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Ask the Jedi Council Archives – 2004

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Welcome to the Ask the Lucasfilm Jedi Council Archives. A feature of Star Wars. Com, no longer active. This is not a complete archive but have salvaged what I can.

January 2004

Q : Will there ever be an Episode II Insider’s Guide?

Steve Sansweet: I assume you’re talking about the great CD-ROMs that LucasArts did for both the classic trilogy (Star Wars: Behind the Magic) and the first prequel (Star Wars: Episode I Insider’s Guide). Both were chock full with exclusive interviews, rare footage, encyclopedia-like coverage, scene guides, still images, trivia, a look at characters, vehicles, the making of the films…and much, much more.

But basically two things have happened. First, the market has clearly moved away from such CD-ROMs; in fact, it had pretty much collapsed just as the Episode I Insider’s Guide was starting to ship. And that’s because the kinds of material that would be included on such CD-ROMs can be better placed on more interactive and updateable websites and richer DVDs — which is exactly what Lucasfilm did for Episode II.

Q : Why does there appear to be statues of horses in the scene where Jar Jar and his people are entering the city after defeating the droid army? Horses were never seen on any of the fantasy planets.

Jocasta Nu: Those are not horses. They are in fact statues of guarlaras, royal riding animals used only by the monarchy. The galaxy contains a number of species similar to the mundane equines you are familiar with. The forest moon of Endor has several such species, including bordoks and gaupas.

Q : Is that you in the tank in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade?

Nick Gillard: Good eye. It most certainly is.

Q : What do you think are the chances of MGM’s Star Tours expanding or for Mr. Lucas to build a Star Wars theme park?

Steve Sansweet: As long ago as 1984, Lucasfilm and the Walt Disney Co. began exploring the possibilities of theme park attractions based on the Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies. One early idea was an entire area at Disneyland with seven rides based on those films. Eventually, in 1987, Star Tours opened in Disneyland, and later in Disney parks in Orlando, Tokyo and Paris. Indiana Jones attractions followed. We continue to believe that the Disney environment is an excellent one for attractions based on Lucasfilm movies, and we are always looking at ways to either freshen or, if it makes sense, expand that presence.

Q : Stupid question but what are humans called in the Star Wars universe?

Jocasta Nu: Humans are simply identified as humans — notice when C-3PO remarks that Luke Skywalker is quite clever for a human being, or when Han Solo ironically calls Jabba the Hutt a wonderful human. The Podracer announcers also identify Anakin Skywalker as a human. Your confusion may stem from there not being a homeworld identified in the species name, but that is not uncommon. The species name “Wookiee,” for instance makes no reference to Kashyyyk.

The origins of humanity in this galaxy have been lost to time. There are several worlds that lay claim to the prehistoric birthplace of the human species — and in ancient times, wars were fought over such claims — but the truth remains a mystery. As such, many humans tend to refer to themselves with names that identify particular cultures or homeworld: for example, Corellians and Alderaanians.

Q : I saw your name when I was watching the BBC hit “Red Dwarf.” What was it like and how did Mr. Charles’ skills match to Star Wars?

Nick Gillard: Working on “Red Dwarf” was a lot of fun! I think Mr. Charles would make a good Sith.

Q : I’ve seen Star Wars wall art that is made up of small movie picture frames cut up to make an image. What are these type of pictures called and where can I buy them?

Steve Sansweet: There were two fantastic Star Wars images done by Robert Silvers, the creator of Photomosaics, a technology he invented at the age of 26 while a student at the MIT Media Lab. According to his company’s web site, Silvers’ proprietary software “expertly considers minute details in hundreds of individual images to create a beautiful mosaic arrangement.” A Photomosaic works by arranging hundreds or thousands of tiny photographs that, when viewed from a distance, combine to form a single larger image. In this case, many frames of film from the classic Star Wars trilogy created portraits of Darth Vader and of Yoda. Both are included in Silvers’ first book, “Photomosaics” (Henry Holt & Co., $12 soft cover). The Photomosaics were also printed as posters by Lucasfilm licensee Portal Publications in 1997, and are still available in some poster shops or at online sites.

February 2004

Q : In Episode V, Yoda acts like an idiot when Luke was visiting him. Yoda acted like he has never seen technology before. What happened to him? Did the swamp make him crazy?

Jocasta Nu: Yoda was hiding his identity and testing Luke’s patience and intentions. His behavior before revealing his true name and status as a Jedi Master is an act. You’ll note that once Luke realizes that it is in fact Yoda the Jedi Master, Yoda does not behave in this odd way.

Q : I heard that Natalie Portman is terrified of heights. Did she do the whole pole/nexu/chain thing in Episode II herself?

Nick Gillard: Yes Natalie did stand on the pole. She also jumped from it. I had to show her how to do it and I think I was more frightened than she was.

Q : How many bones have you broken?

Nick Gillard: Not as many as the hearts I have broken.

March 2004

Q : Why is Endor called the “centurian” moon?

Jocasta Nu: Your ears deceive you, young Padawan. The term used is “Sanctuary Moon,” which describes Endor’s role in generating the protective shield around a vulnerable second Death Star.

This Article was Originally posted 2022-06-14 18:58:27.

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Colouring Clones

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Colouring Clones

Here’s a great PDF to print off and colour in. If the PDF doesn’t work, please click HERE to download it.

Click on the image to download.

This Article was Originally posted 2023-11-04 13:54:05.

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Holiday Special: Lumpy Speaks

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Holiday Special: Lumpy Speaks

Patty Maloney, Lumpawarrump (“Lumpy”)

Patty Maloney is the only member of the Wookiee family still involved with acting [Peter Mayhew has since recounted his role as Chewbacca in Episode III after this interview was conducted]: Mickey Morton, who played Chewbacca’s wife Mallatobuck (a.k.a. Malla), passed away in early 1998. “He was the sweetest man,” remembers make-up effects artist Stan Winston. “He had a good sense of humor” [read more from Stan Winston below]. Paul Gale as Attichitcuk (“Itchy”), Lumpy’s

350-plus-year-old grandfather, has retired from acting. “He was just like being with family,” recalls Patty Maloney. “He was so much fun to work with. Paul had worked for Sid & Marty Kroft. That’s were I first met him. He played Hoo Doo on the road show that we did of Pufnstuf and was in Sigmund and the Sea Monsters.”

Maloney has been obsessed with acting since a very young age. “When I was about four years old my mother put me into dancing school and, the minute I walked out onto that floor and looked into the mirror, I went ‘(gasp!) This is it! This is what I want to do!’ I was really, really tiny and I even didn’t know that I was never going to grow any taller, so my dream was that I was going to be a chorus girl on Broadway. I studied dance from then on. That was my life. I would go right from school to dance classes. When the last class was over I went home and slept and got up the next day and did it all over again. I did this five days a week, and on Saturdays I was in dance class all day long. I loved it.”

She has had an extremely fruitful career, having worked on countless ’70s sitcoms and shows such as Charlie’s  Angels and the original Love Boat. “When I came to Cailfornia in 1972 with $500 in my pocket, I figured ‘When that’s gone, I’ll return home to Orlando, Florida. I never left because I never stopped working.” Maloney has played many costumed characters besides Lumpy, including McDonald’s Early Bird, Goofy Gopher, and Bonita Bizarre for a travelling Sid & Marty Krofft show, and Piglet on Disney’s Welcome to Pooh Corner. More recently [in 1998], Maloney was in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager. “I had a great time in that. It was an episode called ‘The Thaw’. There wasn’t a mask on my face. It was all done with make-up. We were aliens that invaded the crews’ minds.” When she reflects on her career, Maloney cannot single out a favorite project. “I can’t think of anything that I haven’t liked doing.”

FAX: Do you remember auditioning for the role of Lumpy?

MALONEY: Oh, I sure do. I probably auditioned with ten other people, I was the only female that I’m aware of that auditioned for the part. I was surprised, being a female, that I got it but I was thrilled with it. I just loved doing Lumpy.

FAX: What was it like working with the cast of Star Wars?

MALONEY: I thought it was great! It was like icing on a cake to be able to work with those people. Harrison Ford was just the most wonderful person to work with. He was so nice to me. While we were shooting the scene where Han and Chewie arrive at the Wookiee planet, he had a line were he had to say “My he’s grown, hasn’t he?” and he’dsay. “My she’s grown, hasn’t she?” (laughter) And they say, “Cut! Harrison, Lumpy’s a boy,” and he would say, “Oh yeah, that’s right. Let’s do that again.” And in the next take he said “My she’s grown, hasn’t she?” They would go “Cut! Harrison!” He would go “Oh, I know, but I can’t look at her when she doesn’t have this mask on, and think of her as a boy when she gets into this thing.” He was wonderful, and everyone else was great.

We had Ben Burtt, the man who does the sound effects for Star Wars. He came into the dressing room one day and he had me do a tape of my voice, and then he engineered it to all different sounds: high, low, fast, and slow. He sent me a tape that was incredible, just so that I could hear what you could do, engineering voices. He was so fascinated with my voice that he wanted it just for his own.

FAX: How would you describe Lumpy?

MALONEY: Lumpy was like an impish little boy that was rebellious. Very active and curious about everything. If his mother said “Take out the garbage” he would reply “I don’t want to do that now! I’m too busy doing something else.” He loved his grandfather and adored his father, which was obvious when Chewbacca came home. He was just an inquisitive, active, and happy Wookiee. He was not really afraid of the stormtroopers, but a little timid of them when they would get upset with him.

FAX: You obviously had to convey a lot of information with mime, since the first half-hour of the show involved the Wookiees who don’t speak English.

MALONEY: Exactly. Well they had a Wookiee language, and we even went to a class to listen to it on tapes to educate us on what their language was like, and if we heard a particular sound, we knew what it meant to us. But it was basically doing mime. The feelings had to come from the whole body in order to get across sorrow and happiness. It was just a wonderful experience.

A lot of the scenes — such as where I’m at the holographic chess table watching alien acrobats — were done where I couldn’t see any of it. It wasn’t there in front of me at all. The director would say, “They’re swinging up to your right,” and I would look up, or he would say, “They’re finished so you can applaud” and I would clap. It was all done by being spoken to, not by any visual references, which was really interesting to do because it’s hard to do that. When I saw it all put together I went “Whew! That’s amazing!”

FAX: Lumpy, Malla and Itchy’s faces were more expressive than Chewbacca’s. Also, Lumpy’s eyes conveyed a lot of expressions.

MALONEY: Yes. The only part of me that you saw were my eyes, and the area around them was painted black. So the expression that I had to give came out of my eyes. It was a new experience because they had just started doing electronic faces. Stan Winston had made the mask for me. I had wires that went down my arms with little rings on my fingers that I could pull and make the nose twitch, make the lips curl up and smile a little bit and open up the mouth alittle bit so the teeth would show. Chewbacca, on the other hand, was more solid. I don’t think he had that kind of movement in his face. It was really fascinating to do it. When they wanted to do a tight close-up. and I had to use my hands to pick up props or something, Stan Winston would sit behind me and work the strings for me.

There were so many things to be done simultaneously in the close-ups. In the long shots, I had to control the cables myself because he couldn’t follow me around.

FAX: It must have been difficult operating your facial expressions with your hands, and doing body gestures simultaneously.

MALONEY: Yes, but it was just a matter of coordination. I thought of it as a dance routine: you get a rhythm going and you almost count it. I almost felt the music without the music being there.

FAX: What were your favorite sets?

MALONEY: I particularly liked Lumpy’s bedroom, which was supposed to be upstairs. It was like going up into a tree. I loved all the toys that they put in there for Lumpy. The scene that I liked the most was when Lumpy went upstairs and found that the troopers had destroyed his toys and pulled the head off the Bantha and how sad it was that his favorite toy had been destroyed.

FAX: How long did the filming last?

MALONEY: I think it was about ten days. We worked very hard and we worked very long hours. Sometimes we would work until two or three in the morning but we just laughed and had fun. It was hot being in that costume but everybody was so wonderful to work with that I forgot about it. One of the most wonderful things was that when I finished the show they sent me a bonus, which you hardly ever get in this business. They also had a director’s chair delivered to my house with the name Lumpy on one side and my name on the other. Smith-Hemion, the producers, did the Emmy Awards for a long time and they’re a wonderful production company.

Read on for some comments by make-up effects artist Stan Winston…

Stan Winston, Wookiee Make-up

By Ross Plesset

One of the most impressive achievements in The “Star Wars Holiday Special” was the creature make-up. Stan Winston created Chewbacca’s family using leading-edge technology. (Winston was not involved in all of the special effects make-up for the show. According to Miki Herman, Don Post Chewbacca masks were used for the Wookiee crowd scene at the climax. For the recreation of the famous Star Wars cantina, Lucasfilm provided the original masks while Rick Baker and crew provided some new characters).

Several people had input into the Wookiee’s design. Many of their characteristics can be attributed to Ralph McQuarrie. “I drew an old Wookiee getting up out of his chair and several females and children,” he says. Stan Winston and his colleagues also contributed to the designs. Recalls Tom Burman: “I helped [Stan] with some ideas for the hair on the Wookiees’ bodies and my brother Ellis Burman worked with him on the mechanical faces.”

Winston describes his work on the show, which he considers a pivotal point in his career:

“It was quite an opportunity for me. I was able to use a Stuart Freeborn concept, which was very in inspirational to me and my whole career, as a spring board to advance the technology in the direction of where we are today. Stuart had developed the lip articulation for the apes in 2001 and then had created Chewbacca for Star Wars. For the “Holiday Special” they had to have this family of Wookiees and, to my good fortune, Stuart wasn’t available. I had done some lip articulation on The Wiz with the flying monkeys, and this was a chance to take it a step further. The production company sent me the original Chewbacca head so I was able to look at it and see how Stuart had originally done it. I used that as my inspiration to take it to another level, where I could put some expressions into the faces besides having the mouths open and pull back. It allowed me to move into the animatronic face phase of my career.”

This Article was Originally posted 2022-10-10 16:00:31.

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Drawing a Tauntaun

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Drawing a Tauntaun

Ever wanted to draw Star Wars characters and vehicles just like the professional comic book artists? In this step-by-step series, Star Wars artists and illustrators show you how to draw some of the most beloved characters in the saga.

Creator of the comic Mouse Guard, artist David Petersen explains with these easy-to-follow steps how to draw a tauntaun.

For his drawing, David Petersen used:

  • a 0.5 mechanical pencil with HB lead
  • a variety of erasers (white, kneaded, and click)
  • a SAKURA Pigma Sensei ink pen
  • Strathmore Bristol

“However, as an artist, you should always find the materials you enjoy and feel most comfortable with,” Petersen says. “You can do just as nice of a drawing with a traditional wooden pencil or a ballpoint pen as you can with expensive art supplies.”

Steps 1-4 are drawn lightly with pencil. No pen, no dark lines. Finished lines and details will come at the end.

Step One:
Start with the tauntaun’s spine line. I started with this rough “S” shape so that I know my drawing is going to fit on my paper.

Step Two:
By using rough and simple shapes like these ovals and circles, I can start filling out the body, head and snout of the tauntaun.

Step Three:
Make a line across where the shoulders will be and add little circles for where the shoulder joint will go. Another oval shape gets added for the start tauntaun’s big leg.

Step Four:
Tauntauns have little T-Rex like arms, so starting at the shoulder joint, add lines to show where the arms and hands go. Add the bottom of the leg facing you. Don’t worry about the back leg yet, we will get to that later. Tauntaun legs have a knee joint that bends backward from what we humans have.

Step Five:
Now it’s time to start filling out the body shape. Add the lines for the tauntaun’s outer neck, belly, leg and tail. Don’t forget the little spade shape on the end of the tail.

Step Six:
The same way we filled out the body in Step 5, we do the same for the arms in Step 6. Three little ball shapes at the bottom of the foot will form the toes. On the head, add two little ovals for the ears, draw in the line for the mouth, and add the horns. The horns are a little tricky, but they are basically shaped like a crescent moon that lost its tip.

Step Seven:
Using circle shapes, make guides for where the nostrils will go (tauntauns have two pair) and where the brow ridges are. There are a lot of steps here about placing where things go. If you jumped right in to drawing features, you might find that one eye is higher than the other is or they are spread too far apart. That is why these simple shapes help you see if the placement is right. If you don’t think you have it right, just give a quick rub of the eraser and try again!

Step Eight:
Add the first set of nostrils and make two almond-shaped circles where the eyes will go. Tauntauns have some little horn bumps that protrude from their skin. I added little nubby shapes where I want mine to go on the forehead and cheek.

Step Nine:
The second set of nostrils gets added under the first set. Start working on details like the ridges on the horns, the fold around the nose and cheeks and the mouth. Add furry lines on the body (something that I’ll do a lot more of when it’s time to ink the drawing.)

Step Ten:
This step is just more of going over the lines you like to bring out the forms of the nose, eyes, hands (three fingers each) and add fur.

Step Eleven:
This is the last pencil step. We finally get that back leg! Because we wouldn’t see much of it, I waited until I had the shape of the front leg all drawn. Work on the eyes by adding lids and pupils. The bottom of a tauntaun’s take is kind of scaly, like the belly of a dragon, and the spade shape at the end of the tail had some similar ridges on it.

Step Twelve:
Using my ink pen, I go over the lines I like to finish the drawing. A lot of the details of my finished artwork is all done in the inking step. I focus on textures: lines that taper together or are all in the same direction for fur. Tauntauns are rather furry, they have to have it to live on ice cold Hoth!

Dots can be added to make snow textures on the ground. Smooth circles can look like falling snow. I find that when I ink it’s fun to make noises like the thing you are drawing. It helps get you to think more about what that think is like, how it moves or would feel like to touch, perhaps even how it would smell — bad on the outside, worse on the inside!

Step Thirteen:
Here is the final inked piece. Normally, I would erase the pencil lines using my softer kneaded eraser, but I left them in to show you that all those silly lines and shapes really went into making this final tauntaun drawing.

Step Fourteen:
You can take this farther and color the drawing with color pencils or markers or watercolors. If you are worried about messing up and ruining your drawing, it’s possible to photocopy the drawing and work on the copy.

Hope you enjoyed our trip to the Hoth zoo. Keep practicing drawing!

This Article was Originally posted 2023-12-08 15:30:42.

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Star Wars | The High Republic: Light of the Jedi

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Star Wars – The High Republic: Light of the Jedi

Welcome to the golden age of the galaxy! The Republic is expanding to the furthest stars thanks to brave hyperspace scouts, and worlds are thriving under the wise and caring leadership of the Senate. Plus, with the powerful Jedi Order keeping the peace, the citizens of the galaxy feel safe from any danger. But even in the brightest times, shadows can emerge and some threats can’t be predicted.

In “Star Wars – The High Republic: Light of the Jedi,” disaster strikes when a ship is torn apart in hyperspace, sending dangerous shrapnel flying towards a peaceful system. The Jedi quickly respond to the call for help, but the situation proves to be even more challenging than they could have imagined. As destruction rains down upon the alliance they helped to build, the Jedi must rely on their trust in the Force to save billions of lives.

But the hyperspace disaster is just the beginning, as a deadly threat lurks in the darkness beyond the Republic’s borders. This sinister danger is far more dangerous than the Jedi realize, and its secret could strike fear even into their hearts.

Sources:

Wookieepedia
Read Star Wars
Jedi Temple Archives
Yoda’s Datapad

This Article was Originally posted 2023-04-22 16:28:25.

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Drawing Boba Fett

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Drawing Boba Fett

Ever wanted to draw Star Wars characters just like the professional comic book artists? In this step-by-step series, Star Wars artists and illustrators show you how to draw some of the most beloved and memorable characters in the saga. So get your pencils and paper ready!

To show you how to draw one of the galaxy’s most-feared bounty hunters — Boba Fett, Star Wars illustrator Joe Corroney explains his easy drawing steps with examples below.

Steps 1-7 are to be drawn lightly with a pencil. No pen, no dark lines. Finished lines and details will come at the end.

**Missing**
Step One:
Draw a simple circle with a vertical line down the center and another horizontal line just below the halfway point through the middle of the shape. Use the top or bottom of a small cup to draw your circle if you like since they can be tricky to draw freehand. Remember that these lines are just temporary so if you sketch them lightly they’ll be easy to erase later.
Step Two:
Draw four more connecting lines below the circle to represent the lower shape of Boba’s helmet. You’ll be using the upper half of the circle as part of your final shape.
Step Three:
Using the first two lines you drew as our guides, draw the T-shaped visor for the helmet.
Step Four:
Add these ellipses and curve lines below the visor on both sides to finish giving the helmet its shape. If you mess up it’s okay, just erase your sketch lines and try again!
Step Five:
Now you can draw the side panels and the antenna scope for his helmet at the sides of your circle. You’ll notice this is where our drawing of Boba Fett finally starts to come together.
Step Six:
Now you should start erasing your guide lines and doing some general clean-up on your line work. You can tighten up your drawing by making the lines you want to keep a little darker with your pencil. Begin shading in the visor and other parts of the helmet like the inside curves. This gives your drawing a sense of lighting and makes it feel three dimensional. To add some reflections inside the visor leave some white areas when you shade it or just use your eraser make them.
Step Seven:
Almost there… now we just need to start adding the necessary details to take your art to the next level. Add little arrows above the top-middle of the visor and a well placed dent (or two) in the helmet along with the rectangular markings on the right side. Add more shading and little cracks, scratches and scuffs in the helmet to make it feel used and weathered. This is my favorite part of drawing Boba Fett! Have fun drawing at this stage since it’s the all of the little details that set him apart from other bounty hunters and makes him look so cool to begin with.
Step Eight:
You just drew Boba Fett! Be sure to sign your name on your artwork, hang it on a carbonite block (or your refrigerator even) and proudly display it for your friends and family!
Step Nine:
Once you’ve got Boba down, try your hand at illustrating his bounty hunting dad, Jango Fett. To begin, simply follow Steps One through Six. Now add those same little arrow details along with thin pin stripes across the helmet just above the visor. Jango’s helmet is more polished since it’s not as beat up as Boba’s so instead of adding lots of dents and scratches experiment with different shading on the helmet and reflections in the visor. If you really want to impress your friends make up new markings and details on your helmet to create your own Mandalorian super-commando!

This Article was Originally posted 2022-10-21 15:51:53.

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The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Bounty Hunters

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The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Bounty Hunters

Episode No.: 39 (Season 2, Episode 17)
Original Air Date: April 2nd, 2010
Production No.: 219 (Season 2, Episode 19)

Written by Carl Ellsworth
Supervising Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg
Directed by Steward Lee
In memory of Akira Kurosawa

Key Characters: Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano, Sugi, Embo, Rumi Paramita, Seripas, Casiss, Dilanni, Hondo Ohnaka
Key Locales: Felucia

Cast:
James Arnold Taylor as Obi-Wan Kenobi and pirate trooper
Matt Lanter as Anakin Skywalker and Muk Muk monkey
Anna Graves as Sugi and Rumi
Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano and village child
Jim Cummings as Hondo Ohnaka
Greg Baldwin as Casiss, Seripas and Gwarm
Stephen Stanton as Dilanni and pirate scout
Dave Filoni as Embo
Tom Kane as narrator

Full Synopsis:
“Courage makes heroes, but trust builds friendship.”

Newsreel:
The death toll rises! As the battles intensify, and threaten a growing number of Republic worlds, planets are left to survive on their own. While the Jedi struggle to fight a war
on many fronts, a series of medical stations have been established as a lifeline for those in need, but the facilities are easy prey for Separatist attacks. After losing contact with
the medical station orbiting Felucia,
Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano are sent to investigate….

ACT I

A Jedi shuttle pops out of hyperspace high above the florid world of Felucia, and immediately stumbles upon an automated vulture droid deployment station. The orbiting holder blossoms, revealing six vulture droids that immediately scramble and pursue the Jedi craft. Aboard, Anakin Skywalker jinks and jukes the vessel to avoid enemy fire, but a lucky blast cripples the shuttle. It plunges through the atmosphere, and its crew is forced to eject. Their spheroid survival capsules bounce through the Felucian wilderness, coming to rest in the thick of the alien jungle.

Avoiding a herd of jungle rancors, the three Jedi set aside their bickering and wander to a nearby spice farming village. It appears abandoned, until a closer look reveals that is valuable nysillin crop is ready to be harvested and all the supplies are still present. Anakin snoops in the barn, finding a rugged starship that seems out of place. Investigating one of the homes, Ahsoka and Anakin find Felucians cowering in the cellar. The Jedi are soon surrounded by heavily armed bounty hunters.

The hunters are lead by a lithe Zabrak female named Sugi, who orders the Jedi to drop their weapons. Accompanying her is the fearsome Embo, a Kyuzo with a heavy bowcaster, a rifle-toting female Frenk named Rumi Paramita, and a silent, armored hulk named Seripas. When Obi-Wan enters, blade extended, it turns into a more even standoff, which is interrupted by the pleas of Casiss, the Felucian village elder.

The Jedi discover that the Felucians have hired these bounty hunters as protection against pirates. The brigands routinely raid the village, demanding tribute. Defenseless, the Felucians have turned to mercenary protection. Cassis hopes with the Jedi bolstering their ranks, they can drive off the pirates for good.

Kenobi’s first priority is securing transport off Felucia and reporting to the Republic the status of the missing Felucian medical station. He fears if the Jedi linger here, they may draw the attention of the Separatists, bringing far more worse trouble down upon the heads of the farmers.

The pirates suddenly arrive and confront the villagers. Obi-Wan and Anakin are surprised to see a familiar face: these are the Weequay pirates they previously faced on Florrum, led by the oily Hondo Ohnaka.

ACT II

Hondo acts all chummy with the Jedi, but he’s here to collect the nysillin. He offers to buy off the bounty hunters if they step aside, but Sugi will not renege on her deal. Kenobi tries to buy transit off Felucia from Hondo, but the Weequay has no interest in Republic credits. He makes his demands clear, ordering Cassis to harvest the crop so he can collect it the next day. The Weequay pirates then leave the village.

Kenobi and the Jedi begin studying the tactical layout of the village, advising the Felucians and their bounty-hunter protectors. One particularly pessimistic farmer, Dilanni, frets that four hunters will not be enough. Anakin realizes the best option is to train the villagers to defend themselves.

The next morning, the Felucians harvest the nysillin and place the bushels in the barn, while Anakin instructs a group of villagers in the use of improvised pole-arms. Ahsoka helps others master the slingshot. It’s a long process — the villagers have much to learn. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan and Sugi discuss tactics, and the use of the barn as a fallback position.

The well-armored Serapis clears some vegetation, but is suddenly pinned by a falling tree. Ahsoka rushes to his aid to discover that Seripas in truth a tiny, frail alien piloting an armored suit.

ACT III

With practice, the villagers get better. A pirate scout spots this activity. Sugi sees the spy, and dispatches Embo. The hunter destroys the pirate’s speeder bike, avoids enemy fire, and kills the Weequay. Kenobi realizes that when the scout fails to report to Hondo, the pirates will return in force. The farmers get into position while the Jedi activate an energy fence around the village.

Hondo’s pirates show up riding speeder bikes, while Hondo himself is aboard an armored repulsortank. The battle erupts, first as the bikers strafe the village. Embo leaps atop one of the bikes, commandeering it. Felucians riding atop tee-muss beasts charge the bikers, knocking them off their mounts with their polearms. Felucians use their tractors to push over weakened trees atop other bikers.

Serapis’s armored suit is blasted by an incoming pirate, forcing the tiny alien to abandon it. Even still, Serapis leaps atop a speeding bike and batters a Weequay pirate, tripping the bike’s brakes and sending the pirate tumbling away.

From atop the bluff, Hondo opens fire with the repulsortank. The explosive blasts knocks out Embo, the hunters’ most formidable warrior. With heavy fire raining down on them, the Jedi, hunters and villagers retreat to the barn. Anakin Force-leaps atop the bluff and lands on the tank. Hondo holds him off with an electro-staff, while the pirate chief’s monkey lizard distracts the Jedi. Skywalker kicks Hondo off the cliff, but the tenacious Weequay clings to the ledge. The other pirates see their leader in trouble and retreat.

Hondo pleads for help. Anakin pulls Hondo up, but the treacherous Weequay shoves the Jedi into the path of the tank’s heavy cannon. Hondo’s loyal monkey lizard opens fire, forcing Anakin to leap to safety. This gives Hondo the time he needs to escape. His pirate forces pick him up aboard their retreating flying saucer.

With the pirates gone, Casiss thanks the Jedi for their efforts. Anakin deflects the praise, telling the Felucians that they have saved themselves. Sugi offers Kenobi and his companions a ride off Felucia.

Trivia & Details

  • In the script, some of Embo’s dialogue was presented as English. His first words to Anakin were “You’re outmanned, laserblade.” This prompts Anakin’s reply, “It’s not always about the numbers.”
  • The episode begins with an unusual title card, specifically mentioning Akira Kurosawa, an influential film director greatly admired by George Lucas. The original Star Wars was very much inspired by the works of Kurosawa, particularly the 1958 movie The Hidden Fortress . Another Clone Wars episode, “Lightsaber Lost,” is a nod to Kurosawa’s work — the 1949 film, Stray Dog. “Bounty Hunters” is the clearest tribute yet to Kurosawa, and his legendary movie The Seven Samurai. Its tale of a beleaguered village hiring mercenaries for protection against brigands has inspired a host of movies — most famously the American remake, The Magnificent Seven, as well as comedies like ¡Three Amigos! and A Bug’s Life. An early storyline in the Star Wars Marvel Comics series in 1978-1979 has a similar story, with Han Solo leading a group of hired guns to protect a village threatened by bandits.
  • The Aurebesh text on the escape capsule reads: “CAUTION – Explosive Extrusion”
  • If Sugi’s blaster pistol looks familiar, it’s no accident. It’s the same type of weapon brandished by Boba Fett in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.

Memorable Quotes

  • “Why do you even ask for my opinion? We never do things my way.”
  • “We crashed the ship your way.” — Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi

“Well there’s one thing I learned where I grew up: if you want to know what a farmer’s up to, look in the barn.” — Anakin Skywalker

“Don’t look! I’m — I’m having a… a suit malfunction!” — Seripas

“You know what I always say… speak softly, and drive a big tank.” — Hondo Ohnaka

“This effort… is no longer… profitable!” — Hondo Ohnaka, retreating with dignity

This Article was Originally posted 2023-06-17 12:00:10.

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The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Wookiee Hunt

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The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Wookiee Hunt

Episode No.: 66 (Season 3, Episode 22)
Production No.: 318 (Season 3, Episode 18)
Original Air Date: April 1, 2011

“A great student is what the teacher hopes to be.”

Written by Bonnie Mark
Directed by Dave Filoni

Cast:
Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano
Sunil Malhotra as Jinx
Matt Lanter as Anakin Skywalker | Clutch
Cam Clarke as O-Mer
Jeff Anderson as Smug
Zach Hanks as Garnac
Dee Bradley Baker as Sochek | Goron
James Arnold Taylor as Lagon | Plo Koon
Richard Green as Lo-Taren | Krix
Tom Kane as the narrator | Yoda
Anna Graves as Sugi
Chewbacca as Himself
Special thanks to Peter Mayhew for being the heart and soul of Chewbacca

Synopsis: As Ahsoka and her youngling allies struggle to evade the Trandoshan hunters, their efforts receive an unexpected boost when a new captive — Chewbacca the Wookiee — arrives. Chewie scrounges parts from a wrecked Trandoshan slave ship, assembling a communicator to send out a distress signal. Help arrives in the towering, shaggy form of Wookiee warriors led by General Tarfful. Freed from captivity, Ahsoka returns to the Jedi Temple and is reunited with Anakin Skywalker.

New Characters: Chewbacca, Tarfful

Returning Characters: Ahsoka Tano, Jinx, O-Mer, Garnac, Lo-Taren, Anakin Skywalker, Plo Koon, Sugi, Seripas, Yoda

Worlds Visited: Wasskah, Coruscant

Secrets Revealed

  • Rather than a beach, the original script described new prey being dropped off within a canyon.
  • The Trandoshan slave ship pilot carries a shotgun, a rare example of a projectile weapon in Star Wars seen in the Republic Commando video game.
  • When Chewbacca says his home world is very close, he’s not kidding. According to the Expanded Universe, Kashyyyk and Trandosha are in the same star system.
  • The critter that attempts to pounce on the birds (convorees) outside of the youngling camp is a momong, a Trandoshan monkey.
  • The side of the Halo has a painting of a rather demented looking Tooka doll holding a knife with aurebesh text that reads: “Nice Playing With Ya”
  • Many of the background Trandoshan characters have interesting sources for their (usually) unspoken names: Gilas is named after the Godzilla Monster, Angilas. Ratter is named after a rattlesnake. Some are named after famous fictional reptiles: Goron is named after the Gorn from Star Trek, Lagon after The Creature from the Black Lagoon and Smug after Smaug, the dragon from The Hobbit. Ramy is named after Mary Franklin, known to Star Wars fans as the editor of Bantha Tracks and a huge fan of Trandoshans.
  • Among the trophies in the Trandoshan hunting lodge are wampa and Wookiee pelts; stuffed and mounted heads of an Ithorian, a Gungan, a Gran, a Skrilling, a reek, a rancor, a dragonsnake; an ancient Mandalorian Neo-Crusader helmet; teeth that may or may not belong to a Zillo beast, a fully mounted gundark and narglatch; and a suspiciously familiar-looking crystal skull.

And that’s all folks for this incarnation of The Clone Wars Episode Guides.  After this, the format changed.  I will be doing a couple of Video Galleries covering the Episode Guides up to and including the final season, so expect them very soon.

This Article was Originally posted 2023-07-18 12:00:47.

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Mondo Star Wars Prints by Olly Moss

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Mondo Star Wars Prints by Olly Moss

“Return of the Jedi” print by Olly MossCollectors and fans who’d like to add something a little different to their Star Wars art collection should check out this new series of art prints from Mondo.

Mondo is the Alamo Drafthouse’s collectible art boutique, featuring designs from world famous artists based on licenses for popular TV and movie properties including Star Wars, Star Trek and Universal Monsters.

These prints are VERY limited in run and are snatched up by collectors quickly, selling out in mere minutes. So if you want to know which prints are on sale and when, follow MondoNews on Twitter!

Here’s the most recent print Original Trilogy Prints by Olly Moss — 24″x36″ screen print. Hand numbered. Printed by D&L Screen Printing. Each has an edition of 400. These prints go on sale Monday, Dec. 20, 2010.

Olly Moss tells Wired:

“It was so intimidating! There is such a wealth of great Star Wars art out there already, from paid professionals and from enthusiastic fans. I suppose my main aim was to make a set of Star Wars posters that were a little different from what people are used to seeing from the franchise, but still retained that essential Star Wars feel. I started by re-watching the original movies with a sketchbook on my lap, and just sort of went from there.”

“Star Wars” print by Olly Moss

“The Empire Strikes Back” print by Olly MossMore Mondo Prints:

“Ten Banthas” by Jay Ryan.

“Sanctuary Moon” by Daniel Danger.

“Han Shot First” by Florian Bertmer.

“A Linch Pin Droid” by Kevin Tong

“A Wretched Hive” by Martin Ansin

“Attack Position” by Rich Kelly

“Luke’s Destiny” by Frank Stockton

“Palace” by Tom Whalen

“Salacious Crumb” by Rhys Cooper

“Bounty Hunters – Wave 1″ by Ken Taylor

“Bounty Hunters – Wave 2″ by Ken Taylor

“Dawn of Tatooine” by Shan Jiang

“Great Warrior” by artist Todd Slater

“Father: Encounter on Dagobah” by artist Tomer Hanuka

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Drawing a Holiday Wampa

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Drawing a Holiday Wampa

Ever wanted to draw Star Wars characters and vehicles just like the professional comic book artists? In this step-by-step series, Star Wars artists and illustrators show you how to draw some of the most beloved characters in the saga.

Star Wars illustrator Nicole Falk explains with these easy-to-follow steps on how to draw a wampa family trimming the tree during the holiday season.

Step One:
Draw lightly with pencil all the basic shapes that make up an adult wampa, a Christmas tree, a little wampa and a misfit C-3PO in the box. Draw ovals, circles, rectangles, and connecting lines. This will help place where the body, arms, head and everything else will go. This is also where you decide the outline for your pose.

Step Two:
Next sketch in the shapes of the wampa, and everyone else on top of your original outline. Draw a rounder, teddy bear-like shape for the wampa. Add in his tusks, same with the little wampa. Make a shapelier Christmas tree. Start to draw in a body shape for the C-3PO in the box, give him a Santa hat and an elf collar! For his arms, since he is a droid, there are some nice easy lines to follow like more straight lines and rectangles.

Step Three:
Here you can start adding in the lines that create a more detailed and 3-D look. For starters, draw in a slightly curved line behind the entire drawing, about 2/3 down on the page. This is to separate your wall from your ground. Now your characters look like they are in an environment, and not just floating in space. For the big wampa, add in his little hair on top and make his tusks bumpier on the edges. Later when we add lines through them it will make sort of a ring pattern on each tusk. Make his body softer by rounding those lines and shaping a body form, add in his chubby fingers. Do these steps to the little wampa as well. The C-3PO in the box will need his face drawn out. Follow the lines to create his eyes, nose and mouth, the extra lines on the side of his head and under his chin to create depth. Make his arms appear more droid like and less human by sectioning them at different points. The body is the shape of a bouncy coil, so just zigzag some lines over the curved lines you had before. The Christmas tree could use some more form to it! Try giving it some more detail on the edges, you can design your tree however you like! Add some presents underneath as well, some in front and some in back.

Step Four:
Here is where you can add in a lot of the detail. On the wampas, add in some hair lines to give them a fuzzier and furrier hairdo and draw in their faces with eyes, eyebrows, nose and mouths. Give them whatever expression you want, the example here shows the big wampa being surprised by how lovely the star he just put on top of the tree looks in all its shining glory! Add in those tusk lines, and make the fingers and toes more detailed. C-3PO needs some eyes and add in some lines to that zigzag body too. This will make C-3PO look like he just popped out of the box. Turn the box into an R2-D2 by adding in some of his details, this is done with just some more rectangles and circles. The Christmas tree can be trimmed now, add in some lights and fun ornaments. Also to make the presents look wrapped draw some ribbon around them going horizontal and vertical on each package and shape. Next draw a wallpaper design. I did a striped background for this piece. And lastly, some shading will help put those characters on the floor better. Since the adult wampa is reaching, one foot is lifted, so the shading shouldn’t touch that raised foot. Same thing for the C-3PO in a box, he just sprung out so he is high in the air so place the shading further away from him. Anything else that is directly on the floor can have shading placed right underneath them, like the presents and the little wampa. Also have him playing with some cool action figures!

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Step Five:
Next go over the pencil with some dark pencil or ink. Use a pen, a dark-colored pencil or a fine tip marker. Be careful, stay on those lines, after all your hard work, keep this part clean!

Step Six:
Now you can color your wampa Christmas anyway you want. Use colored pencils, crayons, watercolors or markers. You can even color it on the computer. It’s completely up to you. Don’t forget things that are shaded should always be a little darker, like under the tree and under the presents and wampas. This step I did all the base colors and will add highlights (and fur) in the next step.

Step Seven:
Here I used white pen to make all the wampa fur and add some highlights. I hope you enjoyed my wampa Christmas drawing, have a happy holiday!

This Article was Originally posted 2022-11-02 15:45:58.

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We FINALLY Understand Why Palpatine VALUED Maul More Than Dooku

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In Star Wars Legends lore, Darth Sidious is often portrayed as a cold manipulator who views everyone as expendable, yet the relationship between Palpatine and Darth Maul reveals a far more complex and disturbing truth. Drawing from sources like the Journal of Darth Maul, this video explores how Sidious invested deeply in Maul’s training, education, and future, raising him not merely as an assassin but as a true Sith apprentice shaped through calculated cruelty, reward, and psychological control. From brutal childhood trials to rare gifts like the Sith Infiltrator and advanced Sith knowledge, the evidence suggests that Maul held unique value in Sidious’ long term plans, making his loss on Naboo a genuine blow to the Dark Lord. This deep dive examines whether Sidious truly cared for Maul in the only way a Sith can value another being and what Maul’s survival meant for the Rule of Two and the future of the Sith

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Michelle Ang | Omega from The Bad Batch: Full Interview

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For three seasons, we followed along with Star Wars: The Clone Wars spinoff THE BAD BATCH and all of their adventures. Among the troopers was the young clone Omega, who quickly emerged as one of the most likeable Star Wars characters to come along in quite a while. Joining us “In The Cantina” for the very first time is Omega herself, Michelle Ang, who shares stories from behind-the-scenes at THE BAD BATCH along with how she relates to Omega and more. You will find Michelle as likeable as Omega, probably more.

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We FINALLY Understand The EVIL of Red Lightsaber Crystals

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In Star Wars Legends, the Jedi were not just symbolically opposed to Sith lightsabers they genuinely feared them, and this video breaks down why. From the origins of red blades during the Hundred Year Darkness, to the rise of synthetic crystals forged through Sith alchemy, to chilling firsthand Jedi accounts suggesting corruption and psychological influence, we explore the three core reasons the Jedi Order viewed Sith lightsabers as something uniquely dangerous. Drawing directly from Legends era sources, Old Republic history, and rare holobook entries, this deep dive explains how red crystals could destabilize Jedi weapons, reflect the fall of former Jedi, and even inspire terror on the battlefield. If you want a lore accurate, Legends focused exploration of why Sith lightsabers were more than just a different color and why the Jedi avoided them at all costs this is one holocron you don’t want to miss.

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The FORBIDDEN Jedi Title Outlawed By the High Council

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There was once a forbidden rank within the Jedi Order so powerful and controversial that the High Council permanently erased it from history: the Jedi Lords. In this Star Wars Legends deep dive, we explore how Jedi Masters during the New Sith Wars were forced to rule worlds, lead armies, and govern entire systems as kings and warlords to save the collapsing Republic, only to become feared by their own Order. From the Dark Age of the Republic and the rise of the Grand Council, to the Army of Light, the Ruusan Campaign, and Darth Bane’s manipulation of the final battle, this video examines how the Jedi Lords helped end the Sith threat but ultimately sealed their own destruction. We also ask the unsettling question: if the Jedi Lords had survived into the Clone Wars, could they have resisted Order 66 and the rise of the Empire, or were they always destined to fall?

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Caught on the Cam: Justin Dix

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If polishing C-3PO’s golden suit sounds like your idea of a dream job, then you have plenty in common with Droid Technician Justin Dix. Fans watching the webcam closely during the filming of Episode III in Sydney, Australia, may have found themselves staring at him as he tirelessly worked on C-3PO’s suit and helped actor Anthony Daniels get into the complicated costume on the set.

“My job on Revenge of the Sith as the Droid Technician was to oversee the aesthetic look of the droids, basically making up new action figures, also looking after the needs of Anthony Daniels on and off screen, which keeps the whole droid crew busy,” Dix explains with a smile.

Growing up in Melbourne, Australia, Dix was a Star Wars fan as a child. “I have always been a fan for as long as I can remember,” Dix says. “Though I never in my wildest imagination thought I would ever work on one of the film. Like all kids, when I first saw Star Wars, I believed this space adventure was real with all the creatures that populated the strange worlds in which these films allowed us to visit.”

Before his work on Revenge of the Sith, he also was part of the crew for Attack of the Clones.

“Actually Episode II was my first feature film I worked on,” Dix admits. “I was offered a job on Lord of the Rings at the same time, but come on, this is Star Wars! Before that I was making independent films for about 10 years.”

In a typical day, fans watching Dix on the webcam could see him polishing or fixing C-3PO’s metal costume, helping Anthony Daniels put on and take off the costume during production and assist Industrial Light & Magic modelmaker Don Bies with the other droids.

As Dix worked on the droids with Bies, Dix also came up with the idea of approaching Lynne Hale (Lucasfilm Director of Publicity) if they could create a contest to let the fans pick a droid design to be featured in Episode III. The Droid Department created a variety of designs. Bies and Dix presented George Lucas with the options, which resulted in four final choices that were put before members of Hyperspace, who chose #4 — the bronze and copper droid that would become Obi-Wan Kenobi’s droid R4-G9.

Speaking of Obi-Wan Kenobi, actor Ewan McGregor was a frequent visitor to the Droid Shop. In fact, webcam fans caught McGregor acting rather mischievous one day in the shop.

“Ewan would often come in and visit the Artoo unit, sometimes by himself and sometimes bringing friends or family,” Dix says. “I think he has a soft spot for the little guy. The day he was captured on the webcam at my desk, we were talking about something, probably the Threepio suit now being gold. I mentioned to him that the webcam was there so he started hamming it up, putting on the Threepio head, making gestures. The scary thing was a few minutes later a picture message came through on my phone. A friend of mine looking at webcam footage in Queensland, grabbed a shot of Ewan and me and sent it straight to my phone. I showed it to Ewan, we all looked at the webcam in shock. Big Brother is watching!”

While Dix was on the Revenge of the Sith set, he became part of history and none other than famed photographer Annie Leibovitz was there to capture the moment.

“I couldn’t believe it when Annie Leibovitz showed up to photograph the entire cast with the new and classic characters together for Vanity Fair,” Dix remembers. “It was so cool to have Annie suggest that the Droid Department jump in for a shot for the article too.”

But not all of Dix’s most memorable moments were related to Revenge of the Sith. In fact, probably the most important event that happened on set for Dix had something to so with the always helpful duo of R2-D2 and C-3PO and a special ring.

“While my girlfriend was visiting me as we were working on the Jedi Temple set, I had Artoo deliver her an engagement ring,” Dix says. “I wrote a little script for Threepio for him to say, ‘Master Justin, Miss Kimberly so good to see you fully functional, Artoo has a gift for you. A gift , what gift?’ The whole thing was filmed by the documentary team, so you never know — it could end up being a webdoc!”

If fans watched the webcam long enough, they may have spotted Dix looking up at the webcam and waving to fans watching across the globe.

“It was really fun having the webcam there,” Dix recalls. “I used to be one of those fans, still am. I know that some fans would watch every little thing just for a clue, out of focus or not, as to what is in store. It was also a great feeling to get to be the one showing the world that C-3PO is going to be gold by pulling the metal out of a case and working on it.”

This Article was Originally posted 2022-09-27 16:35:57.

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Ashley Eckstein | Inside Ahsoka: The Complete Interview

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Ashley Eckstein is back on RFR! As the voice of Ahsoka on The Clone Wars, Ashley developed the character from the ground up alongside George Lucas himself. We dig deep into the evolution of Ahsoka from The Clone Wars to Rebels and Ashley bravely opens up about being denied the opportunity to bring the character to life in live-action. In this must-hear conversation, Ashley gets deep about her connection to Ahsoka and the Star Wars fanbase.

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Star Wars – The High Republic: The Fallen Star

Prepare to be transported to a galaxy far, far away with the thrilling sequel to Star Wars: The Rising Storm! The light of the Jedi is up against its darkest hour as the vicious raiders, known as the Nihil, once again threaten to bring the golden age of the High Republic to a fiery end.

Despite facing exhaustion and trauma, the High Republic has emerged victorious, thanks to its brave protectors: the Jedi. And at the heart of their triumph stands the awe-inspiring Starlight Beacon – a beacon of hope, culture, and knowledge that illuminates the Outer Rim.

As the Nihil’s relentless attacks force survivors and refugees to seek shelter, the Starlight Beacon and its courageous crew are ready to provide aid and comfort. The Jedi Knights and Padawans stationed there can finally heal from their injuries and mourn their losses.

But, the Nihil’s ultimate goal is still to come to fruition. Marchion Ro, the true mastermind behind their sinister plot, is preparing a daring final attack to snuff out the light of the Jedi once and for all. Will the Jedi be able to withstand this final storm and emerge victorious, or will the darkness finally triumph? The fate of the galaxy rests in their hands.

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This Article was Originally posted 2023-04-25 16:30:40.

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The Thousand Faces of Cassian Andor

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Almost three after the massive success of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in 2016– and several failed iterations of a Rogue One spinoff series about the characters of Cassian Andor and K-2SO– Hollywood script doctor Tony Gilroy had finally decided to write his friend Kathleen Kennedy, the president of Lucasfilm, a long-overdue letter; one that took the experiment that he, Gareth Edwards, and the cast and crew of Rogue One had started years ago to the next level. It wasn’t just his pitch for what a Cassian Andor series should be all about; it was Gilroy’s manifesto, framing the Star Wars Galaxy as the backdrop for a story about a revolutionary in-the-making, set upon a collision-course with history, destiny, and the unrelenting forces of oppression.

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The ONLY Planet Darth Vitiate DELETED From His Archives

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In this deep lore breakdown, we explore the disturbing legacy of Vodal Kressh, a rare Sith prodigy whose mastery of alchemy rivaled even Sith Emperor Vitiate himself, and whose discoveries on the cursed world of Athiss were so dangerous that they were erased from Sith history. Tracing the anomalous Kressh bloodline back to Ludo Kressh, this video examines why Sith alchemy is considered the first great sin, how Kressh’s voluntary following terrified the Emperor, and why both Jedi and Sith ultimately chose to seal and abandon Athiss rather than control it. What Vodal Kressh uncovered was not merely forbidden knowledge, but something so existentially threatening that even the most powerful Sith in history chose silence over domination.

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The ONLY Rakata to Keep THE FORCE and Why

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The Rakata were a species so cruel that the Force itself seemed to abandon them, treating the dark side not as something to understand but as fuel to burn the galaxy in conquest and slavery. Yet even among them there was an outlier. Soa, the Infernal One, was the most powerful Rakata predator to ever live, a conqueror of a thousand worlds and a ruler of Korriban who viewed the Force as something greater than mere power. In this video, we explore Soa’s rise within the Infinite Empire, his control of Korriban and interactions with the Sith species, the formation of his Infernal Council, and why the Rakata themselves ultimately turned against him. We break down how he was sealed within the Eternity Vault on Belsavis, why he retained his connection to the Force when his species lost theirs, and how his awakening during the Galactic War forced both Jedi and Sith to confront an ancient dark side threat neither could ignore. This is the story of the Rakata’s greatest monster, the limits of raw power, and why the Sith ultimately surpassed the Infinite Empire.

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This force ability is OP… why didn’t the Jedi use it during the Clone Wars?

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The Jedi as individual combatants on the frontlines of the clone wars battlefield were awe-inspiring to watch, but their true value in a military force is their ability to utilize a power known as battlefield meditation. Today we take a look at this rare force ability and why it was absent during the Clone Wars.

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