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That whole episode is just beautifully sad on so many levels. On some level, even subconsciously, as I believe either or noted originally, I think he also wanted to say goodbye to the closest thing in the galaxy he had to a friend, before he died. He was essentially attempting suicide-by-Jedi-Master, and he knew he'd need Ezra to get him to Kenobi. That being said, I'm not sure I'd quite phrase Maul's thought process in terms of "gaining advantage" at that point, exactly. I'm not sure I'd even call that a wrong decision, at least within the doctrinal framework they were working in and the logistical requirements that presented.Īlthough I should note that I was speaking mostly about Ezra's character development, so whilst it's a relevant observation it's also kind of of tangential to my point. I imagine that some special units probably continued to be issued special equipment, but the Imperial military is huge. Expensive, specialised gear like man-portable automatic blasters with their own power backpack (which may not even be hugely practical, outside of exceptional individuals) were probably not seen as worth the cost by Imperial military planners. The Imperial Stormtrooper Corps, on the other hand, was the result of an attempt to create a galaxy-spanning military of literally unprecedented size, more or less whole-cloth, in the wake of an incredibly destructive war that devastated the galactic economy. The Republic Army outfitted special clone units with all sorts of advanced gear because they were an elite, expeditionary force, and the cost may have been worth it for them. They are regularly exposed to violent situations where that extra kind of firepower can make a crucial difference. I figure the situation is pretty similar they carry automatic blasters because for them the expense and difficulty of acquiring and maintaining them is worth it. Something made horribly apparent when they fight a patrol of Mexican cavalry at one point in the novel. Yet every member of the forty man Glanton gang of Indian hunters had at least a cap and ball revolver. Reading the introduction to Blood Meridian again the other day, for example, it stuck out to me when Philip Meyer noted that in 1849 repeating firearms were still incredibly rare, with perhaps a few thousand in existence across the entire world.
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I mean, like there have been periods in actual history where the armament of assorted groups of lowlifes or enthusiasts has been considerably more advanced than anything in wide service with the professional militaries of the day.