Just seen the first parts of this and it's as great as usual Lego SW. Set post-ST before going on a crazy ride, we finally get more lore on something Freemakers started long ago! Spoilers: Spoiler The Force Builders When Freemakers introduced them with the story of the Kybersaber as an origin for Lightsabers and Kybertechnology on a planet remniscient of Ahch-to but not named such (yet), I would have placed them there and in the distant past to connect both Jedi origin stories of canon. Now Rebuild the Galaxy tells us way more about their history. They are a secret Jedi sect, and have an evil splinter group of their own called Sith Breakers. Continuing the Freemasonic inspiration they stem from, the Force Builders exist through all eras with Jedi Bob of other Lego stories fame being a member who recites that history to a new recruit in Rebuild the Galaxy. On Fenessa the Force Builders built an ancient Jedi Temple that contains and interacts with the "Cornerstone" of the Galaxy. Given Fenessa's backwater mountainous look, it could be the planet from Freemakers Kybersaber story, if not Ahch-to. I got way more to discuss and already some theories on that new awesome lore and implications. But more on that later Edit1: There are so many AU ideas in this, its glorious, especially all those based in movie concepts that went unused lol... Spoiler And Luke here really channels Cade Skywalker! Shows Cade's dominant genes had been in him all the way back already had he taken a different path lol
Some more from my notes and thoughts about Rebuild the Galaxy: Spoiler • the Dagobah Tree-Cave-Temple: Is it the same as this Force Builder Temple? If so it is burried mostly underground because it is like the Lothal Jedi Temple and can via Forceusers be lifted up top or burried down again! Loved that part -AT-AT feet containing rocket or engines to lift them off and fly them over obstacles seems practical Turneable Y-Wing engines looked good for quick turns and more flexibility. Why didn't the Falcon get a Micro-Superlaser dish earlier? This is genius! LAAT Clone Wars era tech for it fits nicely sizewise. The Jedi Council containing a Droid Jedi is genius callback to Iron Knights or Skippy! I wish non-Lego would dare what Lego dares... • a fellow fan joked about it but I take it serious as my headcanon now: What if Alistan Nor, the Force Builder City on a jungle world is the same as Yavin IV's Lost City of the Jedi? That place screems Forcebuilders for the restoration of Yavin IV after the Lightside Forcestorm! Force Builder powers seem more and more like Earth and Metal etc. Material Bending Avatar Ravaath style. Especially with Jedi Bob and fit nicely with Luke or Merrin using the same power outside of Lego to rebuild Vader's castle on the coast of the Western Sea in BFC trilogy or Jedi Survivor on Jedha. the new lore about the Sith Breakers was genius and well used in the story even a very inspiring quote that is important beyond Lego by Jedi Bob: "Being a Hero is easier if you don't know the cost"
Spoiler: Episode 3 Spoilers Sooo...does this mean jedi Bob caused the Legends-Canon change? ;p But seriously, it is a fun explanation for why is bright yellow lego rather than the skin tonned lego everyone else is.
Oh hey, I would have thought the protagonist's homeworld was original, but apparently it is an obscure legends planet that was indeed home to nerf herders: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Fennesa
This was amazing, it takes full advantage of being a LEGO/Star Wars fusion in a way that I don't think any of the previous LEGO Star Wars stories ever did. It's so funny, it's a great Star Wars story, and it's actually quite sad too. It's split into four parts, but it's actually the best Star Wars movie in a long time. Spoiler I was hoping they would go where I was thinking they'd go with the Jedi Bob twist, but I didn't think they'd actually do it until just before it happened. I'll accept that as my headcanon for the Legends/Canon split now, thank you!
totally agreed and headcanoned I just wish they'd hand the reigns to all SW proper to the Lego SW team now. It'd be wild but refreshingly so!
Just saw this -- it was definitely in the caliber of the Freemaker Adventures (I still think the Halloween one is my fav though... the absolutely ludicrous but seemingly legitamate explanation for how Kylo went bad was classic, and is still sort of the canon version in my head because it fits so well...). The premise of this one is zany, but it worked. I didn't realize Mark Hamill had been signed on to do Luke until he began speaking, and honestly, nobody could have done it better. Also still some hilarious dialogue, often subtly riffing on SW (in a way only Lego can do...) -- Like: "I've had harder landings in Star Tours." or (uneasily to Ackbar): "I... think you're dead?"
I loved Grievous's very serious "The extent of my fury cannot be measured! Try to measure it! No, you cannot!" (Also love that the Palpatine/Vader relationship is just Robot Chicken, but Lego)
And Jaxxon! LEGO Jaxxon, what a world. Hopefully this means a physical release; I don't collect a lot of LEGO Star Wars stuff these days but I absolutely want a LEGO Jaxxon. I'm a little unsure about including non-minifigure scale characters here, but I enjoyed the first part so much that I trust them to execute whatever they have planned well. I'm so excited; I was just wondering if we'd ever get a follow up to this.
Is Jaxxon the most iconic thing to come out of the OG Marvel run? Cause that's the feeling I've always gotten
Hmmm...probably? Jaxxon has a couple of things going for him in this regard: He appeared in the very first original story arc following the movie adaptation. The comic series ran for over a hundred issues, but the issues immediately following the release of ANH most likely had the widest circulation and attention, as they came before most of the other contemporary tie-in content. If you ever set out to read the original Marvel comics, whether it's 1977, 2002, or 2015, you will certainly remember Jaxxon, even if you tap out at issue #20 out of 107. Jaxxon's appearances make up a tiny fraction of the overall Marvel series, but a much larger fraction of the series most people have actually read. He reappeared in #16, a fairly important issue in the story arc of Valence the bounty hunter, one of the other memorable, iconic characters from Marvel's run. During the Star Wars publishing renaissance of the '90s and early 2000s, the attitude toward the Marvel comics was often that they were among the most dated, silliest, and "out-there" elements of the early Star Wars literature, and not to be taken as seriously as the newer comics or those elevated into the "modern" era by being reprinted and recolored as part of the "Classic Star Wars" line. With Jaxxon being a giant, green, cartoon rabbit from the earliest issues, he was often cited as the prime example of this alleged disregard for the continuity and tone of Star Wars by the Marvel comics as a whole. (Having read the entire series several times, I think Jaxxon is rather atypical of the series as a whole; the bulk of the run isn't any more or less inconsistent with what one would expect from Star Wars stories being produced while the original trilogy's story was still unfolding.) Jaxxon's appearance on the cover of Gamer #4 marked a change in perception of both the character and the Marvel continuity as a whole, IMO; while plenty of novels, comics, and reference materials had connected to the older comics before, this was a sign that the floodgates had finally opened all the way and that the Marvel comics were essential in considering the widest possible vision for the Expanded Universe. Not too long after, Dark Horse finally started reprinting the original Marvel run, and Jaxxon's appearance in the first volume of those TPBs ensured that he continued to remain one of the most memorable elements of the era for fans who may not have continued to follow the entire 7 volume reprint series. In both cases, Jaxxon stood as the de facto mascot of the Marvel era of Star Wars, first as an example of "this is so weird that it couldn't possibly work in modern Star Wars", then as a sign that the Expanded Universe was becoming truly all-encompassing of its entire history. Finally, once the comics returned to Marvel, Jaxxon's deep ties to Marvel ensured that the character would be embraced. This was even more inevitable in an era where fellow Marvel anthropomorphic animal space opera character Rocket Raccoon could exist in a relatively grounded massive film franchise. I don't think he's entirely mainstream yet, but he's been in more comics at this point than all of his Legends appearances combined. It probably also helped that his initial appearances were reprinted once again in 2015 as the Disney era was ramping up.
