Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker

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  1. Pharoid

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    Okay. I thought you were implying I was doing that. Fair enough.
     
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  2. Pharoid

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    I only do that with you.
     
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    It's a common trope in fight scenes where the odds are stacked against the hero(s) to have guys spinning around or falling over for no reason (see every kung-fu movie ever) but the drama of the scene is to convey the idea that Kylo and Rey are on the same wavelength so that when Kylo asks her to join him you believe that she actually might. It might not be choreographed perfectly but it serves the drama which is good.

    The weapon disappearing is daft though and is rightfully ridiculed.
     
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    As much as I despised the movie, I truly enjoyed that scene, gaffes and all.
     
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    I’m gonna defend this scene on 1 regard:

    People complained that TLJ had no lightsaber fights.

    I consider this a lightsaber fight.
     
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    In my dreams leading up to TLJ's release, I saw Luke and Rey taking on Snoke's battle ship the same way Qui-gon and Obi-wan tore through the droid control ship. Ben and Rey was almost as good.
     
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    I saw it as more of a fight with lightsabers as opposed to the traditional lightsaber fight where two force users are trying to kill/main each other by using lightsabers.
     
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    Whatever people think of Adam Driver or Kylo Ren the guy looks like he’s fighting, he looks like he’s exerting himself. I’m a fan of that guy.
     
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    The Praetorian guards were good as well. They could easily take on any force wielder/user.
     
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    Yeah, how'd that go for them?
     
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    Damn that was funny. The lightsaber resistant armor is a great idea. Reminded me of Baron Fel? Maybe it was the Legacy comic one of the Imperial Remnant has lightsaber resistant armor and survives an attack.
     
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    Hah! Good point. Reylo still struggled against them though.

    I think they are better guards than the (movie) royal guards though. All those guys did was get force pushed by Yoda.
     
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    @TattooedRobot should be happy

    Latest rumor is that much like their Dark Empire counterparts, the Dark Troopers, Sith Trooper Elites of the 105th are literal siths apprentices infused with the dark side to enhance their skills. Unlike Dark Troopers, however, Sith Troopers wield lightsabers. Their custom double bladed lightsabers were first revealed at Disneyland's Star Traders. Supposedly they will be facing off against Rey during the final half of the film in some sort of "improved" version of her fight with Snoke's red guards
     
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    We'll see how it plays out, but there's one part of this that I'm interested in seeing...

    I only wish that the Sith Troopers didn't wear red armor now, because a Trooper with a lightsaber is something I've wanted to see in live-action since the old McQuarrie concept trooper. But the red on red won't look as cool, imo.
     
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    I would really prefer this.

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    But wtf are the KOR going to do in this movie?
     
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    Yeah, I'm really hoping we get to see white lightsabers at some point, in a future movie. It's just such a cool look. Maybe in the Old Republic series.

    I'm not really reading rumors/leaks, but my guess is they are more or less fodder in this movie. Kylo takes over, they don't like it, and he slaughters them.
     
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    White lightsabers are canonically red sabers that have been purified, so having Dark Side users with them makes no sense.
     
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    Yeah I mean the armor more than the blades. Speaking of lightsabers I was also hoping for yellow for Rey.

    Anything Ralph McQuarrie related is good with me. I am assuming it’s going to be a thing where they have to team up to beat overwhelming odds. I don’t see anything other than a team-up ending.
     
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    Anyone think they’ll bring back Vader?
    if Hayden is back could these Troopers be clones?
     
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    Most likely as a ghost. IX is basically shaping up to be Rise of the Member Berries.
     
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