Palin Jax

(Journal Entry, Cadet Jax:zero day+27) "I can't believe that in the short time we have been here, how much our pod has formed a cohesive unit. It' unfortunate that Eclipse has been reassigned though. I hope her future endeavors will be a testimony to the Empire and her skill. What a pilot." "Madine gave us one hell of a speech last night. He really put himself out there, challenging in open forum our benevolent Emperor's new "Human Only" policy. I can not fathom why he would be so openly concerned though. Our unit puts the elusively reputation of the Bothans to shame, not only in tact, but also in ability. Who needs those beast faced lackeys anyway." "Halfway through training. I hope that this is all worth it some day. I would gladly sacrifice all for my Empire, no doubt... but to be a shell of a man at the end of all this... well. Lets just say that a few rounds with a young rancor would be easier than some of our days. One fun thing though. Madine still hasn't banned bulls-eying the local fauna yet. I need all the practice I can for snipper drills. I wish I could put into words the thrill of the hunt... the patients of finding the right location... the waiting.... those little mind tricks...." "I made pod commander again. I am not sure that it is such an honor as before though. We are bonding, no doubt, but command is not something I am looking forward too. We have formed up much smaller autonomous units now, just four strong per squad. Even with just our tight-knit squad, I am finding that our TIE/Shuttles are far to over cramped. I guess not all clones are made to think alike anymore..." (Journal Entry, Cadet Jax:zero day+27 late entry) "That schutta... where the hell did he find a young rancor anyway. Glad I have been doing extra snipper training, though, I sincerly doubt I will ever get that smell out of my armor..."

IMP Holonet: (Kneeling in image) Yes mi lord...

(Journal Entry, Cadet Jax:zero day+8) "Well, we have completed our first week of strengthening training. I thought that our first march was a killer, but after surviving just the tier one moves alone, I think the sytha-meat they serve in our power lunches might be less bounded up than my muscles, and I think the leather of my boots might be more tender than both of those. And I thought youth basic conditioning was tough!" "What I can't get over, or the rest of us, is how Madine is there right along side of us ever kilometer we go. He Tenacious, that one, D-manneding our respect... not by rank, but by merit. Lennox, one of my new squad mates, tells me that Commandant Madine reports only to Grand Moff Tanniel, and directly at that. Thats a big jump in the Imperial chain of command." "Not all of my fellow Cadets like our new Commandant, however. I have noted on several occasions that some of the others speak very illy of Madine. They call him weak... a sympathizer with the seditionists. Selkirk said to me in passing that Madine was once sent on a mission to ferret out a Rebel spy net-work, not surprisingly within the Imperial Bothan network itself. At a orphanage on Sedesia , it was discovered that the Spies had been using the facility as cover for their base of operations. When the Commandant and his men were order to wipe out those in-human swine, Crix actually hesitated, even asked for the order to be rescinded. Showing even more defiance, Selkirk intoned, Crix offered to single handedly bring out the Bothans." "Not surprisingly, but allot of my fellow Cadets see His mercy as a weakness. I am not so convinced. Sure, I can see it for both its political and social implications, true... but also, deep down in my core, I feel that it is... good. I had to dig a bit deeper to see how the rest of the story all panned out, but it flushed out like this... After Madine's Commanding Officer learned of His little rebellion there at the orphanage, he did indeed rescinded the order. He even offered the people of Sedesia some food and blankets to endure the upcoming harsh winter... In the end, ironically, I heard that the children all passed on, rather tragically too... I was unable to discover whether or nor they did indeed succeeded in capturing those Bothan Spies. It won't be that hard now, however... I've heard Sedesia is a ghost planet. Good thing our men got out of there in time before they contracted that strange plague."

It looks like a little lost puppy. If it's needs a home, I'm Game!!! :-$ I wonder if it was baby Veers childhood play friend *sing* Baby AT-AT on

(zero day) Jax debarked the Theta class shuttle through the offload hatch. It was symbolical gesture as of a mother giving birth, for on that day, the formation of the Shadow Corps would occur. The planet was not more significant than any other, just some unused bushy rock floating through the void of space and time, but unbeknownst to this small band of clones, recruits, and there trainer, this would mark a bright day for the Empire. As more Cadets departed the nest of their mother bird, they began to form ranks. The only female cadet qualified to be here, Juno, strutted tentatively in next to Palin, only briefly making eye contact. A lovely specimen of the fairer sex, she was more than mere eye candy... A class behind Jax's own, hers was the first to be made up solely of recruits rather than clones in the history of the Imperial Academy of Carida, itself not far from its infancy. This marked the current strategy of the enlarging rank and file of the Imperial Navy Command. If looks could kill, Eclipse could steal your breath away, but more to the point, she could, and would, just take your life. Jax noted that Commandant Ando also joined the ranks. Beside him stood Crix Madine. As the group stood there, Palin noted that no one stood in the place of commander. All where equal... This confounded the young clone. Then, as an almost despairing wave came over Jax, Madine stepped forward... "Cadets," Crix beamed, "the elect of the Empire, you have been selected for a task not many could bare. After reading carefully over your dossiers, I myself have hand chosen you for an elite branch of Imperial service. When I say elite, I understate your true worth to the cause. Men, Our system of governance has fallen under attack from gorilla like tactics that our more... senior commanders cannot combat. I believe in the old adage, you must fight fire with fire. But I want more. I want to consume these rebel scum like the core of a super Nova sun." "I want you to know something men. I stand with you, as an equal, because I will not order a man to do a thing that I myself will not do. You might find this kind of command unsettling. Let me reassure you that I am what I wish you to become. Cadets... forward march..." As they marched... for endless hours, Madine shared his vision with the cadets. He told them of their function, to be an undetectable thorn in the side of the vermin festering within the Galaxy. He lifted them to the notion of independent action. He cajoled them to believe His cause. In the end, a marched that would have killed almost any highly trained storm trooper left these young men and one woman more alive than they had ever been... As they put up there prefab garrison, they spoke eagerly with one another. As they shared what meager morsels of food they had brought MRE, they drank in the fresh air of hope. As they each, one by one, nodded off into sleep, they shared a commodity more precious than gold. They shared The Dream!

IMP Holonet: Lord *vader* : I have one fighter squadron standing by, mi Lord, awaiting activation... The 501st Shadow Scouts Corp are on the alert for deployment. I have already taken the liberty of dispatching my reserve squadron to General Windu flag ship to assist in ferreting out any residual rebellious entities on Mon Calamari. They should be arriving as we speak. (From a reflec modified Theta-class T-2c shuttle code named "Viper") IMP Command Chanel Alpha: Comscan Windu flag ship, this is Foxtrot-Omega-Foxtrot(501st) "Alpha Team". We are requesting docking in your hangar. We are here on assignment from the 501st to report directly to General Case Windu. Reporting for duty!

Bingo... 2 things then. First, the CW kinda will become Canon. George Lucas is having a much larger interaction with the design team/ directing crew, and it has been mentioned at the official website via the production profile videos that he has even changed the course and direction of the series. Then, assume that CW will become Canon, we must then apply the same rules/formula/motifs that Lucas likes to show/follow. I think Ahsoka might be a reflection of Anakin's dark decent. It will also be a device of the Master/Apprentice motif. Anakin is the most powerful Jedi ever to be born according to Lucas, and was on the path to being made a Master. Luckily, or rather, darn, depending on your swing >:-) , Master Yoda sensed to much of the dark side in him and put the real kibosh to that. Second... I think that this might be a play on the whole Force Unleashed saga. Remember, Anakin has been tempted by the dark side before he finally submits to it. (Remember those poor Tusken Raiders ;-) ) If that is true, then in my opinion, Anakin will, through his teachings, show signs of that decent. It will also allow to show some of the dynamic of his teachings, and how in the future he will interact with his Apprentice. (Donald Trump... watch out!!! :-D ) I think Ahsoka might have a very short life indeed. We know she doesn't appear in the films, and that nice bit about Obi-taking-out-Maul thing might be a precursor for a Ani-waking-Ventress revenge debacle. Just a very wild guess. BTW Ahsoka is a fox... but come one... Amy Allen is way more hot... Aayla Secure needs a figure Lego... Cowboy Up... Or else... >:-) Sorry this is from the way back, but like the rest of you... I had to get a mop to mop up the pool of drool beneath my stool here... Way to Go, Lego... I will now dream about that RGS until she sits safely on my shelf... and I WANT that new speeder... In Black *sweet* . And what else can I say, but that V-19 looks hot. Speaking of that... I want those visors, shoulder pauldrons and Hip markers in Black too!!!

*reminiscing back at the cantina* "I can almost feel the pulse of our engines as we touched down on that planet. It was, in a way, a second birth for me. I could also feel the excitement of my pod mates. Clones can think collectively in a unit, almost telepathically. You could say that is how we won the war in the first place. I looked at Denton. He was officially know as Foxtrot 351, but our handlers, more out of laziness, gave us all names... You know, come to think of it, I wonder how they all told us apart? "As I was saying, as I looked at Denton, and we shared that moment, there was also that feeling of pause, like it was all too new for us. What where we doing out there, what was about to happen? You know, what really did happen out there changed the course of history. We, the Shadow Corps of the 501st, probably single-handedly pushed back the defeat of the Empire by at least 10 more years..." "Thats no brag on my part either. My unit found more ... undisclosed... Rebel Locations, than all of the other branches of the Empire... Combined... If that fool Crix hadn't turned traitor, the Rebellion might never have won in the first place." "He was there too, ya know... I spent a good deal of time with him... He was so hard-headed, and bit to heavy-handed if ya ask me. He spoke allot about justice, 'bout what the Empire was really about. But he said it was the Rebels, and not us loyalists, that had the right idea. Even then, at the onset, I could almost agree with what he was saying. You might say I was almost tempted by the same dream... For a time. Let me tell you, friend, it's always tempting to dream, and dream big, but when you do wake up, you will really find that your in this nightmare." "Ya know, friend, you look very familiar, come to think of it. Where you there with us on that day?" "I will always remember that first day though... I fondly call it... Zero day"

Ultra-Classified Eyes Only: Lord *vader* Code Jax-Foxtrot-Omega-Foxtrot-Com Mi Lord. Construction has begun on our training facilities on the core world of Praxlis. I hope to be operational soon. For now, we have begun training exercises onboard Tyrant. Our recruits from the 501st show a high potential for independent deployment. Also, some of our tech experts have discovered a material which greatly reduces and in some cases inhibits detection by conventional scanning. We have begun applying this reflec to our TIE fighters and to the elite's armors. Dr. Nashiak Llalik has proved most useful to our cause, and I there by recommend him for honor's in distinction. I will continue sending status reports, and I do have at my disposal one trained squadron for your needs.

Seated behind a cold and unadorned desk, Captain Mikal Ando shuffled around reports, but it wasn't the only thing being shaken around at his desk. Just hours ago, Admiral Tanniel sat right across from him, holding an Imperial code cylinder authorizing him to pull the top tier candidates from his academy. Whats more, this spot that Mikal had worked so hard for, even fought for to some degree, was being heisted from him. He was to accompany his troopers to a remote location, as of yet classified, and begin a new academy. At least his work in the clone research facilities on Kamino would final pay off. What possible good could come form altering an already perfect strain of clone DNA, or fusing it to the midiclorions of a force adapt. As he pondered his plight, the com speaker above his desk announced the arrival of his brightest cadet. Instructors only dreamed of the raw and as yet untapped potential this kid possessed. Not only was he gifted intellectually and metaphysically, but he had an uncanny humbleness about his presence. He was like a rock of peace with in a society ravaged by the perpetual winds of anarchy set ablaze by this new rebellion. Allot was ridding on the shoulders of these new recruits, and the Empire needed warriors like Palin to stand for order and stability. As Jax entered the room he was unaware of the magnitude of this summons, yet he could almost... sense.. that his young life was about to change. The sweat filled brow of his mentor filled him with an uneasy feeling of dread. Outside the commandant door stood the elite of the elect, and Palin had just gone in first. "Maybe they think we all cheated," he thought to himself, "or maybe the tests were to easy and now we are being pushed back to start over." "Sit down cadet Jax" Captain Ando said in his pleasant bass voice. "It pleases me to inform you that you and your pod mates are to be graduated from this Academy ahead of schedule." Standing now at rigged attention, Jax saluted his Commandant."Thank you, Sir... Not to be to forward, Sir, but my class has almost a year left. Won't that effect our overall usefulness as line officers?" "Very to the point, aren't you Jax. As you are aware, no one has placed top honors as fast as your class, and you yourself have managed to out-pace the rest of your pod... Tell me, Palin, do you believe there is anything more that you can learn from here?" "Sir," Palin stammered, "with all due respect, there is always something more one can learn from there superiors." "Jax, if only we could get more pilots and officers like you into our ranks. Unfortunately, the decision was out of my hands. I am to be reassigned as well. We are to depart after your graduation commencements for a classified location. Palin, as you know, I have Ultra-Clearance. I can read almost anything that would pass in front of the Emperor's eyes himself. Yesterday, I would have told you that there was no higher classification. Today, I know that I was wrong. Not even I know what our new assignment will be, but I do know that we will be doing something important. Something of the uttermost significance for the Empire."

*Jax* Good morning Sir! Sure feels good to be behind the controls of a real TIE instead of that Trainer... *Unknown Voice over com-mic* Pilot ST 353, concentrate. Thats 6000 credits worth of Imperial hardware your flying... Now, bank left, hold in tight, then loop right... *Jax* Like this... (Performs the maneuver text book style)... *Com-mic* Good... It would appear you were paying attention in there... *Jax* Ah... thats nothing (breaks hard left, circles in loop, then dives inverse over the training center) *Com-mic* Pilot, that is an unauthorized maneuver, and you are now flying in restricted airspace... Thats 2 demerits. Now, return to formation at once and practice dog-fighting tactics... *Jax* You mean secessionist-fighting, don't you... *Com-mic; second voice* This is Lieutenant Solo. You are to report to Sec-ops upon docking your craft. Finish your training quickly, and then strip down into your cadet uniform. Captain Ando will see you at once. *Jax* Yes Sir. Sir, do you have any idea what this is about. I've already reported to the Corps Com twice now. I didn't cheat, not even once. *Com-mic; first voice* That will be all pilot... You are to proceed to Sec-Ops at once... dog-fighting drills are canceled... *Jax* Ah man... now Denton will win top honors.... As Jax piloted his craft back into the holding clamps, a new excitement, mingle with dread, filled his guts. "Thats three times now that they've thought I cheated on the Holo-tests", Jax thought to himself as he cleared the TIE's spherical pod and emerged onto the pilot's dock. "A bet its Denton again too... or maybe its Selkirk." Stripping off his grey helmet and placing it in his storage locker, Palin felt a sense of pride fill his veins. Section Leader was a big honor. And grey was allot better than that tacky white helmet that training pilots had to wear. He could almost burst from the prospects of donning the black helmet of a full fledge TIE pilot. One day, Ensign Jax would rule the skies. He imagined himself on patrol, even guarding some important Moffs personal shuttle, or maybe even getting Recon duty out on some Mid-Rim world. As he cleared the corner to the Sec-Ops office...

Ultra EYES ONLY coded Imperial Hologram: code authorization: Jax-Foxtrot-Omega-Foxtrot-Com Lord *vader* : Captain Lennox and I have been tailing the viral Rebel vermin for days now to no avail, and as such, the trail has gone cold. During that time, my men and I have begun researching a new classified troop training program coded-named Event Horizon. I am request facilities, credits, and permission to begin this endeavorer. On our last few forays, we have uncovered a weakness within the Rebel's tracking abilities of which I believe we can exploit if we can modify some of our current arsenal of TIE craft. We suspect we will be able to increase our overall intelligence gathering capabilities. The down side to this is of-course putting our men at higher risk, not only with their lives, but also the jeopardizing the assets the Empire has so graciously, and at great expense, employed for the overall protection of the citizenry of the Galactic Empire. As such I would like to inaugurate the Shadow Academy, as I believe highly trained field personal could find and then sabotage key Rebel installations and assets without detection, therefore reducing overall costs for the Imperial Navy and Storm trooper Corp. So far, my Men of the 501st have overwhelming expressed interest at this proposal, and therefore I request the formation of "Shadow-fist" of the 501st, of the Shadow Corp. I am also requesting any other candidates you have at your disposal in the future. I will be standing by and awaiting further orders Mi Lord.

Always the optimist, I was at first going to respond negatively to this thread, but as I read through this, my heart really does go out to you guys, or gals if any of you are of the fairer sex. I wish in some way I could help you all out, but I just started college now too, and will start to feel the fiscal crunch soon. Especially you Aussies out there. As you are all aware, the dollar here is starting to fall, which will undoubtedly cause the prices to rise in the rest of the world. This I am afraid will not be soon fixed, and is totally unfair to the rest of you. What really suck is th just 5 years ago, We were buying RGS for $50 dollars, closeout of-course. This is what I think triggered Lego to make even less products runs available on the line. I can even remember walking out of Walmart with hand-fulls of Final Duel 2s. I know Lego is watching the markets, like the rest of the world, and I hope that they will take that to heart and consider their pricing. No one should have to pay so much for a toy, however wonderful or quality perfected it is. I, for one, will not complain about the prices I must pay out of respect for you all after hearing of your plights, and I do hope you will be able to afford the sets you truly like and must have. One way I did pay for those things, I gave up all my bad habits, which in-turn leave me now with $30 buck a paycheck. It takes time, but hey... the new RGS has my name write all over it. Well, maybe just Salacious Crumbs name anyway. :-$

*The Preview Begins* {A cantina, on a back-water world far out in the outer Rim. Two men, sharing a drink. One, rather in pity for the second, who wears tattered rags that were once the uniform of the old Empire} "Breathing... It was hard to do as I watched. I'm Good at watching... People, places, things... This is my story, if you care to listen. Be careful not to get sucked in though. Thats how it happened to me, at the end.." "Sometimes I lie awake at night... or often I just start pacing... I can feel the darkness, always at my sights... just off to the side... He's there, you know, watching... Just sitting there, on His throne. I tried to tell him, I did... It's not all bad, it's not just hatred... Once I cared, and cared deeply... You could say that I loved it, in a sense, but thats... it's just not true..." {first man nods as he listens} "Your wondering what I am rambling about, what I am getting at, aren't you? If you'll buy me another round, I'll tell you... I'll tell you what it was like, opening my eyes for the first time, though I guess they were never really opened... As I dawned my helmet that first day, as I lost my innocence. I was naive, but maybe it's what saved me." "I was there, you know, when that cold metal shell erupted over the skies of Endor. I felt Him slip away just before the end. That traitor, Vader, as he dropped him over the side. And the Rebels, their in-charge now. Ha! They can't agree on what flag to fly, can they. They let those non-human dogs have their voices back. Even brought back the Senate. Father Papaltine should have done um right in the first place and wiped the universe clean of em'." I might be a shell of a man now, but once.. once I was the man... A Grand Admiral at that! And my ship... ahhh... How I miss Her... The Event Horizen... And Black Ops... The Shadow Corps... {The First man sits and listens, not sure of the others sanity, and thinks to himself. "The look in this poor souls eyes, more like dark pits. Black holes have more color. His tongue darts to and fro, licking his lips." Finally, the good Samaritan ask the Second} "Whats your name, Sir..." {Silent for but a moment as he ponders this other mans question, Palin stumbles in his mind.} "Why, I'm Jax, though most people feared me as Grand Admiral Jax..." (Well, just a bit of musing on my part, and to show you what I am thinking about at this concept stage. Tell me what you think, or add in like manner)

Thanks General Zen, but that is not fully the point, as I would much rather have them "grow" along-side each other. And as to being bored to death, well :-D , I would like you to go on, and on, as that is the point! :'-) An Open Story is more like creating a chapter in a book, or an scene in a film. As such, I will write one chapter, more likely a full page worth of story. The who's, where's and why's, environments and settings that Jax is in. Then it is open to anyone else to post what their character is doing... Like I said, I do not wish to control anyones Character, mainly because I view this as an open story-line. I dislike hurting anyones feelings in that I might have made your character do something out of character. Also, to all of you out there in Cyber-space, I want this to be done as an "In Character" story. If you are a rebel, you are to do so with the desire that you wish to end the oppression of the Empire. Imperials, I would like you to emulate a favorite Admiral, or General, even possibly a Commander you might have read about. I want Vader and the Emperor, or any other Main Characters to be off limits, for now.

Hey All, I've been considering a new concept for here, and I would like your input. As you know, I am new here, and most of the time, when not checking the latest news, I've been posting in the TIE army thread. Which bring me to this new concept, which is not total new, but here goes. I love to write, but I am limited in time by what I can tackle. My character, Palin Jax, needs a bit of back story, or rather a story. While the TIE army thread is enjoyable, and I will still be involved there, I want to tackle concepts I have perceived from the films, and what I have gleaned from the EU books. I believe the Empire is not totally evil, at least not the denizens of it, it is just ruled by what George Lucas has constructed as his antagonists. If you read further into the New Republic, it is always struggling to fix itself, always at the brink of collapse. Vader comes back to the Light side, but what really drew him to the Dark in the first place? It wasn't just Padme.. What drew Papaltine to it as well? As I have played Palin, I have portrayed him as a bright new clone, possessing all the traits of what we as people consider to be good, but I want to push him to the dark side, and see the why of it. In envisioning him, I have also considered making him force adept. I cannot fully do it in the format in there because I will not control another persons character without their consent, and even then, it is hard to set it up. What I am asking is, does anyone want to go on that adventure with Palin, or does anybody care to see it at all. I will monitor this thread, and if the feedback is positive, I would like to begin an Open Story. It will mainly focus around Jax life, but as and avid role player, and GM, I will welcome others to the story. But I do want story, not "oh I blew up 20 Storm Troopers with my +5 blaster of instant death", or "I forced chocked 20 Rebel Scum". I want feeling, emotion... Basically, something to tide us all over till 09, when we will get to see that famous scrawl across our little screens. So let me know what ya think :-$

First, I'd like to thank the Ambassadors for gathering our input. I know it's marketing and all, but I love Star Wars, and Lego, and when I saw that pretty little Naboo star fighter sitting on the shelf of a Walmart, well... It was love at first sight *wub* Unfortunately, there has been a lack of great play sets. When I first took the poll, I thought, gee, why not a Hoth or Endor play set. Even a decent Death Star play set would be nice. Then I thought, hmmm... the reason they don't come out with one is because while they do as well. Oh, they do appeal to us... collectors :-$ , but kids might not be into them as much... If any of you kids are out there, no offense. Which brings me to my point. Although $150 dollars is a high price point to shell out to, this set needs to be memorable, to set a new standard. As it is Lego's tenth year, it should appeal to both groups, kids and AFOL. I must admit to being a bit disappointed with the Hoth base set this go around, especially with finally getting my walking AT-AT. My favorite film of the Saga is and will always be V, The Empire Strikes Back. Lego, my suggestion would be a motorized walking AT-AT, but to actual minifig scale, with a few snow-speeder bikes and a full compliment of Snow Troopers, and a REAL General Veers. I know that this would be expensive to do, but if people will fork out $500 for a full size UCS Falcon with no interior, well, think what they might do with a fully walking, heavily armed ;-) AT-AT. This could also start a new type of line for the mini figs to their more realistic modeled ships, that might not need to end with just that AT-AT.

Jax speaking to Lord *vader* : As you wish mi Lord. (Bows deeply in respect) I believe COM SCAN has a solution to that problem. It seems a renegade scientist, whom we know nothing about in thee annals of Imperial history, made a startling technological discovery. He constructed a device that makes an exact likeness of a ship and projects it at a distance from the actual, while "cloaking" the other ship at a safe span away. It appears your captain here, Commander Gree, was conducting some un-authorized experiments, coincidentally, which have resulted in sparing our lives. This also appears to have lulled these phony rebels, who display NO GOOD characteristics into thinking a far outdated, much weaker vessel, could destroy a top of the line, far superior vessel. Unfortunately, our device, and the only known prototype, burned up during this use. I will track them mi lieges... like the hound of hades I will be at their backs, no respite nor no mercy shall be shown... In their End, they shall find no comfort in the cold embrace... of Death. {Departs Executors command bridge, with a retinue of combat officer from the 501st. Jax board a TIE/sh, and returns to Tyrant. Meet in the hangar bay by his good friend, Jax says} To Lennox: Track that new Hammer-head, the one that COM SCAN labeled Acclamator. I must depart for a time, to prepare my men, and acquire more stealthy means of evading detection.

{In the distance, safely but nerve-wrackingly close, the void becomes filled with the implosion of the charges set on Palin's escape pod. Jax whistles a sigh of relief, and claps Captain Lennox on the shoulder.} Jax to Captain Lennox: It was a good thing you recommended jettisoning that life pod Xamuel. Lennox:(smiles): Well, ya know Palin, it wouldn't fit in the Theta-class shuttle. {Out of the dark hole that is the evil heart of hyperspace, Tyrant clears the blur of flashing stars within striking distance of Relentless.} Jax on IMP Coded channel to Tyrant: XO, lock onto Tyrant with our tracker-beam. Lets give Lord *vader* a nice Life Day *wacko* present. Cabbel: With pleasure sir, the men of the 501st are glad you could make it as well. {As this pleasant reunion is taking place, what appears to be for the last time, Relentless' engines come back to life, steering the old antique of a bygone era into the path of Lord *vader* SSD as Life Pods come swarming out of Relentless}

Man, can you say "bricklink", saweet!!!! Note to TLC, hire that guy... or else >:-) .

{Jax tumbles in space as the de-activated escape pod drifts helplessly with the inertia of its escape jets... Aware that the Rebels are no longer jamming his signal, Jax radios with his Comscan Arm} Imperial Distress Signal: Override Jax-Foxtrot-Omega-Foxtrot-Com; This is Commander Jax of the 501st... I have been jettisoned along with rest of the garbage as the Hammer-head class Cruiser Relentless is preparing for a jump into Hyperspace... hehehe... Lock onto my mark, and take them out... {onboard Relentless, the Hyper-drive computer locks up as the "easter egg" virus contained in Palin's comscan arm disrupts operations... This inturn causes a cascade effect of failing systems to crash, leaving only very minimal life support...} {Palin begins to check over the life pod to restore power or propulsion, when he discovers a crudely integrated set of charges laced into the main power supply... Using the weak charge contained in the blaster cap, Jax restores power and stops the ship from its endless spinning... A short time later, he sees a lone Sith Fighter pull up alongside his craft...}

{On board Relentless, in His energy cell, Jax robotic arm with its comscan sends a notification to his brain of an incoming message, then goes dead...} Jax: Dam those rebel scum, they're blocking the Imperial Holo-channels, {ah, but then, a glimmer of hope.. because someone had to transmit to him personally. Could it be, after all his failures, Lord *vader* is on his way. Jax remains as he is, making sure NOT to give away this sudden revaluation, and begins to count the firing sequences of a phase two ion injector in pulse emitter mode (Jedi, this makes it impossible to read his mind.)

Was it pure white armor, and did the helmet appear to be the same as the EP2 clones? The fact you received one may might very well prove that the upcoming Summer release will indeed be Phase 1... and seeing that the live action won't be out till 2009, and possible 2010, we migth have 2 years worth of Phase 1. It does however beg you to ask the question, do shop owner already have the official release then?