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Known factions include Bounty Hunters, [[Empire]], [[Jedi]], [[Rebel Alliance]], [[Galactic Republic|Republic]], [[Confederacy of Independent Systems|Separatist]], and [[Sith]]. | Known factions include Bounty Hunters, [[Empire]], [[Jedi]], [[Rebel Alliance]], [[Galactic Republic|Republic]], [[Confederacy of Independent Systems|Separatist]], and [[Sith]]. | ||
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==Battle mechs== | ==Battle mechs== | ||
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==Size matters not?== | ==Size matters not?== | ||
[[Image:Megatronvsluke.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Megatron is not Luke Skywalker | [[Image:Megatronvsluke.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Megatron is not Luke Skywalker's father. Probably.]] | ||
Perhaps similar to the inhabitants of [[Femax]], these fearsome beings, though in many cases strikingly [[human]]-like, might be of a gigantic stature, equaling the [[Scale|size]] of many Transformers. Rare images of star warriors battling against Transformers from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] have been uncovered, though the context is unclear. It has also been speculated that perhaps the Transformers themselves had been somehow reduced in stature for this conflict, or the star warriors' size similarly increased from their normal standard, but without further context, it is impossible to determine which holds true. | Perhaps similar to the inhabitants of [[Femax]], these fearsome beings, though in many cases strikingly [[human]]-like, might be of a gigantic stature, equaling the [[Scale|size]] of many Transformers. Rare images of star warriors battling against Transformers from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] have been uncovered, though the context is unclear. It has also been speculated that perhaps the Transformers themselves had been somehow reduced in stature for this conflict, or the star warriors' size similarly increased from their normal standard, but without further context, it is impossible to determine which holds true. | ||
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==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Generation 1=== | ===Generation 1=== | ||
[[Image:R2d2 c3po.jpg|right|180px|thumb|These aren | [[Image:R2d2 c3po.jpg|right|180px|thumb|These aren't the droids we're looking for.]] | ||
A pair of mechanoids ''similar'' to | A pair of mechanoids ''similar'' to [[wikia:starwars:C-3PO|two]] [[wikia:starwars:R2-D2|droids]] that are known participants in the Star Wars ''have'' been seen in a Generation 1 universe at the [[Schaeffer Energy]] plant, suggesting either dimensional travel, or the existence of alternate universe analogues of at least some of the star warriors, or bloody amazing coincidence (actual scientific term). {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} Since these droids only appear in the far foreground of a scene containing a human child, a [[Micromaster]], and [[Braver]] behind them, it is impossible to determine their heights. | ||
At around the same time, [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] travelled to the settlement of [[Iron Town]] on an unnamed planet. The population there included the | At around the same time, [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] travelled to the settlement of [[Iron Town]] on an unnamed planet. The population there included the [[wikia:starwars:Ewok|Ewok]] and [[wikia:starwars:Jawa|Jawa]] alien species involved in the Star Wars. {{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}} | ||
The tall golden droid (or robots that resemble him) has also been seen in ''another'' Generation 1 universe. One was a citizen of the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], its appearance (and poor state of repair) recorded for posterity as [[Scrounge]] rolled through on one of his spy missions. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!|The Smelting Pool!}} It also bears a striking resemblance to the [[Chromite]] mechanical aliens. {{storylink|Guess Who the Mecannibals are Having for Dinner?|Guess Who the Mecannibals are Having for Dinner?}} | The tall golden droid (or robots that resemble him) has also been seen in ''another'' Generation 1 universe. One was a citizen of the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], its appearance (and poor state of repair) recorded for posterity as [[Scrounge]] rolled through on one of his spy missions. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!|The Smelting Pool!}} It also bears a striking resemblance to the [[Chromite]] mechanical aliens. {{storylink|Guess Who the Mecannibals are Having for Dinner?|Guess Who the Mecannibals are Having for Dinner?}} | ||
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===Unicron Trilogy=== | ===Unicron Trilogy=== | ||
Indications are that the star warriors are native to a galaxy within the Unicron Trilogy family. In the [[Attacktix]] conflict, they are in an "Intergalactic Showdown" with [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|Omega Sentinel]] and those continuities' then-current versions of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. Given the name of their encounter and the lack of any scrap of a reference to travel between universes, [ | Indications are that the star warriors are native to a galaxy within the Unicron Trilogy family. In the [[Attacktix]] conflict, they are in an "Intergalactic Showdown" with [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|Omega Sentinel]] and those continuities' then-current versions of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. Given the name of their encounter and the lack of any scrap of a reference to travel between universes, [[wikipedia:Occam's razor|Occam's razor]] indicates we should assume that these characters are from another galaxy in the same universe. Since a galaxy outside the Milky Way is by definition far, far away from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Earth]], and [[Mars|other]] [[Nebulos|planets]] local to the Transformers, encounters with the star warriors being an extreme rarity is no surprise. | ||
Hopefully some day more information on this conflict and its [[Spider-Man|other]] [[Nicholas|participants]] may come to light, though the inclusion of numerous [[Generation 1]] and [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] multiverse Transformers in the conflict casts an odd light on the issue. | Hopefully some day more information on this conflict and its [[Spider-Man|other]] [[Nicholas|participants]] may come to light, though the inclusion of numerous [[Generation 1]] and [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] multiverse Transformers in the conflict casts an odd light on the issue. | ||
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===Movie=== | ===Movie=== | ||
In the [[Sector Seven (game)|Sector Seven game]] universe within the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]], [[Reggie Simmons]] and [[John Ho]] attended the premiere of the film ''Star Wars'' at | In the [[Sector Seven (game)|Sector Seven game]] universe within the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]], [[Reggie Simmons]] and [[John Ho]] attended the premiere of the film ''Star Wars'' at [[wikipedia:Grauman's_Chinese_Theater|Grauman's Chinese Theater]] on May 25, 1977. This is the same universe in which the film ''Transformers'' (July 4, 2007) is part of a counter-intelligence campaign by Simmons' [[Sector Seven]] organization to discredit claims of the existence of alien robots. Make of that what you will. | ||
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===Attacktix=== | ===Attacktix=== | ||
'''Intergalactic Showdown''' (Multi-pack, 2006) | '''Intergalactic Showdown''' (Multi-pack, 2006) | ||
* AT-RT with [[Clone Pilot]] | * AT-RT with [[Clone Pilot]] | ||
* [[Darth Vader]] | * [[Darth Vader]] | ||
* [[Luke Skywalker]] | * [[Luke Skywalker]] | ||
===Crossovers/Star Wars Transformers=== | ===Crossovers/Star Wars Transformers=== | ||
'''Bounty Hunters''' | '''Bounty Hunters''' | ||
* [[Boba Fett]] / Slave 1 | 2006 | * [[Boba Fett]] / Slave 1 | 2006 | ||
* [[Jango Fett]] / Slave 1 (redeco of Boba Fett) | 2007 | * [[Jango Fett]] / Slave 1 (redeco of Boba Fett) | 2007 | ||
'''Galactic Empire''' | '''Galactic Empire''' | ||
* [[AT-AT|AT-AT Driver]] / AT-AT | 2007 | * [[AT-AT|AT-AT Driver]] / AT-AT | 2007 | ||
* Darth Vader / TIE Advanced Fighter | 2006 | * Darth Vader / TIE Advanced Fighter | 2006 | ||
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* [[AT-AT|Imperial Trooper]] / AT-AT (Endor 'forest stain' deco) | 2009 | * [[AT-AT|Imperial Trooper]] / AT-AT (Endor 'forest stain' deco) | 2009 | ||
* [[TIE Fighter|TIE Pilot]] / TIE Bomber | 2008 | * [[TIE Fighter|TIE Pilot]] / TIE Bomber | 2008 | ||
'''Jedi Order''' | '''Jedi Order''' | ||
* [[Ahsoka Tano]] / Jedi Starfighter (remolded redeco of Saesee Tiin) | 2009 | * [[Ahsoka Tano]] / Jedi Starfighter (remolded redeco of Saesee Tiin) | 2009 | ||
* [[Darth Vader|Anakin Skywalker]] / Jedi Starfighter (remolded redeco of Obi-Wan Kenobi) | 2006 | * [[Darth Vader|Anakin Skywalker]] / Jedi Starfighter (remolded redeco of Obi-Wan Kenobi) | 2006 | ||
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* [[Plo Koon]] / Jedi Starfighter (remolded redeco of Saesee Tiin) | 2009 | * [[Plo Koon]] / Jedi Starfighter (remolded redeco of Saesee Tiin) | 2009 | ||
* [[Saesee Tiin]] / Jedi Starfighter (Episode II model) | 2007 | * [[Saesee Tiin]] / Jedi Starfighter (Episode II model) | 2007 | ||
'''Rebel Alliance''' | '''Rebel Alliance''' | ||
* [[Han Solo]] and [[Chewbacca]] / [[Millennium Falcon]] ([[combiner]]) | 2007 | * [[Han Solo]] and [[Chewbacca]] / [[Millennium Falcon]] ([[combiner]]) | 2007 | ||
* [[Luke Skywalker]] / X-wing Fighter | 2006 | * [[Luke Skywalker]] / X-wing Fighter | 2006 | ||
* Luke Skywalker / Snowspeeder | 2007 | * Luke Skywalker / Snowspeeder | 2007 | ||
'''Galactic Republic''' | '''Galactic Republic''' | ||
* [[Captain Rex]] / AT-TE | 2009 | * [[Captain Rex]] / AT-TE | 2009 | ||
* [[Clone Pilot]] / ARC-170 Starfighter | 2006 | * [[Clone Pilot]] / ARC-170 Starfighter | 2006 | ||
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* [[Commander Cody]] / Turbo Tank | 2007 | * [[Commander Cody]] / Turbo Tank | 2007 | ||
* [[Shock Trooper]] / V-Wing Fighter | 2009 | * [[Shock Trooper]] / V-Wing Fighter | 2009 | ||
'''Confederacy of Independent Systems''' | '''Confederacy of Independent Systems''' | ||
* [[Battle Droid]] / AAT | 2009 | * [[Battle Droid]] / AAT | 2009 | ||
* [[General Grievous]] / Wheel Bike | 2006 | * [[General Grievous]] / Wheel Bike | 2006 | ||
* General Grievous / Grievous's Starfighter | 2008 | * General Grievous / Grievous's Starfighter | 2008 | ||
* [[Magna Guard]] / Fighter | (2009) | * [[Magna Guard]] / Fighter | (2009) | ||
'''Sith Order''' | '''Sith Order''' | ||
* [[Darth Maul]] / Sith Infiltrator | 2006 | * [[Darth Maul]] / Sith Infiltrator | 2006 | ||
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* It was partially owing to Hasbro's enormous product glut with their ''Star Wars: Episode I'' toyline that the ''[[Transtech]]'' line was scrapped. | * It was partially owing to Hasbro's enormous product glut with their ''Star Wars: Episode I'' toyline that the ''[[Transtech]]'' line was scrapped. | ||
* The ''Star Wars Transformers'' toys from 2006 through 2008 all feature little pilot mini-figures that sat in the toys' cockpits. Originally, this was done to make sure kids would not be confused and think that the giant robots were ''not'' piloted mecha but living robots like the Transformers. Starting with 2009's new ''[[Crossovers]]'' product, however, the pilot mini-figures were dropped from the toys, and the "carryover" older toys were packed with the pilot figures already in the cockpits. Hasbro cited this as being both a cost-saving measure (thanks to rising manufacturing costs) and a move born of their discovery through play-testing that kids really weren't getting "piloted mech" and "living robot" confused | * The ''Star Wars Transformers'' toys from 2006 through 2008 all feature little pilot mini-figures that sat in the toys' cockpits. Originally, this was done to make sure kids would not be confused and think that the giant robots were ''not'' piloted mecha but living robots like the Transformers. Starting with 2009's new ''[[Crossovers]]'' product, however, the pilot mini-figures were dropped from the toys, and the "carryover" older toys were packed with the pilot figures already in the cockpits. Hasbro cited this as being both a cost-saving measure (thanks to rising manufacturing costs) and a move born of their discovery through play-testing that kids really weren't getting "piloted mech" and "living robot" confused <ref>[http://www.actionfigs.com/index.php?categoryid=12&p2_articleid=1916 Hasbro ''Star Wars'' Q&A on ActionFigs.com], August 15th 2008</ref> (also the likely reason such figures were not included for the [[Marvel Comics]] ''Crossovers'' toys). | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.starwars.com The Official Star Wars Website] | * [http://www.starwars.com The Official Star Wars Website] | ||
* | * [[wikia:c:starwars|Wookieepedia, the Star Wars wiki]] | ||
Revision as of 03:47, 27 March 2009
Star Wars is the catch-all banner for an intergalactic conflict between several factions of humanoid aliens and robots engaged in a galactic war.
Known factions include Bounty Hunters, Empire, Jedi, Rebel Alliance, Republic, Separatist, and Sith.
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Battle mechs
Many "star warriors" fight using Transformer-like battle mecha that change from vehicles to large combat robots. These mecha are piloted from within and are not sapient beings like true Cybertronian Transformers. The pilots trigger their vehicle's transformation by summoning something called "The Force" or "the dark side". The nature of this mechanism is unclear, but we do know that vehicle-to-robot conversions are a "new technology" for them.
Rather unique to this conflict, many of the key figures in these Star Wars pilot clearly customized mecha whose robot modes are based closely on their own physical appearance. Based on the possible size of the star warriors relative to the average Transformer (see below), their transforming ships may be on a scale with massive city-bots like Fortress Maximus.
Size matters not?
Perhaps similar to the inhabitants of Femax, these fearsome beings, though in many cases strikingly human-like, might be of a gigantic stature, equaling the size of many Transformers. Rare images of star warriors battling against Transformers from the Unicron Trilogy have been uncovered, though the context is unclear. It has also been speculated that perhaps the Transformers themselves had been somehow reduced in stature for this conflict, or the star warriors' size similarly increased from their normal standard, but without further context, it is impossible to determine which holds true.
Fiction
Generation 1
A pair of mechanoids similar to two droids that are known participants in the Star Wars have been seen in a Generation 1 universe at the Schaeffer Energy plant, suggesting either dimensional travel, or the existence of alternate universe analogues of at least some of the star warriors, or bloody amazing coincidence (actual scientific term). Battle Up of Wrath!! Since these droids only appear in the far foreground of a scene containing a human child, a Micromaster, and Braver behind them, it is impossible to determine their heights.
At around the same time, Star Saber travelled to the settlement of Iron Town on an unnamed planet. The population there included the Ewok and Jawa alien species involved in the Star Wars. The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber
The tall golden droid (or robots that resemble him) has also been seen in another Generation 1 universe. One was a citizen of the Dead End of Cybertron, its appearance (and poor state of repair) recorded for posterity as Scrounge rolled through on one of his spy missions. The Smelting Pool! It also bears a striking resemblance to the Chromite mechanical aliens. Guess Who the Mecannibals are Having for Dinner?
Movie director Rollie Friendly believed his film Monster from Mars would be "bigger than Star Wars". Monstercon from Mars! Whether or not he was referring to the intergalactic conflict is unknown.
Unicron Trilogy
Indications are that the star warriors are native to a galaxy within the Unicron Trilogy family. In the Attacktix conflict, they are in an "Intergalactic Showdown" with Omega Sentinel and those continuities' then-current versions of Optimus Prime and Megatron. Given the name of their encounter and the lack of any scrap of a reference to travel between universes, Occam's razor indicates we should assume that these characters are from another galaxy in the same universe. Since a galaxy outside the Milky Way is by definition far, far away from Cybertron, Earth, and other planets local to the Transformers, encounters with the star warriors being an extreme rarity is no surprise.
Hopefully some day more information on this conflict and its other participants may come to light, though the inclusion of numerous Generation 1 and Movie multiverse Transformers in the conflict casts an odd light on the issue.
Movie
In the Sector Seven game universe within the Movie continuity family, Reggie Simmons and John Ho attended the premiere of the film Star Wars at Grauman's Chinese Theater on May 25, 1977. This is the same universe in which the film Transformers (July 4, 2007) is part of a counter-intelligence campaign by Simmons' Sector Seven organization to discredit claims of the existence of alien robots. Make of that what you will.
Toys
Attacktix
Intergalactic Showdown (Multi-pack, 2006)
- AT-RT with Clone Pilot
- Darth Vader
- Luke Skywalker
Crossovers/Star Wars Transformers
Bounty Hunters
- Boba Fett / Slave 1 | 2006
- Jango Fett / Slave 1 (redeco of Boba Fett) | 2007
Galactic Empire
- AT-AT Driver / AT-AT | 2007
- Darth Vader / TIE Advanced Fighter | 2006
- Darth Vader / TIE Advanced Fighter (2-pack light-gray repaint) | 2007
- Darth Vader / Sith Starfighter (remolded redeco of Obi-Wan Kenobi) | 2006
- Darth Vader / Death Star | 2007
- Emperor Palpatine / Imperial Shuttle | 2006
- Emperor Palpatine / Imperial Shuttle (black deco) | 2009
- Imperial Trooper / AT-AT (Endor 'forest stain' deco) | 2009
- TIE Pilot / TIE Bomber | 2008
Jedi Order
- Ahsoka Tano / Jedi Starfighter (remolded redeco of Saesee Tiin) | 2009
- Anakin Skywalker / Jedi Starfighter (remolded redeco of Obi-Wan Kenobi) | 2006
- Anakin Skywalker / Jedi Starfighter (remolded redeco of Saesee Tiin) | 2008
- Kit Fisto / Jedi Starfighter (remolded redeco of Saesee Tiin) | 2009
- Mace Windu / Jedi Starfighter (remolded redeco of Obi-Wan Kenobi) | 2007
- Obi-Wan Kenobi / Jedi Starfighter (Episode III model) | 2006
- Obi-Wan Kenobi / Jedi Starfighter (2-pack blue repaint) | 2007
- Obi-Wan Kenobi / Jedi Starfighter (remolded redeco of Saesee Tiin) | 2008
- Plo Koon / Jedi Starfighter (remolded redeco of Saesee Tiin) | 2009
- Saesee Tiin / Jedi Starfighter (Episode II model) | 2007
Rebel Alliance
- Han Solo and Chewbacca / Millennium Falcon (combiner) | 2007
- Luke Skywalker / X-wing Fighter | 2006
- Luke Skywalker / Snowspeeder | 2007
Galactic Republic
- Captain Rex / AT-TE | 2009
- Clone Pilot / ARC-170 Starfighter | 2006
- Clone ARC Pilot / ARC-170 Starfighter (tigershark redeco) | 2006
- Clone Pilot / Republic Gunship | 2007
- Clone ARC Pilot / Republic Gunship (tigershark redeco) | 2008
- Clone Pilot / V-19 Torrent Starfighter | 2009
- Commander Cody / Turbo Tank | 2007
- Shock Trooper / V-Wing Fighter | 2009
Confederacy of Independent Systems
- Battle Droid / AAT | 2009
- General Grievous / Wheel Bike | 2006
- General Grievous / Grievous's Starfighter | 2008
- Magna Guard / Fighter | (2009)
Sith Order
- Darth Maul / Sith Infiltrator | 2006
Notes
- One of the "star warriors", a Han Solo, bears a passing resemblance to movie star Harold Edsel. Whether his co-star Karen Fishook also has a star warrior counterpart is unknown.
- It was partially owing to Hasbro's enormous product glut with their Star Wars: Episode I toyline that the Transtech line was scrapped.
- The Star Wars Transformers toys from 2006 through 2008 all feature little pilot mini-figures that sat in the toys' cockpits. Originally, this was done to make sure kids would not be confused and think that the giant robots were not piloted mecha but living robots like the Transformers. Starting with 2009's new Crossovers product, however, the pilot mini-figures were dropped from the toys, and the "carryover" older toys were packed with the pilot figures already in the cockpits. Hasbro cited this as being both a cost-saving measure (thanks to rising manufacturing costs) and a move born of their discovery through play-testing that kids really weren't getting "piloted mech" and "living robot" confused [1] (also the likely reason such figures were not included for the Marvel Comics Crossovers toys).
References
- ↑ Hasbro Star Wars Q&A on ActionFigs.com, August 15th 2008
