Is that a Kylo shuttle I see getting blown up?

Also, darn, would hope that Jan Ors gets a reboot.

Also, who the hel is Donnie Yens character. The whole wanna-be jedi with no lightsaber and a stick instead (see: Rey) is so overdone and boring!

He could be trained in the ways of the echani, the same ways of the royal guards. Could ever be an ex royal guard.

He could be trained in the ways of the echani, the same ways of the royal guards. Could ever be an ex royal guard.

Blasphemy you speak... I already had to come to terms with FN2187 resisting all of the training Troopers go through, brainwashing, etc. Royal Guard traitor????

He could be trained in the ways of the echani, the same ways of the royal guards. Could ever be an ex royal guard.

Jarnor Cax.

The whole wanna-be jedi with no lightsaber and a stick instead (see: Rey) is so overdone and boring!

That's one of the few things that has always bothered me about the OT: non-Jedi characters armed with melee weapons (Imp. Guards, Gamorreans, Weequays).

Given the choice between a sharp stick and a good blaster, why on earth would anyone select the former?

The whole wanna-be jedi with no lightsaber and a stick instead (see: Rey) is so overdone and boring!

That's one of the few things that has always bothered me about the OT: non-Jedi characters armed with melee weapons (Imp. Guards, Gamorreans, Weequays).

Given the choice between a sharp stick and a good blaster, why on earth would anyone select the former?

Income, culture/tradition, logistics, disarmament, ect.

The whole wanna-be jedi with no lightsaber and a stick instead (see: Rey) is so overdone and boring!

That's one of the few things that has always bothered me about the OT: non-Jedi characters armed with melee weapons (Imp. Guards, Gamorreans, Weequays).

Given the choice between a sharp stick and a good blaster, why on earth would anyone select the former?

Style!

The whole wanna-be jedi with no lightsaber and a stick instead (see: Rey) is so overdone and boring!

That's one of the few things that has always bothered me about the OT: non-Jedi characters armed with melee weapons (Imp. Guards, Gamorreans, Weequays).

Given the choice between a sharp stick and a good blaster, why on earth would anyone select the former?

Sometimes firing a blaster can have bad side effects when you miss the target. Such as hitting a friendly, damaging infrastructure or blowing something up. Plus if someone's right in your face it's hard to aim. Lastly, melee weapons create a perception of threat and are better at being non lethal.

Why would anyone train in martial arts at all today when we have guns?

Because it's a hobby, because it keeps you fit, because it's part of your culture, because you like it, because you want to compete in it...

People in Star Wars just get to ALSO use it in combat situations when they can.

The whole wanna-be jedi with no lightsaber and a stick instead (see: Rey) is so overdone and boring!

That's one of the few things that has always bothered me about the OT: non-Jedi characters armed with melee weapons (Imp. Guards, Gamorreans, Weequays).

Given the choice between a sharp stick and a good blaster, why on earth would anyone select the former?

Actually there are numerous forms of unarmed combat found all over the world whose primary use is to fight people armed with swords. There's always a reason to employ a sort of fighting style. For instance, do you think Jabba wanted his Gamorrean guards blasting the hell out of his palace? Risking a hit to himself or any of more his important guests? Also it's much easier to disarm someone and relieve them of something like a blaster pistol than a polearm.

The whole wanna-be jedi with no lightsaber and a stick instead (see: Rey) is so overdone and boring!

That's one of the few things that has always bothered me about the OT: non-Jedi characters armed with melee weapons (Imp. Guards, Gamorreans, Weequays).

Given the choice between a sharp stick and a good blaster, why on earth would anyone select the former?

Actually there are numerous forms of unarmed combat found all over the world whose primary use is to fight people armed with swords. There's always a reason to employ a sort of fighting style. For instance, do you think Jabba wanted his Gamorrean guards blasting the hell out of his palace? Risking a hit to himself or any of more his important guests? Also it's much easier to disarm someone and relieve them of something like a blaster pistol than a polearm.

"Hey, see those giant, primitive, expendable simpletons you just hired? Lets give them all blasters!"

*Edit*

Also: Its not unusual at all...

"I fell down on the floor, there was dust everywhere, it was like a storm."

As he climbed to his feet after the explosion, he saw one of the attackers climbing into the tower and drew his kukri - the traditional Nepalese knife used by Gurkhas - to take him on in hand-to-hand combat.

"He was quite a bit bigger than me and was wearing quite thick clothes," ALCpl Gurung from Nepal said. "I just hit him in the hand, body, I just started to hit him.

That's just 1 anecdote out of many, but there's a reason modern soldiers are still trained in hand-to-hand combat.

I always liked the grimy, used and patched look of Star Wars. Ever been into a ventilation duct which has been in use for some years?

Tell me about it! But when I indignantly informed the management at my local sports club, they didn't want to know. They kept deflecting me back to the subject of why I was looking down into the ladies' showers. Some people have their priorities all wrong.

The whole wanna-be jedi with no lightsaber and a stick instead (see: Rey) is so overdone and boring!

That's one of the few things that has always bothered me about the OT: non-Jedi characters armed with melee weapons (Imp. Guards, Gamorreans, Weequays).

Given the choice between a sharp stick and a good blaster, why on earth would anyone select the former?

Today elite soldiers used to be pretty competent both in unarmed combat and with knives and other edged weapons.

The whole wanna-be jedi with no lightsaber and a stick instead (see: Rey) is so overdone and boring!

That's one of the few things that has always bothered me about the OT: non-Jedi characters armed with melee weapons (Imp. Guards, Gamorreans, Weequays).

Given the choice between a sharp stick and a good blaster, why on earth would anyone select the former?

Actually there are numerous forms of unarmed combat found all over the world whose primary use is to fight people armed with swords. There's always a reason to employ a sort of fighting style. For instance, do you think Jabba wanted his Gamorrean guards blasting the hell out of his palace? Risking a hit to himself or any of more his important guests? Also it's much easier to disarm someone and relieve them of something like a blaster pistol than a polearm.

"Hey, see those giant, primitive, expendable simpletons you just hired? Lets give them all blasters!"

OK, fair enough. The household guards who protect the UK's Queen at Buckingham Palace are commonly thought not to have live rounds in the magazines of their (bayonet-fixed) rifles, but to have magazines of live rounds at their disposal in the event of an emergency.

But surely few real-world scumbag gangsters here in the C21st would hand out pointy sticks to their bodyguards, if guns were available?

The whole wanna-be jedi with no lightsaber and a stick instead (see: Rey) is so overdone and boring!

That's one of the few things that has always bothered me about the OT: non-Jedi characters armed with melee weapons (Imp. Guards, Gamorreans, Weequays).

Given the choice between a sharp stick and a good blaster, why on earth would anyone select the former?

Today elite soldiers used to be pretty competent both in unarmed combat and with knives and other edged weapons.

Live by the Solo...

Then he died by one... so nevermind.

Is that a Kylo shuttle I see getting blown up?

Also, darn, would hope that Jan Ors gets a reboot.

Also, who the hel is Donnie Yens character. The whole wanna-be jedi with no lightsaber and a stick instead (see: Rey) is so overdone and boring!

Maybe it's not a regular stick, but a... vibrostick

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So does any one else feel this movie is an attempt to make up for killing the EU? More of an apology to hard core fans or just trying to popularize the current movie hype?

Is that a Kylo shuttle I see getting blown up?

Not quite

Maybe the same manufacturer, but looks like a heavy lander that becomes a base of operations..... if it's even a ship. Could just be a building, but it looks like engines in the shot.

Why would anyone train in martial arts at all today when we have guns?

Because it's a hobby, because it keeps you fit, because it's part of your culture, because you like it, because you want to compete in it...

People in Star Wars just get to ALSO use it in combat situations when they can.

Shooting weapons is also a martial discipline in its own right. If shooting were so easy everyone would be a sniper and there would be no terrorist bombs. You have to have proper sight alignment, trigger control steady grip. It is more than just pointing and pulling the trigger like any FPS game.

Maybe she didn't say, "Jyn Erso."

Maybe she said, "Jan Ors, sir."

One can hope, right?

I believe they confirmed it was Jyn Erso.

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****, Okay now I can see the menenist getting their panties up in knots. Despite the fact the story is taken from Dark Forces they remove Kyle Katan and renamed Jan Ors so that there is no connection with the EU. If it literally becomes the steal the Death Star plans all I have to say is **** move Disney.

Why would anyone train in martial arts at all today when we have guns?

Because it's a hobby, because it keeps you fit, because it's part of your culture, because you like it, because you want to compete in it...

People in Star Wars just get to ALSO use it in combat situations when they can.

Shooting weapons is also a martial discipline in its own right. If shooting were so easy everyone would be a sniper and there would be no terrorist bombs. You have to have proper sight alignment, trigger control steady grip. It is more than just pointing and pulling the trigger like any FPS game.

This.

Shooting ain't easy. Even in short distances it can be a challenge. Nobody can just be given a weapon and told, "You point it at them and shoot" because there's several functions to take into account.

Sure, reloading is a button push in a video game... But let's take a handgun for example.

Mag release, extract magazine, replace magazine, unlock slide (Given that it's already back- and it should be.). That's all part of reloading. Now, I can do a full reload in just about three seconds- and believe me when I say that's not exactly fast but somebody untrained is going to take a lot longer to reload.

Rifles are a little different. Though the principles remain about the same. Still different motions you have to practice.

And hell, once you're out of ammo? Dude, sorry but you're out of ammo. Nobody's got time to do a full mag load in a heavy situation. You run dry, you run dry. (Don't... like, throw your magazines around the field though.)

That's also why I like revolvers, by the way. You can load a couple rounds faster and easier than you can sans-mag with a semi auto. (Actually, you really can't in a semi-auto. Not realistically/easily that's for sure. I mean you could but seriously come on.)

But yeah.

Firearms are not idiot sticks. They're complicated machines that require finesse and care to use properly. Same goes for every weapon, honestly.

"So, Mustafa, you can bring over twenty years experience in hand-to-hand combat to the role of bodyguard/enforcer/general-thug-for-hire? Sounds exotic! Jeez, that sword is enormous! Hell, I like the look of you. When can you start?"

"Next, please!"

Why would anyone train in martial arts at all today when we have guns?

Because it's a hobby, because it keeps you fit, because it's part of your culture, because you like it, because you want to compete in it...

People in Star Wars just get to ALSO use it in combat situations when they can.

Shooting weapons is also a martial discipline in its own right. If shooting were so easy everyone would be a sniper and there would be no terrorist bombs. You have to have proper sight alignment, trigger control steady grip. It is more than just pointing and pulling the trigger like any FPS game.

This.

Shooting ain't easy. Even in short distances it can be a challenge. Nobody can just be given a weapon and told, "You point it at them and shoot" because there's several functions to take into account.

Sure, reloading is a button push in a video game... But let's take a handgun for example.

Mag release, extract magazine, replace magazine, unlock slide (Given that it's already back- and it should be.). That's all part of reloading. Now, I can do a full reload in just about three seconds- and believe me when I say that's not exactly fast but somebody untrained is going to take a lot longer to reload.

Rifles are a little different. Though the principles remain about the same. Still different motions you have to practice.

And hell, once you're out of ammo? Dude, sorry but you're out of ammo. Nobody's got time to do a full mag load in a heavy situation. You run dry, you run dry. (Don't... like, throw your magazines around the field though.)

That's also why I like revolvers, by the way. You can load a couple rounds faster and easier than you can sans-mag with a semi auto. (Actually, you really can't in a semi-auto. Not realistically/easily that's for sure. I mean you could but seriously come on.)

But yeah.

Firearms are not idiot sticks. They're complicated machines that require finesse and care to use properly. Same goes for every weapon, honestly.

Plus: Melee weapons don't jam

Don't see me any samurai swords here. Hmmmmm.

It's totally Jan Orr.

Sir with an English accent is "suh".

It's the exact same way she also said " sir" at the 57 second mark or so.