Comics Star Wars #12: Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon, part 5 (of 5)

Meh, I don't see a problem with them not taking these lighstabers, the only reason they took them was because their blasters didn't work in the arena so it's not so hard to imagine they don't take those with them just like they can't take the holocrons as well but as we can see, they were kind of in a hurry so as far as I am concerned, there is no problem.

 

Yes because you came up with an explanation for yourself on the spot to fix the obvious plot hole that could so easily be avoided anyway if the comic did not so badly want to have a "cool scene" for the sake of the "cool scene"

But they are already holding them in their hands

Yep, but they would have to go and get those, unlike the Sabres they already have.

 

I really wonder how you can stomach Rebels.

Do you even know what a plothole is? There is nothing illogical about Luke building his own weapon even if there are other sabers available.

 

Yeah but it's not like they will have to us them any longer, and Luke already has recuperated his father's lighstaber, why would he use them for ?

 

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Alien Stormtroopers?

Where was that in this issue?

 

Sergent Kreel (the Gamemaster) is a stormtrooper, and he has red skin so I suppose he is an "alien".

 

Easily

Yes but there is also now no reason why he ever would need to since there are now 3 spare sabres just sitting around for no good reason.

Replacement sabre after Bespin? When he loses his against Vader.

 

I should not have fed the troll. Goodbye.

 

If he wants to be a Jedi knight, he would have to build his own lighstaber with his crystal just like it was showed in TCW, which is probably written somewhere in Obi-wan's journals. In the last few issues, he doesn't even believe to be a Jedi, yet.

 

Would of course be the easiest fix, like Pevra mentioned, still seems really silly for him to just have spare sabres sitting around now, though it at least saves him the hassle of having to hunt down a green sabre crystal, if he already has two. Though that would of course still sabotage the whole tracking down a crystal and tuning it to him that is supposed to be part of the trial that goes with building your own sabre.
The whole thing is just so silly, especially for the sake of such a pointless scene, in a pretty pointless comic.

 

the Skirmish in Grakkus arena reminded me of the Arena scene in AOTC. It was cool to see all of those lightsabers.

 

A Sith-descendant race?

 

Who knows if he will not go into a quest to find a kyber crystal? it's after ESB we still have time to tell that story, I hope we'll see Professor Huyang I love that droid.

 

There were somethings I liked about this issue.

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The wackiness of giving the entire OT cast lightsabers was fun.

Overall though this felt very underwhelming, especially with the "reveals" if you can call them that.

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The identity of the Gamemaster is the most disappointing part of the issue. Why all this build up just to tell us he's a stormtrooper? Was he also a clone? That'd have been nice, except I don't see why they wouldn't have revealed his face after the revel was made. I think this was a huge missed opportunity to show us another fallen Jedi, and add a cool spin to the title's baddie line up. Especially if he had been a certain Jedi Knight with a shady past, and a kick ass facial tattoo. Am I missing a reference here? Is "Sergeant Kreel" someone I should be familiar with?

Also the Sana reveal, can I say anti-climatic? I mean... that was 8 months of us being like "Who is this chick?" I really hope they get a good writer on this once Aaron is gone. So far this series has been painful, and full of missed opportunities.

Um... Kreel is defiantly a very human, tan skinned.

 

I look forward to seeing more of Sergeant Kreel's adventures.

 

Immonen draws a mean Vader!

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Agree. Immonen Vader is great. Can't wait to see him draw the whole Vader cast.

 

Can this Kreel might be an Inquisitor ? Though Vader called him Sergeant, so it's a low possibility...

 

He says he's a stormtrooper.

Spoiler: Possible connection to TFA TV spot

I wonder if the Gamemaster isn't in some way related to a certain kind of stormtrooper we see in the latest TFA commercial.

 

Wow this comic has finally found it's groove. The plot was goofy, fun, and memorable.

 

What a fun issue, the whole rescue felt like the Death Star scenes in ANH. Shame that's the last we'll see of Immonen's SW work for a while.

The Kreel twist was great, I hope he hounds Luke in this series!

 

Kreel is easily the most interesting original character in this series so far. I hope he becomes Aaron's Aphra.

 

Though still far behind Grakkus of course.

 

Yeah the fan service was way too much in this issue. Kind of disquieting to see Marvel fall so deep into it only 12 issues in. Between that and the Sana Solo thing I'm hoping this series picks up in upcoming issues. There's a lot of talent here between the art and moments of the writing, I just wish it wasn't being overshadowed by some incredibly dumb decisions.