Guest sultan Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 "We are your salvation through destruction." The words coursed through the Grandmaster's mind like a river. It repeated itself like a drumbeat. Again and again. He looked out from the bridge of the Venator-class Star Destroyer. He could see nothing but the emptiness of space, and yet he could feel their presence. Their alien presence. Not of this world? No, not of this galaxy. He had felt it all the way back on Coruscant. The other Masters had felt it too, but he had been affected the most. And here he was at the edge of the Outer Rim, staring into the mouth of the beast. Not that he could see anything. Or could he? His eyes narrowed. His ears twitched. There seemed to be tiny, tiny specks in the distance. There were a huge number of them, and they were slowly growing bigger and bigger. The Jedi Master's eyes widened as they came into view. Menacing, dark, almost squid-like machines were racing towards them. They were huge, each one larger than an average Star Destroyer. And yet, he could feel them... as if they were alive. "Master Yoda, should we alert the Senate?" came a voice behind him. Yoda turned to the clone trooper. "Alert them, we must. Time we returned, it is." The small figure of the Jedi watched the Reapers approaching at quite some pace. The clone trooper nodded and rushed back to inform the crew. The Star Destroyer began to turn as quickly as it could. Its engines were whirring at full power. It was not often that the intimidating ship was the one running away. The figures in the distance became larger and larger, and they were surely only a few thousand miles away from the destroyer now. They were nearly upon them. The appendages of the squid-like machines opened up, and huge streams of molten metal came shooting out from their depths. The molten metal traveled at a fraction of the speed of light, and the attacks only narrowly missed the Star Destroyer ahead. With all haste, the hyperdrives of the star destroyer roared into life and pushed the ship out of the system and into safety. "Grave times ahead, there are..." -------------------------- Two years passed and nothing. The Jedi presumed that it must have been some illusion cast by Count Dooku or some Dark Jedi. The Senate, most notably Palpatine, however, were quick to accuse Jedi Master Yoda of being mentally unstable and unfit for duty. The Clone Wars raged on nevertheless, and the Galactic Republic continued to battle the Confederacy as they had been doing. There were a few strange reports here and there of entire settlements in the Outer Rim disappearing, but there were more important things going on and no one seemed to care about that part of the galaxy. Two Jedi, Obi-wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, sat in the Library of the Jedi Temple. "Master. I feel... something's not right," "I can't feel anything, Anakin. You know there's always something that's not right in the galaxy-" "It's the same feeling we all felt. Two years ago." Obi-wan stopped his reading and looked up. He studied his former padawan's face and knew immediately he was being very serious indeed. "Are you sure?" "Yes." "Anakin, but we could all feel it then. Why now would only you-... wait." Obi-wan motioned to the window. He stood up and walked towards it, looking out towards the Coruscanti skyline, Anakin following behind. "I can feel it too." It did not take long before other Jedi in the library also began to look towards the window, a troubled expression etched upon each of their faces. "I fear it was no Sith illusion after all," Obi-wan turned to Anakin, "we must alert the Council at once." "No, Master. It's too late. They're here." Dark shapes began to cloud the horizon. Whatever orbital defence fleets the Republic had stationed had been taken by surprise and wiped out by the invaders. Streams of molten metal began to shoot from the dark shapes and carve the city apart. Chaos reigned. In the distance speeders hurried here and there, but it was inevitable. The Reapers were here. Strange, mindless yet human-looking beings could be seen chasing after civilians in the distance. "Master, we must help them!" As Anakin was about move, however, Obi-wan grabbed his shoulder. "No, Anakin! You know what Master Yoda said two years ago. This enemy is stronger than anything the galaxy has seen before. Our only hope to defeat them is if the galaxy stands united against them. It was an unimaginable thought then, but Master Yoda is right. Jedi, Sith, Republic, Confederacy... we must stand together. We mustn't waste any time!" "Have you forgotten your duty as a Jedi, Master? These people will die!" "Oh, Anakin, don't you see? Even more will die if we do not act now! You can feel it yourself. Their power is extraordinary. Leave the planetary militia and the padawans to help the civilians. Our skills are needed elsewhere!" "Fine. So what do you want me to do? Beg at Dooku's feet for help?" "Anakin, please..." Obi-wan could feel Anakin's anger rise, and he grew even more troubled as he sensed a darkness within the Jedi Knight that he had not previously recognised. As the two bitterly argued amongst themselves, the shadows looming over Coruscant increased in number. In orbit around the planet even more of these Reapers loomed. One of them in particular stood out, being larger than the rest and seemed to bear some aura of authority. Its name was Harbinger. It began to speak, using the various radio frequencies and HoloNet ports to communicate with the population. "We are the harbingers of your perfection. Our purpose and very nature are beyond your comprehension. Resistance is meaningless. It will only delay your inevitable fate." -------------------- The Star Wars Universe (19 BBY) vs The Reapers Star Wars forces: Up to you to decide how successfully they can band together a resistance. Reapers:1 Harbinger-class reaper2,500 Sovereign-class reapers10,000 Destroyer-class reapers Hope this makes up for my wonderful set-up-less match I made between Luke Skywalker and Kai Leng. Thought I'd step it up a notch and just go full-on SW v ME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callisto Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Learn More AboutThe Star Wars UniverseRead more about The Star Wars Universe at WikipediaOfficial Site: Lucas Film Links: Wikipedia Star Wars.com Wookieepedia The Star Wars Wiki ReapersRead more about Reapers at WikipediaOfficial Site: BioWare Links: Wikipedia Mass Effect Wiki Mass Effect Official Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.T. Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 What kind of firepower and numbers we talking about for SW? How many Reapers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sultan Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Numbers for SW is dependent on what you think the success rate of forming a unified fighting force actually is. It all depends on how much firepower the Jedi/whoever can actually rally from around the galaxy. Now numbers for Reapers its tough to decide cos I know I'll probably be way too high or way too low for a decent match but I'll base it on some random theory I read about how many attacked the ME galaxy. Here goes: 1 Harbinger-class reaper2,500 Sovereign-class reapers10,000 Destroyer-class reapers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest force_echo Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 This is leagues better than your last setup. It's actually relatively entertaining. The Reapers get annihilated by only a fraction of the Republic fleet however. Star Wars is insanely overpowered compared to the Mass Effect Universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sultan Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 This is leagues better than your last setup. It's actually relatively entertaining. The Reapers get annihilated by only a fraction of the Republic fleet however. Star Wars is insanely overpowered compared to the Mass Effect Universe.Oh for crying out loud lol. How many reapers would I need to throw in to make this fair then? Surely a single Reaper would still be a tough nut to crack even by star wars standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest force_echo Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Not really. One gun on a Star Destroyer could probably take down a Reaper. Especially considering that the plasma bolts would pass through the Reaper's Kinetic barriers to some extent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indolent Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Uh yeah, there's truth to what Force's saying. An Acclamator I Star Destroyer would be able to make short work of a few Reapers on it's lonesome. A single Imperial II Destroyer would probably be able to annihilate droves of Reapers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sultan Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Any evidence for all this? All that effort I put in for that set-up... and just another one-sided affair... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ruinus Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Slave Ship pg 248"the laser cannons being mounted into the open skeletal frames required bracing and recoil-dissipation casings that would have withstood explosions measured in the giga-tonnage range. Anything less, and a single shot fired in battle would rip a destroyer or battle cruiser in two, a victim of its own lethal strength". Star Wars Episode II: Incredible Cross-Section:Heavy guns: 2.4 million megatons (200 gigatons per shot from each turret, 12 turrets) Yeah, a single outdated Acclamator troop ship could probably fly around in the Battle of the Citadel and lolslaughter the entire Citadel Fleet and Sovereign, so yes it is an incredibly one-sided fight... but it's still a good setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.T. Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Overwhelm through sheer numbers perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ruinus Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 That seems doubtfult too, given the SW shields can withstand that level of firepower... I mean, if the entire Reaper fleet ganged up on that lone Acclamator while firing nonstop, they could probably hurt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sirmethos Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I wonder what would happen if a Reaper was hit with one of the Star Wars "Ion Cannons"(I still wince whenever I say or write that name -.-)- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indolent Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 The entire Reaper Fleet that was able to lay siege to nigh a whole galaxy? o,o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ruinus Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 There's 12,501 Reapers in this scenario, if we assume they all have megaton scale weaponry then they have 12,501 mT of firepower... or 12 gT of firepower. An Acclamator has 200 gTs... from a single heavy cannon. Even if you assume the firepower being the same (severely nerfing SW), then the Reapers are up against a society that has much faster FTL, more ships, bigger industry, is completely outside of their scope of knowledge (SW grew up completely independant of Mass Effect tech and therefore is not reliant on it, therefore won't be crippled via regular Reaper means), and is using weaponry that completely ignores their mass effect shielding and used to waging a war on a fully galactic scale (the Reaper's never fight galaxy wide, they fight in pockets of space scattered around the galaxy). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest force_echo Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Ruinus is right. The star Wars Universe completely dwarfs the Mass Effect Universe in development (although the ME Universe is still better *cough* *cough*), the ME Universe would be tops Type II on the Kardashev Scale, and that only because the Geth have a functional Dyson Sphere. The Galactic republic Navy is probably a solid Type III at least by itself, maybe borderline Type IV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercenaryblade Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Tough choice, I have to go what most others are saying Star Wars weaponry is a bit different than ME weaponry which could give a victory to the Star Wars universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest force_echo Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 It's not that the weaponry is different, it's that the weaponry is obscenely more powerful. Also, it wouldn't really be a tough victory at all. This is pretty much a stomp match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peypeypeypey Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Pretty good set up, man. I'll give it a "B", just because it felt a bit short to me. As for the fight, I think the Reapers would get crushed pretty easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callisto Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Match Final ResultsUSER RATINGS B B B B A B SCORE The Star Wars Universe: 19Reapers: 5FPA: 3.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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