Premature Exit
Ever pulled out of hyperspace too early? LOL. Okay, let’s give Ozzel some credit, the Rebels weren’t likely to be surprised that the Empire was about to show up on their doorstep; Han and Chewie did blow up the Probe Droid after all. Plus, I think in some EU material somewhere, it is implied that Ozzel was a rebel sympathizer. So he may have been intending to give them more time… or maybe he just didn’t want to fly into the planet? In any case, I’ve always loved Michael Sheard, the veteran actor who played Ozzel and is sadly no longer with us today.
I always feel stupid when I have my phone out when I am at my computer, it seams like we should have figured out a better way by now
skype?
Dear old Mr. Bronson/Hitler….
Her, Vader sent him the same angry Vader face you just sent me on FB – I guess that’s bad.
Awesome strip – DV’s apathy knows no bounds.
“in some EU material somewhere, it is implied that Ozzel was a rebel sympathize” – not Exactly in X-wing:Wedge Gambit his cousin (not sure) operates a satellite of some kind around coruscant and during rebel attack his crew suggest that he should claim that Ozzel was rebel sympathizer to get better job when rebel conquer coruscant 😛
Well, unless you’re a master of all EU material ever published anywhere ever, I wouldn’t put it past them.
Sorry, but you’re wrong. It wasn’t Ozzel’s relative that was operating the sattelite, it was Captain Needa’s.
I met Michael Sheard a few times and have gone out to dinner and for drinks with him. He was born in the same town as me and had many stories. He also flirted heavily with my friend’s girlfriend. He was a top bloke.
Loves these anecdotes! Thanks.
LOL I love that Vader uses an iPhone instead of a Droid!
I should change that. I hate iPhones. The catch is, it’s not even his phone.
Make it one of the R2 themed droid phones or better yet a SW communicator! LOL Now I’m just being stupid! But at least I’m laughing! Good job.
The shop assistant at the mobile phone place tried to get him to buy an Android, but Vader insisted on the iPhone. He told him, “it’s not a droid I’m looking for”.
Michael Sheard, who also played Hitler in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” was a cool guy, he did our big local con several times.
THAT’S why he looked so familiar!!
Yeah – I never realised!
But now that he mentioned it, you can totally see it, right? It clicked as soon as he said it.
Does Vader have a Force Choke app on his phone?
If he does, where can I get one?
I want it too! It should be useful with those damned telephone operators and their inopportune calls. But maybe you need a Jedi or Sith card to buy it LOL
Wow – you know my dad used to tell stories like that. “So and so did this and that and this. But he’s dead now you know.”
I like the idea of Ozzel as rebel symp; it makes sense, and I think that theory is explored over on stardestroyer.net somewhere.
I just read Allegiance, though, and in it Captain Ozzel (about 0.5 ABY) is incompetent, not an unsung hero. (Doesn’t mean he couldn’t have a change of heart before ESB, though.)
Ha, Darth Vader texting. If the movie was made in today you almost could believe that would happen.
The next step would be unfriending on Facebook. At that point Ozzel would have to kill himself out of shame!
Class!
Hi all long time reader first time poster…
Love the comic and Toirdheadbach might be onto something there! I also have a visual of DV shopping for a new phone looking at Droid phones and someone saids “These aren’t the Droids your looking for.”
Michael Sheard is more famous in Britain for playing Mr Bronson in a Children’s school drama called Grange Hill. He was also in several Dr Whos.
That show depressed me as a child. Grange Hill, I mean.
Oh, but the theme tune Rod – remember that? Try to imagine yourself dancing to it.
I think it’s called the “Chicken Dance”. The music is great, although its a little tainted by its association with a grey old show about public schools in Britain filled with obnoxious spotty prats. I like Star Wars for a reason… Fantasy and escapism. There’s neither in Grange Hill. I’ve never been one for reality soaps.
Great strip today – and I love the creative and witty comments too! Ah yes, there’s loads to be mined from the whole Lucas/Android farce.
Farce?
Are you referring to the fact that Andoid has to acknowledge Lucasfilm in their promotions due to the fact that George invernted the term ‘droid’? Or did George combine with Android to put on a stage play where his trousers kept falling down and his wife’s lover is hiding in the wardrobe?
Sounds like an episode of Some Mother’s Do ‘Ave ‘Em. Which Leanne hates with a passion.
Gabby hates it too. Me – I loved it as a kid. I never felt the same affection for Michael whatsit after he did that Lloyd Webber rubbish.
Yup!
Dunno why I said “farce” re the Lucas/Android thing – couldn’t think of a better word. Maybe: “Presumption”, debacle, “taking of liberties”. Oh I know: LOAD OF BOLLOCKS.
There was a dispute? I didn’t even know about it.
Yep – like Neil said: George seems to think he invented the term android – because he used the term droid instead. I know that makes such perfect sense.
So I suppose Android are either
A) Gullible
B) Scared of Lucas’ Power or,
C) Unswervingly, unquestioningly loyal SW Nerds
I didn’t know about it. When they came out with the R2D2 themed phone cover for the Droid, I figured that the whole “droid” thing was not only openly acknowledged but a legit licensing deal.
I may stand to be corrected. Seems that their claim is only on the word ‘Doid/Droid. I wasn’t aware that that word was being used. I usually only hear about ‘Android’ phones here. Not exactly up to speed am I? 🙂
Yep – it was just the term ‘Droid’, which Uncle George was the first to coin and copyright. That’s why on every (An)droid commercial, you’ll see a LFL disclaimer. Oh, and my afore mentioned farce was based on ‘Run for your Wife’, a stage farce I saw as a kid with Terry Scott in.
I thought it had been licensed and didn’t think GL had an issue. Is John saying there was some disagreement prior to their gaining a license? I didn’t know about the story. But I do tend to avoid reality.
I see Vader is pulling off a SLIGHT lead over Biggs in the poll.
Obviously our hero’s loyal fans are allowing the Dark Lord a gentile lead to foster some friendly competition.
Go BIGGS!
i checked wookepedia Ozzel was just a moron
I checked Wookiepedia, it tends to the moronic in its articles…
That said, I have spent some very amusing evenings just reading article after article on Wookiepedia, just seeing what nonsense they write… And I am now a rabid Legacy reader thanks to it, so yeah :=
I remember Michael with great fondness from many GenCons in the 90s. Always ready with a cart load of anecdotes, all for the measly cost of a drink or two.
As it happens, I have not been to a Con since he passed away, but when/if I do, I’ll raise a glass in his memory.
Have Fun!
Niknokitueu
“Why yes, I was the third cyberman from the left…” :d
Lots of comments here, feel bad about not reading them all..
Ozzel got in trouble for pulling out of hyperspace too close to the planet. The energy signature of a single star destroyer pulling out of hyperspace in high orbit would send every single sensor off the charts. Let alone an entire fleet.
He did this in an effort to try and surprise the rebellion with a show of overwhelming force (ie: like a lion springing onto it’s prey suddenly).
Vader was angry because he would have preferred for the fleet to have come out of hyperspace cloaked by some nearby intersteller body and then approached the planet under standard drives.
From a purely Military standpoint what Ozzel did was ridiculously stupid. It would honestly a similar scenario to if the Allies had every ship in the fleet fire all their main guns to announce their arrival at normandy a week before the attack.
By coming out of hyperspace out of sensor range the fleet could have had it’s landing craft either in the atmosphere or even on the ground before the Alliance even knew they were there. Instead the rebels had plenty of notice of the fleet because they saw them sitting up in space before they even had a chance to launch a landing party. Let alone set up an effective blockade.
Just, thought I’d point that out.
Which is why the theory that Ozzel did it deliberately, not out of ineptitude, but of conscious will to help give the Rebellion time to escape, is fascinating and adds a lot of dimension to Ozzel. Like you say, it seems ridiculous he would deliberately done something so stupid, particularly given he is an Admiral. Therefore, I think the Expanded Universe needs to expand his motivations.
Better pulling out too soon than too late, am I right fellas?