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LumbiaSith

posted 04-15-2003 02:47 PM    
My speculation is that it was to open the special path for Ben Skywalker. To open a character that would eventually become somewhat similar..

That's just me though, what is your idea on the killing of Anakin.


Tro-Ensha

posted 04-20-2003 07:39 AM    
From what I have heard and read, it was partly because the readers were having trouble telling the difference between Anakin Solo and Anakin Skywalker.

LumbiaSith

posted 04-20-2003 01:07 PM    
Hehe, that's a funny idea.

Tro-Ensha

posted 04-21-2003 11:23 PM    
It's funny, but sad. Oh, we killed off the son of one of the major characters because he had the same name as someone else... hahaha, funny.

I have read it in more than three places, and it is confirmed: part of the reason is because of what I mentioned.


Graysith

posted 04-22-2003 12:57 AM    
And the three places this was read are...?


Waits with growing curiosity, knowing ANYONE can write ANYTHING... ANYWHERE.

[ 04-22-2003 12:58 AM: Message edited 1 time, lastly by Graysith ]


Entaris

posted 04-23-2003 06:37 PM    
Who cares about anakin? i could care less about the loser kid witht he same name of skywalker...

What i want to know is why Chewbacca was killed off


LumbiaSith

posted 04-24-2003 06:56 PM    
Because they wanted to make room for Ben Skywalker.

I really hate that name, doesn't fit.


Mara1Jade

posted 04-26-2003 12:01 AM    
They killed Chewie because he is very difficult to portray accurately in a book. It's not like he speaks any specifc language or basic, and it's very hard to convey the meanings of different growls and grunts, I'm sure.

As for Anakin Solo, I always kinda liked him, and have no idea why he was killed off except because it made a "good story."


LumbiaSith

posted 04-26-2003 12:08 AM    
Well it's confusing why they killed Chewie off but manage to keep the R2 unit's, because the beeps we're conveyed through the works of their surrondings. Whether they were in their astromech spots on a ship, or infront of one of their masters.

I mean, Chewie could be done in the same way--it's weird reason, but somewhat valid.

You could easily say te emotion in that roar, and have someone else like Han say "Shut up furrball, it'll be okay."

It was somewhat hard to even see really what he was talking about in the movies at certian times, I don't know why they just didn't keep 'em. Chewie is the best, and they just fling 'em around and place him in the dead column..those...those bastards they killed kenny, I mean chewie.


Xam Ngboohan

posted 05-19-2003 07:45 PM    
You are right you know....they killed off Chewie as he was difficult to portray.
But as for Anakin Solo, they wanted him to go down a hero....wanted him to go down fighting. Also because the story has more to do with the twins. Anakin had his share of fun and heroics(please read "Junior Jedi Knights" , "Edge of Victory 1 & 2" and " Star by Star")

LumbiaSith

posted 05-19-2003 08:15 PM    
I think Lucas Arts has a thing for the twins, because Leia and Luke, now Jacen and Jaina.

Xam Ngboohan

posted 05-19-2003 08:20 PM    
You got that right....i think the twins may be something "holy" in the eyes of Vong....(note the Vong have twin gods)

LumbiaSith

posted 05-19-2003 08:53 PM    
So your telling me Vongs are actually the original Jedi! I knew it all along, lol...

J/k


Xam Ngboohan

posted 05-20-2003 04:14 AM    
No No No!!!! Don't get me wrong here....The Vong are completely different from the Jedi.... Thheir DNA has already been mapped and....
a)there are no midiclorians in the DNA(thus no connection to the force).
b)they are totally different from all other Star Wars species.

Read "New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way" (My favorite)


Jaina Solo

posted 05-20-2003 09:05 PM    
Thats why the jedi couldn't sense them, because they had no connection to the force.

Xam Ngboohan

posted 05-21-2003 06:05 AM    
Err....yea.....the obvious answer.....something i would expect from one who has not read the New Jedi Order series