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In the {{w|Book of Exodus}} of in the {{w|Hebrew Bible}}, God announces his presence to {{w|Moses}} by way of a {{w|burning bush}}. The quotation in this comic is a combination of Exodus 3:14 - "I am that I am", and Exodus 3:16 - "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob."
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In the {{w|Book of Exodus}} in the {{w|Hebrew Bible}}, God announces his presence to {{w|Moses}} by way of a {{w|burning bush}}. The quotation in this comic is a combination of [https://www.bibleref.com/Exodus/3/Exodus-3-14.html Exodus 3:14] - "I am that I am", and [https://www.bibleref.com/Exodus/3/Exodus-3-16.html Exodus 3:16] - "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob."
  
The punchline comes when God introduces "His counterpart, {{w|R2-D2}}"; theoretically, in the mind of the reader, God's voice would go from booming and sepulchral to snooty and British, much like the voice of {{w|C-3PO}} in ''{{w|Star Wars}}''. (Though C-3PO's programming forbids him to "impersonate a deity", according to his character in ''{{w|Return of the Jedi}}''.
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The punchline comes when God introduces his "counterpart, {{w|R2-D2}}", implying that the "god" in this case is not actually the {{w|God of the Jews}} as expected, but rather {{w|C-3PO}}, a {{w|Droid (Star Wars)|droid}} from the ''{{w|Star Wars}}'' universe; theoretically, in the mind of the reader, God's voice might humorously go from [https://youtu.be/zUm6rC0o7Po?t=24 booming and sepulchral] in the first frame, to [https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/8d7dcc54-fb0f-4068-a741-c86259cd5112 snooty and British] in the second frame.  It could be a reference to a plot point from ''{{w|Return of the Jedi}}'', in which the [https://youtu.be/rk_HB2Pdk2M Ewoks believe C-3PO is a god].  (In the movie, C-3PO states that it's against his programming to "impersonate a {{w|deity}}", but he does so anyway; whether it's actually a violation of his programming is [https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/110974/how-did-c3po-manage-to-impersonate-a-deity-if-it-was-against-his-progamming debatable].)
  
The joke is that "I AM", the name of God in the Bible, is represented in the Hebrew by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetragrammaton Tetragrammaton], YHWH. This abbreviation coincidentally{{Citation needed}} follows the 4-character naming convention of ''Star Wars'' droid characters such as C-3PO and R2-D2 and, like the latter, contains identical characters in the 2nd and 4th positions. (In English translations of the text, this is the part rendered as "LORD" in capitals.)
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The joke is that "I AM", the name of God in the Bible, is represented in {{w|Hebrew}} by the {{w|Tetragrammaton}}, YHWH. This abbreviation coincidentally{{Citation needed}} follows the 4-character naming convention of ''Star Wars'' droid characters such as C-3PO and R2-D2 and, like the latter, contains identical characters in the 2nd and 4th positions. (In English translations of the text, this is the part rendered as "LORD" in capitals.)
  
The reference to [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Bocce Bocce] in the title text refers to a language that Owen Lars wanted his protocol droid purchase to be able to speak. C-3PO claimed that it was "like a second language to me." LO-M is a model of droid in the ''Star Wars'' universe that was made to compete commercially with 3PO droid like C-3PO (and sounds like "Elohim", a Hebrew word for "God".)
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In the title text, "LO-M" refers to the [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/LOM-series_protocol_droid LOM], a model of [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Protocol_droid protocol droid] in the Star Wars universe similar to the [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/3PO-series_protocol_droid 3PO] model; "L-O-M" sounds like "{{w|Elohim}}", a Hebrew word for "God".  [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Bocce Bocce] refers to a language that [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Owen_Lars Owen Lars] wanted his protocol droid to be able to speak; C-3PO claimed that it was [https://youtu.be/LWPENk8rH7w "like a second language to me"].
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==

Revision as of 19:57, 26 May 2022

I Am
Great, LO-M. Do you speak Bocce? I'm supposed to find one that speaks Bocce.
Title text: Great, LO-M. Do you speak Bocce? I'm supposed to find one that speaks Bocce.

Explanation

In the Book of Exodus in the Hebrew Bible, God announces his presence to Moses by way of a burning bush. The quotation in this comic is a combination of Exodus 3:14 - "I am that I am", and Exodus 3:16 - "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob."

The punchline comes when God introduces his "counterpart, R2-D2", implying that the "god" in this case is not actually the God of the Jews as expected, but rather C-3PO, a droid from the Star Wars universe; theoretically, in the mind of the reader, God's voice might humorously go from booming and sepulchral in the first frame, to snooty and British in the second frame. It could be a reference to a plot point from Return of the Jedi, in which the Ewoks believe C-3PO is a god. (In the movie, C-3PO states that it's against his programming to "impersonate a deity", but he does so anyway; whether it's actually a violation of his programming is debatable.)

The joke is that "I AM", the name of God in the Bible, is represented in Hebrew by the Tetragrammaton, YHWH. This abbreviation coincidentally[citation needed] follows the 4-character naming convention of Star Wars droid characters such as C-3PO and R2-D2 and, like the latter, contains identical characters in the 2nd and 4th positions. (In English translations of the text, this is the part rendered as "LORD" in capitals.)

In the title text, "LO-M" refers to the LOM, a model of protocol droid in the Star Wars universe similar to the 3PO model; "L-O-M" sounds like "Elohim", a Hebrew word for "God". Bocce refers to a language that Owen Lars wanted his protocol droid to be able to speak; C-3PO claimed that it was "like a second language to me".

Transcript

[The Burning Bush of Exodus fame speaks to Moses, who is shielding himself with his arm, as if a great gust of wind is overtaking him.]
Bush: I AM THAT I AM, THE LORD YOUR GOD AND THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS, OF ABRAHAM, OF ISAAC, AND OF JACOB.
[A droid comes into frame, Moses looks down at it.]
Bush: AND THIS IS MY COUNTERPART, R2-D2.
BLEEP BLOOP
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Discussion

The explanation leaps to the C3P0 explanation without even mentioning Ewoks. It might not make sense without mentioning Ewoks. And that's not a sentence I ever expected to ever type. 31.111.50.225 21:43, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

Added a mention of the Ewok reference. Yfmcpxpj (talk) 01:27, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

I thought Lars wanted to play bocce with c3po. This changes the whole series for me; the prequels are a parody. 173.245.56.191 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

YES THEY ARE!!!!! THEY ARE FAKE!!!!! SilverMagpie (talk) 02:18, 19 November 2016 (UTC)

The prequels were Lucas trolling Star Wars' fan base. It just kept getting worse and worse. Jakee308 (talk) 19:47, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

Is Moses dabbing? 162.158.62.79 00:40, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

Lol, yes, in the 1st frame, Moses is dabbing...and in the 2nd frame, he's flossing. Yfmcpxpj (talk) 01:27, 2 August 2020 (UTC)