Elder

An **elder** or **master** is both a position and a salutation. It is used to address members of the Presbyterian Church. It is synonymous with the term teacher.

## In Backstroke of the West

* The first mention of the word is actually by Speaker D who says, " I appointment to office you as the private." Private of course is the lowest rank in a military.
* Allah Gold mentions the term replying, "I? Make the elder? This honor and duties is a lot too big."
* Based on Presbyterian Church meetings, the elders in the bootleg are:
	+ Vanquish Is - a small alien with a female voice who attempts to ruin the West.
	+ Text How Big - a black man who hates blacks and tries to catch adults.
	+ Ratio Tile aka Section Ratio General - a depraved man who also is a Hopeless Situation Warrior and teacher of Gold.
	+ An Unnamed Elder - an alien who calls Ratio the 'Card Ratio' and adds minor dialogue.
* We learn that Vanquish Is supports Gold's appointment as an elder but the anti-black black Text How Big allows the young Hopeless Situation Warrior in but does not grant him the title of elder.
* After Text How Big tells young A Line to sit down first, the latter apologizes, saying, "forgive me elder."
* When discussing Gold's assignment to spy on Speaker D's sex life, Text How Big remarks after Ratio's comment, "so the elder all how says."
* Speaker D when meeting Gold in private mentions the "hopeless situation elder" then Gold questions, "The hopeless situation elder is what justice?" Speaker D then continues with, "Hopeless situation elders at similar to others are all."
* When the Speaker finally gets to the subject matter and ask Gold if he heard about the tragedy that Reach The Man, and when Gold says he hasn't, the Speaker surmises the hopeless situation elder haven't heard it as well.
* After telling the story how Strong and big the former West Emperor is, he concludes saying,"Do not do the hopeless situation elder can."
* The elders of the Presbyterian Church convene again discussing the location of the Space General, Gold tells them Speaker volunteers him, but the arrogant Text says its the parliament's decision and the unknown elder recommends the Card Ratio to go.
* After Commanding Officer reports to the Presbyterian Church how Section Ratio General has eliminated the Space General, Text remarks, "I feel someone wants to exterminate, also is around prime minister of dark power." The Unnamed Elder adds, "lf he refuse to do not hand over he is given, that he should go out of power right away." Text then calls their group, "The hopeless situation Presbyterian Church" which it is literally. Vanquish Is adds, "The dark power is more and more strong".
* with the elders scattered - Vanquish with the New Hands, Section Ratio General in the Pimping Mainland fighting Space General and the U Unnamed Elder somewhere not stated, only Text How Big is left. Once Text hears the Pudding is from the West, he again insults Gold by calling him foolish. Text says "until elder before coming back wait for here."
* After the Troopseses learn time is up, they manage to kill the Unnamed Elder but not Ratio Title.
* As Ratio, Vanquish and Senator gather, Vanquish says to Ratio, "Your meaning is an order to withdraw" and Ratio replies, "To, elder, our person is too dangerous." Despite himself also being an elder, it appears Vanquish - like the canon character - is senior to Ratio. This is also the last time 'elder' was mentioned in the script.
* As great an elder Vanquish is, he couldn't defeat the West Emperor, so decided to leave the country while Ratio managed to cut off three or Reaching The West Of Reaches' limbs.
* The term elder implies their have deity-like powers, perhaps the Wish Power or force which is shown, yet no religious moves are made.
* Note: occasionally, elders are called 'master' or 'masters', just like the in-canon term. For example, the senior troopseses responds to Vanquish Is saying, "Is, master". Gold address Text How Big stating, "Master, the prime minister's power is very big." This is so when addressing senior Hopeless Situation Warriors.

## In Canon

An elder is obviously a **Jedi Council Master**.