The Meatlumps are fun. Not only they are fun in and out of themselves, but also because their universe is zany. Something absurd that given enough time answers to its own logic. Despite this, it is also an opportunity to dwell in time old famous Star Wars quotes - a kind of "best SW quotes ever". From my own count, there are at least three:- Aren't you a little bit short to be a smuggler? (to a Jawa)
- The famous Dr Evazan / Obi Wan dialog (we're wanted in 12 systems...)
- and the infamous and, greatest of all "The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" (to the bomb manufacturer in the Meatlump compound).
While it's a great pleasure to actually repeat these dialogs in game, it also creates a case of infinite regress. Sure, avatars have no way of knowing that these pieces of texts are famous, so we can imagine that they come up, a kind of strange sense of humor that they develop. And which echoes in the player's memories. But what about the actual Star Wars movies posters earned from the anniversary? Does Tarn Pagott go to the movies and watch the Empire Strikes Back? He would, it's a great movie, but the tribute creates some level of inconsistency. We can choose to ignore. Sometimes, I don't.
For all it's worth, Leia's model Tantive IV, it is rumored had two pieces of decoration in the cockpit (not visible in the movies): a Playboy pin up and A New Hope poster...Infinite regress are somehow are brand name in the SW brand, or a movie within a movie.
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