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[BrickBob Studpants]

13 minutes ago, CloneCommando99 said:

My theory is that Gideon is alive, well and still sporting a fine moustache. It was merely a clone that died in the explosion. Thus setting up the Mando and Grogu movie to focus on a power struggle between Gideon and Thrawn for control of the Imperial Remnant. Gideon will ultimately lose, go into hiding on Koboh and will set up a restaurant called Los Rawkas Hermanos. He will then get involved in the Spice Trade.

I sincerely hope they don't go down that route. So what, the real Gideon explained his entire backstory to one of the clones, gave him a briefing about Din, Grogu, and Bo-katan, and taught him fighting skills, so the clone can then fight all of his arch enemies for him while he's hiding around the corner, giggling to himself? And the clone just went along with it?

17 minutes ago, CloneCommando99 said:

And those unrecognisable characters look awesome!”

"Mom, why is there a Black Widow minifig in my Star Wars set?"

[TheUnusualBuilder]

20 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

IMO, he is Schrodinger’s Gideon - Dead for right now, but he could be brought back if the writers have a story in mind (either the Beskar protected most of him and he comes back as a cyborg, or one of his clones survived, or a combination of both (a Beskar-wearing Force-sensitive disfigured cyborg clone, perhaps?)). 

I think you're exactly on the money, though if I had to guess the more likely reason for it is that Disney isn't certain whether Giancarlo Esposito is willing to return for the movie, so they've written Mando s3 so that whether he does or doesn't return it would make sense narratively either way. Leaving fates ambiguous for that reason is fairly common - the immediate case that comes to my mind is Jim Carrey in the last Sonic movie, but a more relevant example to this forum would probably be Han Solo being frozen in carbonite at the end of Empire, because nobody knew if Harrison Ford would come back for Return of the Jedi.

9 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

I sincerely hope they don't go down that route. So what, the real Gideon explained his entire backstory to one of the clones, gave him a briefing about Din, Grogu, and Bo-katan, and taught him fighting skills, so the clone can then fight all of his arch enemies for him while he's hiding around the corner, giggling to himself? And the clone just went along with it?

Oh please, this wouldn't even be in the top 35 most nonsensical Star Wars plot developments.

[Classic_Spaceman]

1 minute ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

I sincerely hope they don't go down that route. So what, the real Gideon explained his entire backstory to one of the clones, gave him a briefing about Din, Grogu, and Bo-katan, and taught him fighting skills, so the clone can then fight all of his arch enemies for him while he's hiding around the corner, giggling to himself? And the clone just went along with it?

The Jango Clones were flash-trained and had inhibitor chips approximately 40 years before Mando S3, so that tech has been well established. Also, Giideeoon could have had a cybernetic interface with his armour to improve his fighting ability (he states that it is “Phase 4” Dark Trooper armour, and we know from Pershing’s description that the pre-Phase 3 DTs were cyborgs, so there is precedent for this as well). 
It honestly feels like a very Moff thing to do, and after almost coming face-to-face with a Jedi, I can see him wanting a backup! Additionally, Gideon was supposedly executed for war crimes, but somehow survived/escaped, and we never get any explanation as to how this happened (maybe it was just NR negligence, but they could absolutely turn it into a plot point if they wanted to). Maybe Gideon has been using clone decoys this whole time, and the ones that died in S3 were just specifically the Force-sensitive experiments. 
 

5 minutes ago, TheUnusualBuilder said:

I think you're exactly on the money, though if I had to guess the more likely reason for it is that Disney isn't certain whether Giancarlo Esposito is willing to return for the movie, so they've written Mando s3 so that whether he does or doesn't return it would make sense narratively either way. 

Most of the plot points introduced in The Mandalorian were resolved (in a rather rushed manner) by the end of S3 - Gideon is dead, the bounty on Grogu has been called off, Mandalore has been retaken, the Darksaber is no longer in play, etc. I can see this quick wrap-up having been done to facilitate a simpler storyline for the Mando movie, but they could also be revisited in S4 if the story allows. 
 

[Mandalorianknight]

2 hours ago, ARC2149Nova said:

If there isn't a body, with a confirmed loss of pulse, never rule out their return. First rule of action movies. Plus, with beskar's absurd durability (not to mention, Gregor survived something similar) I wouldn't be surprised.

Who's in the Skiff again? Besides Numbuh Nine?

This is also very true.

Luke with new hair for some reason, white shirt han, Boba Fett, Lando Skiff Guard, and Chewie, plus another Jabba guard I think. It's supposed to be like 7 minifigs or something crazy like that, though to be fair, anytime there's a large number of minifigs and the exact count/lineup is unknown, it usually ends up being significantly less than we're initially told. Looking at you, Yavin and Star Destroyer.

2 hours ago, TheUnusualBuilder said:

Okay but that was a joke. You're aware that that was a joke she made, right? (Hence everyone in the room laughing at it?)

 

I think the best hope of there ever being an official Mara Jade minifigure is if, when the Mando & Grogu/Heir to the Empire movie comes out, LEGO does an 18+ set based on the original version that includes a figure of Mara Jade. It's unlikely, but LEGO regularly does crazier things.

While that one was a joke, given that that same press tour gave us the legend of anakin destroying the death star and the idea that there's no good or evil in star wars, lesbian r2 isn't much weirder and fits the theme of not really caring about the franchise you've been handed.

 

I know we're supposed to stop, but I'm just saying, she totally could be in the actual canon adaption. There's plenty of room for her main storyline. As my last thing on the topic, I just want to know if @BrickBob Studpants has read the thrawn trilogy, or is just basing this off what he's heard about the character.

37 minutes ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Well yes… Gideon is dead, “from a certain point of view.” But may I point out that Gideon in Mando season 3 didn’t have a moustache unlike he did in season 2. And you know who else didn’t have a moustache? The Gideon Clones.

My theory is that Gideon is alive, well and still sporting a fine moustache. It was merely a clone that died in the explosion. Thus setting up the Mando and Grogu movie to focus on a power struggle between Gideon and Thrawn for control of the Imperial Remnant. Gideon will ultimately lose, go into hiding on Koboh and will set up a restaurant called Los Rawkas Hermanos. He will then get involved in the Spice Trade.

Yeah, exactly. This is:

A franchise where characters repeatedly survive situations that would realistically kill them, even ones who aren't force-sensitive.

A man who we JUST SAW had a number of clones and who's whole schtick is outplanning and outhinking his enemies.

A set of armor that's known for being incredibly resistant to damage.

I think it's not at all unreasonable to speculate he's alive.

 

[ARC2149Nova]

38 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

I believe that comment was something called a “joke” - A statement that is intended to be humorous and not taken seriously. 

IMO, he is Schrodinger’s Gideon - Dead for right now, but he could be brought back if the writers have a story in mind (either the Beskar protected most of him and he comes back as a cyborg, or one of his clones survived, or a combination of both (a Beskar-wearing Force-sensitive disfigured cyborg clone, perhaps?)). 

Didn't take it seriously. Still a dumb joke.

I think he should be dead, but this is Disney we're talking about. They have a rather bad habit of resurrecting their villains. But, to the original point, I think it'd be rather odd if we didn't get the Commandos, and unlike Enoch, they absolutely required new molds in order to be done right. Enoch will look passable at worst with an existing mold.

1 minute ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Yeah, exactly. This is:

A franchise where characters repeatedly survive situations that would realistically kill them, even ones who aren't force-sensitive.

A man who we JUST SAW had a number of clones and who's whole schtick is outplanning and outhinking his enemies.

A set of armor that's known for being incredibly resistant to damage.

I think it's not at all unreasonable to speculate he's alive.

 

I mean, when the Razor Crest bit the dust, all that survived was Mando's beskar spear.

Gideon ain't dead, y'all. 

[Classic_Spaceman]

3 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

fits the theme of not really caring about the franchise you've been handed. 

Cortosis and Tràkata say otherwise. 

4 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Yeah, exactly. This is:

A franchise where characters repeatedly survive situations that would realistically kill them, even ones who aren't force-sensitive.

A man who we JUST SAW had a number of clones and who's whole schtick is outplanning and outhinking his enemies.

A set of armor that's known for being incredibly resistant to damage.

I think it's not at all unreasonable to speculate he's alive.

Yep. 👍
 

4 minutes ago, ARC2149Nova said:

Didn't take it seriously. Still a dumb joke.

Who cares, then? Why are people still talking/griping about a silly joke, if they are aware that it was just a silly joke? 

5 minutes ago, ARC2149Nova said:

I think he should be dead, but this is Disney we're talking about. They have a rather bad habit of resurrecting their villains.

Lucas brought Maul back, and the pre-Disney EU was full of resurrections, clones, and other crazy plot points. This is not a Disney thing, it is a Star Wars thing. 
 

[BrickBob Studpants]

19 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

As my last thing on the topic, I just want to know if @BrickBob Studpants has read the thrawn trilogy, or is just basing this off what he's heard about the character.

I haven't, and never claimed otherwise. My gripes with the character stem from the concept of "Emperor's hands" which I dislike for the reasons stated, and her design, which is rather dull in my opinion (and that matters, since we were talking about her potential as an anniversary figure). Maybe her story is the best thing since sliced bread, but I simply don't care about her, or any Legends material for that matter. It was just a giant contradictory mess with authors constantly fighting each other and killing each other's characters, out of pure spite it seems. And GL happily ignored all of it  

10 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Cortosis and Tràkata say otherwise. 

I SO need a minifig of a certain someone. Of course I'd like to see minifigs of all the main characters, but him in particular I hope they deliver next year!

Edited June 29, 2024 by BrickBob Studpants

[ARC2149Nova]

30 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Who cares, then? Why are people still talking/griping about a silly joke, if they are aware that it was just a silly joke? 

Why gripe over my gripe? 

31 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Cortosis

Love how everyone showed how little street cred they possessed when they complained over Cortosis 

32 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Lucas brought Maul back, and the pre-Disney EU was full of resurrections, clones, and other crazy plot points. This is not a Disney thing, it is a Star Wars thing. 

It's a fiction thing. And it's here to stay. So get ready for Mandalorian Season 4: Gideon Boogaloo x2, with twice as many Imperial Commandos as before! 

29 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

It was just a giant contradictory mess with authors constantly fighting each other and killing each other's characters, out of pure spite it seems. And GL happily ignored all of it  

Oh, so basically what Disney's doing now.  Both canons have contradictions, it comes with the territory. Legends tended to be consistent overall though, due to the linear nature of the original book series, only contradicting pieces of lore that not even George himself had fully established (aka the Prequels). Once prequel material got involved, things got complicated, but it's a large galaxy.

And now Lego expects us to rebuild it! And even travel beyond it!

To hopefully stray back on target, could anyone tell by the trailer if Jedi Bob will be yellow or not? I feel like it's an important detail.

[BrickBob Studpants]

9 minutes ago, ARC2149Nova said:

Oh, so basically what Disney's doing now.  Both canons have contradictions, it comes with the territory.

I‘m not saying the new canon has no inconsistencies, but at least we don‘t have authors who try to sabotage each other or outdo each other by coming up with sillier and sillier superweapons. Or how about the theft of the Death Star plans, where in Legends there were like 6 competing stories of how it happened and somehow they were all canon?

13 minutes ago, ARC2149Nova said:

To hopefully stray back on target, could anyone tell by the trailer if Jedi Bob will be yellow or not? I feel like it's an important detail.

He‘s clearly yellow in the trailer, and they seem to go for the whole TLM aesthetic with his faceprint being partially rubbed off  I do wonder if he‘s meant to be a yellow near-human or an actual minifig (as in, he could not exist outside of the LSW universe, similar to how some characters in the LEGO movies would make no sense as anything other than minifigs, like Two-Face in TLBM being made of half-molten plastic)

[Darth Shadowthrone]

maybe this is more 2025 discussion but I’m 100% positive we’ll get Acolyte sets now. The unanimously positive response to episode 5 means that, even if Lego weren’t designing sets in advance, they are definitely planning sets now - just like with Ahsoka and Mando season 3 sets from this year they’ll just come out a bit later. 
 

 

1 minute ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

I‘m not saying the new canon has no inconsistencies, but at least we don‘t have authors who try to sabotage each other or outdo each other by coming up with sillier and sillier superweapons. Or how about the theft of the Death Star plans, where in Legends there were like 6 competing stories of how it happened and somehow they were all canon?

He‘s clearly yellow in the trailer, and they seem to go for the whole TLM aesthetic with his faceprint being partially rubbed off  I do wonder if he‘s meant to be a yellow near-human or an actual minifig (as in, he could not exist outside of the LSW universe, similar to how some characters in the LEGO movies would make no sense as anything other than minifigs, like Two-Face in TLBM being made of half-molten plastic)

Hopefully the rubbed-off look is just stylistically for the show so that the only difference in the new figure is the dark bluish grey torso - I want Lego to really undermine the scalping reseller market at every opportunity 

[CallumPears]

2 hours ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

I'm still hoping Boba isn't a reuse from the mech, Leakers said it is but for all we know they could be wrong, look about the info with the Death Star and 12 figures that was the ISD and 7 figures, maybe the reuse Boba was prelim image and not final product ?

I really hope you're right. As a lifelong Boba stan it'd really suck if they reused him when we've never had a fully-detailed RotJ version before (the only RotJ-specific version we've EVER had was in the 2017 skiff). 

Also, he'd better have his cape. Not including it in the mech set was already bad. Some people go with the pathetic excuse of it not being able to fit with the structure of the mech, to which I say 1) they did it with Vader's cape and 2) if it really is an issue then just design the mech differently to accommodate it. 

There would be absolutely no excuse, not even a lame shill one as with the mech, for him to not have it in the skiff set.

[Lego Nostalgia]

28 minutes ago, CallumPears said:

I really hope you're right. As a lifelong Boba stan it'd really suck if they reused him when we've never had a fully-detailed RotJ version before (the only RotJ-specific version we've EVER had was in the 2017 skiff). 

Also, he'd better have his cape. Not including it in the mech set was already bad. Some people go with the pathetic excuse of it not being able to fit with the structure of the mech, to which I say 1) they did it with Vader's cape and 2) if it really is an issue then just design the mech differently to accommodate it. 

There would be absolutely no excuse, not even a lame shill one as with the mech, for him to not have it in the skiff set.

If Darth Vader doesn't have a blue light on his chest for episode 5/6 then why would we bother assume Boba will be new

1 hour ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

I‘m not saying the new canon has no inconsistencies, but at least we don‘t have authors who try to sabotage each other or outdo each other by coming up with sillier and sillier superweapons. Or how about the theft of the Death Star plans, where in Legends there were like 6 competing stories of how it happened and somehow they were all canon?

He‘s clearly yellow in the trailer, and they seem to go for the whole TLM aesthetic with his faceprint being partially rubbed off  I do wonder if he‘s meant to be a yellow near-human or an actual minifig (as in, he could not exist outside of the LSW universe, similar to how some characters in the LEGO movies would make no sense as anything other than minifigs, like Two-Face in TLBM being made of half-molten plastic)

Would be cool if they included both, Yellow and Flesh tone

1 hour ago, Darth Shadowthrone said:

maybe this is more 2025 discussion but I’m 100% positive we’ll get Acolyte sets now. The unanimously positive response to episode 5 means that, even if Lego weren’t designing sets in advance, they are definitely planning sets now - just like with Ahsoka and Mando season 3 sets from this year they’ll just come out a bit later. 
 

 

Hopefully the rubbed-off look is just stylistically for the show so that the only difference in the new figure is the dark bluish grey torso - I want Lego to really undermine the scalping reseller market at every opportunity 

It wouldn't make a difference since the 2002 version color is Dark Grey while this one is Dark Bluish Gray so that'll probably be the only thing other than original that scalpers can still sell it for a big price.

2 hours ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Cortosis and Tràkata say otherwise. 

Yep. 👍
 

Who cares, then? Why are people still talking/griping about a silly joke, if they are aware that it was just a silly joke? 

Lucas brought Maul back, and the pre-Disney EU was full of resurrections, clones, and other crazy plot points. This is not a Disney thing, it is a Star Wars thing. 
 

Maul kind of makes sense since he's sith and can survive by having pure hatred for Obi-wan and anger, makes mores sense than getting stabbed once in the stomach and surviving while Qui Gon died

There was Phase 1 Clones in the Lego Disney Plus show in the trailer but I wonder if the helmet will be included or it's just the Mon Calamari which is odd but it's probably in line with major timeline changes in the show xD

[CallumPears]

16 minutes ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

If Darth Vader doesn't have a blue light on his chest for episode 5/6 then why would we bother assume Boba will be new

True, though I do find it pretty irritating that they can't seem to ever get Vader right. 

The original 1999 Vader is accurate to RotJ, and the Rebels one is accurate to Rebels. I'm pretty sure every other Vader figure they've ever made has been inaccurate in some way, due to being hybrids of various designs. Wish they'd try to get him right.

That said, the differences in Boba's armour sets are much more apparent. 

[Flieger]

6 hours ago, ARC2149Nova said:

Gideon ain't dead. Don't know who needs to hear that, but you're welcome.  We'll see the Commandos again.

Granted, noone ever stays dead in SW, but his forces were annihilated. Especially if they were loyalist Mandalorians in Imperial gear there is little opportunity to see them again (...not much source material on these guys...).

Anyway, they would be a good company; Patrol Troopers and Range Troopers e.g. got very limited screentime but truly excellent minifigs with new moulds. The Patrol Trooper's helmet in particular is a masterpiece. I cannot believe they were put in a one-off battle pack. and I wish we had seen more of them in canon.

Admittedly, I am not sure how much we will see of the Night Troopers after Thrawn's return and hopefully his takeover of the Imperial remnant with all its forces. Yet, that Thrawn-entrance scene alone makes them worth it. I am highly critical of Disney SW but even I cannot escape the mastery of that scene. And I want to recreate it.

 

3 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Huzzah! A man of culture. The Imperial with the Impeccable Moustache is the best Captain in the Empire. Easily one of the top 3 most compelling Imperial characters there are.

Thank you, sir! I grew up with the Thrawn-Trilogy when it was the only "new" SW so I am biased. And I know I can build him myself pretty well, but still. I want him.

[Kaijumeister]

The sequence in which sets are being revealed makes me hopeful Lego are intentionally saving the best until last and the Bobfighter / Skiff / Peridea sets are going to be some real heavy hitters.

Thus far, the Dark Falcon is awesome, X-Wing and TIE are fine, Threepio is great but doesn’t appeal to me, and Droid Factory is pretty adorable. Nothing is as exciting as proper minifigure-scaled sets though.

@Darth Shadowthrone I completely agree regarding Acolyte sets. I don’t think Lego have enough faith in the show to cover it the way they did with Mando and Ahsoka, but a small set with Sol, Mae / Osha, and Darth Qimir is an absolute no-brainer.

 

[MaximillianRebo]

Thoughts on the Droid Factory:

Looks cute, but not $100 cute. And definitely not $100 'volume of stuff'. All the accessories are cool additions but there's so many of them which of course bumps up the piece count (and therefore the price) without providing a huge increase in what you see. Big increase in play value though. Which leads to my second point: the set shouldn't be 9+. I know the age rating doesn't matter really - if a five year old can build it then that's great. I assume TLG has their own inhouse guilde lines about what dictates a sets age rating - presumably the build techniques it contains (most likely technic). And again the number doesn't really matter but there'll probably be some parents who think 'my seven year old would love this but it says 9+ so ...' It really is a set aimed at kids but the age rating should have been lower to reflect that.

[Max_Lego]

4 hours ago, CallumPears said:

True, though I do find it pretty irritating that they can't seem to ever get Vader right. 

The original 1999 Vader is accurate to RotJ, and the Rebels one is accurate to Rebels. I'm pretty sure every other Vader figure they've ever made has been inaccurate in some way, due to being hybrids of various designs. Wish they'd try to get him right.

That said, the differences in Boba's armour sets are much more apparent. 

Ironically, Rebels Vader minifigure isn't accurate even to Rebels in terms of lights and buttons on the chest. But it still is the most accurate Lego representation of ANH Vader and, IMHO, the most beautiful Vader minifigure ever.

4 hours ago, Flieger said:

Anyway, they would be a good company; Patrol Troopers and Range Troopers e.g. got very limited screentime but truly excellent minifigs with new moulds. The Patrol Trooper's helmet in particular is a masterpiece. I cannot believe they were put in a one-off battle pack. and I wish we had seen more of them in canon.

I love Patrol troopers. They are like the Empire's SWAT team 

[CloneCommando99]

Guys, guys. Stop arguing. We seem to be forgetting the best Star Wars continuity. Reject Legends and Canon. Accept the Lego continuity. Jek 14 and Jedi Bob are in that continuity so it’s definitely the best. 😜

 

Anyway, do you guys think that we’ll get a larger January Wave in 2025? Or will it be minuscule like this year?

[Agent Kallus]

16 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

I haven't, and never claimed otherwise. My gripes with the character stem from the concept of "Emperor's hands" which I dislike for the reasons stated, and her design, which is rather dull in my opinion (and that matters, since we were talking about her potential as an anniversary figure). Maybe her story is the best thing since sliced bread, but I simply don't care about her, or any Legends material for that matter. It was just a giant contradictory mess with authors constantly fighting each other and killing each other's characters, out of pure spite it seems. And GL happily ignored all of it  

I SO need a minifig of a certain someone. Of course I'd like to see minifigs of all the main characters, but him in particular I hope they deliver next year!

Do not Blaspheme!!! Do not Blaspheme!!! 

Lego have been making Legends ( or previously EU) sets at almost all points of the Lego Star wars theme, we are just seeing less ATM due to more onscreen content in need of coverage ( where's my Bad Batch outfit Crosshair Lego!!!  ) and when there's more to cover each thing will get less and lower priority things (like legends sets) will get pushed to the bottom of the list. 

Also I actually agree with some of your about legends ( you're still a blasphemous sponge though, sorry), it is full of contradictions and with a few comparatively very minor exceptions canon has managed to not repeat this mistake. I personally just take each legends story as it's own thing and whilst some are crap most I've read ( or played or whatever ) are good stories on their own merit. Thre  are those that treat star wars as a Canon V Legends dichotomy but I say ( in the immortal words of the road to El Dorado) Both? Both! Both are (is) good!

Spoiler

 

But yes we definitely need The Stranger ( Darth Venamis? Maybe). I hope he has a dual moulded arm for his Cortosis bracer. 

Though talking about his Cortosis armour there seems to be a bit of a Han's hoth jacket situation going on with his bracer and helmet. So I wonder if the Lego version will have them done in grey or bronze? Bronze would be more interesting and unique but it looked more grey to me in episode 5s lighting ( which was admittedly at night), maybe we'll get a better look at it before the season is over though?

( Also entirely irrelevant but I read GL as Green Lantern and not George Lucas at first. DC asylum brainrot is real )

21 hours ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

It almost feels like Lucasfilm employees have invaded the forum trying to make their sick fan-fiction come true.

We're not Reddit,Twitter or Tumblr, we're a block toy forum lol

All droids are asexual despite what greasy fat man's former assistant said

15 hours ago, Darth Shadowthrone said:

maybe this is more 2025 discussion but I’m 100% positive we’ll get Acolyte sets now. The unanimously positive response to episode 5 means that, even if Lego weren’t designing sets in advance, they are definitely planning sets now - just like with Ahsoka and Mando season 3 sets from this year they’ll just come out a bit later. 

It show how great the show is that the most consistent criticisms we hear of it are nonsense like this. There are no sexual droids in the show ( and not to be cringe because I do like to forget they existed but pleasure droids do exist in legends and might also exist in canon). That she her old boss (Harvey Weinstein) was a dick is true but lots of people worked under him? Peter Jackson for example ( though hilariously because the LotR crew though he(Harvey Weinstein not Peter Jackson ) was so gross they based the Orc General Gothmog a caricature of him) It's not like she's been singing his praises? And there are other ridiculous complaints like Mundi's age not being the same as in legends because of course [A] everyone knows and cares about his legends age? (No they didn't before this anyway) & that the whole point of making legends a separate continuity is so that canon can tell different stories with retconning it. Or people saying that we shouldn't be seeing any Sith at this point in time because Ki says they're extinct, the whole point in TPM is that he is wrong, he even says this after Qui-gin has seen and fought maul. Also Qimir had been pretty good at covering his tracks ( spoilers here but when his Accolyte threatens to reveal the truth to the jedi he goes in to kill all the jedi left on the planet and only one manges to survive and that survior's still in danger as he's (potentially unwittingly ) stuck with an imposter who did want to kill him before, so it still pretty plausible for us to end the season with no living jedi knowing anything about the sith in hiding. I'm not saying the show is perfect, episode 3 was a drag, and witches were pretty boring compared to some of the more unique force cults ( The Sorcerers of Tund, The Nightsisters, the Path of the Open Hand & exceterra) Vernestra has been one of my favourite high republic book characters and in  'The Accolyte' she's just kinda lame. But people are shitting on it in the most absurd ways like complaining Cortosis which has existed in canon and legends for ages ( and also was pretty epic on screen) and I'm sure some of them haven't even seen it ( similar to our friend the sponge of blasphemy who hasn't read Mara's story but still hates the idea of emperor's hands ( trust me it works in context)).

I do feel getting a couple of Accolyte sets next year is pretty much inevitable. I still think the main reason we haven't seen any yet is because of Lucas film constantly switching around release dates and so TLG didn't have anything ready in time. I know other companies did but Lego works very differently from the likes of Hasbro as we know.

6 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Guys, guys. Stop arguing. We seem to be forgetting the best Star Wars continuity. Reject Legends and Canon. Accept the Lego continuity. Jek 14 and Jedi Bob are in that continuity so it’s definitely the best. 😜

 

Anyway, do you guys think that we’ll get a larger January Wave in 2025? Or will it be minuscule like this year?

Well I'm hoping (as per the rest of post) we finally get some Accolyte coverage but I think generally the trend is towards a smaller January wave at least with sets based on existing content where as sets based on new stuff just seem to be released whenever they're ready (the set of show which ever comes first ( see the 'Skeleton crew' and 'The Accolyte' 's inverse situations). Talking about Sorcerers of Tund it'd be nice to get a set based on the legends Lando trilogy with Vuffi Raa, Lando and Rokur Gepta but thats incredibly unlikely ( so unlikely that I makes a certain redhead seem more likely in comparison maybe?)

 

Edited June 30, 2024 by MKJoshA
Spoiler tags added

[Llewop]

My only hope from any acolyte set would be for Lego to do a good yellow lightsaber blade. Maybe just put some generic Jedi robes on PAB

[BrickBob Studpants]

1 hour ago, Agent Kallus said:

So I wonder if the Lego version will have them done in grey or bronze?

Pearl dark grey would likely work the best in my opinion

1 hour ago, Agent Kallus said:

Peter Jackson for example ( though hilariously because the LotR crew though he was so gross they based the Orc General Gothmog a caricature of him)

Um, no. Gothmog is modelled after Harvey Weinstein, who actually deserves it

2 hours ago, Agent Kallus said:

( similar to our friend the sponge of blasphemy who hasn't read Mara's story but still hates the idea of emperor's hands ( trust me it works in context)).

I don‘t criticise stories I haven‘t read, I’m just explaining why I don‘t care about her. More blasphemy: the idea that Luke marries a former assassin working for the most evil person in the galaxy is stupid to me

2 hours ago, Agent Kallus said:

[…] I think generally the trend is towards a smaller January wave at least with sets based on existing content where as sets based on new stuff just seem to be released whenever they're ready […]

Next year‘s gonna be interesting since the only new content coming out will be Andor S2, which likely won‘t get more than one set, and maybe a new animated series  That leaves some space for more Acolyte and Ahsoka sets!

[Agent Kallus]

9 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Gothmog is modelled after Harvey Weinstein, who actually deserves it

Yes that's what I was saying.

10 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

 

Next year‘s gonna be interesting since the only new content coming out will be Andor S2, which likely won‘t get more than one set, and maybe a new animated series  That leaves some space for more Acolyte and Ahsoka sets!

I mean with Lucas film's constantly changing schedule there could more than just Andor S2, or maybe Andor S2 will get pushed back. Bab batch sets as well would be nice.

Edited June 30, 2024 by Agent Kallus

[Swordy]

17 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Well yes… Gideon is dead, “from a certain point of view.” But may I point out that Gideon in Mando season 3 didn’t have a moustache unlike he did in season 2. And you know who else didn’t have a moustache? The Gideon Clones.

My theory is that Gideon is alive, well and still sporting a fine moustache. It was merely a clone that died in the explosion. Thus setting up the Mando and Grogu movie to focus on a power struggle between Gideon and Thrawn for control of the Imperial Remnant. Gideon will ultimately lose, go into hiding on Koboh and will set up a restaurant called Los Rawkas Hermanos. He will then get involved in the Spice Trade.

Huzzah! A man of culture. The Imperial with the Impeccable Moustache is the best Captain in the Empire. Easily one of the top 3 most compelling Imperial characters there are.

I wouldn’t be so sure of yourself. The Aslume comes for us all in the end. You are merely delaying the inevitable. 

As for Legends sets, they should absolutely happen. Whether it be a Tie Defender with Warlord Zsinj here, a AT PT with Mara Jade there or even a Republic attack Shuttle with Delta Squad over yonder. Those are the sorts of things which would make the Kids think: “Oh wow, what a cool version of a vehicle I’ve seen before. And those unrecognisable characters look awesome!”

I will go to the Aslume if and only if we get Superman sets in 2025. Or if we get a TDK Bat-Pod, which seems more likely. XP

3 hours ago, Agent Kallus said:

Or people saying that we shouldn't be seeing any Sith at this point in time because Ki says they're extinct, the whole point in TPM is that he is wrong, he even says this after Qui-gin has seen and fought maul.

Spoiler

 

…this is just a LEGO forum, Swordy, this is just a LEGO forum, this is just a LEGO for— Oh, who cares! The gauntlet has been thrown down already.

The issue isn’t that the Sith should be extinct. Most everyone knows that the Sith have been in the shadows. The problem that people have is that the Sith aren’t staying in the shadows. If any word of The Sith Who Laughs gets back to the Jedi Council, it calls into question Ki-Adi’s line in TPM; not because the Sith aren’t extinct, but because the Jedi should think that they are extinct. Of course, this can all be resolved by the end if every Jedi who encounters The Sith Who Laughs dies, but I recall that this show was designed so that it could run multiple seasons, so I guess we’ll all find out.

I take issue with the Jedi’s characterization in this series. They seem to be at the point of corruption we see in TCW, not arriving to what we see in TPM. The show seems more concerned about deconstructing the Jedi Order—something the Prequels had already accomplished—than showing how a good thing can fall if good people become more concerned about image than what’s right. Master Sol and Venestra act more like Prequel Jedi than what I thought High Republic Jedi were supposed to act like.

I’ll negate all of my arguments by admitting that I only saw the first episode—and admittedly enjoyed it, but I don’t care to see the rest. I’d rather my story of Star Wars not be ruined for me. (Same reason I haven’t seen Solo and it’ll be a long time until I do.) If Darth Tenebrous or Darth Plagueis show up at the end, maybe I’lll give it a second chance, but I’m content with the novel by James Luceno for now. (Just readapt the book to a series already, Disney.)

 

That all being said, and before the counter arguments roll in, I would also like some Acolyte sets. At least a Jedi Vector, or something with Master Sol and Jecki minifigs would be a win for me. The aesthetic of the High Republic is very appealing to me, the Jedi all look great if somewhat generic, and I would love to see how LEGO would tackle it.

Hopefully we get a proper trans-yellow lightsaber blade piece reintroduced soon, either for the Acolyte or for the New Jedi Order film with Rey.

 

Edited June 30, 2024 by MKJoshA
Spoiler tags added

[CallumPears]

7 minutes ago, Swordy said:

Hopefully we get a proper trans-yellow lightsaber blade piece reintroduced soon, either for the Acolyte or for the New Jedi Order film with Rey.

Really hoping for this- it was a bit disappointing that they gave Rey a green one in the Christmas set last year. 

I'd like them to release a set with one in, then put the piece on PaB since lightsaber blades cost 8p each on there (they aren't too expensive on Bricklink but still would be cheaper to get them on PaB, and I find it easier to use than Bricklink). 

[MKJoshA]

3 hours ago, Agent Kallus said:

Do not Blaspheme!!! Do not Blaspheme!!! 

Lego have been making Legends ( or previously EU) sets at almost all points of the Lego Star wars theme, we are just seeing less ATM due to more onscreen content in need of coverage ( where's my Bad Batch outfit Crosshair Lego!!!  ) and when there's more to cover each thing will get less and lower priority things (like legends sets) will get pushed to the bottom of the list. 

Also I actually agree with some of your about legends ( you're still a blasphemous sponge though, sorry), it is full of contradictions and with a few comparatively very minor exceptions canon has managed to not repeat this mistake. I personally just take each legends story as it's own thing and whilst some are crap most I've read ( or played or whatever ) are good stories on their own merit. Thre  are those that treat star wars as a Canon V Legends dichotomy but I say ( in the immortal words of the road to El Dorado) Both? Both! Both are (is) good!

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But yes we definitely need The Stranger ( Darth Venamis? Maybe). I hope he has a dual moulded arm for his Cortosis bracer. 

Though talking about his Cortosis armour there seems to be a bit of a Han's hoth jacket situation going on with his bracer and helmet. So I wonder if the Lego version will have them done in grey or bronze? Bronze would be more interesting and unique but it looked more grey to me in episode 5s lighting ( which was admittedly at night), maybe we'll get a better look at it before the season is over though?

( Also entirely irrelevant but I read GL as Green Lantern and not George Lucas at first. DC asylum brainrot is real )

It show how great the show is that the most consistent criticisms we hear of it are nonsense like this. There are no sexual droids in the show ( and not to be cringe because I do like to forget they existed but pleasure droids do exist in legends and might also exist in canon). That she her old boss (Harvey Weinstein) was a dick is true but lots of people worked under him? Peter Jackson for example ( though hilariously because the LotR crew though he(Harvey Weinstein not Peter Jackson ) was so gross they based the Orc General Gothmog a caricature of him) It's not like she's been singing his praises? And there are other ridiculous complaints like Mundi's age not being the same as in legends because of course [A] everyone knows and cares about his legends age? (No they didn't before this anyway) & that the whole point of making legends a separate continuity is so that canon can tell different stories with retconning it. Or people saying that we shouldn't be seeing any Sith at this point in time because Ki says they're extinct, the whole point in TPM is that he is wrong, he even says this after Qui-gin has seen and fought maul. Also Qimir had been pretty good at covering his tracks ( spoilers here but when his Accolyte threatens to reveal the truth to the jedi he goes in to kill all the jedi left on the planet and only one manges to survive and that survior's still in danger as he's (potentially unwittingly ) stuck with an imposter who did want to kill him before, so it still pretty plausible for us to end the season with no living jedi knowing anything about the sith in hiding. I'm not saying the show is perfect, episode 3 was a drag, and witches were pretty boring compared to some of the more unique force cults ( The Sorcerers of Tund, The Nightsisters, the Path of the Open Hand & exceterra) Vernestra has been one of my favourite high republic book characters and in  'The Accolyte' she's just kinda lame. But people are shitting on it in the most absurd ways like complaining Cortosis which has existed in canon and legends for ages ( and also was pretty epic on screen) and I'm sure some of them haven't even seen it ( similar to our friend the sponge of blasphemy who hasn't read Mara's story but still hates the idea of emperor's hands ( trust me it works in context)).

I do feel getting a couple of Accolyte sets next year is pretty much inevitable. I still think the main reason we haven't seen any yet is because of Lucas film constantly switching around release dates and so TLG didn't have anything ready in time. I know other companies did but Lego works very differently from the likes of Hasbro as we know.

Well I'm hoping (as per the rest of post) we finally get some Accolyte coverage but I think generally the trend is towards a smaller January wave at least with sets based on existing content where as sets based on new stuff just seem to be released whenever they're ready (the set of show which ever comes first ( see the 'Skeleton crew' and 'The Accolyte' 's inverse situations). Talking about Sorcerers of Tund it'd be nice to get a set based on the legends Lando trilogy with Vuffi Raa, Lando and Rokur Gepta but thats incredibly unlikely ( so unlikely that I makes a certain redhead seem more likely in comparison maybe?)

 

 

48 minutes ago, Swordy said:

I will go to the Aslume if and only if we get Superman sets in 2025. Or if we get a TDK Bat-Pod, which seems more likely. XP

…this is just a LEGO forum, Swordy, this is just a LEGO forum, this is just a LEGO for— Oh, who cares! The gauntlet has been thrown down already.

 

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