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Malnurtured Snay
Member # 411
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Hola!In "Star Wars - Episode II: A New Hope: Special Edition" You thought it was forgotten, Mim?, the Empire sends Sandtroopers to Tatooine to look for the 'droids. They're on foot, on dewback, in the desert wastes and in Mos Eisley (and, presumeably, Mos Espa ... assuming they're close ...) Now, they differ from Stormtroopers in three major ways: a) They wear back-packs (presumeably filled with water and survival gear) b) They wear shoulder pads (I want to say 'pantaloons'). c) They're really dirty. The 'pantaloons' (I think) are all different colors. Some have grey, some white, some red. So ... what I want to know ... do the different colors signify anything?
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Jernau Morat Gurgeh
Member # 318
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Don't know, but I have to tell you there's a mistake in your post, it's IV, not II. Sorry, but I feel a bit obsessively compulsive today.Oh, and: pan�ta�loon (pnt-ln) n. Men's wide breeches extending from waist to ankle, worn especially in England in the late 17th century. Often used in the plural. Tight trousers extending from waist to ankle with straps passing under the instep, worn especially in the 19th century. Often used in the plural. Trousers; pants. Often used in the plural.
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Vogon Poet
Member # 393
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Could the word you want be 'epaulettes?'
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Malnurtured Snay
Member # 411
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No, I'm pretty sure not. Doh! It is episode IV! Mim will kill me! http://captainpiett.tripod.com/sand26.html See the orange thingy? [ November 21, 2001: Message edited by: Malnurtured Snay ]
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Malnurtured Snay
Member # 411
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No, I'm pretty sure not. Doh! It is episode IV! Mim will kill me!
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The Mighty Monkey of Mim
Member # 646
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No...But pantaloons are...um...pants. Like from the 16-17th centuries. Think Shakespeare in Love.Don't know if they signify anything, but I don't think Lucas was thinking of it when he had 'em designed. -MMoM
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Vogon Poet
Member # 393
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Say what you want, at least epaulettes have this whole "worn on the shoulder" thing going that pantaloons are sorely lacking.Personally, I always wondered what they were trying to say when 2 out of the three Stormtrooper weapons seen are of British design - the sidearm is a modified Sterling SMG, you got this Vickers machinegun here (or was it a Lewis? Always mixing them up); the third of course being a German MG-34.
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Malnurtured Snay
Member # 411
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Got it. "Pauldron." So -- what do the different color pauldrons mean?
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Aban Rune
Member # 226
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I only ever remember seeing orange. Maybe it helps them stand out against the desert background?But I think Mim is right though...I think they just wanted to do something a little different with the ground based troopers than all the ones we'd see up to that point. I doubt tons of thought was put into what everything "meant".
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Malnurtured Snay
Member # 411
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There were also white and grey.
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The Mighty Monkey of Mim
Member # 646
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White, Grey, Orange, Red, and Black, to be precise.-MMoM [ November 21, 2001: Message edited by: The Mighty Monkey of Mim ]
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Malnurtured Snay
Member # 411
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Well, I guess they probably denote rank. Black for Captain, Red for Lieutenant, White for Sergeant, Orange for Corporal, Grey for Private? ::shrug::
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akb1979
Member # 557
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I seem to recall something about colours and the British Army. They have a rank called "Colour Sergeant". This guy or gal is in charge of soldiers under a colour - almost like a team. At school (years and years ago) the classes were split into four teams for sports and "team work" (kinda like homework)- red, yellow, green and blue. I'm totally guessing here that these different coloured segments of the uniforms represent a similar meaning. Anyone British who knows what I'm talking about, please prove me right or wrong!
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PsyLiam
Member # 73
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I have no idea.Aren't you British anyway, Akabay? (And isn't there something easier we can call you? That name doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.)
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Malnurtured Snay
Member # 411
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Uh, there's color guard in the U.S. too. As far as I know, they both just do stuff with the flag and what not.
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akb1979
Member # 557
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From the Star Wars Visual Dictionary:“Officers in field units may wear coloured shoulder pauldrons as high-visibility rank indicators.” “Squad leaders, who lead units of seven troopers, wear orange shoulder pauldrons.” What is a "pauldron" anyway? I have no definition anywhere. quote: Originally posted by PsyLiam:
Aren't you British anyway, Akabay? (And isn't there something easier we can call you? That name doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.)
Yes I am British - well spotted! And what's wrong with my name? Why is it not "easy"? What would you call me?
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Malnurtured Snay
Member # 411
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It's the shoulder thingy they wear.
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Malnurtured Snay
Member # 411
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pauldron \Paul"dron\, n. [See Powldron.] (Mil. Antiq.) A piece of armor covering the shoulder at the junction of the body piece and arm piece.
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Spike
Member # 322
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Here's something about the pauldrons.http://www.theforce.net/swtc/insignia/stormtrooper.html
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PsyLiam
Member # 73
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Well, Alan, there were several cunning clues which led me to deduce that you are British. The first was that you keep spelling "colour" correctly. The second was that your location in your profile is listed as being "Nottingham, England". And I don't think we need a third.
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Malnurtured Snay
Member # 411
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I pronounce color as "keller".
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Aethelwer
Member # 36
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http://www.theforce.net/swtc/insignia/stormtrooper.html
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Veers
Member # 661
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Aethelwer! You're back! I think a little interrogation is in order...
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Aethelwer
Member # 36
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I never left.
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Ultra Magnus
Member # 239
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Look up, way up, and I'll call Rusty.
Or, I'll call the SWTC.
Or, I'll call the link in Spike's post three above yours. [ January 05, 2002: Message edited by: Ultra Magnus ]
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