I really enjoyed the Razor Crest as a plot and comedic device. It also had that cool cross between a gunship, a semi truck, and an RV in space, like The Falcon, that made I'd fun and cool. I was sad when it was finally destroyed.
The Millenium Falcon set the precedent for heroes to use older, heavily modified ships and as a gamer in the old WEG D6 tabletop game, I lived for that! My characters were often as much mechanic as pilot, and I tweaked junk heaps into some truly heroic moves. Of course, then I'd spend a week cussing it as I tried to figure out what had blown during our last escape, but it was all fun! :) RIP Razorcrest, you were a character in your own right and we miss you! My .02 credits.
The Plot Armor was more with Din than the ship. Since he and Gogurt had another way off the planet, The Force (The Plot Armor) didn't need it anymore. 🤷
you'd be surprised what a lemon car can survive when all you want is for it to be damaged beyond repair, when driven by a guy who stubbornly keeps it running with hose clamps, duct tape, and double bubble... so i can believe the Razor Crest just refusing to be destroyed just out of some kind of spite
I wonder if the razor crest belonged to the mandalorians who raised din djarin? And he inherited it. Kinda like how jango inherited an amphibious interstellar assault transport/infantry ship aka jaster's legacy.Before it was destroyed and replaced by the slave 1.
I like to think of Din's Razor Crest and new N1 fighter as the equivalents of an RV and F1 racecar, respectively. The Crest/RV you can actually live in, while still being mobile enough to get around. Whereas the N1/Formula1 has basically only one utility: raw speed. You can't live or raise kids in a racecar, so I kinda hope Din upgrades to another gunship/light freighter one day
@@stephenklettke370 I have a 2006 VW Golf TDI... After I shut off the engine, I need to pump the brakes several times... Otherwise my tail-lights stay on. Working with semi-broken things is what we do
Why did the Razorcrest survive so long? Because it is so old. Most people wouldn't consider that a Mando would think of piloting it, so the Mando was able to land without anyone thinking it would be the cause of any trouble. This will give the Mando the ability to catch his prey unguarded. But this is my opinion.
I have an antique collapsing telescope from WW1. It was used for artillery spotting. My aunt had a clothes washer from the 50's THAT STILL RAN. Old might be "obsolete", but they tend to be tougher. I dread having to replace my 18-yr-old car eventually. The Razorcrest was one tough slab of ship.
8:29-8:35: The Mellenium Falcon exists so yeah I was aware. LOL. I just didn't know the Razer Crest was that old, sure it looked pretty worn out in the Mandalroian, but any ship would start looking that way after just a few skirmishes and this is the Star Wars Universe so a few skirmishes happen every couple of weeks, it doesn't take long for a ship to no longer be shiny and new in this universe. so that's not a give away to age.
20's is still a serviceable age for something like that. It's not like it's a Honda civic you replace every few years. There's f16 frames in service that are over 30 years old and thats without ploy armor
@@JWMoore89 Just shows you how well it was made and how good Din was at taking care of it to make it last so long, that is impressive and something I can respect.
Ahhh, there's someone who never watched Mythbusters. 😉😁 He just needed a mustache (check), a fancy headdress (check) and a s*itload of duct tape to keep that thing flying. Even SciFi can't bend reality and physics to a point where duct tape no longer works. 😁
It's pretty funny that you're saying (paraphrasing): "Good thing that 30 year old hunk of junk got blown up, and Mando got the N1 Starfigher." The N1 being a 42 year old ship model.
The Razor Crest might be old, but it's brand new compared to the Invincible class Heavy Cruiser, a warship class that was used for centuries longer then it should have been. (also the N-1 Starfighter is actually really old too, as it was created over a decade before the clone wars, putting it at over 30 years old)
And then there was the Fett's Slave 1 which predated the Razor Crest by possible decades as I have no idea how long Jango used it before his death and then seeing Boba still use it.
I have been spoiled and become accustomed to physics-real ships (in games and some sci-fi). The Razorcrest should either rotate its engines down to center of mass, or else it will perpetually nosedive in circles in space-flight. But Star Wars has always loved asymmetry in their ships.
I named my car The Razorcrest. My dad once was busting my chops on my driving and I just looked at him and said, "I could bring you there warm...or I can bring you there cold." Needless to say, we had a good laugh cause we're both fans of The Mandalorian.
I was getting vibes this was either the Star Wars version of a Ford F-150 EXTENDED extended Cab.... OR a rugged SUV with a mobile home module compartment add on in Mando's case... An from what we saw that was just the VERY start of the modifications cuz Din's was apparently BUILT an geared towards Mercing, Bounty Hunting an General Fighting so guessing his was WAY different then most when Gideon ambushed an FINALLY took it out
@@adfdasdfadfadsfareae yeah or that... If you generally keep 2 blaster cannon strapped to your Toyota I guess... Can just imagine their verse version of a "used" starship/car salesman.. .... Yeah .. show me the ship fax... *Says slight dings an burn damage mishaps on planet Typhon...*
Love your videos, always great to just listen to someone just talk about Star Wars content and not how they personally feel about a series, an episode or a movie. Just Star Wars lore
The razercrest is like owning a rusted out 350 K5 Blazer nowadays, like the one I had using for work up in Spokane. Just slightly maintain it and it'll never die until the body gives out completely. I liked it for what it was, until his new N1. The N1 has always been the favorite of mine, starfighter wise, and with my age and love of hot rods, his new N1 became my favorite ship in the entire Star Wars franchise. The designer and writer that came up with the modified N1 knew what the franchise needed for car guys like me. Checks all the boxes for me. To me, his N1 is like a procharged LS7 Miata. Insane power, very touchy and maintenance intensive (due to how rare N1 parts are from the lore).😅
I honestly thought it was just an old durable ship that took a beating and kept on flying. Never knew it was supposed to be “janky.” Figured it was like an older ford bronco that just doesn’t die no matter how many accidents you put it through. The N-1 on the other hand looks more like a Mad Max Muscle car.
His spiel about his ship being another reason Nico Okarr is an Old Republic clone of Han Solo. "Guess who's got the fastest ship in the sector...She's not pretty, but she'll fly..." I want to write a fanfic where he's still kicking around in the movie era.
The Razor Crest is my 2009 Grey Toyota Tacoma. "why don't you get a more recent model, the 3rd gen is out!" "Becuase i know i can work on the 2nd gen ! And fix it myself ! "
I love the crest, it reminds me of my old beater trucks. I drove one of them while it was on fire at one point and it kept going for years afterward c:
Coming from a Trekkie, the Razor Crest was a nice compact and versatile craft on-par with the Delta Flyer and Danube-class runabouts as they were largely meant for a single goal but were able to be multi-role without making the users/crews having a chance to stretch their legs instead of being stuck sitting behind a console. Comparing the ST-70 Razor Crest to the YT-1300 Millenium Falcon, she has two advantages over the Falcon; smaller and better able to slip past security grids, & she's faster and more maneuverable in a dogfight so she can take a beating and keep running
It really is a testament to Din Jarin's ability as a Spacer that that thing stayed alive as long as it did. He's clearly an expert pilot and mechanic/engineer. I've known people who had beater trucks like that - held together by duck tape, bailing wires and luck. I would say prayers instead of luck, but God/The Force would have... Well, it did, come to think of it... Destroyed it as soon as possible and granted him something at least half way decent. A few of them actually loved the ragged things, like Solo and Lando felt about the Falcon, but most were as glad as they were sad at seeing the rolling scrap heap off to the junkyard. Din was pretty crestfallen when RC finally died, but he clearly wasn't TOO broken up about it. Also, IRL, it is ASTOUNDING how long some second-rate junkers will keep going. Some vehicles earn the moniker Zombie Truck/Car because they JUST. WON'T. DIE! Top Gear tried destroying an old Toyota truck and failed. They drove it through a "house"(a shed built to house specifications), smashed it in the engine with a wrecking ball, lit it on fire, drowned it in the ocean, and at least one more thing that I can't remember. They thought they finally killed it after the attempted drowning, but in under an hour, with a few wrenches, a hammer and a basic roadside kit everyone should really have in their vehicle anyway, it came back to life with a jumpstart. The Razorcrest and Falcon are so unrealistic in their survival that they swing right around to being realistic.
I think I shed a tear when the Razor Crest was destroyed. Like Mando’s starfighter, but it isn’t really useful for bounty hunting, at least not for taking them alive. He may need another ship that his fighter can attach to when not in like dogfights or something
Considering how many times the Razor Crest was torn apart and pieced back together, I can see both why it was very mid and why it lasted as long as it did.
If we’re talking about poorly built, maintained, and fixed hunk of junks in Star Wars there’s one ship you have to talk about. Thats of course the most famous and fastest (when it worked) hunk of junk in the galaxy the Millennium Falcon. How it survived from the junk yards for so long know body knows and good luck on the hyperdrive working when you want it too. Boy was it an awesome ship anyways.
That's it? Two laser cannons? 16th century sailing ships were more heavily armed than that. And of course there's a hyperdrive on it, because your buddy is being harassed by a star destroyer three systems and could REALLY use your TWO LASER CANNONS.
Naming conventions with starwars ships are very inconsistent, the razorcrest is more like a vietnam era huey sort of gunship and the Incom gunship is more like a gunboat or patrol boat, a step down from a corvette warship. They don't serve the same purpose and the Incom GS would have been too big to have the cinematic chase scenes and all that stuff from the show.
Please please stay away from disney garbage. Stick to the cannon from Lucas we don't need to know anything more about Disney SW they ruined enough and we don't need a superior SW channel to the dark side and giving any nods or boosts through their garbage tier sw.
Grow up. What about a show that had 2 really good first seasons that are beloved in the fandom? And and by Lucas canon you do mean only the 6 original films and the clone wars. You’d exclude all of legends as that was never officially canon anyway
I really enjoyed the Razor Crest as a plot and comedic device. It also had that cool cross between a gunship, a semi truck, and an RV in space, like The Falcon, that made I'd fun and cool. I was sad when it was finally destroyed.
That gunship would make a good Commando ship
The Millenium Falcon set the precedent for heroes to use older, heavily modified ships and as a gamer in the old WEG D6 tabletop game, I lived for that! My characters were often as much mechanic as pilot, and I tweaked junk heaps into some truly heroic moves. Of course, then I'd spend a week cussing it as I tried to figure out what had blown during our last escape, but it was all fun! :) RIP Razorcrest, you were a character in your own right and we miss you! My .02 credits.
The plot armor was strong in the Razor Crest
Yes it is.
Sadly not strong enough to withstand fire from an Imperial Light Cruiser. I guess it's a good thing it never tried to take on a Star Destroyer.
@@zexalbrony4799 sadly it’s plot armor finally ran out in that fight
The Plot Armor was more with Din than the ship. Since he and Gogurt had another way off the planet, The Force (The Plot Armor) didn't need it anymore. 🤷
Not really.
I love the Razor crest. It’s how I imagine a hero ship to look like. The millennium falcons plot armor is the size of a planet. I simp the crest
you'd be surprised what a lemon car can survive when all you want is for it to be damaged beyond repair, when driven by a guy who stubbornly keeps it running with hose clamps, duct tape, and double bubble... so i can believe the Razor Crest just refusing to be destroyed just out of some kind of spite
I wonder if the razor crest belonged to the mandalorians who raised din djarin? And he inherited it.
Kinda like how jango inherited an amphibious interstellar assault transport/infantry ship aka jaster's legacy.Before it was destroyed and replaced by the slave 1.
I like to think of Din's Razor Crest and new N1 fighter as the equivalents of an RV and F1 racecar, respectively. The Crest/RV you can actually live in, while still being mobile enough to get around. Whereas the N1/Formula1 has basically only one utility: raw speed. You can't live or raise kids in a racecar, so I kinda hope Din upgrades to another gunship/light freighter one day
With a fighter dock?
Ah, you've never owned a beater pickup truck.
If its leaking oil, it has oil 😂😂
@@stephenklettke370 I have a 2006 VW Golf TDI... After I shut off the engine, I need to pump the brakes several times... Otherwise my tail-lights stay on. Working with semi-broken things is what we do
@@ThorOdinssohn i had an 85 Ramcharger that i had to lift the pedal back up off the sensor with my toe everytime i took off 🤣🤣
Why did the Razorcrest survive so long? Because it is so old. Most people wouldn't consider that a Mando would think of piloting it, so the Mando was able to land without anyone thinking it would be the cause of any trouble. This will give the Mando the ability to catch his prey unguarded.
But this is my opinion.
I have an antique collapsing telescope from WW1. It was used for artillery spotting. My aunt had a clothes washer from the 50's THAT STILL RAN. Old might be "obsolete", but they tend to be tougher. I dread having to replace my 18-yr-old car eventually. The Razorcrest was one tough slab of ship.
Your not wrong
8:29-8:35: The Mellenium Falcon exists so yeah I was aware. LOL. I just didn't know the Razer Crest was that old, sure it looked pretty worn out in the Mandalroian, but any ship would start looking that way after just a few skirmishes and this is the Star Wars Universe so a few skirmishes happen every couple of weeks, it doesn't take long for a ship to no longer be shiny and new in this universe. so that's not a give away to age.
20's is still a serviceable age for something like that. It's not like it's a Honda civic you replace every few years. There's f16 frames in service that are over 30 years old and thats without ploy armor
@@JWMoore89 Just shows you how well it was made and how good Din was at taking care of it to make it last so long, that is impressive and something I can respect.
Ahhh, there's someone who never watched Mythbusters. 😉😁 He just needed a mustache (check), a fancy headdress (check) and a s*itload of duct tape to keep that thing flying. Even SciFi can't bend reality and physics to a point where duct tape no longer works. 😁
The Razor Crest is like the Star Wars version of Columbo’s car.
It's pretty funny that you're saying (paraphrasing):
"Good thing that 30 year old hunk of junk got blown up, and Mando got the N1 Starfigher."
The N1 being a 42 year old ship model.
The Razor Crest might be old, but it's brand new compared to the Invincible class Heavy Cruiser, a warship class that was used for centuries longer then it should have been. (also the N-1 Starfighter is actually really old too, as it was created over a decade before the clone wars, putting it at over 30 years old)
And then there was the Fett's Slave 1 which predated the Razor Crest by possible decades as I have no idea how long Jango used it before his death and then seeing Boba still use it.
"What a piece of junk!" - Luke Skywalker
I'm pretty sure any ship with a main character in it has plot armor. Millenium Falcon for example.
I have been spoiled and become accustomed to physics-real ships (in games and some sci-fi). The Razorcrest should either rotate its engines down to center of mass, or else it will perpetually nosedive in circles in space-flight. But Star Wars has always loved asymmetry in their ships.
I think it added entertainment value because of how ridiculous it was, so much that even characters in-universe wondered how it was still usable.
I would like to see a video on the Falcon, (Han Solo ship), well not HIS ship, but rather his ship type.
There's some cool variants on the YT-1300
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Yes, I just couldn't think of the name of the ship type.
@@thedeathfury3884 no worries
I named my car The Razorcrest. My dad once was busting my chops on my driving and I just looked at him and said, "I could bring you there warm...or I can bring you there cold." Needless to say, we had a good laugh cause we're both fans of The Mandalorian.
It was an amazing shot of the Razor Crest burning up while entering atmosphere
I was getting vibes this was either the Star Wars version of a Ford F-150 EXTENDED extended Cab.... OR a rugged SUV with a mobile home module compartment add on in Mando's case... An from what we saw that was just the VERY start of the modifications cuz Din's was apparently BUILT an geared towards Mercing, Bounty Hunting an General Fighting so guessing his was WAY different then most when Gideon ambushed an FINALLY took it out
I think of it as a Toyota Land Cruiser. Just as tough and versatile as a Hilux, but a bit bigger and for longer trips.
@@adfdasdfadfadsfareae yeah or that... If you generally keep 2 blaster cannon strapped to your Toyota I guess... Can just imagine their verse version of a "used" starship/car salesman..
.... Yeah .. show me the ship fax...
*Says slight dings an burn damage mishaps on planet Typhon...*
Love your videos, always great to just listen to someone just talk about Star Wars content and not how they personally feel about a series, an episode or a movie. Just Star Wars lore
The razercrest is like owning a rusted out 350 K5 Blazer nowadays, like the one I had using for work up in Spokane. Just slightly maintain it and it'll never die until the body gives out completely. I liked it for what it was, until his new N1. The N1 has always been the favorite of mine, starfighter wise, and with my age and love of hot rods, his new N1 became my favorite ship in the entire Star Wars franchise. The designer and writer that came up with the modified N1 knew what the franchise needed for car guys like me. Checks all the boxes for me. To me, his N1 is like a procharged LS7 Miata. Insane power, very touchy and maintenance intensive (due to how rare N1 parts are from the lore).😅
Ok, previously I had my pirate faction use these guys as boarding ships, may rethink that now, lol
I can't believe I arrived at this video 2 minutes after it was uploaded
The return of the Short Form!
Halleulajah. :)
flip flopping between the two haha
I honestly thought it was just an old durable ship that took a beating and kept on flying. Never knew it was supposed to be “janky.” Figured it was like an older ford bronco that just doesn’t die no matter how many accidents you put it through. The N-1 on the other hand looks more like a Mad Max Muscle car.
Statement: It might be the Will of the Force that allowed Din Djarin's vessel to survive that long.
His spiel about his ship being another reason Nico Okarr is an Old Republic clone of Han Solo. "Guess who's got the fastest ship in the sector...She's not pretty, but she'll fly..."
I want to write a fanfic where he's still kicking around in the movie era.
She was a damn fine ship. I was so sad to see her go. The N1 is cool and all but the Razorcrest was a beautiful tough old bird
The Razor Crest is my 2009 Grey Toyota Tacoma.
"why don't you get a more recent model, the 3rd gen is out!"
"Becuase i know i can work on the 2nd gen ! And fix it myself ! "
I love the crest, it reminds me of my old beater trucks. I drove one of them while it was on fire at one point and it kept going for years afterward c:
This ship had Child Movie RV levels of plot armor. Thanks for the video
Coming from a Trekkie, the Razor Crest was a nice compact and versatile craft on-par with the Delta Flyer and Danube-class runabouts as they were largely meant for a single goal but were able to be multi-role without making the users/crews having a chance to stretch their legs instead of being stuck sitting behind a console.
Comparing the ST-70 Razor Crest to the YT-1300 Millenium Falcon, she has two advantages over the Falcon; smaller and better able to slip past security grids, & she's faster and more maneuverable in a dogfight so she can take a beating and keep running
At this point, I'm more impressed that they thought about all this backstory for this single starship model
The Razor quest the Dodge Caravan of outer rim.
I LOVE and Miss the Razor Crest. Do a total refit and upgrade on it to make it a top notch ship HELL YES I want to see the crest back.
Razor crest to Mando - "I'm tired, boss."
Not often you hear about the X4, always thought it would make a nice little hero ship.
It really is a testament to Din Jarin's ability as a Spacer that that thing stayed alive as long as it did. He's clearly an expert pilot and mechanic/engineer. I've known people who had beater trucks like that - held together by duck tape, bailing wires and luck. I would say prayers instead of luck, but God/The Force would have... Well, it did, come to think of it... Destroyed it as soon as possible and granted him something at least half way decent. A few of them actually loved the ragged things, like Solo and Lando felt about the Falcon, but most were as glad as they were sad at seeing the rolling scrap heap off to the junkyard. Din was pretty crestfallen when RC finally died, but he clearly wasn't TOO broken up about it.
Also, IRL, it is ASTOUNDING how long some second-rate junkers will keep going. Some vehicles earn the moniker Zombie Truck/Car because they JUST. WON'T. DIE! Top Gear tried destroying an old Toyota truck and failed. They drove it through a "house"(a shed built to house specifications), smashed it in the engine with a wrecking ball, lit it on fire, drowned it in the ocean, and at least one more thing that I can't remember. They thought they finally killed it after the attempted drowning, but in under an hour, with a few wrenches, a hammer and a basic roadside kit everyone should really have in their vehicle anyway, it came back to life with a jumpstart. The Razorcrest and Falcon are so unrealistic in their survival that they swing right around to being realistic.
Dude went from an RV to a sports car.
Except you can't live in a sports car.
The Razor Crest not dying, is the Star Wars equivalent of the Toyota Hilux from Top Gear
I think I shed a tear when the Razor Crest was destroyed. Like Mando’s starfighter, but it isn’t really useful for bounty hunting, at least not for taking them alive. He may need another ship that his fighter can attach to when not in like dogfights or something
Never underestimate the plot armor of a merchandise product.😁
Reminds me of an OG Willy's Jeep.
This story could have been the twilight freighter
It reminds me of anakins clone wars ship, the twilight. That was super old and broken too.. I prefer the twilight though
Considering how many times the Razor Crest was torn apart and pieced back together, I can see both why it was very mid and why it lasted as long as it did.
Thats rises one question for me. What would be the Ideal ship for somebody to travel the Galaxy?
The razor crest was a much beter choice for his lime of work the the replacement ship i like the naboo fighter but still seems like a bad fit
If we’re talking about poorly built, maintained, and fixed hunk of junks in Star Wars there’s one ship you have to talk about. Thats of course the most famous and fastest (when it worked) hunk of junk in the galaxy the Millennium Falcon. How it survived from the junk yards for so long know body knows and good luck on the hyperdrive working when you want it too. Boy was it an awesome ship anyways.
I just got hit directly in my feels
I liked the Razercrest but the N1 is so much cooler
Orbital strikes was its weakness
Can you do a video about other ship options din could have gotten and upgradeds for jabbas Palace for boba
what the focalor is that thing on the left at :08?
🤔 . . . How does it compare to the _Slave I_ & the _Millennium Falcon_ ?
I wonder how long it would take the star wars galaxy to build a eldar Craft world from 40k but a star wars version
Can't lie though, the ship looks pretty cool
What if Star wars technology wasn't stagnant
That's like saying what if Harry Potter didn't go to school.
It's an axiom of the setting.
That's it? Two laser cannons? 16th century sailing ships were more heavily armed than that. And of course there's a hyperdrive on it, because your buddy is being harassed by a star destroyer three systems and could REALLY use your TWO LASER CANNONS.
Indeed
So its an early 2000s Honda Civic
Watch it come back somehow.
😂 franking ship, is that a swear word?
Naming conventions with starwars ships are very inconsistent, the razorcrest is more like a vietnam era huey sort of gunship and the Incom gunship is more like a gunboat or patrol boat, a step down from a corvette warship. They don't serve the same purpose and the Incom GS would have been too big to have the cinematic chase scenes and all that stuff from the show.
It was probably manufactured by toyota.
Plot Armor, Millenium Falcon much. With all due respect of course.
Unpopular opinion: I actually hate the millennium falcon it should die at some point.
Jaster's Legacy > Razorcrest.
Oi, no need to insult my mom
New isn't necessarily better...
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Are you the front?
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People really expect competent writing ? HAHAHAHA
Please please stay away from disney garbage. Stick to the cannon from Lucas we don't need to know anything more about Disney SW they ruined enough and we don't need a superior SW channel to the dark side and giving any nods or boosts through their garbage tier sw.
Grow up. What about a show that had 2 really good first seasons that are beloved in the fandom?
And and by Lucas canon you do mean only the 6 original films and the clone wars. You’d exclude all of legends as that was never officially canon anyway
You do realize there is interesting stuff within canon despite how mediocre canon itself tends to be, right?