Still, taking them for what they are, they're good work. Don't get me wrong, Lego figures are fine for Lego, but when you bring in a licensed property like Star Wars, and then look at the treatment superheroes are getting from Minimates, these little guys (and girl) start to look a bit too elementary. It's been over 30 years since the Lego figure made its debut, and it hasn't changed much - we still have the blocky, children's-art-style body proportions, the rounded cylinder heads, the ultra-simplified faces of generally no more than two dots for eyes and a line for the mouth, and the basic articulation. All three are decent efforts, but when you compare them to MinimatesĪnd the like - which is the natural comparison to make - they suffer from, well, being Lego. There are three figures in this set: Juno, Darth Vader (sporting significant battle damage), and Vader's apprentice (likewise beat up).
Really, if they'd just let Jedi go on dates like ordinary people, the whole Galactic Civil War wouldn't have happened. Harsh words and fighting ensue, and the apprentice decides that being a Sith isn't that great after all. I'll tell you the end of The Force Unleashed right now, sight unseen: the apprentice shags Juno (because there's only so long you can be cooped up onboard a small transport ship with a hot blonde you outrank before you either score, or get kicked out the airlock), Vader finds out, gets all jealous because he turned to the dark side especially to keep his bit of tail alive, only to have his gentleman's area burned off in a volcano. During the pair's journey, Eclipse's conscience would play a role in the fate of the galaxy. After proving her loyalty during the Battle of Callos, Darth Vader prompted her to pilot the Rogue Shadow, a secret ship used to transport Vader's apprentice. Through quick promotions, she eventually gained control of Black Squadron. After graduating, Juno flew many successful combat missions throughout the Outer Rim bringing the admiration of her peers and commanding officers. She also perfected her skills in droid maintenance and marksmanship.
Juno quickly excelled in starship repair and became a talented combat pilot. Into the Imperial Academy at age fourteen. Juno Eclipse was born on Corulag, and became the youngest cadet to be accepted Star Wars and Lego are a natural match - who didn't cobble together an ersatz (and usually psychedelically-coloured) Millennium Falcon or X-Wing out of Lego when they were young? Of course, your day-glo red AT-STs and blocky Sail Barges all had to be crewed by yellow-skinned astronauts with walkie-talkies and bazookas, so it's just as well that there's now official Star Wars Lego to give us proper figures. B u y t h e t o y s, n o t t h e h y p e.
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