BABYLON: THE LOST TALES UPDATE

[Sindre]

Hehe.

 

[MustEatBrains]

I think Shadows can travel any way they want..

With an answer like that, I'd have added a few laughing emoticons. My only answer might be a sketch of Lorien as a motorcycle policeman giving a Shadow a traffic ticket for displaying youthful but hazardous exuberance.

On the series, the direction in which they were going was a matter of whether they were currently in a battle or not.

When not, their tentacles pointed backwards (maybe they gained added maneuverability or speed that way? some sort of "cruising mode" perhaps).

When in battle, their tentacles pointed towards the enemy, with the Slicer beam erupting from between them.

Something similar was done with the Vorlon transport, which flew "backwards" when decelerating from hyperspace (it was seen on the pilot, and I think when the second Kosh arrived at the station, too).

 

[MustEatBrains]

Just finished watching the DVD specials - great! Think I´ll have to get me a warlock or two for my 3rd age fleet now...

 

[BuShips]

I think Shadows can travel any way they want..

With an answer like that, I'd have added a few laughing emoticons. My only answer might be a sketch of Lorien as a motorcycle policeman giving a Shadow a traffic ticket for displaying youthful but hazardous exuberance.

Something similar was done with the Vorlon transport, which flew "backwards" when decelerating from hyperspace (it was seen on the pilot, and I think when the second Kosh arrived at the station, too).

OK, it must be a First Ones signature :wink:. You are correct, both flew "backwards" in the series but faced the opposite way when in combat. It wasn't done across the board though, as I've never seen a Vorlon planet-killer ever fly backwards (or anything larger than the transport). But then I'd suppose it would be embarassing to tell your opponent before battle "Please kindly hold your fire, as we need to turn around and that may take a bit". :lol:

 

[tneva82]

OK, it must be a First Ones signature :wink:. You are correct, both flew "backwards" in the series but faced the opposite way when in combat. It wasn't done across the board though, as I've never seen a Vorlon planet-killer ever fly backwards (or anything larger than the transport). But then I'd suppose it would be embarassing to tell your opponent before battle "Please kindly hold your fire, as we need to turn around and that may take a bit". :lol:

Well shadow ships don't really care what way they point at the moment. They can turn around so fast nobody is able to capitalise on it.

As for vorlon thing...As pointed out it was done while in process of deaccelerating. Maybe they have more effective rear thrusters(whatever their drive systems are) than forward thrusters and therefore will be able to reduce speed faster by using them rather than forward thrusters.

Or alternatively if their drive systems are able to go any direction at will then maybe that's what they wanted to lead us BELIEVE, that they use propulsion system similar to humans(omega could likely reduce speed lot more effective if it was going backwards as well. Rear thrusters are likely lot more powerfull than forward thrusters).

 

[MustEatBrains]

The Vorlons were always wary of anyone knowing their secrets - maybe they just wanted to make sure nobody was following them from hyperspace?

Or, well, maybe not... :wink:

 

[BuShips]

The Vorlons were always wary of anyone knowing their secrets - maybe they just wanted to make sure nobody was following them from hyperspace?

Or, well, maybe not... :wink:

Maybe their race is so old they forgot about rear-view mirrors... :wink:

 

[Celisasu]

The Vorlons were always wary of anyone knowing their secrets - maybe they just wanted to make sure nobody was following them from hyperspace?

Or, well, maybe not... :wink:

Maybe their race is so old they forgot about rear-view mirrors... :wink:

They used to have them but these crazy kids in black ships full of tentacles kept breaking them when the Vorlons were on their coffee break.

 

[Niemand]

But the Vorlons were the ones who were breaking things when the Shadows were taking a nap! The Shadows were only getting even by breaking the rear-view mirrors.

 

[BuShips]

But the Vorlons were the ones who were breaking things when the Shadows were taking a nap! The Shadows were only getting even by breaking the rear-view mirrors.

Good point. So you're saying they woke up cranky? That explains much... :wink:

 

[cordas]

But the Vorlons were the ones who were breaking things when the Shadows were taking a nap! The Shadows were only getting even by breaking the rear-view mirrors.

Good point. So you're saying they woke up cranky? That explains much... :wink:

Not sure that was the reason they where cranky, I think its more likely that they just got upset whenever they dragged away from the 42 pacsec wide screen telly during the middle of a game to go and deal with kids making noise outside.

 

[BuShips]

Not sure that was the reason they where cranky, I think its more likely that they just got upset whenever they dragged away from the 42 pacsec wide screen telly during the middle of a game to go and deal with kids making noise outside.

I'm thinking you meant "42 parsec" there, so I must go and tell the Pan-dimensional mice about this. With "42" leaking randomly out of your head like that, you might serve as a replacement brain for study of certain ultimate questions. If you are confused about what I said, it's nothing important really. :wink:

 

[Celisasu]

Not sure that was the reason they where cranky, I think its more likely that they just got upset whenever they dragged away from the 42 pacsec wide screen telly during the middle of a game to go and deal with kids making noise outside.

I'm thinking you meant "42 parsec" there, so I must go and tell the Pan-dimensional mice about this. With "42" leaking randomly out of your head like that, you might serve as a replacement brain for study of certain ultimate questions. If you are confused about what I said, it's nothing important really. :wink:

Great. Earth is going to blow up again isn't it?

 

[Niemand]

Don't Panic. They have a spare. Actually, you might just want to Panic.

 

[Valen is my name]

But the Vorlons were the ones who were breaking things when the Shadows were taking a nap! The Shadows were only getting even by breaking the rear-view mirrors.

Good point. So you're saying they woke up cranky? That explains much... :wink:

all that fighting was all because they'd run out of coffee and no-one would lend them any so they wiped out the entire race before going somewhere else to get some, meantime, the vorlons are simply trying to show the shadows that they would be better having some hot chocolate before bed to help them sleep and a nice cup of tea in the morning, but the shadows wouldn't listen so the war erupt between coffee and hot chocolate/tea!

 

[BuShips]

But the Vorlons were the ones who were breaking things when the Shadows were taking a nap! The Shadows were only getting even by breaking the rear-view mirrors.

Good point. So you're saying they woke up cranky? That explains much... :wink:

all that fighting was all because they'd run out of coffee and no-one would lend them any so they wiped out the entire race before going somewhere else to get some, meantime, the vorlons are simply trying to show the shadows that they would be better having some hot chocolate before bed to help them sleep and a nice cup of tea in the morning, but the shadows wouldn't listen so the war erupt between coffee and hot chocolate/tea!

Precisely. So what we need to do is to come up with a drink that combines coffee, tea and hot chocolate all in the same cup. That must be the answer to peace throughout the universe. Let's all get cracking. :wink:

 

[Valen is my name]

could try alcohol, get everyone who could star a war so drunk that they cant even speak properly, might solve a few things :lol:

 

[BuShips]

could try alcohol, get everyone who could star a war so drunk that they cant even speak properly, might solve a few things :lol:

It's been done. It's called a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster. :wink:

 

[Valen is my name]

oh yeah forgot that.

Next plan. Tell the vorlons and shadows that the answer is 42, and tehy will spend years trying to work it out, by which time we will be able to match their military might, on the other hand it my just start another conflict about what the question is.

perhaps we should just whip them with a towel? read them some poetry from the space ship they hitch a lift on just as earth gets blown up for a bypass (sorry can't remember the name)

 

[Apachex]

Not to interupt the conversation, but WB has posted several of the DVD extras on thier website:

http://www.vmix.com/view.php?id=2422707&current_resourceid=2422707&type=video

This one includes a scene of 2 Warlocks being swarmed by Vorchan. neat stuff.