The Secret Origin Of Artoo-Detoo’s Name Explained
R2-D2 is one of the most iconic characters in Star Wars, but the origins of the astromech droid’s name aren’t nearly as famous as he is.
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Read more: 25 Great Things About The Phantom MenaceThis weekend, The Phantom Menace turns 25—and while we’ve celebrated the ways the film brought so much to Star Wars in the past, for its 25th anniversary we wanted to look back at a few different things, big and small, that make Phantom Menace so great…
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LEGO’s New R2-D2 Set Will Give You Deja Vu (But That’s A Good Thing)
Read more: LEGO’s New R2-D2 Set Will Give You Deja Vu (But That’s A Good Thing)LEGO Star Wars’ new R2-D2 set feels a bit like deja vu, though this 2024 version will likely appeal to more fans compared to 2021’s model.
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How Star Tours Laid the Stage for Disney’s Galactic Ambitions
Read more: How Star Tours Laid the Stage for Disney’s Galactic AmbitionsEven in the era where the House of Mouse is Star Wars’ home, few things about the galaxy far, far away have defined its relationship with Disney other than Star Tours, the Disney Parks ride that shaped generations of collaborations between Lucasfilm an…
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Hasbro’s New Star Wars Toys Herald The Acolyte
Read more: Hasbro’s New Star Wars Toys Herald The AcolyteHasbro’s latest Star Wars reveals may have been ostensibly for its villain-themed “Imperial March” this month, but really, it was all about The Acolyte. Just a day after we got our first look at the next Star Wars series in action, Hasbro came prepared…
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The Coolest Items on Sale From Anthony Daniels’ Star Wars Collection, From Heads to Cookies
Read more: The Coolest Items on Sale From Anthony Daniels’ Star Wars Collection, From Heads to CookiesThere are Star Wars collections—and then there are collections from people who are Star Wars. A very rare trove of franchise memorabilia is now up for sale at Los Angeles auction house called Propstore, and it’s direct from the collection of Anthony Da…
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Lego’s 25th Anniversary Star Wars Sets Deliver Ships, Droids, and a Must-Have Minifigure
Read more: Lego’s 25th Anniversary Star Wars Sets Deliver Ships, Droids, and a Must-Have MinifigureIn 1999, Star Wars changed the world all over again with the start of the prequel trilogy in The Phantom Menace—and changed the toy world all over again too. Not just with its own action figures though: 1999 saw Lego reveal its very first licensed subs…
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io9’s Top 100 Posts of 2023
Read more: io9’s Top 100 Posts of 2023The year is ending, but the posting never stops. io9 wrote thousands of stories in 2023, from breaking news to analysis and critique of the biggest films, TV shows, comics, and games in our worlds. Here’s a look back at the 100 you, our dear readers, r…
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Ahsoka’s Droids Are Its Best Animated Adaptation So Far
Read more: Ahsoka’s Droids Are Its Best Animated Adaptation So FarAhsoka is a show that culminates years of effort on the behalf of Lucasfilm to try and build a bridge between the animated work that kept Star Wars going after the movies seemingly came to an end after the prequels, and the live-action television that …
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How Did Star Wars Outlaws Make a Droid So Hot?
Read more: How Did Star Wars Outlaws Make a Droid So Hot?Earlier this week Ubisoft dazzled gamers with a surprise fully fledged look at Outlaws, its upcoming open-world action adventure Star Wars game. In what we’ve seen so far, Outlaws wants to play with Star Wars in ways other recent games maybe haven’t s…
