What's the point of the rebel tower guy?

Monitors incoming and outgoing ships

>>80809682
Why didn't they just use a sensor/radar and cctv?

someone needs to hold the stick.

He just wanted to be alone

>>80809758
Rebels are poor chumps. That's why their tech and ships look shittier than the ones from years ago.

>>80809758
Because it looks more ragtag and quirky. Normie viewers might get confused if the underdog rebels have radar stations - and no, they haven't considered the fact that anyone with dozens of FTL starships can probably cobble together a few radar dishes.

>>80809624
how did he get up there???

>>80809823
The tower lowers

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>rebel tower guy
That "guy" is sentry man corporal Osleo Prennert. Show some respect.

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>>80809894
>tfw you have to stand in a trash can all day.

>>80809758
>sensor
their beams could be picked up by the empire, so they needed someone to use a smaller hand scanner to scan incoming ships.

>>80809823
he was born there

upvote please

>>80809624

What is the spear for?

>>80809983
it's an anti aircraft spear

>>80809624
maybe it's to spot enemies trying to infiltrate by land

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>>80809923
>tfw you just want to make cool little models
>tfw they pick you for the dangerous jobs because you're the one without kids

>>80809624
dear god those special effects aged terribly

>>80809624

To watch the surrounding area. Extremely cheap and low tech solution.

>>80809823
eagles

>>80809823
he's a stickwalker m8. he was born with a stick as legs

>>80809758
The rebels are socialists that provide jobs for anyone that needs one.

>>80809624
He maintains the high ground at all times

>>80809624
keynesian aconomics

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>>80810572
kek