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When You Think About It, The Death Star Was Stormtroopers’ 9/11

Adam Frucci — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Is this the most tasteful Star Wars parody ever made? Far from it. But I’ll admit that it made me laugh. I mean, Stormtrooper truthers? Amazing. [CollegeHumor]

Admit It, The Storm Trooper Hoodie is a Little Tempting

Mark Wilson — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:40:00 +0000

By Mark Ecko, this Storm Trooper hoodie will ensure that, at a moment’s notice, you will be ready for an impromptu Star Wars convention or back alley role playing fest. It may sound like overkill, but to the die hard Star Wars fan, it’s a whole lot easier than carrying around plastic armour everywhere you go. $US98 through Ecko’s site, there’s a pretty great Boba Fett version as well but it’s lacking the ever-important, identity-protecting mask. [shopecko via Tcritic]

35,310 Lego Star Wars Clone Trooper Army Invades Earth

Gizmodo US Edition — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:15:00 +0000

What are 35,310 Lego Star Wars Clone Troopers mini-figs doing together, apart from planning a planet invasion after breaking out of the giant Lego storage cathedrals? Raising awareness and funds for autism, that’s what. So if you wondered where all those helmets at the Lego stormtrooper cloning machine go to, check the gallery for some amazing high resolution shots.

A ~~Lego employee~~ group of Lego UK employees built the Clone Trooper army in just six and a half hours to raise money for The National Autistic Society. The National Autistic Society is a British organisation dedicated to helping “people with autism and Asperger syndrome live their lives with as much independence as possible.”

Stormtrooper High Heels Are Key to All Your Sex Fantasies

Gizmodo US Edition — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:30:00 +0000

If Luke had worn these on the Death Star, Leia would have never said he was too short to be a stormtrooper. And then she would have smacked his sorry peasant arse to grab them. And maybe George Lucas would have never decided to produce the prequels after that. And the world would have been a much, much better place. But I digress. The question here is–and I’m asking you–how the heck can you convince your sexual partner to wear these and the rest of the uniform?

[Style Bubble]

Samurai Stormtroopers Hunt Down and Exterminate Ninja Jedis

Matt Buchanan — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:30:56 +0000

If Star Wars took place in Japan and Jedis were ninjas, this is what Stormtroopers would hunt them down in during the Great Jedi Purge. They’re obviously smarter than the average clone, too, since they’re too dumb and clumsy to wield katana. Created by artist Yoshi Isao and on display at Gift Show 2008 in Tokyo, Giz Japan brings us this follow-up to his rendition of Darth Vader as Dark Lord of the Shogun.

[Yoshitoku via Giz Japan]

Imperial Stormtroopers Arrest Santa, Emperor to Take Over Xmas

Jesus Diaz — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:55:48 +0000

SANTA’S FACTORY, North Pole (Agencies) – An Imperial Stormtrooper commando broke into Santa’s Factory in the North Pole yesterday evening, killing an undetermined number of elves, arresting its owner and confiscating his sled. Joe Kwazansky, local spokesman for the Evil Galactic Empire in Los Angeles, appeared in a press conference this morning confirming the rumours of an Imperial takeover of Christmas’ celebrations. “The Emperor wants to assure His subjects that Xmas will continue as planned. The pug-nosed fatso, however, will pay for his crimes,” Mr. Kwazansky said amidst the palpable shock in the press corps. Apparently, the arrest has occurred in connection with earlier reports on the manufacturing and stealth placement of Weapons of Mass Destruction:Answering questions about the causes of this assault and Santa Claus’ detention, Mr. Kwazansky pointed out that Imperial Intelligence had undeniable proof of Santa’s production of WMDs at his factory located near the North Pole. “He is also a perv, you know,” he added, “a guy who goes around his house clad in red velvet and has underaged boys assisting him all day long. Illegal sex? Forced labor? You gotta be kidding. We have the patent on forced labour too. Ask the wookies.”

Later in the press conference, Mr. Kwazansky, 48 years old and still living with his parents, revealed that Santa may have been stealing industrial secrets from Imperial-exclusive defence contractor Sienar Fleet Systems. “And what’s with the bloody flying reindeers anyway?” he said, “how the Force do they fly? I bet they have Twin Ion Engines up their butts. That’s classified technology, people. Fatso is finishing his days in the Great Pit of Carkoon, I tell you.” The spokesperson left the stage laughing maniacally, muttering something about how Santa was going to suffer for all those years of coal back at the Imperial Orphanage.

Commenting on the strike, UN’s North Pole representative Kalle Jugercømmandersson said that “we don’t understand this act of unprovoked agression. The North Pole has been weapons-free since 1959, when Timmy the Polar Bear was killed by a drunk seal using a 38.” Then, he started sobbing, crying “and we are not little boys! We are little grown men!” out loud.

Lord Darth Vader was unavailable to comment at the time of this report.

(Photo of Santa being taken to an Imperial Shuttle—or something like that—courtesy of Michael Sibbernsen)

Stormtrooper Replica Helmet Looks Great, Costs the Earth and Smells of Plastic

Haroon Malik — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:00:00 +0000

If you love Star Wars as much as us, you may want to sit down and be in a caffeine free, relaxed state before reading this. Here goes, Master Replicas has launched a limited edition Shadow Stormtrooper helmet. Awesome.

Instead of looking like a plastic turd as we were expecting, it actually looks rather smashing and we want. The production is seriously limited, only 500 pieces will be produced, and unless you are planning on starring in a Star Wars remake anytime soon, the shocking $649.99 asking price may be a little too steep. If you really want it, why not take a trip to a galaxy far, far away and bag your self a real Stormtrooper—it’ll be cheaper. [eBay via Uberreview]