Naphtali Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 Is bioware going to go on the theme again where human soldiers are indelibly superior to droids? Maybe a small theme in this game is that the droids were meant to replace soldiers, obviously for nutrition and endurance purposes. However will this backfire in the game os this one of the minor reasons soldiers become sith troopers, because the republic forceing them out for cheaper(droids)warriors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Apprentice Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 I remember in one of the screenshots it showed a guy saying something about how the sith had taken all the troops that had survived the first attack, so I'd say they are real men. Why would the sith take war droids captive?(maybe theres a reason?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Damage Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 good point and plus the sith have their own army of sith troopers. The only droids i have see in the screenies are droids that help u like Threepio and R2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Apprentice Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 Well, some faction in the game has to use war droids because we've already seen them in the screenshots/video. I just doubt it's the sith because, first of all--They're the Sith. And second we already know they have their own troops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Glorfindel Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Jedi acrobatics in an engagement with war droids and sith troopers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Apprentice Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 In another tread I remember everyone discussing if those were sith troopers or not. I guess this question will just tell in time. Hopefully not too much time..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swat Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 another question 4 u 2 pop 2 casey rave! note it down 4 our benefit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naphtali Posted February 13, 2003 Author Share Posted February 13, 2003 Yes so does this mean the droids will be made by the republic in desperation since most their soldiers have departed. Also i think some soldiers are still republic and the other sith troops will have a more distinguishing look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttoSenjut Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 http://www.lucasarts.com/products/swkotor/gameinfo.htm when both Jedi and Sith number in the thousands. With the Galaxy reeling from a recent conflict with the Dark Lords, the ongoing battle between the Jedi and the Sith rages on. What i get from this is the Jedi are the soldiers of the republic and the sithtroopers are the Sith's minioins. What i read was when the Jedis Revan and Malak left for war they recruited lots of jedi to fight for them. When they returned from war The jedi were twisted and had turned to the darkside and the War fleet that they controlled had also been seduced by the darkside. after that im sure many jedi had given into the lure of the darkside with the promise of great power. I think battle droids in KOTOR are more like those after the clone wars when armies of battle droids had been outlawed and any that exist are probably personal belongings. But i could be wrong. the only evidence ive seen of armies of droids is those of the trade federation and the ones who fight for the separatists. thats what i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttoSenjut Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 http://www.lucasarts.com/products/swkotor/characters.htm You can find a description and picture of a sithtrooper at the above link. The idea of a sithtrooper's faceless apearance is to create fear in the eye's of their opponents. maybe also to keep them in line. i mean it cant be comfortable in a suit like that and they cant be too happy about it. so unhappyness keeps the darkside flowing. Ive also read something about this or something with Vader. He can breath with the force but out of his faceless armor he begins to feel good about himself and that begins to turn him back to the lightside. or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannibal Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Originally posted by Jedi Apprentice In another tread I remember everyone discussing if those were sith troopers or not. I guess this question will just tell in time. Hopefully not too much time..... On the Bioware forums they already stated that these are battle droids. They look just like the Sith Trooper except for their legs. If you can't tell the difference by their legs, they also said you can tell because when you kill a Sith Trooper they fall and make a *thud*. But the droids explode into pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerothorn Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 I'm pretty sure that back then, the Republic HAD no army, thats why it was a big deal in Episode 2. They just had Jedi Knights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannibal Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 Originally posted by Aerothorn I'm pretty sure that back then, the Republic HAD no army, thats why it was a big deal in Episode 2. They just had Jedi Knights. The republic had an army. The army the Revan and Malak took to fight the Sith belonged to the Republic. When Revan and Malak became sith that army(fleet) followed them. It's on the official site under Mandalorian Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakin1607 Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 The Republic DOES have an army. How else do you explain Carth Onnasi? He certainly isn't a Jedi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taos Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 I kinda viewed Carth Onassi as the "Han Solo" character type. The rugged/tough smuggler...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrie Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 Aye, I believe Carth became all that, but he might've first served as a soldier/pilot... (just like Han Solo did) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakin1607 Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 Huh? He may be a Han "type" character, but he's Speficially listed as a "REPUBLIC SOLDIER". The Old Republic had an army and navy in the first Sith and Mandalorian Wars too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taos Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 Right, I've read the bio on Carth......... Just like how in the clone wars, Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi is referred to as General Kenobi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark jedi 8 Posted February 15, 2003 Share Posted February 15, 2003 maybe its more of a grand malicia than a stationary army, just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakin1607 Posted February 15, 2003 Share Posted February 15, 2003 There actually is a seperation between the Jedi and the Republic Military. Jedi as you correctly state, can be generals for "regular" republic soldiers. The reverse isn't true. So Jedi can command other Jedi and Republic Soldiers. Repubilc Soldiers can command other Republic Soldiers, but not Jedi. Make sense? This is pretty clearly shown in the Sith War period which happens forty years before the game. Jolee fought in that war as well, and relics (such as Exar Kun's lightsaber) turn up in the game. There's no reason to assume the republic doesn't have an army forty years after a period when they did have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannibal Posted February 15, 2003 Share Posted February 15, 2003 Originally posted by Anakin1607 There's no reason to assume the republic doesn't have an army forty years after a period when they did have one. That's a good point. An even better point is that the Mandalorian War happens even more recent than the Sith War. So I doubt with 2 wars within 40 yrs the Republic would disband their Army. Especially with the fact that the Sith are still prominent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerothorn Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 So when was the army disbanded? They obviously don't have one in the period of Episode 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taos Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 Originally posted by Anakin1607 So Jedi can command other Jedi and Republic Soldiers. Repubilc Soldiers can command other Republic Soldiers, but not Jedi. Make sense? It makes sense to me. You can kind of see that happening at the start of the clone wars [end of ep 2] when you see the jedi leading the clones into the battle. I too wonder when they got rid of the army...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark jedi 8 Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 Maybe after the war with darth bane 1,000 years before ep.1. Or maybe right after the Mandalorian wars. It could have been destroyed sometime before ep.1 in one of the wars. who knows? really only GL would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jed Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 Well, speculation for the disappearance... Maybe they had no other choice than to disband...you never know. *wonders* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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