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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | The comic depicts | + | The comic depicts [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVekNsgUqn4|a classic scene] from {{w|Star Wars Episode IV}}, in which the heroes trail a spacecraft to the never-before-seen Death Star: a super-weapon the size of a small moon capable of effortlessly demolishing entire planets. In the original scene and the comic, Luke Skywalker misidentifies a body as a natural satellite, and Obi-Wan 'Ben' Kenobi ominously corrects him. The comic's version diverges at this point, as the dialogue devolves into a rather bitter argument over the semantics of size classifications, alluding to scientific discussions on whether Pluto should be classified as a planet or as a dwarf planet. |
| − | + | The argument goes on for hours, which in the original plot would suggest one of two situations: | |
| − | *The Death Star apparently never caught them, and | + | * The Death Star apparently never caught them, and Princess Leia was never rescued (but Ben survived). |
| − | *The argument was picked up after escaping the Death Star, and now Leia is joining in. | + | * The argument was picked up after escaping the Death Star, and now Leia is joining in. |
| − | + | In our star system, however, the argument would be invalid. The Death Star is much larger (70 km radius) than dozens of {{w|List of natural satellites|full-fledged moons}} in our solar system. | |
| − | The title text makes reference to a later scene in the film when Rebel pilots are being briefed on the planned attack on the Death Star. Those who analysed the plans for the Death Star run into the same discussion picture, and end up arguing about the classification of the Death Star, dividing those involved into the | + | The title text makes reference to a later scene in the film when Rebel pilots are being briefed on the planned attack on the the Death Star. Those who analysed the plans for the Death Star run into the same discussion picture, and end up arguing about the classification of the the Death Star, dividing those involved into the 'artificial moonlet' camp and the 'rogue planet-station' camp, thus deunifying the rebellion. If events are otherwise the same from the movie, this is also happening at threat of their destruction, and thus a crippling of the Rebellion. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
| − | :[Millennium Falcon follows a Tie Fighter towards an unidentified orb in the distance | + | {{incomplete transcript|The last panel is vague on who is saying what.}} |
| + | :[Millennium Falcon follows a Tie Fighter towards an unidentified orb in the distance] | ||
:Luke Skywalker: He's heading for that small moon. | :Luke Skywalker: He's heading for that small moon. | ||
:Ben Kenobi: That's no moon - it's a space station. | :Ben Kenobi: That's no moon - it's a space station. | ||
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:Luke Skywalker: It's too big to be a space station. | :Luke Skywalker: It's too big to be a space station. | ||
:Ben Kenobi: But it's too '''''small''''' to be a moon. | :Ben Kenobi: But it's too '''''small''''' to be a moon. | ||
| − | + | :Three hours pass | |
| − | : | + | :Unknown (Luke Skywalker?): Fine! What if we agree it's not a moon, but we make a new category called "Dwarf Moon"? |
| − | + | :Unknown (Ben Kenobi?): And what's the cutoff, asshole?! Is this '''''ship''''' a dwarf moon now? | |
| − | : | + | :Unknown (Luke Skywalker?): Screw you. |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Space]] | [[Category:Space]] | ||
[[Category:Star Wars]] | [[Category:Star Wars]] | ||
