#battlefront 2

[star-wars-forever]

Hayden Christensen playing Battlefront II

[ahhrenata]

[sinisterexaggerator]

I casually explained the cause of Bane's modulated “accent” in Stars Above and then promptly forgot about it.

Headcanon:

“So, ye've gotta lil' problem on yer hands, dhen?” Bane feigned interest to keep his potential employer entertained, his voice tinged with a certain air of sinister directness, words laced with an accent that was commonplace among his kind; his vocal cords vibrated in a unique way, even though he spoke in Basic. Duros' epilaryngeal tubes were naturally more narrow; it took practice to not slip up, as this language was not his first.

OK, SO.

I have already talked about how I think Duros use cutaneous respiration, absorbing oxygen through their skin and also the slits beneath their eyes where their olfactory organs are:

“Cutaneous respiration, or cutaneous gas exchange (sometimes called, skin breathing),[1] is a form of respiration in which gas exchange occurs across the skin or outer integument of an organism rather than gills or lungs. Cutaneous respiration may be the sole method of gas exchange, or may accompany other forms, such as ventilation. Cutaneous respiration occurs in a wide variety of organisms, including insects, amphibians, fish, sea snakes, turtles, and to a lesser extent in mammals. It also occurs in reptiles."

That is not to say he doesn't have lungs, he definitely does (Cutaneous respiration may be the sole method of gas exchange, or may accompany other forms, such as ventilation), but this may just be the way that Duros absorb oxygen, as it is obvious he doesn't have a nose, and these organs beneath his eyes must be slit-like or nearly microscopic, as we have never seen them, even with the mask off.

It makes sense Bane can breathe from the same place he can register smells, BUT, Cad has a different accent in Clone Wars than he does in The Bad Batch, and I felt this would be a fun way to explain it. The leading theory was it was due to the mechanical breathing tubes he sounds this way; his voice is modulated, BUT, Duros in Battlefront 2 ALSO SOUND LIKE THIS. And to me, Durese sounds a lot like Huttese.

I tend to think this ALSO sounds modulated, as stated above, therefore maybe it has something to do with the functionality / " cranial edge of their larynx."

Found in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America:

A hypothesis was presented: The shape (length and diameter) of the epilaryngeal tube in nonhuman mammals is related to morphological parameters (vocal fold morphology, larynx size, body size) and parameters characterizing the species vocal repertoire (repertoire size, maximum sound amplitude, fundamental frequency range, occurrence of nonlinear phenomena). Preliminary results indicate that the length of the epilaryngeal tube is a poor predictor of repertoire characteristics such as maximum sound amplitude and fundamental frequency range. However, species with a prominent epilaryngeal tube produce a large proportion of high fundamental frequency call types.

Basically, what if Duros had NARROW tubes? Thus, this is the cause of the way they sound. It doesn't have to do with the BREATHING tubes being physically down his throat - the breathing tubes provide extra oxygen in the case he is force choked and his normal air pathway is blocked, therefore increasing intake through the scales/slits - it has to do with the actual shape, and "morphological parameters" of the Duros as a species.

The accent itself is the accent of the Descent Ghetto, or the accent of the last of the Duros who populated the planet before escaping to the orbiting way stations to avoid the pollution of their dying home world. That's just how it comes out in Basic.

As Bane spent more and more time around sentient beings, he possibly began to lose the accent, or he chose to undergo vocal training, most likely in the privacy of his hideaway, and needed something or someone to use as an example. Maybe he also has to train himself to relax his throat, which is entirely possible.

Now let's say he hates holomovies, but the only ones he can stand to watch are the westerns. Maybe he liked the style of the old cowboys, too. ;D I think you know where I am going with this.

This may also explain why Shriv doesn't have an accent, but he does have a lisp. He may or may not have been raised on Duro around other Duros, and he may have spent so much time around humans or other beings who speak Basic that he just talks normal and not like a Duros at all.

It should also be noted Bane slipped up once in the latest episode of the Bad Batch. There was a line that @allsystemsblue pointed out that also sounded like his old Clone Wars way of speaking. This proves to me he mostly “got rid of it,” but still slips up on occasion, and most likely especially when emotions are high, as his epilaryngeal tubes are still narrow. It is a part of his morphology.

BONUS (found after the fact. seems to me, I am right. ;D):

[ratcready]

“fellas is it gay to watch the man who made you reevaluate your whole worldview walk off as the sun reflects a rainbow light off his back?” - lynn thecodyagenda (2023)

[appo-arsin]

Just need to do a bit of posing and effects, and I’ll finally be done with somehow my first Star Wars 3d art

[em07ion]

I genuinely am drooling. I need him to give me the meanest most harshest backshots to ever exist. I arch my back and spread my legs everytime i see him on my screen. It’s a craving. It’s a need. It’s a must. It’s a survival instinct. I need him in me. I need him to breed me.

[brazen-kenobi]

“Some of you served with Rex in the 501st didn’t you?”

[that-wildwolf]

i love this game so much

[manyworldssurround]

Some of the first games I ever played were Star Wars Games, like Dark Forces and Jedi Knight. KoTOR is still one of the best games ever made! And I've been playing Lego Star Wars since the first game came out in 2005. The games Disney has produced are getting better, but we still need a RPG.

[thedroidsyouarelookingfor]

Maul

[masterlukessaber]

EA should add Cal Kestis as a playable character in Battlefront.

i just know that will want everyone to play again.

[star-wars-forever]

[jonberry555]

I Played Galactic Assault: Death Star II - Rebel Alliance | Star Wars: Battlefront II

Game: Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) Map: Death Star II - Command Sector North Faction: Rebel Alliance Mode: Galactic Assault

[sinisterexaggerator]

YOU. ARE. WELCOME!

[devileaterjaek]

[gaeasun]

My mom just asked if I wanted a group of star wars books she found for 5 dollars, and then when I said yes double checked because "they're not clone stories" she is fully aware of how deep the brainrot goes