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[-] Comet79@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Fr? I always had the impression that the Empire was somewhat inspired by Nazi Germany and the rebels were the resistance. Some of the helmets imperials wear in SW are kinda sus.

[-] meekah@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 2 weeks ago

I mean both can be true, story inspired by Vietnam war, visuals inspired by Nazi Germany

[-] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

And now America looks like Nazi Germany.

[-] Comet79@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Makes sense to draw inspiration from Vietnam. That war must have been a very bad period for Americans.

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Not nearly as bad as it was for the Vietnamese.

[-] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

~~Hitler~~ Palpatine's personal guard is literally called the Stormtroopers (in German Schutzstaffel, better known as S.S.)

Edit: read zaphod's comment below.

[-] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 15 points 2 weeks ago

Palpatine's personal guard is the Praetorian Guard (they wear red uniforms). Stormtroopers (mostly white uniforms) are named after the german Sturmtruppen (literal translation), that's WW1 stuff, not WW2 and has nothing to do with the SS.

[-] AlfalFaFail@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

He might be referring to the Strumabteilung or SA.

[-] AlfalFaFail@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

The stormtroopers were a Nazi paramilitary force. So there's that.

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