Current Events > I've said this before, but why is the Death Star called the 'Death Star'?

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It makes sense for the rebels to call it that, but you'd think the empire would at least try and be a bit more euphemistic, like the Planetary Battle Station 01 or something

Calling it the Death Star is basically saying "Yes, we're totally evil and have no compunction about blasting entire worlds to dust. Why do you ask?"

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HylianFox posted...

Calling it the Death Star is basically saying "Yes, we're totally evil and have no compunction about blasting entire worlds to dust. Why do you ask?"

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The empire in the first movie was not meant to be some sort of morally gray semi evil entity. George Lucas wrote a very simple good vs evil space Western and it's probably not worth anyone's time to try and dig deeper into decisions like that.

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Well thats probably why...
sir! The large craft approaching our planet seems to be called Deathstar...

hmm I wonder why they call it th..

*poof*

see it dont matter

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"Are we the baddies?" but it's stormtroopers
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Have you seen the guy who was the Emperor's enforcer? They weren't putting up a benevolent front. The entire point of the Empire was to make everyone in the galaxy terrified of them.

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Sidious dgaf

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The entire point of the Death Star was to keep everyone in line through fear.

They even make a point of saying the Imperial Senate had been disolved and that local governors would run everything and theyd keep the people in line through fear IIRC.

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Antifar posted...

"Are we the baddies?" but it's stormtroopers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK-kWRAVmRU

yes, my point exactly

wouldn't it be more effective to at least try to pretend you have the galaxy's best interests in mind?
building a "Death Star" and blowing up planets is MORE likely to inspire a rebellion, not repress it

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"Large Deadly Space Ball" sounds more appropriate.

also sounds like a name for the freakiest sex toy imaginable...

HylianFox posted...

yes, my point exactly

wouldn't it be more effective to at least try to pretend you have the galaxy's best interests in mind?
building a "Death Star" and blowing up planets is MORE likely to inspire a rebellion, not repress it

It's a movie, dude. Don't overthink it too much.

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It's an extreme authoritarian system. The idea is to keep people in line through fear, not respect or a veneer of benevolence. The Empire is so huge and the Sith are so sure of their power that they're not worried about a rebellion. It would be, and was, a speck in comparison.

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HylianFox posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK-kWRAVmRU

yes, my point exactly

wouldn't it be more effective to at least try to pretend you have the galaxy's best interests in mind?
building a "Death Star" and blowing up planets is MORE likely to inspire a rebellion, not repress it

Before Death Star:
Mr. Governor, Mr. Governor, it seems like we got a group of rebels on the planet, trying to recruit people and equipments!
Hmmm, pretend that we dont know about them, capture them if they are doing it in public.
After Death Star:
Mr. Governor, Mr. Governor, a rumor says that we got a group of rebels on the planet, trying to recruit people and equipments!
WHY ARE YOU STANDING THERE, USE EVERY MANPOWER TO KILL OR CAPTURE THEM, THE EMPEROR WILL BLOW UP THIS PLANET IF HIS SPIES HEAR THIS RUMOR!!!

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HylianFox posted...

wouldn't it be more effective to at least try to pretend you have the galaxy's best interests in mind?
building a "Death Star" and blowing up planets is MORE likely to inspire a rebellion, not repress it

the point is they were powerful enough to be above this

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Tarkin Doctrine. The fear is the point

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