Tag: first order

Do you have an example for a very very unpopular job onboard a Star Destroyer, ideally something that is also dangerous (as in life threatening) but it would also do if it’s just a ‘lowly’ task. TIA so much

trooperst-3v3:

phasma-first-order:

writebetterstarwars:

I’m sorry, nothing like that is coming to mind. The issue would be that most of the dangerous jobs and some of the menial ones were done by droids rather than crew members. The closest thing I can think of would be sanitation duty, which probably isn’t all that dangerous but would likely be considered lowly and unpopular. 

If anyone else can think of an example, please add on!

~ Jacen

@trooperst-3v3, provide some examples for this anon.

The worst job would probably be the time M4-RT1N’s crew had to clean the toilets after the Space Sushi Incident.

The most dangerous would probably be trying to dispose of the bodies that litter the bottoms of our many gaping chasms that sit below railing-less bridges and trying to work fast enough so you don’t get hit by falling objects. Or maybe trying to sober up the Knights of Ren after one of their alcohol-soaked board game nights. One of the two.

Here you go, anon, maybe these would work!

Do you have an example for a very very unpopular job onboard a Star Destroyer, ideally something that is also dangerous (as in life threatening) but it would also do if it’s just a ‘lowly’ task. TIA so much

I’m sorry, nothing like that is coming to mind. The issue would be that most of the dangerous jobs and some of the menial ones were done by droids rather than crew members. The closest thing I can think of would be sanitation duty, which probably isn’t all that dangerous but would likely be considered lowly and unpopular. 

If anyone else can think of an example, please add on!

~ Jacen

How come the empire and resistance never developed better armor for the stormtroopers ? It seems like they get knocked out with a single blast a lot!

The answer is, quite simply, they didn’t want to. The Empire and First Order both operated under the philosophy that stormtroopers were completely expendable and not worth providing with better armour. They were perfectly capable of developing it, hence why some classes of stormtrooper did have much sturdier armour, but they had such a large number of recruits that it just wasn’t necessary. Now, there is a bit of a disconnect here between what we see in the movies and how the armour is described in supplemental material. Safe to say, it appears a bit flimsier in the films than it’s described in the books because it’s convenient to have the stormtroopers die in one shot onscreen. The armour was often sufficient to deflect a glancing hit, and there are instances where we see the trooper get hit directly and get knocked out but still survive. Standard stormtrooper armour wasn’t completely useless, but it definitely wasn’t intended to ensure the safety of the troops.

Hope that helps!

~ Jacen

How many people do you think the First Order pays off for intel? Did blazine tell on BB8 out of loyalty or credits?

I would guess, as many as any other organization. There’s no specific information on how the First Order deals with bribing for intel. We do know that they have their own intelligence officers, so they certainly don’t have to give out payoffs for everything. Likely they also rely on threats and interrogation/torture. As for BB8, I’m afraid I couldn’t tell you because I don’t know who Blazine is. I can’t find any mention of them anywhere, oddly enough. Do you mind clarifying?

~ Jacen

Edit: Thanks @jetiikad. I didn’t recognize her by name. Bazine was a paid First Order spy, so she would have informed for the credits, not out of loyalty.

Aside from the fact that he’s a force user what would stop other ambitious evil doers from preventing Kylo Ren from being supreme leader? Is that a long shot given his storyline and bloodline?

I suppose there’s nothing to stop them from trying, if they wanted, but I’m not sure they could gather the resources to be successful. The stormtroopers are trained to be loyal to the First Order and the Supreme Leader, and since Kylo has now claimed that title I doubt they would support a coup against him. They certainly wouldn’t beat him in single combat. If the FO does indeed stick together under his leadership, I believe it would be out of respect for/fear of the title and his bloodline. On the other hand, if all the high-ranking officers decided they had no confidence in him as a leader, they could stand a chance at either taking over or leaving. But right now, as far as we know, Hux seems to be the only one who strongly objects to Kylo’s leadership, and I don’t think we will see any serious attempts to depose him. 

~ Jacen

With hyperspace tracking and gravity wells, do you imagine they will come up with new defences for lightspeed travel and what could they do?

The funny thing about travelling in hyperspace is that, if you’re fast enough, you can overtake the ship you’re chasing and they won’t know it until they drop out again. With the ability to predict the course a ship or a fleet will take through hyperspace, anyone with a gravity well projector could theoretically not only pull it back into realspace, they could do it anywhere along the path, provided they can reach it first. I expect you could also reroute a ship equipped with a gravity well projector into the path, if your own ships weren’t fast enough. If the First Order acquired an Interdictor-class Star Destroyer, for example, they could drop the Resistance fleet right in the middle of their navy. 

I’m sure there are other creative uses for those two technologies, but that’s what came to my mind. 

~ Jacen

May I ask, do you think there are any SpaceX type businesses in the Star Wars universe? Like say the new republic cut off the budget for militarized space craft and so some crazy genius billionaire is out there making his own? Do you think the NR has had to be at odds financially with engineering geniuses to keep tech out of FO hands?

A lot of engineering companies are completely private, and have no allegiance to any one government or organization, so in that way I suppose there would be. It’s a bit hard to compare them to SpaceX, because all the technology already exists and it isn’t really a thing to have governments directly involved in the design and production of spacecraft (the exception being Top Secret Death Weapons such as the Death Star, for which the Empire did have its own scientists and engineers, but the actual construction and the bits of technology that already existed would have been carried out by a private corporation under contract). A notable example would be Santhe/Sienar Technologies, who supplied military vessels to the Republic, the Trade Federation, the Empire, the New Republic (Legends) and the First Order. They would be the closest to a SpaceX sort of thing I can think of. I don’t think anyone would really go through financial effort to keep these companies from selling to rivals, it’s understood that they don’t usually have any one exclusive affiliation (though the New Republic did introduce arms restrictions that limited their abilities to sell to the First Order). 

Hope that helps! 

~ Jacen

Do you know of any contenders for where the NR/Resistance will regroup now? or if the FO is going to remain on a ship or have another base? (best guesses because obviously things are being written).

If I had to guess where the New Republic and Resistance will go next, I would say Chandrila, since it was the capital after the end of the Galactic Civil War. If they really wanted to give a shout out to the OT, they could probably bring back Yavin 4. As for the First Order, I would guess that, unless they decide to build another superweapon, they will continue to operate mainly out of their ships as they continue their campaign. Just the sheer size of some of their ships would make it impractical to try to land them on a planet, and at the moment there’s an advantage to be gained in being able to both conquer planets and meet the Resistance as a highly mobile fighting force. I expect they will choose a new capital, though, now that they essentially have their pick. Just my guess, of course!

~ Jacen