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Um, did you enlarge that pic?Ya know, the "
Birth of Vader" in
EPIII was
kinda cool, but in the end (and after several viewings) I really
don't like it. Sure, seeing the quasi-Empire
medical droids is neat and the shots of the
mask going on is still cool... but
ovarall, it doesn't add to the character of Vader... in fact,
I think it hurts it.
I think what bugs me is that when you finally see Anakin in the Vader suit it just
doesn't look like VADER to me... its more like
Hayden Christiansen in a costume, if that makes sense. Plus, I just
don't like the prequels and how Lucas handled the
character of Anakin, so its even harder to imagine
Haydakin in the suit during the Original movies (don't worry, I never think of the Prequels while watching the Originals). This added to my wishing the
prequel DESIGNS looked more like the early
McQuarrie designs got me thinking,
"What if when Vader was born, instead of being put into the Vader suit we know and love, his very first suit looked similar to McQuarrie's early concept design?" We would then see the
"normal" Vader suit when he makes his grand entrance in
A New Hope, 18 years after EPIII.
However,
Vader is a tragic character and part of that tragedy is the fact he's been a
prisoner inside the helmet for 18 years. To have him change armor and helmet would take away from that.... although, really,
his helmet and shoulder armor changed with each movie;
Red eyes in ANH and
Black in Empire/Jedi being the most noticable. So I suppose
just leave it be, but make the prequels
GOOD.
Anyway, it was
just a thought that surfaced in
me dorky fanboy brain.
What does everyone else think?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* In a related topic, I recommend picking up the Star Wars novel
"Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader". It's set soon
after EPIII and you see
Vader hunt down some
remaining Jedi, and begin to see the path where
"Anakin in the Vader suit" becomes simply
"Darth Vader" that we know andlove. While 99% of Star Wars novels suck sweaty nerf-herder balls, this one's pretty cool and there's enough awesome moments to make the read worthwhile, I think.
Pick it up!
I really don't get the MINI-MATE craze. Small "LEGO-style" figures of comic characters. I just don't get it. I'm shocked they're still going... going strong, too, as they are about to unleash a full-length animated movie of the Mini-Mates entitled "DARKTIDE". Yeah, I know, right? Anyway, like I said, I'm not a fan of them... in fact, they actually annoy the shit out of me. With that said, however, I am now hostage to my own psychosis. Series 19 will include a figure of ARCHANGEL in his Horseman costume. Shit. Guess I'm buying that one. I hate myself sometimes.
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