vehicle?

[@SuperFailzocker]

#AskEck This is question is similiar to the one at the start of this video: Did the Empire ever use starfighters that were neither part of the TIE series nor carried over from Republic times? So really newly developed starfighters.

[@Shad0wSnip3d]

#AskEck I know this is more theory-based than lore-based, but I’m curious, what do you think would have happened if Mara Jade and Luke hadn’t found/destroyed the clone of Thrawn on Nirauan?

[@robertedwardhughes9172]

Did Anakin ever build other droids than C3PO, or was the whole droid/mechatronic prodigy thing from the phantom menace a dead end? #askeck

[@jeffreycarman2185]

Anakin did have his freighter in The Clone Wars animated series, The Twilight. It may be that he channeled his mechanic skills into that… or modifying R2-D2…

[@ZoeMalDoran]

in the novel Rogue Planet (set 3 years after The Phantom Menace) it is mentioned that Anakin has been building and modifying lots of droids at the Jedi Temple - so many in fact that it's getting on Mace Windu's nerves

[@ianmckee4726]

That point about maintance in the early starfighter corps is so true. In alphabet squardron i remmebrr the A wing pilot is chewed out by the deck chief of Heras crusier becssue thats the only A wing in the entire fleet, so all his whining about his ship not being fixed isnt going to acomplish anything.

[@Deathstarr789]

#AskEck What are your feeling on blasters having a automatic fire setting I always thought this would break the balance of the setting and make killing Jedi a lot easier

[@RocketCouch]

#ASKECK Do you eat the red Rodian M&Ms last?

[@jnkthurman857]

#askEck what large ships had a cloaking device? The only ships I’ve heard of with cloaking devices are the TIE Phantoms. But the line from ESB implies that they’re more common in larger ships. Which ones?

[@jared4walsh]

3:18 lol

[@GiladPellaeon-ym2zw]

#AskEck How many MC140s do you think one Pellaeon-class can single out?

[@ILovedarkspeakerman]

What is the ship in the thumbnail?

[@samuelohare6884]

the wookie ship from rebels

[@sluggerbutter]

you should cover stuff like dune man feel like it’d fit naturally on your channel

[@mister_carrot8428]

#AskEck I know you have talked about kitbashed starfighters or uglies before. But if you were to design one, what would you use?

[@acehigh79]

Ywing engine pods attached to a tie advanced cockpit. X wing body with tie fighter wings

[@12shulax]

Did the imperials ever use X-Wings??

[@Regal99]

Likely not. The X-Wing was everything against Imperial doctrine.

[@oldtimefarmboy617]

Lando stole the ships so it makes sense that he would put something in place to prevent someone from stealing the ships from himself. That is how criminals and con men and scallywags think

[@grandadmiralthrawn8116]

#AskEck do you think we will ever get any more stories around the pirate controlled ssd Liberty's Misrule?

[@OrionKaelinClips]

#AskEck What are you thoughts on the force ability of teleportation as seen in the Fate of the Jedi series? It always felt very ill fitting to the established universe personally.

[@ColinCunningham-z3b]

#AskEck What's with star wars and planets with one climate?

[@Buckwyld7399]

#askeck How much latent force potential did Anakin Solo have?

[@lightspeedvictory]

#AskEck what was the endgame strategy for victory that the Rebel Alliance had for defeating the Empire (asides from the disastrous Operation Domino as well as the Battle of Endor)? Did they have one or was it just going to be perpetual guerrilla warfare? Plz cover both Legends and Canon Lore ship Versus video request: Resurgent vs. Starhawk Tie Striker vs. New Republic V-Wing World Devastator vs. Vong Worldship Tie Silencer vs. X-83 Twintail Tie Silencer vs. Tie Defender (legends version) Keldabe vs. ISD II MC90 vs. Nebula class star destroyer Nebula class vs. Pellaeon class Majestic class vs. Bothan Assault Cruiser EAWX: FOTR’s Mandator II portrayal vs. Subjugator Praetor vs. Subjugator Starhawk vs. Bulwark MK III Gargantua/Aratech 520 Battle Platform vs. A6 Juggernaut

[@chengyunma4497]

Mi-24 Hind in space?

[@DarthAnakin73]

#askeck How many Jedi do you think actually survived order 66 because Disney is probably going to keep adding survived Jedi and I know some people that hate having more than a few Jedi surviving but they don't understand how many Jedi there were during the clone wars and even if there was a few hundred Jedi that survived it would be a small percentage

[@PlainBoredom]

#askeck can you talk about the "emergency ship"? it's a minikit collectable in the first lego star wars game. it's such a weird ship & i've never really heard of it. as a kid, i didn't know many of the niche minikits you get in the game, but the game came out before episode 3, so i haven't seen the movie yet. since the game also has clones disguised as jedi (& maybe other ep3 stuff that didn't make the final cut, i don't know), what is the emergency ship? where does it show up & what does it do?

[@galaxyforever70367]

It’s what sprays down the invisible hand after it enters the atmosphere in Episode 3

[@PlainBoredom]

@@galaxyforever70367 so it's just a firetruck? do they do anything else? or show up anywhere? i know we have firefighter B1 droids, but these civil things just seem super niche. medical droids & ships & police forces show up in andor & clone wars, but it's still somewhat weird to have a firefighter ship only show up for -like- half a minute on screen, right?

[@timmmurray8110]

#askeck what's the purpose of s-foils? Why not lock them in one position or another, especially in a vacuum?

[@mitchellwatson3358]

#AskEck: I was wondering off a space weapon or missile, that is deployed from a capital ship and has a hyperdrive built into a weapon then it jumes into hyperspace, coming out of hyperspace and destroys a enemy fleet from the other side of a system. is there an example of this in Star Wars if not what are your thoughts on this. Just a random idea, love your videos.

[@chrisbailey5147]

#askeck did you play SW Galaxies and if so, what would you do differently if you were in charge of a sequel version?

[@pi1764]

#ASKECK Do you think At Attin is in one of the satellite galaxies orbiting the main galaxy?

[@ScottB1775]

#AskEck As a game master who has had to portray and act as Stormtrooper npcs I would like your advice on what is a lore appropriate and sensible way to do that. From what I've already done I've depicted them as a '9 to 5' working Joe or akin to an overworked police officer when they were in a civilian setting or as soldiers when in combat scenarios. In general I try to depict them like marines, a specialized segment of the military but not so specialized that they would be considered special forces. They have been depicted as bumbling goons so many times in the things that I've seen that it's hard to get a bead on how they are really supposed to act. Thanks

[@hollow6722]

#AskEck Did the new republic reuse any emperial star ships or bases or were they all scraped to maintain the image of a new beginning under new rulership (legends and new cannon)

[@DarthVages]

👍

[@goldenghetto7797]

#askeck why didn't the empire paint the rebels as terrorist to the levels that a lot of the galaxy thought the cis was, like saying mothma is the new grievous or something

[@sevware]

#AskEck Why do droids scream?

[@littlegreenwolf5364]

#askeck what are your thoughts on the yusong vong capital ships?

[@Cr9y]

#AskEck will elli vanto from thrawn book coming back and will he have a role in the main story have only read the 1st 2 books

[@MrStrangermoon]

why fans hate ros end battle then. its basilcy support this idea.

[@sevware]

#askeck Why do droids scream?

[@tythecakelord445]

im ngl im kinda sick of X-wings like to the point i almost dislike it I wanna see other ships it was an issue in legends also like the new jedi order starfighter is basically just a black X-wing. instead of an agile, fast, elegant, and maneuverable light interceptor

[@halo7372]

Good evening

[@nickvinsable3798]

🤔 . . . Well, with so much Clone Wars battle debris, might as well build some some starfighters that’re so freaking ugly that it’ll make Vader vomit & then Palpatine puke . . . so, describe your ugly starfighter…