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Re: Questions (possible spoiler)
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Sun, 6 Jun 1999 03:13:32 GMT
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On 6/5/99, at 10:31 PM, Kevin B wrote:
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> I have some questions.
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> 1. Didn't QGJ "win" both Anakin and his mother on a bet with Watto and his
> "chance cube"? I was distracted at this point by someone asking me if • they
> could have some money to buy something to drink.
No there were two colors on the cube. The one color that came up(blue?) was
for Anakin, the other color(red?) was for his mother.
> 2. Didn't he use the Force for a favorable outcome? Isn't that kind of a
> no-no since the jedi are the "Keepers of Peace and Justice" (at least it
> said so during the opening scroll)? Even though Watto was a conniving
> scumbag, that didn't give QGJ reason to do it, IMO. And if he did it so
> that he wouldn't have to carry the extra baggage of Anakin's mother, that
> would be an even bigger no-no.
I think he did it because he sensed that the force was strong in him and
wanted
to give him at least the chance to appear before the Jedi council and then
maybe
to even become a Jedi.
> 3. Also didn't he try to use the Force against Watto so that he could
> "cheat" him by giving him worthless money? Once again, wouldn't that be a
> no-no?
It was only worthless on that planet. Watto could use it on other lanets
which
he would never visit :)
> 4. Once again, didn't he use the Force to dupe the Gungan king into • helping
> them, instead of using the "powers" of diplomacy?
No, I don't think he did at this point, but I may be wrong.
> Seems to me that QGJ was doing a lot of what most would call dishonest, if
> not downright evil, things with the Force.
Depends how you look at it I guess.
Ryan
"Build or build not. There is no try." - Lego Master Yoda
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| (...) Well, no one seemed to mind when Obi-Wan or Luke did it in the first trilogy... "These aren't the droids you're looking for" and "You will take me to Jabba now" etc, etc. I think Jedi believe that the ends justify the means. They look at the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| Possible spoilers below! You have been warned! I have some questions. 1. Didn't QGJ "win" both Anakin and his mother on a bet with Watto and his "chance cube"? I was distracted at this point by someone asking me if they could have some money to buy (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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