The Techno Union : We Build Everything
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- The Techno Union was one of the largest industrial manufacturing conglomerates in the galaxy with assets building vehicles, droids and weapons for both sides of the clone wars. We take a look at how one organization became so powerful.
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*The Techno Union:* This Darth Sidious guy has our best interest at heart. I'm sure his long term plans involved us coming out on top.
That's probably what Sidious (or Dooku) convinced them that was the case.
ye, on top of the killing list of vader 🤣
Remember that myth(?) about the Scot who sold arms to both sides of a constantly infighting Europe? You know, one of the guys who spent the rest of his days locked up wearing a metal mask as enemy and traitor to everyone. I picture the Techno Union as that, but guys who cannot be stopped because both sides need their products.
@@That80sGuy1972 Destro?
Sure Sedious "loves" the Techno Union just like Putin "loves" Russia!! This nutter is only in it for himself. Dont drink the kool aid boys!
The most interesting thing about the entirety of the clone wars was the pitting of both a very powerful Droid army vs a very powerful clone army. To see which would come out ontop, no matter which side won, the emperor would be in control and have the superior army tested through battle and clearly the strongest option. All while killing off the emperor's primary enemy, the jedi order, it's a brilliant move, all paths leading to his ultimate goals being achieved. Destroy any descenters, destroy your biggest threat, come out looking like a hero.
I respectfully disagree. The Clone Wars generated large anti-droid sentiments so the Empire using massive droid armies would be unthinkable. Not to mention that such army can be shut down centrally which is what happens with CIS's military. However the clones could be replaced by loyal citizens which would help with unemployment, disenfranchisement people etc.
@@Kubinda12345 issue with that though, battledroids compared to even civilian recruited infantry i think are going to be cheaper and easier in general to have in large numbers, the Droid army took insane losses during the clone wars and yet had the capacity to just rebuild all the droids for a few bucks in comparison to needing to provide the soldiers with training, food, and a wage you only need electricity for the Droid, and no need to spend much on training, compare a few weeks at the bare minimum for a civilian based infantry person, compared to like 10 seconds to plug in, and unplug the training data for the droids
The Droid army was better but Palpatine made sure they were handicapped so that the repu lic would win and he could make himself emperor. If CIS won the galaxy would be fractured and Palpatine wouldn't have nearly the same power
@@ngeteengetee7589 They are cheaper, yes. However the B1 - which were the backbone of CIS' armies - were useless. I mean they outnumbered the clones 100 to 1 and yet the clones still won a lots of battles.
They also need to be charged and used in huge numbers to do something.
And since Palpatine wanted to militarize the Republic and turn its peaceful population into a cog in his totalitarian war machine, using clones and later recruits would make this easier.
Not to mention that droid's programming would be easy to crack and something like Order 66 couldn't be hidden in a droid.
Actually the droids would have won the war if palpatine had not interfered just because there were simply too many of them.
All i know is that Wat Tambor is one hell of a DJ.
All I know is that Tambor is a fool
@@chefboyardee2223 Nah, he's a talented DJ, he was able to gave Count Dooku and the rest of Separatist Council members severe hearing damage, but Dooku still respects him. Also his albums were always in the top charts of galaxy. The Core World people like Coruscanti, Alderaanians, and Corellians love his songs. You won't be considered as a cool teenager in these planets if you don't love his songs.
@@chefboyardee2223 you shouldnt Listen to Virgin tactical droids
@@schandlicher-schubertverif9478 Virgin makes tactical droids?
I still think the Techno Union still blast techno music whenever they speak
Agreed
No no, they turn down the techno when they are speaking, and turn it back up whenever anyone else is trying to speak. It's really annoying!
@@insane_troll I can't hear a damn thing...
So basically, Cyberverse Soundwave.
That's right
Being in a methane filled suit in a oxygen rich environment has to be terrifying. If the suit is punctured, you suffocate. Or worse, if there is fire or sparks nearby, you explode.
It’s also apparently highly pressurized methane to make it even more sketch
@@GenerationTech Ah, so your option in case of seal failure are:
a) explode
b) detonate
@@2MeterLP At least it would be quick.
Wat Tembor is surprisingly brave
@@GenerationTech Just light a match and blow their planet sky high!!! Just like in the movie, "Battlefield Earth" with the nuclear bomb transported to enemy's planet.
What if Wat Tambor's comically malfunctioning suit was just a ploy to get people to underestimate him and also make him seem less sinister?
"He's not a evil mastermind, he's just lovable old Wat."
It's a bit like ruffling your hair into a unsightly blonde mop before you step out in front of the cameras.
I believe it.
With one sentence, you’ve told me exactly where you are from without actually telling me.
@@God-xr4yu 🇦🇺🐨… only off by the other side of a Planet !
_So much for omnipotence._
@@casbot71 Fuck. No refunds.
Are you referring to a certain prime minister in real life?
No matter how noble a company's beginnings are, if they are given absolute power and free reign, they will not stay noble. Also I feel like the Techno Union would have made a much better villain for Episode 1 than the Trade Federation
Exactly, a company can only expand to devastating size if they become a corporation and begin to have influence over the government through lobbying or direct control. Only government can clear the way while putting obstacles in smaller competitors. You cannot deny that the Union built wonderful things that improved the lives of the outer rim citizens, but there are much more noble ways to do it without resorting to government
Same goes for governments, look how "noble" the republic was and look how much absolute power and free reign governments have all they have to do is lie to you about how "noble" they are and they can get away with anything.
@@maltahighjacker9842 If only checks and balances were a thing
A sexier villain as well
Offer the opportunity to make millions and the sociopaths will flock to you like flies to a carcass.
I would invest in the CEC, KDY, and Rothana heavy engineering before the war had started. This would result in me becoming very wealthy. In turn, I would use the money I would have to buy any Techno Union assets after the war ended.
Then you just need to worry about the Empire trying to buy you out (or arrest you) and if you join the Empire then the Rebel Alliance will be out to get you.
@@robertnelson9599 And then you'll also have to deal with the fact that your holdings aren't worth much after the war is over, as because there's no active war (in the sense of imperial control is less of a war than the clone wars, I'm not denying the galactic civil war, it just wasn't total war like the clone wars), you wouldn't be able to sell, and when a business can't sell, it doesn't work out. No money, and either arrested or hunted, or both. Don't invest in the techno union after the war.
@@oakimpala6001 but that's the beauty of it, the empire is dismantling their republic forces to usher in imperial navy. All the new techno union has to do is hail to the chief and make nearly limitless material for the militarized state. Palpatine won't care who runs it, or owns it as long as he is the only buyer.
This would require some extreme hindset, or you having an in with someone who knows that war is inevitable. Otherwise, you wouldn't invest since the galaxy has been at peace for 1000 years. There would be no logical explanation to invest in them.
Congratulations, you're the Corporate Sector Authority.
Their best selling device was the "hand held massager for stress relief". This small device was highly popular among humanoid females and could be found in dresser drawers and closets across the galaxy.
Nice lol
Another day another sex joke!!! Sigh.
not only females
You seem to forget about their soundtracks and sound systems that can be Heard even in the void of space
@@zinogrevz7389 truth!
The techno union army.... is at your disposal count
*weird techno noises
@@CT5555_ "For fucks sake."
**Michael Ortega - It’s Hard to Say Goodbye (Techno Remix) intensifies**
Woooooweoooowoooooooo
Uuuuuyyaaaeeeyyyaaaeeeuuuyaaaeeee- is at your disposal, Count.
At the height of WW2, it took the Germans two weeks to replace a Tiger tank that was destroyed on the battlefield. A Sherman tank was replaced in less than sixteen hours. Plus Canada and the US weren’t having their factories bombed while pumping out war supplies.
Industrial might was definitely on the side of the Allies.
Now China builds just about everything and Russia has advanced weapons. Europe would be the next superpower if the nations would get to their act together and supprt the greater good of humanity instead of their own interests
Most of Europe rather don't like German and France dictating what is "the good of humanity" I'm afraid. Nor to lose their national sovereignty in the process.
@@hackman669
Even a federalized European Union wouldn’t be a superpower. Even with all their might they still wouldn’t be able to stand against Russia in its current state, a focused China, or a focused US.
They are simply too different in values, cultures, objectives, and economic principles. A good example of the hurdles they’d have to face would be unifying the balkans, and having France, Germany, Poland, and Turkey agree on something. Then there’s also the task of bringing the Slavic counties back up to standard. It’s simply impossible
@@nodishtoodeep3053 aged like milk
@@leonrussell9607
Yeah I’m not afraid to admit I’m wrong. Looks like I fell for the Russian/euro fear mongering. Though from what I’m hearing it doesn’t sound like Europe would fair too much better.
I just want to quickly make a comment on how much I appreciate you taking such great care of the lore you speak of it as if it were actually real and it makes the information so much more enjoyable to receive.
Agreed.
Now that you've covered the Trade Federation and Techno Union, how about a video on the Banking Clan or Commerce Guilds?
I’d love to hear more about BlasTech tbh. The E-11 is my favorite blaster ever, so to learn about its manufacturer would be pretty cool :)
BlasTech makes everything I swear besides that one Mandalorian manufacturer nearly all of the blasters I see in Star Wars are made by BlasTech
BlasTech is the big small arms manufacturing powerhouse. They've been around forever, they were already well established even before the time where the game "The Old Republic" took place. Wars where the Old Republic and Sith Empire went down, BlasTech was there. In the late Republic era's Clone Wars, BlasTech again arms the Republic's military, the Grand Army of the Republic's clones. When the Galactic Empire is born from the Republic, business continues as usual and BlasTech arms the Imperial military.
If this seems like BlasTech favors one group or another, it sort of does but a lot of their products make their way to both sides. They make so many weapons that chances were that the weapon you saw on the movie screen was a BlasTech weapon. Even in the Galactic Civil War, Galactic Empire against the Rebel Alliance, the Rebels got a lot of BlasTech small arms.
Some stuff you may recognize from the movies.
DC-15 carbines and rifles - Mainstay of the Grand Army of the Republic
DH-17 - Seen in ANH with the Rebels on Tantive IV, but you see it in Imperial use as well
DL-44 - Han's favorite
E-11 - Mainstay of the Galactic Empire
A-280 - Rebel rifle in ROTJ
F-11D - First Order Stormtrooper main weapon. Manufactured by Sonn-Blass, which itself is a joint effort by BlasTech and Merr-Sonn
Scores and scores of weapons you see in the Clone Wars and Galactic Civil War.
It gets even dirtier when one remembers BlasTech's parent company is Baktoid Armor Workshop, who outfits the Separatist Droid Army. The E-5 rifle of the battle droids, different spider droids, various tanks you see from the Droid Army were very likely Baktoid products.
Arms manufacturers in the Star Wars universe were huge. In a setting and story where the Galaxy is in constant turmoil, they profited mightily. They rolled everyone yet still scored the big contracts of the Republic and Empire.
Execute your enemies in style with the BlasTech e-11 Blaster Rifle!
Techno Union. Sounds like a great band!
I always interpreted the plot of episode 1 as the hard-working, productive, and oppressed outer rim blockading this rich garden world to make a point. "These guys make nothing and import everything, they live like kings with the fruit of our labour!"
The republics response is not ambassadors, but to send two of their most terrifying enforcers, the mind bending, sword weilding Jedi to "negotiate"
Sounds like a Separatists propaganda. But it is always so complex since the Sith manipulate the events that allowed them to conquer the galaxy.
@@yaujj65the entirety of the Star Wars Skywalker saga is pro-Jedi propaganda.
I can just imagine Count Dooku typing this in some fancy pajamas
more corporations. you should do all the companies in the CIS, since hardly anyone ever talks or even goes in depth about the different sup groups and factions within the CIS. loved the video!
Customer: "I want to buy an army along with artillery, tanks, and transport craft."
Techno Union Rep: "Excellent. What for, may I ask?"
Customer: "To fight off the Techno Union Credit Blockade of our planet."
Techno Union Rep: ".... Excellent choice! Might I suggest a large supply of anti-armor rocket launchers? We have a BOGO going on-"
He probably said “not my department”
Lmao 🤣
The techno union is my favourite union/organization in star wars. For some reason I really like how droids and other stuff looks like
*Blasts techno music at max volume.*
this reminds me of one of those videos were someone takes a popular brand and just friggin blows your mind every few seconds by revealling all the popular companies they own and popular products they make leaving you with the constant thought in your head, "I had no idea they owned/made that!"
As for the analogy to WW2, one thing I'd like to point out is the sheer difference in size. At the current day, Germany is smaller than Texas alone. And even at its largest expansion, it wasn't larger than a few American states combined. So, even if the areas they had were similarly industrialised, the sheer difference in size meant that America could produce several times more war material than nazi Germany. Add to that the factor that America wasn't in any real danger of being invaded or their inland facilities getting bombed, unlike Germany, and you are completely correct to say that the war was basically over the moment they joined.
And another thing to add for the Sherman in particular, is a comment I read recently. I'm not sure where tho, but it went like this: "You see, the Tiger is the best tank of the war! It is worth 10 Shermans! The only problem is, the Americans always seem to have 11."
All in all, a great video, and gladly more covering of the corporations in Star Wars, maybe also of the Old Republic time period. ^^
One site called "kaigun" had a rough comparison that in 1939, the United States had almost half the world's warfighting capability: look up ' kaigun grim economic realities' in Google. The site primarily compares Japan vs the United States, but Germany is on the chart as well (Germany had ~4* the ability as Japan, and United States had ~3* as much as Germany).
@@toddkes5890 Sounds quite accurate. Tho in 39, I believe their industry wasn't yet really geared forward war. Only once they put their industry over towards warfare, and came up with new designs and all, did they become the juggernaut they became.
But I am not sure in which year that change happened.
I'd also recommend looking into the Mexican revolution. At the time, there wasn't a ton of domestic industry, and especially not foundries that could produce firearms and artillery, so an incredible amount of political maneuvering surrounded who the US and Europe was going to sell weapons to, and the control of those stockpiles of weapons
Applied to fictional worlds, an incredible amount of good storytelling can be done just by asking the question, "who makes all this stuff?"
Thanks to the Techno Union, only 3% of Republic forces survived the war with minimal hearing damage.
Please make a video where the galactic republic with the jedi attack earth
Interesting thing about the tanks. During the first world war the conflict ended as soon as the tank was invented as it literally just rolled through the battlefield, the second world war was more about logistics as tanks themselves rarely had an opportunity to be of use as the majority of the battlefields were in towns and cities, places tanks are very vulnerable. The Germans actually had surprisingly very low tank numbers, and still utilised horses on the battlefield. They managed to give the impression they had more tanks by using them sparingly and choosing to disengage if a battle was being turned to maintain what few tanks they possessed.
Compare that to France who at the start of the war had the most up-to-date military in the world barely lasting a few months.
I'd definitely like to see a video on the Trade Federations history as well as KDY/Rothana
My mom thought I was nuts, but I hope you keep producing more content such as this.
"Techno-Gumby".
I fucking lost it. 10/10 well played good sir.
I love how you take deep dive into Star Wars lore and find a way how to compare them to real world events..
Awesome Corporation lore breakdown as always GT.
Now we just need ones of the Commerce Guilds, Corporate Alliance, and Intergalactic Banking Clan.
This is one of the best videos you guys have done. Bravo 👏
I hope Star Wars will do a What If sometimes. Would be interesting to see the Techno Union and Trade Fed be on the good side or something
10:39 I live here! Hartford, CT. It's a weird partially abandoned warehouse near the convention center. That steeple is the old Colt Firearms company. It's still there in all its blue enamel and gold glory. It's the only part of the building in prestine condition. If you've ever been on 91 North you can see it clearly. 91 South it is hard to see if you're not a passenger. It's about 15 mi. from the Basketball Hall of fame in Springfield, MA.
This was a great one! Love these comparisons to real world analogues...
I love the CIS, specially the Trade Federation and Techo Union
I've watched a handful of your videos, great job by the way, and each time I come to the end I am left with the same questions.
How many people are working on these videos and how many man-hours are you dumping into the research? Your information is always indepth, concise, accurate, as well as critical. There's no way you can throw this together in a few hours simply by information picked up reading a few books or watching a few videos.
Keep it up.
The techno union made some amazing tracks. DJ Tambor is my favourite and his set on Geonosis was fire!
Tambor was a lot more capable in the Young Boba Fett novels where he was on Xagobah.
man fr tripped up boba
8:18 correct me if I'm wrong, but Allen just said "they also produce the IG-227 Hailfire droid tank" but he showed an NR-N99 'persuader class' droid enforcer (snail tank), not a hailfire?
Probably a simple editing mistake , nothing huge
Nerd!!!
Just kidding.
Good eye.
Not suprised considering he doesn't seem to know the difference between a suit powered armour and powered exoskeleton. I know that video was forever ago but it still bugs me lol
They also had the best DJ's in the galaxy, to Corporate Alliance representative Shu Mai's annoyance
I'm not even in a sci fi mood yet I clicked instantly. Star wars corporations fascinate me. I will watch every one you make lol.
I do have to make a correction here:
The south did have a considerable industrial capacity in it’s own right. For instance, the commonwealth of Virginia had a fairly strong industrial capacity prior to the start of the war in cities like Richmond, Petersburg, and Norfolk. Additionally, other cities, like Atlanta, New Orleans, Vicksburg, and so on, had their own, industrial sectors that were capable of producing the equipment they needed.
The problem the south had was the lack of manpower to properly supply these industries during a time of war. They couldn’t maintain their industrial capacity because the manpower requirements to maintain them weren’t there due to much of the free, male population fighting in the war and the lack of skilled labor among their enslaved population, which couldn’t adequately fill the positions still left over.
it also didn't help that the confederate military couldn't even sit down without losing a bunch of troops and Lee barricading himself in Virginia when the western campaign blew up in their faces and gave out the dumbest excuses to not leave.
@@snowthelegowolf4230, Lee couldn’t do much about the western theater because Richmond had already been assaulted by the Army of the Potomac up through into early July. Even then, his entire goal was to drive the war northward and try to win a decisive victory against the army of the Potomac to directly threaten Washington DC and, hopefully, draw in the European powers.
@@snowthelegowolf4230, Lee couldn’t abandon Virginia or the eastern theater in its entirety because, the moment that the union figured out he was gone, they would have conducted another campaign against Richmond and placed it under threat once again. He has to remain in Virginia to act as a deterrent for any further attempts against Richmond; a city that was supplying his entire army as well as much of the war effort in the first place.
Even then, in 1863, he _would_ help out the western theater by sending Longstreet’s corps to aid the Army of Tennessee during the battle of Chickamauga, which also happened to be one of the better victories. Even then, Lee had to bring Longstreet back to supplement his own army, especially for the 1864 campaigning year.
The failures in the western theater can mostly be attributed to there not being the same supporting infrastructure for the Army of Tennessee as there was in Virginia as well as poor leadership on the part of the southern generals with the loss of Albert Sidney Johnston during the Battle of Shiloh. Lee couldn’t do much to help either because he couldn’t abandon Virginia for very long. He simply could not be in two places at once, meaning that his priority would boil down to securing Virginia and trying to counterattack the north to force them into a decisive battle that would, hopefully, draw in support from England and elsewhere.
Do Czerka if you dont mind! One of the wildest mega corps in the setting
As one Tiger tank commander said after the 2nd world war, the Tiger could take out 10 Sherman tanks but there was always that [adult expiative] 11th Sherman.
Very well done and indebt ! And YES , I would like to see more like this .
"Wet dream for military industrialists" great words Alan! Thank you. If I use that phraseology, I'll give you credit and subsequent royalties.
I have a good video idea: The CIS and Empire vs the Old sith empire.
Wat Tambore was like Newt Gunray with style.
when I think of the techno union I think of underground raves tbh 😅
Darth Sidious: “ - where is that music coming from?!”
* Death Star shakes with deep techno *
Dare I say the best Star Wars channel without Star Wars in the name. Bravo!
The Sherman tank was ww2s B1 battle droid fast cheap and easy to make but not good use
Both were actually very good, just outclassed by superior 1v1 equvilients.
The B1 is shown to basically slaughter any thing that isn't a clone or jedi.
Please cover other corporations like you offered, this was a very good video!
You believe Jeff Bezos is a...sith lord? This is troubling news
🤣
Don't forget his former Apprentice, Eon Musk. Who is a rival sith lord!!!
Not just believe. It is certain
The capitalistic Star Wars Universe is every Ferengis dream.
The Techno Union would later go on to make some sick beats, like the theme for the Dark Troopers in The Mandalorian
Yeah!
Love your vids man!!
The similes relating our own history to the techno union was excellent
**It's Hard to Say Goodbye-Techno Remix intensifies**
In life, when nobody else is at your disposal, the Techno Union Army is.
Great to see.
Welcome back Christmas 🎄
The enclave manufacturers it's own weapons and armoured vehicles
Lookin fresh with the new cut!
I love the scene where you see anakin looking in the camera and Tambor at the end of the table. you know whats gonna happen
*its hard to say goodbye(Techno Remix) starts playing*
It'a killin me trying to read the dolphin poster!!! As well as trying to trace the origin of your dolphin disdain 😂
So basically it’s the Star Wars version of China?
No, it's a private company, more like General Motors or Apple
@@Raleyg Apple outsourced manufacturing to China though.
@@achinthmurali5207 No. They have factories in China, but Apple own the factories
@@Raleyg isn’t that the same thing. They own the factories but outsource the production and labor to Chinese people.
@@achinthmurali5207 Exactly, so in this analogy, China would be the Outer Rim
Great content! Excellent 👍
I thought the union was more of a trade guild instead of a proper company
Thank you for posting this. CIS should have survived, if not won the Clone Wars.
Commerce Guild and Intergalactic Banking Clan next
I mean the separatists were about to win but it's hard to know since palpatine handicapped and helped both. But definitely the cis more
Most of all, they released the greatest party hits the galaxy had ever laid ears on!
I really Love these types of Vids.
The best speaker systems in the galaxy
Nobody:
The CIS: "We sell stuff and get in fights"
I never understood why all of the CIS Battleships/Carriers have breathable air in them, or at least the ones we saw all had breathable interiors.
Presumably for the trade federation or other organic leaders
Your writing makes me smile
The techno union *music blast* dances with you count.
So the Clone Wars was basically just several large conglomerates having a war with themselves and making a killing.
8:30 on day I called these weaponized rollypollys and I kept to that name
"Hello, my name is Allan?"
"We build Everything (...for a Price)"
Sounds like China's new motto!!!
Ya know, it is absurd just how deep Star Wars lore is. It has to be some of the deepest lore in any IP. Then on the other hand, you get IPs like Overwatch, which claim to have deep lore, but like, I’m looking around, where is it? Star Wars legit seems like a living, breathing universe, while it feels like the lore of Overwatch goes only as deep as to push the main story along. Or at least what story there is.
I like this video and its subject matter. Looking forward to future videos.
Wow, what a video.
The Techno Union : We build anything except republics!
So it’s essentially the made in China of Star Wars?
such a great channel, Keep up the good work! don't let it bore you tho.
The Techno Union Army is at your disposal count.
*The Techno Union is at your disposal count*
Historian here: The Sherman tank was actually the best on the battlefield. Mainly because it worked. In World War Two reliability and ergonomics was the deciding factor in a tanks ability. That’s why the T34 and all of the German tanks sucked. Tanks like the IS-2, Sherman, and Cromwell were all significantly better than more popular tanks like the Panther, Tiger, Pershing, and IS-3.
"We build everything..."
"...The Hutts desire toilets. Will you not only manufacture those but also build the whole sewage system?"
Great video, the next could be on the banking clan.
Yea was thinking about it
You mean they're not a collection of DJs just fighting for EDM?
The techno union works for the glorious dolphin empire
Love the new trim 👍
I just got back from the techno union/daft punk show and it was awesome!!......
Wat Tambor might be somewhat comedic in Attack of the Clones but he's straight up Pure Evil everywhere else.