Don’t know why I never thought of flechette rounds being an effective tractor beam counter measure before. Such a simple but brilliant idea. It’s like space caltrops! Turn the tractor beam into a rail gun and make an enemy’s asset a liability. Very cool.
I LOVE that we see Colin Cantwell’s original Star Destroyer concept as an Arrestor, a class dedicated to the concept artist. Further, I also like that they show the bridge interior, the Light Cruiser only having one sunken operations deck under the command walkway, unlike the two we see in larger capital ships. The lower positioning still puts the crew at the boot eye level of the command staff, just like slaves and their whip bearing masters in sea faring galleons of ancient days.
Exactly. Star Wars has long been at that point where we've come to expect a grand reveal for these characters. Agreed though. Luthen was awesome from the get go. I consider him a Rebel spin on Palpatine.
Luther is quite obviously a very wealthy person, his ship demonstrates what a state of the art warship could be if no credit is spared. I believe the actual countermeasure he was waiting to load were the lightsaber-like weapons on the sides.
I'm glad that Colin Cantwells name has been immortalised in the star wars universe with the Cantwell class arrester cruiser. I followed him on Instagram and was sadden to hear of his passing earlier this year. Glad his work is getting recognition it deserves
I like that scrapped concept art ships are being finalized into real designs. I would love tonsee the later model of Colin Cantwell's Star Destroyer appear in a future show or movie as well. Maybe as an early ship for the First Order, or as an Imperial ship in The Bad Batch.
I'm glad they finally used the Arrestor Cruiser because Mattel made a Hot Wheels of it when Solo came out and I was confused since I didn't recall seeing it in the film. Now that toy's existence is justified.
I was trying to figure out why they sent a TiE Bomber out with the Fighters. Luthen's "Fondor" ship seems awfully small to send a craft after it with that type of ordinance. I guess it could have been outfitted with missiles or torpedoes, but a Gunboat would have been better suited I'd think. Of course, that would mean introducing two "Legends" ships in one episode...
Based on experience from flying around in one in games, especially Battlefront 2, it's a very capable and sturdy missile boat when it needs to be, so it should be good for taking on something that seems to be slower and more armored than a simple starfighter. Of course it turns out that the Fondor is more nimble and better equipped than a regular freighter... Or maybe the standard fighter wing for the Arrestor just happens to have a bomber in it.
@@TytonidaeIndustries thought about that too, but I'm not sure how many people you can fit into that thing. Doubt you can get more than like two into the cockpit, maybe there's a boarding pod that could be mounted where the bomb/missile pod usually is? I don't know.
@@mini_bunney as i recal there is a TIE Boarding craft that uses a VERY similar hull to the Bomber, but replaces the weapons pod with a troop pod, there is also a TIE Shuttle that i know is a thing for sure that functions off of the same general idea
@@TytonidaeIndustries ohh, fascinating! Just looked it up and wookiepedia at least shows it being a thing, I didn't know that the boarding craft variant actually exists, but makes sense
looks like the same body as the aggressor class destroyer used by the Zann consortium, originally belonging to the empire before being stolen. (from the game empire at war)
the introduction of the Cantwell and Luthens' countermeasures have cause me to shift my own ship design work in a galaxy far, far away. between the Cantwell and the Interdictor classes, how does one escape the empire? ask Luthen. ;)
You know the one thing I'm finding out more and more about the Empire is a majority of popular villains from other movies could easily fit into the Empire as some form of an officer. The more evil the person, the higher up the totem pole they are on the Empire. Norman Stansfield, main antagonist from Leon: The Professional, played by Gary Oldsman. Could easily be Director Krenic. Harry and Marv from Home Alone, the two Imperial Officers executed by The Grand Inquisitor in Rebels in Tarken's office. Cruella de Vil ... ISB Agent Dedra Meero. Hans Gruber could be Moff Gideon. Patrick Bateman as The Grand Inquisitor
@@weisenbergphoto Corvette is a ship class now a faction designation. The Rebs had more because they are generally smaller than cruisers and easier to get a hold of.
I know I'm pretty late so it's unlikely that you'll see this comment, but I would love a video going over all of the reused content that Star Wars has done over the years
That imperial cruiser isn't aero dynamic with those huge dishes in front. Like to see that go into hyperspace, lol. But Luthen's ship was pretty awesome.
This is very well-known, readily available information most ppl truly interested in *Star Wars* already know… This is precisely the problem with this channel: you give your generally well-educated, thoroughly informed audience far too little credit. Though I agree with and appreciate the analytic and narrative insights you present in your videos, *nothing* you present is all that “surprising” or critically unexpected: anyone with even a passing familiarity with archetypal diegetic structures and hermeneutics has *already* made nearly *all* the observations themselves by the time you get around to presenting them as “amazing discoveries” in your videos. Part of the problem is your smug, condescending, self-satisfied manner. If you presented your critical observations as ideas **our entire community** has had, rather than acting as though we were a “classroom” and you our “lecturing” professor “filling us with knowledge”, you would come across much better.
A new idea is not necessarily a good idea An old idea might actually be something novel. By choosing this design and explaining it's features and class purpose, they honour the legacy of a designer whicy did a lot to materialize the Star Wars universe. If they instead tried to come up with something "good", we could end up with something new we would have hated because it didn't integrate well with the overall aesthetic. Remember that Cantwell's designs were all drafted for this time period specificially in the SW universe hence why pulling material from his work and updating it actually work very well. Not saying new designs won't work, but why fix it if it ain't broken?😊
@@HenryLouis21 I also much, much prefer revisiting older, quirky designs to scaling up very familiar ones and slapping a big gun on them. Looking at you, Xyston-class Star Destroyer.
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Don’t know why I never thought of flechette rounds being an effective tractor beam counter measure before. Such a simple but brilliant idea. It’s like space caltrops! Turn the tractor beam into a rail gun and make an enemy’s asset a liability. Very cool.
It's not quite as cool as an immense jar of jam though.
@@TJDious 😂😂😂
@@TJDious "Sir, the radar sir... It appears to be... jammed!"
"Well, at least it wasn't destroyed by flechettes!"
The flechettes were actually chaff drawn in at a higher power because of the higher tractor beam power
@@TJDious Only ONE man would DARE give me the flechette rounds.... LUUUUTHEEENNN
I LOVE that we see Colin Cantwell’s original Star Destroyer concept as an Arrestor, a class dedicated to the concept artist. Further, I also like that they show the bridge interior, the Light Cruiser only having one sunken operations deck under the command walkway, unlike the two we see in larger capital ships. The lower positioning still puts the crew at the boot eye level of the command staff, just like slaves and their whip bearing masters in sea faring galleons of ancient days.
I have rewatched this sequence maybe 20 times now! Amazing designs and great tension/action!
Luthens ship is badass. Honestly dont get why everyone keeps saying he's a jedi. Luthen is a undercover Rebel/Antiques Dealer which is cool enough.
We're accustomed to Jedi, former Jedi, and force users in general turning up everywhere.
Exactly. Star Wars has long been at that point where we've come to expect a grand reveal for these characters.
Agreed though. Luthen was awesome from the get go. I consider him a Rebel spin on Palpatine.
yeah kinda of tired of hearing dude has appreciaton for old things
Luther is quite obviously a very wealthy person, his ship demonstrates what a state of the art warship could be if no credit is spared. I believe the actual countermeasure he was waiting to load were the lightsaber-like weapons on the sides.
I'm glad that Colin Cantwells name has been immortalised in the star wars universe with the Cantwell class arrester cruiser. I followed him on Instagram and was sadden to hear of his passing earlier this year. Glad his work is getting recognition it deserves
I like that scrapped concept art ships are being finalized into real designs. I would love tonsee the later model of Colin Cantwell's Star Destroyer appear in a future show or movie as well. Maybe as an early ship for the First Order, or as an Imperial ship in The Bad Batch.
The ship itself looks amazing and I honestly really hope to see it more in the future
Seeing the Cantwell in action really makes me want to see it in Armada some day. Same with the Fondor in X-Wing
I’ve actually made some custom cards for Armada.
@@sirlordschrute4739 ooo! I'd be very interested in seeing those
The idea of using Chaff as an anti-Tractor Beam measure is next level stuff.
This felt like a classic 2015-16 Star Wars Minute video! love it!
That space scene along with the current cloak and dagger story elevates Stars Wars to the 10th degree. This is Star Wars… 🔥!
I'm glad they finally used the Arrestor Cruiser because Mattel made a Hot Wheels of it when Solo came out and I was confused since I didn't recall seeing it in the film. Now that toy's existence is justified.
Okay we now want a Mcquarrie-Class Super Star Destroyer
This is The Way.
Loved the modified version of the torpedo escape of the tractor beam used in Heir to the Empire. And what a fun ship design!
Now can we please have the Victory Class onscreen?
I can't believe people can find these little connections. Great work
More like this please, Alex.
I like some of the longer form videos, but I’m mainly here for the the 3 to 10 minute lore videos
I had no clue about this! Just another reason Andor is my favorite Star Wars media I've seen in three decades.
Another amazing video
I love all the details. I had seen the concept art, but I think I missed this Easter egg in the Solo movie.
Dude you didn't credit Echenry for using his imperial ship design....
This ship is amazing
I was trying to figure out why they sent a TiE Bomber out with the Fighters. Luthen's "Fondor" ship seems awfully small to send a craft after it with that type of ordinance. I guess it could have been outfitted with missiles or torpedoes, but a Gunboat would have been better suited I'd think. Of course, that would mean introducing two "Legends" ships in one episode...
Based on experience from flying around in one in games, especially Battlefront 2, it's a very capable and sturdy missile boat when it needs to be, so it should be good for taking on something that seems to be slower and more armored than a simple starfighter. Of course it turns out that the Fondor is more nimble and better equipped than a regular freighter... Or maybe the standard fighter wing for the Arrestor just happens to have a bomber in it.
@@mini_bunney my thought was that it was a boarding craft, could have just been me though
@@TytonidaeIndustries thought about that too, but I'm not sure how many people you can fit into that thing. Doubt you can get more than like two into the cockpit, maybe there's a boarding pod that could be mounted where the bomb/missile pod usually is? I don't know.
@@mini_bunney as i recal there is a TIE Boarding craft that uses a VERY similar hull to the Bomber, but replaces the weapons pod with a troop pod, there is also a TIE Shuttle that i know is a thing for sure that functions off of the same general idea
@@TytonidaeIndustries ohh, fascinating! Just looked it up and wookiepedia at least shows it being a thing, I didn't know that the boarding craft variant actually exists, but makes sense
An Interesting Imperial Starship, no doubt about that
I would like to see a Haslab model of this for the Star Wars Vintage collection.
looks like the same body as the aggressor class destroyer used by the Zann consortium, originally belonging to the empire before being stolen. (from the game empire at war)
the introduction of the Cantwell and Luthens' countermeasures have cause me to shift my own ship design work in a galaxy far, far away. between the Cantwell and the Interdictor classes, how does one escape the empire?
ask Luthen. ;)
When I first saw the cruiser I thought for sure it had shown up in Rebels animated.
In Rebels there's a gozanti with a bunch of radar dishes. One of the last episodes before the finale of S3 I believe.
I love hearing references to The Splinter of the Minds Eye. I bought it from the book mobile in elementary school.
I feel so old.
Did you love the part where Luke was spooning Leia and having naughty thoughts?
@@MeanMrMustard1 Ha! The only thing I remember from the book is that it involved a sliver of a crystal. 😆
The Splinter of a Minds Eye was the first and only Starwars book I read. Must have been in the late 1986/87?
nice ship💯
Do you reckon you could blur spoiler content from and or in your thumbnails for at least a week?
This scene was the trailers.
You know the one thing I'm finding out more and more about the Empire is a majority of popular villains from other movies could easily fit into the Empire as some form of an officer. The more evil the person, the higher up the totem pole they are on the Empire.
Norman Stansfield, main antagonist from Leon: The Professional, played by Gary Oldsman. Could easily be Director Krenic.
Harry and Marv from Home Alone, the two Imperial Officers executed by The Grand Inquisitor in Rebels in Tarken's office.
Cruella de Vil ... ISB Agent Dedra Meero.
Hans Gruber could be Moff Gideon.
Patrick Bateman as The Grand Inquisitor
I kind of wish they would have used the Customs Corvette for this scene instead.
But Corvettes are associated with the Rebellion?
@@weisenbergphoto Corvette is a ship class now a faction designation.
The Rebs had more because they are generally smaller than cruisers and easier to get a hold of.
@@N00KIExM0NSTER still Star Destroyers are associated with the Empire so them using one in this scene makes sense
How many crew members does this ship have? And would a skeleton crew still operate it?
Wookiepedia says 2,200 but doesn’t give firm dimensions so I’m not sure just how big it is.
I know I'm pretty late so it's unlikely that you'll see this comment, but I would love a video going over all of the reused content that Star Wars has done over the years
Every single Star Wars nerd explains the "Cantwell" incident.
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That imperial cruiser isn't aero dynamic with those huge dishes in front. Like to see that go into hyperspace, lol. But Luthen's ship was pretty awesome.
Space is a vacuum so it doesn’t matter.
You don't really need to be "Aero" dynamic when theres no air.
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This is very well-known, readily available information most ppl truly interested in *Star Wars* already know…
This is precisely the problem with this channel: you give your generally well-educated, thoroughly informed audience far too little credit. Though I agree with and appreciate the analytic and narrative insights you present in your videos, *nothing* you present is all that “surprising” or critically unexpected: anyone with even a passing familiarity with archetypal diegetic structures and hermeneutics has *already* made nearly *all* the observations themselves by the time you get around to presenting them as “amazing discoveries” in your videos. Part of the problem is your smug, condescending, self-satisfied manner. If you presented your critical observations as ideas **our entire community** has had, rather than acting as though we were a “classroom” and you our “lecturing” professor “filling us with knowledge”, you would come across much better.
Is this because cause their running out of good ideas?
The updated ships in the new Trilogy were underwhelming.
A new idea is not necessarily a good idea
An old idea might actually be something novel.
By choosing this design and explaining it's features and class purpose, they honour the legacy of a designer whicy did a lot to materialize the Star Wars universe. If they instead tried to come up with something "good", we could end up with something new we would have hated because it didn't integrate well with the overall aesthetic. Remember that Cantwell's designs were all drafted for this time period specificially in the SW universe hence why pulling material from his work and updating it actually work very well. Not saying new designs won't work, but why fix it if it ain't broken?😊
@@HenryLouis21 I also much, much prefer revisiting older, quirky designs to scaling up very familiar ones and slapping a big gun on them. Looking at you, Xyston-class Star Destroyer.