LEGO Star Wars 2023 Set Discussion - READ FIRST POST!!!

[Classic_Spaceman]

9 hours ago, omegabadbatch said:

I mean female at 0:36. Not magistrate

The New Republic officer? Not likely! 
 

9 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Huh. So the minifig described as an Inquisitor actually is one  Wonder if that‘s a flashback or if there actually is an Inquisitor that survived past ANH. 

Since Ahsoka is wearing her Mando/TBoBF outfit, I assume that this is in the present day (or if it is a flashback, it will take place after Endor but before her appearance in Mando). Also, note the droids that she is fighting in what appears to be the same scene; they look like the ones used by Elsbeth in Ahsoka's episode of Mando, so I am definitely leaning towards that scene being in the present day. 
 

8 hours ago, Fulcrumfan91 said:

Are those orange?!?!

Yes. 
 

3 hours ago, Pedilego said:

Thanks for sharing. Per u/FluffySky6, via Classic_Spaceman:

I think each of those quotes pertain to the set in question. 

Correct; the answers about a Mon Calamari and a mystery dark-skinned pilot are regarding the Ghost's Minifigs, not the NR ships set. 
 

3 hours ago, Agent Kallus said:

Ahsoka $100 set, minifig lineup listed by falcon fan as Baylon (old man dark jedi in trailer according to subtitles), Shin (IDK), Morgan Elsebeth, a new republic pilot and an astromech droid

Shin is the blonde woman with the orange Lightsaber who is seen attacking the bridge of a NR ship and piloting a starfighter. 
 

2 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

It kinda looks like Shin steals a NR starfighter at some point in the trailer, so maybe that's the scene it's based on? I could see episode 1's ending being their attack on the new republic convoy.

Shin is piloting a starfighter at some point, and it almost looks to me like a commandeered new republic one. I could definately see another dogfight set.

Are we sure that she is flying a NR fighter? We never see the exterior, and the blaster bolts fired (seen during her attack on the T-6) are green (NR fighters use red). 
 

2 hours ago, Goofster said:

They're still just inquis-idiots reskins that are gonna die by dumb ways by both Ezra and Ahsoka in the same episodes they were brought in 😂

Per leaks, this is highly unlikely! 

2 hours ago, Goofster said:

im sorry but, these so called inquisitors or

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"dark jedi"

are just absolute dumb pointless BUFFOONS, they are the creations of people who don't know how to make side villains, im calling, those 3 idiots are gonna die in the same season and be completely incompetent just like the inquisitors before them, they are just inquisitors reskinned but the

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jedi title

which the inquisitors already had, so realistically they still are inquisitors just with different names

Baylon (Ray Stevenson) is a fallen Jedi, not an Inquisitor; Inquisitors are specifically members of the Inquisitorius. Also, it seems from leaks that Shin was never a Jedi to begin with (she is Baylon's apprentice). 

2 hours ago, Goofster said:

Im sorry for the negativity, but we already know how this inquisitor story ends, they die in dumb ways and than we get less thrawn because the show was wasted focusing on Team Rocket over here.

EDIT: also not really dissing the show, im dissing the annoying inquisitors that have just became the norm in star wars, i honestly don't want to see an inquisitor that isn't the grand inquisitor, because at least he knew what he was doing, unlike 9th brother, 5th brother, Reva and the 7th sister, when you have 4 cases of goofsters, i have every right to expect that their lightsabers turn into helicopters too

Inquisitors are supposed to be "goofsters" (as you put it); Palpatine would never allow Vader to amass an army who could challenge him, so the Inquisitors were deliberately trained to be able to defeat low-level surviving Jedi, but get their megablocks handed to them by anyone with real skill. 
 

2 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Also, the dark jedi differentiation is important. Speficially, Baylon is supposed to be 

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A jedi who fled the known galaxy and became twisted and insane, like C'baoth. He's likely going to play a similar role that C'baoth did in the original Thrawn trilogy; a very powerful but unstable twisted jedi that Thrawn has to wrangle with to keep under control. 

, which is thematically very different from an inquisitor. Shin is Baylon's apprentice, which is also a whole different thing. 

Correct. 👍
 

[1340cc]

1 hour ago, A Great Builder said:

Back to the X-wing:

When did this become legal?

Think it always has been? It's an illegal technique if you use plates but tiles are fine. Tiles are slightly thinner than plates so they don't put as much stress on the brick/plate they are attached to.

[Classic_Spaceman]

3 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Baylan, Shin, and Elsbeth in the same set?! Now you have my attention  Hope the first two get nice new orange blades! 

I am very excited for the new Minifig lineup! 
 

BTW, since we are all talking about it: 

 

[Fulcrumfan91]

3 hours ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

I am very excited for the new Minifig lineup! 
 

BTW, since we are all talking about it: 

 

Still so good. I might actually even pick up the larger Ahsoka set too. Depends on whether it'll be worth it but I kinda want a Morgan...also orange lightsabers

[Pedilego]

1 hour ago, MKJoshA said:

I was wondering that too. Have they ever used that technique in an official Lego set before?

iirc same Qs came up regarding the triangle tiles on tail of The Justifier. It’s illegal if the tile is used to connect pieces. 

Edited April 7, 2023 by Pedilego

[A Great Builder]

29 minutes ago, 1340cc said:

Think it always has been? It's an illegal technique if you use plates but tiles are fine. Tiles are slightly thinner than plates so they don't put as much stress on the brick/plate they are attached to.

Are they? If you do not consider the high of the stud, plates and tiles should be the same. Tiles may have a small round edge in the top but they are the same.

Maybe the technique is considered illegal for plates because the studs cause a collision (I just test it!)

Anyway, i did not know 21309 use that too. As for the rest of the X-wing; I do also feel there are too many studs on the wings... The rest look good.  

[Fulcrumfan91]

Hey what if that larger Ahsoka set is an X wing with that fightet Shin flies in the trailer

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16 minutes ago, Pedilego said:

iirc same Qs came up regarding the triangle tiles on tail of The Justifier. It’s illegal if the tile is used to connect pieces. 

Even then it's not, the tile-between-studs technique is used to connect some vertical load bearing cells in the Empire State Building.

[Classic_Spaceman]

8 minutes ago, Fulcrumfan91 said:

Hey what if that larger Ahsoka set is an X wing with that fightet Shin flies in the trailer

I doubt that it will be an X-wing, since the 2021 set is still available. 
 

BTW, I asked u/FluffySky6 if the Rebel pilots in Yavin IV will have dual-moulded legs, but he said that he could not remember. 
 

[Mandalorianknight]

3 hours ago, A Great Builder said:

Back to the X-wing:

When did this become legal?

Lego gets to determine what is and isn't legal at the end of the day. They've used that style before, and will again. I don't believe this overly stresses the parts, but even when it does (I believe a recent example was the 2022 doctor strange set with the tentacle guy), if lego puts it in a set, it's "legal" for them.

3 hours ago, Agent Kallus said:

But I have been led to believe that America has less of the culture of kids magazines so I'd assume that's why they don't sell them there?

Huh. As a kid, me and all my friends had 3-4 kids magazines. Generally they'd be free ones though, maybe that's the difference.

1 hour ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Are we sure that she is flying a NR fighter? We never see the exterior, and the blaster bolts fired (seen during her attack on the T-6) are green (NR fighters use red). 

No, we aren't. I was just guessing based on the set purportedly including two NR fighters in some leaks (though those leaks apparently had inaccurate figures), and something about the cockpit just gives me those vibes. There's no confirmation. 

[Classic_Spaceman]

1 hour ago, Mandalorianknight said:

No, we aren't. I was just guessing based on the set purportedly including two NR fighters in some leaks (though those leaks apparently had inaccurate figures), and something about the cockpit just gives me those vibes. There's no confirmation. 

u/FluffySky6 never saw the actual set (just the inventory), so he probably assumed that the fighters were both NR due to his (evidently) only seeing the NR pilot Minifig pieces. 

1 hour ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Lego gets to determine what is and isn't legal at the end of the day. They've used that style before, and will again. I don't believe this overly stresses the parts, but even when it does (I believe a recent example was the 2022 doctor strange set with the tentacle guy), if lego puts it in a set, it's "legal" for them.

LEGO: 

 

[wesker]

Glad to hear Baylon, Shin and Morgan are all coming in the 3rd Ahsoka set. Sounds like they're covering most of the show's core characters fairly early. All that leaves is Ezra, Thrawn and potentially Zeb.

Regarding the masked Inquisitor from the trailer, is anyone else getting the vibe that somehow... the Eighth Brother has returned?

[Kdapt-Preacher]

 

6 hours ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Baylon (Ray Stevenson) is a fallen Jedi, not an Inquisitor; Inquisitors are specifically members of the Inquisitorius. Also, it seems from leaks that Shin was never a Jedi to begin with (she is Baylon's apprentice). 

Those aren’t mutually exclusive. Several Inquisitors are fallen Jedi—the Grand Inquisitor was a Temple Guard, Ninth Sister and Fifth Brother were Knights, and Second Sister and Third Sister were Padawans. I’m not aware of any that have yet been confirmed not to have been Jedi, in fact, although they seem to be open to recruiting people who weren’t.

That said, in Legends there were like a dozen competing Imperial dark side organizations that all served basically the same role the Inquisitorius does in current canon. I strongly suspect that at some point they’re going to reintroduce one or more of those just so they can get away from the constraint of having all the Inquisitors numbered, especially since the Inquisitorius seems to have been largely wiped out before ANH. These guys may well be from some other group (even if they’re still referred to as “inquisitors” in a casual context).

[1340cc]

6 hours ago, A Great Builder said:

Are they? If you do not consider the high of the stud, plates and tiles should be the same. Tiles may have a small round edge in the top but they are the same.

Maybe the technique is considered illegal for plates because the studs cause a collision (I just test it!)

It's a very small difference, about 0.03mm according to my digital calipers. Tiago Catarino explains it in this video.

[Goofster]

2 hours ago, wesker said:

Glad to hear Baylon, Shin and Morgan are all coming in the 3rd Ahsoka set. Sounds like they're covering most of the show's core characters fairly early. All that leaves is Ezra, Thrawn and potentially Zeb.

Regarding the masked Inquisitor from the trailer, is anyone else getting the vibe that somehow... the Eighth Brother has returned?

He doesn't have the 3 toes sticking out or a foot form like that, he has a regular human foot.

[CF Mitch]

15 hours ago, CF Mitch said:

I hope to see the Dark Jedi, too, sometime  

Wow, look at that. I got what I wished for, I guess  
Wonder what kind of build it'll come with. Probably a ship, though.

Regards,
Mitch

[Goofster]

1 hour ago, Kdapt-Preacher said:

 

 

 

 

You see this? This here is what i meant yesterday, thank you.

Edited April 8, 2023 by Goofster

[Classic_Spaceman]

2 hours ago, Kdapt-Preacher said:

Those aren’t mutually exclusive. Several Inquisitors are fallen Jedi—the Grand Inquisitor was a Temple Guard, Ninth Sister and Fifth Brother were Knights, and Second Sister and Third Sister were Padawans. I’m not aware of any that have yet been confirmed not to have been Jedi, in fact, although they seem to be open to recruiting people who weren’t.

I know; I just meant that Baylon fell to the Dark Side in a different way, and was never part of the Inquisitorius (from what we currently know). 
 

4 hours ago, wesker said:

Regarding the masked Inquisitor from the trailer, is anyone else getting the vibe that somehow... the Eighth Brother has returned?

1 hour ago, Goofster said:

He doesn't have the 3 toes sticking out or a foot form like that, he has a regular human foot.

This; the Eighth Brother was a Terrelian Jango Jumper. This Inquisitor has boots and seemingly Human-style feet; I think that they are just a new character (also, their helmet is not exactly the same as 8B, just similar). 
 

[Duke27]

13 hours ago, Goofster said:

are just absolute dumb pointless BUFFOONS, they are the creations of people who don't know how to make side villains, im calling, those 3 idiots are gonna die in the same season and be completely incompetent just like the inquisitors before them, they are just inquisitors reskinned but the

It’s their destiny to die, they are just pawns and we know whom, isn’t it? 

[Goofster]

12 minutes ago, Duke27 said:

It’s their destiny to die, they are just pawns and we know whom, isn’t it? 

Definitely not, because they try to build these inquisitors up only to die in dumb ways we've seen this happen so many times, so im free to think that it will happen again, heck last time it happened in Tales of the Jedi.

conclusion: they take the inquisitors too seriously only to kill them off and make them goofy.

Really a shame since its a good concept, and you had the only competent cool one, that being grand inquisitor, but they tarnished his name in kenobi too.

Edited April 8, 2023 by Goofster

[Hhalcyon]

1 hour ago, Goofster said:

Definitely not, because they try to build these inquisitors up only to die in dumb ways we've seen this happen so many times, so im free to think that it will happen again, heck last time it happened in Tales of the Jedi.

conclusion: they take the inquisitors too seriously only to kill them off and make them goofy.

Really a shame since its a good concept, and you had the only competent cool one, that being grand inquisitor, but they tarnished his name in kenobi too.

I will never forgive them for showing us possibly the coolest looking star wars villain since Vader and he just get's BODIED by ahsoka in 1 hit.

Pretty much the issue with all the inquisitors. They're just storm troopers with light sabers and cool hats.

[omegabadbatch]

is at te retiring this year?

[Goofster]

1 minute ago, omegabadbatch said:

is at te retiring this year?

Most likely yes.

[Duke27]

6 minutes ago, omegabadbatch said:

 

is at te retiring this year?

 

No, wait till the end of 2024 

[LegendaryArticuno]

What are the chances, we're going to get a remake of this set again?

Edited April 8, 2023 by LegendaryArticuno