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I invite you back in time to December 2019. The season 1 finale of The Mandalorian finds "Mando" embarking on a quest to find a Jedi to return "the kid" to his own people. From an in-universe perspective, nobody made more sense than Luke Skywalker - despite it only being 28 years since Order 66, the galaxy has apparently forgotten the Jedi, but if you've heard of anyone being a Jedi, you've heard of Luke. The hero of the Rebellion that destroyed a Death Star, led the defense of Hoth, killed Jabba the Hutt, and single-handedly defeated Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine together.* But from a filming perspective... I concluded that nobody made less sense than Luke. The magnificent Mark Hamill can't realistically play his 28 year old self, and after the mixed receptions of CGI Tarkin in Rogue One and recast Han in Solo, I figured Disney would be too nervous to attempt either with Luke.
So... Luke and "Baby Yoda" were only ever going to meet in my imagination, I decided. Time for a pair of MOCs!
To mirror the symmetry of Yoda training Luke and Luke training "Baby Yoda", I decided to create two small vignettes showcasing Dagobah as featured in The Empire Strikes Back, and as a die-hard Legends fan, I decided that the second would be on Yavin IV, the no-longer-canon location of Luke's Jedi Academy in Legends. For Dagobah, I wanted to capture the drab colors, tall overgrown trees with their signature roots, simple marshy ground, and dark, stagnant water. For Yavin IV - which really hasn't been featured on screen other than treetops - I could get creative, and I wanted as much contrast as possible. Brighter colors... a lumpy, chaotic tree... brighter growth along the ground... running water along a rocky shore.
Well... if you've been keeping up on the Mandoverse/Filoniverse, you know how Mando's actual Jedi quest turned out and how right or wrong my conclusions were. But thanks for taking a glimpse into the imagination of a Legends fan that won't "let the past die" no matter what Disney tells me.
I find your lack of faith disturbing!
Here is my entry for round 2 of the “MOC Olympics” contest. In this round we have to build a ship or an iconic scene of the Empire or the First Order. A base of 32 x 32 was the limit.
As you can see I decided to build an iconic scene of the Empire. My MOC shows the meeting, which all the high members of the Imperial Military attended and where they debated whether to use the death star immediately or not. The meeting also resulted in Darth Vader briefly strangling Motti with the Force after the latter insubordinately retorted Vader's warning that the abilities of the Death Star were miniscule compared to the Force.
I hope you like it.
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Vader and co. attempt to keep up morale by playing to the troops
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Bl[]ckies are my block-headed character friends!
We've got the 3 main baddies of Rogue One here, in Bl[]cky form.
I've been trying to find a simple design for some small (yet recognizable) figures for a little bit of time now. I'm finally satisfied with this potential style.
Let me know what you think. They're really simple, and the techniques aren't anything new, and I've used them all before, but that was intentional so I could possibly make many.
If these go over well, I might make some leading rebel characters from Rogue One. Let me know!!
Also not sure if someone has already used the name "Blockies" for a series. I did a search in Flikr and didn't come up with something...if someone saw something I didn't, let me know and I'll come up with some other name.
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Through the creations that I build, I hope to inspire other young (or perhaps older) LEGO builders to unleash their inner creativity. We all need a positive way to express ourselves, so let's let LEGO be an extension of us. Your creativity belongs to you, and nobody can take that away. Build what you want to build, and how you want to build it.
Yet another shot of an Oxford Comic Con Stormtrooper......... I've a few more to come too. I was rather excited by the juxtaposition with the traditional stone walls behind......
You can see more of my Comic Con / Cosplay shots here : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157666039969957
From Wikipedia : "A stormtrooper is a fictional soldier in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. Introduced in Star Wars (1977), the stormtroopers are the main ground force of the Galactic Empire, under the leadership of Emperor Palpatine and his commanders, most notably Darth Vader and Grand Moff Tarkin. In The Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017), the upgraded stormtroopers serve the First Order, under the leadership of Supreme Leader Snoke and his commanders, most notably Kylo Ren, General Hux, and Captain Phasma.
The order of battle of the Stormtrooper Corps is unspecified in the Star Wars universe. Accompanying the Imperial Navy, stormtroopers are able to be deployed swiftly and respond to states of civil unrest or insurrection, act as a planetary garrison, and police areas within the Galactic Empire. They are shown in collective groups of varying organizational sizes ranging from squads to legions and for some, their armor and training are modified for special operations and environments."
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Oh, the joy of welcoming a Hot Toys Peter Cushing to the collection! He's always been one of my favourite actors and by all accounts just such a lovely chap too.
I wish HT had taken a bit more time with his hands as they're a little large the sculpting could've been sharper. Also, it's a shame they didn't include a pair of carpet slippers with though (he found the jackboots too tight and so would wear slippers for the waist high scenes)... but overall I'm more than happy with this Tarkin and will hopefully get some more shots taken once my big photo table is clear again.
Dark Lord : The Rise of Darth Vader.
Darth Vader managed to track down the signal that tried to get acces to the jedi Archives. Furthermore he was able to identify what the escaped jedi were looking for: The jedi master Yoda, Luminara Unduil and Quinlan Vos, who fought during the last days of the clone wars side by side with the 41st elite corps on the wookie homworld of Kashyyyk. Not long after that vader arrived in the Kashyyyk system, along with the Impetator-class Star Destroyer Exactor, where it joined Wilhuff Tarkin and the Executrix. The two plotted their attack on Kashyyyk- Vader interrested in hunting down and destroying fugitive jedi, Tarkin interested in enslaving the Wookiees for use in the construction of the first Death Star.
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This build is inspired by tarkins room.
The trip to Coruscant is slower aboard the Adjudicator than it was with my fighter. An annoying complication. Who knows what Hassan is whispering in my master’s ear as I speak. No doubt reminding him of how much of a constant disappointment I’ve been. First failing to defeat Obi-Wan at Mustufar, then being unwilling to expel the remnants of Anakin Skywalker from my mind. Being unsuccessful in preventing this band of pirates from stealing old Republic contraband will simply enhance Hassan’s narrative further.
Part of me longs to ram my saber through Hassan’s skull to remove him as a thorn in my side, permanently. Another part of me simply wishes to keep him alive, if only to make the remainder of his existence hell, to the point where he begs me to end his life. Were it not for my master’s protection, you’d have been dead months ago, Hassan. He can’t protect you forever…..sooner or later he’ll be unable to protect himself.
By the time we arrive in Coruscant it’s been almost four hours since I attempted to speak with my master via hologram. I dread to think what Hassan has managed with in that time. Admiral Fel generously ‘donates’ his shuttle to me so I can make my way to the palace. A most generous donation indeed. Perhaps, if he’s fortunate I may return it.
As the shuttle lands in the palace’s private docking port I make my way inside carrying the young jedi apprentice’s lightsaber. My master will no doubt be disappointed that she lives, but this should please him somewhat. A jedi may have the power of the force, but without a lightsaber they are just as vulnerable as anyone else. It would only take one lucky shot from a stormtrooper to put her out of commission, and without a saber to block said shot, those odd have exponentially increased.
As I enter the reception to the throne room, Kyra activates the energy barrier blocking my path. Foolish child.
Kyra: He’s busy.
Vader: It is a matter of utmost importance.
Kyra: It doesn’t matter. His orders are for no-one to disturb him.
Vader:….
Kyra: Have a problem with that?
Vader: I’m just trying to discern whether you’re devoutly loyal, or simply stupid.
Kyra: Just for that, I’m not going to allow you into the waiting room.
Kyra is many things, but the most evident is clearly a narcissist. She believes herself to be far more value to the Emperor’s vision than she actually is. In many ways this is by design. Though he’s been in public service for almost three decades my master loathes interactions with the public. The lack of hospitality shown by his staff is a deliberate attempt to dissuade people from attempting to meet with him. Especially Senator Bail Organa.
As a sign of good will, my master surrendered some of the executive powers granted to him during the Clone Wars as a sign of his intent to steer the Empire towards peace rather than to warmonger with the systems that do not wish to join the Empire. Mercifully, the fools actually believe that he might resign once the Empire is fully established and allow the senate to dictate the future of the Empire. Stupidity is common amongst many members of the senate.
One would have kept the Republic if they intended to allow democracy to reign. My master is simply waiting for an event to erupt that would require military involvement, and thus require the senate to grant him the emergency powers once again. Powers which he has no intention of rescinding once they’re granted to him again.
Kyra: Are you just going to stand there?
Vader: That is not your concern.
Kyra: You know I find it uncomfortable when you do that.
Vader: How unfortunate.
Kyra: You know he’s a busy man, Moff Tarkin is to meet him shortly. Perhaps you should come back later.
I don’t give her the dignity of a response. What could be happening that’s so important for him to keep me waiting? With the senate making an effort to remove military control from him the last thing my master needs is to be uninformed. One misstep could be all it needs to give Mothma or Organa the courage to call a vote.
After all, the continued presence of Jedi fugitives in the mid and outer rims could be all the reason he needs to ask the senate to grant him the emergency powers. The Jedi would have destroyed the Republic were it not for my actions, the continued threat of their existence may prove to be a valuable tool for my master.
Vader: Tarkin can wait.
Kyra: I don’t think he’ll agree or be very happy with that idea.
Even to this day it’s difficult to discern why I continue to distrust Tarkin so significantly. With the end of the Clone Wars he's been one of the most effective military leaders in purging derelict Separatist strongholds and salvaging their parts for the battle station. Yet I cannot overcome the anger I feel towards him for his role in pushing Ahsoka away from me. But, in hindsight he also pushed her way from the planned Jedi rebellion. Was she also planning to betray me? Surely not. I taught Ahsoka everything she knows….she….she wouldn’t betray me….
Ahsoka….
Sadly I may never truly know where her loyalties lied. According to recovery crews on Mandalore she was a victim of protocol 66. Killed by Rex no less. Rex….the poor man was merely a tool in my master’s schemes. Had I refused to join the dark side, would it have been my fate to fall by Rex’s hand just like Ahsoka?
Perhaps in time, I’ll learn the truth on that matter.
Vader: Governor Tarkin values Imperial security above all else. He would be concerned if you didn’t make him wait.
Kyra: I don’t think you’re talking about the same Tarkin that I am…
Vader: Enough of this.
With that I use the force to crush the barrier’s projectors, causing Kyra to panic. The Emperor is known in many different ways across the galaxy, be it as the head of state for a galactic government, or as a greedy warmonger. Either way, it’s widely known that he appreciates his privacy. That’s in part how he was able to hide in front of the Jedi order and they were none the wiser. Kyra’s more than aware of his desire for total privacy during meetings. It was the mistake her predecessor made that resulted in her acquiring her current position.
Kyra: You can’t go in there!
Before I can respond, the door to the throne room opens and out steps the boy who had cut one of my training sessions short. The same one who seemed to spark fear within the Emperor. Who is he And why is my master so keen to ensure I do not know his identity? I cannot afford to be kept in the dark on this matter.
Vader: You.
???: Me? Are you talking to me?
Vader: That is irrelevant. The more pressing matter is your identity.
???: What matter is that to you?
Vader: I am responsible for the Emperor’s security. It is paramount that I know the names of all his….guests.
Kyra: Lord Vader, this is beyond unaccepta……
Before Kyra can interject further, I silence her by applying pressure to her throat through the force. Her continued interference is an annoyance, and I must know this boy’s name.
???: I take it you’re this Vader my father talks about then.
Vader: Father?
???: It’s a honour to meet you Lord Vader. I’m surprised my father hasn’t introduced us yet, my name is Synar Palpatine.
Vader:…..Pal…..palpatine……
Synar: Yeah. I’m…. I’m the Emperor’s son.
1. Pookie is my actual nickname. All my siblings call be by it.
2. I was born on July 21st
3. I’m 423 years old
4. I'm technically the third eldest, but I'm the oldest still living at home.
5. I’ve always been the nice, innocent, funny friend; whom everyone came too with their problems.
6. The last year I actually enjoyed school was fifth grade. Ahhh good times.
7. I'm the same height as my older and younger sister 5.3ft
8. I prefer tea over coffee (coffee….bleh)
9. As my name suggest I am indeed a lusus naturae.
10. Don’t worry I’m not like other monsters. Unlike them I only eat Doughnuts, and Books.
11. Penguins are my favorite animals.
12. My favorite book of all time is Don Quixote
13. These books made me cry, "Old Yeller", "Where the Red Fern Grows", and "The Throne Warden and The Wolf King". The latter was literally last night.....soooo many tears.
14. I don't read Horror or Romance
15. Tarkin Is my favorite non-movie Star Wars book.
16.I LOVE the original Sherlock Holmes stories.
17. My dream vehicle is a jeep truck painted crazy plum purple, with hydraulics, and underglow. Practical, no. Fun? YES!
18. My taste in music is rather diverse, basically, if I hear a song I like, I like it. My music playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB9RwuiWWPinCClROVBA0OkahO...
19. My favorite artist are NF, Imagine Dragons and Owl City.
20. I can (sort of) play the drums. I'm still learning.
21. I'm part of a writers guild.
22. I’m currently working on 3 major WIP’s and two short stories. I can’t just work on one so I go back and forth.
23. I do a (fake) British accent.
24. So far I've had three Walmart cashiers compliment my accent.
25. My newest accent is Russian.
26. Whilst asking the pharmacist a question for my mother, I used my new Russian accent, and she asked me if I was from around here. It made me sooooooo happy.
27. I've been to the emergency room three times; all during the same summer.
28. When I'm in pain, physical or emotional, I simultaneously laugh/cry...mainly laugh.
29. I enjoy rapping..like..alot.
30. Crafts bring out the perfectionist in me, which is why they frustrate me so.
31. I don't wear any kind of makeup...ever. Well except to that wedding, but I was forced to.
32. I love wearing small necklaces. It's come to a point were I feel naked without one.
33. I find sand blasting engine parts strangely relaxing..?
34. My favorite superhero is Batman .......*Na^16 BATMAN*......
35. My favorite movie is actually Newsies. #likeditbeforebroadway
36. I enjoy watching little kid shows with my siblings. Including but not limited to, Masha and the Bear Peg+Cat, and Goldie and Bear,
37. When I was 5/6 I had a white cat with black spots that I named Screwy because it chased it's tail.
38. Science was my favorite subject in school.
39. Pinterest has consumed too many hours of my life.
40. I'm VERY clumsy.
41. As far as clothing goes I choose comfort over style.
Oh and I LOVE boots. Not cowboy boots, but styled boots.
42. While I don't like baking, I do it cuz...you know....I like food.
43. I'm best known for my meringues, peanut butter cookies, and pineapple upside-down cake.
44. My favorite flavors are Lemon, mushroom, coconut, and orange creamsicle. Not together of course.
45. The monster side of me prefers flavors like profound themes, complex characters, and dynamic plots.
46. I'm plagued with headaches/migraines. Some times I'll get them 5 times in a week, sometimes I'll go weeks without getting one. IDK why.
47. My favorite games are Halo, Minecraft, Star Wars Battlefront, and over analyzing/making fun of kid shows.
48. I'm currently writing in seven different notebooks. They serve different purposes of course.
49. One day I'll own a Rottweiler, and I'll name it Ronald.
50. I babysit my siblings for cappuccinos..........No, I'm NOT addicted thank-you very much.
Now for the questions you asked.
d00dle dragon : what's your favorite time of day? ^^
I don't know whether you meant time in general or just day-time, so I'll answer both. In general terms I like midnight, that's when I do most of my reading. In terms of day-light, I like early mornings, that's when I'm most productive.
lilchik01 : do u ship reylo?! NO!
Cole L. Brookstone : When did you get into Star Wars and have you ever had anyone take issue with your interests?
While I’ve liked star wars even when I was little, I didn’t really get into it until... Like...seventh grade. None of my friends ever liked Star wars and I leaned to stop fangirling pretty quickly. They weren’t mean about it, they just weren't interested at all.
Dble L: if you had the ability to turn into another creature, what would it be?
I would want to turn into a water Beatle. Mainly because they can walk , swim, and fly. I'd be the perfect spy.
Or maybe a Puffin for the same reasons. But they’re also cute and have a penguin quality to them.
Face Reveal Time!
If you have any other questions feel free to ask.
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Updated figures for Admiral Ozzel, Admiral Piett, Grand Moff Tarkin, Imperial Crewman and Captain Needa. (I know it's not named as Needa but with the crewman being perfect for the whole 'Prepare my shuttle. I'll report to Lord Vader and take full responsibility' incident.
Peter Wilton Cushing OBE (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor. His acting career spanned over six decades and included appearances in more than 100 films, as well as many television, stage, and radio roles. He achieved recognition in his home country for his leading performances in the Hammer Productions horror films from the 1950s to 1970s, while earning international prominence as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977).
Born in Kenley, Surrey, Cushing made his stage debut in 1935 and spent three years at a repertory theatre before moving to Hollywood to pursue a film career. After making his motion picture debut in the film The Man in the Iron Mask (1939), Cushing began to find modest success in American films before returning to England at the outbreak of the Second World War. Despite performing in a string of roles, including one as Osric in Laurence Olivier's film adaptation of Hamlet (1948), Cushing struggled greatly to find work during this period. His career was revitalised once he started to work in live television plays, and he soon became one of the most recognisable faces in British television. He earned particular acclaim for his lead performance as Winston Smith in a BBC adaptation of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954).
Cushing gained worldwide fame for his appearances in 22 horror films from the Hammer studio, particularly for his role as Baron Frankenstein in six of their seven Frankenstein films, and Doctor Van Helsing in five Dracula films. Cushing often appeared alongside actor Christopher Lee, who became one of his closest friends, and occasionally with the American horror star Vincent Price. Cushing appeared in several other Hammer films, including The Abominable Snowman (1957), The Mummy and The Hound of the Baskervilles (both 1959), the last of which marked the first of the several occasions he portrayed the detective Sherlock Holmes. Cushing continued to perform in a variety of roles, although he was often typecast as a horror film actor. He played Dr. Who in Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) and Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966) and gained the highest amount of visibility in his career with his part in the original Star Wars film. Cushing continued acting into the early 1990s and wrote two autobiographies. Cushing had a variety of interests outside acting, including collecting and battling model soldiers, of which he owned over five thousand.[139] He hand-painted many and used the Little Wars rule set by H. G. Wells for miniature wargaming.[140] He also loved games and practical jokes,[15] and enjoyed drawing and painting watercolours, the latter of which he did especially often in his later years.[45]
After his wife's death, Cushing visited several churches and spoke to religious ministers, but was dissatisfied by their reluctance to discuss death and the afterlife, and never joined an organized religion. He nevertheless maintained a belief in both God and an afterlife.[99][141] He was an ardent vegetarian for most of his life who served as a patron with the Vegetarian Society from 1987 until his death.[142] He also had a great interest in ornithology and wildlife in general.[28] He suffered from nyctophobia from early in his life, but in his later years overcame this by forcing himself to take walks outside after midnight.[143]
Cushing was known among his colleagues for his gentle and gentlemanly demeanour, as well as his professionalism and rigorous preparation as an actor.[21] He once said that he learned his parts "from cover to cover" before filming began.[144] His co-stars and colleagues often spoke of his politeness, charm, old-fashioned manners and sense of humour.[10] While working, he actively provided feedback and suggestions on other elements beyond his performance, such as dialogue and wardrobe. At times, this put him at odds with writers and producers; Hammer Studios producer Anthony Hinds once declared him a "fusspot [and] terrible fusser about his wardrobe and everything, but never a difficult man."[71]
Although he appeared in both television and stage productions, Cushing preferred the medium of film, which allowed his perfectionist nature to work out the best performance possible.[10] He did not enjoy the repetitive nature of stage performances, and once compared it to a painter being forced to paint the same picture every day.[92] Cushing himself was not a particular fan of horror or science fiction films, but he tended to choose roles not based on whether he enjoyed them, but whether he felt his audience would enjoy him in them.[10] However, Cushing was very proud of his experiences with the Hammer films, and never resented becoming known as a horror actor.[4] He always took the roles seriously and never portrayed them in a campy or tongue-in-cheek style because he felt it would be insulting to his audience.[10][42][68]
On 10 April 1943, Cushing married Violet Hélène Beck, sister of Reginald Beck.
In 1971 Cushing's wife died of emphysema. Cushing often said he felt his life had ended when hers did,[10] and he was so crushed that when his first autobiography was published in 1986, it made no mention of his life after her death.[28] In 1972, he was quoted in the Radio Times as having said, "Since Helen passed on I can't find anything; the heart, quite simply, has gone out of everything. Time is interminable, the loneliness is almost unbearable and the only thing that keeps me going is the knowledge that my dear Helen and I will be reunited again some day. To join Helen is my only ambition. You have my permission to publish that ... really, you know, dear boy, it's all just killing time. Please say that."[146]
In his autobiography, Cushing implies that he attempted suicide on the night of his wife's death by running up and down stairs in the vain hope that it would induce a heart attack. He later stated that this had simply been a hysterical response borne out of grief, and that he had not purposely attempted to end his life; a poem left by Helen had implored him not to die until he had lived his life to the full.[141]
The effects of his wife's death proved to be as much physical as mental. For his role in Dracula A.D. 1972, Cushing (who was 58) had originally been cast as the father of Stephanie Beacham's character, but had aged so visibly and lost so much weight that the script was hastily rewritten to make him her grandfather: it was done again in the last Dracula film from Hammer, The Satanic Rites of Dracula.[147] In a silent tribute to Helen, a shot of Van Helsing's desk includes a photograph of her. He repeated the role of the man who lost family in other horror films, including Asylum (1972), The Creeping Flesh (1973), and The Ghoul (1975).
I decided to try and work my way through as much of the Star Wars canon as I could before the Force Awakens, but I never had any of the books that are now deemed canon by Disney. So, for Christmas I got a couple of the new books to see what all the fuss was about.
I just finished reading Tarkin and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I got to a certain point where the plot seemed a bit repetitive, but as for the backstory of the titular character, it was excellent and I now see the Grand Moff with a different pair of eyes. I'd definitely recommend it.
I also got Engines of War which has been recommended to me by numerous members of the Lego Doctor Who community, so I'm going to start reading that as soon as I finish some of the 8th Doctor audios, which I've also started. I watched the 1996 movie for the first time about a week ago and let's just say it was...different. But the Big Finish audios are surprisingly enjoyable so I'm going through a few of those before starting the book. I'll save some of that for a separate picture though.
Well Hopefully this update finishes it up for the year. the minifigs are organized year by year
and alphabetically, mostly following pretty close to bricklink, and with some arealight and
brickforge thrown in at the bottom
1999
1. Anakin Skywalker (Brown Helmet) Ep I 7141
2. Anakin Skywalker (Light Gray Helmet) Ep I 7131
3. Battle Droid with Back Plate Ep I 7121
4. Battle Droid without Back Plate Ep I 7141
5. Biggs Darklighter OT 7140
6. Dack Ralter OT 7130
7. Darth Maul Ep I 7101
8. Darth Vader OT 7150
9. Gasgano Ep I 7171
10. Hoth Rebel OT 7130
11. Jar Jar Binks Ep I 7121
12. Luke Skywalker (Endor) OT 7128
13. Luke Skywalker (Pilot) OT 7130
14. Luke Skywalker (Tatooine) OT 7110
15. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Old) OT 7110
16. Obi-Wan Kenobi (young with hood and cape) Ep I 7161
17. Padme Naberrie Ep I 7131
18. Pit Droid (Anakin's) Ep I 7131
19. Pit Droid (Gasgano's) Ep I 7171
20. Pit Droid (Sebulba's) Ep I 7171
21. Probe Droid (Darth Maul's) Ep I 7151
22. Qui-Gon Jinn Ep I 7121
23. R2-D2 OT 7140
24. R5-D4 OT 7150
25. Rebel Pilot Y-wing (Dutch Vander) OT 7150
26. Rebel Technician OT 7140
27. Scout Trooper OT 7128
28. Sebulba Ep I 7171
2000
29. Aldar Beedo Ep I 7159
30. Battle Droid Commander Ep I 3343
31. Boba Fett - Classic Grays OT 3341
32. C-3PO - Pearl Light Gold OT 7190
33. Chewbacca (Brown) OT 3342
34. Emperor Palpatine OT 3340
35. Emperor Palpatine (black hands) OT 3340
36. Gungan Soldier Ep I 7115
37. Han Solo, Blue Legs (Falcon) OT 7190
38. Han Solo, Brown Legs with Holster Pattern OT 3341
39. Han Solo, Carbonite OT 7144
40. Han Solo, Brown Legs without Holster Pattern (Skiff) OT 7104
41. Luke Skywalker (Skiff) OT 7104
42. Luke Skywalker with Black Hood, Black Cape OT 3341
43. Naboo Security Officer Ep I 7124
44. Princess Leia OT 7190
45. Rebel Engineer OT 7134
46. Rebel Pilot A-wing OT 7134
47. Rebel Pilot B-wing OT 7180
2001
48. Aldar Beedo (from Watto's Junkyard) Ep I 7186
49. Battle Droid Pilot Ep I 7126
50. Imperial Shuttle Pilot OT 7166
51. Royal Guard OT 7166
52. Stormtrooper (Yellow Head) OT 7146
53. TIE Fighter Pilot (Brown Head) OT 7146
54. Watto Ep I 7186
2002
55. Anakin Skywalker (Grown Up) with Cape EP II 7113
56. Anakin Skywalker (Grown Up) without Cape EP II 7133
57. Battle Droid Security EP I 7204
58. Boba Fett (Young) EP II 7153
59. Clone Trooper Ep.2 EP II 7163
60. Count Dooku EP II 7103
61. Destroyer Droid (Original) EP I 7163
62. Ewok, Brown Hood (Wicket) OT 7139
63. Ewok, Tan Hood (Paploo) OT 7139
64. Imperial Officer OT 7201
65. Jango Fett EP II 7153
66. Jedi Knight (Dark gray tunic, brown hood) EP II 7163
67. Lobot OT 7119
68. Luke Skywalker with Black Right Hand (Final Duel II) OT 7201
69. Obi-Wan Kenobi (young with Dark Orange Hair and Headset) EP II 7143
70. Obi-Wan Kenobi (young with Dark Orange Hair, no Headset) EP II 7133
71. Obi-Wan Kenobi (young with Padawan Braid Pattern) EP I 7203
72. Super Battle Droid Metal Blue EP II 7163
73. Tusken Raider EP II 7113
74. Yoda EP II 7103
75. Zam Wesell EP II 7133
2003
76. AT-AT Driver OT 4483
77. Battle Droid Geonosian Ep II 4478
78. Bib Fortuna OT 4475
79. Boba Fett (Cloud City - Printed Arms & Legs) OT 10123
80. B'Omarr Monk (Complete Assembly) OT 4480
81. Chewbacca (Reddish Brown) OT 4504
82. Dack Ralter (with Dark Bluish Gray Hips) OT 4500
83. EV-9D9 OT 4480
84. Gamorrean Guard OT 4476
85. Geonosian Ep II 4478
86. Geonosian with Wings Ep II 4478
87. Gonk Droid (GNK Power Droid) OT 4480
88. Greedo OT 4501
89. Han Solo, Dark Blue Legs (Set 4501) OT 4501
90. Han Solo, Tan Legs, Reddish Brown Male Hair (Falcon redesign, Yellow Flesh) OT 4504
91. Han Solo, Tan Legs, Reddish Brown Male Hair (Falcon redesign, Light Flesh) OT 4504
92. Hoth Rebel 2 OT 4500
93. Jabba the Hutt OT 4480
94. Lando Calrissian OT 10123
95. Luke Skywalker (Cloud City) OT 10123
96. Luke Skywalker (Dagobah) with Backpack OT 4502
97. Luke Skywalker (Jabba's Palace) OT 4480
98. Luke Skywalker (Pilot with Dark Bluish Gray Hips) OT 4500
99. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Old with Light Bluish Gray Hair) - Set 4501 OT 4501
100. Princess Leia (Cloud City) OT 10123
101. Princess Leia (Hoth Outfit, Bun Hair) OT 4504
102. Princess Leia (Jabba Slave with Neck Bracket with Back Stud) OT 4480
103. Snowtrooper, Light Bluish Gray Hips, Black Hands (Falcon blue box) OT 4504
104. Snowtrooper, Light Bluish Gray Hips, White Hands OT 4504
105. Snowtrooper, Light Gray Hips, White Hands OT 4483
106. Stormtrooper (Tatooine) with Pauldron, Re-breather on Back, 'Sandtrooper' OT 4501
107. T-16 Skyhopper Pilot OT 4477
2004
108. Darth Vader (Light Bluish Gray Head) OT 7262
109. Droid Brain (from TIE/d Fighter) OT 10131
110. Rebel Pilot Y-wing, Dark Bluish Gray Hips (Dutch Vander) OT 7262
111. TIE Fighter Pilot (Reddish Brown Head) OT 10131
2005
112. Anakin Skywalker with Black Right Hand Ep III 7256
113. Anakin Skywalker with Black Right Hand (without Hair) Ep III 7251
114. Anakin Skywalker with Light-up Lightsaber Ep III 7257
115. ASP Droid OT 10144
116. Buzz Droid Ep III 7252
117. C-3PO - Pearl Gold with Pearl Gold Hands OT 10144
118. C-3PO - Pearl Gold with Pearl Light Gold Hands (Set 10144 alternate) OT 10144
119. Clone Pilot Ep III 7259
120. Clone Trooper Ep.3 Ep III 7261
121. Clone Trooper Ep.3 with Jet Pack on Back, 'Aerial Trooper' Ep III 7261
122. Clone Trooper Ep.3, Dark Red Markings Ep III 7250
123. Clone Trooper Ep.3, Green Markings Ep III 7260
124. Clone Trooper Ep.3, Yellow Markings and Pauldron Ep III 7261
125. Darth Vader (Imperial Inspection) OT 7264
126. Darth Vader Ep.3 without Cape Ep III 7251
127. Darth Vader with Light-Up Lightsaber OT 7263
128. Emperor Palpatine (Imperial Inspection) OT 7264
129. General Grievous Ep III 7255
130. Gonk Droid (GNK Power Droid), Bluish Grays - Set 10144 OT 10144
131. Imperial Officer - Cavalry Kepi, Light Flesh (Imperial Inspection) OT 7264
132. Jawa OT 10144
133. Luminara Unduli with Light-Up Lightsaber Ep III 7260
134. Mace Windu with Light-Up Lightsaber (Trans-Light Purple Lightsaber Blade) Ep III 7261
135. Medical Droid Ep III 7251
136. Obi-Wan Kenobi with Light-Up Lightsaber Ep III 7257
137. Obi-Wan Kenobi, Dark Orange Legs Ep III 7255
138. Obi-Wan Kenobi, Dark Orange Legs, Light Flesh Head with Headset (set 7283) Ep III 7283
139. Owen Lars OT 10144
140. R1-G4 OT 10144
141. R4? (Head Only) Ep III 7283
142. R5-D4 (10144) OT 10144
143. Scout Trooper Ep.3, 'Kashyyyk Trooper' Ep III 7261
144. Stormtrooper (Printed Legs) OT 7264
145. Treadwell Droid OT 10144
146. Wookiee Warrior Ep III 7260
2006
147. Bespin Guard OT 6209
148. Boba Fett - Bluish Grays OT 6209
149. Emporer Hologram Block OT 6211
150. Darth Vader (Imperial Inspection - Eyebrows) OT 6211
151. Dengar OT 6209
152. Gamorrean Guard (Sail Barge) OT 6210
153. Grand Moff Tarkin OT 6211
154. Han Solo, Reddish Brown Legs with Holster Pattern (Light Flesh) OT 6212
155. Han Solo, Reddish Brown Legs without Holster Pattern (Skiff, Light Flesh) OT 6210
156. IG-88 OT 6209
157. Imperial Officer - Cavalry Kepi, Light Flesh (Imperial Star Destroyer) OT 6211
158. Lando Calrissian - Skiff Guard OT 6210
159. Luke Skywalker (Pilot, Light Flesh) OT 6212
160. Luke Skywalker (Skiff, Light Flesh) OT 6210
161. Mace Windu, Non-Light-Up Ep III 7261
162. Mouse Droid OT 6211
163. Princess Leia (Jabba Slave with Neck Bracket with Back Stud, Light Flesh) OT 6210
164. R2-D2 with Serving Tray (2 x 4 plate) OT 6210
165. R2-D5 OT 6211
166. R2-Q5 OT 6211
167. Rebel Pilot A-wing (Light Flesh) OT 6207
168. Rebel Pilot B-wing (Light Flesh) OT 6208
169. Rebel Technician - A-wing OT 6207
170. Royal Guard with Black Hands OT 6211
171. Stormtrooper (Light Flesh Head) OT 6211
172. Stormtrooper (Light Flesh Head, Dotted Mouth Pattern) OT 6211
173. Ten Numb OT 6208
174. TIE Interceptor Pilot (Black Head) OT 6206
175. Wedge Antilles OT 6212
2007
176. Anakin Skywalker (Short Legs) Ep I 7660
177. AT-AT Driver (Bluish Grays) OT 10178
178. Battle Droid Pilot with Blue Torso and Straight Arm Ep I 7662
179. Battle Droid Security with Straight Arm and Dark Red Torso Ep I 7662
180. Battle Droid with 1 Straight Arm Ep I 7662
181. C-3PO - Chrome Gold (SW 30th Anniversary Edition) OT
182. C-3PO - Gold - 5 Lego Mail in prizes (5 Random Polybag? - Unconfirmed)
183. C-3PO - Silver - Celebration IV Prize
184. C-3PO - Bronze - San Diego Comicon Prize
185. Clone Trooper Ep.3, Red Markings, 'Shock Trooper' Ep III 7655
186. Clone Trooper Ep.3, Yellow Markings, No Pauldron, 'Star Corps Trooper' Ep III 7655
187. Dack Ralter (with Dark Bluish Gray Hips and Light Flesh Head) OT 7666
188. Destroyer Droid Ep I 7662
189. General Grievous, No Cape Ep III 7656
190. General Veers OT 10178
191. Han Solo (Black Vest, Light Flesh) OT 10179
192. Hoth Rebel 3 OT 7666
193. Imperial AT-ST Pilot (7657) OT 7657
194. Imperial Probe Droid OT 7666
195. K-3PO OT 7666
196. Kit Fisto Ep III 7661
197. Luke Skywalker (Tatooine, Light Flesh) OT 10179
198. Naboo Fighter Pilot - Tan Jacket Ep I 7660
199. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Old, Light Flesh) OT 10179
200. Obi-Wan Kenobi (young with hood and cape, light flesh, tan legs) Ep I 7665
201. Obi-Wan Kenobi, Tan Legs, Light Flesh Head with Headset Ep III 7661
202. Princess Leia (White Dress, Light Flesh) OT 10179
203. Probe Droid (Darth Maul's) Ep I 7663
204. Qui-Gon Jinn (Light Flesh with Black Chin Dimple) Ep I 7665
205. Qui-Gon Jinn (Light Flesh) Ep I 7665
206. R? (Head Only) Ep III 7661
207. R2-R7 Ep I 7665
208. R5-D4 OT 7658
209. Rebel Pilot Y-wing, Light Flesh (Dutch Vander) OT 7658
210. Republic Captain Ep I 7665
211. Republic Pilot Ep I 7665
212. Shadow Trooper EU 7667
213. Stormtrooper (Black Head) OT 7659
214. Stormtrooper (Black Head, Dotted Mouth Pattern) OT 7659
215. Stormtrooper (Tatooine) with Pauldron, No Re-Breather, Black Head, 'Sandtrooper' OT 7659
216. Stormtrooper (Tatooine) with Pauldron, No Re-Breather, Black Head, 'Sandtrooper' (Dotted Mouth Pattern) OT 7659
217. Super Battle Droid Pearl Dark Gray Ep II 7654
2008
218. Ahsoka CW 7675
219. Anakin Skywalker CW 7669
220. Asajj Ventress CW 7676
221. Assassin Droid (White) OT 10188
222. Battle Droid Commander with Straight Arm and Yellow Torso CW 7670
223. Battle Droid with 2 Straight Arms CW 7678
224. Captain Rex CW 7675
225. Clone Pilot CW 7674
226. Clone Trooper CW 7675
227. Clone Trooper with Armor CW 7679
228. Clone Trooper with Dark Bluish Gray Helmet Antenna CW 7676
229. Clone Trooper Ep.3, Red Markings, White Hips 'Shock Trooper' Ep III 7671
230. Commander Cody with Pauldron and Kama CW 7676
231. Commander Fox CW 7681
232. Darth Vader (Death Star torso) OT 10188
233. Darth Vader Battle Damaged EU 7672
234. Darth Vader's Apprentice EU 7672
235. Dioga (Trash Compactor monster) OT 10188
236. Emperor Palpatine (Death Star) OT 10188
237. Han Solo (Stormtrooper outfit) OT 10188
238. Imperial Trooper OT 10188
239. Imperial Trooper (Death Star Alternate) Grey Helmet OT 10188
240. Interrogation Droid OT 10188
241. Juno Eclipse EU 7672
242. Luke Skywalker (Jedi Knight) OT 10188
243. Luke Skywalker (Stormtrooper outfit) OT 10188
244. Magna Guard CW 7673
245. Obi-Wan Kenobi CW 7676
246. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Old, Light Flesh with Hood and Cape) OT 10188
247. Plo Koon CW 7676
248. Protocol Droid OT 10188
249. R2-D2 (Light Bluish Gray Head) OT 10188
250. Rebel Scout Trooper OT 7668
251. Rotta CW 7675
252. Spy Droid CW 7676
2009
253. Admiral Ackbar OT 7754
254.Assassin Droid (Silver) CW 8015
255. Assassin Droid Elite (Black) CW 8015
256. Battle Droid Pilot with Blue Torso CW 8036
257. Boba Fett - Bluish Grays - Dark Red Helmet Highlights magnet set OT 852552
258. Captain Antilles OT 10198
259. Chancellor Palpatine CW 8039
260. Chief Chirpa (Ewok) OT 8038
261. Clone Commander CW 8014
262. Clone Gunner CW 8014
263. Clone Jet Trooper CW 7748
264. Count Dooku - Clone Wars CW 7752
265. Crix Madine, Dark Tan Hips and Legs OT 7754
266. Crix Madine, Tan Hips and Legs OT comcon005
267. Darth Vader - Chrome Black OT sw218promo
268. Darth Vader (Death Star torso - no Eyebrows) magnet set OT 852554
269. Han Solo, Tan Legs with Holster Pattern, Parka Hood (Light Flesh) OT 7749
270. Hondo Ohnaka CW 7753
271. Hoth Rebel 4 OT 7749
272. Lando Calrissian (General Outfit) OT 7754
273. Luke Skywalker (Celebration) OT b09sw
274. Mace Windu - Clone Wars CW 8019
275. Mon Calamari Officer OT 7754
276. Mon Mothma OT 7754
277. Nute Gunray CW 8036
278. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Young, Light Flesh with Hood and Cape, Gold Headset) magnet set Ep III 852554
279. Onaconda Farr CW 8036
280. Paploo (Ewok) OT 8038
281. Pilot Droid CW 7752
282. Princess Leia (Endor Outfit) OT 8038
283. Princess Leia (Jabba Slave, Light Flesh) magnet set OT 852552
284. Princess Leia (White Dress, Light Flesh, Smooth Hair) OT 10198
285. R2-D2 CW 8037
286. R7-A7 CW 7751
287. Rebel Commando Beard OT 8038
288. Rebel Commando Frown OT 8038
289. Rebel Pilot A-wing (Light Flesh, Trans-Yellow Visor) OT 7754
290. Rocket Battle Droid CW 8016
291. Scout Trooper (Black Head, Dk Bluish Gray Torso Pattern) OT 8038
292. Senate Commando CW 8039
293. Stormtrooper - Chrome Silver OT 4591726
294. Super Battle Droid with Blaster Arm CW 8018
295. Turk Falso CW 7753
296. Wicket (Ewok) OT 8038
297. Yoda CW 8018
2010
298. 2-1B Medical Droid Ep III 8096
299. Aayla Secura CW 8098
300. Anakin Skywalker (Parka) CW 8085
301. Anakin Skywalker, Battle Damaged with Darth Vader Helmet Ep III 8096
302. AT-AT Driver Hoth Battle Pack OT 8084
303. AT-AT Driver Hoth Battle Pack Varient OT 8084
304. Barriss Offee Ep III 8091
305. Boba Fett - White OT 4597068
306. Boba Fett - Gold OT
307. Boba Fett - Silver OT
308. Boba Fett - Bronze OT
309. Boba Fett (Pauldron, Separate Helmet and Jetpack) OT 8097
310. Bossk OT 8097
311. Cad Bane CW 8098
312. Captain Jag CW 8088
313. Clone Commander CW 8098
314. Clone Pilot, Ep. III with Open Helmet Ep III 8088
315. Clone Pilot, Ep. III with Open Helmet and White Head Ep III 8096
316. Clone Trooper Clone Wars (Dotted Mouth Pattern) Ep III 8091
317. Clone Trooper with Black Helmet Antenna CW 8098
318. Darth Vader White pupils OT 10212
319. EV-A4-D CW 8095
320. General Grievous CW 8095
321. General Veers OT 8129
322. Han Solo, (Black Vest, Light Flesh 2010 Head Pattern) OT 10188
323. Han Solo, Reddish Brown Legs with Holster Pattern (Light Flesh 2010 Head Pattern) OT 6212
324. Han Solo, Reddish Brown Legs with Holster Pattern, Open Jacket OT 8129
325. Han Solo, Reddish Brown Legs without Holster Pattern (Carbonite, Light Flesh) OT 8097
326. Han Solo, Tan Legs with Holster Pattern, Parka Hood (Light Flesh White Pupils) OT 7749
327. Hoth Officer OT 8083
328. Hoth Rebel Trooper OT 8083
329. Hoth Rebel Trooper OT 8129
330. Imperial Officer (Imperial Shuttle Commander) OT 10212
331. Imperial Officer Hoth Battle Pack OT 8084
332. Imperial Pilot OT 10212
333. Luke Skywalker (Celebration) - White Pupils OT b09sw
334. Luke Skywalker (Hoth) OT 8089
335. Luke Skywalker (Jedi Knight, Pupils) OT 10212
337. Luke Skywalker (Pilot, Light Flesh 2010 Head Pattern) OT 6212
338. Luke Skywalker (Pilot, Light Flesh) OT 8129
339. Luke Skywalker (Tatooine, Light Flesh, White Pupils) OT 8092
340. Nahdar Vebb CW 8095
341. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Old, Light Flesh, White Pupils) OT 8092
342. R4-P44 Ep III 8088
343. R7-D4 CW 8093
344. Rocket Droid Commander CW 8086
345. Senate Commando (Plain Light Flesh Head) magnet set CW 853037
346. Senate Commando Captain CW 8128
347. Sentry Droid OT 8092
348. Shahan Alama CW 8128
349. Skeleton Hoth OT 8089
350. Stormtrooper (Tatooine) with Black Pauldron, Re-breather on Back, 'Sandtrooper' (Dotted Mouth Pattern) OT 8092
351. Thi-Sen CW 8085
352. TIE Defender Pilot EU 8087
353. Zev Senesca OT 8083
2011
354. 2-1B Medical Droid OT 7879
355. Admiral Piett OT 10221
356. Anakin Skywalker CW 7957
357. Anakin Skywalker (Short Legs) Ep I 7877
358. Anakin Skywalker (Short Legs) Ep I 7962
359. ARF Trooper CW 7913
360. Asajj Ventress CW 7957
361. Aurra Sing CW 7930
362. Battle Droid Pilot Ep I 7929
363. Battle Droid Pilot with one straight arm Ep I 7958
364. Battle Droid Security with Straight Arm Ep I 7877
365. Bomb Squad Trooper CW 7913
366. Captain Panaka EP I 7961
367. Captain Rex with Helmet Antenna CW 7869
368. Clone Commander Wolffe CW 7964
369. Clone Pilot with Black Head CW 7958
370. Clone Trooper Clone Wars with Sand Green Markings CW 7913
371. Commander Cody CW 7959
372. Dack Ralter (Plain White Helmet) OT 7958
373. Darth Maul Ep I 7961
374. Dengar OT 10221
375. Destroyer Droid CW 7877
376. Eeth Koth CW 7964
377. Embo CW 7930
378. Geonosian CW 7959
379. Gungan Soldier Ep I 7929
380. Han Solo OT 7965
381. Han Solo (Celebration) Book OT b11sw02
382. Han Solo, Tan Legs with Holster Pattern, Parka Hood OT 7879
383. Han Solo, Young Padawan Menace DVD EU SWDVDBD
384. IG-88 OT 10221
385. Imperial V-wing Pilot CW 7915
386. Jar Jar Binks Ep I 7929
387. Ki-Adi Mundi CW 7959
388. Logray (Ewok) OT 7956
389. Luke Skywalker OT 7965
390. Luke Skywalker (Bacta Tank Outfit) OT 7879
391. Luminara Unduli CW 7869
392. Mace Windu (open belt loops) CW 7868
393. Mandalorian CW 7914
394. Mouse Droid light Gray Parts OT 7958
395. Naboo Fighter Pilot - Red Jumpsuit Ep I 7877
396. Obi-Wan Kenobi Ep I 7962
397. Obi-Wan Kenobi OT 7965
398. Padme Naberrie (Light Flesh) Ep I 7961
399. Princess Leia OT 7965
400. Princess Leia (Hoth Outfit, French Braid Hair) OT 7879
401. Qui-Gon Jinn Ep I 7961
402. Quinlan Vos CW 7964
403. R2-Q2 CW 7915
404. R-3PO OT 7879
405. R8-B7 CW 7868
406. Saesee Tiin CW 7931
407. Savage Opress CW 7957
408. Sebulba Ep I 7962
409. Shaak Ti CW 7931
410. Shadow ARF Trooper-May 4th be with you CW 4649858
411. Sugi CW 7930
412. Tokkat (Ewok) OT 7956
413. Training Droid (Falcon) OT 7965
414. TX-20 (Tactical Droid) CW 7868
415. Wald Ep I 7962
416. Watto Ep I 7962
417. Wolfpack Clone Trooper CW 7964
418. Yoda with Backpack (Santa Yoda) EU 7958
At the end of 18 BBY, the proclamation of the Tarkin Doctrine by Governor Wilhuff Tarkin marked a decisive turning point in Imperial security policy. The doctrine, which holds that the threat of overwhelming force is the surest means of maintaining control, demanded an enduring and unmistakable symbol of Imperial authority. Though the Stormtrooper Corps had existed since the Declaration of the New Order it now stood united under a single Imperial vision, personified by a new standardised armour.
Its introduction marked the end of a turbulent transition. Early prototypes, known as the Phase III Project, were field-tested by elite units such as the 501st Legion. These advanced suits offered improved protection and life-support systems, yet proved too complex and expensive. Using the data gathered, Imperial Armaments developed a refined model optimised for mass production. The outdated clone armour was gradually phased out as the new design entered service across the Empire.
This armour represented more than protection, it embodied the Tarkin Doctrine itself. Its pristine white projected invincibility and absolute order, an instrument of propaganda as much as a weapon of war. While the Stormtrooper Corps is highly trained and entrusted with critical duties, its true strength lies in its omnipresence and psychological effect, a living reminder of Imperial reach and authority.
By the end of the Clone Wars, the Grand Army already fielded soldiers from several genetic templates, as well as human and near-human recruits from loyal systems. This paved the way for a broader, more politically reliable Imperial force. Graduates from the new Imperial Academies soon filled the ranks, devoted citizens succeeding the generation of clone troopers whose valiant deeds are forever recorded in the Empire’s chronicles. Their time has passed, giving way to a new era of discipline, loyalty, and unity.
As I take the first few steps into the throne room, my mind races with possibilities. How could he have a son and hide it from me so efficiently? Mind this isn’t the first time he’s concealed information from me. During the entirety of the Clone War, the Jedi desperately hunted for the supposed Sith Lord that was pulling our strings. Little did we realise, that what helped my Master to conceal himself, was the fact that we kept him close. Thus everytime we showed our hand in our hunt for the Sith Lord, he was aware of it was, and was able to plan a counter before we could piece things together. Maybe that’s why he dispatched me to Bodrin in the first place. To get me off Coruscant whilst he met with his son.
But then again, there are no other members of the Empire better suited for combatting the survivors of Order 66. Not to mention that with his hands tied by the Senate, my master is unable to deploy any official Imperial units due to having surrendered his executive orders. Unofficially he has his squad of Imperial comandos ‘The Renegades’ as Tarkin likes to call them. Members of the Imperial military that can go where the prying eyes of the Senate will not, but even their talents pale in comparison to the power of the forcé. So it’s logical to assume that because of those reasons, I was dispatched. But I cannot help but doubt the Emperor.
Had he not desired the boy’s identity to be kept a secret, why conceal him from me? Not to mention that Tarkin is evidently also a part of this given how he escorted the boy to the throne room the first time I laid eyes upon him. I have far too many questions and not enough answers.
In order to be certain that my own downfall isn’t being orchestrated by the Emperor and his allies, I must ascertain this boy’s potential, and what my master knows about him. For if this boy is who he claims to be, his potential in the forcé will soon result in me being thrown aside just like my predecessors. That is a fate I will not allow.
Emperor: Lord Vader?
Vader: The pirates have been dealt with, my master.
Emperor: Good. Did they provide you with a challenge.
Before I respond, I remove the young Padawan’s hilt from the back of my belt and throw it to the ground in front of his office.
Vader: No.
Instantly, my master reaches out the force and calls the hilt to his hands.He takes a few moments to inspect it, taking note to inspect whether it’s crystal is still in place.
Emperor: Once more you continue to demonstrate I made the correct choice on Mustufar that day, my apprentice. What of the rest of her crew?
Vader: They escaped.
Emperor: And the contents of the facility?
Vader: Secured. Mostly.
Emperor: How unfortunate.
Vader: Unfortunate, Master?
Emperor: That equipment would have served me better had it found its way out of Imperial control. Without a credible cause, the majority of the Senate has vowed to block every motion put forward to grant me authoritative military control. Thanks to their stubbornness, I may as well be supreme chancellor again with how little I can do without approval.
Vader: Then perhaps we should send a message.
Emperor: You think I haven’t already considered such an idea? No, they are already suspicious of me from the moment I declared the New Order Proclamation. Given how the Galaxy still hasn’t fully settled following the end of the Clone War, I still need the Senate in place. If only to calm those who would dare consider rebellion.
Vader: Even if those voices come from the senators themselves?
Emperor: That’s the problema with a new era of peace. A member of the senate goes missing, and we have more sufficient resources to employ an independent. Whereas, in the middle of the Clone War. That was a matter for the military. Certainly made it easier to cover things up when they were needed. Part of me wishes I’d silenced Organa during the War.
Vader: He has a daughter, perhaps she can be leveraged.
Emperor: Endangering his daughter is out of the question.
An unusual response from my master. Often when he rules out one of my suggestion there’s an ever present tone of arrogance in his voice, a tone which he never exhibited in front of me prior to Mustufar. I still to this day cannot discern if the tone is a sign of disgust at me for my failure at Mustufar, or whether his calm caring composure was simply a deception. Currently, I favour both possibilities. But in that brief response, my master appeared humble. Evidently this boy has had some effect on him, lending legitimacy to the claims of heritage.
Vader: Why?
Emperor: The force is strong with her. In time, she may become a valuable asset. An agent, a spy.
Vader: An apprentice.
There’s a brief pause as my master takes a momento before a smirk appears on his face.
Emperor: That matter is dependent upon your successes Lord Vader.
An interesting reveal of sorts. Not of his willingness to replace me. My master made it clear long before I surrendered myself to his teachings that I was replaceable. I witnessed it first hand with how quick he was to disavow Maul after his return, and how willing he was to dispose of Dooku when he finally believed I was ready to replace the former Lord Tyrannus.
The more interesting revelation of sorts is that he believes Organa’s daughter could be trained in the force. From that alone there is doubt as to the boy’s claims. No child of the Emperor’s would be weak in the force. But then why would my master humour him with a meeting if there wasn’t an element of truth to his claims?
Vader: I will not fail you, master.
Emperor: That remains to be seen, apprentice.
There’s a momentary pause where it appears that my master considers telling me something. But he quickly has a change of heart and sides against it.
Emperor: You have done well. I have matters to attend to regarding the Senate’s proposed redistribution of the military expansion budget, but tomorrow we shall continue your training. I think it’s time you learnt the ways of Sith alchemy.
Vader: Yes. My master.
Emperor: Now go, Lord Vader. You’ve earned your rest. I’ll have Hassan bring the relevant holocrons to you.
Vader: Thank you. My master.
With that, I bow and exit the throne room. As the door opens I find a visibly angry Hassan who is pleased than amused that Tarkin allowed me to speak with the Emperor. His arrogance will be his undoing one day. I just hope I manage to be the cause when it finally comes. But despite how pleased my master maybe, my suspicions over this boy remain. There is not enough evidence to clearly confirm or deny his claims of his heritage, and I must know. Both my sake, and for that the security of the Empire.
There is no other choice. In order to know the truth, I must journey to where I swore I’d never return.
Naboo.
This is my vignette on the genocide of the Geonosians. This is just a small snippet of the actual event that killed over 100 billion geonosians.
The Outer Rim world of Geonosis was sterilized by the Galactic Empire, killing most of the planet's population, by orders from Grand Moff Tarkin, to ensure the secrecy of the Death Star project.
Another shot of the Oxford Comic Con 2018 'dirty' Stormtrooper......
This Stormtrooper was one of quite a large number of Star Wars characters that hung around outside the University of Oxford Examination Schools venue trying to tempt people inside.
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From Wikipedia : "A stormtrooper is a fictional soldier in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. Introduced in Star Wars (1977), the stormtroopers are the main ground force of the Galactic Empire, under the leadership of Emperor Palpatine and his commanders, most notably Darth Vader and Grand Moff Tarkin. In The Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017), the upgraded stormtroopers serve the First Order, under the leadership of Supreme Leader Snoke and his commanders, most notably Kylo Ren, General Hux, and Captain Phasma.
The order of battle of the Stormtrooper Corps is unspecified in the Star Wars universe. Accompanying the Imperial Navy, stormtroopers are able to be deployed swiftly and respond to states of civil unrest or insurrection, act as a planetary garrison, and police areas within the Galactic Empire. They are shown in collective groups of varying organizational sizes ranging from squads to legions and for some, their armor and training are modified for special operations and environments."
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18 BBY
(1 year after the events of Revenge of the Sith and 18 years before the events of A New Hope.)
“You still see her, don’t you?”
“Yes. My master.”
“In your dreams?”
“I see her everywhere I go. But I see her most clearly when I close my eyes. What does this mean master?”
“It means that Anakin Skywalker still lives within you my apprentice. So long as he lives within you, she shall continue to torment you.”
“How can we destroy him my master?”
“Skywalker knows that you will never strike him down so long as she defends him. That’s why he uses her to haunt you my apprentice.”
“What if it is her though my master? What if she’s reaching out to me with the force? What if she’s trying to guide me somewhere?”
“Enough! She is dead Lord Vader. It is not her that haunts you, it is the memory of Skywalker seeking to control you. We must eliminate him, and in order for us to achieve this you must purge her from your mind.”
“How?”
“We must return you to your dreams, there you shall strike her down and remove your guilt for her fate. Without her to protect him, you will be able to purge any remainder of Anakin Skywalker from you.”
“How can this be done?”
“We shall use ancient arts used by the Sith long before the rise of Darth Bane.”
“Sith sorcery my master?”
“Indeed. Before Bane created the rule of two and remodelled the Sith order, the old empire he destroyed was experimenting on many new ways to manipulate the force. One such method was the ability to enter people’s minds through the use of sorcery.”
“What do you require of me, my master?”
“Remove your helmet. Show me your face.”
“But what about my life support?”
“Use the force to sustain yourself. This process should not take long.”
“As you wish.”
With that I remove my helmet for the first time since I had first been placed into the suit almost a year ago. It’s been so long since I looked upon Coruscant with my own eyes, but as I remove my helmet and begin to use the force to sustain my bodily functions the sliders are drawn to leave the throne room in darkness.
“Lay yourself down on the table, and open your mind.”
“What are you going to do master?”
“In order for me to help you remove Skywalker from your mind, I must enter it as well.”
“How will you do that master?”
“My master taught me how to grant this power to others, it is how the Sith have been able to sense when they’re about to be discovered and silence the ones who would expose them. It is an old art of the dark side and is believed to be little more than a rumour amongst the ranks of the Jedi order.”
As he says those words my master calls a vial to him from the cabinet hidden within his throne.
“This will unlock your mind, allowing you to see into the minds of others and allow me to journey into your mind as well.”
“But if you can already read peoples minds then why I do require the serum?”
“You are strong with the force my apprentice. Only the weak minded can have their minds entered. Anyone with the force has the ability to resist this technique. Now, open your mind and bring your focus to her.”
I close my eyes and it’s not long before I’m returned to the realm when I last saw her. Though I don’t recognise where I’ve brought myself I can hear her. Clear as day. I can feel her touch. For the longest time the touch of her skin to would bring me great comfort, especially during the Clone Wars where it was so rare that I would get to see her.
“Anakin….”
“She’s here.”
With that my master places a drop of the serum onto my forehead and begins to utter an incantation. I have yet to begin my tutelage in the ancient dialect of the Sith but as he ends his incantation I begin to feel my mind open more to the force, and I begin to feel his presence in the force.
Since I first met him my master had always made a point to conceal his presence in the force. To be able to feel him for the first time was bizarre. It felt as though he was crushing my body beneath him with his presence. The strength of his presence makes me wonder how even Master Yoda was unable to sense his presence. How could power such as this be hidden so well?
“The process is complete. Now open your mind my apprentice. Focus on her. Bring her to the front of your mind, and ignite your blade.”
I follow through with my master’s orders and I bring her to the front of my mind. For months I’ve tried to purge her from my mind, to remove any memory of her. To forget all the atrocities I committed to try and save her.
“Anakin….”
“Padme.”
As I say her name she appears before me. Whilst I’m meant to strike her down I can’t help but embrace her. It’s been almost a year since I last embraced her and everyday that has gone by since I killed her has been torture.
“It’s good to see you Ani.”
“And you.”
I feel a tear run down my left cheek as we slowly release our embrace over one another. She places her right hand on my left cheek and wipes away my tear. Her touch feels really. I then follow up by placing my right hand on her cheek. It’s then I realise that my hand is flesh once more. It hasn’t been like that since the beginning of the Clone War.
“Strike her down.”
For a few moments I consider sparing her. Her memory may haunt me but it’s not a memory I wish to lose. She meant everything to me. I loved her. She was going to be the mother of my children had I not lashed out with the force. Had I not allowed myself to be consumed by the dark side of the force.
“Strike her down Lord Vader!”
I remove my saber from my belt and ignite it. The blade is red just as it has been for the last year. I raise the blade above my head and prepare to strike her down.
“Anakin please…..”
“I’m sorry Padme.”
“This isn't who you are and you know it.”
“Stop it!”
I close my eyes as another tear begins to slide down my left cheek.
“I know you Ani. You don’t want to do this. This isn't who you are.”
“Anakin is dead! He died on Mustafar."
With that I open my eyes and prepare to strike her down just as my master wants before she says those four words.
“What about our child.”
I stop short of striking her.
“Our….child?”
“Yes Anakin. Our child is alive. We can raise him. Together. All you need do is come back to me.”
“No, it's not true. I killed you! You’re dead! This is just an illusion!”
“If this is an illusion then why can’t you bring yourself to strike me down.”
She's right and before I know it I find myself lowering the hilt of my blade as I deactivate my lightsaber.
“What’s his name?”
“This is nothing more than an illusion my apprentice. Strike her down!”
“He’s not your apprentice anymore. He's my husband. He’s the father to my child and his name is Anakin Skywalker!”
“He is Darth Vader. Dark lord of the Sith. Strike her down Lord Vader. Now!”
“He’s Anakin Skywalker. The greatest Jedi I know, and he will never be your slave!”
“Kill her now Lord Vader. That is an order!”
I pause for a moment, uncertain who to side with. Despite how much I try to deceive myself I know that Padme is nothing more than illusion created by my own subconscious as part of my guilt for killing her. Yet I still choose to take her side.
I turn to defend Padme and ignite my blade, this time it's blue just as it was before I was put in this suit. She was taken from me once, I won’t let her be taken again.
“You see? He is Anakin Skywalker. If that doesn’t prove it then look who he imagines himself to be when he closes his eyes.”
It’s at that point I look at my body. Instead of the black robotic suit I’ve grown accustomed to, I see my old Jedi robes instead. It’s true. Everything Padme said. I’m not Darth Vader. I am Anakin Skywalker.
“Most disappointing.”
As I hear the Emperor utter those words, his figure appears in the shape of several black clouds. His face is concealed from view, all I see is his hand reach out to me and before I realise what’s going on, pieces of my suit begin to fly at me.
NO.
I won’t go back.
Not to the suit!
Though I attempt to resist my master’s powers to awaken me I’m unsuccessful, and before I know it Padme fades into dust once more and I awaken from my dream.
“You have failed, my apprentice.”
“Forgive me master, I allowed her to get into my...”
Before I can finish my sentence I feel my master reach out with the force and grip my throat in anger.
“This is unacceptable Lord Vader. I dedicated years to moulding you into my apprentice. I saved you after Kenobi discarded you and this how you repay me?”
“For…..give…….me…..master…..”
The Emperor does not relent. I fear he would of killed me that day for my failure were it not for Tarkin’s arrival into his throne room.
"Perhaps I should have left you to perish on Mustafar."
“Your majesty. He is here.”
With those brief few words my master releases and I call my helmet to me, quickly covering my face from Tarkin’s view. Oddly though when my master felt those words I sensed fear in him….I’ve never known my master to feel fear at any point in his life.
“Leave us Lord Vader.”
“As you command, my master.”
As I lift myself up off the floor and begin to leave the throne room a young boy enters the room accompanied by two royal guards. Upon the boy entering the room I sensed even more fear from my master. Interesting. I’m not sure who this boy is but his ability to unnerve the Emperor is fascinating. I will need to learn the identity of this body and why the Emperor appears to be afraid of him.
Grand Moff Tarkin
Built: 2019
"Of power, I could tell you much. One must seize the moment, and strike." - Tarkin
Tarkin is one of my favorite Star Wars villains. From his first appearance in A New Hope to Rebels, Rogue One, and the rest of the extended universe, he has always been a strong, cunning figure that strikes fear and respect in both allies and foes. Truly, one of the Empire’s best!
Two Sith Lords inspecting their troops... these are all from my private collection... I am soon going to make a review on my Youtube Channel about my Star Wars collection...
photo and editing by Danny "MushroomBrain" Hennesy
peace and noise!
"The Jedi are extinct. Their fire has gone out of the universe. You, my friend, are all that's left of their religion."
Wilhuff Tarkin
I am a really big fan of the Inquisitors and I always want to build one by myself.
Dark Lord : The Rise of Darth Vader.
Darth Vader managed to track down the signal that tried to get acces to the jedi Archives. Furthermore he was able to identify what the escaped jedi were looking for: The jedi master Yoda, Luminara Unduil and Quinlan Vos, who fought during the last days of the clone wars side by side with the 41st elite corps on the wookie homworld of Kashyyyk. Not long after that vader arrived in the Kashyyyk system, along with the Impetator-class Star Destroyer Exactor, where it joined Wilhuff Tarkin and the Executrix. The two plotted their attack on Kashyyyk- Vader interrested in hunting down and destroying fugitive jedi, Tarkin interested in enslaving the Wookiees for use in the construction of the first Death Star.
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This build is inspired by tarkins room.
Parking outside of Jabba’s Palace was a difficult task, considering the guards usual fare. However, Luke managed to convince the Gamorreans, somewhat easily, that his and Biggs’ business dealings with Jabba should allow them to park for free. Obliging, the two guards stepped aside, allowing Luke to park his Landspeeder in a small hanger full of numerous vehicles.
“That was impressive,” Dub said as the speeder came to a halt, “I haven’t seen a negotiation go that well since the Clone Wars. And that was period of galactic war mind you.” Smiling as he exited his vehicle, Luke responded,
“Thanks.” Followed quickly by Biggs saying,
“They were Gamorreans. All they really do is grunt and drool.”
“Not unlike yourself.” Pike said as he walked past the group and towards the exit to the garage. Raising his hands defensively in shock, Biggs was met with Luke sarcastically saying,
“We were all thinking it.” The remaining trio then followed Pike out of the garage and into a narrow hallway where they were greeted by a white protocol droid,
“Good morning, sirs. I’m afraid Jabba isn’t feeling up to a meeting today, but if you wish to set one up I implore you to refer to Sek Fortuna in Anchorhead.”
“We’re not here to meet with Jabba…” Pike began before Luke stepped in front of him, cutting him off with,
“Yes we are. We wish to speak with the…great…powerful…exalted Jabba for only a few minutes,” Judging by the silence the protocol droid responded with, Luke persisted with, “After that we’ll leave. We only wish for a few minutes in the presence of the unassessably wealthy…stupendous…”
“Yes, I’m rather sure we know how great Jabba is. I will speak with him and be back in a moment.” With that, the white protocol droid turned and walked briskly down the stairs into Jabba’s throne room. Luke looked from Biggs to Pike and then to Dub who said,
“Ok, one time is a coincidence. Hell, even two times is. But, kid, there’s something about you. Something I haven’t seen in a very long time.”
“It’s called luck.” Luke firmly responded.
“That’s not what they would’ve said twenty years ago…” Dub said, chuckling to himself and looking up to see the white protocol droid returning.
“Who would’ve said…?” Luke began to ask as the protocol droid cut in,
“Jabba says you have five minutes. No more and no less.” The group descended the stairs as Biggs joked,
“If only Tarkin could see me now. Walking into a den of thieves and smugglers with weeks left before the academy.”
“Imperial bastard…” Pike mumbled to himself as Biggs spoke, and while the latter heard he was unaffected by the statement. In fact, in many ways, he agreed with it. As they all reached the bottom of the stairs, the enormous figure of Jabba the Hutt came into view. Surrounding him were various species of bounty hunters from across the galaxy including: a crippled Talz, a muscular Gamorrean, and a man who the group recognized immediately as Godden Mann grasping what looked like the hilt of some weapon. Turning Luke around to talk to him privately, Biggs asked,
“What exactly do you have planned here?”
“We talk to Jabba, and as we do, we give Dub and Pike time to talk to Godden Mann.” Luke responded calmly.
“You do know he can repossess both of our homes AND Skyhoppers at a whim, right? You have to have more of a plan than that if you want to…” Biggs was cut off by the booming voice of Jabba the Hutt. The two young friends turned around just as this was followed soon after by the voice of the white protocol droid translating what the Hutt had said,
“The mighty Jabba awaits your excuse for interrupting his rest.”
More on this Vessel, including Specs and a Wallpaper on its album!!!
(New render done whit simlab, total render time for all the pics inside this album: 1 hour and half)
"rule through fear of force, rather than through force itself"
-Moff Wilhuff Tarkin-
This is the Orbital Assault Vessel Dhoruba, the Swahili word for storm, its called this way because whitin its large weapons array theres an orbital assault laser, capable of devastating laser "storms" that can destroy entire civilizations, for the space warfare it has a large array of lasers, missiles and a rail cannon strong enought to destroy space stations, and if this isn´t enought, it can deploy 6 squads of 4 light fighters, 2 bombers or instead carry a full planetarian assault army.
Some words on the design
Colors:
Since the name is a swahili word i tried to apply this concept even to the paint of the ship, under the famous "Tarkin doctrine" the ship must play a psicologial role on the attack, to look aggresive and dangerous is the goal of the tribal like stripe painting whit colors found on predators like spiders, snakes and scorpions, also based on the basic swahili warrios clothing and tribal painting
Shape:
The basic idea was to build something ressembling modern day destroyers so i started by building a common ship, thats why its shape is somewaht close to a submarine/ship hybrid, then i take apart all the "too nautic" parts and replaced whit sci fi elements, artillery for lasers, radars for a lot of antenna stuff, propellers for engines and so on, just a little experiment that for my like went just perfect
Download this and more models on my mediafire folder
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Lauren Bregman [@CastleCorsetry] as R2-D2 Bunny
Amanda Lynne [Birds of 'Play] as C-3PO Bunny
LeeAnna Vamp [@Vamp] as Chewbacca Bunny
Adrianne Curry [@AdrianneCurry] as Vader Bunny
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Jenny Newman [@Jennernugen] as Admiral Ackbunny
Amanda Franchini [@AmandaFranchini] as Yoda Bunny
Victoria Schmidt [@scruffyrebel] as a Rebel Pilot Bunny
Bernadette Bentley [@MsBernadetteB] as Rystáll Sant Bunny
Jes Reaves [@JesReaves] as Grand Moff Tarkin Bunny
Elisa Teague [@GeekyPinup] as a Wampa Bunny
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Chrissy Lynn [@Chrissy Lynn Cosplay] as Oola Bunny
Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2015
Colonel Paxton was once one of Grand Moff Tarkin's greatest enthusiasts. But he also learned from Tarkin's mistakes.
After the fall of the Empire, he retreated to a secret underground base on an unknown jungle planet to avoid becoming a victim of imperial arrogance like many others before him. From there he could pull the strings from the background for the time being.
Also, the Colonel doesn't like the Imperial uniforms very much, which is why he usually wears a functional black overall.
Paxton was already eagerly awaiting the order to gather the Imperial Warlords, as he is convinced to be an important piece of the puzzle among the remaining Imperial officers, but when this order finally arrived he was a bit surprised....
A project that I suspected would only take me a month to complete turned into something I could only work on during select weekends. But I’ve finally finished the minifigures from Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope -! These figures represent some of my favorite characters in fiction and are celebratory pieces for Lucasfilm’s 50th anniversary.
From L to R
Darth Vader
Grand Moff Tarkin
Chewbacca
Han Solo
Luke Skywalker
Princess Leia Organa
Obi-Wan “Ben” Kenobi
General Jan Dodanna of the Rebellion
C-3P0
R2-D2
I. Luke Skywalker was a simple minifigure to make and I definitely think I captured the look of his Tatooine clothing. He has a custom waistcape made out of a higher quality fabric and 3D belt pouches made out of several layers of e-tape and the buckle is cut from a soda can which I then painted silver.
II. Leia was a figure that proved to be a challenge considering that she needed a painted white waistcape. Given the situation, she came out great! She features a custom painted face to resemble the FirestarToys.com print, a 3D belt, and sculpted arms to make her appear to have draping sleeves. Satine’s Lament, which is the blaster used by Leia in the opening of Star Wars is also custom made.
III. Han Solo was merely an upgrade to my previous versions. He sports a vest and sagging belt freshly cut from my new fabric. He has many 3D elements along his front and side including pouches, a holster, and what appeared to be a detonator of some kind. Han Solo looks especially good when paired when his iconic DL-44, which is a custom mold from eclipseGRAFX.com.
IV. I knew how to approach Chewbacca from the beginning of the project. I knew I was finally going to sculpt the fur details rather than painted them on as I’ve done in the past. I incorporated LEGO’s original Chewbacca head mold and sanded down the bandolier strap to make way for my own custom version. Many thanks to my buddy Samsfigs for inspiration to the facial details.
V. Obi-Wan Kenobi/Ben simply was made using fabric for the many layers of jedi robes. Each piece is an individual layer. He uses the official head front, a 3D hood, and a painted white Mutt Williams hair piece.
VI. Jan Dodonna was added to round off the cast. During the planning stages, I wrestled between either him or Owen Lars, and I felt I could do more with Dodanna. That being said, I’m not particularly proud of the end result, the 3D beard and oddly painted face don’t sit well with me. But he’s just an extra figure who won’t be in the spotlight often, so I’ll allow him to slip by.
VII. C-3P0 and R2-D2 are no more than stand-ins from previous projects with minor upgrades. In C3P0’s case, he has a freshly painted head. Meanwhile, R2-D2 has tweaked leg painted details and a new coat of silver near the head ports.
VIII. Grand Moff Tarkin features his original head and torso print with added 3D elements: his belt and his Rank insignia plaque. He also has a fabric waistcape with an extra piece to give the illusion that the design from the torso continues to the legs.
IX. Finally, Darth Vader turned out remarkably well and I couldn’t be more pleased with the end result. The dark lord of the Sith has a fabric cape, 3D belt and respirator plate details, knee pads, gauntlets, shoulder pads and metallic pauldron. His pinstriped pattern was definitely the most tedious process of the entire project, but I couldn’t be prouder of the result.
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The construction of Death star was finished.
There are interviews of Darth Vader and Tarkin in the Death star warroom.
When a beautiful reporter is taking interview with Darth Vader,
a stormtrooper is making the V sign behind Darth Vader.
Setup:
Does anyone know a good head for Robert Muldoon from Jurassic Park? I tried the Tarkin head, and I like it in some ways except it looks too old...
LEGO Star Wars 75534 Darth Vader Buildable Figures Reframe
[B&W Bricks YouTube Link]
Darth Vader Reframe How to Build :
Strormtooper Reframe How to Build :
" I think it is time we demonstrated the full power of this station. Set your course for Alderaan."
Another old shot that I was never really sure about this shot, but I always keep coming back to it, so thought might aswell upload it.
I liked the Black & White/grainy effect as it seem fitting for Peter Cushing as I grew up loving all Hammer House of Horror Films.
12th Doctor's hair has been obvious for Tarkin, though couldn't use his face. Opted for lex's. Painted boots also transforms the figure, though batman's dual moulded boots would be nice too!
Top to Botom:
Luminara Unduli, battle droid, Quinlan Vos
Rex, Wolfe, Gregor
Tarkin, Sabine, Lor San Tekka, Poe, Unkar Putt, Teedo, 5th Broter, unknow, unknow (close resemblance to Dengar)
German postcard by Filmwelt Berlin, Bad Münder, no SW 4.081. Photo: Lucasfilm Ltd. Peter Cushing in Star Wars - Episode IV - A New Hope (George Lucas, 1977).
Gentle and gentlemanly British actor Peter Cushing (1913-1994) became a legend with his roles in Hammer's remakes of the 1930s Universal horror classics. He played Dr. Frankenstein in Frankenstein (1957), Dr. Van Helsing in Dracula (1958), and Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959). But maybe, he is even better known as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). His career spanned over six decades and included roles in more than 100 films.
Peter Wilton Cushing was born in 1913 in Kenley (now in Croydon, London), Surrey, England, to Nellie Maria (King) and George Edward Cushing, a quantity surveyor. He and his older brother David were raised first in Dulwich Village, a south London suburb, and then later back in Surrey. His mother had so hoped for a daughter that for the first few years of his life, she dressed Peter in girls' frocks, let his hair grow in long curls and tie them in bows of pink ribbon, so others often mistook him for a girl. At an early age, Cushing was attracted to acting, inspired by his favorite aunt, who was a stage actress. As a child and having a strong cockney accent, he felt ashamed of the way he spoke in general and took to having elocution lessons. While at school, Cushing pursued his acting interest in acting and also drawing, a talent he put to good use later in his first job as a government surveyor's assistant in Surrey. At this time, he also dabbled in local amateur theatre until moving to London to attend the Guildhall School of Music and Drama on scholarship. He then performed in repertory theater in Worthing, In 1939, his father bought him a one-way ticket to Hollywood, where he moved with only £50 to his name. Cushing met a Columbia Pictures employee named Larry Goodkind, who wrote him a letter of recommendation and directed him to acquaintances Goodkind knew at the company Edward Small Productions. There he made his film debut in The Man in the Iron Mask (James Whale, 1939), starring Louis Hayward and Joan Bennett. It was an adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas tale based on the French legend of a prisoner during the reign of Louis XIV of France. He also had small roles in such Hollywood films as A Chump at Oxford (Alfred J. Goulding, 1939) with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Vigil in the Night (George Stevens, 1940) with Carole Lombard, and They Dare Not Love (James Whale, 1941). After this short stay, he returned to England by way of New York (making brief appearances on Broadway) and Canada. Back in his homeland, he contributed to the war effort during World War II by joining the Entertainment National Services Association.
After the war, Peter Cushing performed in the West End and had his big break appearing with Laurence Olivier in Hamlet (Laurence Olivier, 1948), in which Cushing's future partner-in-horror Christopher Lee had a bit part. Both actors also appeared in Moulin Rouge (John Huston, 1952) but did not meet until their later horror films. His career was revitalised once he started to work in live television plays, and he soon became one of the most recognisable faces in British television. During the 1950s, Cushing appeared in numerous teleplays, such as George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954) and Beau Brummell (1954). In the two years following Nineteen Eighty-Four, Cushing appeared in thirty-one television plays and two serials and won Best Television Actor of the Year from the Evening Chronicle. He also won the best actor awards from the Guild of Television Producers in 1955, and from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1956. Among the plays he appeared in during this time were Terence Rattigan's The Browning Version, and Gordon Daviot's Richard of Bordeaux. During a brief quiet period following Cushing's television work, he read in trade publications about Hammer, a low-budget production company seeking to adapt Mary Shelley's horror novel, 'Frankenstein', into a new film. Cushing, who enjoyed the tale as a child, had his agent John Redway inform the company of Cushing's interest in playing the protagonist, Baron Victor Frankenstein. The studio executives were anxious to have Cushing play Dr. Frankenstein in Frankenstein (Terence Fisher, 1957) opposite Hazel Court and Christopher Lee as the Monster. Wikipedia: "Unlike Frankenstein (1931) produced by Universal, the Hammer films revolved mainly around Victor Frankenstein, rather than his monster. Screenwriter Jimmy Sangster wrote the protagonist as an ambitious, egotistical and coldly intellectual scientist who despised his contemporaries. Unlike the character from the novel and past film versions, Cushing's Baron Frankenstein commits vicious crimes to attain his goals, including the murder of a colleague to obtain a brain for his creature." Frankenstein was an overnight success and brought Cushing worldwide fame.
Over the next 20 years, Peter Cushing starred in 22 horror films from the Hammer studio. His next roles included Dr. Van Helsing in Dracula (Terence Fisher, 1958) opposite Lee as the count, and Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles (Terence Fisher, 1959). He played Baron Frankenstein in six of their seven Frankenstein films, and Doctor Van Helsing in five Dracula films. Cushing often appeared alongside Christopher Lee, who became one of his closest friends, and occasionally with the American horror star Vincent Price. He also appeared in films for the other major horror producer of the time, Amicus Productions, including Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (Freddie Francis, 1965), Dr. Who and the Daleks (Gordon Flemyng, 1965), Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (Gordon Flemyng, 1966), and I, Monster (Stephen Weeks, 1971). By the mid-1970s, these companies had stopped production, but Cushing, firmly established as a horror star, continued in the genre for some time thereafter. Perhaps his best-known appearance outside of horror films was as Grand Moff Tarkin in George Lucas' phenomenally successful science fiction film Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). Biggles (John Hough, 1986) was Cushing's last film before his retirement, during which he made a few television appearances, wrote two autobiographies and pursued his hobbies of bird watching and painting. In 1989, he was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in for his services to drama. In 1994, Peter Cushing died at age 81 of prostate cancer. He had been married to Violet Helene Beck from 1943 till her death in 1971. Following the passing of his wife, Cushing didn't make any public appearances from 1971 to 1982. During this period, his workload increased considerably, appearing in about 32 films, numerous TV appearances and recording audiobooks for blind people.
Sources: Lyn Hammond (IMDb), Wikipedia and IMDb.
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Anakin: A son. Who’d have thought?
Vader: Begone Skywalker. You are but a remnant of the man I once was.
Anakin: So you like to keep telling yourself. But deep down, we are the same person. Whether we like to admit it or not.
Vader: A lie.
Anakin: Keep telling yourself that. But deep down you know the truth. We both know it.
Vader: You are nothing Skywalker. You were weak. You placed your faith in others and they betrayed you.
Anakin: Just as the Emperor has now betrayed you.
Vader:……
Anakin: Just as he betrayed me as well.
Vader: What is your purpose?
Anakin: I simply want to know what you intend to do with this opportunity.
Vader: Opportunity?
Anakin: For revenge.
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Synar: Is everything alright?
Vader:….
Kyra: Lord Vader?
Vader: A son…..
Synar: Is…he alright?
Kyra: He’s fine. That happens every once in a while.
Synar: What’s up with him?
Kyra: His life support is undergoing a recycle process. Purging the system of stored up oxygen and acquiring…..fresh oxygen?
Synar: Are you sure?
Kyra: Yeah. It happens all the time. Now come on, I’ll get a shuttle to take you back to your residence.
Kyra escorts the boy away from the throne room entrance as my mind races trying to piece all this together. How can he have a son? How could he keep such a thing hidden from me for all these years? I’ve known him for nearly fifteen years of my life and not once did he appear to show interest towards anyone in that light. So how can this be?
It’s a deception. It must be. No-one has a child just appear out of nowhere. This boy cannot be who claims to be. And yet, if there’s anyone who could have a son and conceal it from the rest of the galaxy, it’s my master.
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Vader: Revenge is not the Jedi way.
Anakin: Perhaps. But that never stopped us before, did it?
Vader: Those were never my actions.
Anakin: But they were Vader. No matter how desperately you try to erase the past, you cannot deny it. We are the same person. Your memories are mine, and my memories are yours. We both know what he’s capable of. I still to this day believe he deliberately forfeited his duel against Windu to entrap us. The fear of losing the knowlegde that could save her…we couldn’t do anything other than act.
Vader: And it all turned out to be a deception. A trick to ensure our downfall.
Anakin: Betrayal is the nature of the Sith. Be it in practise, or in doctrine.
Vader: The rule of two.
Anakin: There can only be two. A master to hold the power, and an apprentice to crave it. Boy, did we crave that power.
Vader: Only for us to use that power to kill her.
Anakin: We didn’t kill her.
Vader: We did.
Padme: No Ani, you didn’t.
A cloud of dust surrounds Skywalker and I, before quickly shifting away from us to take the familiar form of Padme.
Padme: He killed me, and you know it.
Vader: It was our own actions that destroyed you, Padme. That took our child’s life before it could be born.
Padme: The Emperor would have simply used our child as a pawn in his game. You did our child justice by killing him.
Anakin: Now, it is time that we returned the favour to your beloved master.
Vader: That is impossible. The Emperor is far too powerful to destroy.
Padme: Maybe so. But his son is anything but.
Anakin: We can use him, to strike at the Emperor where it hurts most.
Padme: Make him feel our pain for a change. Rather than being the inflictor of it himself.
Vader: If he truly is the Emperor’s son. He will be well guarded. There’s no way that we’ll be able to get close to him.
Anakin: You hesitate.
Padme: You’re weak.
Vader: Unlike both of you, I have witnessed the power of the Emperor first hand. A move against him will surely be our destruction. Why do you think the predecessors never attempted such an action?
Anakin: Because Dooku was weak and frail. I bested the old man over Coruscant with ease. And Maul was blinded by loyalty.
Padme: Until Sidious threw him aside just like the others.
Vader: Just as he will with me when the time arrives.
Anakin: Then you must ensure that moment never comes. If this boy is who he claims to be, his connection to the force will merely strengthen with each passing day. How long before your master decides to replace you with his son?
Padme: Especially since the boy's mere existence already has replaced you in a way.
Vader:…..That is not certain.
Anakin: Come now Vader. Surely you’re not that foolish. The Emperor would never relinquish power willingly. Do you really think he’d grant you the title of Emperor when his moment came?
Padme: Of course not. He considers you an abomination. A disappointment.
Vader: A failure.
Anakin: Exactly.
The cloud of dust that Padme had appeared from quickly beings to circle all three of us once again. This time though, a smaller figure steps out of the cloud. Synar Palpatine.
Padme: Look at him Vader. This boy represents your demise. Both as a Sith lord, and a potential ruler of the Empire.
Anakin: He must be destroyed if we are to survive.
Padme: If we are to punish the Emperor for his deception.
Anakin: Losing his son will hurt him. Weaken him.
Vader: Expose him.
Padme: Providing the perfect opportunity for us to strike.
Anakin: To make him suffer for all he’s done to us.
Vader: To take our rightful place.
Padme: Exactly. This is an opportunity we cannot let pass.
Anakin: This boy could the ultimate weapon we’ve been looking for.
Vader: He must be destroyed.
Anakin: Good. Goooooooood.
Padme: Do what must be done Lord Vader. Ensure your survival by removing this threat. Do not hesitate, show no mercy.
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As Kyra escorts the boy to the shuttle bay, I turn to see Tarkin making his way towards the throne room entrance. He appears determined to speak to the Emperor before me. How unfortunate for him.
Tarkin: Lord Vader.
Vader: Governor.
Tarkin: I trust your mission was a success.
Tarkin knows of my assignment by the Emperor. I should be surprised by this, but following the potential revelation of the Emperor’s son, this is…..underwhelming.
Vader: I do not know what you speak of.
Tarkin: Good. The last thing we need is the Senate getting word that the Emperor still has elements of the Imperial military taking direct commands from him. They’ve been determined to strip him of his military rank.
Vader: How unfortunate.
Tarkin: Indeed. The last thing his majesty needs is the senate threatening disarmament when there are still so many threats out there beyond the outer rim.
Vader: Alderaan has always opposed any form of military. In part, that’s how they escaped the Clone War relatively unscathed.
Tarkin: Perhaps we should correct that.
Vader: How would you propose that?
Tarkin: Just because his majesty doesn’t have control over the military anymore, doesn’t mean there aren’t operatives with in it who are willing to follow his commands.
Vader: You’re suggesting we create a artificial crisis on Alderaan to justify the reclamation of the executive powers.
Tarkin: I’m not suggesting anything. But I had rather hoped a situation would develop on it’s own accord to avoid the risk of having to dirty our hands. Perhaps we should have allowed that Jedi enclave on Kessel to escalate further.
Vader: The Jedi are a threat to the Empire in any form. Had their ranks been allowed to swell higher on Kessel, it is unlikely the military could eradicate them all.
Tarkin: Perhaps. We’re fortunate to of had you at hand to deal with them then aren’t we. How many was it again you bested? Five? Seven?
Vader: Eight.
Tarkin: A most impressive feat for any combatant. His majesty must have been pleased.
Vader: He was….satisfied.
Tarkin: Sadly for us that’s possibly the best compliment we’ll ever receive from him.
Vader: I do not seek the Emperor’s praise. I seek his knowledge.
Tarkin: A wise decision. Afterall, power is worthless without the knowledge of how to use it.
As Tarkin makes that last statement, Kyra races back to her desk and bows her head to Tarkin.
Kyra: Governor.
Tarkin: You’ve certainly kept us waiting.
Kyra: Apologies sir, I had an urgent matter to attend to involving one of the Emperor’s guests.
Tarkin: No matter. We can discuss the details of said guest whilst Lord Vader meets with the Emperor.
Most intriguing. Tarkin’s never been one to act in a selfless manner even in the heat of war. Why would he be so willing to delay his own meeting with my master and allow me to speak with him? Perhaps his intentions are pure. He appears to hold a great deal of respect for those closest to the Emperor. It’s possible he believes that I’m a member of the inner circle. He’s greatly mistaken, but I do not pass up the opportunity. But despite it all, I still cannot trust him. Not after all he did to push Ahsoka out of the Jedi order….
Kyra: Governor, if I allow Lord Vader in now it will delay the other visitors.
Tarkin: Is senator Organa one of those visitors?
Kyra: …..Yes
Tarkin: The Emperor will thank me for it. Go on Lord Vader. Whatever you have must be important for you to have come all this way.
Vader: Thank you. Governor.
With that I turn and make my way towards the blast doors protecting the imperial throne room with the young padawan’s lightsaber hilt in hand.
One last shot of a Oxford Comic Con 2018 Stormtrooper......
This Stormtrooper was one of quite a large number of Star Wars characters that hung around outside the University of Oxford Examination Schools venue trying to tempt people inside.
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From Wikipedia : "A stormtrooper is a fictional soldier in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. Introduced in Star Wars (1977), the stormtroopers are the main ground force of the Galactic Empire, under the leadership of Emperor Palpatine and his commanders, most notably Darth Vader and Grand Moff Tarkin. In The Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017), the upgraded stormtroopers serve the First Order, under the leadership of Supreme Leader Snoke and his commanders, most notably Kylo Ren, General Hux, and Captain Phasma.
The order of battle of the Stormtrooper Corps is unspecified in the Star Wars universe. Accompanying the Imperial Navy, stormtroopers are able to be deployed swiftly and respond to states of civil unrest or insurrection, act as a planetary garrison, and police areas within the Galactic Empire. They are shown in collective groups of varying organizational sizes ranging from squads to legions and for some, their armor and training are modified for special operations and environments."
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