The Star Wars REBELS series/theme topic

VBaskin2008

prevere said:

Hammerhead is a guarantee to get made at some point with its appearance in Rogue One as well. 

For real?

datsunrobbie

A quick Google search reveals MOCs of all of those except the Fang Fighter

sonsofsceva

I get the disappointment in the end of Season 3 by some, but at the same time, I grew up with The Holiday Special, The Ewok Adventure, [the other Ewok TV movie - too lazy to bother looking it up], and the Ewoks and Droids cartoons. Contrast those to what we have now! I think every episode of The Clone Wars and Rebels, even the 'poor' few, is a masterpiece in comparison, and I rejoice in all of them! Here's hoping for a great Season 4!

gmonkey76

@sonsofsceva it was Ewoks: The Battle for Endor. Yes most of those were bad, but some people had to grow up during the prequels. Thankfully I'm not one.

TheBigLegoski

VBaskin2008 said:

Rebels fans, which Star Wars: Rebels vehicle and starfighter deserved to be in a LEGO set?


Fenn Rau's Fangfighter.




Let me know OK?

I wouldn't mind seeing this ship in full minifig scale as a Lego set with several Mandalorian minifigs all with unique helmet, body, leg prints, and different coloured jet-backpacks. There are plenty to choose from: Fenn Rau of course!; Sabine Wren; her brother; her mom; Gar Saxon etc.; and some generic Mandalorian warrior(s).

In the cartoon the ship offers room to several people onboard (don't know how many), and I would love it if, when TLG ever released this ship (again) as a set, it won't be a one-man seater fighter craft, but has space and seats for three or four minifigs onboard.

TheBigLegoski

SprinkleOtter said:

TheBigLegoski said:

@bandit778
Thanks, but I already facepalmed myself. No, but really thanks. When I did google it wookipedia popped up with an 'executor class star-destroyer', and book six of an X-Wing series being called 'Iron Fist' too. Still I was right in assuming Sumolego referred to something else, and since Sumo is nuts about Marvel (among other things) I just went with that.

Anyway back on-topic.
Looking back on this third season, I have to conclude other than Kallus as one of the informants using the codename Fulcrum being uncovered, and Maul dying a shitty death, absolutely nothing has progressed from the events at the end of season two. I feel a bit miffed about this season. None of the main characters were further developed, except for Sabine, from the point of last season's finale. This season sorely lacked consistency.

I disagree on "nothing happened". However, the only thing that did happen was the episode with Mon Mothma. Best of the season in my opinion.

I did not write that 'nothing happened' but that "nothing has progressed". Let me try to explain what I meant be that. I feel that although I enjoyed watching this third season, it is not on par with the first two seasons, as this third season lacks consistency, and the writers did not continue to develop most of the main characters of the show (Ezra, Kanan, Sabine, Hera, Chopper, Zeb, and Kallus). Good storytelling involves setting up an 'arc', which entails both plot development, and characters that develop, are subject to change and evolve. In my opinion little transpired in season three compared to the previous two seasons. They also introduced a 'new' villain in this season, the master tactician Grand Admiral Thrawn, but instead of focussing on these eight characters and overall plot development for the series as a whole, about half of all the episodes of this third season are stand alone stories that did not contribute much or anything at all to the larger scheme of events moving the story forth towards ultimately the film 'Rogue One' and SW trilogie part IV 'A New Hope'. I do not know if Disney will develop plans to continue the series Rebels beyond that point in the SW lore/universe, in case not, season four will probably be the final season. Ezra is the same age as Luke, and he, just like Kanan at some point, must meet his end if Luke (and Leia) are truely the last 'of their kind' (force sensitive beings with the potential to become Jedi at that point in time in the SW universe). But Kanan other than finding Bendu, and teaching Sabine some skills and insights when she acquired her 'dark lightsabre' did not serve much purpose in this season. In my opinion the writers did not utilize Kanan enough. During the last episode of this season Kanan says that he has taught Ezra everything he thinks he could, as he himself because of order 66 had been limited to learn more. Ezra is being put in charge several times by Hera, yet every time he acts reckless and irresponsible, without it having much or any consequence nor him learning much from it. The growth of his character was stuck during this season too, whereas I wonder what purpose Kanan still serves. Hera becomes very important as an ace pilot and rebel leader, yet after the episode featuring her father and the attack on her home world they (the writers) neglected to continue to do anything important with her character, and she essentially became like Sato; a supporting character in the background. These kind of things do not help establish a good plot with high suspense, and also make it more difficult for the audience to identify with the protagonists of the series. At the same time did the new villain Thrawn turn out not to be as brilliant and villainous as I hoped. Season three did not life up to the hype they created about it, and that is a bit of a shame, and that is why I feel that things did not progress enough.

Coolguy5000

My biggest problem with the rebels line is the lack of variety. If you have to include another ezra include one of his disguises!  
Here's my ezra as cadet and imperial DROID Chopper (domes not perfect but only black printed one available ).

Coolguy5000

With the recent freemaker adventures series 2 trailer showing Hera from rebels alive around the time of Empire and many saying it's not canon, the new roughly given news for Forces of Destiny tells us Hera is still alive at the Battle of Endor (I think it was confirmed these are canon). 

"Each adventure in Forces of Destiny will take place at a different point in the franchise’s timeline. Leia’s stories will see her battling the Empire in previously unseen adventures, such as a daring fight on Hoth against a ferocious Wampa and an Endor-set battle that sees her teaming up with Hera. Rey’s stories will mostly be set on Jakku, though there’s one that will see her taking charge on the Millennium Falcon. There is no word yet on what adventures Jyn will get up to, or what queen-turned-senator Padme Amidala’s stories will show. These bite-sized episodes are designed to stand alone and serve as introductory points to the series for a younger audience." 

josekalel

I don't recall who said it, but someone explained The Freemaker Adventures (which are really cool and very entertaining), as a "kid explaining Star Wars with their LEGO toys", so I do not think it's canon (it really would not make any sense, seriously). Now, the Forces of Destiny bit, that sounds great and can't wait to see those already. 

So, there are two hastags I must use, #AshokaLives & #HeraLives.

SprinkleOtter

^ Okay, we know Hera now, but Ahsoka?

josekalel

SprinkleOtter said:

^ Okay, we know Hera now, but Ahsoka?

I can only hope. Wishful thinking. 

Coolguy5000

Thrawn ain't done yet!!!!!
https://youtu.be/-b7GAhnVwhA

Coolguy5000

A few things of note (trailer moves so fast so apologies for quality!)
U - wings,
imperial hover tanks, 
Saw Guerrera is back,
Bo-Katan(actress said she was returning months ago!),
Who could the alien be? Seems he shows up a few times,
Kallus new look on Yavin (  I wonder if he takes a new name and becomes a certain character seen in rogue one with cassian?)
Saw is fighting!
Bo Kanan vs Sabine?
Deathtroopers(hope to see Krennic soon too)!
Thrawn is back :) :) :)
X-Wings!
Is Hera piloting an X-Wing?
Bo Katan to rule Mandalore- hope so I want Sabine back with the Ghost crew. 

Coolguy5000

Seeing as the screenshots didn't line up - they go left to right from my descriptions in order.

hmnicoll

scoiltreasa said:

A few things of note (trailer moves so fast so apologies for quality!)
U - wings,
imperial hover tanks, 
Saw Guerrera is back,
Bo-Katan(actress said she was returning months ago!),
Who could the alien be? Seems he shows up a few times,
Kallus new look on Yavin (  I wonder if he takes a new name and becomes a certain character seen in rogue one with cassian?)
Saw is fighting!
Bo Kanan vs Sabine?
Deathtroopers(hope to see Krennic soon too)!
Thrawn is back :) :) :)
X-Wings!
Is Hera piloting an X-Wing?
Bo Katan to rule Mandalore- hope so I want Sabine back with the Ghost crew. 

I believe that during the Star Wars Celebration panel they said that the new alien character is called Rukh (voiced by Warwick Davis) and he is Thrawn's bodyguard/assassin in Legends. Looks like a good season and I'm kinda hoping most of the characters die by the end :)

Jackad7

Apparently ahsoka lives, which means so does the dream that I can get her below $40!

SumoLego

I'll have to start watching this.  Again.

ARo2891

I'm sad the 4th will be the final season.  I was convinced they'd do at least two more. :/. But I'm sure whatever Dave Filoni has in store for after rebels will be just as good, if not better.

Kevin_Hyatt

Looking like another season of awesome coming up.
Anyone else think it sounds like Zeb's death being foreshadowed?

Jackad7

Wolf =Ahsoka? I realize that it could just be Kanan communicating with the wolf, but realistically I find it incredibly unlikely that ahsoka returns as we think of her. No way Darth Vader knowingly let her live and I think this type of a return is way more likely because otherwise she would definitely have a part in the rebellion going forward. And the dream for a relatively inexpensive ahsoka dies...

VBaskin2008

ARo2891 said:

I'm sad the 4th will be the final season.  I was convinced they'd do at least two more. :/. But I'm sure whatever Dave Filoni has in store for after rebels will be just as good, if not better.

I Sense that they might do a new Star Wars cartoon series about the birth of the Resistance.

SumoLego

Star Wars: Resistance

(I'm so clever.)

TheBigLegoski

I saw this and I had to share this with you all, except I did not know where to put this (here/general SW/off topic?!).
It is Star Wars, it is animated but not Rebels.
It is not from Lucas Arts/Disney but made by a fan: Paul Johnson. It is anime style, and I think it looks awesome!
Hope the admins don't mind (otherwise please let me know).
Enjoy:

TIE Fighter Remastered - Star Wars Anime Short Film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9GRYa_3gno

fourstud

First time in this thread!

So ive been watching this show for the first time and right now I'm about halfway into Season 3. I really enjoy it! I also watched Clone Wars for the first time earlier in the year (the Rebels episode with the CW throwback was so cool) 

Now I find myself really wanting a Ghost and the new Phantom set!

ARo2891

Favorite storyline/episode so far?

fourstud

ARo2891 said:

Favorite storyline/episode so far?

Really enjoy that Rex is back and I loved the Ahsoka and Vader bits

xwingpilot

Season 3 DVD/Blu-ray pre-orders now available. Just ordered mine from Zoom for £13.99 (Amazon wanted £17.99 + postage).

stevecook132

Thanks for the heads up - signed up for the newsletter for a further 10% off too.

Coolguy5000

Reviving this threads force ghost with some news!

Episodes 1 & 2: “Heroes of Mandalore: Part 1 & 2” (October 16, 2017)

Episodes 3 & 4: “In the Name of the Rebellion: Part 1 & 2” (October 23, 2017)

Episode 5: “The Occupation” (October 30, 2017)

Episode 6: “Flight of the Defender” (October 30, 2017)

It seems we will get two episodes every week which would conclude the series by December. 

CommanderJigglypuff

scoiltreasa said:

It seems we will get two episodes every week which would conclude the series by December. 

This is interesting. Why would they do that?

Does the finale contain spoilers for Ep8? Will people survive and pop up during trilogy movies? Is Ezra Snoke????

The last one is obvious a joke, but it is suprising to see that they speed up the episodes and if it concludes in December I wouldn't be suprised if they drop some TLJ hints regarding some characters. 

xwingpilot

Hopefully this means we won't have to wait so long for the DVD release this time. My Season 3 DVD pre-order still doesn't ship until October 2nd!

Coolguy5000

And starwars.com has confirmed the back to back up episodes will only be until the start of November.

Episode 7&8 "Kindred” and “Crawler Commandeers” (November 6the 2017)

Episode 9 "Rebel Assault" (November 13th 2017)

Coolguy5000

My season 3 did arrived from zoom. I'll have to recap before season 4 starts!

TheBigLegoski

***spoiler alert!***
Do not watch this clip if you have not yet seen these first two episodes from season four
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JoAwwYtsHc

So the new season has started... your weekly SW fix is here!

Speedman29

Looking forward to this final season. Will we get sets from it?

solid_strider

I didn't really like the season opener (they should've taken a risk and killed off some of the named characters), but the last two episodes were great.  Really looking forward to more Rogue One tie-ins.  We need a Saw minifig already!  

FowlerBricks

Speedman29 said:

Looking forward to this final season. Will we get sets from it?

I sure hope so! We only got one from Season 3, but it was a good one. Hopefully there will be a larger wave for this season, with lots of Mandalorians!

Speedman29

Watching episodes three and four now. Saw minifigure in his U Wing with Ezra and his jetpack and scout helmet please. Plus yellow Chopper too!

FowlerBricks

Speedman29 said:

Watching episodes three and four now. Saw minifigure in his U Wing with Ezra and his jetpack and scout helmet please. Plus yellow Chopper too!

I'm mad that we never got dark Chopper, as he was seen from Season 1.

Speedman29

I doubt we'd get one now. Might be tempted to get a couple of custom printed versions one day.

Speedman29

Season 4 is back again, episodes 10 & 11 aired today.

FowlerBricks

Just started watching season 2. 

Coolguy5000

Speedman29 said:

Season 4 is back again, episodes 10 & 11 aired today.

Yeah they did. I'm now up to date!

Not spoiling but felt 11 was one of the strongest character centric episodes the show has had. 

TheBigLegoski

@Speedman29
Thank you so much for the 'heads-up!' I have been so out of it all lately. Not just SW Rebels, but even my Lego hobby. Really hope SW-R finale will be epic!
The final last seven episodes of this series:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2930604/episodes?season=4&ref_=tt_eps_sn_4

solid_strider

Wow, so it's all over in less than two weeks?  The mid-season premiere was great!  This season has still felt a bit uneven to me though.  Hopefully the last five episodes keep up the momentum.

On topic, maybe they'll throw Rebels fans a bone every now and then like they do with Clone Wars sets.  I'm not sure if #75182, #75206 or #75199 are representative of TCW episodes, but at least it's clear what era they're from.  Come onnnn, Hammerhead Corvette!  In the meantime, I've resigned myself to picking up stand-in minifigs (RA-7 for AP-5, the Ugnaught for Melch, or Terba) or Bricklinking customs (TIE Pilot Wedge, Mon Mothma).

SearchlightRG

solid_strider said:

Wow, so it's all over in less than two weeks?  The mid-season premiere was great!  This season has still felt a bit uneven to me though.  Hopefully the last five episodes keep up the momentum.

On topic, maybe they'll throw Rebels fans a bone every now and then like they do with Clone Wars sets.  I'm not sure if #75182, #75206 or #75199 are representative of TCW episodes, but at least it's clear what era they're from.  Come onnnn, Hammerhead Corvette!  In the meantime, I've resigned myself to picking up stand-in minifigs (RA-7 for AP-5, the Ugnaught for Melch, or Terba) or Bricklinking customs (TIE Pilot Wedge, Mon Mothma).

You would hope, but given how short-lived the Rebels subtheme itself was I'm kind of skeptical.

solid_strider

SearchlightRG said:

You would hope, but given how short-lived the Rebels subtheme itself was I'm kind of skeptical.

To paraphrase, Rebels are built on hope :) !

How about today's episodes?  Wowwwww.  The final three are shaping up to a fantastic ending.

Coolguy5000

Wow oh wow. I wasn't expecting a lot from a spirit kind of episode but that gave me chills. 

FowlerBricks

The finale of Season 2 was pure epic! A Sith temple duel set would have been super cool.

TheBigLegoski

Wow! Episodes 12 & 13
That was truly epic. The episode 'A World between Worlds' even had something profound about it. I absolutely loved this episode.

@FowlerBricks  
We might just yet some time in the future get a Malachor Sith Temple Duel Lego SW set. Who knows?! If, or rather hopefully when Lego releases more SW Rebels sets, minifigs of the Seventh Sister as well as the Eighth Brother will be included too. Jedi Temple Guard minifigs would be a nice addition too.