The Mandalorian *SPOILERS* Discussion Thread

[Lady Agana Kath]

Tepes, you hunt. Your thoughts on stomach acid that strong not only spoiling the meat but still be caustic enough to burn on contact

[Darth Tepes]

Tepes, you hunt. Your thoughts on stomach acid that strong not only spoiling the meat but still be caustic enough to burn on contact

Forgive me..I'm not braining well today.  Are you asking do I think a predator like the Krayt would have/utilize such a process?  If so then I have to say no.  Most of the animals I know of that have defense mechanisms like that are either prey, carrion or smaller predators like lizards.  Larger Alpha predators generally don't need such a defense.  So...it was odd to see...unless you consider a scary thought......maybe that was a small one

[PsychoSith]

Actually have a note on the acid, found on the canon page for Krayts on Wookieepedia:

"Their bodies produced krayt venom, which helped the dragons as an acid in pre-digestion of their food.[5] If a krayt dragon felt threatened, it could project the venom from its mouth, instantly dissolving any organic tissue that the venom came into contact with."

Appears to be a an acidic venom produced somewhere in the back of the throat.

Also from the Legends portion of the article concerning pearl size:

"Similar to their smaller kin, the greater krayt dragon developed pearls inside their gizzard, called Krayt dragon pearls. However, these were much larger and more valuable than standard krayt dragon pearls."

[Darth Tepes]

Actually have a note on the acid, found on the canon page for Krayts on Wookieepedia:

"Their bodies produced krayt venom, which helped the dragons as an acid in pre-digestion of their food.[5] If a krayt dragon felt threatened, it could project the venom from its mouth, instantly dissolving any organic tissue that the venom came into contact with."

Appears to be a an acidic venom produced somewhere in the back of the throat.

Which is not uncommon to see in animals....except for Alpha Predators like the Krayt.  So.....just no real research into animal science and just done to look cool OR There's a bigger fish that can threaten a Krayt.

[PsychoSith]

 

Which is not uncommon to see in animals....except for Alpha Predators like the Krayt.  So.....just no real research into animal science and just done to look cool OR There's a bigger fish that can threaten a Krayt.

Doubtful, considering Greater Krayts canonically and in legends will even go after Sarlaccs. Maybe an oversight in the realism department but I'm willing to pass it under "rule of cool"

Better question: Is Krayt a proper name? I see many of you capitalizing it.

Personally, I just have a bad habit of capitalizing nouns.

[Lady Agana Kath]

Forgive me..I'm not braining well today.  Are you asking do I think a predator like the Krayt would have/utilize such a process?  If so then I have to say no.  Most of the animals I know of that have defense mechanisms like that are either prey, carrion or smaller predators like lizards.  Larger Alpha predators generally don't need such a defense.  So...it was odd to see...unless you consider a scary thought......maybe that was a small one

No, I’m in agreement with you on an apex predator using such a gimmick for attack/defense. I’m saying the idea that stomach acid that caustic would spoil meat and possibly be strong enough to still do damage to the Tusken while they were digging. My thoughts went to a gut shot X100. That crud would’ve seeped into everything and pretty much all the exposed meat would be tainted. My second thought was when predator trapping you have to lay them on their backs because within a few hours the stomach acid will eat through the stomach and cause green belly. Obviously the dragons acid is so caustic it melts on contact therefore I believe it coating chunks of meat in the carcass could/would still burn on contact



And now it seems to be a moot point. Venom seems overdone in a predator that size but whatever

[Darth Tepes]

No, I’m in agreement with you on an apex predator using such a gimmick for attack/defense. I’m saying the idea that stomach acid that caustic would spoil meat and possibly be strong enough to still do damage to the Tusken while they were digging. My thoughts went to a gut shot X100. That crud would’ve seeped into everything and pretty much all the exposed meat would be tainted. My second thought was when predator trapping you have to lay them on their backs because within a few hours the stomach acid will eat through the stomach and cause green belly. Obviously the dragons acid is so caustic it melts on contact therefore I believe it coating chunks of meat in the carcass could/would still burn on contact

Oh yea......see not braining.  Plus, cards on the table I still have not ponied up the dough for Disney+ and just watch clips and read the synopsis to keep up with the Mandalorian.  I did not realize they were harvesting the meat until I saw the full clip a few movements ago.  But yes, 100%.  there is no way that much if any of that meat would be salvageable.  Of course it was so large if even 5% of it survived it would be enough...but still.   Even if the acid was from its throat its actual stomach acid would still be an issue.  From a realistic pov.  I have had the displeasure of having my hand in a carcass when an idiot nicked the stomach.....literal S**t show.    

[Master Seblaise]

Ep. 2 in 22h .... too long 

[Darth Logos]

Ep. 2 in 22h .... too long 

I am seeing teaser trailers with speeder bikes taking sick jumps off of a cliff.....HOW SOON TILL THAT?

[Master Seblaise]

I am seeing teaser trailers with speeder bikes taking sick jumps off of a cliff.....HOW SOON TILL THAT?

And Ahsoka ... When?

[Darth Logos]

I saw something about that on Google last night. It looked like a Hot Toys figure of Rosario as Ahsoka. I think the biggest shock to the system will be Ahsoka going from Ashley's soprano to Rosario's alto. Kinda like what happened with 2 generations of Lando.

[TheDutchman]

I saw something about that on Google last night. It looked like a Hot Toys figure of Rosario as Ahsoka. I think the biggest shock to the system will be Ahsoka going from Ashley's soprano to Rosario's alto. Kinda like what happened with 2 generations of Lando.

I actually thought that Donald Glover did an excellent job matching Billy Dee Williams intonations and cadence as Lando.  That said, you're right that BDW is more baritone versus DG's tenor.

Still, one could chalk up Ahsoka's deepened voice to age and experience (say living in the harsh desert climes of Tatooine or the like).  Regardless, I am looking forward to seeing Ahsoka in a live action setting and consider the casting of Rosario Dawson perfect 

[Master Seblaise]

Well, they take the same French actress for dubbing Ahsoka so I think we will not have voice issue here ...

I will watch the original version too ....

[Darth Tepes]

I know the Indian Star Wars social media put up something last week straight up confirming Rosario as Ahsoka and it was quickly taken down.  Maybe though this is the biggest troll in history .  My main issue with the Mandalorian is that...it is doing what the Sequels should have done...respecting the past while moving forward.  We get the awesome new characters who fit perfectly in the SW universe.  Din, The Child, Greef, Cara, Cobb....then we're going to see Ahsoka, Bo Katan and maybe Sabine show up.  Hell Maybe Sasha Banks is playing Bariss and they just edited out her tattoos for the trailer.  But we know....they won't be heavily involved in the main storyline.....and it sucks.

Maybe after it's said and done we find out Ahsoka started a group of Force Users in secret now lead by an armor wearing Baby Yoda wielding the Darksaber who comes out of hiding to aid Rey against a new threat. :p

[Darth Logos]

I actually thought that Donald Glover did an excellent job matching Billy Dee Williams intonations and cadence as Lando.  That said, you're right that BDW is more baritone versus DG's tenor.

Don't get me wrong, Donald nailed everything (and THAT is saying something) that I expected for Lando.....just not the voice. But that's because only one actor sounds like Lando.

Still, one could chalk up Ahsoka's deepened voice to age and experience (say living in the harsh desert climes of Tatooine or the like).  Regardless, I am looking forward to seeing Ahsoka in a live action setting and consider the casting of Rosario Dawson perfect 

Yeah that.