You should respect this ship, but I know a lot of y'all don't

[@TenToAceStudios]

As someone who's very first lego star wars set (and one of the things that first got me into star wars) was a model of this ship, I always respected it.

[@sploder1238]

It was one of my first too. I think my actual first was the mando battle pack

[@fidgeysrii4888]

As someone who played the original Battle Front I respect this ship

[@xleafmasterx8616]

same one of my first and i loved it, and especially the ship and commander cody

[@Bucketroo]

It wasn't my first but I do love this little ship. I have multiple copies of the original LEGO version as well as the later redesign. I built a MOC, a bigger armored version I call the Geonosian Interceptor, out of the parts of a Count Dooku's Solar Sailer.

[@ajobdunwell2585]

Alright.. I get it, I'm old.

[@dragonblaster-vu8wz]

I mean, if you want to see a bomber varient of the Geonosian fighter, I think the Solar Sailor would be a good template for that. Each prong could have an sonic cannon, the main weapon in the center like normal, a bomb chute in the middle, and the ship could run with a 2 man crew. One flies the ship and fires the main cannon, the other handles the bomb bay and the sonic cannons. With the cockpit obviously moved to the rear for ease of use so the pilot hive can all learn the same controls for the ships

[@biggsdarklighter0473]

Screw a bomber, I most often imagine Battlecruisers, based on the same chassis. Sometimes with a central Hangar bubble, for carrier variants, or a large turbolaser, or a chainblaster cannon. Those are the hot shit.

[@RetractedandRedacted]

I recall there being a geonosian bomber in star wars battlegrounds.

[@thedarkknight727]

“Good thing, those bugs can’t aim.” -Unknown Clone Trooper last words

[@enoughothis]

I love that they use tractor beam projectors to guide the shots of the laser cannon with scary precision. It's an innovation that we don't see on any other ship.

[@johne.4884]

Like a high tech rifle barrel.

[@jimbothegymbro7086]

it sounds a lot like in halo where the covenant use magnetic fields to direct plasma torpedos

[@biggsdarklighter0473]

The TIE-defender had similar tech integrated, by using the integrated Traktorbeams, to hinder the enemy from dodging them.

[@Krajenda]

@@jimbothegymbro7086 Yeah and then Cortana makes them like 10 times better in about 5 minutes of her being in a Covenant ship

[@armannstraughter3296]

Whoa.

[@GmanYT]

Nothing beats flying this ship out of the spire hangar on Geonosis in Battlefront 1

[@redtsar]

Ever since playing the original Star Wars Battlefront and playing the large battlefield of Geonosis, I’ve been fascinated by the planet and its species. Geonosians were thought as dumb bugs but I love that they are so much more than a hive of bugs. I love their language, the lore, you name it, very fascinating

[@wozn7195]

Was about to say something about Battlefront 👍 10yo me was totally blown away by that experience - And I didnt even know then that Oblivion was right around the corner... 👌😌

[@Toon_Lucario]

I always liked the Geonosian starfighter solely because of the awesome purple lasers and a cool name

[@benalor1973]

I always loved the design along with every other ship that was within the CIS.

[@danielbaur5765]

I think the most impressive part about this ship is the fact that it's totally domestically produced. It's one thing to make a top-tier starfighter, but it's even more impressive for one isolated planet to mass produce a design that can rival almost any other. Geonosis is basically the only planet outside the Core to build their own top-tier military with no outside help. They dod did this to avoid becoming dependent on others.

[@DerImperator-wh5tz]

Same goes for Umbara, so Geonosis is not the only one

[@I_Love_Quokkas]

@@DerImperator-wh5tz which makes the CIS even more impressive. Really if it weren’t for the Sith holding them back the mid to outer rim worlds really could have formed a formidable force the Core would have really struggled with.

[@DerImperator-wh5tz]

@@I_Love_Quokkas absolutely

[@justinvanvolkenburg5298]

That strength is also a weakness. For the D-Canon, the independence of Geonosis made it attractive as a secret build site and the Empire easily wiped most of the species out once it was done with them.

[@armannstraughter3296]

@Homer Maybe, but the Sith were the reason they got so formidable in the first place.

[@stratometal]

Holy cow I have not touched that SW game in 3 years. But yeah the Geonosian fighters are beastly. I have to love how Dooku just nonchalantly waves his fingers and they just go to action. Its sad what ended up happening to them though.

[@wilberdebeer4696]

Just ignore the Disney version and they are still alive.

[@kabob0077]

I wish the Nantex got more love in games and other media, it's so cool and unique looking.

[@granatmof]

The more I learn about some of the thoughts and details of the cultural design of the Geonosians, the more fascinating they become, as well as more alien. Insect and hive species are always bizarre and I respect how some people and some writers are able to get Into that mindset so well. While I complain about writing a lot, I have to admit I couldn't do half the things do e in Star Wars and get even a handful of people to even read it let alone like it.

[@kabob0077]

The Nantex is underused and underappreciated, outside of mods it's only been usable in like Battlefront, The Skywalker Saga, and Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns.

[@arpkahn670]

Realizing the Nantex had thrust vectoring and thus can pull off a cobra maneuver makes me wonder if an X wing could pull off a cobra as well

[@theleftfootedsultan]

I’d guess yes, because of how crazy repulsorlifts are, but I admit I don’t know any of the specifics of how they actually work.

[@Sphendrana]

If a Jedi was ever able to get into one of these and "bond" with its computer, they would single handedly be one of the deadliest forces in the skies and in space. This ship deserves massive amounts of respect for its capabilities, regardless of what we got to "see" in the series/movies. This thing was a beast.

[@JaelaOrdo]

I’ve always loved this ship but I love anything CIS and it fires purple lasers (my favorite color)

[@xendordawnburst9969]

Eckharts and Vite Ramen: "10% off for *non-bugs*" The insectoid aliens preparing for an invasion: "We have our first targets!"

[@dorionharry05]

Can you do more separatist vehicles? Like the Hardcell transport, or the Diamond class cruiser

[@anzaca1]

8:23 The bomber verson could be essentially two fighters connected via a central "wing". The armament would be the two standard laser turret, with bombs etc housed in the central wing. You could even make it so that the "wing" isn't permenantly fixed in place, allowing the two halves to detach and revert to normal fighters.

[@paulconrad6220]

Two of them stuck together would look like the Cloud Car

[@Celebmacil]

@@paulconrad6220 They already look like a Cloud Car. A Cloud Car turned on its side with the central pylon squished and the pods stretched a bit, but still.

[@liamhamilton9086]

I always loved the slim design and how fast those fighters could maneuver through the sky. It honestly makes me wonder which would be harder to fly, the Geonosian Fighter or the Umbaran Fighter?

[@tk-6967]

Geos probably, because it requires pheromones and stuff, while Umbaran stuff just requires practice.

[@longshotfilms1]

“Good thing those bugs can’t aim.” (Immediately Bursts into flames)

[@Ben-yu8in]

I shall respect this ship now, thank you.

[@bluestormpony]

Anyone who plays X-wing respects (and hates unless you are personally using it) that ship.. or atleast did on release, that shit was broooookeeeeeen

[@BactaYT]

Galaxy of Heroes players always respect this beauty of a starship.

[@elisekehle8520]

fast, fighter-sized tractor projector for targeting, maybe a bit underarmed, but it has a laser cannon where a lot of other atmosphere-capable craft have only blasters. Pretty cool

[@asphaltmemories4597]

Very cool and unique craft, Its a shame we didn't see more of them because there portrayal in the genndy clone wars series shows them and their pilots to be agile and cunning. It would be cool to have several squadrons of em survive up to the end of the clone wars and they earned the begrudging respect of both jedi and clones who had to fight against them.

[@SixshotRevan]

I played Jedi Starfighter for the PS2 before Attack of the Clones released in theaters, so that's where I met the Geonosian Starfighter. I know it's legends now, but the game's version of the ship had a missile launcher of some kind that would absolutely tear you apart if you let it get within firing range. It did in fact blend in vwith the asteroids around Geonosis very well. I not only respected the Geonosian Starfighter, I feared it. I'm actually a little sad to hear the missile launcher is gone in canon.

[@Mykenai]

This thing was actually one of my favorite ships to fly around in SWB classic, as soon as the match would spawn, I'd immediately sprint as fast as I could to it. I just HAD to fly it.

[@darthball2723]

It basically turns organic ground troops and pilots to jelly if shot with their sonic weaponry

[@mitchellhayward6492]

I've always liked the design of the Geonosian fighter, but I've also always liked the underrated Geonosian cruiser from Republic Commando.

[@el52]

Clone trooper: "Good thing those bugs can't aim" Geonosian pilot: "And I took that personally"

[@criran]

When I first saw Attack of the Clones, I thought those ships were droid controlled based on how Dooku seemed to key in some commands on his goofy speeder bike thing (why didn't he have a shuttle???). Given Eck's explanation on how they integrate with their ships, this wasn't too far off the mark.

[@SenHai]

I honestly love the Genosian fighter and the little cruiser as well. Good looking ships.

[@Soundy310]

I have the three Nantex starfighter on Galaxy of heroes and yes, they're deadly, especially with a Vulture Droid. One shoot, the others two shoot too. And the Vulture droid do the same

[@sinisterisrandom8537]

The geonosian starfighter was honestly for maneuverability and speed it was excellent. The main 2 issues I have with it is what is the point of the lower torso of the plane as well as how do you expect people or genosians in this to really see anything occuring below them. Especially if its another star fighter.

[@loganwendigo937]

I just love Prequel era ship designs. Such a unique aesthetic

[@pauh4578]

Absolutely the design in this vidio and the naboo star fighter were great designs visually

[@jessehorn6180]

There is a Geonisian cruiser that hasn't been made canon along with other ships also.

[@xleafmasterx8616]

the new thumbnails and titles are funny liking the new work keep it up, the geonosian starfighter is definitely one of those ships that is extremely unique and that makes sense the geonosians themselves are unique

[@MadCowsProductions1]

Every Vite commercial gets me fiending for that Massaman Curry Ramen. Even Geonosians would suckle on the broth of it

[@dblevins343]

When this thing was released in X-Wing it took the game by storm. I can promise you every X-Wing player knows this ship extremely well.

[@ZAK31591]

We know to kill it on sight. :P

[@dblevins343]

@@michaelandreipalon359 you nailed it. It's the miniature game.

[@locarno24]

To be fair it took the game by storm because of an incredibly unbalanced card released with it. Its a good, balanced, really enjoyable little ship to use *right up until you equip ensnare*.

[@dblevins343]

@locarno24 true. Honestly it's fun now in 2.0 Legacy too.

[@vanDaalstad]

i always loved the sound design of the Geonosian starfighter

[@battlebirdbricks8892]

When my brother and I were kids we would split screen on BF2 (2005) and I would always go right to the spire hangar on Geonosis to get this thing, I was obsessed with it but would always crash trying to straf the AT-TE

[@declanhandley-byrne4335]

I've always loved the design of the Nantex-class, it has a unique design that lends itself well to toys and Lego sets (I had a Nantex Lego set and loved it) and the weapons systems had a clever twist

[@nou1960]

These videos about CIS ships and weapons are great awesome!

[@izzyalistair]

Nah I dig the geonocian starfighter! When some concept art came out before episode 2, I saw that starfighter and loved it

[@TheCronq]

Geonosians were always so interesting. They look like gross bugs, but they were hyper intelligent industrialists

[@joshuamidgette4846]

My memory is not that great but pretty sure those tractor beams could be used to move small asteroids in the system to block blaster shots.

[@Dan__S]

I always thought that they looked like bespin cloud cars on their sides, and that geonosis looked like the reverse of bespin; a city in the sand.

[@twoeyedtom]

Geonosian ship is definitely unrated and awesome looking. Despite not as much love, i think it's very unique and one of my favorites ship.

[@ownage11445]

I loved finding this ship on the OH BF2 such fun to use

[@zeropanzer66]

this was my first starwars lego ship as a kid so it grew on me because the mandibles were very usefull pieces for many other ship builds

[@Gigas0101]

I always loved the design but never gave it much thought until now. Thanks for another fantastic vid!

[@landoncarter7195]

Idk y but it looks like a borzoi, and now I just have the song stuck in my head

[@shinigamimiroku3723]

To be fair, it looks like an old-style clotheshanger clip that someone flipped on its side, replaced the knob with an engine and the hinge with a gun, and stuck glass on one side.

[@lightspeedvictory]

At least when it comes to the engines, it probably is one of the most realistic starfighters in Star Wars, being able to redirect its thrust like that. Same applies to the weapon turret #askeck did the New Republic switch to more proper military ground vehicle force and if so, what vehicles did they use that differed from the Rebel Alliance? 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 EAWX: TR’s Mediator portrayal vs. Resurgent Starhawk vs. Bulwark MK III

[@jonathanallen2390]

I think a key reason we don't see this ship (or similar models) outside of the Geonosis scenes is due to the extremely niche design, which capitalizes on unique Geonosian traits. Most obvious to me is the use of pheromones to convey information, but there are other species-specific features that other races likely could not easily replicate. The cockpit, for example, is very form-fitting, almost claustrophobic; the bubble canopy, unlike many other craft, somewhat impedes forward vision but enables 360 degrees around, which complements the Geonosian eye structure; I'm sure there would be other features along those lines that other races simply could not replicate, even to their own anatomy.

[@mathieuroberts4879]

These things literally dominated the X-Wing tabletop game meta for months. Mad respect for them :D

[@elisekehle8520]

Always a fun challenge to fly in OG battlefront because it was so fast and its gun (ingame) was so weak you had to score multiple hits to down an infantryman. But magnetically suspended engine go brrrrrrrr- it was fun to fly

[@CrashCraftLabs]

i like the design, this is what i call astrike fighter, not and intercepter or fighter, but strike kinda like the aurek strike frighter. the manuevering+speed+multi directional guns. like this can shoot front left and right. and the aurek can shoot front, top, back and down...

[@iansahleen1173]

One of my all time favorite ships largely due to in being one of my favorite Lego sets as a kid and the simple fact that it’s piloted my a bug man

[@elisekehle8520]

Ventress' fighter and the solar sailor are, of course, also Geonosian designs!

[@TheSNESGrounder]

DUDE I love the Geonosian Starfighter, one of my favorite Lego sets is the 2003 Geonosian Starfighter, I remember wanting it when I was 4 years old and saw it in Zellers, then on my 21st birthday my Mom got me the set :3

[@Redkyloren]

When you just sit and listen to Star Wars lore and there vehicle lore you just learn to enjoy it

[@ThePalaeontologist]

Geonosian pilot inside the starfighter, inaudible, while gunning down Republic gunships: _Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay_ _My, oh, my, what a wonderful day_ _Plenty of sunshine headin' my way_ _Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay!_ Mace Windu, a few miles away, actually sensing this happening: 👁👄👁

[@mfknbumblebee]

I respect it! It was one of my favorites as a kid, with the lego set. I have a soft spot for the smooth, weirder-looking ships; they feel much more alien in my eyes

[@Lomhow]

I remember this being one of the BEST ships to steal on the Battle of Geonosis in the original PlayStation 2 Battlefront 1 (or whatever other console / emulator). When I was in elementary school, my friends and I would fill a LAAT to the brim and rush the droid bunker to steal it. It was REALLY fast, great guns, and took focus fire to really put it down. The AI was too derpy to really counter it, which we considered a valid reward. Far too many times have I sent LAAT after LAAT to their complete deaths. We were scrubs and meat to the meat grinder.

[@ltb1345]

I always liked the Geonosian Starfighter as a kid, better than regular TIE fighters, in fact. In general, I think the aesthetic of the Prequel era tech appeals to me more.

[@dshadows2966]

The ones that weren't piloted by Genosians were flown by droid pilots on occasion in the clone wars, which was the only other kind of pilot that could fly them somewhat effectively. They had good long range accurate firepower and decent maneuverability, but they lacked in other areas. One problem were the limited weaponry it would have for dealing with larger ships like Star Destroyers. Given the Empire gassed Geonosis, whatever defense fleet was there couldn't stop the Empires heavy ships from decimating them and it was to hide the 'Death Star' project that the Geonosians had helped create. This would be the largest genocide committed by the Empire leaving 100 Billion dead, with one survivor that Darth Vader eventually stole a battle droid factory from, that being the sterile last Genosian and Queen known as Karina. The Genosis Fighter also had lengthy production times being hand crafted, the absolute need for specialized pilots which were in limited supply and were primarily made to be used in atmosphere more effectively than in space. If the fighter loses it's pilot, could it even be used by another Genosian or would it need a droid pilot from that point on? The ships not having interchangeable pilots wouldn't help the limitations of actually piloting one by sense of smell. Genosians had poor eyesight. Palpatine really didn't like the Genosians given the way they basically suffered total extinction that only a Kaminoan would be able to fix if they got a hold of some genetic material and the Kaminoans didn't fair any better either.

[@sean668]

Might be cool to see a Geonosian bomber, but at the risk of being boringly realistic I don't think a defensively-minded isolationist planet would have the need for offensive space or air power. If they had anything in reserves during the war just in case, they would probably just buy some Hyenas.

[@danilonakazone386]

I play a game called space engineers. In this game I like to make agile and specialized ships like this!

[@nou1960]

Thanks so much for posting so many great videos eck

[@MsCreepyChan]

Love me the Nantex. Last time i was playing Star Wars Saga-Edition i played as a Geonosian who survived the gassing and joined the rebellion in my Nantex. Absolutely fell in love with it.

[@johnberger55]

this and Naboo N-1 Starfighter are my favorites in star wars that race car aesthetic. the Geonosian fighter is like a fast and nimble sport bike and the N-1 Starfighter is like a Lamborghini nearly endless speed and power with beauty for days.

[@andrehinds4804]

The solar sailing space ship. Is .. . Next level

[@justcallmeSheriff]

Mon Calamari designs are consistently the most interesting in Star Wars, as they are such an organic divergence from the angular, WWII-inspired Imperial and Rebel ships. Would be cool to have a TV show focus on their homeworld's shipyards, just so we could get a break from all the human-centric storylines.

[@TheStreamingEnderman]

They're so funky. I love em'.

[@mazubahtender]

I always loved the Geonosian starfighter, ever since I first saw it while my brothers played the first Battlefront.

[@richardbonnette490]

Oh, no, I fear that. That killed me plenty of times in battlefront 1. Respect the flying insect bois.

[@HufflepuffJedi93]

I've always loved the design 😍

[@shankarban1135]

When I was a kid I thought Dooku escaped in a Geonosian Starfighter, which made sense to me because he was on Geonosis so he had one here.

[@chrisreilly1290]

Another ship of which I love the design (but many ppl don't like this)

[@Obsidianen]

As a child, the Battle of Geonosis was the coolest thing ever. It got me into Star Wars tbh xD.

[@RD-zx6py]

I'd imagine these titles are for some algorithmic reason but they make things hard to find again later on and are a bit weird to read in the first instance.

[@spiderpsycho_8887]

The symbiotic link between Geonosians and their ships sort of reminds me of this lore that I'm not super sure us true about droid fighters gaining some degree of independence after the war and forming bonds with mechanics and scavengers for parts in exchange for protection.

[@encinoman903]

Nah, I flew these in Battlefront back in the day. I respect the heck outta these ships.

[@somedude1887]

I always respected this ship, mostly because I loved using them on the Geonosis map from the OG battlefront game

[@ronramen5827]

Good to hear Eck is still giving his soul to CG. Hope he picked up a TIE Defender this week!

[@ronramen5827]

@@michaelandreipalon359 Not what I was referring to, but that would another great video. Though I think he’s already done a video on the missile boat.

[@user-vr5zk9ox8d]

SWGOH: *Oh, you’re gonna fear this ship all right*

[@rileymosman2808]

I need to use this video as a platform to discuss something unrelated from Wookieepedia: I just noticed that they added pronouns for everyone which may be a nice thought. I have 2 thoughts on the issue: 1) I can't think of a character in Star Wars who doesn't use the pronouns of their gender so making a distinction seems arbitrary. That said I can see how it shows solidarity for the people who really care about how they're gendered. I think my second thought matters more. 2) People are making decisions on behalf of characters who largely never stated their pronouns. It's possible that the characters in their respective books and shows were misgendering them, possibly as a sign of disrespect. Who is to say? Well, in some cases the person with the say is not the creator of the character. Warlord Zsinj is a great example of this, the author of his book has died and someone decided on his behalf that Zsinj's pronouns were he/him. We don't know if Aaron Allston intended for Zsinj to have nonninary or female pronouns and it seems disrespectful to potentially alter any aspect of a character on behalf of a dead author. I'd like to hear another's thoughts though, at least try to change my mind on this being utterly disrespectful. I think in theory it's good but in practice it's like someone arbitrarily assigning gender pronouns which is exactly the way that real people get misgendered and offended.

[@Hello-bi1pm]

This year Wookieepedia is just making terrible decisions after terrible decision. Recently they banned a lot of Russians and stopped linking to Russian wiki because of this gender bullshit. Russian language can't support non-binary without using dehumanizing "it" because every verb is gendered and they banned people because they pointed that out. This recently promoted English Wiki administrator that forced this change had the nerve to fix Russian Wiki articles using Google Translate without understanding the language for 3 past years. Wtf was that? It looks more like petty grudge than genuine attempt at inclusivity.

[@barklet6110]

I'm not part of the lgbtq community and my attitude towards it is "ok and/i don't care what gender you like". 1) Star Wars was written in a less open minded generation but I don't think that's the thought 2)I feel like unless otherwise stated by characters or creator it's safe to assume that they're using their sex as their gender. For the example given I can't give any input as I don't know the creator or character

[@fritz404]

Big fan of the nantex

[@ObsidionshadowX]

I remember it being OP in the OG Battlefronts. So I figured it was a big boy, thanks for confirming this. 👌

[@Hello-bi1pm]

It's a predecessor to the Eck-maligned Cloud Car

[@formallyknownasj.a.2074]

I never gave much thought to this fighter. To be completely honest , I didn’t even know it was Geonosian. Kinda cool to knowing more about it.

[@DrMutran]

Would it be wiser to use the tractor beam array that the Geonosians use instead of one or two tractor beams? This method could make it so that if a few of the other tractor beams caught something hazardous, they could shut down and the others could take over.

[@generalsmite7167]

good thing those bugs can't aim

[@Kbwtor19]

I think the nantex is cool because it looks more like an ear ring than a spaceship.

[@calebduke2832]

I respect this ship. Had the first Lego set they made of it, so that plays into it.

[@johncayley7838]

I agree with you on the innovative and cool design. The rotating parts are somewhat akin to my favorite Rebel era starfighter, the B-wing.

[@gc6096]

Such a pain back in Jedi starfighter

[@sakkra93]

Ah, yes, the Nantex swarms which keep ambushing the Acclamator in the asteroid belt whilst you're busy with swarms of other fighters.

[@Arcticgreen]

I imagine the Geonosian Starfighter (G-fighter from now on), in a slightly different way. Some of you might know that I'm rewriting StarWars. For the G-fighter, I imagine it being one where the pilot enters the center from the side, and then it flips 90-degrees so the "hatch" is "under" the fighter proper. It just feels more StarWars-ish. I'm not married to that, but whatever. I also like the idea that they utilize the weapon differently. The idea being that the fighter's only (or main) weapon is to generate an overpowered blaster bolt OUTSIDE the ship between the two main prongs. I should mention that in my imagining of the fighter, the pilot wears a helmet that synchs up with the two bulbs on the sides of the fighter (sides, after it turns 90-degrees) and the cameras therein, giving the pilot a kind of telescopic view of the world around him, the cameras folllowing the eye-movement of the pilot. The overpowered bolt would be comparable to a low-end Turbo-laser blaster bolt. The ship gets one shot and loses almost all power to make that shot, needing to leave the battle and let the reactor recharge the power in the ship before it can rejoin the battle. This one-shot mentality would mean that the G-fighters would likely hold onto their one shot, glowing and outside their ships, for as long as needed until the perfect shot arrives. This means that capital ships, even large ones, would HATE fighting the G-fighters... but also mean that any swarm of mediocre fighters, like the TIE-fighter, could probably overwhelm and bully the G-fighter.