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Blackout Registered: Oct '00	Date Posted: 5/27/05 2:56pm Subject: [RotS] The "age" of the clones
	No, I don't mean age as in 'era'; I mean age as in "age" Something occurred to me the second time I watched the movie and hasn't sat quite right since. Bear in mind that the clones in AotC were technically the same age as Boba Fett but looked 20 due to their growth acceleration. Now I believe Lama Su used the words "half the time", therefore I would assume that the growth acceleration is set to 2x. Why then, do Commander Cody and the Pilots (the only ones who's names leap to mind) appear to be about 40 when the oldest any of the clones should appear to be is 26? Alright, they're "battle weary", but still... It's no biggie, but it is bugging me. {\|\|\|\|\| •\|\|} ----------------------------- -----signature----- Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus. ULCER are from Margate... http://www.ulcer8d.org.uk
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Latorski Registered: Dec '02	Date Posted: 5/27/05 4:08pm Subject: RE: [RotS] The "age" of the clones
	I assume Lucas wanted Temuera Morrison in the film because he put in a good performance in AOTC and to make it obvious to casual viewers that the stormtroopers were his clones. For an in-universe answer, I'd just say that the stresses of war has aged the clones.
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ywingempress Registered: Sep '03	Date Posted: 5/27/05 10:31pm Subject: RE: [RotS] The "age" of the clones
	I don't think the aging multiplier is necessarily constant. Some of the EU material seems to imply that biological aging speeds up as the clones get chronologically older. Republic Commando: Hard Contact mentioned a clone who was 23 years old but had a biological age of 60, for example. And I'd imagine that there would be some variation due to environmental factors. -----signature----- [- Amy -] RepCom Website: http://clonecommandos.net Star Wars Journal: http://order66.livejournal.com "A well-built sniper rifle is a beautiful thing. Ours has two separate levels of zoom: up-close-and-personal and hello-you're-dead." -- Sev
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Jedi-Anakin-Solo Registered: Dec '01	Date Posted: 5/28/05 7:14am Subject: RE: [RotS] The "age" of the clones
	Some of the EU material seems to imply that biological aging speeds up as the clones get chronologically older. I was under the impression that was the case, having only read... one or two Clone Wars EU books, none of which talked about the Clones. -----signature----- Proud Co-Founder of the F.A.D.A. ™ (Fans Against Dead Anakins) Space is disease and danger wrapped in silence and darkness. Pancakes Are Love.
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