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Minor Star Wars Characters with Ridiculously Detailed Backstories

The line between fanfic and official Star Wars canon becomes blurred with every passing day, but purists know how to separate the fiction from slightly-truer fiction. The truth is that in some way or form, every character that appeared on screen for more than a millisecond (and even some among those) have developed complete backstories thanks to the vast expanse ...

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Star Wars Cereal: Grape-Hutts, Count Dookula, Troop Loops and More

Some people prefer to pour a whole box of cereal into one massive bowl. Others like to eat it in human-sized quantities. But you haven’t lived until you’ve eaten cereal using the will of the Force. If you only knew the power of the sugar-coated side. These mini-boxes of cereal will be given to attendees of the Celebration V Collectors ...

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Star Wars Costumes for Your Pets

We’ve had several posts about dogs wearing Star Wars costumes, but never have we had the chance to actually buy disguises for man’s best friend ourselves. ThinkGeek has just added a set of Star Wars costumes, custom made for your furry companion. Some might say it’s cruel and unusual to dress your doggy up as Yoda, Princess Leia or Darth ...

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Steve Buscemi Darth Vader Tattoo

To some people, a tattoo of such greatness might not make much sense. But in my world, this reaches awesome levels of epic proportions. Some people mocked my own Jedi Mario tattoo. But you’ve got to go with your gut. With your true loves in life. Call me a fan of tattoos that others deem worthy of UgliestTattoos.com. I don’t ...

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Walk Me You Must

The Force is strong with this one. A quick analysis of this subject’s fecal matter confirms it. The midi-chlorian count is off the charts. We were wrong about Anakin. I’d like you to meet Rex, the Chosen One. The one who will restore balance to the Force. Ahh, yes, yes. Dog Vader’s plan is almost complete. Link

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A Visual Guide to the Lightsabers of the Star Wars Universe

Comparing the size, design and describing the ultimate fate of each lightsaber, this image is the easiest and most straightforward guide to the lightsabers of the Star Wars universe that we’ve ever seen. Well, a more accurate description would be the Star Wars films, because lord knows there were a bunch more lightsabers featured in the various novelizations and comics. ...

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Entire Original Star Wars Trilogy GIF’ed

OMG OMG OMG OMG! OK, sorry, I can control myself. We’re all adults here. And if not, WHERE are your parents? Don’t you know this site has very naughty language? Anyway, someone went through the trouble of creating animated GIF images of all three of the original Star Wars films. I’m forever in their debt. Hit the jump to see ...

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Zombie Stormtrooper Bust Alerts Visitors of Your Geekiness

A few months back we posted about a Star Wars novel like no other. Death Troopers, a tale about zombie Stormtroopers on the hunt for Jedi brains. Apparently the concept of a zombified Star Wars universe was so successful that you can know purchase your very own bust celebrating the novel’s central theme. The Zombie Death Trooper Mini Bust, not ...

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Iron Man Becomes Iron Can: R2-D2, Meet Tony Stark

Poor Artoo has really gone through a lot the last few years since we publisher our first post back in 2006. From his image being branded on the sides of mailboxes to being used to peddle trash cans to messy geeks, we can’t say R2-D2 has gotten much of a fair deal as far as his image goes. But this ...

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Alternative Star Wars Posters Inspired By Other Popular Movie Posters

Apparently, other movies exist besides Star Wars. And Flickr user Old Red Jalopy uses the posters from these mythical movies as inspiration for, what else, but alternative Star Wars posters. Included in these imaginary renderings are posters inspired by Full Metal Jacket, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas and American Beauty. I can only assume that Mark Hammill and Harrison Ford star in ...

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