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Favorite Imperial Officer? Piett, Veers, Motti, Jejerrod, etc...

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Posted 28 May 2005 - 09:25 AM

I always liked Piett the most. Mostly because of the rapport he seemed to have with Darth Vader. Vader had a couple of chances to kill him in ESB but didn't. Particularly at the very end of the movie when the Millennium Falcon blasts off into hyperspace. They show a closeup of Piett who quite clearly seems to realize he'd a gonner.

Then they show Vader who looks back and forth and then walks by Piett without killing him. That's one of my favorite moments from ESB because it shows that Vader can be rrrrrrrrreasonable. He knows Piett did all he could but somehow the Millennium Falcon still got away.
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Posted 28 May 2005 - 11:44 PM

It also forshadows Vader's eventual return to the "good side". For the first time, Vader shows mercy. Earlier in the movie, he would've destroyed Piett. But he's softening.

This was quite a bit of good, subtle forshadowing. Remember when you saw that in Star Wars movies. I tend to think that if Lucas made this movie today, after the Falcon took off, and Vader left and didn't kill Piett, one of other officers would approach Piett and I think the scene would be something like this:

OFFICER
He didn't kill you, Admiral.

PIETT
I know. I can't believe it, Commander Cody.

OFFICER
Why do you think he spared you?

PIETT
I have a feeling that he's going to go through a big change soon.

Piett would then walk away. And two R2 units would chirp by, one of them would roll into the wall for much needed comic relief.

I may be being too kind. I think my idea for the scene would be too subtle for George.
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Posted 29 May 2005 - 12:06 AM

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Posted 29 May 2005 - 07:56 PM

QUOTE (Chefelf @ May 28 2005, 09:25 AM)
Then they show Vader who looks back and forth and then walks by Piett without killing him.  That's one of my favorite moments from ESB because it shows that Vader can be rrrrrrrrreasonable.  He knows Piett did all he could but somehow the Millennium Falcon still got away.


i think piette was just a likable guy, to be honest. i don't even know why i like him, and niether did vader.... the guy just had a subtle charisma that you couldn't pin point. vader looked back and forth because he knew it was chokage time, but he looks and piette and can't do it.
there's something special about that admirel piett, maybe it's the fact that he was ensign a week ago, or maybe i've just grown accustomed to his face...

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Posted 30 May 2005 - 07:27 AM

I think I like Needa most. Just for having the balls to face Vader. Although I agree with Chefelf, that the scene at the end of ESB is awesome, because all would expect Vader to kill Piett
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Posted 07 June 2005 - 10:00 PM

Veers. All the way. He's the only competent Imperial officer in the series, plus he's the one officer shown leading from the front, right up in the lead walker. Shame he didn't appear in ROTJ, albeit the Rebels might well have lost again on Endor had they been facing him.
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Posted 09 June 2005 - 10:54 PM

QUOTE (Madam Corvax @ May 30 2005, 07:27 AM)
I think I like Needa most. Just for having the balls to face Vader. Although I agree with Chefelf, that the scene at the end of ESB is awesome, because all would expect Vader to kill Piett


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Posted 09 June 2005 - 10:59 PM

QUOTE (JW Wells @ Jun 7 2005, 10:00 PM)
Veers.  All the way.  He's the only competent Imperial officer in the series, plus he's the one officer shown leading from the front, right up in the lead walker.  Shame he didn't appear in ROTJ, albeit the Rebels might well have lost again on Endor had they been facing him.



TROOPER: Sir! Ewoks are coming out of everywhere! They're hitting our armor with clubs! The officers are running around for no apparent reason! What do we do?

VEERS: All troops regroup, hold a perimeter around the shield generator, DO NOT persue them into the woods, do not send 3 squads to help, no one leaves their post, all we have to do is hold off until the fleet is crushed. The day is ours.

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Posted 12 June 2005 - 12:16 AM

Piett of course, there's something so human about him. He seems like he belongs in
a british tv sitcom but he's the Johnny Depp of Star Wars. Just look at his mug, he
doesn't even have say a word to make you laugh:



Its like, "shit how the hell did I end up here..."

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Posted 14 June 2005 - 03:11 PM

I like Needa the most because he is the cause for one of the best lines of Movie History:

QUOTE (Darth Vader @ The Empire Strikes Back, Episode V)
Apology accepted, Captain Needa.



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Posted 14 June 2005 - 03:26 PM

QUOTE (Chefelf @ May 28 2005, 09:25 AM)
I always liked Piett the most.  Mostly because of the rapport he seemed to have with Darth Vader.  Vader had a couple of chances to kill him in ESB but didn't.  Particularly at the very end of the movie when the Millennium Falcon blasts off into hyperspace.  They show a closeup of Piett  who quite clearly seems to realize he'd a gonner.

Then they show Vader who looks back and forth and then walks by Piett without killing him.  That's one of my favorite moments from ESB because it shows that Vader can be rrrrrrrrreasonable.  He knows Piett did all he could but somehow the Millennium Falcon still got away.


Good call. I always thought (and this might be a stretch) that Vader seemed emotionally drained when the Falcon finally got away.
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Posted 14 June 2005 - 03:27 PM

QUOTE (Veer @ May 26 2005, 01:37 AM)
Veers was the only competent imperial officer. At least he's the only one who actually accomplishes something.


It's a shame that he died in an unfilmed scene in ESB.
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Posted 14 June 2005 - 03:28 PM

QUOTE (JW Wells @ Jun 7 2005, 10:00 PM)
Veers.  All the way.  He's the only competent Imperial officer in the series, plus he's the one officer shown leading from the front, right up in the lead walker.  Shame he didn't appear in ROTJ, albeit the Rebels might well have lost again on Endor had they been facing him.


I think he doesn't appear in ROTJ because he was supposed to die in ESB.
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Posted 14 June 2005 - 03:29 PM

QUOTE (Vampsmasher @ Jun 12 2005, 12:16 AM)
Piett of course, there's something so human about him. He seems like he belongs in
a british tv sitcom but he's the Johnny Depp of Star Wars. Just look at his mug, he
doesn't even have say a word to make you laugh:



Its like,  "shit how the hell did I end up  here..."


I agree.

Does he died in ROTJ when the A-Wing hits the Executioner?
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Posted 14 June 2005 - 04:14 PM

That's the impression I got. And if he didn't perish from the impact with the A-Wing, he certainly did when the STD Executioner crashed into the Death Star.
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