darth-sinister posted:

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legion_of_me posted:

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My understanding of it is that every Jedi who has had a purple lightsaber has always been a very powerful Jedi. That might have been part of SLJ desicion for wanting a lightsaber of that color.

Darth_Expedite posted:

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There's really no controversy here. SLJ simply requested that he be given a purple lightsaber, instead of a blue or green one, for the the prequels. I suppose his reasoning was he just wanted a little more "flamboyance" added to his character, considering his acting resume.

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Jackson asked for purple because it's his favorite color. That's all there is to it. And since he did well on the set, got along with Lucas and never complained, he got what he wanted.

Lucas: "Blue and green for the good guys. Red for the bad guys. That's just how it works."

Jackson: "What about purple?"

Lucas: "You might get purple."

He did say later on that he wanted to stand out, but mostly it was because he likes purple. He had just finished filming "Unbreakable", which featured him wearing purple a lot. He wears either a purple, black, blue or white hat in public.

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r8hitman posted:

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He'll be back.

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Ahhh.... r8hitman knows me too well from our past clashes in other threads.
Good to see you again, my argumentative friend.

I do enjoy any, and, all robust dialogue.

NOW, to ANSWER you question, I must pose a question: Which of the sources are referring to?
The OS, various Magazines, online publications and a whole littany of other sources have bits and pieces relating to SLJ and his "PLEA" to Lucas.

All of them have lent some weight to my personal conclusion that SLJ influenced the direction and characterization of Mace Windu.

The fact that the entire scene was re-shot is one of the MAIN reasons I believe SLJ had such input...


Now, I hope we can begin again...

in earnest...

farrellg posted:

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Gillard said the Emperor is better than Yoda because he has the extra power of the dark side.

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Darth_Fruit_Fly posted:

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Some feel that Windu did go out like a punk because he was screaming when he died.

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Darth_Fruit_Fly posted:

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So anyone care to define this phrase once and for all so I know what exactly we're discussing?

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MystikalMaceWindu posted:

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Come on legion of me, say it, who's the person who's always bringing up the racial angle?

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JediMasterGaraceDane posted:

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HE was the best sword weilder in the Jedi Order. He mastered lightsaber form VII and the Vaapad form in the EU and I think even GL said he mastered a jedi fighting form that was leaning on the edge of the darkside.

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JediMasterGaraceDane posted:

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Windu was ruling that match even Palpatine was surprised as to how great Mace was with a lightsaber.

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r8hitman posted:

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How about you make it easier for yourself and just back away from this while you still can.

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legion_of_me posted:

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JediMasterGaraceDane posted:

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HE was the best sword weilder in the Jedi Order. He mastered lightsaber form VII and the Vaapad form in the EU and I think even GL said he mastered a jedi fighting form that was leaning on the edge of the darkside.

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Vaapad was that form that was on the edge of the darkside. He developed it with the help of two other Jedi. One of which I believe fell to the darkside.

JediMasterGaraceDane posted:

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Windu was ruling that match even Palpatine was surprised as to how great Mace was with a lightsaber.

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Mace is no pushover like some of the Anakities and Kenobites want to believe. His fight scenes probably should have been done with an expert swordsman for realism.

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