I don't get the Captain Robau Love

[F. King Daniel]

I wonder how much people would pay for a prototype Captain Robau action figure?

Way more than $15999, that's for sure.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I wonder how much people would pay for a prototype Captain Robau action figure?

Whatever it tells them to, they'd BETTER pay. The badassery extends into the realm of the figure.

 

[propita]

He's one of the only cameo-captains/one-shot skippers in the entire history of the franchise who has balls, is interesting and stands up for his vessel in a courageous fashion that leaves a positive impression. Most others are dweebs, spineless fishes or so non-descript they make the helm station on their bridge look like a free sex orgy.

Aside from being dead-on correct, this post gave me a tummyache from laughing!

 

[propita]

If you consider pushing a few buttons and firing the Slave I's cannons brave, that is.

True. But he did jack-shit in EMPIRE other than stand next to Vader and walk behind Han's carbon-frozen body. Shooting at Luke a couple of times doesn't really turn him into a grade-A badass. Don't get me wrong, I like Boba and his mythology...I just don't think he's AS super-badass as many SW fans do.

It's cause his clone-daddy was HOT!!! That's all it takes in the SW-verse to be badass.

Then there's the REAL badasses of the SW-verse--which I won't start listing in this thread.

 

[Hartzilla2007]

Well, for one, he's one of the few non-main character captains who isn't a complete, utter tit (Esteban, Harriman, anyone?). And he talked smack. Harriman would have shat himself and Esteban would have called Starfleet to see if they had any ideas.

He doesn't just look badass, though. He clearly knows his shit.

Plus he has his own Youtube tribute

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci6T3DJZjLE[/yt]

I don't see any other Guest captains getting a tribute.

 

[cooleddie74]

If you consider pushing a few buttons and firing the Slave I's cannons brave, that is.

True. But he did jack-shit in EMPIRE other than stand next to Vader and walk behind Han's carbon-frozen body. Shooting at Luke a couple of times doesn't really turn him into a grade-A badass. Don't get me wrong, I like Boba and his mythology...I just don't think he's AS super-badass as many SW fans do.

It's cause his clone-daddy was HOT!!! That's all it takes in the SW-verse to be badass.

Then there's the REAL badasses of the SW-verse--which I won't start listing in this thread.

At least JANGO got to go down in style...decapitated by a badass Samuel L. Jackson. Boba got eaten by a spiky sand vagina. Not the best way to end your life, even if you like pussy.

 

[Yeoman Randi]

Hartzilla, that video is epic. Thanks for posting it!

 

[indranee]

Seriously. Don't get me wrong, I don't really see anything wrong with the guy, and the "Facts About Captain Robau" thread is very funny, but I'm really not understanding why Trekdom is having a collective geekgasm over him.

The thing I'm really not understanding is why people are saying he's such a badass when he gets killed in about 5 minutes of screentime.

Is this like a Boba Fett thing, where everyone thinks he's cool just because he looks cool? Can someone please explain it to me?

it's the bald head and the dark skin. he's not only badass, he LOOKS it.

 

[Rush Limborg]

Wait. With His Awesomeness, we don't have to submit to such idiotic notions as "hope". Or "change", for that matter...

I sense some unnecessary digs here, especially considering that Robau changed the notion of what a Starfleet captain should be.

Meh...remember, Robau, chronology-wise, existed LONG before most of the wimps we were used to....

 

[M'Sharak]

Wait. With His Awesomeness, we don't have to submit to such idiotic notions as "hope". Or "change", for that matter...

I sense some unnecessary digs here, especially considering that Robau changed the notion of what a Starfleet captain should be.

Meh...remember, Robau, chronology-wise, existed LONG before most of the wimps we were used to....

Remember also that you, personally, have been reminded before to save politics for forums appropriate to such topics (and yes, that even applies to elliptical allusions such as the one above.)

Moreover, since this thread has gone right back to being just another "Facts about Captain Robau" thread, and since we've already got an active one of those, and since the OP's question has been answered just about as well as it can be, I'm going to close this now.

Say "good night," Rush.