General Yoda
#1
Posted 17 May 2005 - 01:06 AM
Yeah, ok General Yoda...when did he become a military authority or a tactician?
"Wars do not make one great." Hmm, I guess they did that day.
It's a small nitpick, but one that's always stuck with me.
#2
Posted 17 May 2005 - 07:15 AM
#3
Posted 17 May 2005 - 10:09 AM
- J m HofMarN on the Sand People
#5
Posted 17 May 2005 - 10:33 AM
Also, this isn't a large nitpick, this is quite small. AS it's common sense really to know why the Jedi's became Generals.
This post has been edited by Dark_Sith: 17 May 2005 - 10:33 AM
#6
Posted 17 May 2005 - 11:02 AM
Next we'll see General C-3P0 and Colonel R2-D2. Or should that be the other way around?
I'd like a qui-gon jinn please with an obi-wan to go.
#7
Posted 17 May 2005 - 01:35 PM
#9
Posted 17 May 2005 - 01:51 PM
#10
Posted 17 May 2005 - 02:03 PM
Also, this isn't a large nitpick, this is quite small. AS it's common sense really to know why the Jedi's became Generals.
I'm sorry - it's 'common sense' to put someone with no military experience, tactical knowledge, or proven leadership abilities in charge of a whole army? Well, all I can say is that I'm bloody glad our own military leaders don't subscribe to that kind of 'common sense'. Yoda actually says himself that the Jedi are not soldiers - being able to wave a lightsaber around does not automatically mean you'll have the skills necessary for directing troop movements or leading others into battle.
What should have happened is that the Republic had its own army, with its own cadre of officers. It's not impossible that the Jedi could have served under them in past conflicts, and that some of them could have been promoted to positions of authority - which would explain Obi-Wan becoming a General. But of course, Lucas chose instead to throw all logic out of the window and make every Tom, Dick, Harry or Jar Jar into a military leader.
- J m HofMarN on the Sand People
#11
Posted 17 May 2005 - 03:42 PM
The clones, like the droids, do have a ranking system. There are even elite units.
It is tradition in the Star Wars universe for people to become Generals for no particular reason other than being the stars of the movies. Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Lando Calrissian, Jar Jar Binks, Obi-Wan Kenobi, etc.
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#12
Posted 17 May 2005 - 04:37 PM
#13
Posted 18 May 2005 - 09:50 AM
It's just as STUPID in the OT as it is in the PT, but at least it doesn't happen quite as often. If I remember correctly, Luke was a Commander by RotJ and Han was a Captain. Lando was made a General, but at least they'd been fighting for quite a while by then and some reason was given for it.
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#14
Posted 18 May 2005 - 03:17 PM
I would have preferred to have had Mace Windu leading the troops (since he seems more like a warrior). Heck, even little Boba Fett would know more about battle tactics than Yoda. Yoda is a wise old Jedi Master, who spends his days training little kids to trust their feelings. He might have been a warrior in the past, but he just doesn't make a good general.
#15
Posted 19 May 2005 - 09:51 AM
It's harder to believe that the officers would all be Jedi, as their training doesn't seem to prepare them for military command any better than other paramilitary forces, and it's hard to see Yoda as Supreme Commander. He's old, there's no evidence he's studied the skillset required for command, and he has extensive experience with the Jedi, which seem like a loosely organized militant order rather than an army. "General Kenobi", on the other hand, seems perfectly reasonable.