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MasterSeedy
8 years agoRising Ace
Phantom Menace was so bad, it's hard to see how anyone would even consider wanting Qui-Gon Jin. Seriously.
Now the actual toon - especially with zeta upgrade - isn't bad at all. But why would anyone want to remember that movie?
On the other hand, Mother Talzin had vast power, was considered a serious threat to Sidius even after he became Emperor and had unlimited ability to command the military, and was responsible for bringing Maul and Savage to power. She had complicated plans and used her powers extensively on behalf of her people, giving rise to complex, interesting plots in the Clone Wars episodes that featured her.
Qui-Gon didn't offer anything but blind faith that Anakin would someday bring balance to the force, and he was tragically wrong about how that would happen and the consequences for both the Jedi and the galaxy at large. He won a single battle ... but the battle was merely to escape with his life (and the life of his Padawan) from a ship which let him aboard peacefully. While I respect his ability to sneak around ventilation shafts and his ability to cheat at dice, Qui-Gon's cool factor doesn't come close to that of Talzin or Ventress.
Enjoy the movies, if you like. I enjoy a lot of what I've seen in the movies as well. But I'm not unwilling or unable to honestly assess the what makes Star Wars great and which portions of the source material exhibit more of those qualities than others. Merely having been seen on the big screen does not, in itself, make a character, a plot line, or even a movie great. It takes much more than that, and NightSisters have it in much greater quantity than any character from Phantom Menace ever did.
Now the actual toon - especially with zeta upgrade - isn't bad at all. But why would anyone want to remember that movie?
On the other hand, Mother Talzin had vast power, was considered a serious threat to Sidius even after he became Emperor and had unlimited ability to command the military, and was responsible for bringing Maul and Savage to power. She had complicated plans and used her powers extensively on behalf of her people, giving rise to complex, interesting plots in the Clone Wars episodes that featured her.
Qui-Gon didn't offer anything but blind faith that Anakin would someday bring balance to the force, and he was tragically wrong about how that would happen and the consequences for both the Jedi and the galaxy at large. He won a single battle ... but the battle was merely to escape with his life (and the life of his Padawan) from a ship which let him aboard peacefully. While I respect his ability to sneak around ventilation shafts and his ability to cheat at dice, Qui-Gon's cool factor doesn't come close to that of Talzin or Ventress.
Enjoy the movies, if you like. I enjoy a lot of what I've seen in the movies as well. But I'm not unwilling or unable to honestly assess the what makes Star Wars great and which portions of the source material exhibit more of those qualities than others. Merely having been seen on the big screen does not, in itself, make a character, a plot line, or even a movie great. It takes much more than that, and NightSisters have it in much greater quantity than any character from Phantom Menace ever did.
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