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Mamatried
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 5:58 pm    Post subject: The Rebel Vader.... Reply with quote

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.
Hehehehe
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 6:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wait... is it a droid, or a cybernetically enhanced amputee?
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 6:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's a Shard inside a droid chassis built to look exactly like Darth Vader.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 9:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Raven Redstar wrote:
It's a Shard inside a droid chassis built to look exactly like Darth Vader.


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PostPosted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 11:37 pm    Post subject: Re: The Rebel Vader.... Reply with quote

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?
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 4:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 8:04 am    Post subject: Re: The Rebel Vader.... Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 9:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 9:31 am    Post subject: Re: The Rebel Vader.... Reply with quote

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" Sad
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 9:41 am    Post subject: Re: The Rebel Vader.... Reply with quote

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" Sad


I am contemplating using affect mind on the new canon.

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 7:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 7:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Darth Fabulous?
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 7:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fair Warning: if you Google “Darth Fabulous,” you may see things that can not be unseen.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 9:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the warning!

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Darth Fabulous?

That's not bad, but I'm thinking she won't be a Darth. Maybe an inquisitor or secret apprentice.
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Officer: “M’Lord, uh, Lady...” *starts choking*

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