Star Wars: Rogue One (2016) *SPOILERS*

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new armour :lol: oota

you must be tempted :D
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Kiwi sapper wrote:new armour :lol: oota

you must be tempted :D
ha ha ha like a moth to the flame. At least it gets a bit easier every time I tackle a suit :ohwell:
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For anyone interested in seeing spoilers, there are leaked book images from an 'Official Visual Story Guide' book here: http://jedi-bibliothek.de/blog/2016/05/ ... rogue-one/ . It may not stay up long.
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That's a pretty serious leak. I feel for the poor soul who may lose their job over this one. Looks like some page mock-ups for one of the tie-in books.

That said, there's nothing here I wouldn't expect to see in the next trailer. It's fun to get a better sense of the film and its new characters and vehicles, now. I like the new designs, especially that new rebel starfighter. Though they are a bit indistinct, the new aliens have a distinct OT vibe to them without being too derivative of any we have seen.
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An upcoming Entertainment Weekly has some R1 exclusive material:

http://www.ew.com/gallery/star-wars-rog ... characters
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I love the Clone Wars connection!
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Reverend Strone wrote:I love the Clone Wars connection!
Definitely going back to watch that season 5 arc (episodes 2-5, apparently).
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Interesting that the deathtroopers (revealed more in the internal pages of the EW magazine) include a number of Vader-style design elements (belt, codpiece).
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Good spotting. I like the idea of some common parts.

The Onderon Clone Wars arc was a really fun set of episodes, sporting some great character designs and surprisingly grim plot developments at times. I would have loved it if Forest Whitaker wore aqua contacts for his part, aligning his appearance with the animated version of the character, but that difference won't stop me from enjoying him or his performance, I'm sure. I suspect there will be a simple retcon suggesting Onderonians' eyes darken with age or something. ;) It's just so cool to see the animated series and its continuity acknowledged in a feature film. I hope it prompts many who have never watched an episode to go back and give it a shot, if only these four eps, which stand well on their own even if someone hasn't watched the rest of the series.
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From all accounts, since the reveal, Netflix has been getting a bit of action...
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