You two---go and die

Anyone else notice that when a pair of Clones are addressed as "you two", they aren't much longer for the galaxy? Take a look:

Troopers Nub and Droidbait get blasted by commando droids.

Trooper Koho gets killed by Bane, Denal is killed and has his gear stolen.

Two 212th troopers, names unknown (though I like to call them Crowe and Wierzbowski) are killed.

Maybe the GAR should create a reg outlawing this term of address?

Also, when one of the two unnamed 212th troopers is grabbed, his partner shouts out his name, but I can't make it out. Can anyone understand this line?

 

"You two" when Waxer and Boil were sent to find out if anyone survived Obi-Wan's gunship crash - THEY lived!

 

It's like the original STAR TREK series. Whenever the landing
party beamed down, the guy in the red shirt was toast.

It's a writer's cue. Example: whenever someone says they've never been
someplace or seen something, it's almost a sure signal they've got a
date with the reaper. In THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, the Russian
XO says he wants to go to Montana. Yeah, in a box. Exit the XO.

There are always exceptions, but most writers stay true to form.

 

Yeah, unless the episode centers around you, you do not want to be the two guys sent off on their own.

 

Also applies to Star Trek XI.
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heehee, that redshirt didn't even survive to the surface of the planet! He hit his head on the drill and plummeted to his death!

 

Exactly like that, red shirts are only there to show our characters could die, but won't.

 

Fascinating observation, as Spock might say.


Maybe "You two" is a code the generals and commanders learn in training, just like "Order 66."

 

Loving these observations.

I'll try and beat people to the punch and bring up that Plo Koon, though he didn't actually say 'you two', DID command 'those two' troopers, Sinker and Boost, to join him for a skirmish in outer space. THEY lived, too, though I guess it doesn't count since he went with them. And I'm assuming the effect only works if you're ordering them to go elsewhere while staying put.

 

Funny observation, but in movies, it generally tends to work like this. Unless those 2 are established characters, they are being sent off to meet their maker.


Would be funny if someone made a youtube video with a collection of these scenes where the commander or jedi gives them the "you two" line and then shortly after it shows their death scene....then moves to the next "you two" and death scene combo.

 

You know, if you keep coming up with ideas like that, you might be doomed to working for
Lucasfilm, Ltd., The Walt Disney Company, etc., some day...

 

It was close though...
They are too badass to have fallen for such a simple literary device.

 

Plus, they actually get to banter, so they have that going for them.

Closed captioning says it's Gearshift.

 

Yeah, this is a hilarious observation. But I think it's just the same as the Star Trek red shirt principle, so don't read into that much.

 

Regarding Waxer and Boil:
"I know it sounds crazy, but they both have the rare blend of expendable and invulnerable that makes them the perfect troopers."