• Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world
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    Impossibly ancient sith Lord spending millennia using the force to escape a sarlacc and arriving just as the empire falls and the new republic is trying to start would have been so much better than “somehow… Palpatine returned”

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        IMO Boba’s escape precludes the sarlacc from being able to contain a sith lord.

        All canon/noncanon stories essentially have Boba blowing his way out with thermal detonators and/or subsequently being spat out.

        I feel like the only reason that method of escape wouldn’t be common knowledge is because of how rare sarlaccs are to begin with.

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        Genuinely considered Boba Fett’s escape being the catalyst that sets the guy free. Could even retcon in that the only reason either worked was because of the other. Boba fett’s bombs could only weaken it because of the psychic battle it was already in, sith guy won the psychic battle because the sarlacc was distracted by the bombs.

        Could even capitalize on book of Boba fett by having fett play a reluctant hero role for the new cast, informing them of the sith guy’s plans because they were both connected through the sarlacc so there was some bleed over.

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      So much better than “somehow palpatine returned” huh? Insert, Do you know how little that narrows it down meme

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        I didn’t see the movie and for years I though it was a meme. An absurd one, too dumb to even be really funny.

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          After last Jedi, I decided to wait for reviews. Never ended up watching Rise and just read the silly synopsis instead

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      Fuck, i love this so much as an idea, or what if the Sith Lord’s consciousness became dominant rather than merged. The only problem is that Boba Fett cut himself out of one with some armor shards and hatred. An ancient sith lord could probably wear one as a hat.

      Extra idea, Sith Lord’s consciousness has been waiting for a perfect force sensitive victim to fall in, so they can transfer to that body, Naruto style.

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        If they’re in the same sarlacc, maybe Boba only managed it because the sarlacc was currently weakened by the psychic battle with the sith lord. Who in turn capitalizes on the distraction caused by Boba to then escape himself.

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      The people actually going to see Star Wars movies nowadays don’t know what the fuck a sarlacc is. They are there because: Han Solo, Wookie, Jedi, ICONIC!