speculations on the new baddies in episode II.....

[Starquest aka AndyR]

So does anyone have any ideas on what the new superbattle droids are gonna look like??? I'm kinda thinking that they will be reminiscent of IG-88.... if they aren't exactly like him. What do you think?

[Bromine]

I'm thinking they'll be beefed up a bit and more human-shaped. In the Visual Dictionary it said something about the droids used by the Neimoidians patterned after a certain alien species, and droids can be made to resemble any species, so I think it will depend on who the droids are working for.

[Jedi Master Kyle]

Ever closer to the classic stormtroopers...

[Aprentize]

Check out "Georges Visions" at aldera.net, theyve got a pretty cool pic showing how the superbattledroid might look like...

[Hart Kenobi]

Could it be possible that the stormtroopers (the ones in full armor) ARE the superbattledroids?

[Aprentize]

No, i wouldnt think so. The stormtroopers are either clones or regular people. There are two things that indicates this.
1, Han and Luke are clade in their costumes. I dont think the ripped the circuits out and glued the armor to their bodies, i think that it is costumes, donned by clones/people.
2, The stormtrooper chit chat. i mean: ST1: You know whats going on? ST2: Maybe its another drill. Have you seen the new................... Thats hardly a conversation a couple of droids would have.

[Jedi Master Kyle]

Nor would 2 droids talk about the heat in the pricess' chamber, or her laundry, but 3po and r2 did! :)

[Starquest aka AndyR]

good point, but there have been a few articles that say.... SPOILERS AHEAD...






















that Jango fett (boba fett's pop) is the original source of the stromtrooper clones. So we know that stormtroopers are clones of Jango... or are all the stormtroopers trained by jango? The article specifically says "...Jango Fett, the original source of the stormtroopers..."

[Darth McBain]

I don't know about that whole Jango thing... So much has been speculation up to this point and I think that people are trying to draw the Fetts into the whole fabric of existence, so that there is no aspect of life that could exist without them. Until I hear things officially from the official site, I'm not putting too much stock in anything I hear on these forums. Though I must also admit, it is fun to speculate on stuff...

[Bromine]

I agree! Fett's just so hot right now in fan's eyes, I wouldn't trust any rumours on him. Could be possible, but I wouldn't bet on it.