It was too big to have overlapping shields. When the bridge deflector shield was disabled, the bridge was left defenseless beyond the point-defense turrets, and a A-wing got through and crashed into it.
Now, as for why a single A-wing crashing into the bridge was somehow enough to disable the ship's artificial gravity and make the ship crash into the Death Star, I have no fricking idea.
Someone accidentally hit the button to disable all the engines when the bridge was hit. Also Lucas didn't give a single frick because it's a children's film
moronic helmsman steered too close to the death star and actually tried to descend his 1,000 miles long destroyer to avoid colliding with a tiny fighter, guaranteeing that the control yoke was locked down when it was destroyed and that any alternative controls couldn't be transferred in time to avoid impact the death star
How do you pronounce this ship's name bros? I assume most people simply say "EX-ecute - er" like it's written, but I always think of it as "exECKyou-ter" cause that's how the narrator in Rogue Squadron III said it
I saw two nerds debate this for a half an hour once in the 90s.
I go with "ex-eh-cue-tor" because other Star Destroyers have similar names regarding acts of destruction: Vengeance, Basilisk, Gorgon, etc.
Supposedly the original toy playset had the Executor name planned but Kenner thought it was too scary for kids or something so it was just called Darth Vader's Star Destroyer. Maybe they were under the impression it was pronounced like Executioner or something.
>I've never heard a satisfying answer
Yes it was always very confusing for me too. It really needed a scene of one of the rebel officers ordering the fleet to concentrate all fire on that superstar destroyer.
Remember that whenever you think something is too silly or incompetent to happen to a military base/unit in film, that Indians flooded a 2 billion dollar submarine because they didn't close the hatch. And while that's a funny meme example to make fun of the poos; I promise you equal incompetence is found in all militaries everywhere
Did none of you zoomers read the EU books? They clearly state in the first chapter of the Thrawn trilogy that the Emperor's death severed his battle meditation, causing the entire imperial fleet to stop operating at 300% efficiency and collectively shit their pants, rendering them incapable of averting critical disaster from a mere fight collision.
>Did none of you zoomers read the EU books? They clearly state in the first chapter of the Thrawn trilogy that the Emperor's death severed his battle meditation, causing the entire imperial fleet to stop operating at 300% efficiency and collectively shit their pants, rendering them incapable of averting critical disaster from a mere fight collision.
The first part of the first book in the Thrawn Trilogy which is credited for kicking off the entire EU (expaded universe, not european union) is dedicated to fixing all the numerous plot holes ROTJ opened up, this being one of them.
the anon I was replying said it was a plot hole fixed by the Thrown trilogy.
Or maybe he was saying something else was a plot hole? whatever idk.
But yeah the super star destroyer being destroyed like that is not a plot hole.
Actually Sleaze Baganno was at the helm
He had finally turned his life around and was a respectable helmsman but sudden deathstick withdrawal hit him hard
A central theme in the Empire is "central point of failure". Nearly all of their designs have a single "push button to explode" point. The Star Destroyers have the bridge, the death star has the core, the Empire itself has the Emperor.
The movie didn't do a very good job of showing that the entire Rebel fleet was concentrating their fire on the Executor to bring down its shields. So it was edited to look like a sensor globe getting blown up by a fighter was a shield generator and the bridge was subsequently open to being rammed. The bridge being destroyed caused a temporary loss of control and the ship was pulled into the DS2 gravitational field before it could regain power. Which would lead to decades of bad lore and novels repeating video game mechanics about Star Destroyer vulnerabilities claiming that the domes on the top of the bridge controlled the entire shield array for the ship.
Because there is no satisfying answer. Star Wars has always been shit and the only reason you don't think so is because you were a small child when the movies came out so you have a nostalgic connection to them.
it's symbolic
It got hit by a kamikaze A wing right in the control tower.
It should have back-up systems elsewhere on the ship for just that scenario.
It's the most advanced ship in the whole fleet.
Death Star’s gravitational pull
It doesn't have any notable gravitational pull. It's a mostly hollow, manmade stucture that is a 1000 times smaller than our moon.
So it's the opposite of your mom?
When the bridge exploded a faulty signal was sent to the main repulsors to lower the front of the ship
lucas is a hack fraud
It was too big to have overlapping shields. When the bridge deflector shield was disabled, the bridge was left defenseless beyond the point-defense turrets, and a A-wing got through and crashed into it.
Now, as for why a single A-wing crashing into the bridge was somehow enough to disable the ship's artificial gravity and make the ship crash into the Death Star, I have no fricking idea.
This is nothing compared to the power of the Force
Someone accidentally hit the button to disable all the engines when the bridge was hit. Also Lucas didn't give a single frick because it's a children's film
It was an inside job.
moronic helmsman steered too close to the death star and actually tried to descend his 1,000 miles long destroyer to avoid colliding with a tiny fighter, guaranteeing that the control yoke was locked down when it was destroyed and that any alternative controls couldn't be transferred in time to avoid impact the death star
tl;dr WE GAAN
One small mistake brought down a ship with a crew compliment in the 300,000s.
What were the 279 K crew members doing? Shovelling coal? Polishing brass and cleaning the vast corridors?
They didn't intensify forward fire power enough
That's because it was too late
How do you pronounce this ship's name bros? I assume most people simply say "EX-ecute - er" like it's written, but I always think of it as "exECKyou-ter" cause that's how the narrator in Rogue Squadron III said it
I choose to pronounce it like the executor of a will.
yeah shit that's what i meant. i knew there was an example of that way
ex-ecutor isn't a word, executioner is
"exACKyou-ter"
I saw two nerds debate this for a half an hour once in the 90s.
I go with "ex-eh-cue-tor" because other Star Destroyers have similar names regarding acts of destruction: Vengeance, Basilisk, Gorgon, etc.
well how did they pronounce it in the movie?
They didn't.
Exactly! Neither is correct. It's all just made up crap after the fact
Supposedly the original toy playset had the Executor name planned but Kenner thought it was too scary for kids or something so it was just called Darth Vader's Star Destroyer. Maybe they were under the impression it was pronounced like Executioner or something.
>I've never heard a satisfying answer
Yes it was always very confusing for me too. It really needed a scene of one of the rebel officers ordering the fleet to concentrate all fire on that superstar destroyer.
If you pop the balloon thing on top is crashes.
Remember that whenever you think something is too silly or incompetent to happen to a military base/unit in film, that Indians flooded a 2 billion dollar submarine because they didn't close the hatch. And while that's a funny meme example to make fun of the poos; I promise you equal incompetence is found in all militaries everywhere
Did none of you zoomers read the EU books? They clearly state in the first chapter of the Thrawn trilogy that the Emperor's death severed his battle meditation, causing the entire imperial fleet to stop operating at 300% efficiency and collectively shit their pants, rendering them incapable of averting critical disaster from a mere fight collision.
>Did none of you zoomers read the EU books? They clearly state in the first chapter of the Thrawn trilogy that the Emperor's death severed his battle meditation, causing the entire imperial fleet to stop operating at 300% efficiency and collectively shit their pants, rendering them incapable of averting critical disaster from a mere fight collision.
The first part of the first book in the Thrawn Trilogy which is credited for kicking off the entire EU (expaded universe, not european union) is dedicated to fixing all the numerous plot holes ROTJ opened up, this being one of them.
So you're telling me that the Thrawn Trilogy DIDN'T start the European Union?
Disney retconned EU -> Expanded Universe
sounds moronic, because this isn't a plot hole.
>sounds moronic, because this isn't a plot hole.
Who thought it was a plot hole? The ship lost it's bridge and crashed, it made perfect sense.
the anon I was replying said it was a plot hole fixed by the Thrown trilogy.
Or maybe he was saying something else was a plot hole? whatever idk.
But yeah the super star destroyer being destroyed like that is not a plot hole.
>Yidsney Wars reader trying to dunk on the EU
Wars reader trying to dunk on the EU
Does anyone even read the disney slop?
>it clearly states in the EU that Glup Shitto created a dyad in the force which caused everyone to act moronic on purpose, take that disney shills
Actually Sleaze Baganno was at the helm
He had finally turned his life around and was a respectable helmsman but sudden deathstick withdrawal hit him hard
ackbar ordered to focus all fire on it
A central theme in the Empire is "central point of failure". Nearly all of their designs have a single "push button to explode" point. The Star Destroyers have the bridge, the death star has the core, the Empire itself has the Emperor.
The Super Star Destroyer had the same thing.
>Why did it still maintain general structure?
because they failed to intensify forward fire power in time.
basically a skill issue
The movie didn't do a very good job of showing that the entire Rebel fleet was concentrating their fire on the Executor to bring down its shields. So it was edited to look like a sensor globe getting blown up by a fighter was a shield generator and the bridge was subsequently open to being rammed. The bridge being destroyed caused a temporary loss of control and the ship was pulled into the DS2 gravitational field before it could regain power. Which would lead to decades of bad lore and novels repeating video game mechanics about Star Destroyer vulnerabilities claiming that the domes on the top of the bridge controlled the entire shield array for the ship.
lmao
this is ST tier moronation
so kino, nothing in the prequels/sequels was able to capture such magic
Because there is no satisfying answer. Star Wars has always been shit and the only reason you don't think so is because you were a small child when the movies came out so you have a nostalgic connection to them.