I know that the Imperial Space Marines are modified to be super human, but apart from violent death in battle do they age at all? Do they ever reach a point where their bodies are no longer fit for battle and they must set aside their battle armor?
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How long do Space Marines live on average?  What technology lets them live longer than we are living now or does it have more to do with their psychas?
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I remember only last part of comic book:   There is a scene of attack (in space) against aliens, hero is flying space shuttle. He return to active duty, there is a war with enigmatic aliens, after hospital he is trained in virtual reality environment Main planet of aliens is spotted and humans send ship against it, journey in one direction takes several years, hibernation is needed. Near alien planet ship is hitted by meteor or advanced alien stealth rocket. Humans fight with aliens and use generators which slows down time/movements (now I know it was stasis field, inside it fight with melee weapon started, remember Einstein quote about next war after third world war) it makes rifles and lasers useless, instead of it humans use bows and swords, the year is around 3000DC After battle hero backs to Earth (50 or more passed), now it seems that there is peace between aliens and humans Faces of aliens are not shown even one time I think, they are humanoid and in space suits
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When Superman goes back to visit his home planet (using his ability to travel through time, I guess), is he:    an exceptionally strong and athletic Kryptonian? just an average Kryptonian male? a weakling on account of spending a lifetime in the comparative microgravity of Earth?   A possibly related question: why is Superman so muscular? What kind of weights does he lift to stay in shape?  The answers to  are all about Superman's superpowers on Earth compared with other visitors from Krypton; I'm asking about Kal El without his superpowers.  Clarification: I'm asking about the "classic"  Superman, say late Golden to early Silver Age, roughly 1945-1960. (Yes, I know the concept evolved during those years.) I'm not sure what that would be in terms of "numbered Earths", those came along after my time. I'm pretty sure the Kryptonians of that era had no superpowers in their native milieu, nor would Kal El if he were deported in space-time to his native world.
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I've been looking into the inner workings of blaster weapons primarily using Wookieepedia. While most of it I understand, I still can't figure out how many rounds a gun would fire before needing the ammunition component replaced/reloaded. Is there any solid answer?  I'm someone who likes to design and draw his own weapons and such, but likes to keep to how the technology of an era is in mind. While Star Wars weapons don't really have magazines (and you don't really see them reloading during battle), other people's work still has magazines and treat ammunition consumption as though it's pretty much the same as our modern era.  I guess that I just find it hard to believe, with the technology of the Star Wars Universe, that characters would need to carry lots of ammunition (hence why clones/storm troopers/battle droids don't visually seem to carry very much).  Example: DC-15A     "The weapon's tibanna gas cartridge carried enough gas for up to 500 shots, depending on the power settings of the weapon, while the charge pack lasted about 50 shots"   Source:   I've read in several places that this can be seen in two different ways.  1. Which ever ran out first, had to be replaced before the weapon could fire again. 2. The weapon contained two different sources of ammunition (so I guess you could switch between the two)
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Just to be clear I'm NOT talking about those who where swallowed.       We know that titans used to be humans and then somehow they transformed into titans.   When they kill a titan it completely Vaporizes and nothing is left. So what happens to the human inside them?     Could it be like when Eren was testing his limits and each time he fused more with the titan body? If so, why could Ymir live in titan form for over 60 years and still transform back into human?
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First off, I have only seen  in the Star Wars franchise. I am aware of vast amounts of other canon and non-canon sources available. Much of the fun I have on this Stack Exchange site is reading the about some of these questions.  From reading here and following links to Wikipedia or  I have seen that once the events of Episode I to III are completed, the Empire switched from clones to regular humans prior to the events of Episode IV. This system seems to be in place through Episode VI. When we get to Episode VII humans are still being used.  From what I understand from the troops in Episodes IV - VI the humans are recruited, conscripted, or volunteer for service in the Empire (hence Luke mentioning wanting to go to the Academy). This would mean they some (if not many) Stormtroopers have a family of sorts. However, by the events of Episode VII it seems that the  is stealing/kidnapping (?) children to train them to be soldiers (Finn's comments on the matter suggest this).  So, to get to my question, I assume that clones (I-III) and kidnapped children (VII) would probably not need to be paid. The recruits/volunteers from Episodes IV-VI would be the most likely to be paid/rewarded. As we see with armies here on Earth, a soldier is paid even when drafted (formal armies like the US anyway). I would think there is something similar in place for the Empire or there would be no talk of an Academy or recruits, the Empire would just conscript their soldiers. Do we see any instances of Stormtroopers being paid/rewarded for their service?  Disney canon is preferred, but Legends are acceptable.
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In The Force Awakens, we see a rogue stormtrooper. This could be explained as a "glitch in the code" and many may have passed it by, but then he says something about being taken away from his family - which is a bit odd, if they were a clone, unless they were given fake families which I highly doubt. This made me wonder if the Empire have stopped using the clones for their storm troopers, and if this is the case, why?
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In which book did alien protagonists absorb and mutate humans, turning their flesh into biological weapons that they then used against other humans? I believe the book starts with a human encountering a lone member of the alien species, who promptly subsumes him and uses his flesh to make weapons that it can use. It then goes in search of more raw material.. I think the human discovered one of the aliens when he was atempting to salvage a small object adrift in space.  If I recall correctly, the human then crashed his ship on earth. I think the aliens were more insectile (lots of legs) and could control a human by inserting a proboscis into their spine. Once they didn't need the intact human, they injected them with something (nanotech?) that let them repurpose the flesh and bones into new forms. This could be done to dead humans too, as long as the body hadn't significantly decayed. The aliens had previously lost an interstellar war and were believed to be extinct. The species had different casts, with the one at the start of the story being an infiltrator/scout. I probably read the book between 1983 and 1999.
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So right now I'm up to season 6 in Stargate SG1, and I've noticed the main crew gets zapped with a  A LOT. Shouldn't they be dead by now? I thought the second shot kills and the third causes the body to disappear. Did this change somewhere? Is there a period of time where if you don't get shot it wont kill you?
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I heard that most of the Niman specialists on the first Battle of Geonosis died in the arena. Why is it that they couldn't  train more? Apparently it's idea is to have everything in moderation. If one trained enough, then the form could probably turn from good at everything to awesome at everything. You might not have as much precision as Makashi, or speed as Ataru, etc., but you'd have no apparent or major weaknesses and a very well rounded strength.
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@Valorum said     ...not to mention the sheer strain that comes from continually using the Force at an advanced age.   To my feeble mind, this doesn't make sense. Approaching 900 years old, Yoda is still as strong as any whippersnapper in terms of Force power and usage. Despite his old age, Obi Wan shouldn't have any problems with using his Force powers.  This got me to thinking, does the Force begin to leave you as you age? Is it a flow of Force power that goes down based on (I hate to say this) a decrease in midichlorian count as you approach your expiration date?
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Okay, so this is how I understood it: They found some drops of blood that Ripley lost during the third film (Alien3). So, they clone her. Easy peasy, far future, get it.  Now, that newly cloned human winds up with a clone of the parasite that infested the original human. From a drop of blood.  In addition: The parasite would age at the same speed as the host. They didn't wait a lifetime for Ripley to mature. I would guess it took only a couple years, given that the scientists didn't appear to have aged noticeably. Anyway, Aliens hatch rather quickly. It doesn't take them decades, it doesn't take them years, it doesn't take them days.  How does this make any sense?
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In episode 3 of The Mandalorian, it is said that Mandalorians never remove their helmets for any reason. Really? Not even to sleep or bathe? Is there any canonical source for this idea? I’m going to assume that the “never” implies “Never removes their helmets in public…” right?  But in flashback scenes to the Mandalorian’s childhood, nobody is really pictured wearing Mandalorian armor let alone helmets. They simply seemed like basic humans who might just be unified by wearing maroon wardrobes all the time.  So what is the deal with this claim? What is the canonical context of the claim?      Looking for in-universe, canonical explanations; not armchair speculation and theories. If none (currently) exist, legends explanation would suffice. Regardless, please provide references and context.
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This question  mentions that the clones still have their sex drive.  But  mentioned in the text only adopted children, he didn't actually father them.  If the clones were able to produce children they might have more cause to abandon the clone wars.  Could the clones reproduce the old fashioned way, or were they deliberately sterilized?
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From the :  Alarms sound throughout the hidden Rebel base.  In the control room, a  controller urgently gestures for General Rieekan to check a computer  scan.              CONTROLLER     General, there's a fleet of Star      Destroyers coming out of hyperspace      in sector four.              RIEEKAN     Reroute all power to the energy      shield.  We've got to hold them till      all transports are away.  Prepare      for ground assault.  Rieekan exits hurriedly.   [...]               VADER     What is it, General?              VEERS     My lord, the fleet has moves out      of light-speed.  Com-Scan has      detected an energy field protecting      an area around the sixth planet of      the Hoth system.  The field is      strong enough to deflect any      bombardment.              VADER         (angrily)     The Rebels are alerted to our      presence.  Admiral Ozzel came out      of light-speed too close to the      system.              VEERS     He felt surprise was wiser...              VADER     He is as clumsy as he is stupid.     General, prepare your troops for a      surface attack.              VEERS     Yes, my lord.   Why exactly was this a bad idea, and what was Vader's preferred strategy? The Rebels can apparently raise their shield instantly, so it seems like they would do that anyway, surprised or no. In fact, since being surprised gives them less time to prepare, it seems like this is a good strategy on the Empire's part.  Is the issue that the Imperial forces didn't have enough time to prepare, and it would have been better to come in farther out and spread out, as  says? If so, why wouldn't forming up while already in the system also give the Rebels warning, and give them even more time to escape? All I can really think of is that they would have somehow known the range of the Rebel sensors, dropped out of hyperspace just past them, formed up, then quickly flown into range, but that seems hard to infer from the exchange between Vader and Veers.
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What happens when a clone soldier (clonetroopers and stormtroopers included) dies? Does the republic/empire have a mass body disposal facility? Do they bury the dead troopers? Is the equipment issued to this dead soldier salvaged and handed to one of his brothers?
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I have read the freely available , which explains the core rules. However, I am still a bit confused regarding how exactly to resolve damage.   Imagine a unit of Space Marines gets 10 shots at a unit of Orks. The weapons of the Space Marines have an Armour Penetration value of -2, and a Damage Value of 2 as well. Out of those ten shots, six shots hit. Of those six hits, four of them wound.  The next step would require me to allocate "Wounds". How many Wounds did I generate? Is it 4, because 4 shots hit and passed the Wound roll? Or is it 8, because each shot would deal 2 damage? The Ork player would then have to allocate the wounds and roll Saving Throws. Let's assume his Orks have a saving throw of 4+. Does this mean he has to roll 4 individual Saving Throws (one per shot) or 8 individual Saving Throws (one per damage). Imagine one Ork had the ability to roll Invulnerability Saves. Are those Save rolls per-shot, or per-damage?