What would you say when killing someone?

[Lemurmania]

"Sorry, I really thought it wasn't loaded ..."

 

We shouldn't forget famous last words. Personal favorite: Civil War General John Sedgwick, who uttered what I think are the best last words ever spoken by a human being:

 

"They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist ..." His last words were in response to his officers telling him to take cover against Confederate riflemen, and the sentence was never finished because Sedgwick was struck and killed by a Confederate bullet.

[Saberist]

"When it's time to shoot, shoot, don't talk..."

 

(Tukko, 'from the hip, in the bathtub' in _The Good, The Bad And The Ugly_)

 

Actually what made Vader cool was not the fact that he spouted one liners but that he did so in situations which were entirely under his control and thus, there being no 'active threat condition' at all, he could afford to be arrogant (if not sloppy).

 

The Rebel is already dead when he asks the question about the ambassador the inquiry was 'rhetorical' even if it wasn't pointless (diplomatic privelege has been the cover for espionage for /millenia/, even on our world).

 

Leia ("You are a spy and a traitor, take her away!") is both bound and surrounded by Stormtroopers. It also indicates a weakness of Vader in that the 'best he can do' when goaded is to remove the stimulus rather than eliminate his reactio to it...).

 

In the War Room, this is made all the more obvious in that it takes Governor Tarkin to pull Vader off the man and there was _no point_ in his 'power point illustration' because not only did Vader have nothing to gain (intel or intimidation) from the act (the officer was in fact correct, the Death Star was more 'powerful'). But Vader also didn't get to /carry thru/ on his threat in a way that made him seem even weaker. More pitbull than potentate. In any case, however; Vader was never under any threat from the _unarmed_ officers in the room and I'm not even sure that the two door sentries (there in other shots of Governor Tarkin's 'office') were present either.

 

At the other end of the scale, the pompous older Admiral Ozzle (sp.) is too busy trying to defluster himself (psychologically self-intimidated as a function of false-anger covering up for a real mistake) to be a threat, even if he hadn't died 'by hologram'. Again showing Vader's preference for killing beyond the influence of a crew that was potentially loyal to their task group Commander. At the same time it displays a decided lack of managerial 'hands on to the critical details' CONTROL of the situation on Vader's part ("I told you not to pop out of hyperspace so close in..." Is NOTHING compared to "Admiral, these are my orders, you will pop out of hyperspace at least .25 parsec out from the system...").

 

Captain Needa fulfills the 'heroic samurai' tradition (speared messenger) when he was 'too honorable' (aka also full of himself) to realize that taking responsibility upon his shoulders wouldn't mean diddly dip to Vader. Nor save his bridge crew if Vader was so inclined. And so, in failing to simply 'sit still, shut up and file the paperwork in triplicate, slowly...' he also assured that his /style/ of (effective) command would also be lost.

 

Again, in NONE of these instances, is Vader 'really cool' as in level headed and insightful. He does however posess the schoolyard bully's sense of time and place to impose his sadism upon victims 'without a teacher looking'.

 

Inner And Outward Silence is the gift of a focussed warrior in combat. Extensive dialogue just shows a lack of concentrated will if not capabiltiy to achieve an objective, that you have to 'talk them to death' otherwise.

 

 

Saberist Out.

[Lord Tarondor]

Palpatine was way cooler than Vader.

[LadyCrimson]

Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father: prepare to die.

[kirottu]

"Why can

[Master Anoon Bondara]

Speak Basic, or Go back to Mexico!

 

Anyone else think I have a nice rack!

*Kills everyone in bar, blames Sith, tells no one, gains no DSP*

(That is evil)

[Odinson]

Show me the monnneeeeyyy!

[Odinson]

I like big butts and I can not lie

You other brothers can't deny.....

[Ki Rin]

167... *kills* 168... *kills* 169...

[cewekeds]

Klingon proverb": "Revenge is a dish best served cold"

[The Great Phantom]

Oh, crap... Dang it! Can you hold on a sec? I had a really witty comment to say as I ran my fist through your entrails, but I forgot... Oh, what was it? Crap... Do you know what I was going to say?

 

[SteveThaiBinh]

"I hope you saved your game."

[CoM_Solaufein]

Time for you to become one with the Force.

[Invoker]

"HA-HA! Too bad you can't quick-load and try again."

[Reveilled]

You fight like a cow!

[Marka Ragnos]

here's one *lifts up body* *looks up into sky* noooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!! or should've poked holes in that jar... or hey buddy! *hugs* oh no buddy! your eyes popped out buddy! :ph34r:

[The Great Phantom]

Not again!

[Odinson]

"I'm da tooth fairy. I loosen teeth."

 

"You've just been....X'd"

[KOTORFanactic]

"When you die, you will see a bright light, and it will say...

GAME OVER!"

 

"Your party has been killed!"

 

"I challenge you to Mortal Kombat!"

[Odinson]

"Goodbye, Mister Anderson"

[Rosbjerg]

"you must gather your party before venturing forth"

[ZeroDark9]

Sith:Hey,are you alive?

Jedi:(weakly)yeah

Sith:Oh, I'll try to kill you this time

[Kilkanon]

I believe Lord Helmet said it best...

 

"I was your father's, brother's, uncle's, cousin's former roommate..."

"Ok, so what does that make us?"

"Absolutely nothing, which is what you are about to become!"

[Odinson]

"You are not fit to smell my farts!"

[Lord Satasn]

Any last words?

 

 

waits till the enemy starts to speak....

 

 

enemy: I...

 

 

me: Slices him down with saber before he can finish his sentence

 

 

me: "I guess not"