Ballpoint pens are how you write on holograms in space.

But Kathleen Kennedy said they had no source material!!! Where you get all of these books and comics?

"Those Maniacs finally really did it they create a worse version of something that has existed for 30 years."
A perfect statement that describes not just Rank Cylinders but the whole Squeal Trilogy.

It's because Disney's writing process probably starts with a checklist: "Who's the hero?" "What's his or her slogan?" "Who are the side characters" "What makes them unique?" "Who's the villain?" "What makes them bad?" "What's the McGuffin?" And they madlib these answers into the stock adventure script.

There are ruins of a Sith temple on Coruscant. Deep below the Jedi Temple from the prequels. Finding a language sample and have Rey’s vision could be in the same location.

I really like the idea of one big Star Destroyer with a death laser. They could change the plot to be more of a “hunt for the Bismarck” type of plot, while still containing palpatine and so on

17:45 I remember one of my favorite 'Tubers complaining about a similar event in a Call of Duty game where Russia invades every country simultaneously: "Now I've never invaded Europe, except that one time, but it seems like something you'd want to space out a bit."

There's one major flaw in 9.  The writers claim 16hrs but fail to account for the days and weeks everyone would have to travel in hyperspace to amass the heroes' fleet at location.

The saddest thing about the removal of the rank cylinders is the removal of their historical significance, During the Cultural Revolution in China the communist party removed rank insignia in the Chinese military, This incredibly stupid idea meant that nobody knew the rank of others, So officers started to wear ballpoint pens in their pockets to signify rank. More ballpoint = higher rank, They kept doing this for a few months until the communist party came to their senses and reinstated ranks signifiers.

Lucas directly referenced this historical oddity  with the rank cylinders in 1977.

The first issue with the sequels was Disney banishing the Legends sources, all the books and background built up by fans over the decades. Not only were they incredibly arrogant  to dismiss such a vast body of work, but many times over considering the stupidity of what they came up with to replace it.

i did NOT expect genuine constructive criticism like this in a video that i would thought was just about code cylinders ngl, honestly i think the one thing about the sequels is the lack of planning. if they just stuck with one director and a solid plan it wouldve atleast been salvagable through the shows. i absolutely love how you brought in the potential of an actual star war rather than one or two small skirmishes

Just an FYI, those are not writing pens in the original trilogy, they're radiation dosimeters. You clip one in your pocket and carry it around with you while working in a radioactive environment, such as a power plant or missile silo, and then at the end of your shift you use it to see how much cumulative radiation you've been exposed to. They're round to make them easy to plug into a charging socket.

In The Mandalorian, we actually do see one being used as an access key to a computer terminal. In the novels they were variously referred to as "rank cylinders" or "code cylinders" and basically were an electronic key officers used to log into computers, access restricted areas, prove their identity, etc. But, just like the stormtrooper helmets that don't filter out poison gas, the First Order takes things the Empire did and then implements them in the most retarded way possible.

You can tell how much you're invested in the franchise when you can even track down the right clips from the movies to back up your explanations.

In the clip of the poor officer cringing away from Ren's lightsaber, it really looks like he has a couple of rank cylinders in special loops on his uniform. Which only makes the medalion thing that much weirder, even if thirty years have passed.

As a former US Army Officer, I do like the concept of these pens being a part of your uniform because as an Officer, you WILL be signing Orders that will have major effects on people & your signature on them adds a level of personal responsibility/awareness.

The props were old optical radiation dosimeters, you hold them up to the light and look through them to see a radiation dose. Sadly the models used in Star Wars have become unobtanium as surplus due to all the fans buying out the stock of them.

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The funny thing is that they had those cylinders but then decided to get rid of them for plot reasons

The Monty Python reference had me cracking up. “Our chief weapon is surprise. Surprise and fear are our two chief weapons. Surprise, fear, and ruthless efficiency.!”

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Fun fact: Cybot Galactica canonically sued Industrial Automaton for copyright infringement over the LOM series.

The Pens have been seen used several times, but only in the Animated shows like Star Wars Rebels (they called them code cylinders and used to unlock doors)