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  2. Big s
    I’m complaining because it was too easy the way it was done. It basically felt like it was barely an inconvenience. A better writer could’ve made a great escape scene while building tension because they couldn’t kill on the way out, or had to dispose of bodies to avoid ruining her fragile reputation I don’t see why anyone would side with her after seeing what just happened. She wasn’t disappeared, she murdered her way out. And others would easily have seen it that way. It basically makes the imperials actually seem like martyrs I can’t come up with one where it wasn’t under a riot situation. This was just three people in only two groups Looked more like she didn’t like her driver and had him murdered. And the witnesses barely cared anyway. They just were casually walking up to a guy that just got shot dead and the others didn’t even hear the shot fired and were casually walking on.
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  4. TG Remix
    It does make me wonder how exponential the process of the mass cloning project bolstered up the human population prior to its ban. It didn't seem like it took them long at all to start, since it was initiated in May 2010. By the 2040's they seem like the majority, and then the Frontier and Delta era subtly play with the concept that a good chunk of everyone has some mixed heritage one way or another. It's always been such an intriguing narrative concept that even for a little bit, Zentradi was the majority of "humanity" during that time, to the point where their technology through ships, mechs, and cloning itself was widely adopted. I'm assuming you're referring to the Die Hard episode when Zentradi stormed the building? I was under the assumption that they only acted like that is because of Sivil's presence amplifying their instincts as a Protodevlin, like it was explained later on. We need more assault/landing ships in this franchise, I still think that there could've been room for a Daedalus successor in Kawamori's Macross if everything didn't heavily lean towards carrier based fleets, exceptions like the pre-Protodevlin Varauta Army and Critical Path Corporation oddballs notwithstanding. Always appreciated the remodeling of the VF-1s in the II timeline, though it makes me wonder aside from the obvious production reasons, how come it took over 7-8 decades for there to be a proper successor of the VF-1 there? iirc here was a large war with a Branch Fleet that caused the revamping? I'm not sure if that's Eternal Love Song's story or another incident with the timeline. So there was more Megaroads then the one we see launching in that timeline! Never get a feel of those exploration fleets since II and the PC-Engine games more or less stay in their Solar System bubble. Though I didn't know there was Macross ships made to be flagships for those fleets either, unless you're referring to the Macross Cannons?
  5. Seto Kaiba
    There was a really prominent example that happened in a major First World country about four years back... Oh, absolutely. The Emperor is the origin of the Empire's systemic arrogance and belief that they have everything and everyone under their control. He played the Republic so completely and so well that he has reason to believe that there's nobody who can pose a real threat to his rule. Mon Mothma's story arc in the Andor-adjacent novel The Mask of Fear is basically a longform explanation of why the Emperor doesn't consider Mon Mothma any real threat. Her outspoken pacifism and naive attempts to curtail the Emperor's power through Senate legislation unintentionally buys her years of being beneath suspicion as a possible rebel in the eyes of the Empire. The ISB was never able to link her to any rebel activity despite years of surveillance since she wasn't actually involved in any. That was all Luthen/"Axis". So when the ISB starts planning her arrest, they misjudge the situation quite badly because they think they're going to get no more than token resistance from a pacifist bleeding heart senator who would never hurt a fly. This is a person whose idea of political violence is a tersely worded letter. Odds are the Empire probably didn't consider her a real threat even after her escape was aided by a rebel agent. She was just an unpopular senator from a wealthy family. Cutting off her access to her family's money and monitoring her associates would be enough to render her powerless in the Empire's eyes. As a rebel leader, she'd be more hindrance than help due to her naivete and reluctance to take decisive action. They were probably more interested in using the knowledge that she had rebel ties to help identify actual rebels and arrest them than they were in bringing her in as a "rebel mastermind". You're assuming - without evidence - that the Ghorman Massacre is just the events that we see onscreen and not something that continued after Cassian fled town. After all, this is explicitly described as a worse event than the so-called Tarkin Massacre that killed 500 people. You're assuming the people in the story have the same omniscient knowledge the audience does. Bail Organa's guards - and the ISB agent infiltrating them - were dressed as civilians and using weapons smuggled into the Senate. What bystanders saw was some random lady try to grab Senator Mothma away from her escort, shout about being an ISB agent while brandishing a blaster, and then get shot as a rebel spy by the senator's own security. The bystanders are NOT going to have a clear picture of what actually happened there... esp. since the ISB is unlikely to publicly admit that the two people who died were ISB agents. Considering the Imperial reputation for gung-ho violence that recently saw a massive massacre on Ghorman occur, some of the public might assume that the people who died (e.g. her "trusted" driver of many years) died trying to get her to safety while she was being abducted or something along those lines. Audiences would be complaining that her escape was too easy if nobody got hurt. The senators siding with her weren't going to do so openly, for fear of being the next to be disappeared by the ISB. They would already have been skeptical of the Empire's story too.
  6. Big s
    I kinda did the same. I had a bad feeling that it was gonna be one of those permanently shelved projects. one of those jokes where nobody was laughing. Hopefully this ends up just as fun or even better than the first one.
  7. Big s
    That’s what it’s looking like. It’s gonna be weird if the go to live action movie still remains the Dolph Lundgren version. It’s such a low bar, but if they can’t clear that, it will definitely be a waste of time
  8. Big s
    I can’t think of any active type incidents that went down that way. And they didn’t expect a chance she would speak, otherwise they wouldn’t have gone through the trouble or infiltrating papa Organa’s escape crew. I personally would think it extremely believable and far more realistic that would have happened. Her speech was a bit flimsy and there seemed to be a lack of evidence over what occurred. Not only that, but far fewer people were killed there than the squishening incident that happened not too far before this and I don’t think they’d have cared much. Then there’s here actions during her escape that would’ve realistically sawed people on her side to have changed their minds. There was a security member murdered in front of several witnesses(not saying she didn’t deserve to die), but also a limo driver in front of others. A smarter writing team would’ve found some way to get her to escape the situation without leaving any bodies behind, or at least to do it in a way to hide what had to be done. If they had done that, it would’ve made it far more reasonable to believe that other senators would’ve sided with her
  9. TangledThorns
    I expect a very silly He-Man film.
  10. TangledThorns
    Crazy that we got to see anything. What a joke that the lawsuit is.
  11. skycat2216
    skycat2216 joined the community
  12. pengbuzz
    Keep in mind also that the Emperor is pretty arrogant, and isn't overly concerned at this point. He probably doesn't even consider any speeches by a single senator to have much to threaten him with. And even if she got away, life for her is over. Her political career is gone, her connections are going to largely disown her (save for those to the Rebellion), and friends and family may prefer to remain on Palpatine's good side rather than stick their necks out for Mon. At least, that's how I think the Emperor would feel right now, but I'd like to know your thoughts on what I said just now.
  13. pengbuzz
    The Imai kits do have a certain charm, and can actually be nice builds when some work is put into them:
  14. Protoman
    Update from MEP toys. According to the website the hope is produce a 1/48 scale Hovertank. To fund, there will be clearance sale on his old stock and then a kickstarter. https://www.meptoys.com/new-projects
  15. F-ZeroOne
    I can think of a few incidents where there were warnings or at least investigations afterwards revealed that there were at least hints of possible future trouble that were overlooked or not considered serious enough to investigate, but I think its going to be difficult to provide examples without violating commenting policy. And they were also not expecting Mothma to speak; Organa out rules-lawyered them at the last moment. Her speech was also fairly short once she laid out her background, which may be why they didn't shut it down in time. At the end of the day, though, sometimes drama just gotta drama. 😄
  16. Black Valkyrie
    Hmm... No Evil Lyn pics 😁
  17. Black Valkyrie
  18. CHAVAKAISER
    Moshow cyclone!
  19. Papa Rat
    @nightmareB4macross I need to hunt down some official art and see what’s missing and if I want to add anything. There isn’t a blaster so maybe I take that on somehow. @Big s They have some wonky parts which is totally manageable, but I agree they were ahead of their time for sure. I really like the scale and proportions of this Gerwalk. Going to be lots of masking/painting fun.
  20. Convectuoso

    HMR VF-19P

    Convectuoso replied to BlueMax's topic in Toys

  21. Old_Nash_II
    Yes, it was originally supposed to be released in 2023, but because of that it's coming out now. In fact, I even questioned whether this was official on the channel I got it from
  22. Big s
    I’d heard it had a bunch of lawsuits to try and get things moving after all the live action stuff was completed
  23. Big s
    Still gotta say that Imai was way ahead of their time
  24. JB0
    They learned A lesson. Prince Adam is in this, instead of just He-Man.
  25. nightmareB4macross
    Will this be a straight build and paint plan? Or will you be adding a few touches? Very cool.
  26. Papa Rat
    Test fitting the IMAI Gerwalk while finishing up the M.Lover Lieea. I don’t know why but I love these old kits soooo much. The detailing and fit is interesting I suppose, but they are so endearing. The price is right and it’s fun putting lipstick on a pig. Not sure if that’s the right expression?
  27. Big s
    I guess it’s another He Man in our world. I guess they didn’t learn their lesson
  28. Big s
    Maybe by underdeveloped countries, but I can’t think of a first world example
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