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Scoundrels and Spies
15th October 2006 |
| Star Wars Episode VII Plague of Doom will introduce us to a handful of characters - some new, and some familiar - who are less than noble. |
| In Barrola the Hutt's palace, a shady character observes proceedings and reports back to his master. Scott has produced this great picture of a spy and his comlink ... sharp-eyed fans might even recognise the 'lost' actor, who we both felt it would be fun to give back a long overdue role in the saga ! |
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| In a side alley on Nal Hutta, Luke and Leia learn of their father's early life as a charitable slave boy from Watto, the erstwhile Tatooine trader and slave-owner. |
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| Watto, although now reduced in status and wealth, has a stab of conscience when he recognises the name "Skywalker", and chooses to help the former rebel heroes with valuable information ; Anakin's daughter finds she gains significant insight. |
| And the Hutt incumbent on the spice mining world of Kessel has acquiesced to the Imperial presence. Yellow Weesla has his own agenda, of course, but, like Lando Calrissian before him, he will come to learn that a deal with a Dark Lord is not made lightly. |
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| This new artwork can be seen in full size in the recently unveiled gallery section of the VE-ST, found here, under 'Nal Hutta' and 'Kessel' respectively. And to mark my appreciation to all of Scott's efforts thus far, I've added his profile and picture to the 'About the WebMasters' page. |
| My thanks to Lou Tambone of StarWarz.com for highlighting the VirtualEdition.net recently when the VE-ST subsection was launched in September ! Site visits suddenly rocketed, and the enthusiasm is much appreciated !! |
| Also, fan sites theforce.net and starwarz.com have picked up on news that LEGO Germany had recently released a 2007 publicity brochure ... which refers to the Anniversary Saga dvd set ! T'Bone at starwarz.com links back to an earlier article of informed rumour regarding what we may expect to see come May 2007. He talks about soundtrack releases as well as further changes to the films. |
| Now, at this stage of rumour-monger, we don't know what such changes may be : they might re-correct mattes and colour discrepancies (for example, lightsabre blades), or amend or insert scenes, such as the Episode I Yoda puppet, the Qui-Gon and Dagobah scenes from ROTS, or an expansion on the destruction of Alderaan or an inclusion of Emperor Sidious in Episode IV. Of course, these points are all conjecture on my part .... but would indeed be nice to see ! :o) |
| And finally, the new Darth Bane novel has been released in hardback. Learning about the architect of the 'Two Rule' should be an interesting read ! |
| Nathaniel Reed, 15th October 2006 |
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