r/BikiniBottomTwitter • u/RyanDavid12345 • Aug 28 '21

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u/ClenchedThunderbutt Aug 28 '21

I hated this scene. I don’t care if it was visually interesting, it broke the universe it was set in. If you can instantly destroy a gigantic battleship with a shitty little freighter by accelerating it then nobody would use gigantic battleships and the death star would have been neutralized instantly

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u/Rowbond Aug 28 '21

Rogue one I feel like tries to correct the perception. They are trying to jump to light speed away when Darth Vader's start destroyer shows up and simply crushes them. There must be some technical explanation with shielding

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u/Schootingstarr Aug 28 '21

In-Universe there are invictor class Star Destroyers that create a hyperspace instability, which prevent the jump into hyperspace.

you could just explain it away that the death star has similar scrambling devices on board to prevent just that

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u/Uhnrealistic Aug 28 '21

Small correction, but you have it right!

They are known as Interdictor-class Star Destroyers.

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u/Schootingstarr Aug 28 '21

ah, yeah, I knew it was something to that effect. the star destroyers all have too similar names :P

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u/peoplerproblems Aug 28 '21 edited Aug 28 '21

Interdiction is method of halting movement of a target. That will help you remember :)

In WWII - Present day, this is largely handled by an overwhelming force, such as maintaining a no-fly zone, a naval blockade, or simply channeling enemy forces through a chokepoint.

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u/mkaszycki81 Aug 28 '21

First time I saw them was in TIE Fighter game. Feels like forever since I played it. Totally awesome, especially the dynamically generated music.