The ESB Defence Force

Wraith 2 in. BTW Kwenn, I'm an Admiral not a General.

 

so, Kwenn. do i get anything for 2,000+ posts nevermind

i did awful on the quiz, but if nobody tres i might have a chance

 

Wraith 2 out.

 

Maybe you could make some more ranks, Kwenn. You did it in the EUDF.

I myself am nearing 500 posts, so I will be promoted soon.

 

When do we get the results from the quiz? BTW, I'm almost at 2,000 posts also.

 

According to the original post you don't get anything for 2,000 posts, the next promotion is at 5,000 posts.

 

I think some people (myself included ) just want a new title to call themselves.

 

Wraith 2 in. Hey Kwenn, how about Grand Admiral at 2,500 posts?

 

Or Jedi Apprentice.

 

Wraith 2 signing out.

 

well, you see when you get to 1,000 posts, 4,000 is a LONG time to wait for a promotion

 

Well, since there were only three responses, these results are kinda anti-climactic, but hey, it was a pop quiz...

Quix's Evil Quiz, Part Deux

Difficulty: Easy

1. What is the name of the bipedal power droid in the Jawa Sandcrawler?

Lovable Gonk is the correct answer. I am in the process of hijacking a thread in the TPM forum and attempting to devote it to the Tao te Gonk - which demonstrates that SW is not a tragic-hero type of saga, but rather a Taoist treatise on calm "centeredness" as demonstrated by everyone's favorite power droid. The Tao te Ching of Lao Tzu demonstrates the serene nature of Gonk.

2. How many Rebel ships are in each attack wave on the DS1 in A New Hope?

Three. That's right, three little ships to attack the big-ass space station. Instead of staggering their attack by a minute (imagine if three rebel fighters came up behind the three TIE fighters following the three Y-Wings... BASIC TACTICS, people... grr...).

3. What is "MINE!" according to Yoda?

Luke's electric lamp. Technically, it is "MINE! MINE! *whapwhapwhap*", but "MINE!" conveys the essence of the scene succinctly enough. Further proving that the Sage archetype can be hidden and revealed, rather than reworked into a variant of the Fool archetype...

4. Which gets more screen time: the crispy Ewok or the demise of the Emperor?

Yes, folks, the crispy Ewok does indeed get more screen time than the demise of the Emperor. In his infinite wisdom and ineffable, transcendant knowledge of the literary motif, more time is spent on the death of an ancillary character than the death of the single most powerful man in the SW universe.



Difficulty: Moderate

5. What was the problem with the snowspeeder cockpits in the non-SE edition of The Empire Strikes Back?

While there were several possible answers, the correct one (i.e., the one that occurred to me when I wrote the question, as opposed to the correct ones that were later pointed out to me) is transparent metal frames. Because of the film-overlay technique, the original TESB allowed quick viewers to look at the AT-AT legs through the metal frames of the cockpit. This is important because it is one of the handful of phenomena known as Changes in the SE with which Quix agrees. Pay attention to these, as they are few, far between, and may actually reappear in future quizzes.

6. How many AT-AT's do the Rebels take out on Hoth?

Two. Luke takes out one via the sneaky "they-think-I'm-dead-but-I-gots-me-a-lightsabre-and-explosive-hyuck-hyuck-hyuck" move. The other one explodes when a speeder kneels down behind the AT-AT and Wedge pushes it over, or something.

7. What does Luke throw out of his soup bowl when he dines on Yoda's fine cuisine?

A snake. It might be a coral snake, it might be a king snake. Regardless, chances are it left some "seasoning" of its own in there (which, if you notice, is why Luke grimaces after he tastes Yoda's "food").

Difficulty: Hard

8. There is a problem with the helmet of one of the stormtroopers in A New Hope. What is it?

Okay, again, there are a few correct responses for this one. However, the only one to which I am paying attention is the missing black dot. There are holes or black colored vents on the bottom left and right corners of the Stormtroopers' helmets. Except for one, 'cause GL ran out of money. Towards the end, GL couldn't buy Vader a red sabre (and, due to inflation, he couldn't buy him a red sabre for the SE, either), couldn't buy Leia a real blaster (she had to use a thinly disguised Magnum Hand Phallus, er... Hand Cannon), etc. Instead of budgeting for these items, he chose to include a construction paper Jabba, and give Han a spasmodic tic in his neck.

9. In the games X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter and X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter: Balance of Power, which Rebel fighter is ab

 

WHOA! There are changes in the SE that you agree with, Quix? I have a hard time believing that.

Nice quiz, by the way. I should actually enter one of those sometime.

 

By the way, why did you give him a Latin title in honor of a Greek tradition?

 

I am now elligible for promotion to General.

Also, Kwenn, if you get really busy over in the EUDF, could the deputy commodore do things like list promotions and assign new members a squadron and a call sign?

 

i'm pretty sure i do have the authority to do those things, i just don't because Kwenn has never been away for that extremely long. ok, then congrats old_brown_shoe!!!

 

By the way, why did you give him a Latin title in honor of a Greek tradition?

'Cause I'm all ironic n'at...

<<scratches head>>

<<goes to check and see whether "deus" comes from Greek or Latin (or whether theos and deus have similar meanings, 'cause "ex machina," to the best of my knowledge, means roughly the same thing in Greek and Latin)>>

Somebody break out Wheelock...

 

Woo-hoo!
I'm "Deus ex Machina"!
All of my years of study have paid off!

 

Wraith 2 signing in. Posts for promotion numbers:
100 250 500 1,000 5,000

There should be one for 2,500.

 

Wraith 2 signing out.

 

Wow, I am a captian.

 

Commodore in.

Yes, I am very busy over at the EUDf. So if you wouldn't mind TEH, you can update the Crew List whenever you need to. I'll be in occasionally, but there's a lot going on at the EUDF lately.
Congrats, Old_Brown_Shoe!

NEW RANKS!
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0 = Civilian
100 = Rebel Pilot
250 = Captain
500 = General
1000 = Admiral
2500 = Jedi Apprentice
5000 = Jedi Master
10000 = Supreme Overlord
Squad Leader = Commander
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The EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Defence Force
ESBDF Website
[CREW LIST]
# of members: 39

----COMMAND CREW----
Commodore: Kwenn
Deputy Commodore: TheEmperorsHand
External Representative:
----[---]----

----BASE STAFF----
Echo Base Chief: Kwenn
Bouncer: Rogue-Leader
Official Greeter: Luke_Starkiller
Official Bartender: stone_jedi
----[---]----

----ECHO SQUADRON----
Echo Leader: Kwenn (Commodore)
Echo 2: TheEmperorsHand (Admiral) (D-Comm)
Echo 3: Grand_Admiral_Piett (Rebel Pilot)
Echo 4: Kitt327 (General)
Echo 5: solojones (Admiral)
Echo 6: NotClownJOKER (Rebel Pilot)
Echo 7: mena_lyn (Captain)
Echo 8: jjas (Admiral)
Echo 9: ret (Admiral)
Echo 10: HanSolo29 (Admiral)
Echo 11: MAROOTHDROOL (Civilian)
Echo 12: Anakin_Sleepwalker (Captain)
----[---]----

----ROGUE SQUADRON----
Rogue Leader: Rogue_Squad_Leader- (Commander)
Rogue 2: Lt.Cmdr.Thrawn (Admiral)
Rogue 3: stone_jedi (Admiral)
Rogue 4: JJDF413 (Civilian)
Rogue 5: Mara-Jade-Skywalker (General)
Rogue 6: Batya_Organa (Civilian)
Rogue 7: Piett_clone (General)
Rogue 8: Raz Zaphon (Admiral)
Rouge 9: Gonzonaut (Rebel Pilot)
Rogue 10: TIEace (General)
Rogue 11: Rogue-Leader (Admiral)
Rogue 12: Quixotic-Sith (General)
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----WRAITH SQUADRON----
Wraith Leader/Wraith 1: Jedi WebMaster, Deep Thought PEZman4 (Admiral)
Wraith 2: Dark_Sith_Alf (Admiral)
Wraith 3: LukeSkywalker364364 (Civilian)
Wraith 4: Jedi_Apprentice_Calt (Rebel Pilot)
Wraith 5: Well_Of_Souls (Civilian)
Wraith 6: Ben Kenobi (General)
Wraith 7: Luke_Starkiller (General)
Wraith 8: Anakin_Dobski (Rebel Pilot)
Wraith 9: royalguard96 (Civilian)
Wraith 10: El_Smuggler (Civilian)
Wraith 11: DarthBoba0000 (Civilian)
Wraith 12: Sockie (Civilian)
----[---]----

----RED SQUADRON----
Red Leader/Red 1:
Red 2: RoguePilot (Civilian)
Red 3: Darth_Smeagol (Admiral)
Red 4: Deus ex Machina Old_Brown_Shoe (Civilian)
Red 5: BeatlesFan (Civilian)
Red 6: ImperialFleetLeader (Rebel Pilot)
Red 7: Mace_Windo (Captain)
Red 8:
Red 9:
Red 10:
Red 11:
Red 12:
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Dammit! Yet another quiz that I didn't win... Maybe I should watch the movies next time. Then I would be more qualified to answer the questions...


BTW, it's gotta be around 6 months and counting...



EDIT - I sure do like using these (...) lately...

 

no problem kwenn

gah! im like less than 400 posts away from promotion! this will annoy me now!!!


EDIT: hey old brown shoe, i was just looking at a Beatles album.... did you choose your name after the song???

 

haha EH.