The most BS droids in all of Star Wars

[@Bigboyjarvis]

"i like droids that are more designed for a specific purpose" mf that droid has a bucket welded to him to carry lava and a platform on his head for the workers to stand and scoop. what more do you want from him lmao

[@dandylion7028]

They are best bot 🤖 always doing what is required for the plot to happen no one respects the plot bots 🤖

[@TristenSarelvun]

He also "doesn't like them being anthropomorphized" but says C-3PO, almost literally a gold-plated human, is peak upper-class droid design. IMO a waiter looking humanoid is as important if not moreso than a translator since the purpose is to make diners comfortable and happy. There are definitely differences, but I don't see enough to really matter - to me. I wonder how much comes down to growing up with one versus the other, being used to one, but I'm not going to assume someone's reasoning. An example of that for me, however, is the usage of historical clothing and architecture in things like Tales of the Jedi or Andor feeling off to me even though... _all_ of Tatooine from ANH, all Jedi clothing, a lot of Sith robes, and I can go on. I'm just not used to the new designs even though they're the same _kind_ of thing as the old.

[@johnedelmann6711]

​@@TristenSarelvun Yeah. He's a hippocrite.

[@tjk735]

@@johnedelmann6711it feels more like a piss poor description of what he likes and dislikes

[@EckhartsLadder]

@@TristenSarelvun the difference is that a protocal droid should look like a human, as its purpose is protocol and diplomacy. no reason for a lava droid to look human.

[@slothfulcobra]

the Millennium Falcon also has its turret rooms that just have gravity at a right angle to the rest of the ship. That's not used much elsewhere

[@loganwendigo937]

I think BD-1 works cause not only is he incredibly cute but he seems to be a droid tailor made for having a traveling buddy. Binoculars, scanning, and Stim pack storage

[@ABadassDragon]

Chopper. 'Nuff said. Also MONK from Pyloon's Saloon

[@chrisblake4198]

My favorite toy growing up was the Droid Factory playset. In Star Wars Galaxies, I was a top 5 Droid Engineer on my server. I love droids.

[@oldtimefarmboy617]

When the average ship is in space between planets they generate a gravity field to make it easier on the occupants and yet when that ship accelerates or maneuvers the passengers do not feel it happening. And yet when some unexpected external force is applied to the ship there is a sudden but temporary force applied to the passengers that they can feel, either slightly or strongly. The best explanation would be that and maneuvers made by the ship are done through a computer that can read the inputs and manipulate the gravity generator to change the force of gravity and the vector it is applied to neutralize the maneuver of the ship to cancel out the inertial effects. But the computer can not anticipate and adjust for an external force affecting the ship so it has to play catch up, which means the passengers are going to feel the inertial effects of a change of speed or direction. No doubt that smaller ships like fighters also have gravity generators that the fighter's computer also manipulates to cancel out the effects of inertia on the crew of the fighter.

[@addictionsucks8848]

Actually, that is a very good explanation.

[@Dazzle_Novak_]

Ok, I get it why lava bucket droid has no purpose in looking android - it's just a bucket carrier. But service droid? Their whole task is to replace humans at human oriented job, as someone you talk to, and they talk back to you, it's preferable to have a friendly face, especially if you're drunk. No offence to M-6NK, but a bartender for me is more then a beverage dispenser, even if he's incurably honest and a charming singer.

[@warlockghovat5745]

If I had my own ship in the Star Wars universe, I would want to have an R2 and a BD on board.

[@DisFantasy]

If I recall, there's a bias against and fear of droids in Star Wars. Droid uprisings have happened in the setting with terrible results. So droids that are too efficient are scary. Droids that are too human are scary. There's a middle ground that keeps people's minds somewhat at ease.

[@gregoryvn3]

A good point, and probably an in-universe cultural factor.

[@brandonmcmahan676]

Here for the doggo outros, oh and I guess the Star Wars lore is pretty great too! Glad you're able to keep the video and just change up the music. Happy Thanksgiving!

[@Anon33467]

BD1 is clearly puppy like, that's why you can't dislike it

[@Christian-o8t9n]

He seems more like an overactive kitten to me personally. 😸

[@TheFirstSpartan001]

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[@jacobbecklehimer7781]

That’s actually why I don’t like it. It’s more like a pet than a droid most of the time.

[@nickmcgookin247]

Nowdays you buy a driod that only last 3 years max ,then they update themselves to death.

[@berniethekiwidragon4382]

He makes me think of a brave, loyal and extremely clever kiwi!

[@nick-314]

Bout to start throwing hands when he brought up BD-1😂

[@one-shotrailgun8713]

6:09 Wow. That droid is packing some heat for something that is supposed to nanny children. Even tho I don't have children, I would like to get one along side with a few aftermarket "mods".

[@Highly-grounded]

Chill

[@marchanarch1728]

Lets not forget the newsts fire extinguisher, taser droid that does whatever the scene needs

[@Vidiocity92]

For me, I think the most BS droid is the B-3000 or whatever that "escort" droid is from Episode III lol Happy Thanksgiving, hope everyone had an awesome day ❤

[@benjaminbrockway5998]

Eh, they were set up to be aides and secretaries for high-profile players. Is it a bit much? Maybe, but form is a part of what they were designed to do.

[@s0ph053]

Idk, their design seems well catered to their purpose.

[@jasonstadnyk2348]

I have been indifferent to dogs, but damn Astromechs are my heart, esp non-R2 versions as I loved their uniqueness.

[@caseycollins7111]

Good choice on the outro music. Reminds me of when I used to watch AFV with my family as a kid.

[@gamingwithalexander6030]

Happy late Thanksgiving, Eck.

[@Britty_B]

Omg he actually picked my askeck yay thank you!!! I generally agree with the sentiment that droids should have a purpose and not look too sleek.

[@Ultrasound700]

I think a human replica droid can make sense in the same way they fit into Star Trek TNG, as a very unique, one or two of a kind that were made with now lost methods.

[@joshfoustcommunity8928]

That droid looks like a mouse, that little weakling!

[@e2myearly288]

Omg you had me 😭😭 I really thought 'Oh god this Eck's about to diss BD-1. Get the pitchforks ready' XDXD But fr I get that, I usually like cute desgins but they gotta serve a function. As much as I actually like Lola's design, she definitely feels out of place to Star Wars.

[@josephharrison5639]

AFV a true thanksgiving classic thanks eck happy late thanksgiving (you crazy Canadians)

[@RifterBlade]

Interesting views, and yes, if someone asks a question about personal preferences, you should feel free to express your own opinions. We all have different likes and dislikes in the series, whether it be the prequels, the sequels, the Youzan Vong (sp?), or whatever. Lucas had a Wookie do a Tarzan yell in Return of the Jedi, so we might all learn to take things a little less seriously sometimes! That said, I've been agonizing for days over what ship to use for a new tabletop rpg session coming up, so yeah, we all have our quirks! Droids are a fascinating part of the Star Wars universe, and they do indeed wear forms that fit them for their jobs. If some of them come off as silly, well, yeah, that happens, especially when your galaxy is full of non-humans, and even the human societies all have different esthetics. A fun video, thanks as always, and this is just my .02 credits on the matter!

[@isaackim7675]

When it came to the Mandalorian, I first thought that Pelli’s BD unit would’ve been the first choice

[@luciferneverchanges5841]

5:20 looks straight out of borderlands.

[@jacobbecklehimer7781]

They even painted it yellow and red lol

[@icreatedthisaccounttocomme8485]

Excellent use of AFV music, I love it

[@christianbryan6961]

Happy Thanksgiving Eck!

[@tatepalmer1997]

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

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

Happy thanksgiving. I think you can add a pit droid to your crew in jedi survivor.

[@Shinzon23]

1:55 what are these? They look like offshoots of AT-STs but I'm not finding them on wookiepedia.

[@frankgarciajr28]

AT-ED apparently... Though it looks like fan art to me

[@dizehjvegnomis]

happy thanksgiving y'all, and eck

[@RealDragonKing1]

Happy Thanksgiving!

[@Timenaught]

#AskEck Hey Eck, I was wondering if you could clarify why the Jedi and Sith were so opposed to blasters or projectile weapons in general. Specifically, wouldn’t the clones and by extension the Jedi, have benefitted if the Knights had just started using blasters and played on the Clone’s strength with ranged weapons? It really isn’t, in my opinion, a secret that the Jedi really hamstrung the Clones combat abilities by insisting on engaging in close range to suit their light sabers and force abilities.

[@concentricmachining4636]

For future reference, a lot of people listen to content like this and will miss editor's notes in text only.

[@slothfulcobra]

I really prefer the more utilitarian side of droids as machines made to do a thing. So the "just human" droids are kinda lazy from story writing perspective since even having proper sentience is supposed to be rare and a full human range of motion is expensive and pointless to emulate for most models. But I also have my doubts about some of the droids with no obvious purpose who just seem to be there for the purpose of cute. Like BD-1's a nice friend, but is his only real purpose to be a USB drive and pez dispenser on legs? And BB-8 is kinda too cute and all its utilitarian pieces entirely hidden in the smooth soccer ball, which is way more extravagant at storing stuff than R2-D2's panels.

[@AJadedLizard]

I actually like the Waitress Droidm she feels very authentic to the world; BB8 by contrast annoys me, since he makes irritating noises and is primarily there to mock special effects.

[@stars9084]

#AskEck Are there any New Republic fleets you think had a poor composition of ships like the Imperials usually did? And if so, how would you organize them?

[@CAL1MBO]

No. 1: BB-8

[@massimo1970]

This man really ended the video with the AFV music

[@fuzzywolfcub]

I wonder if the scale of tech in Star wars is less defined by the tech and more by the people repairing it. Everything seems to be fixable. Wish our world was the same.

[@gregharn1]

I don't mind Lola, obviously a toy grab & primarily for girls who like Leia. Fucking despise BB-8, but then I hate all things Ep7-9. We were robbed of a proper 7-9 as the film adaptation of the 1st Thrawn trilogy.

[@KenoshiAkai]

I especially hated Pip from the Acolyte. What is the point of having a little mobile swivel-head when it lacked any means to move itself about? It’s like making a protocol droid without arms and legs. It can just wriggle around and complain.

[@_fungaem_6109]

Happy Thanksgiving all!

[@Wizardking420]

I love this content

[@Gaarafan007]

What was that music at the end wit the pupper? It sounds so familiar, like it was on T.V. during the 90s or 00s...

[@biggiecheez4203]

Anyone else jamming to that America’s Funniest Home Video outro music?😂

[@weago666]

Algorithm food!

[@Machina_EX_Machina]

Yum yum yum

[@babufrik8112]

I just came here to here Lola is a shit droid

[@marcomcdowell8861]

Reverse your repulsor lifts.

[@12oshinko]

Meh, Chopper The Acolyte wearable droid was not something I connected with

[@ChattyConfucius]

#AskEck what is your least favorite Star Wars video game player character?

[@weago666]

Wow. Never here this early. 😁

[@johnberger55]

I love turkey day

[@nicholasszabo5954]

Earliest I've been in many moons.

[@DisFantasy]

How'd you like "Wall-E"?

[@R0YALCAESAR]

That furry editor note caught me off guard

[@StarkTripod2006]

#askeck why does disney not do reprints of old comic book runs? The old comics still go for like $50, and it's sometimes hard to get a hold of them

[@ripl3y694]

#askeck why did the Republic bombard mandalore before the clone wars and why didn't they retaliate?

[@Nuclear_Tactics]

Happy Thanksgiving to all, and to all a great meal

[@TugiFox]

The worst one is the "PIP droid"from the Acolyte. Just the fact thay it is in any way sentient. It's a glorfied welding torch with a flashlight on it, and even then the main character tells it "i love you". Just fuckin sad. There is no mechanic on this planet attachted to anything as clearly consumable as a welding torch.

[@eeaahh]

what is the droid in the thumbnail i didnt see it covered in the vid?

[@AJadedLizard]

What's the outro song here?

[@Nemo-Nihil]

Star Wars is soft science. That means you don't need to explain the tech's workings, just that there's this tech and it does this thing and it allows for this to happen.

[@exposed9969]

Hello

[@RizzRizz808hp]

😎

[@joewilson3393]

Droids are my favorite thing about Star Wars.

[@erikgilson1687]

George Lucas' design choices for technology in the prequels was terrible and didn't fit star wars at all in most cases outside of possibly the battle droids. Fashion choices were top notch A+

[@eeveeofalltrades4780]

I mean, apart from Battle Droids, Gungan tech, Geonosian weapons, Kaminoan facilities, and some ships, what new technology was shown in the Prequels?

[@erikgilson1687]

@eeveeofalltrades4780 Gungan tech was awful. All the sleek clean 90s ideas of future tech were awful. The smooth more futuristic looking ships they added didn't fit. The whole thing did not aesthetically feel like Star Wars to me

[@eeveeofalltrades4780]

@erikgilson1687 most of the things that were added are tech made by different companies not seen in the Original Trilogy, so it makes sense that they look different.

[@erikgilson1687]

@@eeveeofalltrades4780 why was the tech in the original so angular and circuit based and had physical controls and vector graphic screens and the prequels all looked like stuff from a thousand years in the future compared to it? It literally made no sense that the empire and rebels would use worse tech in every way then what they were just using 30 years before hand

[@eeveeofalltrades4780]

@erikgilson1687 well, the Empire had tech very similar to the tech used by the Republic, while the Rebels only had what they could afford.

[@USN1985dos]

Man I'm early!