====== AH.com Wars ======

As the name says, an AH.com-themed //[[offtopic:Star Wars]]// spoof, written by [[offtopic:Thande]]. At the end of June 2009, after several delays (mostly in Episodes 1 and 3), the saga was finally completed.



==== General Themes ====

Thande decided to use Star Wars as a setting after the success of //**[[Luaky Commer]]**// because, like Harry Potter, most of the Board members were familiar with the films and the famous lines, so Thande could spoof them effectively. 

He considered reversing the Empire/Republic roles (because, being British, the Empire are always the good guys) but elected not to in the end. However, he did get revenge on Lucas by making all the [[stories:Imperial Thread Destroyer]] captains have 'evil //American//' accents. 

Supposedly subtle references in the original are turned up to blatantly obvious ones, e.g. making the Trade Federation into the World Trade Organisation and the Corporate Alliance into the Evil Capitalist Combine of Wal-Mart and Microsoft.

With the prequel films, Thande struggled for a while because 1) people tend to be less familiar with the scripts and 2) the films themselves parody Star Wars so much that it's hard to add another layer. He eventually overcame that problem by inserting a continuous breaking of the fourth wall, with himself starring as the megalomaniacal Lucas-type director steadily descending into madness as he remains convinced that the new prequel films are //so// much better than the classic trilogy.

As with //**[[Luaky Commer]]**//, the scripts are full of [[offtopic:running jokes|in-jokes]] relating to AH and AH.com in particular. Thande apparently takes pride in making such subtle in-jokes that //nobody// understands them except him.

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==== Links ====

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.net/discussion/showthread.php?t=40773|Episode I: The Disappointing Prequel]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.net/discussion/showthread.php?t=55330|Episode II: A Shedload of Porn]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.net/discussion/showthread.php?t=128528|Episode III: Syringe of the Miffed]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.net/discussion/showthread.php?t=29630|Episode IV: An Old Doubt]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.net/discussion/showthread.php?t=30443|Episode V: The Empire Kicks Arse]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.net/discussion/showthread.php?t=32100|Episode VI: Upturn of the Kitjedi]]**

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==== See Also ====

**[[Cast of AH.com Wars]]**

**[[Starships and  Technologies of AH.com Wars]]**

**[[Planets of AH.com Wars]]**

**[[Races of AH.com Wars]]**

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