My art may not be the best but i wanted to try and make what i think is a more Star wars accurate depiction of the mods
Posted May 12, 2022, 3:11 AM UTC
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I like that!
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thanks! i mostly got the idea from a comment i saw about the mods, talking about how cool it wouldve been if one had the sheild generator for like a droideka or smth
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That's dope and way better then the cringe current mods
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ik, imagine how cool it wouldve been, and what i find funny, they couldve kept the whole greaser drag race theme because you wanna know a vehicle in star wars thats not only built for that? and not only purpose built, but also built for tattoine? fuckin pod racers, imagine how a cool it wouldve been to see a speeder made up of hobbled together pod racer parts.
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I liked the originals better. They were teenagers from a different planet trying to stand out. Of course they’d be different from all the stuff on Tatooine.
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I agree, I had no problem with the Mods. Made perfect sense that they would want to look different in that drab desert environment.
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Theyd die from the harsh conditions on tattoine, remember how other characters in star wars need to dress up when they go to tattoine? Little miss punk leather jacket would regret her clothing choice pretty quickly after a few minutes, also the speeders look ridiculous, there's a reason goerge Lucas wanted star wars to not have things that are too similar to our real world, so that he could craft an experience and world that's unique and timeless, when you introduce punk jackets and weird vespa speeders, especially with all the ridiculous mirrors, then it doesn't look like star wars, it looks like some generic cyberpunk extras, and honestly, it would be cool if they had some style, why not compromise and ,have that style, but also adhere to the rules of the franchise, what if these guys speeders where made up of scrapped pod racer parts? I think that would be a good compromise
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So you’ve never seen the lengths teenager go too to stand out. Got it.
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teenagers on earth maybe but this is star wars, things arent meant to be super similar its meant to have a unique style, and guess what? maybe they couldve stuck out, in a way that made sense for the star wars universe, imagine youre watching like game of thrones or playing assassins creed, and then just out of nowhere some dude in a scarf and round frame glasses just comes walking outta nowhere with an iced coffee and an iphone, its totally out of place in the setting and universe
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That would be, yes; because those things don’t exist in universe. We know that there are teenagers in the Star Wars universe and we know from their accents that they immigrated from Coruscant. Where this technology exists. It makes sense in universe and it’s not too much of a stretch to believe that teenagers would want to stand out. Especially the punk type, which they have proven to be.
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But does he still do the spinning trick to shoot??!! That’s the important part!
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This is cool. I do like the original mods, even if they are a bit too clean for tatooine. Your take on them, though, is very interesting. Maybe a mix of your idea and the original would be cool.
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I like it! I think it goes well with the whole Tatooine aesthetic, and it links back some to the Pod Racing vibes.
I think the biggest issue I have with the mod design in the show is how clean and bright they are. They live on a desert planet with constant sandstorms and harsh sunlight. I don't care what kind of sci-fi super paint you have access to, your scooters aren't going to be that shiny lol
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Reminds me of the Rust Devils from Fallout 4, which, in my opinion, were criminally underused.
I love your version of the Mods. I absolutely hated their design and they were easily the weakest aspect of the show for me by a mile; this fits far better with Tattooine in all regards and looks more interesting to me overall.
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Only a Sith deals in absolutes.
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gotta love how a shitty MS paint sketch i did in like 40 minutes is better than an entire costume/art department coming up with concepts for a few days lol
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I think maybe if the speeder got a little bit of color it’d be cool. Like 20 years ago it had that shine the mods canon version had but it’s tattooine. It’s gonna get worn down. Great work thouh
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Yeah, I kinda just went with generic tattoine looking speeder, I was thinking they could be made up of pod racer parts
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I like it. Not everything has to be earth toned either, people can wear blues or reds or yellows or greens, but they shouldn’t be technicolor lol.
I don’t mind flashy speeders, as long as they look good. The ones in the show are all one color and basically look like mopeds. If they were proper, slick speeders with stripes of color or something that would be better. I’m thinking of gangs driving around in tricked out Camaros or Porsches or Lamborghinis… colored racing stripes against black or gray hulls, sorta cyberpunk-esque but with the colors muted more. Idk. The Mods are interesting on paper but IMO could have been designed WAY better - keeping in line with Star Wars as we know it but flashy in their own right.
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That's a bit too far in the other direction for me, I think Tatooine could use at least one thing that's not just totally bleak and sand brown. (Guess I'm so fed up with that damn planet too.)
But yes the design is pretty solid/realistic and in line with what we've seen in SW elsewhere. I could see people like this existing in the universe, possibly at even fringier fringe than Tat is.