ATAT Chat

> "Sounds like youre [sic] going for low hanging fruit"
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> - ATAT Chat, in reference to himself
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**AT-AT Chat** is a Star Wars YouTuber.

## History

### **PreFAP**

When Smudcast critiqued his Throne room Fight video, AT-AT Chat bragged about his plans to false DMCA Smudboy's future video so he can't stream for months.

## **EFAP 106 Double Feature**

> "I'm not gonna have much to say about it beyond the broad strokes"
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> "How could you parody me and say you don't have much to say?"
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> - ATAT Chat and MauLer
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MauLer, Rags, Nerdrotic, Heelvsbabyface, and later Drinker first took a proper look at AT-AT Chat in EFAP 106, where they watched a negative review "**The Empire Strikes Back killed Star Wars**" that he had created of *The Empire Strikes Back* in an attempt to parody negative reviews of the sequel trilogy like MauLer's (you know it's a parody because it had the word parody at the beginning). Knowing that the video could slither its way out of any criticism by simply saying it's a parody, they had to take the CinemaSinsSins approach of tackling each point first as if it was a genuine criticism, and then attempt to find out what it is meant to be parodying. Upon hearing him bleep out the word "fuck," Rags wondered if he would be consistent in bleeping out certain words, to which Gary admitted the he himself is not and therefore he cannot criticize. When AT-AT Chat put an image of Han Solo over him saying "What the fuck?" MauLer said that he was *supposed* to put the image of Luke drinking the milk, but Rags suggested he use the CGI singer from *Return of the Jedi* as an original trilogy equivalent.

AT-AT Chat described the original *Star Wars* as "perfect," presumably as a parallel to people calling the original trilogy perfect in comparison to the sequels, despite MauLer himself never calling the original trilogy perfect, simply very good, and most others being the same. He lamented that the title crawl is "a thing now," seemingly calling it repetitive as an allegory for complaints about *The Force Awakens* recycling its plot, ignoring that the title crawl isn't something in-universe, and nobody had a problem with the sequels reusing the title crawl either. He argued that the Empire still chasing the Rebels undid the victory of the Death Star being destroyed, despite the Death Star still... being destroyed, and questioned how a galaxy-spanning empire could have enough forces to chase people through space. This was seemingly meant to be comparable to complaints about the First Order, ignoring that the already decades-old Empire was simply continuing as it had been without the Death Star, while the First Order actually did destroy the entire fruits of the heroes' accomplishments and went from having no control to immediately looming over the galaxy. He complained that the Rebels are referred to as "freedom fighters" in the crawl, seemingly as a parallel to the Resistance going back to calling themselves Rebels, when the Rebellion were in fact freedom fighters, while the Resistance seemed to go back to calling themselves Rebels as though it were officially their name.

AT-AT accused Hoth of just being another desert planet like Tatooine but with ice, seemingly to parody criticisms of Jakku or Crait, ignoring that Jakku lifted not only the backdrop of a desert but also the scenario of a character originating on a backwater planet and longing for bigger things, while Hoth served an entirely different purpose in the story and had a different environment, and Crait had to go out of its way to convince people that it was actually a different environment than Hoth while aping the premise of the battle. AT-AT then mocked Lucas for naming a cold planet "Hot-h," a joke so stale that *Family Guy* made fun of itself for having made it, and the gang couldn't figure out what he was parodying, since nobody has really criticized the names of the planets in the sequels (MauLer even conceded that "Exegol" is a cool name). He claimed Vader was killed in the previous film while showing footage of him not being killed, leading the roster to take a moment to pay respects to Herbert, the TIE Fighter pilot who sacrificed his life to save Vader. AT-AT argued that Vader should have been left spinning in space for all eternity, failing to realize that Vader was in fact in a spaceship that can in fact travel through space. This may have been a reference to criticisms of Phasma, who was thrown into the bowels of a station on a planet that exploded. He said the probe droid was cool but lamented that like all cool things it would lead to nothing, and when the gang tried to guess what that was a reference to, they first thought, sadly enough, of Finn. Their next guess was the Knights of Ren, but the probe droid actually successfully completed the mission it was made for, while the Knights of Ren were teased as being important to Kylo in a flashback, did nothing for two films, then stood around in the third before being killed. AT-AT was baffled by Luke being taken out by a "ten-foot-tall snow monkey," and the gang was quick to call out his racism, though they were willing to agree with him that the Wampa being able to stick Luke into the ceiling of his cave left some questions. AT-AT called Luke discovering the new power of telekinesis (Vader used it in the previous film) a deus ex machina, questioning why Luke suddenly learned how to do it, to which Rags pointed out that that is likely one of the first powers you would learn you could do by accident, especially since Luke was already reaching for the lightsaber and struggling out of desperation. It was further pointed out that Broom Boy learned the exact same power, and that was one of the few things about Broom Boy that wasn't worth criticizing. He was also baffled by Ben Kenobi speaking to Luke as a ghost, which he did in the previous movie just without the visual aspect, and wondered why Kenobi hadn't appeared to Luke sometime sooner when he and his friends were hiding from the Empire and only appeared to him now, when he was on the brink of death and the Rebel Base was about to be found by the Empire. After having previously claimed that Hoth was just like Tatooine, AT-AT then claimed that it was just like Yavin IV, on account of having a hangar. He claimed Luke's Tauntaun was just in the film to sell toys, seemingly as a satire of the criticisms of Porgs, when the Tauntaun actually served a purpose in the film while the Porgs genuinely did nothing but look cute. He then mocked the snow goggles in the movie for looking like snow goggles.

After describing all the things that had happened in the first 25 minutes of the film (The Empire finding the rebel base, Luke progressing in using the Force, Luke being told to go to Dagobah), AT-AT complained that nothing happens for the first 25 minutes. This was likely a reference to criticisms of the Canto Bight sequence, where every accomplishment that the characters made actually was undone by that same sequence. He pointed out that the same shot of Leia looking at a computer is used twice but mirrored, which left the gang shocked that he had pointed out an actual, albeit small, flaw in the film. AT-AT Chat responded to the developing romance between Han and Leia, which ends with Leia telling Han she loves him, as a misdirect since it was obvious from the last Leia would get with Luke, the hero, to which MauLer pointed out that even the previous film Han expressed interest in her to Luke. He also calls a relationship between Han and Leia "problematic" because Han is a badboy who only sometimes does the right thing, which was seemingly meant to mock criticisms of Reylo, where Kylo is a planetary mass murderer who has tried to murder Rey and her friends.

AT-AT complained that the blizzard only killed animals and not the humans (who were wearing clothes specifically made to protect against the cold), then expressed skepticism at Han, who had specifically set out to rescue someone with equipment to survive the cold, being able to build a tent. He also found it impossible that Han was able to turn on a lightsaber, a piece of equipment with a literal button to turn it on, claiming that Han clumsily using lightsaber to make a single cut in something ruins the special nature of lightsaber combat. This was seemingly a reference to complaints that Rey immediately succeeded at lightsaber combat against two trained swordsmen, which AT-AT apparently saw as comparable to pressing a button. EFAP's lineup further pointed out that Luke activated the lightsaber before having any training in the Force, and that nobody criticizing the sequels took any issue with Finn similarly being able to turn on a lightsaber. AT-AT then expressed doubt that the two men (in protective clothing and a tent made to protect against the cold) could survive a night in a blizzard that had killed "everything else" (one exhausted Tauntaun). AT-AT Chat found the image of Luke "in a diaper" in the Bacta tank, and then floating upwards, hilarious, which was seemingly meant to satirize people finding Finn waddling around in a bubble with water leaking out of him silly. He called it chaotic that the Star Destroyers were facing different directions in one shot, even though as Rags pointed out it would likely be tactically advantageous to have capital ships facing multiple directions, which may have been a reference to criticisms of the space chase that the entire plot of *The Last Jedi* is based on that could have been ended by a single Star Destroyer hyperspacing forward and turning around.

Even some of AT-AT's compliments to the film fell flat, with him saying he liked that the probe droid would send a signal to the Empire if it explodes, when it exploding obviously would not be the thing that actually triggers the signal being sent. He also said he liked that Vader acted like a petty asshole who kills people for saying things he doesn't like, when Vader explicitly kills people who make incompetent decisions while Kylo literally killed people whose job it is to console him for asking legitimate questions, and that he liked seeing Vader's head under his helmet simply because it looked creepy and cool, rather than what it suggested about Vader's true nature.

AT-AT Chat had another decent criticism, pointing out the poor design of the AT-AT walkers, and was completely correct to point out that blaster fire did not work on them but then later they explode when shot in the neck with blaster fire, which MauLer and co agreed with. While there were some defenses to be made, namely that AT-ATs are not made for combat and were only deployed because the shield would keep out airborne vehicles and blaster fire (though MauLer wondered if it would have been possible to ship in TIE Fighters on then ground then have them fly to the base), the point remained that there were still some questionable design choices made for the walkers, namely that a vehicle that take so long to turn around has no cannons facing behind it, and that the snowspeeders should have attacked them from behind for that reason. However, the walkers still proved far more competent than the Resistance Bombers AT-AT Chat seemed to be parodying criticisms of, since the walkers did hold their own and successfully destroy the target they were set out to destroy while the bombers were almost completely wiped out in an instant. AT-AT Chat also claimed that the walkers were only in the movie to sell toys, while nobody argued as such for the bombers, since nobody would want a toy of them anyway.

AT-AT Chat said that he was fine with subverting expectations (he said the words!) but that Yoda was far too wacky and he couldn't take him seriously, ignoring that Yoda was putting on an act that he dropped halfway through. AT-AT Chat called it absurd that the Falcon could outmaneuver Imperial ships through an asteroid field for "half the movie" (a few minutes), seemingly to parody criticisms of the slow-speed chase that the entire plot of *The Last Jedi* hinges upon, which once again could have been ended by a single Star Destroyer hyperspacing forward and turning around. He feigned doubt that the TIE Bombers could drop bombs in space where there is no gravity, a clear reference to criticisms of the bombers from *The Last Jedi*, when the TIE Bombers seem to be launching the bombs downwards.

He claimed that Lando betraying Han proved his point that you couldn't trust smugglers like Han, when Lando specifically betrayed them to the Empire because he was trying to be a legitimate businessman and comply with the law. AT-AT Chat asserted that carbon freezing, a fictional process, would not work the way it does without killing Han, and claimed it was done to kill off Han because that scene, where Leia says "I love you" to Han, convinced him that Leia was in love with Luke. AT-AT Chat said he liked how creepy Vader was in his fight with Luke, even though he was just a henchman in the previous film, ignoring that Vader was still an authority figure who spoke on the Emperor's behalf and only conceded authority to Tarkin. He found it impossible that Vader, a man in a suit who primarily engages in lightsaber combat and was tasked with wiping out the Jedi, would have armor on his neck that could resist getting tagged with a lightsaber when an animal carcass could not. The comparable point for the sequels would be the Praetorian Guards' armor, which kept changing whether or not it could block lightsabers. He complained about Vader being Luke's father being a retcon, to which MauLer pointed out that retconning something is fine if it is executed well, and the comparable point from the sequels being Kylo claiming he never lied to her when he did in fact lie about them selling her for drinking money, when lying to her served no benefit to him. AT-AT Chat called Luke calling out to Leia and then Vader from a short distance (when being able to communicate with people through the Force was hinted at in the previous film) "Force Skype," a clear reference to Rey and Kylo, who could see each other's surroundings from across the galaxy on accident, in a setup that was apparently lethal to anyone but Snoke but continued after Snoke's death.

AT-AT Chat "predicted" that Lucas was out of ideas and would just make another superweapon for the next film, a criticism that MauLer himself used to have of the second Death Star but upon thinking about it more concluded that making a second Death Star was the most sensible choice for the Empire to make after the first one had been destroyed, and the conflict of the last film revolves around much more than just the Death Star, as compared to Starkiller Base, which was an entirely different model of station, apparently produced while the First Order was keeping itself a secret, and using a completely different power source that logistically cannot be sustained.

AT-AT Chat ended his review by saying these are his opinions but you are objectively wrong if you say he is wrong, naturally. His idea of MauLer seemed to be that of simply "angry ranting man," and MauLer compared him to Quinton, who refused to actually watch any of MauLer's longer content to counter what is said in it and simply wanted to disavow the concept of making long negative reviews of a *Star* *Wars* film. Throughout his video, AT-AT Chat peppered his video with harsh cuts to himself making fake angry sounds, some of them entering into ear-rape territory. He also kept accusing the crew of taking LSD, which to be fair was probably true. He regularly made claims without clarifying them, which MauLer couldn't tell if it was a parody of other people making claims without qualifying them or if he was just bad at this. Overall, his video looked to be a poor attempt at mimicking what it was trying to parody.

### Throne Room Fight

After having watched his parody review, MauLer then showed the roster AT-AT's video praising the throne room fight from *The Last Jedi* to give them an idea of his usual content.

Fight was best in the whole series. of all time - set design is outstanding - Blade disappearing is not that bad as there has been other mistakes in other movie. - The blade disappearing was done because the scene was the best take they had. " performance over continuity, always". "Absolute realism" isn't even the point, like Vader and Luke fight when the lightsaber goes through Vader's neck. - He describes shots types (closeup, medium shot, dalie shot) for no real reason to help his argument. - Flips between Kylo and Ben. - Ryan Johnson created "sense of space, or a lack thereof" - Fight is one of the most elegant and restrained fights in series - his favorite part is Kylo leaving marks in the ground with his saber - Rian wants viewer to see the whole frame - There might be bit dancing because the training and repeated takes on the scene, but its beats other dancing in the series by shot composition and how actions are followed, where everything is happening in the center of the screen. - Ryan was trying to make the audience feel the flow of the fight like "heroes" did - so many things are happening that it exhaust him when he thinks about them - There was lot of effort put in the fight - Rian wanted to make the fight be like Jackie Chan fight, where camera follows characters with wide angle shots. - it's good that they did not have stunt doubles or CGI, which is good - Not all movies can make their actors act the fight, but it would be cool to have it in more movies - People that think this scene is bad are dumb and don't understand how much you can learn from this scene, just ignore mistakes, study this scene to understand why they did simple, yet complex things in this scene. - His only change to the scene would be that the fight should have been faster, so that people wouldn't figure out the fuck ups.

## Top 10 BEST MOMENTS IN The Mandalorian Season 2

The Season 2 blew him away.

His personal favorite moments include:

* #10 Krayt Dragon eating a Bantha (must be fruitful if puppet eating another puppet is in his ten favorites): The dragon looked incredible because of its scale, which was similar to the sandworms in Dune, making it feel otherworldly. And it eating a random animal was bit disturbing to him, considerign how fast the dragons head explodes from the sand and the just goes down. Another thing that was great was that the dragon had appeared in the background of New Hope as a skeleton, but now we get to see it, which is great. It had appeared in games and books, but ATAT has not seen them, so its great to see it here. Production value of the thing was also great, as it showed that this season was going to be good looking
* #9 Moff Gideons science lab: It was scariest and weirdest scenes in Mandalorien and this explaining the creation of Snoke and Palpatine clones. He likes when the Star Wars gets "bit disturbing". No matter how you feel about the sequels, this is here to help to build their background and are here to stay and the TV-series fill the gaps. He founds it fun to speculate what the Moff is doing with the experiments.
* #8 Gamorreans fighting: Its just incredible of seeing two aliens from previous movies fighting on stage. He liked the Gamorreans as they appeared his favorite movie, Return of The Jedi. He thinks that this is what happened to the remnant of Jabbas guards after Empire fell. it was cool and interesting to see these two aliens fight, like seeing two sumo wrestles fight in Star Wars universe. he liked that the show used aliens already established to exist in star wars universe. They were nice novelty to see, especially in different context.
* #7 Bo-Katan saving Din: specifically in the boat, although one before that was also cool. its quick and powerful scene and shows how no nonsense Bo-Katan is and demonstrates this characterization to audience. He also liked to see more Mandalorians. This moment was perfection
* #6 Grogu at school: First he thought it was strange, then he thought it was hilarious. Just looking Grogu eaing cookies and people giving him stares amde him laugh out loud. Its just funny how Grogu uses the force to try to take cookies.
* #5 Boba Returns: Before, he never really saw Boba as nothing more than cool design, but after he killed some stortroopers, it was over the top brutal and unbelievably good and visually pleasing. when he gets his armor back, his brutality is turned up to 11 and we get to see how badass he is. he loved Boba when he backhanded a stormtrooper. he is now invested in Boba Fett, because he killed Stormtroopers
* #4 Mando vs Moff Gideon: He liked seeign Dark Saber in "all of its glory" outside of animation. Moff is ruthlees and well trained, as he swings the sword like a baseball bat. The fighting was the most insurgent in the new saga. watching the two wield their weapons was fun to watch and the fight floored him. This scene probably foreshadows Mandos destiny to wield the Dark Saber
* #3 Ahsoka(')s entrance: Her entrance was perfect. It gave him chills. His favorite thing was her using fog to her advantage, like "a ninja in the night". Ashoka was like a "light side demon" and the fear the people she killed felt real.
* #2 Mayfeld and Operation Cinder: Bill Burr gave the performance of a lifetime. we get to see the side of the character that he did not expect, specifically since there was no set up for this side of the character. He likes how this new side paints him in brand new light. Bill Burr performed PTSD so well that ATAT wonders if Bill Burr actually has PTSD
* #1 Luke Skywalker's return: Luke fighting troopers blew his mind. First he didn't think they would include Luke and he didn't want them, but seeing Luke fighting and moving around like dancer with the help of Force guiding him was Entrancing to ATAT. He didnet like the CGI face, but the fighting was great. some say its weird for him to just be here with no reason, but its good to explore what he was doing before he was sour faced man that wanted to die and it would be great to see how he got his TLJ ideology.

## Trivia

* He walks into other people's houses when he is depressed, especially if there is rain. First, he looks trough the window to see if there are people, and only goes in if there are people.
* uses a dime a dozen "if you like, subscribe" animation
* AT-AT Chat may be racist, as he disparages the Wampa from *The Empire Strikes Back* on account of it being a "snow monkey"
* He keeps saying "zero sum," and no one is sure if he knows what it means.
* He called Augustus Gloop from *Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory* "Augustus Bloom"

## Quotes

* "So, this Rebel Base sequence uses the same shot twice, but they flip it horizontally, as if we weren't gonna notice - yeah, we noticed!" "Oh I never noticed that!" - AT-AT Chat and Rags
* "And then he constructs a tent somehow." "He constructs a tent the same way we all fucking construct a tent." - AT-AT Chat and Drinker
* "At least Luke got a kiss, and he looks pretty happy about it." "Maybe one day you'll know what that's like." - AT-AT Chat and Rags
* "What's he called? AT&T Chat. Dude, give me your address, send me your address, DM me, email me. I'll send you the fucking original trilogy on Blu-Ray for Christmas." - Az

* "Nothing is saved by the edit" - on the Throne Room fight