...And I suppose the real reason why the Empire didn't have a tighter defense on the Death Star was that in 99 out of 100 cases, the fighters crashed upon leaving the platform.
'Pull up, Jek, pull up!'
'I can make it, I can make it-- [fighter explodes]'
'Sigh... OK, Jek, take sixty. And get it right this time!'
Not to mention how Han Solo thwarted the Empire's attempt at boarding the Falcon before it left Hoth by hiding inside one of Echo Base's walls; how Luke wrecked his Landspeeder off-cam when he was rushing at full speed back to his homestead and the vehicle hit a 10cm tall bump; how Luke, Han, Chewie, and Ben had a raging argument on board the Falcon on whether or not to train Luke as a Jedi (boy, were there many cries of 'lightsabres suck!', 'they don't fit with the era!', and 'it's just a bloody game!' that day); or how, when the Empire tried to board the Tantive IV, the Rebels stormed the ship and fought their way to the bridge, where the fight culminated in the stormtroopers throwing themselves off of the top deck onto the helpless rebels below.
"One of the bitches actually gave birth while she was attacking, and her puppies joined in on the carnage."
--the awesomeness that is Boatmurdered.
Closed Alpha Test & Deth..
