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It strikes me that clones are probably VERY expensive. It might be cost prohibitive to RAISE a clone army. I mean, a million and a half clones isn't much of an army ... ESPECIALLY for a huge galactic Republic with its population (presumeably) in the hundreds of billions.
I mean, it sounds like a nice big number, but it's not. The Empire has plenty of places to hunt for (presumeably) willing recruits.
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Someone told me that STAR WARS DOT COM (da da dah!) has changed it's section on Stormtroopers, and now says that those of the classic trilogy are clones. And apparently they have changed because George Lucus wrote STAR WARS (da da dah!) and told STAR WARS DOT COM (da da dah!) to change things thus.
The person could be lying. And there is no-way at all that I could check such an amazing site out. Pooey.
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Besides, what the hell are you even doing at home??? You're supposed to be blackmailing "Worlds Apart" into giving me plastic goodies! Snatch their pets, or something.
Reverend: "While this doesn't necessarily mean that all the Stormtroopers seen in the old trilogy were Jango clones, it is certainly implied."
The clones have Jango's voice and accent, the old-school Stormtroopers talk like WWII Montana infantry. And the original Boba Fett sounds like a chainsmoking alcoholic.
Furthermoist, I think that #1, the stormtroopers that were defeated by stonethrowing bears must've experienced the worst humiliation in the history of the corps, in fact worse than a CounterStrike-sniper being stabbed to death by the snipee.
#2, if the little bears were so inclined to barbecue and eat the good guys, I don't want to think about the owners of those helmets the bear-drummer used for laying down the phat beats in ROTJ.
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Nimrod Pimding wrote: "And the original Boba Fett sounds like a chainsmoking alcoholic." Boba may well have been a chainsmoking alcholic! Think about it: He's kind of a loser. He get traumatized by seeing "dad" beheaded and grows up to work in dad's profession, wear dad's clothes, drives dad's car...er...ship... Sounds like half the trailer trash cowboys in the south to me. He probably watches wresteling and listens to country music too.... ...and dies at the hands of a blinded bounty he already caught! Oh yeah, Johnny Cash should write a Boba Fett song.
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I just checked the database at starwars.com and there is NOTHING mentioned in the Stormtrooper entry about them being clones. There is a separate entry for the Clone Troopers.
And, out of curiosity, why can't you check out the site? You don't have to sign up to look at the stuff there, only to participate in the community forum and things of that nature.
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As far as whether Stormtroopers are clones, I believe the answer is 'yes,' and that it was something established from the very beginning. Someone will need to check this since I don't have this book anymore, but I'm pretty sure I read it in "Star Wars Album" ('album' here meaning 'photo album,' printed by Ballantine books in 1977). Do any of you still have this book?
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And because George had everything worked out in 1977, and didn't change any aspects of the story at all in any way whatsoever.
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Ahh, a newbie, unfamiliar with the intricate ways of Brittish sarcasm. Have fun!
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Well, I can't be sure of the definition of "Brittish", but I'd say that Liam's comment was just the generic sort of sarcasm.
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Stormtroopers have always been rather peculiar, like the whippingboy of the galaxy. They get shot, fall down shafts or are defeated in humiliating ways. "What? Hey!! You sir are in violation of imperia*BAM*Urk...*thud*"
It would be fun to hear a dialogue between a captured stormtrooper and a rebel soldier, in a prison complex, like during the two weeks up to the stormtrooper's execution or transfer.
Have there been any literature about this in any SW-books?
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