Hey Star Wars Fans, this is Urban Acolyte TV, and my name is Prince.
It is Wednesday April 20, 2016—and this the Holonet Underground bringing you the latest
news in the Star Wars Universe.
Before we get started, I just wanted to say “Thanks” to everyone who wished me luck
writing my term paper over the weekend.
It looks like I’ve quite a few stories to cover from the last two days, so let’s get
started with news from Episode 8.
Over the weekend, Mark Hamill told his fans that Rian Johnson, the director of Star Wars
Episode 8, had given him the go ahead to give his Twitter followers a brief glimpse of an
episode 8 trailer.
24 hours later, Mark Hamill tweeted out a brief glimpse of a trailer from Episode 8—
his trailer.
It looks like he’s back to his Trickster ways…or would that back to his Joker ways?
Mr. Hamill, you’re killing me with these jokes…or would that be “A Killing Joke?”
Speaking of killing me with Jokes—did you guys happen to catch the joke Mark Hamill
made about me being a Jedi Janitor on Twitter last week?
I was shocked by the whole thing and totally forgot that I promised to give Shiraz and
his wife Meatbillies a shoutout on her Endor Leia Cosplay.
Okay, moving on to more news from Episode 8— makingstarwars.net posted an article
about Rey & Luke Skywalker’s costume descriptions from the set.
Rey
is reported to be wearing the same outfit she’s seen wearing at the end of Episode
7, but she’s since removed her vest.
She continues wearing the capri pants, an off-white tunic, and those really interesting
arm wraps.
The article says that she was seen still carrying the blaster that Han gave her on Takodana.
There was no mention of her staff or Anakin’s lightsaber.
Luke, on the other hand, is wearing a darker costume compared to the one he was wearing
on the Force Awakens.
The article does not mention this, but technically, Luke wears two different Jedi tunics in the
Force Awakens…but getting back to Luke’s costume description— this costume is supposed
to resemble what he wore in Return of the Jedi.
Luke is seen wearing a cloak or a possible cape that drapes over his shoulders in an
asymmetrical manner similar to Captain Phasma’s cape, and the article says that his look is
reminiscent of Count Dooku.
Poe Dameron will also have a new costume in Episode 8.
Actually, it’s going to be close to the same thing he wore in Episode 7, but he’s
going to have a new jacket—since he told his buddy Finn to keep his other jacket.
Okay— so I can’t do anymore stories on costume changes—seriously, dude…but if
you’re wondering how C-3PO gets his red arm, you should check out Star Wars Special:
C-3PO #1.
It documents the top secret mission that leads to everyone’s favorite protocol droid getting
that red arm…and in case you didn’t know, he was totally in episode 7, but you might
not have recognized him..you know…because of the red arm.
Did I mention C-3PO has a red arm?
On to more exciting things— a new story arc is coming up in the Star Wars comic book
series which will introduce an elite group of Stormtroopers who will be pursuing Han,
Leia, Luke, and Chewie.
This batch of stormtroopers was loosely inspired by the First Order and the “Bad Batch”
group of Clone Troopers from the Clone Wars.
Think of these guys as being the Empire’s version of Seal Team 6.
You can drop them off in a hot zone with the odds stacked against them, and whether it’s
capturing a target or pulling off an assassination, they will emerge victorious.
I know there’s going to be all kinds of jokes about whether or not they can hit anything,
but imagine these guys as being the top experts at what they do.
They each have different areas of specialization, so one is a demolitions expert, a sniper,
a pilot, a rogue/scout type, a tech expert, and of course you have to have the guy with
the BFG.
These guys are like Agent Kallus on Star Wars Rebels, but dressed in stormtrooper armor—and
speaking of their armor, they look more like characters from Mass Effect pretending to
be Stormtroopers.
They are led by Sergeant Kreel— he’s no slouch.
Sergeant Kreel is in an earlier issue sparring with Luke Skywalker—with a lightsaber.
He’s an Imperial Agent working for Darth Vader, which might say something about these
elite Stormtroopers—maybe they work directly under Vader.
Either way— I’m looking forward to Star Wars Issue #20 where they will be introduced,
and in Issue #21 where the new arc involving them really picks up.
Okay, the last thing I’m going to cover on today’s episode has to do with Princess
Leia, or General Organa.
On the last episode of Holonet Underground, I reported an interview where Daisy Ridley
said that she was unsure if her character, Rey, will become a Jedi.
Well, the version of that interview that appeared on comicbook.com goes on to say that in episode
8, Leia's connection to the Force might be further explored alongside her own.
Ridley said that there’s been a debate as to whether Leia is [a Jedi] because she uses
her Force powers.
Now depending on how much of the Force Awakens material you’ve read, there is the conversation
between Leia and Rey before she leaves to find Luke on Ach-To.
Leia says, “When I was young, I could have trained to become a Jedi myself.”
When I read that line, I immediately started wondering why she did not train with Luke.
This is something I hope is explored in Claudia Gray’s Bloodlines novel—which is coming
out next month.
Something I recommend is to go read “The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy.”
It’s a re-telling of Episode IV and it really highlights Leia’s intuition.
I’ll admit that I’m not very far into the book, but you can already see that Leia’s
been using the Force without any training— it’s also dangerous because in those early
scenes with Vader, she’s not only sensing the dark side in Vader, but she’s really
tapping into her anger to give her the strength to stand up to him and not completely crumble.
Maybe I’ll do a few videos on Leia tapping into the Force in the Original Trilogy when
I get finished with those books.
If that’s something you guys would like to see, let me know down in the comments.
Also—totally speculating, but what kinds of things would you like to see Leia do with
the Force in Episode 8?
I always thought she would become sort of like Bastilla Shan from the Knights of the
Old Republic games and have the Battle Meditation ability.
I’m not sure, but I think Battle Meditation may be canon.
After I’d played the first KOTOR game, I always imagined that the Emperor was using
that ability from his throne room on the Death Star at the Battle of Yavin— if you think
about it, why else would the Emperor want to draw out all of the Rebel Forces for one
big final showdown?
Anyway, what ways do you think Leia uses the Force in Episode 8?
Let me know your thoughts down in the comment section below.
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So guys— that’s all for this episode of the Holonet Underground, keeping you updated
on the latest news and developments in the Star Wars Universe.
Y’all keep on breathing, and May the Force Be With You.