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Now i know there have been debates regarding this in the past. But i have never seen an answer for this. Why are the imperial rank plaques in ANH and ESB different?
Thanks!
- Rank plaques seemed to vary a lot depending on several factors. Sector, rank, duties, and more could result in different color combinations. Perhaps the different your seeing between the two is just the color combinations? Or are you referring to a the style, shape, etc.? If the latter, some Imperial costume designer probably just decided to change things up, but I'm not aware of any official reason given. You can read this article to find out more. MasterFred(Whatever) 01:51, August 21, 2017 (UTC)
Newmodder (talk) 06:11, August 21, 2017 (UTC) Im referring to the rank and size. For example captain Praji in episode 4 has one row which is 4 blue squares and 2 yellow whilst in episode 5 its 2 rows with 3 red on top and 3 blue below. Thanks for the reponse!
- Perhaps you'd like to take a look at my project. It isn't canon, but uses canon sources and expands on them with the most logical steps. My reasoning for the different sizes is that people like Praji are non-martial, and people like Needa are martial, and as such they have different types of plaques. - Tommy-Macaroni (Talk) 07:37, August 21, 2017 (UTC)
- I should note that the issue was not "solved" but rather "handwaved" in Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide, which says that "sector-specific schema creates a hodgepodge of non-uniform markings." --Lelal Mekha (Audience Room) 07:49, August 21, 2017 (UTC)
- *grimaces* - Tommy-Macaroni (Talk) 07:54, August 21, 2017 (UTC)