alex wrote:i remember the first time i saw that scene when han got unfrozen from that stone and leia wearing that bounty hunter helmetIndeed. One of the most emotional scenes in the entire Star Wars Saga
then han sayd 'i cant see' then leia responded 'you will get your vision back'
i was so happy that he finaly got saved and back in the movie i was sad when the frozen him and seeing him in the stone like hes screaming
Kane wrote:Im more a fan of the scene just before he gets frozen.imo, best line of the saga. people are fans of vader's epic NOOOOOO! and "luke I am your father" and stuff, but this is much more powerful
Leia: I love you
Han: I know...
perfect scripting imo even though ironically that part was adlibbed by Fisher and Ford guess actors sometimes get stuff right eh?
"My life has a superb cast but I can't figure out the plot." - Ashleigh Brilliant
Working on more lessons, just have been short on time. (Christmas season and all)
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FINALLY, i've returned. Here's the next lesson.
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Lesson 10- Legendary Events- The Redemption of Ulic Qel-Droma- 3,986 BBY
The saga of Ulic Qel-Droma was one of both triumph and tragedy. It, like the tale of Bastila Shan, showed that even the most committed to the Light Side could fall to the seductions of the Dark Side. And yet, even at the end of his life, he was able to find redemption, and return to the Light Side after years of darkness.
During the ancient Sith Wars, Qel-Droma was an accomplished Jedi Knight, and also a decorated war hero. He was instrumental in leading the defense of Onderon against the Dark Side forces of the Royal Bloodline. It was also during this time that he first met Nomi Sunrider, and her daughter, Vima. Both he and Nomi forged a strong bond, and slowly fell in love.
However, during an undercover mission for the Jedi, Ulic unknowingly start to fall into the darkness. Despite repeated attempts to bring him back to the Jedi, Nomi and Ulic’s brother, Cay, failed to convince him to return, with Ulic claiming all the while that he wasn’t under the influence of the Dark Side. After one such attempt by Nomi and the others to retrieve him, Ulic was met by Exar Kun, a disciple of the Dark Side. The two engaged in a heated duel, and as the duel came to a head, the Sith amulets that the two wore began to glow. As the spirit of the long dead Sith Lord Marka Ragnos emerged from the amulets, he proclaimed that Kun would become the new Dark Lord of the Sith, with Ulic as his apprentice. With this ‘initiation’ completed, Ulic completely gave into the Dark Side.
Over the new few months, Kun and Ulic grew in power, gathering Sith artifacts to bolster their knowledge of the ancient Sith. It was during one of these missions that tragedy occurred. As the two Sith raided the Jedi library on Ossus, Ulic was met by his brother Cay, and after the two engaged in an aerial battle, with Cay being shot down In the end, the two continued their fight on the ground. During the duel, Cay tried desperately to bring his brother back to the Light, and as he tried yet again, Ulic struck him down.
Ulic delivers the killing blow in his duel with his brother, Cay
Within seconds of Cay’s death, Ulic was shocked at what he had done, and became overcome with grief. As he held Cay’s corpse in his hands, Nomi and the other Jedi arrived. Shocked, Nomi used the Force to effectively ‘blind’ Ulic to the Force, which she regretted doing almost immediately. Returning to the Light, Ulic gave the Jedi the location of Kun, and soon after, the Dark Lord was killed.
With the war over, Ulic wandered the galaxy, searching for a purpose. Eventually, he traveled to Rhen Var, intend on living out the rest of his days there as a hermit. However, the Force had a different plan for him.
Nomi’s daughter, Vima, came in search of him, and upon finding him, she asked Ulic to train her as a Jedi. He refused, and turned her out in the cold. She quickly became lost in a blizzard, and after Ulic had a change of heart, he came after and rescued her. As the waited out the blizzard, Ulic warned her of the dangers of becoming a Jedi.
“Do you realize the cost of being a Jedi? I have watched my Master slain, murdered my own brother, betrayed your mother… all of this, only to become blinded to the Force. I no longer enjoy my memories, Vima. I have wandered too far, seen too much… I have the blood of enough children on my hands… why would you want anything I can teach you?"
“Because…you’re Ulic.”- Ulic Qel-Droma and Vima Sunrider.
Ulic proceeded to teach Vima everything he knew. He was impressed by her skills, and decided that it was time for Vima to make her first lightsaber. However, as time passed, Nomi eventually discovered where her daughter had gone, and promptly went after her. Vima refused to leave with her, and showed her mother all that Ulic had taught her. As she showed Nomi a carving that both she and Ulic had created, Ulic remained inside the Enclave.
However, a Cathar Jedi by the name of Sylvar had accompanied Nomi, and challenged Ulic to a duel, intending on avenging her mate’s death at the hands of Ulic during the Sith Wars. The two dueled, with Ulic refusing to meet his opponent’s aggressions, and asked her to let go of her anger, like he had let go of the guilt that he had carried for years. Eventually, he succeeded. As the duel came to an end, the pilot of Nomi’s ship fired at Ulic, mortally wounding him.
As Nomi held the dying Ulic in her arms, Ulic begged Nomi to forgive him for all that he had done in his time as a Dark Lord. Telling Ulic that she already had, Nomi continued to hold Ulic as he breathed his final breaths. Giving Vima one of his own necklaces, Ulic thanked her for helping him find peace. And then, as he died, his body disappeared, and he became one with the Force.
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Lesson 10- Legendary Events- The Redemption of Ulic Qel-Droma- 3,986 BBY
The saga of Ulic Qel-Droma was one of both triumph and tragedy. It, like the tale of Bastila Shan, showed that even the most committed to the Light Side could fall to the seductions of the Dark Side. And yet, even at the end of his life, he was able to find redemption, and return to the Light Side after years of darkness.
During the ancient Sith Wars, Qel-Droma was an accomplished Jedi Knight, and also a decorated war hero. He was instrumental in leading the defense of Onderon against the Dark Side forces of the Royal Bloodline. It was also during this time that he first met Nomi Sunrider, and her daughter, Vima. Both he and Nomi forged a strong bond, and slowly fell in love.
However, during an undercover mission for the Jedi, Ulic unknowingly start to fall into the darkness. Despite repeated attempts to bring him back to the Jedi, Nomi and Ulic’s brother, Cay, failed to convince him to return, with Ulic claiming all the while that he wasn’t under the influence of the Dark Side. After one such attempt by Nomi and the others to retrieve him, Ulic was met by Exar Kun, a disciple of the Dark Side. The two engaged in a heated duel, and as the duel came to a head, the Sith amulets that the two wore began to glow. As the spirit of the long dead Sith Lord Marka Ragnos emerged from the amulets, he proclaimed that Kun would become the new Dark Lord of the Sith, with Ulic as his apprentice. With this ‘initiation’ completed, Ulic completely gave into the Dark Side.
Over the new few months, Kun and Ulic grew in power, gathering Sith artifacts to bolster their knowledge of the ancient Sith. It was during one of these missions that tragedy occurred. As the two Sith raided the Jedi library on Ossus, Ulic was met by his brother Cay, and after the two engaged in an aerial battle, with Cay being shot down In the end, the two continued their fight on the ground. During the duel, Cay tried desperately to bring his brother back to the Light, and as he tried yet again, Ulic struck him down.
Ulic delivers the killing blow in his duel with his brother, Cay
Within seconds of Cay’s death, Ulic was shocked at what he had done, and became overcome with grief. As he held Cay’s corpse in his hands, Nomi and the other Jedi arrived. Shocked, Nomi used the Force to effectively ‘blind’ Ulic to the Force, which she regretted doing almost immediately. Returning to the Light, Ulic gave the Jedi the location of Kun, and soon after, the Dark Lord was killed.
With the war over, Ulic wandered the galaxy, searching for a purpose. Eventually, he traveled to Rhen Var, intend on living out the rest of his days there as a hermit. However, the Force had a different plan for him.
Nomi’s daughter, Vima, came in search of him, and upon finding him, she asked Ulic to train her as a Jedi. He refused, and turned her out in the cold. She quickly became lost in a blizzard, and after Ulic had a change of heart, he came after and rescued her. As the waited out the blizzard, Ulic warned her of the dangers of becoming a Jedi.
“Do you realize the cost of being a Jedi? I have watched my Master slain, murdered my own brother, betrayed your mother… all of this, only to become blinded to the Force. I no longer enjoy my memories, Vima. I have wandered too far, seen too much… I have the blood of enough children on my hands… why would you want anything I can teach you?"
“Because…you’re Ulic.”- Ulic Qel-Droma and Vima Sunrider.
Ulic proceeded to teach Vima everything he knew. He was impressed by her skills, and decided that it was time for Vima to make her first lightsaber. However, as time passed, Nomi eventually discovered where her daughter had gone, and promptly went after her. Vima refused to leave with her, and showed her mother all that Ulic had taught her. As she showed Nomi a carving that both she and Ulic had created, Ulic remained inside the Enclave.
However, a Cathar Jedi by the name of Sylvar had accompanied Nomi, and challenged Ulic to a duel, intending on avenging her mate’s death at the hands of Ulic during the Sith Wars. The two dueled, with Ulic refusing to meet his opponent’s aggressions, and asked her to let go of her anger, like he had let go of the guilt that he had carried for years. Eventually, he succeeded. As the duel came to an end, the pilot of Nomi’s ship fired at Ulic, mortally wounding him.
As Nomi held the dying Ulic in her arms, Ulic begged Nomi to forgive him for all that he had done in his time as a Dark Lord. Telling Ulic that she already had, Nomi continued to hold Ulic as he breathed his final breaths. Giving Vima one of his own necklaces, Ulic thanked her for helping him find peace. And then, as he died, his body disappeared, and he became one with the Force.
Archaic wrote:What happened to this? I'd really like to see some history on what has been written since I got out of touch around the year 2000... Like post Endor stuff?Meh, it's better that you don't know. Authors just decided to start a few more wars and kill off good characters and ruin others by making them turn bad...and there's always good ol' wookiepedia.
Well Arch, basically Luke reforms the Jedi order and then some aliens from another galaxy invade and the new republic and imperial remnant team up to kick ass, but it doesn't work out so well since they lose Coruscant, but then they win in the end i think. In this war, Chewie and Admiral Ackbar both die (depressing :/ )
So then this guy who's Han's son or something forms the secret police and turns to the dark side and starts killing everyone and then his sister kills him. And Luke's wife dies. And that's all I can remember offhand.
So then this guy who's Han's son or something forms the secret police and turns to the dark side and starts killing everyone and then his sister kills him. And Luke's wife dies. And that's all I can remember offhand.
"My life has a superb cast but I can't figure out the plot." - Ashleigh Brilliant
I've been meaning to update this, its just i've been busy with other efforts.
Seriously, I will update this SOON!
Seriously, I will update this SOON!
Lesson 11- Technical Data- YT-1300 Light Class Freighter
A legendary series of spacecraft made by the Corellian Engineering Corporation, the YT-1300 class would later become infamous for its use by Rebel hero, Han Solo. Because of its design, the ship cost the company less than it would to mass produce other ships of the same caliber, which in turn also aided in its popularity with spacers. The ship itself could be flown by one person, limiting the number of crew actually required to service the vessel.
The design of the ship was similar to others within the YT series, in the respect that the vessel was shaped like a saucer, with the cockpit itself merely an addition off the center. However, there were different variations on the design of the cockpit, with the options being that of having it starboard mounted, port-mounted, or centrally mounted, the latter of which became the most common design on the YT-1930 series.
The design was also easy to modify, leading to hundreds upon thousands of variations that were seen across the galaxy. This was especially true with smugglers, many of whom modified their vessels to contain extra compartments for carrying smuggled goods, which also helped with avoiding detection. Han Solo later famously used these compartments to hide himself, Chewbacca, Ben Kenobi, Luke Skywalker, and the droids C-3PO and R2-D2 from an Imperial boarding party on-board the first Death Star.
Due to their extreme durability, these ships were still in use years after the CEC had ceased production of them.
A legendary series of spacecraft made by the Corellian Engineering Corporation, the YT-1300 class would later become infamous for its use by Rebel hero, Han Solo. Because of its design, the ship cost the company less than it would to mass produce other ships of the same caliber, which in turn also aided in its popularity with spacers. The ship itself could be flown by one person, limiting the number of crew actually required to service the vessel.
The design of the ship was similar to others within the YT series, in the respect that the vessel was shaped like a saucer, with the cockpit itself merely an addition off the center. However, there were different variations on the design of the cockpit, with the options being that of having it starboard mounted, port-mounted, or centrally mounted, the latter of which became the most common design on the YT-1930 series.
The design was also easy to modify, leading to hundreds upon thousands of variations that were seen across the galaxy. This was especially true with smugglers, many of whom modified their vessels to contain extra compartments for carrying smuggled goods, which also helped with avoiding detection. Han Solo later famously used these compartments to hide himself, Chewbacca, Ben Kenobi, Luke Skywalker, and the droids C-3PO and R2-D2 from an Imperial boarding party on-board the first Death Star.
Due to their extreme durability, these ships were still in use years after the CEC had ceased production of them.
Lesson 12- Planetary Data- Taris
Taris is widely considered to be one of the few planets to have worked its way back to being habitable after a planet-wide disaster. The way back to this was paved with numerous struggles with both its inhabitants and the planet itself. Overall, the planet most likely cost more lives than all that were lost in the Jedi Civil War, and quite possibly, even the Mandalorian Wars.
The planet started out its ‘life’ as a simple colony planet, but over time it slowly became covered in a planet-wide city, and as more and more arrived on Taris, the city continued to build on top of the previous work, eventually creating three main sub-divisions, the Upper City, the Lower City, and the Undercity, the decay of the planet growing more and more apparent the deeper one went.
Due to its location close to a major hyperspace route, it eventually became known as the ‘Coruscant of the Outer Rim’, although it had something that Coruscant lacked, an ocean, meaning that that the entire city wasn't really planet-wide, but the reputation still grew with each passing generation. However, as that reputation grew, it was simply masking the decay that was slowly taking its hold over the lower cities.
Sometime around 4,086 BBY, the famous Rakghoul disease broke out in the Undercity, eventually leading to it being largely abandoned by its citizens. Even with the disease taking its hold, the Undercity was still considered to be the planet’s infrastructure, although in time, it became too overrun by Gamorrean Slavers and Rakghouls to have any practical use. These events were merely a shadow of the darkness that was about to come.
As more and more trade routes began to spring up, Taris slowly became ‘obsolete’ as a trading hub, leading its inhabitants to search for ways to save credits, eventually leading them to switch to a cheaper power source. This source created massive amounts of toxic waste, and eventually polluted Taris’ ocean, causing a planet-wide famine. As the richer citizens hogged all of the remaining food sources, the poor rose up, and ignited the Tarisian Civil War.
Ultimately, the rich prevailed, and as the prisons across the planet became filled, the tradition of sending criminals to the Undercity, leaving them to fend for themselves against the Gamorreans and Rakghouls, started. It was also around this time that the infamous Tarisian prejudice against aliens began; most likely due to most of the rebels from the Civil War being of alien descent. This prejudice continued to exist for another century, making the planet significantly hostile to aliens looking for a new place to settle down. Eerily similar to how criminals were treated; the aliens were banished to Lower City, leaving the Upper City to become solely populated by rich humans.
Eventually, the food supplies on Taris ran out, and they became solely reliant on imported foods. It was also around this time that the infamous Swoop Bike sub-culture of the city began to come into existence. Although not particularly prevalent on the Upper City, it became practically the economy of the Lower City. Swoop gang wars became common, with the most famous being that of the Black Vulkars and the Hidden Beks.
During the Mandalorian Wars, the planet became one of the first major planets to be threatened by the Mandalorians as they began to sweep through the Outer Rim territories. Due to its close proximity to the ‘front’, the planet was granted membership in the Republic, and was turned into a major staging area by Revanchists, a group of Jedi who rebelled against the Jedi Council’s judgment to stay out of the war, at least for the time being.
Taris became the first major strike against the Republic by the Mandalorians, after it had been largely abandoned by the Republican Military, and the Jedi Order. In their first strike, they largely conquered the Upper City, seizing the Jedi Temple on the planet and the military base which then used as a staging area. A resistance movement lead by the Hidden Beks tried to reclaim the planet, but they were eventually defeated.
After the Mandalorian’s final defeat at Malachor V, the remaining forces left on Taris were largely presumed to have abandoned the planet, or to have been driven out by Revan and Malak’s forces. In the year after the war’s end, the Republic maintained a small garrison on the planet, although it was considered to have had no military value or importance.
As Revan and Malak returned as Sith Lords, their forces quickly became to conquer the Outer Rim territories, leaving Taris to once again be threatened. However, soon after this conquest began, Revan was supposedly killed by a Jedi Strike Team, leaving only Malak to threaten the Republic. As more and more of his forces swept through the Republic, the Republic Senators began to take action.
A ship was sent out to aid in building up the garrison on the planet, among the passengers were Carth Onasi, a veteran of the Mandalorian Wars, Bastila Shan, one of the ‘keys’ to the Republic’s defense against Malak, and a brainwashed Revan, who was unaware of his true identity. The ship, named the Endar Spire, however was ambushed by a Sith Warship above the planet, which had recently been conquered by Malak’s forces. Carth, Bastila, and Revan were the only survivors of the attack, which left them stranded on the planet.
Days after their escape, Malak ordered the planet to be razed, fearing that Bastila would escape from his grasp. Despite his efforts, the group escaped from the planet just as the Sith began their assault, leaving no building left standing. Millions died in the assault, although the majority of those living in the Undercity survived the bombardment.
As the Undercity citizens tried to survive, they found the planet to largely be unlivable. Eventually, they died out, leaving the planet completely abandoned, a silent reminder of the Jedi Civil War. However, three hundred and fifteen years after Malak razed the planet, the Republic attempted to reestablish the city, somewhat succeeding in their efforts as the planet slowly began to rebuild itself, although it would never regain its once massive city.
The planet was largely ignored during the Clone Wars, the planet itself becoming a member of the Council of Neutral Systems. It, like all other planets, came under the control of the Empire, although it was never the site of any major battles. After the fall of the Empire, it joined the New Republic. Although it was later conquered by the invading Yuuzhan Vong, it was neither razed nor altered in any way. After the war, it was liberated by the New Republic.
Taris is widely considered to be one of the few planets to have worked its way back to being habitable after a planet-wide disaster. The way back to this was paved with numerous struggles with both its inhabitants and the planet itself. Overall, the planet most likely cost more lives than all that were lost in the Jedi Civil War, and quite possibly, even the Mandalorian Wars.
The planet started out its ‘life’ as a simple colony planet, but over time it slowly became covered in a planet-wide city, and as more and more arrived on Taris, the city continued to build on top of the previous work, eventually creating three main sub-divisions, the Upper City, the Lower City, and the Undercity, the decay of the planet growing more and more apparent the deeper one went.
Due to its location close to a major hyperspace route, it eventually became known as the ‘Coruscant of the Outer Rim’, although it had something that Coruscant lacked, an ocean, meaning that that the entire city wasn't really planet-wide, but the reputation still grew with each passing generation. However, as that reputation grew, it was simply masking the decay that was slowly taking its hold over the lower cities.
Sometime around 4,086 BBY, the famous Rakghoul disease broke out in the Undercity, eventually leading to it being largely abandoned by its citizens. Even with the disease taking its hold, the Undercity was still considered to be the planet’s infrastructure, although in time, it became too overrun by Gamorrean Slavers and Rakghouls to have any practical use. These events were merely a shadow of the darkness that was about to come.
As more and more trade routes began to spring up, Taris slowly became ‘obsolete’ as a trading hub, leading its inhabitants to search for ways to save credits, eventually leading them to switch to a cheaper power source. This source created massive amounts of toxic waste, and eventually polluted Taris’ ocean, causing a planet-wide famine. As the richer citizens hogged all of the remaining food sources, the poor rose up, and ignited the Tarisian Civil War.
Ultimately, the rich prevailed, and as the prisons across the planet became filled, the tradition of sending criminals to the Undercity, leaving them to fend for themselves against the Gamorreans and Rakghouls, started. It was also around this time that the infamous Tarisian prejudice against aliens began; most likely due to most of the rebels from the Civil War being of alien descent. This prejudice continued to exist for another century, making the planet significantly hostile to aliens looking for a new place to settle down. Eerily similar to how criminals were treated; the aliens were banished to Lower City, leaving the Upper City to become solely populated by rich humans.
Eventually, the food supplies on Taris ran out, and they became solely reliant on imported foods. It was also around this time that the infamous Swoop Bike sub-culture of the city began to come into existence. Although not particularly prevalent on the Upper City, it became practically the economy of the Lower City. Swoop gang wars became common, with the most famous being that of the Black Vulkars and the Hidden Beks.
During the Mandalorian Wars, the planet became one of the first major planets to be threatened by the Mandalorians as they began to sweep through the Outer Rim territories. Due to its close proximity to the ‘front’, the planet was granted membership in the Republic, and was turned into a major staging area by Revanchists, a group of Jedi who rebelled against the Jedi Council’s judgment to stay out of the war, at least for the time being.
Taris became the first major strike against the Republic by the Mandalorians, after it had been largely abandoned by the Republican Military, and the Jedi Order. In their first strike, they largely conquered the Upper City, seizing the Jedi Temple on the planet and the military base which then used as a staging area. A resistance movement lead by the Hidden Beks tried to reclaim the planet, but they were eventually defeated.
After the Mandalorian’s final defeat at Malachor V, the remaining forces left on Taris were largely presumed to have abandoned the planet, or to have been driven out by Revan and Malak’s forces. In the year after the war’s end, the Republic maintained a small garrison on the planet, although it was considered to have had no military value or importance.
As Revan and Malak returned as Sith Lords, their forces quickly became to conquer the Outer Rim territories, leaving Taris to once again be threatened. However, soon after this conquest began, Revan was supposedly killed by a Jedi Strike Team, leaving only Malak to threaten the Republic. As more and more of his forces swept through the Republic, the Republic Senators began to take action.
A ship was sent out to aid in building up the garrison on the planet, among the passengers were Carth Onasi, a veteran of the Mandalorian Wars, Bastila Shan, one of the ‘keys’ to the Republic’s defense against Malak, and a brainwashed Revan, who was unaware of his true identity. The ship, named the Endar Spire, however was ambushed by a Sith Warship above the planet, which had recently been conquered by Malak’s forces. Carth, Bastila, and Revan were the only survivors of the attack, which left them stranded on the planet.
Days after their escape, Malak ordered the planet to be razed, fearing that Bastila would escape from his grasp. Despite his efforts, the group escaped from the planet just as the Sith began their assault, leaving no building left standing. Millions died in the assault, although the majority of those living in the Undercity survived the bombardment.
As the Undercity citizens tried to survive, they found the planet to largely be unlivable. Eventually, they died out, leaving the planet completely abandoned, a silent reminder of the Jedi Civil War. However, three hundred and fifteen years after Malak razed the planet, the Republic attempted to reestablish the city, somewhat succeeding in their efforts as the planet slowly began to rebuild itself, although it would never regain its once massive city.
The planet was largely ignored during the Clone Wars, the planet itself becoming a member of the Council of Neutral Systems. It, like all other planets, came under the control of the Empire, although it was never the site of any major battles. After the fall of the Empire, it joined the New Republic. Although it was later conquered by the invading Yuuzhan Vong, it was neither razed nor altered in any way. After the war, it was liberated by the New Republic.