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− | In the Book of Exodus in The Bible, God announces | + | In the ''Book of Exodus'' in ''The Bible', God announces his presence to Moses by way of a burning bush. The quotation in this comic is a combination of Exodus 3:14- "I am that I am", and Exodus 3:16-- "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob." |
− | + | The punchline comes when God introduces "His counterpart, {{w|R2-D2}}"; theoretically, in the mind of the reader, God's voice would go from booming and sepulchral to snooty and British, much like the voice of {{w|C-3PO}} in ''{{w|Star Wars}}''. C-3PO's programming forbids him to "impersonate a deity", according to his character in ''Return of the Jedi''. | |
− | The reference to Bocce in the title text refers to a language that Owen Lars wanted his protocol droid purchase to be able to speak. C-3PO claimed that it was "like a second language to me." LO-M is a model of droid in the Star Wars universe that was made to compete commercially with 3PO droid like C-3PO (and sounds like "Elohim", a Hebrew word for "God") | + | The reference to Bocce in the title text refers to a language that Owen Lars wanted his protocol droid purchase to be able to speak. C-3PO claimed that it was "like a second language to me." LO-M is a model of droid in the Star Wars universe that was made to compete commercially with 3PO droid like C-3PO (and sounds like "Elohim", a Hebrew word for "God".) |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== |
Revision as of 18:44, 2 November 2013
I Am |
Title text: Great, LO-M. Do you speak Bocce? I'm supposed to find one that speaks Bocce. |
Explanation
In the Book of Exodus in The Bible', God announces his presence to Moses by way of a burning bush. The quotation in this comic is a combination of Exodus 3:14- "I am that I am", and Exodus 3:16-- "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob."
The punchline comes when God introduces "His counterpart, R2-D2"; theoretically, in the mind of the reader, God's voice would go from booming and sepulchral to snooty and British, much like the voice of C-3PO in Star Wars. C-3PO's programming forbids him to "impersonate a deity", according to his character in Return of the Jedi.
The reference to Bocce in the title text refers to a language that Owen Lars wanted his protocol droid purchase to be able to speak. C-3PO claimed that it was "like a second language to me." LO-M is a model of droid in the Star Wars universe that was made to compete commercially with 3PO droid like C-3PO (and sounds like "Elohim", a Hebrew word for "God".)
Transcript
- [The Burning Bush of Exodus fame speaks to Moses, who is shielding himself with his arm, as if a great gust of wind is overtaking him.]
- Bush: I AM THAT I AM, THE LORD YOUR GOD AND THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS, OF ABRAHAM, OF ISAAC, AND OF JACOB.
- [A droid comes into frame, Moses looks down at it.]
- Bush: AND THIS IS MY COUNTERPART, R2-D2.
- BLEEP BLOOP
Discussion
The explanation leaps to the C3P0 explanation without even mentioning Ewoks. It might not make sense without mentioning Ewoks. And that's not a sentence I ever expected to ever type. 31.111.50.225 21:43, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
I thought Lars wanted to play bocce with c3po. This changes the whole series for me; the prequels are a parody. 173.245.56.191 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
- YES THEY ARE!!!!! THEY ARE FAKE!!!!! SilverMagpie (talk) 02:18, 19 November 2016 (UTC)
The prequels were Lucas trolling Star Wars' fan base. It just kept getting worse and worse. Jakee308 (talk) 19:47, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
Is Moses dabbing? 162.158.62.79 00:40, 29 March 2020 (UTC)