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Post by Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar on Nov 19, 2003 7:26:01 GMT -5
Oh man! If you haven't seen chapter 8 yet, go! GO NOW! atch it! I love Obi-Wan's new look! Can't wait to see that costume running around at Cons! Would be very cool!
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Post by Ja'Akril Atsilu'no-yi on Nov 20, 2003 0:57:01 GMT -5
SCUBA TROOPERS!!!!!! And just what is Dirge?
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Post by Schph Gochi on Nov 20, 2003 6:36:48 GMT -5
I am not sure what Durge is.....but did you see Obi-Wan destroy him in last night's episode?
Yet....at the very end as the puddles started to move...well...I wonder if he is REALLY dead/destroyed...
I guess he is organic..(Not a droid)......from the looks of his "guts"....lol...
Man...I LOVE that combination of Stormtrooper/Clone Trooper armor with a Jedi twist....if I had the bucks...there would be armor in my closet.....
maybe next year after the house is paid off....
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Post by Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar on Nov 20, 2003 7:20:08 GMT -5
Yeah Schph! I wondered if Durge was really dead too when I saw the goo moving. We still have 10 episodes in the spring too!
And I LOVE the armor Jedi look too! If I could figure out a way to make it, I would certainly think about it -- if I could get the armor over my pudginess.
As for Durge, here is what Star Wars,com Databank has to say about him. It's pretty interesting:
(from Starwars.com Databank) The bounty hunter known as Durge had weathered centuries of violence and warfare, emerging as a merciless and nearly unstoppable warrior driven by ancient vendettas. Though he identified himself as a bounty hunter, he held no guild allegiance, answered to no benefactor, and seemed to have no need of riches. He hunted for the pure sport of it, to feed an insatiable bloodlust that spanned literally hundreds of worlds and almost two thousand years. When completely encased in his battered high impact armor, Durge's true alien heritage was obscured. Though humanoid in appearance, Durge was a Gen'Dai, a rare species with an unusually long lifespan -- some Gen'Dai reportedly have lived for over four thousand years.
The peculiar nervous and circulatory systems of the Gen'Dai makes them extremely resistant to physical injury. The Gen'Dai physiology boasts millions of nerve clusters throughout the body, and a vascular system that distributes blood without the need of a central heart. Lacking the vulnerable vital organs of most humanoids, a Gen'Dai could sustain multiple lacerations and even, it is rumored, complete dismemberment and yet still survive. In addition to these extremes of endurance, the distributed neural network gives the Gen'Dai phenomenal reflexes. Should a Gen'Dai sustain too many injuries, they are capable of entering into extended periods of hibernation, during which they can heal wounds, recover from disease, and slow the aging process.
With such formidable physical abilities, it is fortunate for the galaxy at large that the Gen'Dai are, by nature, not an aggressive species. They are nomadic, and their home world has been lost to the ages. Due to a low birthrate, the Gen'Dai are very rarely encountered, and they usually avoid confrontation if possible. Though the Gen'Dai are physically suited for long life, their minds weaken with age, and the species is susceptible to depression, hysteria, and other forms of psychosis.
The Gen'Dai that would become Durge was born two thousand years before the fall of the Republic, and was regarded by his elders as an exceptional physical specimen at a young age. A predilection for aggression, coupled by witnessing bounty hunters in action, forever steered young Durge into a lifetime of violence. The lure of the blood trade drew Durge away from his tribe and into the rest of the galaxy. For centuries, he studied under the most experienced and dangerous bounty hunters he could find.
About a millennia before the Battle of Naboo, when the galaxy was wracked by warfare waged between the Jedi Knights and Sith Lords, Durge was in the employ of one of the few remaining Sith. In this time, he squared off against many a Jedi, learning their fighting techniques, and developing weaponry and combat tactics to counter their moves. When the Sith were finally wiped out at the Battle of Ruusan, Durge went into hiding to avoid Jedi reprisals. He adopted dozens of different aliases while continuing his career as a hunter, amassing a sizable fortune.
Nine hundred years later, Durge was hired to kill the leader of the Mandalorians. Though he succeeded, the Mandalorians struck back and managed and subdue Durge. Leave it to the Mandalorians to devise a means of restraining a Gen'Dai. They turned Durge's longevity against him, finding ways of inflicting pain throughout his scattered nerves. He was a victim of unspeakable torture, unable to die.
Durge was able to escape the Mandalorians, and retreated to parts unknown to hibernate and recover. It took nearly a century to undo the damage the Mandalorians wrought. Though his physical body had healed, Durge's already dangerous psyche was pushed further past the brink of sanity.
When Durge emerged from his slumber, he sought vengeance on the Mandalorians. He was cheated of his revenge as he learned they were all but extinct. He soon found purpose, though. He had awakened to a galaxy at war, a galaxy where the Jedi Knights led clone soldiers in battle against the automated troops of the Confederacy. The charismatic Count Dooku lured Durge into his ranks, and the ancient bounty hunter relished an ironic twist in his quest for retribution.
The Republic clones were cast from a Mandalorian genetic template. Though the galaxy may be bereft of true Mandalorians, their legacy lived on in the form of clone troopers. Durge would take great satisfaction in being able to kill legions of his sworn enemies.
In becoming Dooku's henchman, the bounty hunter was teamed up with Asajj Ventress, a Dark Jedi and commander within the Separatist military. The two were formidable adversaries for the Republic, and Durge took the lives of many Jedi with great zeal. Alongside Ventress, Durge unleashed a horrible chemical weapon attack on the Gungan colony moon of Ohma-D'un. The Jedi were shocked to discover Durge, a warrior like no other on an increasingly deadly battlefield. Durge and the threat of chemical weaons returned on the Separatist outpost of Queyta.
Durge was also dispatched to bolster the security of Muunilinst, the homeworld of the InterGalactic Banking Clan. He organized and led a droid army of IG lancer droids, creating an elite rapid deployment military force to protect this key world of the Confederacy.
Durge led his droid forces in defense of Muunilinst when a huge Republic taskforce attacked the planet. Durge's army inflicted great damage to the armored vehicles of the Republic army, but Durge was ultimately bested in one-on-one combat with General Obi-Wan Kenobi.
In addition to Durge's frighteningly powerful physical abilities, he was a walking arsenal. He was proficient with ranged weapons like his twin blasters, melee weapons like a spiked flail, and thrown weapons like a set of energized bolas. Durge's heavy armor included wrist darts and forearm-mounted energy shields that let him parry lightsaber attacks for short periods of time. Durge often used an agile rocket pack as well as an extensively modified swoop speeder bike.
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Post by Ja'Akril Atsilu'no-yi on Nov 21, 2003 1:41:25 GMT -5
I thought those droids looked familiar!!!
Seeing Obi_wan in trroper armour was a trip. Also saw tomorrow(Friday) Cartoon network will air all 10 episodes back to back so those of us who missed 1 or 2 can catch up. ;D
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Post by Schph Gochi on Nov 21, 2003 6:14:44 GMT -5
wow....thanks for the info Cor-Al....
definitely a dangerous dude....still am not sure he is dead....
It will be interesting to see if they run all the episodes together without commercials....think I will re-tape...
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Post by Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar on Nov 21, 2003 6:39:58 GMT -5
All 10 episodes. eh? Methinks I will go to my parent's house and tape them all. Anyone know what time?
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Post by Schph Gochi on Nov 21, 2003 6:50:43 GMT -5
someone else up REALLY early...I am at work already...trying to squeeze in some quality computer time on the T-line (instead of my crummy at home dial up) before I actually start work....
anyway....around here (central time) on my cable network...the episodes have been airing at 7:00 pm....
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Post by Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar on Nov 21, 2003 6:51:21 GMT -5
Wll that just reeks... according to Cartoon Network website, the first 5 are on at 7:30-8:00 and then the last 5 are at 9:30-10:00. I guess we just can't interrupt "Pokemon 2000" now can we.
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Post by Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar on Nov 21, 2003 10:07:09 GMT -5
someone else up REALLY early...I am at work already... Yeah Schph, you were up earlier than me.. it was only 6 a.m. here not 5.... but still, just can't sleep .. too much on my mind
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Post by Schph Gochi on Nov 21, 2003 12:13:51 GMT -5
uh-oh....
here in the Midwest they posted that the episodes will be split in half.....5 one hour....5 the next....as part of another program that has a really annoying host...
so....don't think I will deal with the "really annoying host"
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Post by Ja'Akril Atsilu'no-yi on Nov 22, 2003 0:37:46 GMT -5
Wasn't that bad Schph, at least it wasn't hosted by a ewok or a Kowakian monkey Lizard!
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Post by Jauhzmynn Enz on Nov 22, 2003 17:29:47 GMT -5
Durge, is a nasty villan. Sturdy charactor but I highly doubt ANYTHING can survive being blown up from inside. I mean yuck. Obi Wan was walking around seriously scuzzed up and Durge ..welll... He'll need to be moped up. Nothing cna survive that.
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