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brothertedd · 2 days

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#darth vader #vintage #star wars #stormtrooper #stormtroopers

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fayedolan · 18 days

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The clones really are a fascinating contrast to stormtroopers. And I don’t mean Finn and the First Order because they follow in the wake of The Clone Wars; I mean Imperial stormtroopers who dominated the Star Wars imagination first and the longest.

For decades, stormtroopers basically functioned like clones: they looked and sounded the same, even though we knew there were different people underneath the helmets they never took off; different faces, same personality.

Then actual clones basically inverted the model: genetically identical men used every opportunity to differentiate themselves, from their armor to their body modifications to their behavior; same face, different personalities.

The one place where the Venn diagram intersected was loyalty, but even then, they still inverted each other’s models. Clones designed to be unwaveringly loyal and obedient consistently questioned orders and their place in the galaxy. Meanwhile, stormtroopers from disparate planets and cultures unfailingly followed the orders of an impersonal Empire.

For all of Star Wars’s faults, for all the ways in which they dumb down or gloss over traditional scifi modes and themes, I can’t think of a more thorough exploration of cloning, the attendant questions of identity and free will, and the sociopolitical and metaphysical implications of a race of genetically identical men, of sameness in difference and difference in sameness, than the clone troopers.

#im sure this has been commented on before #but with TBB ending and the likelihood of another clone show dwindling im having feelings lol #star wars #the clone wars #the bad batch #clone troopers #stormtroopers #captain rex #commander cody #commander wolffe #captain howzer #arc trooper fives #starwars.txt

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chaptertwo-thepacnw · 1 month

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donny & marie |1977|

#gif #star wars #stormtroopers #donny and marie #1977 #television #1970s

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wh40kartwork · 4 months

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Tempestor

by George Earl Abalayan

#imperium #imperial guard #stormtroopers #warhammer #warhammer 40k #warhammer 40000 #40k #george earl

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barbielore · 10 months

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In 2019 and 2020, Mattel released a series of 7 Barbies themed around Star Wars characters. Unlike many of the other pop culture Barbie tie-ins, though, these aren't Barbies dressed to look like Star Wars characters: these are high fashion ensembles inspired by Star Wars characters.

And they rule.

Princess Leia and Rey look relatively directly inspired by the fashions of those characters in the film; just with a bit more of a fashion spin. In particular note that Leia still has her iconic bun hairstyle.

However some of the other fashions are more inspired by than they are direct riffs. Chewbacca for example is a pretty loose adaptation.

My personal favourite though is definitely the Stormtrooper Barbie. She kind of slays.

6 of the 7 dolls were released as Gold Label, but Chewbacca was a Platinum Label release with less than 5000 dolls created.

#barbie #star wars #barbie gold label #barbie platinum label #princess leia #chewbacca #darth vader #stormtroopers #barbie x star wars

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star-wars-forever · 3 months

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Star Wars

by Studio Ghibli

#star wars #star wars art #droids #star wars droids #stormtroopers #r2d2 #c3po

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emilianadarling · 1 year

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Some of the Imperial propaganda pictures I referenced and used as inspiration for a scene in the latest chapter of my fic ‘only as strong as the warrior next to you’. 😊 (Please do mind the tags.)

All of the images above can be found in “Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy”. It’s an amazing reference book and I’m really enjoying it!! It also came with 10 free posters included... bonus. 😃🙏 Also, made a rebels equivalent -- check it out!

#star wars #star wars propaganda #propaganda #the galactic empire #darth vader #stormtroopers #dinluke #only as strong as the warrior next to you #is the fic in question #and it's a dinluke fic so #tagging that also #maybe i'll do a rebel version also but for story reasons ofc the imperial propaganda is the kind that the characters are exposed to #star wars propaganda a history of persuasive art in the galaxy

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nateofgreat · 7 months

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One thing that's kind of funny to me are the people who say "X show/movie/whatever ruined the Empire by making them incompetent" like there was ever a point in Star Wars where they weren't by meta standards.

Straight out of the gate in A New Hope they get exactly one scene where they're competent (again, by meta standards) in defeating a Rebel crew and after that it's all downhill. The only battle they ever win being on Hoth and only because they had gigantic walkers.

They were a meme long before Disney, so I can't help but chuckle every time I see someone complain that X Disney project ruined Stormtroopers. There's nothing to ruin, they always sucked.

Which is why it's best to look at them from a narrative perspective rather judging them by the standards of a real-life military.

#Star Wars #The Empire #Stormtroopers #Star Wars discourse

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azertyrobaz · 16 days

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