• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
    491·
    1 year ago

    On the other hand, he didn’t get two of his limbs chopped off and end up thrown into a pit of lava a short time later, requiring him to spend the rest of his life in an armored suit. So maybe the incest was worth it?

      • Zellith@kbin.social
        7·
        1 year ago

        That just activated a long supressed and forgotten part of gaming history. At one point in Final Fantasy XI, you could get a really powerful sword from a dragon. Someone once asked “Would you fuck your sister for a Ridill”. Not everyone said no… I might be getting the phrasing of the question wrong since it was 10+ years ago. I tried googling but nothing came up.

    • M500@lemmy.mlEnglish
      12·
      1 year ago

      I could be wrong, but I read someone else’s comment years ago that said the suit was like that on purpose and it was a way for the emperor to control him or something.

      Anyway, that might not even be canon even if it’s in some book or game.

      • Gabu@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        It’s canon. The suit was purposefully made in a very flawed way, so that Vader would have a difficult time winning a battle against Sidious. Even in his crippled state, Vader was a major threat. Also, it’s not entirely clear why it happens in-universe, but Vader’s burnt body was supposed to heal over time, yet it never did - not until Luke brought back a spark of goodness in his heart.

  • TheSlad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    394·
    1 year ago

    Guys can we please not make comparisons like this? Everybody is on their own life journey at their own pace. Anakin was taken in to be the apprentice of a great Jedi master when he was but a wee lad, luke had no opportunities beyond farming dirt and constructing additional pylons with his aunt and uncle well into adulthood.

    These types of comparisons are unfair and unhealthy and promote unrealistic expectations on young impressionable minds.

    • Karlos_Cantana@kbin.social
      1·
      11 months ago

      My father was a piece of shit when he was 22 and he’s still a piece of shit. I’m a piece of shit, but not nearly the piece of shit that he is. That makes me better than him. I like these comparisons.

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
      16·
      1 year ago

      He lost because he was arrogant, not because he was weak. That’s the entire point of the “it’s over Anakin, I have the high ground” thing.

        • embed_me@programming.devEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Why wouldn’t you include mental character as part of your performance? It matters quite a lot in competitive sports, but what do i know I didn’t watch star wars

    • Gabu@lemmy.worldEnglish
      62·
      1 year ago

      You’ve just signaled you don’t understand Star Wars’ plot, prepare for a deluge of explanations.

      In short, Anakin was emotionally unstable during his battle against Obi-Wan. Under normal circumstances, he’d wipe the floor with his master. In the making of accounts and Star War History books, both George Lucas and Nick Gillard (choreographer for all fights before Disneyfication) confirm that Anakin was an equal to Yoda and Sidious at the end of RotS, far surpassing Mace Windu and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
      As a fun aside, in the animated series The Clone Wars, we get a glimpse at Anakin’s full potential - the ability to control all of the force at once, even swapping day for night on a whim.

      • One_Honest_Dude@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        1 year ago

        Anakin was emotionally unstable during his battle against Obi-Wan

        Surely being emotionally unstable is a major sign of a bad Jedi. Obi-wan had as much reason to be emotionally unstable but maintained control and won the day, thus is the stronger Jedi.

        • Gabu@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          1 year ago

          That doesn’t follow at all. At that point Anakin had already abandoned the Jedi Order, he was just learning how to tap into the Dark Side, and even then Obi-Wan was kept on his back foot for the entire time, until Anakin decided that killing his master with a move created by him was a good idea.

          • Madison420@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            Yeah they mean his power comes mostly from anger and anger is a dark side power so not a Jedi. He could have been the most powerful grey Jedi of all time but he will not ever be the most powerful light Jedi.

        • Buddahriffic@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Not to mention being so easily manipulated into turning and then immediately diving in to his new role to the point of killing younglings and force choking his wife. He was very weak mentally and incredibly immature. He was powerful but wasn’t a master for a very good reason.

  • MissJinx@lemmy.worldEnglish
    18·
    1 year ago

    I had a friend that “trained” french kissing on her brother. She told me this when we were +25 like it was super nornal and one of the pluses of having a brother (he was 1 year young only, so he wasn’t being abused. They were just like this)

  • brothershamus@kbin.social
    162·
    1 year ago

    Kids - listen to me. There’s only ONE star wars movie. The rest are fan-made films that are fun but meaningless. Don’t get confused.

  • dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.eeEnglish
    131·
    1 year ago

    “Future father” is the glass half-full version of “former child”.

  • Bonehead@kbin.social
    11·
    1 year ago

    The “General” part doesn’t really count since all Jedi were automatically commissioned with high ranks during the war. Ahsoka was a Commander at 16, leading troops into battle while still a padawan.

    • lad@programming.devEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      What matters is how it’s going to look on the résumé, not why you got the position 🌚

    • Gabu@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      To be fair, “Padawan to the literal chosen embodiment of the force” seems like it’d provide better benefits than a regular Padawan.