By Rob Bricken in
Toys
Thursday, Aug. 28 2008 @ 3:48PM
Your eyes do not deceive you—that is indeed a new, real, Hasbro-made, official Star Wars toy set of Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru being accosted by Stormtroopers at home. Although the set is simply called the "Disturbance at the Lars Homestead," it might be more accurately named "Owen and Beru's Final Moments" or "Before the Stormtroopers Set Them on Fire," or even "One Order of Lars, Extra Crispy, Please."
This is only the first of a whole new line of toy sets commemorating the most awkward moments in the Star Wars films. Keep a look out for future sets, including:
• Young Boba Fett, carrying his father's severed head
• Old Boba Fett, being slowly digested in the Sarlacc
• Luke and Leia's open-mouth kiss in the Hoth sick bay
• Anakin visits the Tusken Raider daycare teepee
• Jar-Jar steps in feces
• Palpatine makes an awkward pass at Anakin during the water ballet-thing
• Ugnaught group shower
(Via Rebelscum)
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Zach Oat said:
This looks more like "Lars Can't Believe That Stormtrooper is Hitting on Beru When He's Standing RIGHT THERE," which is almost as awkward.
On a side note, "Before the Stormtroopers Set Them on Fire" is my band's new album, available now from Polygram Records.
NatorGator said:
I always thought it was a little awkward when the Rancor handler cried for his dead homey. Was there a little somethin-somethin we didn't get to see?
Also, he technically broke the bro code. Even in the Star Wars universe.
Nemobots said:
thats one hell of a package.
all that for 3 figures and something that resembles a scoop of ice cream.
apparently hasbro isn't "pro-green"
cut them trees down for over-extravagant packaging yo!
Justin said:
I love that this is just one step away from the "Smoldering Remains of Beru and Lars" set that ToyFare suggested in the "Star Wars Toys We'll Never See" feature in the mag's first year of existence. As someone pointed out to me, Amanaman contains a skeleton or two that you could put on this set for that effect. This someone may or may not have worked for Hasbro.
JB said:
Very cool - looks like the stormtrooper backpack is pretty accurate, except for being upside down...
David said:
Have you seen "Troops"? I like they're take on what happened better than assuming the Empire crisped them.
Great White Snark said:
Another future playset:
Bail Organa walks in on adopted daughter Leia in the shower for the fourth, awkward time.
Steve said:
This is absolutely great! How is it that no one at Hasbro didn't see the COPS references. It's like a SNL skit in a box!
Kris said:
@Steve
You mean the "TROOPS" references? Because they openly admit that's why they picked a stormtrooper instead of Luke to put in the set. They found it funny.(It's main purpose is to give collectors the dome/hut/igloo thingy and a Wamprat)
BlueMako said:
"• Old Boba Fett, being slowly digested in the Sarlacc"
incidentally, iirc, they ARE making a Sarlacc setm which looks a lot more like a nightmarish vagina than I remember it being...
djstructure said:
Lando / Leia inter-racial box set with slave costume included.
djstructure said:
Lando / Leia inter-racial box set with slave costume included.
Templar said:
Old Boba Fett, being slowly digested in the Sarlacc
That would be "Approaching middle-age Boba Fett, blasting his way out of the Sarlacc", actually. Thus sayeth George Lucas. ;)
clancyryan said:
i thought my laughter was within reasonable bounds until i read that ugnaught thing.
Graham said:
Couldn't they have at least included some kind of nod to TROOPS? Like a screenshot from the video on the box or something, so we could know they're not just ripping them off? (Yeah, I know, TROOPS did it first, but come on...)
