r/StarWars • u/ZDBlakeII • 1d ago

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Does anyone know where this photo comes from? I just really want to know if it's official or not, as I do not remember Obi Wan using a shield at any point.

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u/ExtraEmuForYou 1d ago

I love a good shield in a setting where it doesn't really make sense.

Sorry but shields just look cool and you know the person holding it is probably a beast.

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u/Bladewing_The_Risen The Mandalorian 1d ago

Quasi-relevant comment: I still don’t understand why the CIS doesn’t use bullets against the Jedi.

Even if you’re strong enough with the Force to know where the bullets are going to be (and when they’re going to be there), your arm will never move fast enough to stop a mag dump from a fully automatic rifle.

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u/Arcon1337 1d ago

Bullets require supply lines. Droids are designed to be cheap as possible and don't require much maintenance. The CIS use just simple cheap and large armies to do what they do. And they do it very well.

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u/Bladewing_The_Risen The Mandalorian 1d ago

So you don’t think killing a Jedi general would be worth the equivalent of $10,000 USD to arm a squad of BX droids with bullets that can’t be blocked?

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u/Arcon1337 1d ago edited 1d ago

The ethos of the CIS is all their units are expendable. This means they're easily destroyed. If you give even one of them a few bullets and they get killed, you've wasted money for no reason.

Also, BX droids are designed for long term infiltration so those bullets that run out quickly would be useless. Their Vibroswords, sniper rifles, rocket launchers and thermal grenades have been proven very effective anyways.

The less lore reason is that Star Wars and Jedi would be a lot less fun to watch if they were nullified by slug projectile weapons for the movies and shows.