Action Figures Reimagine Star Wars as a Western

[Chimpzy_v1legacy]

I like Boba Fett's and C-3PO's designs and Han Solo looks good in any setting, but Darth Vader doesn't cut it.

He just doesn't look all that intimidating compared to the original.

 

[GeorgW]

It's funny that the only difference for Han is that he's gotten a hat. He and Boba just fit in so well.
Also, C3PO was awesome but I didn't like Kenobi.

 

[bdcjacko]

That wasn't a hard stretch as it basically was a cowboy movie in space.

 

[LogicNProportion]

All of them are awesome, but I want the Boba Fett one so bad my body aches for it.

 

[SIXVI06-M]

Whatever is happening in C3PO's pants is hilarious.

 

[Ragnarok2kx]

I'll admit that these figures are pretty damn awesome, and the mask motiff is a nice touch, but I do have a little question.
Where does the Death Star figure in all of this?

 

[BlackWitch0]

The reimagining of R2-D2 looks like a dwarf out of some fantasy setting but I am probably just nitpicking.

 

[FaceFaceFace]

When is the endless star wars re-imagining going to end? I mean, the movies weren't that great.
The action figures are well made, but I just don't see why it has to be star wars EVERY ******* TIME.

It's not an issue of how good they were, it's how influential they were. Things like Darth Vader's appearance, "The Force," and "Turn to the Dark Side" are ingrained in pop culture. Star Wars is probably the most influential thing on modern popular culture since Universal monster movies ingrained the ideas/appearances of Count Dracula and Frankenstein's monster to the point where anyone without any experience with the movies or novels could recognize and name either. Similarly, I imagine most Westerners could name Darth Vader on sight. So if anything is going to be reimagined, Star Wars will be on the front of the line.

 

[Verlander]

I like them, but would have preferred to see Leia in saloon girl costume, with a fat Jabba...

 

[Dragonborne88]

I got a laugh how most of them are pretty western, and then there was the random "Conan the Barbarian" thrown in there. Took me a second to realize it was Chewie, and still think it's kinda out of place.

 

[Julien Brightside]

I'll admit that these figures are pretty damn awesome, and the mask motiff is a nice touch, but I do have a little question.
Where does the Death Star figure in all of this?

I guess the Wild West death star must be a big cannon mounted on a train or something.

 

[sabbat]

I was sold on the Steampunk Star Wars, and I would have thought that Star Wars would translate well as a western, but there is something about these designs that just doesn't work. Of course, this is my own personal view. I'd happily collect the Steampunk versions, though.

 

[MindBullets]

Nice! Sorta Firefly-esque in a way.

 

[BENZOOKA]

And now. Something completely different:

Re-imagining of Star Wars characters as trees.

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http://www.freefoto.com/images/15/01/15_01_33---Tree-Black-and-White_web.jpg

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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/44/135196393_5e8822c1b5.jpg

 

[ThaBenMan]

Ha, a dude wearing bearskins for Chewbacca - brilliant! Very cool.

 

[jjboat]

aside from maybe the boba fett one these arent really recognizable as star wars characters. they should have been more clever in their designs, esspecially the "chewbaca" native american. kinda weak.

 

[crazyfoxdemon]

Holy $#&@ing $#!&!!!!!! That is $#&@ing AWESOME!!!!

 

[mythgraven]

I guess Im the only true blue Star Wars fan who is getting a bit "meh" at these weekly re-designs. At some point, re-imagining honestly becomes re-hashing, and while Im all for artistic merit, its getting to the point where Im feeling less and less interest in seeing how Artist X has re-formatted I.P. Y.


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