A Knight in shining armor. The Knights of the Round Table. A white Knight upon a fiery steed. Any way I look at it, a Knight is a hero, someone to revere, someone to call "Sir Galahad".
There are several unforgettable scenes in the Star Wars Saga, and on of them is Anakin Skywalker, or rather the newly minted Darth Vader, leading thousands of clone troopers up the steps to the Jedi Temple as the lights of the city burned brightly behind them.
I recently read a reference to this as "Operation Knightfall." The phrase brought a tear to my eye.
Operation Knightfall. A name rich in meaning. The Jedi Knights are falling, it happens under the cover of night, and night is falling on the Republic as its defenders of peace and justice are murdered.
It's also called the Jedi Purge, but it's murder just the same. Clone troopers in the battlefield murder their Jedi commanders; Troopers in the Jedi Temple murder younglings and civilians, while Vader ruthlessly cuts down the innocent children who look to him for help.
Operation Knightfall. The night the Dark Times began and the Empire was born.
19 comments:
madsith2008
Welcom to MadSith Rant
date Posted: Sep 07, 2009 9:02 PM
Thats cool i never knew it was called that where did you find that out at.
Master Ki-Aaron-Mundi
I was a Teenage Jedi
date Posted: Sep 07, 2009 9:13 PM
Yeah, I really like it. Though I don't think Operation Knightfall would be quite the same as the Jedi Purge. To use an analogy: Operation Knightfall is to the Jedi Purge what Kristallnacht was to the Holocaust.
But yeah, it's an absolutely perfect name.
(Captain) Jack Sparrow
date Posted: Sep 07, 2009 11:38 PM
leading thousands of clone troopers up the steps to the Jedi Temple as the lights of the city burned brightly behind them.
You know it's a truly unforgettable scene because you only have to see it once for it to be forever burned into your mind's eye. Just thinking about it know...I get chills.
I recently read a reference to this as 'Operation Knightfall." The phrase brought a tear to my eye.
This may be a terrible thing to say in this context, but, once again, I'm glad I'm not the only one! :p
The night the Dark Times began and the Empire was born.
As Ian McDiarmid once said, "Well, they just don't make them like that anymore..."
Just thinking about it know...I get chills.
I meant "now". See, I can't even think straight. :p
alanaelliott
Braving The Star Wars Expanded Universe
date Posted: Sep 07, 2009 11:58 PM
I loved this name when I came across it as well.
I've also heard it be refered to as "Flame Night" (in the Coruscant Nights Trilogy: Flame Night ), refering to the burning of the Jedi Temple.
usetheforce19
MasterMonkey13
date Posted: Sep 08, 2009 10:09 AM
Thats cool i never knew it was called that where did you find that out at.
I believe that in "Battlefront 2" the video game, if you play Rise of the Empire, the level where you march into the Temple is called "Knightfall". I'm not sure if that's where you found that at Gidrea, but that's where I heard it.
Darth_Buir
Together we can rule the galaxy as father and son.
date Posted: Sep 08, 2009 12:45 PM
It's one of my favourite scenes from the whole saga as they all come into view as they ascend the steps.
Happy 50th BTW
DB
wookieearmy
Scruffy Nerf Herder
date Posted: Sep 08, 2009 2:42 PM
I love this post. The way you explained this really made me understand. I love this scene as well and it is the most prominent memory I have of episode 3. I wish that they could expand on that time a little more, it was so dark and emotional. Yes I did shed a tear like Captain Jack Sparrow and Gidrea Lightsky, This is the beginning of a corrupt and evil empire, Innocent Jedi are being killed, and for what? Power and greed? These movies have such a deep meaning to them that most people don't notice.
Gidrea Lightsky
The Galaxy According to Gidrea
date Posted: Sep 08, 2009 7:45 PM
where did you find that out at.
Don't remember, sorry.... but I was reminded of it in a trivia game! :)
Though I don't think Operation Knightfall would be quite the same as the Jedi Purge.
Even "purge" doesn't do it! How about "massacre"?
This may be a terrible thing to say in this context, but, once again, I'm glad I'm not the only one!
I'm sure we're not!
As Ian McDiarmid once said, "Well, they just don't make them like that anymore..."
Such a wise man! And sadly, they never will again.
I've also heard it be refered to as "Flame Night"
I read that too, but it didn't have the same impact.
I'm not sure if that's where you found that at Gidrea, but that's where I heard it.
Never played Battefront :O, so I must have read about it!
Happy 50th BTW
OMG, it is! Who ever thought I could ramble on so much. :^O
These movies have such a deep meaning to them that most people don't notice.
Sad, that. The movies are so multi-layered and a lot of people don't see past the surface.
(Captain) Jack Sparrow
date Posted: Sep 09, 2009 11:13 AM
but I was reminded of it in a trivia game!
:^O :^O :^O :^O
Your new obsession? :p
How about "massacre"?
I say, "Mindless and cowardly slaughter."
Gidrea Lightsky
The Galaxy According to Gidrea
date Posted: Sep 09, 2009 12:58 PM
Your new obsession?
Well, I'm done with that one, I answered all the questions! If it weren't for those stupid clone commando questions I'd be #1! :^O
Jedi Master Mina
Another Galaxy, another time
date Posted: Sep 09, 2009 5:08 PM
I meant "now". See, I can't even think straight. :p
Oh dear, I think my zombie cells are rubbing off on Captain Jack. :O :^O
Don't remember, sorry.... but I was reminded of it in a trivia game! :)
I sense C.R.S. in you. :^O
Well, I'm done with that one, I answered all the questions! If it weren't for those stupid clone commando questions I'd be #1! :^O
You need a twelve step program...LMAO
Gidrea Lightsky
The Galaxy According to Gidrea
date Posted: Sep 09, 2009 7:16 PM
I don't want to be number 12! I want to be #1! :D
(Captain) Jack Sparrow
date Posted: Sep 09, 2009 8:24 PM
Well, I'm done with that one, I answered all the questions! If it weren't for those stupid clone commando questions I'd be #1!
You should've asked me for help!! I love clones!! :p
Oh dear, I think my zombie cells are rubbing off on Captain Jack.
And I thought Giddy was a bad influence...:^O
You need a twelve step program...LMAO
You kidding? She wouldn't even have enough patience for a three step program...:^O :^O
Gidrea Lightsky
The Galaxy According to Gidrea
date Posted: Sep 09, 2009 8:52 PM
You should've asked me for help!! I love clones!!
Do you know them by name? LOL
You kidding? She wouldn't even have enough patience for a three step program.
I can't do the two-step either!
(Captain) Jack Sparrow
date Posted: Sep 09, 2009 9:12 PM
Do you know them by name? LOL
Darman, Fi, Fixer, Scorch, Boss, Jay, Rex, Cody...I think I may know a few more. Told you, I looooove clones. :^O :^O
Gidrea Lightsky
The Galaxy According to Gidrea
date Posted: Sep 09, 2009 9:24 PM
Rex and Cody I was OK on, the others threw me... who was in what squad and crap like that. LOL
Also, there were Bounty Hunter questions, and we all know we don't need their scum! :^O
(Captain) Jack Sparrow
date Posted: Sep 09, 2009 10:40 PM
Rex and Cody I was OK on, the others threw me... who was in what squad and crap like that. LOL
But they all switched squads like two or three times, so those questions shouldn't even count! :^)
Also, there were Bounty Hunter questions, and we all know we don't need their scum!
Kriffin' bounty hunters...
JediMelindaWolf
Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.
date Posted: Sep 13, 2009 2:53 PM
Night falls as the knights fall.
:_|
Great post, gl!
MTFBWY :)
(Captain) Jack Sparrow
date Posted: Jan 18, 2010 12:33 PM
Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam... ;)
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