Star Wars VII trailer and an interesting speeder - CHARACTER NAMES 12/12

[uti long smile]

Step ladder 

The sound of the 'speeder bike' is the same as some of the pod engines. There is also a couple of very good concept images of a downed AT-AT that's been converted into a hermits home, or some such, could be the same person?

cheers

James

I think the home and speeder are both related to 'Kira'. As much as we can know at this stage. Might have watched the trailer a lot more than is healthy.

[Agis]

Might have watched the trailer a lot more than is healthy.

Hmm, I lost count at 10x...

[former user]

and he shot first 

[beefcake]

And I respect him for that.

[FramFramson]

and he shot first 

Now and forever!

[Luddite]

This looks excellent.

The design seems to hark right back to the original trilogy concept sketches and looks like Star Wars in the way the prequel light-show toy adverts just didn't.

JJ did a top job reinventing Star Trek and if he does the same here, we're in for a treat.  The sheer speed of the Xwings and Falcon are breathtaking, and i think i only saw one lens flare sin in there.

I'm optimistic so far.

The black trooper is one of the main characters as I understand, as it the girl riding the swoop/speeder.  Agreed the light-claymore is a bit of a misfire, but if that's the worst we get we're on solid ground.

As for the rolling droid?  What's the problem?  Seriously?? 

I mean, remember these?



This is a good start for what may be an awesome reboot.

[OSHIROmodels]

As for the rolling droid?  What's the problem?  Seriously?? 

I mean, remember these?

To be fair, that was only ever in the background and never made 'centre stage' as it were. And the original items that made it into the films were dirty and grubby in the proper sense, not the 'clean' dirt we see nowadays 

But yes, still optimistic after watching the trailer all afternoon 

cheers

James

[Commander Vyper]

No problem with wheeled or tracked bots, but floaty head wall-e looking astro-marble mechs.....

[FramFramson]

Maybe they'd be happier with a droid that looked like an 80's-era trash can from McDonalds, and which only says "GONK"?

[Commander Vyper]

Maybe.

I just don't get the marblemech from the one shot (granted) we've been given at the moment.

[Elbows]

I actually get it...from a design standpoint.  If you use magnets etc. to create a simple rolling ball as your form of locomotion it vastly increases where you can go (which is better than wondering "how in the hell did R2D2 get there...?").  I do think it looks a little silly but I doubt it'll be a main character. 

[FramFramson]

 

[former user]

as with Darth Mauls double sabre, I am certain this will be a plot device too. the "crossguard"  can be used to stab too in the oh so beloved blade lock situations that never occur in reality

[FramFramson]

Well, if you want to get all nitpicky, they wouldn't even work as crossguards - any locked blade would chop the emitters off!

[Commander Vyper]

I actually thought that the red kiber crystal was venting engery rather than being a sword hilt. I looked quite rough round the edges almost primitive in resoect to sabre design? An old sith resurrected?