For those saying 'you don't elect a Queen'. They do on Naboo.

@thedishonoredamerican129

5 жыл бұрын

EckhartsLadder we must protect the queen.

@gc6096

5 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas EckhartsLadder :)

@John2r1

5 жыл бұрын

Royals are typically not elected however her young age does mean she can be easily manipulated and others often do plot to put easily manipulated people on throwns they are not truly capable of ruling. We see tgis occur throughout our own history. So elected by the people or by a cancil that believe they can control her or even being born to become queen doesn't matter. She is young and has been used as a pown. So Merry Christmas.

@ianli3027

5 жыл бұрын

Well elective monarchies did exist in real life with the Holy Roman Empire and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth as the biggest example. And some princes only held towns or cities with again the biggest example being within the Holy Roman Empire

@myrrthegravitationallyadep741

5 жыл бұрын

Per attack of the clones, she could not rule indefinitely as monarch. She was limited to 2 terms as Padme states at ~39:00 and the only way she could stay longer would have been an amendment to the Naboo constitution

I remember reading somewhere that in Naboo's culture, they believed that children were wiser and more open-minded so they elected young leaders but I'm not 100% sure.

@violator7964

5 жыл бұрын

John-Paul Dass That’s a crap and desperate attempt at an explanation offered in ex post facto.

@wargearinternational7679

5 жыл бұрын

Children are just more vunruable for corruption and can easly be turned into marionettes by their counclers. There is a reason why politicans in the real world are usually above the age of 21.

@nathanielclaw2841

5 жыл бұрын

I feel like a better explanation would be kids are implanted with some kind of chip (yes, chips again) on the brain that lets you download knowledge into their heads. Which would explain why they elected a 14 year old, because if her body was young she already had the knowledge and experience of a grow adult

@lazymansload520

5 жыл бұрын

I recently moderated a mid term exam at a high school. I told a student to put their phone away during the test. The student yelled ‘fuck you’ and through a balled up piece of paper at me. This is similar to an incident I experienced in a middle school. Asked a kid with a bruised and bleeding nose who punched him. Replied ‘fuck you’ and through a pencil at me. So, yeah, I don’t care if it’s historical, the idea that children are wiser is fucking stupid.

@Bacontats

5 жыл бұрын

lazymansload unless the idea is if a family and group of advisors are going to be behind a child, perhaps they will govern better, for no one would want a child to be harassed or abused. 1) advisors and families will really think twice before having their child be a front for corrupt policies, therefore ruling more responsibly and ensuring their child is safe. 2) advisors and families will rule better and kinder because the spotlight is on their child. Not truly rational, but there’s an argument in there somewhere. Somebody find it.

she has the confidence for ruling an entire planet while i don't even have the confidence to talk to a waiter....fml

@kaikideishuu7068

5 жыл бұрын

Be bold lord vader

@shorewall

5 жыл бұрын

Just force choke him until he gives you what you want. :D

@ally939

5 жыл бұрын

I read that in Vader’s voice and was mildly entertained

@SaintFort

4 жыл бұрын

Socialization is much easier for women, since they aren't criticized for failing socially, aren't subjected to whatever the female equivalent to emasculation is, and are treated with leniency when they do something wrong.

@TerriblyIronic9

4 жыл бұрын

@@SaintFort Very well said

I always liked Naboo’s strange politics. It helps the fantasy aspect of the universe & it’s not entirely implausible. The Naboo are matured by their education system at a much younger age, that & Padme had a large council of advisors whose word she took seriously. If anything, it seems like the Naboo elect young queens or kings in hopes that they’ll, as you say, grow with the planet & into office.

@wschippr1

5 жыл бұрын

Tsuko Para I always just assumed that the people had to vote in the monarch from a member of the Royal family. I mean, monarchs have been elected before on Earth (though I can't think of any by the general population, just nobility and royalty).

@idiocyincorporated7635

5 жыл бұрын

@@wschippr1 that's an interesting concept. Voting in a memper of a royal family. I think it would do well in a fantasy setting

@jakeryan4545

4 жыл бұрын

@@wschippr1 Not knowing too much outside of the movies and youtube, I thought this was just assumed based on Earth history. It was fairly common to have elected monarchs and emperors under this type of system back in the day.

@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive

4 жыл бұрын

Alex Noa When Norway became independent from Sweden, there was a popular vote to become a Constitutional Monarchy or Republic. The Constitutional Monarchy won, and they also had to accept a prechosen member of the Royal Family.

@sadface7457

4 жыл бұрын

Though it was similar to the Dali Lama thing where a child was selected to be leader (the election being that process).

Real towns elect animals as mayor.

@imppro

5 жыл бұрын

Is that a reference to Daily Dose of Internet's video on how a town elected a dog for mayor?

@smokingpiggy5425

5 жыл бұрын

God dam animal crossing

@dropdead234

5 жыл бұрын

That's in the People's Republic of Kalifornia. NOT the real world. States having Trillion dollar debts shouldn't happen in the Real World.

@imppro

5 жыл бұрын

@@dropdead234 ???

@andrewphillips8341

5 жыл бұрын

dropdead234 oh my god we get it, Your Daddy never loved you, get some therapy and move on

"Why did Naboo elect a 14-year-old queen?" Because some aspects of Naboo are based on medieval Poland, that's why. In medieval Poland, the Sejm (Parliament), consisting of noblemen, elected their monarchs. On October 13, 1384, the Sejm elected 12-year-old Jadwiga, youngest daughter of Louis the Great, king of Hungary and Poland, to be their new King (because she wasn't married, and "King" meant "sovereign", while "queen" meant "wife of the sovereign".) She married Grand Duke Wladyslaw Jagiello, with whom she ruled until her death in childbirth in 1399. She was known as a sharp negotiator, traveling with the army for several years. She was later canonized Jadwiga of Poland, patron saint of queens. Secondly, the accents of Boss Nast and his people are bastardizations of the accent Polish people frequently have when English is their second language (due, in part, to the lack of a "th" sound in the Polish language, so that English-speaking Poles pronounce "th" as just "t".Lastly, the Battle of Naboo, where Boss Nast and his army appears suddenly to "save the day" is based on the Battle of Vienna, which took place September 12, 1683. King General Jan Sobieski joined battle as Vienna's defenders fought literally at the gates of the palace. He led the largest cavalry charge in history: between 3000-5000 Winged Hussars in the vanguard of between 15,000 - 20,000 mounted Polish-Lithuanian, German, and Holy Roman Empire troops. They rode right through the Ottoman Turk camp, in behind their fighters, and basically broke the back of the Ottoman Turk Empire, which toppled soon after, to be replaced in power by the Holy Roman Church/Empire.

@medusagorgon8432

4 жыл бұрын

Destiny Circle Nice!

@Karin_Allen

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, I am hugely impressed - and not only by your knowledge and explanation. I'm also impressed that the man responsible for Jar-Jar Binks had that same level of knowledge.

@laysrightdimple3442

4 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing this info, it's really interesting

@benjaminrobledo5466

4 жыл бұрын

That is outstanding... Thanks for the info! I enjoy history every now and then... :D

@KreativeHogwartsLegacyGUIDES

4 жыл бұрын

i hope this gets pinned, so other people stop complaining about child ruler thing. historically things like this happen

Maybe having a bunch of 8 year olds drafting their legislation is what made them easy prey for the Trade Federation in the first place.

@ethanwoods1775

5 жыл бұрын

Or perhaps it was a bunch of old people wanting to fill there pockets with money, 8 year olds are normally not very corrupt and an institution like the trade federation thrive off of corruption in the state which make having a young stubborn head of state very problematic. While old/grown people normally want things that an 8 year couldn't even imagine and will do bad things against there government to get them .

@ethanwoods1775

5 жыл бұрын

Lol yet were talking about Padme Amidala who literally was fighting and traveling with the Jedi risking her own life all the time . I pretty sure your right and most modern day children from 1 world countries wouldn't understand sacrifice but if your raised to understand people/culture and to govern like Padme was a child would do just fine cause that what they know to do, while in our world children are not taught to govern or etiquette or any actual trade tell there much older but instead are taught how to listen, and to be quite, and how to play video games , and watch KZread for fun and how to basically become a average middle class citizen if properly educated as the system wants .This is not how child monarchs of Naboo are trained from the moment there born because if it was naboo whould probably be a actuall dump were the rest of the galaxy dumps there garbage.

@Rezkeshdadesh

5 жыл бұрын

@@ethanwoods1775 Padme was at least 14 by the time Episode I rolled around, not 8, so she's more mature then than she would have been 6 years younger. In the real world, children of monarchs were trained to one day govern as well, but the earliest they would even consider letting them reign in their own right was mid to late teens.

@patronofdragons

4 жыл бұрын

If you're talking about the legislature youth program, they don't actually draft laws. It pretty much like the Model UN, a program that helps kids learn about politics.

@anxietywave8735

4 жыл бұрын

@Speaker Roach The Star Wars Galaxy is not the ''real world''. Even in the real world a child becomes capable of understanding any complex problems by the age of 11.

Honestly with how they dress their queen it's possible the idea stems from a religious belief as well.. there some cultures that believe in child goddesses (who get elected then treated like queens until they out grow their role and a new goddess is elected.) Honestly, belief is a huge part of star wars as jedi and sith are very much religious groups that have strong beliefs and different ways of life apart from the average person's... kinda like Tibetan monks who preach nonviolence but are masters at kungfu?)

@beth12svist

4 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure you're confusing Tibet with other places in Asia here. But yes, there is at the very least something very traditionally ceremonial embedded in the costuming choices, and some sort of underlying religious belief would make sense.

@sophiedamgen7098

4 жыл бұрын

I've always thought the fancy dresses are more like a safety trick. Under all the dresses, accessories and make up there could be everyone with a similar height and face. But it does really have a feeling of something deeper to it, now that you've mentioned it ^^

@annejeppesen160

4 жыл бұрын

@@sophiedamgen7098 the famous two birds and one stone setup. And her costumes are heavily ritualised, in one of the companion books they are described in detail, e.g. her white makeup and lipstick on only bottom lip are symbols of so and so. Oh and white nail polish on her thumbs alone are symbol of xx

@klassickasey

4 жыл бұрын

Every part of her wardrobe and styling is highly symbolic. It is so extravagant to show not only the wealth but also rich cultural heritage of the Naboo as she pleads to the Galactic Senate on the intersystem political stage. The red mark on her lip is called the Scar of Remembrance, the cheek dots mimicking tear drops IIRC. Definitely in canon it all has cultural significance, would not be surprised by a spiritual element to it as well. In her quarters on Coruscant she has a set of giant twin statues of the Naboo goddess of the Moon, so the Naboo definitely have feminine deities.

@sarahchin4401

4 жыл бұрын

There's a place in India were they worship young girls as living embodiments of a goddess, but after they reach puberty they are viewed as normal girls and the shift in status can be mentally damaging. When they are goddess they aren't even allowed to walk on the ground.

5:29 No, I don't think they can. There's a specific conversation between Anakin and Padme in Attack of the Clones that goes roughly: Anakin: I heard they even tried to amend the constitution so you could stay in office. Padme: I was relieved when my two terms were up. That's pretty explicit that the Naboo monarch is limited to two terms under the laws in place at that time.

@sailiealquadacil1284

5 жыл бұрын

I've read somewhere that Padmé herself made those changes to the constitution, because her predecessor had been in office for a long time, and had been unpopular. She wanted to prevent something like this from happening again.

@iloveindomienoodle

5 жыл бұрын

So, Naboo were essentially a presidential system under a monarch with only a 2-year term?

@sailiealquadacil1284

5 жыл бұрын

@@iloveindomienoodle They were democracy, which is the form of government (as opposed to an autocracy aka a dictatorship). But we don't know what their form of state would be. We have monarchy and republic, but I can't say what Naboo would be. Elections seem to indicate a republic, but there were kingdoms with elected monarchs in Europe.

@iloveindomienoodle

5 жыл бұрын

@@sailiealquadacil1284 idk, maybe it's like the Vatican but it has term limits

@estoniaboodoingmapping1095

3 жыл бұрын

@@iloveindomienoodle actualy,the naboo japanese like dresses make naboo looks like Malasya or UAE

"Remember, the monarchs can serve indefinitely..." Wrong. In Attack of the Clones, literally seconds after she said "I wasn't the youngest queen ever elected," Anakin said "...I heard they tried to amend the Constitution so you could stay in office." Padme said, "I was relieved when my two terms were up." So a term for queen is the same as the President of the United States. 4 years, limited to two terms. And I always saw it as just Naboo tradition that they wanted younger rulers because they wouldn't be jaded by society, so their choices wouldn't be so morally ambiguous. I think the chances of a successful teenage ruler are just about the same as an adult, and Padme happened to be successful. You could argue that Queen Jamilla (her successor in Attack of the Clones) was less so because she only lasted one term. (There was a different queen in Revenge of the Sith.) But I absolutely agree that Palpatine must have played a large role (I don't know if I would really go by Legends) in her election because he thought he could manipulate her. ("Queen Amidala is young and naive. You will find controlling her will not be difficult.") In fact he did control her so far as to get her to vote for no confidence in Valorum. But, to be honest, I don't think he expected her to escape Naboo during the blockade and invasion, and I don't think he expected her to be able to make peace with the Gungans and drive the Trade Federation away. But, being the master manipulator and politician he was, he took it all in stride for his own benefit. I mean, really, the reason he was able to become Emperor was his uncanny ability to adapt to any given situation and work it to his benefit.

@thelazarous

3 жыл бұрын

I was looking for someone else to mention the terms limits, I thought I was going crazy

@MeyaRoseGirl

3 жыл бұрын

@@thelazarous Well, I wrote this comment before I read Queen's Shadow. It turns out a Naboo queen term limit is only 2 years, so she was only queen for a total of 4 years. There is no term limit on a Senator, though, so she had been in the Senate for six years already by the time Attack of the Clones came around, and had already served under at least two, maybe three, successive queens.

@chew7656

3 жыл бұрын

commenting to save

@timyuusis3372

2 жыл бұрын

Me thinking back to all my experiences in highschool.... yeah i don't think kids could run a stable government

@christianealshut1123

6 ай бұрын

@@MeyaRoseGirl That's not the way I remember it; I grew up with the two four-year terms as well and it's only recently that canon has been changed in this respect. The new version even makes no mention of that corrupt other king any more, though the article about him in Wookiiepedia is still up.

You question Naboo electing a 14 year-old queen, but you don't question Alderaan electing an 18-19 year-old woman as their senator?

@BlueDragonknight375

5 жыл бұрын

I've hard Leia was 17 when she elected. People never question that because it's from the OT which is "perfect".

@tomandrews1429

5 жыл бұрын

Was Leia being a senator mentioned in the original trilogy, or was that backstory added later? Also, Leia being a senator is completely inconsequential to the OT story and something (I would think) most people wouldn't know or realize, whereas Padme being a queen is an essential element of the prequel trilogy and so it stands out.

@KrisFrost4359

5 жыл бұрын

@@tomandrews1429 She was portrayed as an ambassador at the beginning of A New Hope. Sure, it was only briefly mentioned, but it still happened.

@sailiealquadacil1284

5 жыл бұрын

@@tomandrews1429 Yes, it was. Leia says to Vader right at the beginning of ANH that she is a member of the Imperial Senate, hence a senator.

@collinhelm4599

4 жыл бұрын

Well Leia’s adoptive mother Breha was the Queen of Alderaan so she probably appointed Leia to the position just like she may have appointed Bail to the position.

Well elective monarchies did exist in real life with the Holy Roman Empire as the biggest example. And some princes only held towns or cities with again the biggest example being within the Holy Roman Empire.

@sundhaug92

5 жыл бұрын

Actually, Europe to this day has an elective absolute monarchy, the King of the Vatican aka the Pope

@MetuendusDominus

5 жыл бұрын

sundhaug92 oh yeah forgot about that if I remember correctly that’s why the Vatican can’t join the EU as they classify it as a dictatorship despite how Pope is an elected title

@slvrcobra1337

5 жыл бұрын

@@MetuendusDominus lol

@ianli3027

5 жыл бұрын

The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth also comes to mind.

@IONATVS

5 жыл бұрын

Yup, the EU is fine with monarchies, just not absolute monarchies, and the Pope can (at least in theory) veto or pass any law within the borders of the Vatican, so he counts. This makes Vatican city the world's only elected absolute monarchy in the present day (though there have been others in the past). Also most constitutional monarchies do have some provisions where the monarch can exert absolute unilateral power in very vaguely defined "emergencies", but it's generally expected that if they tried to pull something when there wasn't at least a fairly good reason, the people of those countries would revolt.

"You think she's a great Queen?" "Yeah!" *She's only 14* "IMPERIAL TROOPS, OPEN UP!"

@jayvhoncalma3458

5 жыл бұрын

Yup imperials arrest that lolicon

@spartangoku7610

4 жыл бұрын

Gonna have to wait 13 years for imperial troops to exist.

@jelagalam9839

4 жыл бұрын

Federal battalion of Imperials Yeah I know it doesn’t sound that good, but eh

@Julian-pw5mv

2 жыл бұрын

I think you mean "ISB, OPEN UP!"

The naboo princess clothing is quite inspired by japanese and chinese culture

@No-le6yl

5 жыл бұрын

The iconic Vote of No Confidence-scene gown worn by Queen Amidala is culturally Mongolian and was worn by the antiquated Khalkha noblewomen.

@alwaysdrunk5461

5 жыл бұрын

Anne yes I see something mongolian too

@No-le6yl

5 жыл бұрын

It’s quite fun trying to find the real-world inspirations for Star Wars wardrobes, isn’t it?

@alwaysdrunk5461

5 жыл бұрын

Anne it is yes

@jeffkardosjr.3825

4 жыл бұрын

Manchurian

I mean, it is pretty easy to manipulate a 14 year old

@galaxies101

5 жыл бұрын

Probably the main reason lol

@marrqi7wini54

4 жыл бұрын

@Soham Sharma And Palpatine manipulated the whole galaxy for decades.

@karena2746

4 жыл бұрын

Well then it must be even easier to manipulate a whole council of Jedi. No one ever figured out that Palpatine was the Sith. Sure the Jedi could say the dark side clouds every thing. Okay but you can still think. If the Jedi really on the force alone then that sounds like a handycap. Thay means you can't do anything that nature gave you. It like people calming about there legs hurting. That just means you have to start walking more to built muscles.

@JakeSteele2011

4 жыл бұрын

@Jedi Archives...Sounds like you know something about that, chester.

@Drace90

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, really? Ever tried to get a teenager to do what you want? If certain elections in recent years are anything to go by, it seems to be much easier to manipulate old people by making use of their decades worth of biases.

I am a year older than my sister, but she looks 10 years older than me because of her lifestyle. Take care of yourself Be a Qui-Gon.

I think we can understand most of the ''strange'' creative decisions that George Lucas took for episode 1 if you look the themes of episode 1 which is namely innocence and nativity. The episode 1 is supposed to take place near the end of the Golden age. Considering we get a younger Anakin, Naboo looks like an Eden-esque world, Naboo is lead by a young virgin queen. All of its main younger characters, Anakin and Padme are naive. Their naivety clashes with institutions. For Padme, it's the Senate and for Anakin, it's the Jedi council. Yet in the end of the day, the naivety brings them to victory( sort of since it allowed the Sith to come to power). Padme resists the advice of older people around her to stay put in Coruscant and decides to take action on her own. Jar Jar's fumbling like a doofus on the battle destroys tons of droids, the Anakin's naively and unwillingly destroys the CPU for all of the droids in Naboo which allows them to win. It's not the weathered and old Jedi that defeats the Sith, it's the naive and brash Jedi student that defeats the Sith . The central issue of taxation disputes are seemingly mundane and ''innocent'' but it masks a much greater evil lurking behind it.

@chew7656

3 жыл бұрын

that's interesting

You have a Merry Christmas too Ecks🔥💯

Do you mean excitement for padme was palpATINEable?

@sashablueperson

5 жыл бұрын

Honestly this is one thing that has always bothered me about episodes 1-3, how does a grown woman fall for a little kid? But if she isn't all that mature in comparison then it makes a little more sense. Still, Anakin isn't really charming in the movies, I don't see how Padme falls for him. It's not a believable love story.

@attilathehun5067

5 жыл бұрын

@@sashablueperson A: What does that have to do with my comment? B: Put it into perspective. They're only 5 years apart. My parents are about that far apart.

@EchthelionII

5 жыл бұрын

My family are friends with a couple where the husband got his license when his future wife was born, I think he was 16.

@rjonboy7608

5 жыл бұрын

But I do remember when I was 14 sneaking into houses girlfriends were babysbabysitting at and especially 9 year olds were ANNOYING! The younger were okay but we were in high school and they were still yapping about grade school stuff, cartoons, bubble gum pop, etc., and even though I had permission to be there (sometimes) the little rodents always tried to tattle.

@Kolonol1

4 жыл бұрын

Me and my wife are 4 years apart...5 years isn't too bad...

Actually, Naboo's ruler designations do make sense. I believe their system is based on the Holy Roman Empire (elective monarchy), where the monarch isn't hereditary, but rather picked from amongst a number of powerful noble families.

I though naboo was kinda like the Roman Republic with its patrician families all with what could be considered "royal" blood and for a long time they were the only ones elected to higher offices ,but obviously instead of 2 consuls ,1 queen .

Fun fact, the Hungarians elected their king (which actually happened in several places, they were just called kings and queens because president didn’t exist back then) and they elected a young boy once so that the nobles could have more power. And at that time the Ottomans Invaded. Kinda reminds you of something.

@estoniaboodoingmapping1095

3 жыл бұрын

Actualy,its elective monarchy,and exists in Malasya Aso Venice was a Merchantist Republic not a Monarchy

Actually, Naboo nobility ranks make sense. But I know why you say that. You're American, so you have no neighbour states the size of a city, governed by a prince (like Monaco). Now, why they would go with election rather than bloodline is weird, yet not unheard of, or that far from say, a constitutional monarchy. I'd even say that this weird feeling furthers the sense that Naboo is a real place inhabited with people who are different from us. So, it helps immersion.

@oliverschoneck7750

5 жыл бұрын

maybe its only nobles from a certain bloodline that cna be elected but because the bloodline is so old as good as all of them have some claim to it.

@lucofparis4819

5 жыл бұрын

@@oliverschoneck7750 That's not how bloodlines work, but, anyway. It would seem logical indeed to have only the most "patrician" families presenting candidates for the elections. That said, these families would be many, and represent the whole Naboo elite.

@emilylewis5373

4 жыл бұрын

That’s how I read it was many years ago. Naboo has “noble families” and their children are taught and educated from a young age politics and statesmanship. Then out of those candidates they get their king or queen. Padmé was taught from birth how to be a good leader

@chew7656

3 жыл бұрын

commenting to save

@TheOfficalBiggestBird

2 жыл бұрын

@@lucofparis4819 Wow an average europoor “heheheh yur um ashkually American so yia yu can’t know anything” you are pathetic.

#AskEck Have you seen the “Vader: Shards of the past” if not you definitely should... If you have what do you think

I have my own hypotheses about the "electing child royals" on Naboo, developed after writing in an ongoing (14 year) collaborative fanfic over the years: 1. Why children? Not all the rulers are children, but many have been. I wager that children represent newness and innocence, and to an extent that's true-- they are not yet cynical or jaded, and they don't owe any favors to anyone after climbing the ladders of power and making a lifetime of backroom deals or backstabs. There's a forthrightness to children that can seem refreshing to some (naive and annoying to others of course). 2. Why Queens or Kings? Royal titles like King and Queen might just be carryovers or chosen for romanticized purposes. Governing a planet might benefit from an autocratic ruler who doesn't need to go through multiple layers of committees and competing legislatures. And it is much nicer to say "we elected a new Queen!" instead of "the new dictator took power today". 3. How do they get away with it? I suspect that this is an indulgence that Naboo can afford because at the time, the Republic was perceived as stable and peaceful, and there was nothing wrong that couldn't be solved by the Jedi or the Judiciary corps. Feeling insulated and secure, why not elect someone who isn't cynical and jaded and who represents the future? Few people probably saw the prospect of real, bloody war on the horizon. Chancellor Valorum was seen as a decent and capable leader, just dogged by "baseless accusations". I suspect a lot of ministers and other "handlers" made sure the child rulers didn't do something in a tantrum. Of course, once the wars started, it would be foolish and naive for the Naboo to continue electing child rulers.

The answer is that George Lucas has an obsession with knights rescuing princesses and queens, so he decided he had to have a young queen in Phantom Menace, but realized that he's supposed to be making a trilogy about democracy and the evils of autocratic rule, so he has to make Naboo's queen an elected democratic position, but he realises that he'd have to make child Anikin older in order to fit with an older, elected Queen Amidala, so Lucas says "Screw it, she's a democratically elected leader at age 14". Its not the worst story decision Lucas ever made, but it is blisteringly dumb none the less. He could have made Padme a hereditary monarch and just made Naboo a constitutional monarchy, with power resting chiefly in the hands of an elected parliament. Padme, could still be rescued, could still do pretty much everything she does in the movie, nothing much would really change, but it would fix this mind numbingly dumb plot point.

@dropdead234

5 жыл бұрын

Lucas secret loli fascination confirmed!

@nathanielclaw2841

5 жыл бұрын

I mean, why 14 tho? I feel like if she was the same age as the actress it wouldnt have any difference would it? Its not like a age gap like that is impossible or even rare

@Lark88

5 жыл бұрын

I'm not even sure he put that much thought into it. Lucas was determined to make this movie "for kids," so I'm pretty sure everything that was in that movie was in there because he thought kids would think it's fun.

@CrimsonSp33d

5 жыл бұрын

Spot on.

@texmontana420

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't give that much of a shit. It's a story.

I had always assumed the election was from amongst a very limited base, such as was done in the old Holy Roman Empire, where the Elector-Counts could only choose from amongst the high nobility of the Empire. If all the other candidates were too old, even younger or otherwise unacceptable, a 14 year old could well be the best choice.

I agree with the bit about Tattooine's harsh atmosphere for Kenobi's rapid aging. In "Old Wounds", only 3 years after Revenge of the Sith, he's already going gray.

"Darth Plageuis" by James Luceno explains this very well.

@Janellelle

5 жыл бұрын

I LOVE THAT BOOK

*Queen Amidala is young and naive.* - Senator Palpatine.

@professorX8218

Жыл бұрын

Well this YoUnG aNd NaIvE person didn't give into the trade federation, was HAND PICKED by the queen that came after her to be senator and said yes not because she wanted the power, but because she was honored to serve Naboo even though the job was VERY tough at first. This YoUnG aNd NaIvE person didn't care about the power or money she did what was in the best intrest for her people. Also the ENTIRE jedi order and republic were tricked into trusting Palpatine so just because a young person fell for it does NOT make her any more naive then the others who fell for it. Also there are some very mature 14 year olds out in the world. Not all teenagers are naive.

In the ancient past and up to the 18th century children were considered adults when they reached puberty. In ancient Rome adulthood was formally acknowledged at the age of 14. And if the child is well groomed for political office and posses intellect and political intuition they can be effective rulers.

#AskEck do you like ladders?

@LAV-III

5 жыл бұрын

Is it because he has ladders in his name

@nabielarwindra1143

5 жыл бұрын

@@NightRaven-lh1bf it's a joke

The Holy Roman Empire elected their Emperor from a counsel of electors. In Ancient Rome, when it was a kingdom, they elected their Kings by the Roman assemblies. And Alexander Hamilton argued for an Elective Monarchy for the United States. It didn't happen. Just because you don't see elected monarchies that often, doesn't mean they can't happen.

Merry Christmas, Eck!

@chetandesai9908

5 жыл бұрын

In your profile pic is that charmander ?

@norad_clips

5 жыл бұрын

Rahul Desai The one in N7 armor, yes.

I love you @EckhartsLadder ...and videos like this are why!!

Merry Christmas to you too Ecks

Many cultures had very young people as leaders. Canonically it's part of Naboos culture that they valued the wisdom and idealism of the youth. And given how both in Star Wars and in reality a government of old people seems to be rather rusty and prone to corruption, I think they are onto something. Also, elective monarchies are a thing. I wish we would rather appreciate the colorfullness of the ideas that are being put into Star Wars, rather than calling everything stupid and ridiculous right off the bat.

#AskEck Best Robots Forerunner Machines (Halo) Chariot Fargo robots (HZD) Reapers (Mass effect) Cybertronions (transformers)

@jhonnoilcringeincarnato8593

5 жыл бұрын

Cybertronians ftw

@greaterhalo0659

5 жыл бұрын

Forerunners

@TheEsdaniel

5 жыл бұрын

reapers kick ass

@jhonnoilcringeincarnato8593

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheEsdaniel more like get their ass kicked

Thanks for the video, merry christmas and a happy new year, i’ll look forward to all the videos you’ll make. :D

Merry Christmas Eckharts Ladder

Since Naboo seemed to exclusively elect very young girls to be their Queens, some even younger than Padme, I'd say the tradition of child-Queens came from a deep cultural fascination and reverence for youth. Probably based in religion. Naboo most likely had a child-like god or pantheon, and viewed children as fonts of fundamental wisdom and mouthpieces of the divine. They may have also valued child-Queens as rudders to keep their society culturally and morally stable: The longer a ruler stays in power, the slower cultural norms tend to change...

Wait I thought that they said in the phantom menace that they elected child queens because of their innocence and purity, making them great war leaders

merry christmas! Ecks may the force be with u

Merry Christmas EckhartsLadder! Have a safe and happy one

She said something like: "They even tried to amend the constitution, when my term was over so I can serve longer." So she couldn't serve longer.

@dilflover3005

4 жыл бұрын

Anakin actually said that but yeah same concept

"Who in their right mind would make a child their ruler?" Many people in many different cultures throughout humanities entire history.

Great video like usual, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!

Finally someone explained this, thanks. Happy xmas

Everyone watch the SWT Vader Fanfilm Just sayin

@Holdenheroofheroes

5 жыл бұрын

Already have

@loregeek7853

5 жыл бұрын

I did that roughly 27 seconds after it dropped

@Aezeus

5 жыл бұрын

Now watch it again ;)

@lou3712

5 жыл бұрын

Watched it 66 times already

@imppro

5 жыл бұрын

Already did.

Covenant CAS Assault Carrier vs First Order Resurgent Class Star Destroyer (17th try, we hit 150+ likes last time)

@tiagocorreia419

5 жыл бұрын

Dude is that an #askeck question or an idea for a video? I think you should say that as an idea and not use the hashtag

@shahmirm7226

5 жыл бұрын

Tiago Correia video idea, I edited the comment thank you

Merry Christmas Eck!

Merry Christmas Eck

So she'll be protected by the FBI

@sundhaug92

5 жыл бұрын

In the US, it's the secret service, not the FBI, which protects the president

@DariViol

5 жыл бұрын

@@sundhaug92 r/whooosh

@Joesolo13

5 жыл бұрын

@@DariViol We caught your meme, we just know it's wrong. Because "protection" is reopening investigations a week before a presidential election right?

@AAhmou

5 жыл бұрын

@@Joesolo13 The meme's more about her being young than her being elected...

Can you do an episode/series on the uniforms of Star Wars?

Merry Xmas Commander Ecks

Naboo elected Queen Apailana at 12-years-old, making her the youngest monarch.

It seems like Poland's elected monarchy in real life

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your Family Eck!

@seanlennon9714

3 жыл бұрын

I am giving you your first like in a year

Merry Christmas eck🎄🎉

Can you consider the current worldwide political climate today and tell me with a straight face that electing a teenager is not plausible? I could see this happening in the real world even without nefarious manipulation. Even so, there already have been much younger monarchs of various nations in history.

@grandmastercain

5 жыл бұрын

I think that Naboo simply has a tradition of thinking young teens make the best politicians. I'm not sure why, but it seems to be the case. Here in America, we still think the best elected president are old white males, for example, which is why anyone else becomes so controversial. That's why Padme's apparent successor is also rather young. I'm reminded of the Douglas Adams bit, where he explains why a world of humans would continually vote for their reptilian overlords, but that's a rather extreme case. The bottom line is that some cultures have a very different idea of what makes a good leader, and for Naboo, they seem to prefer youths.

@nathanielclaw2841

5 жыл бұрын

Well, actually, i believe in most countries you can only be elected if you are older, and the age is different for each country. So even if the population was dumb enough to vote for a teenager the law would not let him even be a candidate

@grandmastercain

5 жыл бұрын

@@nathanielclaw2841 Well actually, the movies themselves say there had been younger queens than Padme, Queens, as in plural. Clearly, the law on Naboo does allow younger people to be candidates... and in fact, I suspect they have an age ceiling, which is why Palpatine couldn't run for monarch.

@nathanielclaw2841

5 жыл бұрын

@@grandmastercain so... They have a ceiling... But not a... Okay, WTF is wrong with these people?

@Drace90

5 жыл бұрын

Given the bullshit that 60-year old politicians who don't even know how the internet works do to the world, would it really be such a bad idea to give more power to the children? Compare the current state of the american government with american youth activism. I know who appears to be much more competent.

Looking at to now it’s crazy how Padme was just as manipulated in her love and political stance. As much as Aniken was for his force abilities by Palpatine.

Happy Life Day , Eck! May the Force be with you!!!

AT-AT Chat recommended your channel. This was really cool. I’m in to see future content. Subscribed!

The escape pod from a New Hope vs the US Space Force. Some questions deserve answers.

14 year old? guess she watches pewdiepie

@apollon5205

5 жыл бұрын

ATTENTION, ALL 14 YEAR OLDS

@ninjaked1265

5 жыл бұрын

And Anakin is a 9 year old

@jorgepeterbarton

4 жыл бұрын

Or is Greta Thernburg?

@yt-sh

4 жыл бұрын

I am from Future and I hate to bring this news to you

Great video- one small error- the queen is term limited without invoking the constitutional provision Palpatine mentioned, so a queen's rule can't be indefinite by default. Seriously though, I like your channel and the emphasis you place on the DP novel is splendid. IMO it is the best of the EU because it was the last big attempt (before Rose Tico, who obviously has her good and bad points as a character/plot device) to really capture the ideology and economy of the Republic, and honestly makes the Phantom Menace (which has always been a guilty pleasure of mine) much more fun to watch.

To be fair the founder of the Romanovs Dynasty (Mikhail Fedorovich) was made czar when he was only 16 (2 years older than padme, & I say these 2 are similar cause both of them were put in power by some assembly/election Only difference is mikhail started a Dynasty The people of naboo wanted her to be queen for life, but since she was elected she rather have it go back to being terms essentially)

If ur old and are stressed or been at war u do age faster seen with obi wan after all he fight in the clone wars all his friends are deid and the empire is constly trying to kill him so its no wadner he ages faster

Well in 1765 denmark had a king who was a baby sooo...

@violator7964

5 жыл бұрын

Uniwaffle 61 With an inherited title it makes total sense that you can have even infant rulers, but not elected monarchs.

@uniwaffle6190

5 жыл бұрын

@@violator7964 true, he didn't last long anyway, the people overthrew and ate him

@A_annoying_rodent

5 жыл бұрын

@@uniwaffle6190 wait....WHAT? ok guys ok.....maybe eating him went a bit too far?

@incrediblehobson8479

5 жыл бұрын

Poland here. In 1384 we 11YO girl as king

@SmokeDog1871

5 жыл бұрын

@@incrediblehobson8479 Ya but those children werent elected

That ending with the doggy was so unexpected lol! 😍

Interesting, great video/review!! 👍☯️👍🎄🎅

Because it was convenient to the plot.

At least she wasn't just another Theed beltway insider

Good video, and thanks for it. I always wondered why someone on Naboo would consciously say, "I am going to vote for a 14 year old child as leader," but now I know.

I always thought it added to the period piece vibe of the phantom menace, the fact that theirs something soo ridiculous kind of makes it feel like a different time

Sweden had a 15 year old king and Mehmed II conquered Constantinople at the age of 22

@republicempire446

5 жыл бұрын

NightRaven 1901 for nobility’s life expectancy was higher than commoners

@republicempire446

5 жыл бұрын

NightRaven 1901 I never knew that

@rebelscum3900

5 жыл бұрын

NightRaven 1901 really, I thought you were considered old when you were around 35 as a peasant during mid evil times

@nathanielclaw2841

5 жыл бұрын

Thats nothing, Jon snow was the leader of the Watch at 14, and that was after he banged a savage with almost 20 years old

Perhaps the Queen's Shadow novel will cover this.

@marrqi7wini54

4 жыл бұрын

And it did too.

A child monarch seems like a ceremonial figurehead just there to make the ppl happy while the adults do the real work behind the scenes. The Queen of Naboo is like Jack Tunney in the old WWF before Vince McMahon revealed himself to be the real owner.

I want to know how she installed her double(Keira Knightley) and took a back seat. Presumably rising to power at 14 made her well known not just on her own planet to a wider audience as well, with her picture splashed everywhere. How then did she sucessfully drop into a back seat role and put her double in her place? I mean, Knightley and Portman don't look or sound the same, are very different heights etc. Everyone on the planet and likely in the Galatic Senate(especially Palpatine) would see right through her disguise and when she switches. It makes no sense.

Anyone seen that new Vader fan film yet? It's pretty good.

@Crazybawrks

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah it was p good

Wasn't king Tut 13 when he came into power? But then again, Tut wasn't elected.

I never realized how much Padme's headpieces looked like Mongolian and Qin dynasty pieces for the emperor's concubines until now

Merry Christmas!!!

It's not unprecedented, King Tut was younger than that

Personal shield technology compared Dune Halo Mass Effect and Star Wars

@maledwarfwarrior

5 жыл бұрын

Don't forget warhammer 40k!

Well there is the book Star Wars: Queen''s Shadow which is expected to come out early March next year so hopefully we’ll find out some good canon stuff in it.

Happy holiday gave a great time with your family

Lucas wanted a love interest for his 9-year old Annakin ... the rest is just the big church of Lucas apologism called the Star Wars EU.

@nagihangot6133

4 жыл бұрын

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa disney lover alert!!

@grass7864

4 жыл бұрын

@@nagihangot6133 Uh, no. He has an excellent point, actually. The EU is incredibly vast and full of variety. Some of it makes for great content! And then some of it is mind-bendingly stupid, completely out of character, or yes, nonsense apology pieces desperately trying to cover up the gaping plot holes in George Lucas's careless scripts. This is clearly one of those apology pieces. Whinge away, but the truth is the truth. And no, I don't endorse the idiotic Disney Star Wars films in any shape or form, so don't start. RoS was by far the worst Star Ward movie I've ever seen. It made Phantom Menace look average.

Plot based shenanigans of George Lucas. Better than the shenanigans of Rian the Roundhead.

@wargearinternational7679

5 жыл бұрын

@@Marcus51090 So you are saying that episode 8 was better then 7?

@killerOfMoons

5 жыл бұрын

@wargearinternational I would watch 8 over 7 any day, 7 is just a remake of NH and nothing more.

@Marcus51090

5 жыл бұрын

wargearinternational yup 100%

@wargearinternational7679

5 жыл бұрын

@@killerOfMoons Episode 8 is called not unreasonable a remake of episode 5 in reverse by some. It has also a highly deconstrutive approach, that is not really great if you want to have enougher episode behind that. It also kills most of the iconic characters of the old triology, changes space combat in star wars for every movie post episode 8 and wipes out the resitance without a piece of expanding the universe.

@killerOfMoons

5 жыл бұрын

@wargearinternational all your points are fair and I do respect and agree with some of them, but I enjoy it more than what I feel like is a safe play which is 7.

great video, this has also intrigued me for quite a while, in my head cannon naboo has always been kind of like the Holy Roman Empire, where the emperor was chosen from amongst the nobles of the country, so its like an aristocratic democracy. not a perfect analogy but good enough for me :)

Hey just a suggestion : Could the imperial fleet from the battle of Endor defeat the Universal Union earth ocupation force ? Love your videos.

14 year old Padme. George had to be talked into aging Ahsoka up to 14, and he still had her in a tubetop+miniskirt. Do you see what I see?

@Masa6x

5 жыл бұрын

Nonce

@pattonramming1988

4 жыл бұрын

FBI open up

@mateom1691

4 жыл бұрын

I will forever be grateful for the amazing universe that George gave us in Star Wars, but a lot of his creative decisions were shady to say the least. That was the problem with the prequels. He had full creative control of all three movies, with nobody being brave enough to tell him “No.” A lot of George Lucas’ ideas were great, but a lot of them weren’t. It’s just the reality of Star Wars to be honest.

@joshuapray

4 жыл бұрын

There is a *lot* of hypersexualisation of females in the Clone Wars series, not least Ahsoka in a pretty unsuitable-for-combat tube top. But how involved was Lucas with the art direction, I wonder? He was executive producer, not director.

What if we all agree that she was of royal blood but everyone can vote on the next of kin to take the throne and everyone would rather have a 14 year old rather then whoever else there was.

@violator7964

5 жыл бұрын

TheT7770ify Because that’s not confirmed anywhere.

@t65bx25

5 жыл бұрын

Violator WE can confirm it. It’s a fantasy. The power of headcanon.

@ismata3274

5 жыл бұрын

do you mean people elect who from the current royal family will be the governor, than yes that would make sense perfectly in this situation. her opponents must be either much younger or were deemed ill fitting for whatever reason to be a ruler by the populace. it makes sense in all accounts, even a younger queen is very probable. good idea!

Merry Christmas to you to

Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 😊

Kaiju attack pacific rim explained

Do a Yuuzhan Vong invasion of Fluidic Space and war against Species 8472(the Undine)! *100th try.*

@Game...007

5 жыл бұрын

8472 would totally win.

@evenl.b4409

5 жыл бұрын

Scythe Seven I bet it’s not your 100th try...

@scytheseven9173

5 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah? Go through his other videos. You'll find 99 others. Probably. I don't know if any of Ecks's videos have been taken down. You might find ~97 others if that's the case.

And that find and Merry Christmas everyone I hope you guys are having a great day

anyone else love watching sw videos with cc and laughing at the eventual mistakes? hysterical!

Is it possible that the Naboo just age more quickly than regular humans?

@gryffinduck8717

5 жыл бұрын

The Naboo are humans

@tomchaney6085

5 жыл бұрын

So far as we know. My new headcanon is ghat they are a shorter lived subspecies of human that diverged from the parent species after the collapse of whatever ancient power spread humans around the galaxy (possibly sped up through interbreeding with the Gungans, but that's only speculation)

@hyperiongm330

5 жыл бұрын

@@tomchaney6085 The Naboo colonized that planet intentionally though, they're humans from the core world of Grizmallt who left due to a violent revolution. Most humans throughout Star Wars are colonists from some planet in the core that had traveled throughout the Galaxy on relativistic speed 'sleeper' ships or later hyperspace capable colony vessels. Others were left in various places by ancient Empires such as the Rakata (in legends of course)

@tomchaney6085

5 жыл бұрын

Very interesting legends explanation to sit alongside my new canon one

@ismata3274

5 жыл бұрын

perfect! example, in lotr, hobbits are a human subspecies, but they age differently, and were considered adult after their 30 ys.