What's GL's thing with 30 and 4?

Has anybody noticed? In ANH, the Imperial officers count "about 30 Rebel ships" at the Death Star battle. We see when the DS explodes that 4 ships (including the Falcon) made it out. Then, in AotC, Cliegg says that 30 people went out looking for Shmi and 4 came back. I'm just wondering if this was intentional or if GL just pulls this stuff out of the air.

 

he could consider 30 & 4 as lucky numbers ~~

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Maybe it is like the 1138 thing of the PT

 

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I never noticed that before! Cool!

 

Hmmmm...


Interesting observation stacysatrip. Very interesting...


*shrugs* Seems to me like it may be coincidence but then again, knowing GL and all his "tricks", it is probably intentional.


Perhaps we should look into the situation more throughly. I mean, perhaps this "30 to 4" thing is sort of a standard for battles or instances in which a number that relates to 30 goes out, and a number that relates to 4 returns.


You know, like 60 are sent out and 8 return, or something like that.


*shrugs* Don't mind me..just my little complex thought compounded thinking running amuck in a topic that allows it..


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Wait, from the examples given I'm confused. Because you heard the number thirty twice, and you also heard 4 (many other numbers said as well), that's some sort of gimmick or trait?

 

Wait a minute, Valorum sent TWO Jedi Knights to settle the confilict at Naboo, then ten years later, Palpatine sends TWO Jedi Knights to protect Padmé

Something freaky is going on here.

 

Have you noticed that Yoda has 2 ears in all episodes?!

 

two ears in both PT movies makes 4 [face_shocked]

 

Lucas is fond of the number 327.

 

how do you know about 327, I only remember hearing it once.

 

In A NEW HOPE, on the Death Star,
you hear:

"Clear Bay 327, we're opening the
magnetic field."

Then in THE PHANTOM MENACE,
It's also used on Tatooine
when Qui Gon and Watto are
discussing Amidala's ship.
It's a Nubian 327.

 

Also in ESB, the Falcon is granted permission to land at platform 327 in Cloud City.

 

Dud Bolt has a Voltarine 327 racer