Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens - Trailer out now

[Aya Reiko]

Trailer: Video

Opens in theaters December 18, 2015

Let's see how J.J. Abrams does this.  Can't be worse than George...

[Solais]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3jSNVfIcAA2Bjm.jpg

Besides this, I'm really loving what I'm seeing so far. Even that sword makes sense lore-wise (Jedi/Sith create their own swords, so there bound to be some crazy designs.) It seems more Star Wars than Phantom Menace. :V

[Mеа]

I was about to say that the lightsaber laser hilt kinda makes sense since both Luke and Anakin got their hands sliced off. But then I noticed that the emitter stuck out a little from the hilt, defeating the point. Seems like I could injure myself more than my opponent. Still looks cool though.
And that new lightsaber ignition sound was badass.

[Yukarin]

man i loved that lightsaber

that sound

[Tengukami]

Actually, this is a teaser for the trailer; not a trailer itself. It's just designed to show the tiny bits that are already done - the trailer is to come later. /nitpicking

I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, the 12-year-old in me that saw the original three in the theatres was overjoyed to see the Millennium Falcon and such. I still have memories from Return of the Jedi as well, so seeing the continuing adventures is something I really look forward to. I think the prequels were ... subpar at best, so this being in the hands of someone else - even JJ Abrams under Disney - might be a breath of fresh air. Plus: soccer ball droid.

Also, no one anywhere on the internet can stop talking about the light saber crossguards. This is an issue that will divide the planet!

[Stuffman]

Those flight sequences look pretty sick.

Star Wars doesn't have the kind of prestige it had before the prequels anymore, so maybe it'll be easier to enjoy it if it ends up being dumb :V

[Mеа]

Star Wars doesn't have the kind of prestige it had before the prequels anymore, so maybe it'll be easier to enjoy it if it ends up being dumb :V

Original trilogy die-hards will love to tear it up and prequel fans will be able to argue that there's a trilogy that comparatively sucks more. They would be able to please all sides of the fan base that way!

[Edible]

Hype as fuck.

[triangles]

Look let's be honest no matter what the trailers look like I'm still going to see it midnight like I did for the prequels anyway :V

[Reddyne]

Kyle Katarn where.

[Tengukami]

Look let's be honest no matter what the trailers look like I'm still going to see it midnight like I did for the prequels anyway :V

Yes. Even if the trailer to come shows it stars Hugh Grant and that ape who plays Thor in a space love triangle with Sarah Jessica Parker with frequent cameos from Macklemore as whatever species Jar Jar was and the entire score composed by Taylor Swift, I am still handing my money over to Disney so I can yell "YEEEEEEEEEHAW!" the moment the Falcon first appears.

[OverlordChirei]

Also, no one anywhere on the internet can stop talking about the light saber crossguards. This is an issue that will divide the planet!

I noticed this when I was linked the trailer, and then I scrolled down into the YT comments and then I realized just how much of a shitstorm I stepped into  :fail:

[Solais]

Why would you ever scroll down to the comments?

[Dorakyura]

[hyorinryu]

I wonder if any of the Jedi would make a light whip or any other weapon out of whatever light sabers are made of.

[Solais]

Yes.

[Dorakyura]

another pic

The nunchakus are the best

[Tengukami]

The light saber toothbrush: not so good an idea.

[Spotty Len]

Light saber razor seems all right.

[Dorakyura]

Light saber razor seems all right.

How many blades?

[Spotty Len]

How many blades?

Always two there are, no more, no less.

By Gillette.

[OverlordChirei]

How many blades?

[Suikama]

[Amraphenson]

lightsaber resistant materials exist

[Reddyne]

Most people's knowledge of Star Wars canon is limited to the original and the prequel trilogy if anything. This pretty sums up my own, too. Has there ever been an instance in which the hilt of a lightsaber was cut? "Cortosis" was a magic word for the Knights of The Old Republic games a decade ago that meant a metal was magically lightsaber resistant in order to justify game balance so I wonder if they'll just go with something like that. Regardless, it does seem a bit goofy. How do you even utilize the things?

[Solais]

It's all explained here, of all shows.

[Hideki]

Most people's knowledge of Star Wars canon is limited to the original and the prequel trilogy if anything. This pretty sums up my own, too. Has there ever been an instance in which the hilt of a lightsaber was cut? "Cortosis" was a magic word for the Knights of The Old Republic games a decade ago that meant a metal was magically lightsaber resistant in order to justify game balance so I wonder if they'll just go with something like that. Regardless, it does seem a bit goofy. How do you even utilize the things?

Cortosis was a material in Star wars long before KotOR.  I think the first usage of it was in the novel I, Jedi in 1998, where Luke and a former student face off against a pseudo-Sith sect who made armor out of Cortosis.  Surprised them for a bit there before they got the hang of the lightsaber short effect.  Also, there is at least one instance still canon of a lightsaber hilt being cut; Darth Maul's dual saber was cut in half by Obi-wan.  I think Dooku may have done that to one of Anakin's sabers when they were dueling in AotC.

[Dorakyura]

It's all explained here, of all shows.

Only americans can watch this.

[Solais]

The full episodes yes, but the shorter clips can be watched here in Europe, at least. (And hence, I guessed they can be watched everywhere.)

[Colticide]

I don't know about anyone else but I'd be more worried about cutting myself or my own hand off on that thing.

Also that scene with the falcon felt very J.J. Abrams, I can't really tell how but it feels like his work.