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Mamatried
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 Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 5:58 pm Post subject: The Rebel Vader.... |
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I was brainstorming a character concept, sort of a crazy one and came up with the iron knight, that alone is both a bit weird and fun.
As there is no real reason to why the droid body can not be anything large enough I landed on a life size copy of Vader version of an Iron Knight.
Sort of a fun concept, and would such a thin be doable, lets say he uses a lightsaber that is red-ish, but not "sith-red".
I am seeing the character as part of a rebel black ops unit, specializing in infiltrating imperial installations and "securing" data and research etc
Any thoughts?
Maybe some recommended skills outside lightsaber and lightsaber combat, vader hobby, and intimidation.
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Naaman
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| Wait... is it a droid, or a cybernetically enhanced amputee? |
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Raven Redstar
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It's a Shard inside a droid chassis built to look exactly like Darth Vader.
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| Raven Redstar wrote: | | It's a Shard inside a droid chassis built to look exactly like Darth Vader. |
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Zarn
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Well, when Darth Vader was in his pink phase, he was more Diet Vader, or Darth Vader Light, 30% less Dark Side. We don't talk about his Frilly Phase. And three cloaks studded with vibrospikes was just impractical, edgelord phase or not.
Anyhow, I suspect that just carrying a lightsaber is enough, color and possibly synthetic or 'bled' crystal aside - I don't think the details of Lord Vader's actual lightsaber would be common knowledge in the Empire.
You could also pattern it after a HRD, essentially ending up being a Shard-host HRD inside a replica armor, rather than having the armor itself being the replica droid. It would also help protect against scans and so on. |
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Mamatried
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 8:04 am Post subject: Re: The Rebel Vader.... |
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| Whill wrote: | | Mamatried wrote: | | lets say he uses a lightsaber that is red-ish, but not "sith-red". |
By red-ish, but not "sith-red" do you mean sometimes-pink like Vader's actual lightsaber? |
with the "new" canon things are a little different.
Good old days, the jedi could under certain conditions create natural red ( different shine to them) crystals, one way normal kybers became red was if they were developed along with kinrath eggs etc.
So with the new canon I would go with something more magenta. |
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CRMcNeill
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Frankly, Vader is so iconic that I wouldn't want to water down his effect by making an inferior copy. Now, a Shard in a IG-100 Magnaguard body, though...
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Naaman
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 9:31 am Post subject: Re: The Rebel Vader.... |
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| Mamatried wrote: | | Whill wrote: | | Mamatried wrote: | | lets say he uses a lightsaber that is red-ish, but not "sith-red". |
By red-ish, but not "sith-red" do you mean sometimes-pink like Vader's actual lightsaber? |
with the "new" canon things are a little different.
Good old days, the jedi could under certain conditions create natural red ( different shine to them) crystals, one way normal kybers became red was if they were developed along with kinrath eggs etc.
So with the new canon I would go with something more magenta. |
Ugh.... "new canon"  |
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 9:41 am Post subject: Re: The Rebel Vader.... |
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| Naaman wrote: | | Mamatried wrote: | | Whill wrote: | | Mamatried wrote: | | lets say he uses a lightsaber that is red-ish, but not "sith-red". |
By red-ish, but not "sith-red" do you mean sometimes-pink like Vader's actual lightsaber? |
with the "new" canon things are a little different.
Good old days, the jedi could under certain conditions create natural red ( different shine to them) crystals, one way normal kybers became red was if they were developed along with kinrath eggs etc.
So with the new canon I would go with something more magenta. |
Ugh.... "new canon" |
I am contemplating using affect mind on the new canon.
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Whill
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| Mamatried wrote: | | Whill wrote: | | Mamatried wrote: | | lets say he uses a lightsaber that is red-ish, but not "sith-red". |
By red-ish, but not "sith-red" do you mean sometimes-pink like Vader's actual lightsaber? |
with the "new" canon things are a little different.
Good old days, the jedi could under certain conditions create natural red ( different shine to them) crystals, one way normal kybers became red was if they were developed along with kinrath eggs etc.
So with the new canon I would go with something more magenta. |
The Lucas films are canon in both canons. You lost me in your reply to my joke about how Vader's saber seems to have a pink glow in some shots. It's definitely my fault for even going there.
| Zarn wrote: | | Well, when Darth Vader was in his pink phase, he was more Diet Vader, or Darth Vader Light, 30% less Dark Side. We don't talk about his Frilly Phase. And three cloaks studded with vibrospikes was just impractical, edgelord phase or not. |
Exactly! Inspired by Vader's "pink phase" I will definitely have a Dark Side villain with a fully pink lightsaber in my coming campaign.
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Darth Fabulous?
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Fair Warning: if you Google “Darth Fabulous,” you may see things that can not be unseen.
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