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Durge's droids

Discussion in 'Star Wars TV- Completed Shows' started by AAMD11, Nov 17, 2003.

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  1. AAMD11

    AAMD11 Jedi Padawan star 4

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    Did you guys notice that in Episode 4 the droids that fight along with Durge are IG-88 droid look alikes.
     
  2. Sithman

    Sithman Jedi Grand Master star 7

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    Yes. And did you notice that those IG-88 bike rider droids are from the Inter Galactic Banking Clan?

    So, yes, obviously the IG-88 droids in the OT were made by the Inter Galactic Banking Clan. :)
     
  3. JediTrilobite

    JediTrilobite Jedi Grand Master star 7

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    Yep. This has been pointed out in the official thread for Episode 4
     
  4. Celticsfan

    Celticsfan Jedi Youngling star 3

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    "Yes. And did you notice that those IG-88 bike rider droids are from the Inter Galactic Banking Clan?

    So, yes, obviously the IG-88 droids in the OT were made by the Inter Galactic Banking Clan."


    Holy schmoley!

    I can't believe that I didn't pick up on that until just now after reading your post. That's awesome.
     
  5. dp4m

    dp4m Chosen One star 10

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    So, yes, obviously the IG-88 droids in the OT were made by the Inter Galactic Banking Clan.

    That's a patently false statement. They were created by an underground division of the Empire, though certainly they could be based upon original IG droid prototypes...
     
  6. Sithman

    Sithman Jedi Grand Master star 7

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    Pffft. Whatever dude.

    I see IG Banking Clan droids that look like IG-88 droids from the OT and have that same "IG" in their name.

    They're the same to me. I don't care what some 3rd rate comic book from 10 years ago says. :p
     
  7. JediTrilobite

    JediTrilobite Jedi Grand Master star 7

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    There's a story about them being created.
     
  8. Matthew Trias

    Matthew Trias Force Ghost star 6

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    You're saying one EU thing is more accurate than the other dude.

    The truth lies somewhere in the middle. Those IG droids are not of the 88 model but they are of the IG series. Look at the official site.
     
  9. Sithman

    Sithman Jedi Grand Master star 7

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    "You're saying one EU thing is more accurate than the other dude."

    No, I didn't. I carefully, purposefully avoided saying that.

    I said that *I* don't care what some other comic book or something says and that to *me* they're the same droids.

    Personal opinion, dear friend. :D
     
  10. Matthew Trias

    Matthew Trias Force Ghost star 6

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    They also have conical heads. And it's not artistic interpretation. They did have an IG droid that looked identical to the one in ESB, head and everything. That was in the concept art.

    But they went with IGs with cone heads. So i dun think they're meant to be the same, but definitely of the same series.
     
  11. Darth_Tynaus

    Darth_Tynaus Jedi Padawan star 4

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    I noticed that too and thougt it was quite interesting. It makes me wonder if anything will be revealed about them.
     
  12. Matthew Trias

    Matthew Trias Force Ghost star 6

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    Other than the fact that they're uber powerful wardroids?
     
  13. snap-hiss

    snap-hiss Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Listen to the chapter commentary. He says that the IG Lancers are predecesers of the IG-88 type.


    !snap
     
  14. AAMD11

    AAMD11 Jedi Padawan star 4

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    uh oh have I started something here!?!?!?!
     
  15. Krash

    Krash RSA Emeritus star 5 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Listen to the chapter commentary. He says that the IG Lancers are predecesers of the IG-88 type.
    Well there you have it, documented avidence that the IG Lancer droids are in deed a link (at least in some part) to IG-88 from ESB and EU.

    They were created by an underground division of the Empire
    Is it not reasonable to consider that the Intergalactic Banking Clan would be one of the many assets seized by the Empire (possibly following their defeat in the Clone Wars) and it "just happens" that they continue to develop the IG droids as assassin droids? It's no secret (to us as the audience) that both sides of the CLONE WARS are developing technologies that will be used to create the Empire. I think this was a fantastic way of blending some of the minor details from OT...into the CLONE WARS era.
     
  16. dp4m

    dp4m Chosen One star 10

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    Is it not reasonable to consider that the Intergalactic Banking Clan would be one of the many assets seized by the Empire (possibly following their defeat in the Clone Wars) and it "just happens" that they continue to develop the IG droids as assassin droids? It's no secret (to us as the audience) that both sides of the CLONE WARS are developing technologies that will be used to create the Empire. I think this was a fantastic way of blending some of the minor details from OT...into the CLONE WARS era.

    Exactly. Which is what I said above: "though certainly they could be based upon original IG droid prototypes..."

    The Banking Clan wasn't around in the OT-era that we're aware of, so the statement "The Banking Clan created the IG-88 series droids!" is false. And we already know they were created by the Empire, so it stands to reason that they simply modified the Banking Clan original design.
     
  17. orangefuzz

    orangefuzz Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Yeah Loruss (the woman who headed the IG droid project) was probably influenced by the IG banking clan droids. Wanted to give them that retro look maybe! It doesn't strictly have to be either or, the two sources can kind of mold together.
     
  18. Darth_Tynaus

    Darth_Tynaus Jedi Padawan star 4

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    Yea they do look kind of look like I-G88 droids.
     
  19. Kit-Fisto7BA

    Kit-Fisto7BA Jedi Youngling star 3

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    I was wondering where I saw those IG-88 droids before and then realized that there was a IG-88 assassin droid in ESB and now I figured that the banking clan made them.Cool. :)
     
  20. Ryloth_bounty_hunter

    Ryloth_bounty_hunter Jedi Youngling star 2

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    Yes. And did you notice that those IG-88 bike rider droids are from the Inter Galactic Banking Clan?

    So, yes, obviously the IG-88 droids in the OT were made by the Inter Galactic Banking Clan

    oh ok, I was wondering if they were IG-88 droids and if there was some connection to the IGBC. I thought it was just a coincidence, but I guess I was right. :)
     
  21. Jedi-Colonel13

    Jedi-Colonel13 Jedi Youngling star 1

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    Can anyone post comparative pics?
     
  22. JediMasterGuff

    JediMasterGuff Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    [image=http://www.starwars.com/databank/droid/ig88/img/movie_bg.jpg]

    [image=http://www.starwars.com/databank/droid/iglancer/img/eu_bg.jpg]
     
  23. MetalGoldKnight

    MetalGoldKnight Jedi Youngling star 4

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    The Banking Clan was destroyed by the end of the Clone Wars, but the blueprints for the IGs probably survived until whatever Imperial-run company used them to make IG-88.
     
  24. AAMD11

    AAMD11 Jedi Padawan star 4

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    I think they are the same droid type!
     
  25. OwenSkywalker3

    OwenSkywalker3 Jedi Youngling star 2

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    I agree.

    So there.

    Wood
     
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