![]() The Rebels use big ion cannons on Hoth, but tinier ones on their ships, like the Y-Wings. If the Rebels have this kind of weapon, what chance does the Empire have?įor anyone who’s played the old ‘90s Star Wars video games from X-Wing to Rogue Squadron, this is old news. What? The Rebels just have an awesome cannon that can take out giant Imperial vessels? I’m not talking about the local bulk cruisers, mind you, these are the big Corellian ships. ![]() After a pilot meekly points out that two fighters against a Star Destroyer isn’t going to cut it, Leia responds, “The ion cannon will fire several shots to make sure that any enemy ships will be out of your flight path.” Wait. In The Empire Strikes Back, Princess Leia gives the troops a pep talk and explains exactly how everyone is going to get off of Hoth. But the most surprising thing about it is that it has belonged to the Rebellion this whole time. It’s called an ion cannon and basically, it’s a device which is the Star Wars universe equivalent of weaponizing an electromagnetic pulse. ![]() The movie did a good job at demonstrating the planet-killing evil of the Empire and the moral ambiguity of the Rebels, but failed to mention another Star Wars superweapon that has been hiding in plain sight since the original trilogy. In Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the Rebel Alliance is up in arms over the Empire’s willingness to use a weapon of mass destruction called the Death Star. ![]()
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