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Had this idea sitting around in my head for a while, so I wanted to try drawing what I think the inquisitors might have looked like when they were Jedi. I did Marrok and the Crow because of their recent relevance, and the Seventh Sister because awooga.

A lot of people liked my idea that the Crow might be a Kaleesh, even though he has plantigrade legs (which Kaleesh have been depicted as having from time to time, so I'm not too concerned). Given how human-centric the Empire is, I imagine he (and potentially other non-humanoid Inquisitors) is forced to cover up his inhuman traits; hence, why he wears a heavy double cloak and long mask that his tusks can tuck into. The mask attaches directly to the hood at the sides, allowing his ears and scales to be concealed. The eye placement suggests that his eyes are higher on his head than a human's, a trait the Kaleesh have, and his tall stature (I estimated 6'6" based on clips of him) may also indicate this. I'm not 100% certain of his height though; Marrok appears about as tall as Maul, who is now about 6' with his prosthetics, and the Crow is easily a head taller than Marrok.

Marrok is a very unique Force-user in that he often just throws hands rather than rely solely on his lightsaber. The Kage are famous for being experts in unarmed combat; that, combined with slight similarities in their armor, was enough for me to speculate he may be one. I imagine him being a little older than the other inquisitors given his extreme skill level (though we do not know how the Kage age) and he was likely a very powerful Jedi Master before being broken by the Empire. He is known to be a user of psychometry, meaning he can see and experience past memories and emotions tied to objects by touching them. I imagine this may have been difficult during the Clone Wars, given he could see the horrors committed throughout which many other Jedi were blind to, yet another reason he may have turned away from the Order. (Also note that the pointed shape of his helmet leaves a perfect space to store his Kage man bun...)

I get the feeling that the Seventh Sister may have been a sweetheart before being tortured by Vader, and she seems to wish she could have been a mother. I like to think she had a padawan that she cared deeply for, before losing them either to Order 66 or the Empire, and her psychopathy developed as a coping mechanism ("if I can break others under torture, it proves that I am not weak for doing the same"). She appears fairly skilled with a lightsaber, but is less adept in hand-to-hand combat, hinting at a gentler nature when she was a Jedi. I have a headcanon that her padawan may have been a Quarren, given the similarities between their head shape and her hair covering. I made her pink because... because.

Anyway, this is entirely my interpretation, and it was very fun to draw. A solid 70% of this is speculation. Please feel free to suggest other potential theories!

Considering only the design

Super excited about this! Still working on the blade, but all in with the led strip and pipe, all the pieces for the lightsaber only costed 90$

I mean think about it, every single modern movie has been accompanied with a map/content release for the Battlefront games. Jakku and Scariff for Battlefront 2015, followed by the Crait, Kessel, and Ajan Kloss in Battlefront 2 2017. Its kinda sad, cause I could imagine a Nal Hutta map with Din Djarin and Embo as hero and villain, but there is no modern Battlefront game active for them to be added to. Just something that kinda makes me sad, ya know?

Probably one of the more obscure Star Wars games out there, back when Real Time Strategy games were still fairly popular, this game was among them. While little more than a reskin of Age of Empires II (same engine and everything), it was still a whole lot of fun just the game it shared the engine with. It was fun to pit the Rebel Alliance against the Trade Federation, or Gungans against the CIS, Republic against the Empire, did it make sense? Hell no, but we didn't care. On top of that, there was plenty of fun to be had in the campaign section as well, even if a few campaigns were a bit predictable at times. Echuu Shen-Jon remains a personal favorite Jedi that no one else has heard about.

While the original games are available on Steam and still fun to play, I'll be brutally honest and say that the graphics are a bit rough around the edges nowadays. And considering how Age of Empires II has been enjoying a very well done revitalization the last few years, maybe this game can share in that success in the near future.

For the uninitiated, Age of Empires II put out a very well done "Definitive Edition" with crisper graphics, more civilizations, and the same fun gameplay that made it a classic, but they've gone above and beyond with it, continuing to develop new content for it to present day. I wanna say that currently there's over 30 civilizations you can choose to play over the original 18. This also includes new campaigns and other fun content. Can you imagine Galactic Battlegrounds getting a similar treatment?

As fun as Galactic Battlegrounds is, it never had content past the original trilogy, and first two prequel films. That means Revenge of the Sith never got incorporated. And as fun as this game was, I'll be brutally honest and say that Age of Empires was usually my go-to since compared to the 18 civilizations I could play in that game, Galactic Battlegrounds topped out at a measly 8; the Galactic Empire, Rebel Alliance, Wookies, Gungans, Naboo, Trade Federation, Republic, and CIS. There's room for more.

Picture this: a remaster on the level with Age of Empires II that not only incorporates Revenge of the Sith, but adds more content in line with present-day Star Wars, be it the Sequel trilogy (love it or hate it), Clone Wars series, or other media that have since come out. I can see civilizations in things like the First Order, maybe a pirate-like civilization like the Pykes, maybe a civilization based on Dathomir, the Mandolorians, the world of Star Wars is so much bigger now that it's honestly a bit surprising that this game hasn't been shown the same kind of love that Age of Empires has been. I get that it is the more obscure title, and RTS games aren't as popular as they once were, but I don't think a remaster of this game, alongside some much needed updated content is a hard sell.

I think it could be a very fun project. New civilizations, new campaigns, new heroes and villains, all under that same RTS chaos that made Age of Empires so fun back then, and still now.

Anyone remember this game? Would you like a remaster of it? New content? Anything in particular you'd hope for?

I do wanna watch Clone Wars and Rebels but they are so long and Maul seems pretty short

It's great to have Star Wars back in cinemas!

The Book of Boba Fett introduced us to the Hutt Twins, where they are described as Jabba the Hutt’s cousins.

The Clone Wars introduced us to Ziro the Hutt, who is described as Jabba the Hutt’s uncle.

Given that, it’s natural to deduce that the Twins are Ziro’s children.

One of them has a tattoo below their lower lip and Ziro’s covered in tattoos. The other has a purplish sheen and Ziro is purple.

We’ll be seeing the Twins again in The Mandalorian and Grogu coming out soon. The film appears to be harkening back to The Clone Wars with appearances by Rotta the Hutt and Embo. So it wouldn’t surprise me at all if in said film they reveal that Ziro was their father.

I don’t know if this is a common experience among people born in the 2000s but I grew up with my family only ever owning the prequels on DVD. Those were the first and only Star Wars movies I watched at the time. I remember waiting for what felt like forever to find out what happened after Anakin turned and Obi-Wan fled.

I must’ve been 6 when I found out about the original trilogy after A New Hope came on when they finished airing Revenge of the Sith on TV. And no, the difference in CGI technology never bothered me in the slightest. I fell in love with the originals (and Empire remains my favorite of all time). Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is.

Watched the sequels on opening night years later and I’ll be doing the same for the Mandalorian and Grogu this Thursday!

What is, in your opinion, the most badass Padmé moment(s) in the prequels?

Personally, I think the scene in the Phantom Menace where she reveals herself to the Gungans and kneel with no hesitation to Boss Nass to get his respect/friendship is underrated. This is the moment where I really started to respect her.

But my absolute favorite Padmé scene is the Battle of Geonosis. I mean, just the fact that she fought alongside with the Jedi against a thousand of droids with nothing else than a blaster. And she survived with no lightsaber, compared to many Jedi who parished in the fight. That fact alone could mean that she's more badass than Leia because, as good as she is, she's a Force user and Padmé is not, yet she survived probably one of the deadliest battles of Star Wars history.

Hello, as I’m sure many of us are aware, legendary voice actor Tom Kane passed away yesterday.

Today I came across something very disheartening and frankly disgusting. On eBay the seller and well know management agency Galactic Productions LLC has listed several autographed items by Tom at a very high price.

This is nothing out of the ordinary when celebrities pass, but there is something especially repulsive about this. Shortly before Tom passed, he made a very rare appearance at Lexington Comic Con in March, despite his poor health due to a stroke. At this event it was explicitly stated that Tom would NOT be signing items due to his limited mobility.

This company has listed items that were seemingly signed at this event, based on the fact that one of the pictures in the listing shows Tom at this event. In addition to this, comparing the signature to older signatures, you can tell that the most recent signature is very shaky.

Now I am going to be honest, I am making A LOT of assumptions, but to seemingly make Tom sign things at the expense of his health, at an event that prohibited signing due to his health, and then to list them for a very inflated price is disgusting.

I sincerely hope this isn’t the case and that Galactic Productions can clarify what the situation is but if it is how it seems, action needs to be taken against them or awareness must be made.

If anyone has more info on this please comment🙂

Photoshop I did with the ROTS popcorn bucket and drink cup

The evil Empire has fallen but Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they enlist the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin and his young apprentice Grogu.

Director: Jon Favreau

Cast: Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, Martin Scorsese, Jeremy Allen White, Hemky Madera

Rotten Tomatoes: 60%

Metacritic: 55 / 100

Some Reviews (updating):

Nerdist - Rotem Rusak - 4 / 5

>Ultimately, to me, there’s just something that feels kind about this movie. Not kind in that it’s only sunshine and roses, but kind to its viewers, who are probably living hard, stressful lives, who just want to go the movie theater and enjoy a film that takes them on a sweeping space adventure. The good guys get good things, the bad guys get their due, and just the barest bit of the bittersweetness of life looms in the ether to give it all a bit of poignancy.

Total Film - Fay Watson - 3 / 5

>There are some cameos as Clone Wars and Rebels characters get woven into the narrative. But there's nothing radical for the franchise here. And while that's not a problem in itself, it means that The Mandalorian and Grogu isn't the Star Wars cinematic rebirth that Lucasfilm may have been hoping for. If you're happy to while away a few hours with Din Djarin and Grogu, you'll love it – just don't go in expecting much more.

The Times - Kevin Maher - 1 / 5

>Would someone please put Star Wars out of its misery? It’s an ailing pop cultural mutant, unrecognisable from the chirpy fable that George Lucas revealed to the world in 1977.

DiscussingFilm - Andrew J. Salazar - 3 / 5

>Perhaps Disney just needed something to reignite people’s interest in Star Wars after years of recovering from disaster, and Baby Yoda was the safest bet. While that could be true, Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, and company could have challenged themselves further. If nothing else, Star Wars fans have another incredible score from 3x Oscar-winner Ludwig Göransson to dive into.

The Guardian - Peter Bradshaw - 3 / 5

>The film is watchable and barrels along capably enough, but perhaps there isn’t enough of the humanity, humour and extravagant space melodrama which has made and continues to make Star Wars lovable.

Empire - John Nugent - 3 / 5

>What it does slightly forget to do, though, is move the story forward in any meaningful way. Oddly, it feels like the least consequential Mandalorian chapter yet, with previous episodes from the TV incarnation — or even segments of the much-maligned Book Of Boba Fett — having more impact on the narrative. It’s thinner than skimmed blue milk, with longtime series stewards Jon Favreau (director and co-writer) and Dave Filoni (co-writer and new Galactic Emperor of the entire franchise) largely playing it safe. Perhaps after the relative disappointment of The Rise Of Skywalker, this is all it needed or was intended to be. The Mandalorian And Grogu is, primarily, For Kids, as George Lucas always insisted Star Wars was, and on those modest terms, it finds the way.

Vulture - Bilge Ebiri

>Amazingly, the film is at its best when it really slows down: By far its most compelling part involves a strange mid-movie interlude when the action stops entirely and all we witness is the somber spectacle of one character taking care of another. I won’t give away what this actually entails, but it does allow the puppetry of Grogu to shine and briefly reminds us of the wide-canvas irreverence that Favreau (Iron Man, Jungle Book, Made) once seemed capable of. But then the segment is over, and it’s on to the next thing. The Mandalorian and Grogu continues the story of the Star Wars spinoff series The Mandalorian, and it often feels like several Very Special Episodes of a TV show stitched together. These characters will presumably return in another season of the series, but for now, the movie will serve as a placeholder and little else. As someone who happily watched The Ewok Adventure and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor on TV as a child, I can’t really fault any superfans, especially younger ones, for getting excited about it. But I can wish it were better.

Looper - Reuben Baron - 4 / 10

>You can add a point or two to my review score if you treat this as just a long, fairly minor episode of the TV show. But this movie is meant to revitalize Star Wars in theaters, so its being judged on that scale. These movies have always had risk and ambition, at their best and at their worst, so something so bereft of that can't help but feel a bit disheartening, not to mention boring.

Consequence - Liz Shannon Miller - 'B'

>Without any new developments, what we’re left with is a collection of side quests largely connected by cameos, without any of the narrative momentum that has made past Star Wars projects into must-see events. It’s not the Star Wars anyone over the age of 25 grew up with, and the muted excitement for Mando and son’s return reflects that. At least Baby Yoda — sorry, Grogu — is still the cutest.

AV Club - Jesse Hassenger - 'B'

>Indeed, The Mandalorian & Grogu is almost aggressively anti-thematic, preferring to keep even its most obvious parenting metaphors muted and largely unexplored. The movie wants to show you a good time, and it does. Some of its creatures even have some semblance of soul. The “why” of its pivot away from human expression, however, remains opaque, with sinister undertones: Is this mask-and-puppet show a preventative measure to insulate filmmakers (or parent companies) from the uncomfortable but inevitable situation of beloved actors aging (or dying) out of their signature roles? Did they cut that line about Din being outlived because Star Wars itself has become as frightened of death as Anakin? Then again, the series has always had a rich tradition of imbuing potentially lifeless objects with weird humanity, and Favreau and Filoni have extended that process with Grogu. They’re still just franchising within the lines. For now, this is the way.

The Playlist - Rodrigo Perez - 'C'

>“Star Wars” fans have spent years complaining that Kathleen Kennedy ruined Lucasfilm, but the reality looks broader and more dispiriting than one executive. This feels like a collective mistake, with Disney brass included: the dilution of a brand once defined by magical movie scale, mythical qualities, and a transportive emotional sweep. Somewhere along the way, “Star Wars” started mistaking brand extension for imagination and fan service for feeling. If Favreau and Filoni are the new stewards of this franchise, then the once-mighty galaxy probably has a bad feeling about its future. Because right now, it feels like it’s dangling over Cloud City, hand gone, saber lost, and no rescue in sight. Because this is definitely not the way.

The Film Maven - Kristen Lopez - 'C'

>There's a lot that works against The Mandalorian and Grogu. The plot is non-existent and it really does feel like a fully CGI movie. But when it's just Mando and Grogu going from A to B it's such a sweet story. Add to that a desire to just let a lot of kooky puppets run around for a little bit – there's a real Jim Henson vibe – and it's a movie that is more than worth seeing with the kids (or anyone just looking for a cute vibe). It's a lovable mess, but it works.

ComingSoon - Jonathan Sim - 5 / 10

>What we’re left with is a low-stakes Star Wars movie. There’s no planet-killing Death Star, no Starkiller Base, no big battles. Every other Star Wars film has at least one standout sequence. I felt more watching the Battle of Exegol in The Rise of Skywalker than I did during this film. Even other stand-alone movies like Solo: A Star Wars Story, which also didn’t concern itself with lightsabers or the Rebels, had moments like the Kessel Run set piece that really stood out. Nothing stands out here in The Mandalorian and Grogu, as it’s a generic, safe Star Wars movie.

Inverse - Hoai-Tran Bui

>The Mandalorian and Grogu Is Barely A Movie. This is for Star Wars fans who have made the Cantina scene their entire personalities. It’s a CGI creatures extravaganza, offering distinct worlds — here, a cyberpunky crime planet, or a swamp planet filled with Henson puppet creatures — and action figures masquerading as characters, for you to imagine mashing together. Maybe that was the nature of The Mandalorian all along, but on the big screen, it’s all the more glaringly obvious.

Silver Screen Riot - Matt Oakes - 'F'

>To come off (something like Andor) and watch The Mandalorian and Grogu feels like a slap in the face. While Andor reached for the stars, this scoops the fetid muck from the bottom of the bantha pen. It is offensive because it dares to be nothing. This depressing coup de grâce may have effectively killed my love of Star Wars going forward. This is not the way.

Little White Lies - Kambole Campbell - 2 / 5

>Beyond occasionally marvelling at the lively work of the puppeteers, there’s not a lot to hold on to in The Mandalorian & Grogu, not even the supposed father and son connection between its marquee characters. As the story returns things to status quo, it’s hard to think of what has even changed between the two, what they might have learned about each other, and if the filmmakers will ever be an interest in finding out. 

The Independent - Clarisse Loughrey - 2 / 5

>While the first season of The Mandalorian did well to Star Wars-ise western genre tropes – with Ludwig Göransson’s synths, each cascading note sharpened to a blade’s edge, doing much of the heavy work there and here – The Mandalorian and Grogu feels comparatively bored by its own allusions to gangster cinema. A smooth-talking kingpin hides away in a luxury compound that looks like a big Tesco, while the later emergence of a deadly hitman is merely a CGI replica of a character from Filoni’s own animated Clone Wars stories (as is Rotta).

The Telegraph - Robbie Collin - 2 / 5

>It’s a curate’s egg of a film, and its utterly scrambled quality control may be best summed up by a second-act shot of Grogu, Pascal and Rotta lined up, spying over the crest of a sand dune. One alien looks alive and delightful, the other looks like a giant computer-generated bullfrog, and then there’s Pascal with a shiny bucket on his head. When Disney paid George Lucas $4bn for Star Wars in 2012, I’m not sure either side was dreaming of this.

Associated Press - Mark Kennedy - 2 / 5

>The “Star Wars” franchise once led the culture with its imagery, swagger and style. But this movie is a step back, formulaic and aping “Top Gun,” “Blade Runner,” “Transformers” and “Men in Black.” Even Ludwig Göransson’s score is off, marred by cheap-sounding ‘80s synthetic chirps along with what sounded like Yiddish folk ditties. The runtime saps energy and when it’s all done, the scrolling credits for all those special effects goes on a full five minutes. You used to leave a new “Star Wars” movie on a cloud. Here, that galaxy is far, far away.

Digital Spy - Ian Sandwell - 2 / 5

>There's nothing wrong with the idea of a standalone Star Wars adventure. It's blockbuster season, we just want to be entertained. The problem for The Mandalorian and Grogu is that it's just not that entertaining.

IndieWire - Kate Erbland - 'C+'

>None of these problems are particularly new, not in a world in which franchise expansion requires both more more more and an entry point for even the most casual of fans. Still, there’s something that feels small about this particular story, charming enough in the moment and almost instantly forgettable the moment the credits roll. It feels disposable. It feels like, well, what most things feel like these days: content. It’s time to ask for more. That is The Way.

IGN - Tom Jorgensen - 5 / 10

>This is not the way. The Mandalorian and Grogu dutifully offers another two hours and change of watching Din Djarin and his adorable green son fly to some planets and clear out rooms of monsters or gangsters every 20 minutes or so. But this is a Star Wars movie missing the thrills, the surprises, the challenges, the addition of really anything of note to the franchise, not to mention a vested interest in seeing its characters grow and change.

Next Best Picture - Giovanni Lago - 4 / 10

>Now, the franchise is at a tipping point, and “The Mandalorian and Grogu” is debatably a coin toss between the remnants of the Kathleen Kennedy-era of Lucasfilm and the launch of Filoni’s creative reign. What’s present here is one of the most visually horrid and banal “Star Wars” creations to date. Is the allure of getting children in a theater to see Grogu enough to keep this franchise afloat and, more importantly, on the big screen? Who’s to say, but if it’s any indication of what the next decade of storytelling for the “Star Wars” universe will be, then we’re in deep trouble.

Slash Film - Jeremy Mathai - 4 / 10

>Is this really what "Star Wars" has become? Maybe that misbegotten Budweiser Super Bowl "trailer" was actually the film's most honest and accurate piece of marketing all along: a shallow, shamelessly corporate commercial to move some merch. There have been worse movies before and there will inevitably be worse ones to come. This sure feels like the most boring, though — one whose philosophy seems to be that you can't swing and miss if you never bother taking the bat off your shoulders. That might be its greatest sin of all.

InSession Film - Benjamin Miller - 'D'

>The film is shiny and predictable, the score is familiar, the script is meaningless, and the performances are what they are.  There is nothing to hang your hat on, besides it being a Star Wars film.  If it didn’t have that franchise attached to it, there would be zero reason to keep your interest.The Mandalorian and Grogu is a major disappointment. Never before has Star Wars felt so pointless and skippable. For a franchise with such monumental highs, this is a staggering low.

Collider - Aidan Kelly - 6 / 10

>Is The Mandalorian and Grogu the worst Star Wars film ever made? Far from it, as there is much fun to be had here. Is it the best in the franchise? Also not the case, as it could very well be the most forgettable and inconsequential entry the franchise has produced yet. Andor, Maul - Shadow Lord, The Acolyte, Visions, and especially the earliest seasons of The Mandalorian proved that Star Wars can be so much more than a few gunfights and starship battles. In the right conditions, it can be a truly unforgettable cinematic experience, even when the movie isn't that good. The Mandalorian and Grogu are neither great nor awful, and that's what makes it one of the galaxy far, far away's most frustrating

The Bulwark - Sonny Bunch

>The bottom line: Two things may be simultaneously true. I think my kids, for whom this picture is designed, are going to enjoy The Mandalorian and Grogu, and maybe quite a bit; and I think it plays like a couple of mid-tier episodes from the TV series. As such, I’m not sure it’s the rousing hit Disney needs to rekindle the moviegoing experience for the Star Wars franchise. But it’s probably good enough for a generation that has yet to experience the joy of Star Wars on the big screen.

Trying to give high fives, razz everyone up, Spybot is in it for the love of the game. Also love the brief moment of (almost?) affection from Maul. Definitely my favorite side character in the show, and maybe Star Wars as a whole (aside from K2S0).