Happy Friday Good Peoples and Goats.

This week I would like to ask the following, Do you think the best Armada Admiral, Raddus, survived after Scarif and why?

No EU allowed, you have to come up with a reason that makes sense.

Yes, only because Vader's priority was the Death Star Plans and every second he lagged behind the Tantive IV was another second it could get away. Plus we never heard Raddus give the order to evacuate (though thinking at it, that was the Rebel troops are doing when Vader goes ginsu on them), though this easily could have happened out of frame and he was on a CR-90 or Neb-B that got away.

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I really don't know.

He just didn't seem like the "Running away" type. Especially knowing the real-life influences that shaped his character, personality and voice...

We will fight them ... We will never Surrender!

I figure the stormtroopers found him holed up on the bridge with a Blaster and a belt of concussion grenades.

,The charred remainder of his body is recovered by a shadowy politician who uses every tool at his disposal to bring him back from the brink of death, twisting him into a an evil shell of the fish he once was.

In episode 8, Rey has a standoff with a shadowy figure named Darth Icthus. Who catches her off guard by saying, "I taste great with a side of chips."

Search your feelings- you know it to be true.

Raddus was probably captured, interrogated, then killed.

Baaaaaaah.

*chews on the keyboard*

Happy Friday!

To be really dismal, and to build upon what both Drasnighta and ricefrisbeetreats said above:

The stormtroopers stormed the bridge, to find him holed up with a blaster and concussion grades. Knowing him to be the commander of the fleet, however, the Imperial high command wanted him alive. And so after much loss the Imperials managed to enter the bridge and stun him, taking him as an unconscious prisoner. Walking over the countless bodies of their fellow stormtroopers, they took him aboard the Death Star, where he was tortured and interrogated ceaselessly. He had the misfortune to be imprisoned in the cell next to Leia, and heard both her interrogation and rescue. Proud of her strength, he was pleased to know she had saved the plans, and that his torment was not in vain. When she was rescued, he tried crying out, but was unable to be heard above the noise of the blasterfight, and thus was further tortured by hearing his last hope fade from hearing, fate unknown - had they survived? Had they heard him and died gloriously trying to open his door?.
After a while, he was awakened by the sound of explosions, and realized that the rebellion had mounted a desperate attack upon the Death Star. . . could they have come back for him? As an explosion caused his cell to lose its integrity and leak atmosphere, he realized that no, they had forgotten all about him, and instead were trying to blow up the station. He was sucked out of the Death Star and perished in the cold of space, his last sight being of the fleeing rebel survivors before the Death Star exploded and the door of his cell hit him on the head and took it off.

Happiest of Fridays to you Cubanboy!

It is possible that Raddus survived Scariff. Though if he did, he'd either be floating around in an escape pod or in an Imperial prison somewhere.

It'll be interesting if there's a Rebels Season 4 episode that goes into a little more details. With the Ghost flying around, it's possible that they picked up the escape pod or helped out rescuing some of the Profundity crew from the ship itself. Perhaps there's one last showdown between Darth Vader and Kanan and Ezra. Perhaps they keep Darth busy while Hera and the others rescue Raddus and others.

Could it be this confrontation between Vader, Kanan and Ezra that leads to the follow statements:

That boy was our last hope.

When gone am I, the last of the Jedi will you be

Or course it's just as possible that, after rescuing Raddus and others, the crew of the Ghost go to Alderaan for a well deserved vacation

Raddus died at Scariff. I know this because immediately following the battle the main dining hall on the Devastator changed their menu to include "fish sticks fit for an Admiral."

Raddus died following the traditions of admirals the galaxy over....he went down with his ship

or

he survived the battle but never returned to active service as he was a broken person (after watching an ISD carve through his feet) he latter committed suicide out of grief over the casualties the rebel fleet sustained

What about sheeps

I think he "survived" and was tortured until the end of the Empire. I hope so.

For three reasons, Raddus is dead.

First, there's only one ship he could possibly get to after the Devastator clearly cripples the Admonition: the Tantive IV in the launch bay. It is certainly possible that this could have occurred, but unlikely. The first thing delivered to the Tantive is the Death Star plans themselves. If Raddus intended to transfer to the Tantive, he doubtlessly would have had the plans with him to personally ensure their safety.

Second is that as the commander of the ship and fleet, he was essential to coordinating any escape plans while he still had control, including for himself. Without sounding an abandon ship, which would effectively be suicide, he likely stayed on the bridge to coordinate what escape efforts he could and personally oversee the destruction of compromising information (such as the location of the remainder of the Rebel fleet). The last stand probably wasn't a blaster fight. It was probably activating a self destruct mechanism or similarly irreversible blaze of glory. Raddus clearly understands that he himself is a valuable source of information that cannot be allowed to fall into enemy hands. He would never allow himself to be captured alive.

Third is simply a narrative purpose: spoiler alert, everyone in this movie (even the anonymous crew off the Hazmmerhead) dies unless they are seen in a later film. That's clearly a narrative decision intended to answer both why we never see characters like Jyn and Cassian again, and also to make the film meaningful while staying a self-contained story. The film needed to show sacrifice, so what better way to show it than to bump off everyone except a small handful of characters vital to the remainder of the original trilogy. This gives every story afterward the opportunity to reference it without having to account for the characters who appeared in it. Nobody has to worry about who Jyn's kids are, or what K2-SO is up to with Imperial security droids having been long since replaced with First Order clones. So Remember the Admonition becomes the rallying cry for the Rebellion after the Death Star is destroyed, but you conveniently don't have to worry about characters who may not have clicked with audiences in probably the most intentionally depressing Star Wars movie.

Survived. The bridge module he commanded from detached and he flew away after the Tantive IV escaped.

No that's not canon... but it is head canon.

Dead, he has a ship named after him in The Last Jedi. No that doesn't mean he must have died at Scarrif but one only gets a shipped named for them after death and often great sacrifice. He died along with almost everyone else.

1 hour ago, thecactusman17 said:

For three reasons, Raddus is dead.

First, there's only one ship he could possibly get to after the Devastator clearly cripples the Profundity: the Tantive IV in the launch bay. It is certainly possible that this could have occurred, but unlikely. The first thing delivered to the Tantive is the Death Star plans themselves. If Raddus intended to transfer to the Tantive, he doubtlessly would have had the plans with him to personally ensure their safety.

Second is that as the commander of the ship and fleet, he was essential to coordinating any escape plans while he still had control, including for himself. Without sounding an abandon ship, which would effectively be suicide, he likely stayed on the bridge to coordinate what escape efforts he could and personally oversee the destruction of compromising information (such as the location of the remainder of the Rebel fleet). The last stand probably wasn't a blaster fight. It was probably activating a self destruct mechanism or similarly irreversible blaze of glory. Raddus clearly understands that he himself is a valuable source of information that cannot be allowed to fall into enemy hands. He would never allow himself to be captured alive.

Third is simply a narrative purpose: spoiler alert, everyone in this movie (even the anonymous crew off the Hammerhead) dies unless they are seen in a later film. That's clearly a narrative decision intended to answer both why we never see characters like Jyn and Cassian again, and also to make the film meaningful while staying a self-contained story. The film needed to show sacrifice, so what better way to show it than to bump off everyone except a small handful of characters vital to the remainder of the original trilogy. This gives every story afterward the opportunity to reference it without having to account for the characters who appeared in it. Nobody has to worry about who Jyn's kids are, or what K2-SO is up to with Imperial security droids having been long since replaced with First Order clones. So Remember the Profundity becomes the rallying cry for the Rebellion after the Death Star is destroyed, but you conveniently don't have to worry about characters who may not have clicked with audiences in probably the most intentionally depressing Star Wars movie.

FTFY.

1 hour ago, thecactusman17 said:

For three reasons, Raddus is dead.

First, there's only one ship he could possibly get to after the Devastator clearly cripples the Admonition: the Tantive IV in the launch bay. It is certainly possible that this could have occurred, but unlikely. The first thing delivered to the Tantive is the Death Star plans themselves. If Raddus intended to transfer to the Tantive, he doubtlessly would have had the plans with him to personally ensure their safety.

Second is that as the commander of the ship and fleet, he was essential to coordinating any escape plans while he still had control, including for himself. Without sounding an abandon ship, which would effectively be suicide, he likely stayed on the bridge to coordinate what escape efforts he could and personally oversee the destruction of compromising information (such as the location of the remainder of the Rebel fleet). The last stand probably wasn't a blaster fight. It was probably activating a self destruct mechanism or similarly irreversible blaze of glory. Raddus clearly understands that he himself is a valuable source of information that cannot be allowed to fall into enemy hands. He would never allow himself to be captured alive.

Third is simply a narrative purpose: spoiler alert, everyone in this movie (even the anonymous crew off the Hazmmerhead) dies unless they are seen in a later film. That's clearly a narrative decision intended to answer both why we never see characters like Jyn and Cassian again, and also to make the film meaningful while staying a self-contained story. The film needed to show sacrifice, so what better way to show it than to bump off everyone except a small handful of characters vital to the remainder of the original trilogy. This gives every story afterward the opportunity to reference it without having to account for the characters who appeared in it. Nobody has to worry about who Jyn's kids are, or what K2-SO is up to with Imperial security droids having been long since replaced with First Order clones. So Remember the Admonition becomes the rallying cry for the Rebellion after the Death Star is destroyed, but you conveniently don't have to worry about characters who may not have clicked with audiences in probably the most intentionally depressing Star Wars movie.

The idea that everyone had to die because that aren't in the later movies is telling of a severe lack of imagination on Disney's part.

It's vast universe. Just because a certain character or ship wasn't at Endor, doesn't mean that ceased to exist. Look at the world Wars on this planet. You could have "Heroes present in Europe at the beginning of the war, who would end up in Africa, or the pacific. And this is just one planet. Star Wars has thousands of not millions.

All they had to say is they were busy somewhere else, and that would have been sufficient.

Disney... just show some imagination guys.

5 hours ago, GhostofNobodyInParticular said:

Happy Friday!

To be really dismal, and to build upon what both Drasnighta and ricefrisbeetreats said above:

The stormtroopers stormed the bridge, to find him holed up with a blaster and concussion grades. Knowing him to be the commander of the fleet, however, the Imperial high command wanted him alive. And so after much loss the Imperials managed to enter the bridge and stun him, taking him as an unconscious prisoner. Walking over the countless bodies of their fellow stormtroopers, they took him aboard the Death Star, where he was tortured and interrogated ceaselessly. He had the misfortune to be imprisoned in the cell next to Leia, and heard both her interrogation and rescue. Proud of her strength, he was pleased to know she had saved the plans, and that his torment was not in vain. When she was rescued, he tried crying out, but was unable to be heard above the noise of the blasterfight, and thus was further tortured by hearing his last hope fade from hearing, fate unknown - had they survived? Had they heard him and died gloriously trying to open his door?.
After a while, he was awakened by the sound of explosions, and realized that the rebellion had mounted a desperate attack upon the Death Star. . . could they have come back for him? As an explosion caused his cell to lose its integrity and leak atmosphere, he realized that no, they had forgotten all about him, and instead were trying to blow up the station. He was sucked out of the Death Star and perished in the cold of space, his last sight being of the fleeing rebel survivors before the Death Star exploded and the door of his cell hit him on the head and took it off.

That's what happened!
Happy Friday!

While all evidence points to his demise at Scarif, I love one groups take.

At Origins this year, the Sparks living D6 Star Wars Campaign, hosted an adventure where the heros found an Imperial training center where Admiral Raddus and all his remaining ships and crew had been used as a live training war game. All his ships had the hyperdrives disabled, and rigged with remote self destructs. Their weapons were replaced with training weapons that provided no damage. If they didn't play the game, BOOM! If they tried to escape, BOOM! If they tried instead to ram the Imps, BOOM! The old fish man spent 3 years trying to keep as many of the prisoners alive as possible.

20 minutes ago, cynanbloodbane said:

While all evidence points to his demise at Scarif, I love one groups take.

At Origins this year, the Sparks living D6 Star Wars Campaign, hosted an adventure where the heros found an Imperial training center where Admiral Raddus and all his remaining ships and crew had been used as a live training war game. All his ships had the hyperdrives disabled, and rigged with remote self destructs. Their weapons were replaced with training weapons that provided no damage. If they didn't play the game, BOOM! If they tried to escape, BOOM! If they tried instead to ram the Imps, BOOM! The old fish man spent 3 years trying to keep as many of the prisoners alive as possible.

That sounds really freaking cool.

2 hours ago, GrandAdmiralCrunch said:

The idea that everyone had to die because that aren't in the later movies is telling of a severe lack of imagination on Disney's part.

It's vast universe. Just because a certain character or ship wasn't at Endor, doesn't mean that ceased to exist. Look at the world Wars on this planet. You could have "Heroes present in Europe at the beginning of the war, who would end up in Africa, or the pacific. And this is just one planet. Star Wars has thousands of not millions.

All they had to say is they were busy somewhere else, and that would have been sufficient.

Disney... just show some imagination guys.

I remember in TIE fighter an admiral mentions that the Emperor is staging a final confrontation on Endor and your character should be hearing of their victory at any moment. I don't see why the Rebels wouldn't have had small groups elsewhere during Endor.

I think unfortunately dead. More than likely the bridge was hit an he was killed during the disabling of the profundity.

I would love to see that he survived and hear that story. It would be awesome, the only way he'd survive is if he escaped capture. Love to see that and what he did afterwards.

But I doubt it would happen as such.

Happy friday!

I'm surprised no one posted the tweet answering that question...

16 minutes ago, Visovics said:

Happy friday!

I'm surprised no one posted the tweet answering that question...

I could really go for some calamari too....

1 hour ago, Visovics said:

Happy friday!

I'm surprised no one posted the tweet answering that question...

Eh, Chipiron!