[M4-24 - Duel of the Fates] - Through the Shattered Glass

[Mandalorianknight]

The duel of the fates between the heroic Jedi and villainous Sith has raged for millennia in this universe. But through the World Between Worlds, glimpses of another universe can be seen through half-destroyed portals. Come, and gaze through the Shattered Glass...

Here's my first M4-24 entry, for the duel of the fates category- Shattered Glass! Here, the heroic Reborn Republic, led by Chancellor Palpatine and General Skywalker, fights the villainous Galactic Alliance agents, including Jedi Lord Kenobi and his acolyte Luke Starkiller. Their battle takes place on Angel Station, a moon-sized construct capable of shielding an entire planet from orbital bombardment. A station the Galactic Alliance seeks to destroy by exploiting a weakness in it's plans. Let's look at the figures:

(Clockwise from bottom right):

Chancellor Palpatine: The benevolent leader of the Republic, Senator Palpatine hid his Sith identity for years to avoid being murdered by the tyrannical Jedi Order that held the galaxy in it's grip. Saved from Lord Windu by sympathetic Jedi Anakin Skywalker, Chancellor Palpatine revived the republic from the grip of the Jedi and later had the Chancellorship bestowed upon him since, as a Sith, he was immune to jedi mind-altering tricks. Palpatine is so powerful in the force that he doesn't require a lightsaber, calling upon the elements themselves to defend his people.

Sith Knight Anakin Skywalker: Anakin Skywalker's childhood as a slave on Tatooine helped him resist the Jedi's indoctrination, and in a critical moment, saved Senator Palpatine from jedi assassins. Following a subsequent battle with Lord Kenobi, Anakin was horribly burned and left for dead. Saved by Palpatine and armored in a suit built by the Kaminoans, Knight Skywalker protects the reborn Republic from the threat of the Galactic Alliance and Jedi Remnants.

Admiral Tarkin: A veteran of the Mando'a War, Wilhuff Tarkin has served the republic ever since. Possessing the heart of a warrior, Tarkin often wishes he could fight the Alliance directly rather than send men into battle, but his tactical prowess makes him a necessary fixture of projects such as Angel Station.

Suntrooper: During the Mando'a wars, heroic Mandalorian Troopers fought to take down the Jedi Order in a three-way war with them and forces of separatist War Droids. Tragically, the majority of Mandalorian Troopers died in the conflict, but the survivors went on to train citizens of the republic as Suntroopers, a force dedicated to preserving the republic and preventing the Alliance from taking over the galaxy.

(Clockwise from bottom right):

Jedi Acolyte Luke Starkiller: Taken from his family in secret by way of a mind-tricked doctor, Luke Skywalker, or Starkiller as he was rechristened, was trained in secret by Lord Kenobi, a remnant of the tyrannical Jedi Order. Shown above in his Galactic Alliance flight suit, Starkiller has been trained in emotionless combat by Lord Kenobi, but has a bad habit of letting emotions slip through while fighting- primarily rage of such intensity that his eyes glow with the power inherited from his father.

Jedi Lord Kenobi: A survivor of the Jedi Order, Lord Kenobi helped to form the Galactic Alliance so that once more the Jedi may rule the galaxy. While too few in number to take back the galaxy themselves, the jedi guide the alliance in guerilla warfare, where Lord Kenobi trains acolytes to enhance the Jedi ranks.

Countess Leia Organa: Kept apart from her brother and denied Jedi indoctrination and training so that Chancellor Palpatine wouldn't sense the concentration of force power, Countess Leia nonetheless became a malevolent force in the Galactic Alliance. Hailing from the corrupt nest of political intrigue known as Alderaan, Leia quickly rose through the Alliance ranks. Leia currently holds the plans to the Angel Station construct, and hopes to exploit a weakness in the plans to destroy the shield-generating creation.

Han Solo: Having been booted from the Suntrooper Corps due to corruption, Han Solo drifted from planet to planet, gaining a reputation as a gambler and gunslinger. Han accepted a transport and espionage job from Lord Kenobi and joined in on the attempt to destroy Angel Station, hoping to profit from the destruction that would follow and patronage of a Jedi Lord.

 

 

I was having trouble figuring out ways to make custom figures of characters we know, and thought it'd be fun to do a mirror universe type of thing. The first figure I designed for this was a temple guard grand inquisitor, who ended up being totally scrapped by the end!

Edited May 13, 2024 by Mandalorianknight

[CardinalBricks]

This is so brilliant! I'm definitely looking forward to seeing the entries from the duel of the fates category the most because that prompt encourages the moc maker to do some world building and get the creative juices flowing in a different way. 

I love that you kept the characters more or less aligned with their canon dark/light side allegiances, just inverted the hegemony. It's very thought provoking. I also like that Palpatine got the chancellorship gig because he's immune to Jedi mind tricks—hilarious but makes perfect sense.

That's a really cool interpretation of a post-Mustafar but non-Vader Anakin. Definitely my favorite figure here. 

Great MOC!

[Mandalorianknight]

On 5/13/2024 at 10:07 PM, BrickRally217 said:

This is so brilliant! I'm definitely looking forward to seeing the entries from the duel of the fates category the most because that prompt encourages the moc maker to do some world building and get the creative juices flowing in a different way. 

I love that you kept the characters more or less aligned with their canon dark/light side allegiances, just inverted the hegemony. It's very thought provoking. I also like that Palpatine got the chancellorship gig because he's immune to Jedi mind tricks—hilarious but makes perfect sense.

That's a really cool interpretation of a post-Mustafar but non-Vader Anakin. Definitely my favorite figure here. 

Great MOC!

Thank you! 

Yeah, I thought the jedi vader/palps and sith obi-wan/luke was the main place people went to with the shattered glass idea. Ideally I would have kept the darker colors for the sith and lighter colors for the jedi as well, but at that point the figures would just look too similar.

Thank you, it's my favorite as well.

[Agent Kallus]

This is a fun execution of the concept!

...though you must be madder than the aslume naming the characters clockwise from bottom right, what ever happened to left to right top to bottom?

[Mandalorianknight]

On 5/27/2024 at 5:50 PM, Agent Kallus said:

This is a fun execution of the concept!

...though you must be madder than the aslume naming the characters clockwise from bottom right, what ever happened to left to right top to bottom?

Thank you!
 

I took the pictures without thinking of how I was going to write the description and wanted to do the more powerful /high ranking characters first.