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Line 8: Well, for one, the results might actually make a lot more sense, from an [[In and Out of Character\|out-of-story]] point of view... '''''[http://darthsanddroids.net Darths & Droids]'',''' is a ~~webcomic~~web comic created by The Comic Irregulars (David Morgan-Mar and seven of his friends from work), following the footsteps of ''[[DM of the Rings]]'' [http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?cat=14 (found here)], which used a similar premise for ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. However, while ''DOTR'' featured a [[Railroading]] GM herding a bunch of bored [[Munchkin]] players with an iron fist, ''Darths & Droids'' has a more tolerant GM, who's willing to let the players get [[Off the Rails]] and contribute to the development of the setting, if that's what it takes to have a fun and interesting game. Indeed, the very plot of [[Star Wars]], with all its inconsistencies and bizarre leaps of logic, comes along because the players ''constantly'' force the GM to improvise.<ref>It's interesting to note, of course, that this is perhaps more appropriate for this comic rather than ''[[DM of the Rings]]'' since ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is recognized for the coherence and quality of its plot (eagles perhaps excepted), whereas ''[[Star Wars]]'', particularly the prequel trilogy... isn't.</ref> And that's not all; the Irregulars seem to be taking perverse pleasure in actually changing things from how they happen in the movies as much as they can while still being constrained by actual screencaps. This ranges from the ultimately minor "Lost Orb" side-quest, all the way to Darth Maul being a hired bounty hunter who's, at worst, [[Chaotic Neutral]]. Even Palpatine seems like a good guy. Line 39: [[Kneel Before Zod\|Kneel before Valorum!]] Mace Windu will [[Pulp Fiction\|walk the galaxy.]] And seems remarkably fond of the word [[Snakes on a Plane\|"motherfrakking"]]. The [http://darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0412.html out-take] where Ben sees Count Dookû and says [[Hey, It's That Guy!]] [[The Lord of the Rings\|That wizard from the fantasy campaign]]! [[Marlon Brando\|Bail]] [[James Dean\|Organa]] in general. * [[Adaptation Distillation]]: Some of the... less popular elements of the prequels are reworked into some of the most memorable parts of the comic. Line 279: * [[Heroic BSOD]]: {{spoiler\|Mace Windu, after killing Jango}}. * [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath]]: [[The Munchkin\|Pete]], and even Jim during the first movie. * [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Ben does this ''in-universe'' in [http://darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0412.html an outtake strip], recognizing "[[Christopher Lee\|the Count Dookû miniature]]" as [[The Lord of the Rings\|a wizard from a fantasy campaign]] [[Does This Remind You of Anything?\|who turned evil and formed an army for his boss]]. * [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: Pete's use of R2 as a [[Marty Stu]] [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0351.html comes back to bite him]. And then when the GM gets back, he makes R2 go back through his own [[Death Course]], making him miss the big climactic battle. Palpatine gets his face disfigured during his confrontation with Mace Windu because he accidentally reversed Force Drain [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0556.html and it ended up blasting him rather than Mace]. Line 305: Of course, also done in the usual place, final battle between Anikin and Obi-Wan in Revenge of the Sith. This time, the Higher Ground tactic gives Ben explicit battle modifier advantages. * [[I Know You Know I Know]]: [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0242.html #242], possibly, which gets funnier everytime you read it. * [[I Take Offense to That Last One]]: [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/1910.html "Who’s rusty looking? "] * [[If You Die, I Call Your Stuff]]: [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0228.html #228]. {{quote\|'''Anakin:''' Can I have your ''(Obi-Wan's)'' laser sword if this ends badly? Try to toss it as you hit the lava.}} Line 330 ⟶ 331: * [[Jerkass]]: Pete's stat-obsessed, railroading, and killer GM attitude is quickly turning him into this. And he can't even understand ''why'' the other players are starting to hate him. He does apologize afterward, and admits he genuinely enjoys playing with the team. * [["Join the Army," They Said]]: Hilariously used by a ''droid'', of all things, [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0175.html here]. == K-O == * [[Killer Game Master]]: Pete, as substitute GM, is the one who comes up with the droid factory scene from ''Attack of the Clones''. He even laughs at Annie when she initially fails a roll. Line 430 ⟶ 432: {{quote\|'''Annie:''' Wow, I almost regret leaving the translator off for that.}} * [[Pass the Popcorn]]: Pete's reaction when Jim and Annie decide to discuss their relationship. * [[Perfectly Cromulent Word]]: "diegetagaming" as the opposite of "metagaming", as used in [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/2288.html Episode 2288] * [[Pimped-Out Dress]]: Mentioned in the context of what armor class they have, their street value, and thinking they are laundry for the trade federation armada to wash. * [[Plot Tumor]]: Anakin, created by Jim in his attempts to pull a [[Xanatos Roulette]]. Line 500 ⟶ 503: [http://darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0470.html This strip], which contains [[Looney Tunes]] shout-outs. [[Serenity\|"Screw that.]] [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0477.html I'm going to live."] [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0484.html Mace Windu uses the expression] [[Battlestar Galactica ~~Classic~~(1978 TV series)\|"mother-frakking".]] * Being the [[Actor Allusion\|Bad]] [[Samuel L. Jackson\|Mother]][[Pulp Fiction\|frakker]] that he is, he first said that as far back as [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0204.html Episode I]. * Also, Pete must be invoking ''[[Casablanca]]'' in the 4th panel. Line 514 ⟶ 517: ''[http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0623.html You talkin'] [[Taxi Driver\|to me]]?'' "[http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0628.html You're going to let the] [[DM of the Rings\|entire fate of the galaxy]] [http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=1297 rest on a single die roll]?" [[The Rant]] for [http://darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0676.html this comic], discussing [[Obviously Evil]], mentions Xykon from ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''. ''[[Airplane!]]'': The medical droid says "[http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0639.html Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit XL oil]." [http://darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0659.html Anything is possible] [[The Man Your Man Could Smell Like\|when your man looks like a cyborg and not a lady.]] Line 621 ⟶ 624: And, of course, all ''[[Star Wars]]'' tropes apply whenever they spring up in the collaboratively-developed story. ---- ''Thank you for the [[Shout-Out]] to [[All The Tropes]] in [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/1924.html the commentary to #1924]!'' {{reflist}} Line 630 ⟶ 636: [[Category:Web Comics]] [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Web Comics of the 2000s]] [[Category:Web Comics of the 2010s]] [[Category:Web Comics of the 2020s]]