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From: sas@leadsv.UUCP (Scott Stewart)
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: Stormtroopers (Armor & Weapons)
Message-ID: <621@leadsv.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 20-Sep-85 18:10:32 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 20 18:10:32 1985
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References: <608@leadsv.UUCP> <1392@utcsri.UUCP>
Organization: LMSC-LEADS, Sunnyvale, Ca.
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Summary: Clone Wars

In article <1392@utcsri.UUCP>, tom@utcsri.UUCP (Tom Nadas) writes:
> 
> The idea of all the stormtroppers being clones of Obi Wan presents
> two difficulties:
> 
> 1) we clearly see in the deathstar docking bay that the troopers,
> when lined up, are not all the same height.  I suppose the clones
> could have been raised on worlds with different gravities, but ...
> 
> 2) Han and Luke mug two stormtroopers and steal their uniforms.
> Surely they would have noticed if a) the two storm troopers were
> identical and b) that both storm troopers looked like Obi Wan.
> 
> RJS

I didn't think the author said that the stormtroopers were all clones of the
same person, or that they were even the same clone as Obi Wan. He implied
that the stormtroopers were clones, but they could be many gene bases to
start with.

But this talk reminds me of an article I read from, I think, Starlog back
after EMPIRE. The author was specualating on the many possible plotlines
left open at the end of the 2nd movie and what we might see in the 3rd.
He talked a bit about the Clone War mentioned in A NEW HOPE, speculating
things like that all Jedi's were made of a special genetic makeup, and
that the old Jedi force was made of many clones, who fought the bad clones,
those who turned to the dark side for the Empire. One basis for this idea
was that in EMPIRE the emperor was also played by Alec Guiness. 

Well, Lucas opened a can of worms with the one little mention of the Clone
Wars, and I sure hope he finally tells us what happened.


					Scott A. Stewart
					LMSC - Sunnyvale


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