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Originally Posted by gjc8
Did you even read my whole post? I said it could damage them without destroying them. It could leave a scar, like this one from the comet that hit Jupiter, or blow a portion of the mass into space without totally destroying the planet. If by doesn't work you mean doesn't destroy, then you're probably right, but it would have some effect on them.
I'm reluctant to place total faith in "novel/RPG sourcebook/trivia junkie" when it conflicts with common sense, as they often have less than perfect accuracy even in regards to the movies (for example, a number of sources list Executor as 5 miles long, clearly in conflict with film comparisons to Imperial Star Destroyers). |
Yes, I did read your entire post. What would be the point of damaging Yavin? Whether the laser damaged it or not, it wouldn't destroy it, which is the whole point.
As for not placing faith in the novel/RPG/Trivia, up until very recently Lucas was very adamant about what went into books, including the RPG. It's only been since he did the new trilogy and contradicted what he previously told West End (and he now claims was never written down, but then how many of you have read the interviews West End did with Lucas for the Adventure Journals? 9 out of 10 people never heard of the interviews, he can plausibly claim they never happened) and other novels have been contradicted (and are therefore out of print because of that). Even KotOR 2 contradicts the Tales of the Jedi comics series, which at the time they were written, Lucas made sure everything was "canon" with him and didn't contradict... now, he doesn't care, as long as everyone watches his movies, he could care less what other people write in his universe.
The new movies might have been novelizations by other than Lucas himself, but the original three movies, Lucas wrote the novels.
As for the size of the Executor, are you seriously implying that as great as the original Star Wars movies are, do you really think that George Lucas did the math of a 5 mile ship scaled down to his models? you probably won't like it, cause it's not stated in the movies, but a Star Destroyer cannot land on a planet. It's too big. It's too heavy, if the re-entry heat didn't burn up half the atmosphere, it would crash and be a "planet buster". They are built in space because of their sheer size, if they were build on a planet with any gravity, they would never be able to get off the planet.