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The light and shadow pass in front of the eyes, and the shadows remain in the heart.
The first big IP in the universe, who else but "Star Wars"?
Not long ago, a new work was launched, and the rating was quite high, that is, too few people watched it.
Blame it, it is filmed in "Star Wars", the existence of the most "passerby A"?
Star Wars: Defective
(hereinafter referred to as "Defective Products")
This year's Star Wars Day, an animated series was launched on Disney+.
At present, it has been updated for the most part, and the degree of out of the circle is completely inferior to that of the other "Mandalorian".
May 4 is the "Star Wars Day" in European and American pop culture, taken from the "May the force/fourth be with you" harmonic meme.
The "Defective Product" selected on this day is of great significance to Star Wars fans.
For the first time, "Stormtrooper" is depicted from the front.
Viewers familiar with Star Wars know that stormtroopers have always been the most featured character in the Star Wars series.
He is on the battlefield to kill the enemy, he is on patrol, he is in the nursing home...
However, as little minions, not only can they not have a name, but they are often teased that "marksmanship is never allowed."
The emergence of "Defective Products" perfectly fills the gap in this regard, so that Star Wars fans have a more comprehensive understanding of the clones under the mask of the Stormtrooper.
It also makes them change from passers-by to absolute protagonists, from never showing their faces to showing their faces, from villains to decent.
Stormtroopers are mainly made up of clone soldiers.
They are replicas of the genetic code of bounty hunter Jango Fett, made for the template.
Designed to kill and obey orders.
Jango Fett, a Mandalorian, was beheaded by the Jedi Master Windo for his service to the forces of evil.
With his genes, compared to the traditional mechanical soldiers, the clone army has a clear combat advantage -
Tactical thinking on the fly.
The white armor used by the clones, also referenced to Jango Fett's Mandalorian armor, has a full set of equipment such as hook locks, firethrowers, weapons, and spacewalks.
Although "Defective" and "Mandalorian", they all strive to develop in the direction of an easy-to-understand plot.
But in the process of telling, it still sets a lot of strange thresholds.
Most of these thresholds are related to the Star Wars: The Clone Wars series.
Producer Jennifer Kupot has also made it clear before, "Before watching Defective Products, it is best to watch the first 4 episodes of the seventh season of Clone Wars".
The seventh season of The Clone Wars
The "Clone Wars" are an interstellar war that affects the entire galaxy.
The war lasted three years, with evil suppressing justice, and Palpatine declared the emperor to establish the Galactic Empire.
The movie most closely associated with this war is Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
In the seventh season of "Clone Wars", a unit called "Clone 99" was featured.
This is a genetically mutated clone squad, each with special skills and personalities.
Because of this, this unit is also called the "Defective Squad".
At the same time, this genetic mutation also allows the defective squad to unexpectedly have a personal will.
They are not reduced to the walking dead under the Empire and can think independently.
Continuing this background setting, the story of "Defective Products" takes place at the beginning of the establishment of the Galactic Empire.
At this time, there are only five members left in the defective squad.
They're --
Hunter: Squad leader with keen observation and judgment.
Technician: Excellent intelligence, proficient in various techniques, and at the same time, combat skills are not bad.
Barrier King: Has a lot of strength and likes to fry things.
Crosshairs: Snipers with super marksmanship and extraordinary eyesight.
Echo: Originally a standard soldier, he was later implanted with robot genes by the separatist forces and became a defective product.
From left to right: Technician, Crosshair, Hunter, Echo, Barrier King
At that time, Palpatine implanted Order 66 in the clone.
After the order was opened, the clone soldiers, who had been fighting alongside the Jedi Knights, turned their guns on their closest comrades.
The unsuspecting Jedi Knights suffered heavy casualties as a result.
Jedi Master Bilaba was killed in battle, while her apprentice Caleb was spared by the defective squad and escaped.
Caleb later changed his name to Kennan and became one of the protagonists of another anime, Star Wars: Rise of the Rebels, leading the rebels in a rebellion against the Galactic Empire.
After releasing Caleb, the defective squad has not yet realized the series of conspiracies behind this emergency.
Confused, they return to the headquarters Camino, where they meet another protagonist of the show, Omega.
The little girl, Omega, is both a medical assistant to the Camino (a cloning expert who appeared in Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones).
She is also the first female clone to appear in the Star Wars universe.
At the same time, the most exciting thing is that she is also a Force Sensitive.
Her mysterious identity will be an important driving force to advance the plot of the play.
After getting acquainted with the defective squad, Omega quickly integrated into it, making an important preparation for the follow-up "uncle with baby" plot mode.
It wasn't long before the defective squad caught Admiral Tarkin's attention.
Tarkin is the famous villain in the Star Wars series and is Palpatine's most important subordinate.
Tarkin believes that the defective squad did not carry out secret order 66, creating strong doubts about their loyalty.
So I decided to test them.
Ordered them to massacre innocent rebel soldiers and civilians of the former Republic.
As a result, the defective squad unsurprisingly refused the task.
He departed from the path chosen by standardized human cloning and was imprisoned by Tarkin for treason.
At the same time, there was also a serious split within the defective squad -
Captain Hunter has an irreconcilable contradiction with sniper crosshairs.
Hunters want to obey their hearts and do the right and just things, while the crosshairs are content with the status quo and tend to be "good soldiers" who obey orders and carry out tasks.
Every soldier who has a personal will to survive between the old and the new must make the necessary choices:
"The old era is over, either to adapt to continue to live or to die with the past."
In the end, the crosshairs chose to follow the past and make enemies with their comrades.
He was upgraded by the Galactic Empire to a chip in his body and turned into a loyal soldier who obeyed absolutely.
The other four members, with the help of Omega, escaped from the detention room.
Embark on an adventure through the universe together and make a living in the vagaries of the galaxy...
You can think of it as an animated version of The Mandalorian.
It is worth mentioning that even if you are not a Star Wars fan, you can find endless fun through this drama.
The surviving defective squad can be regarded as a "special force" in Star Wars.
Originally, they were disobedient to their superiors and contrary to the concept of empire, so they became scattered soldiers and brave, and embarked on a new path of fighting for justice.
After breaking into the interstellar universe, they will fight monsters and upgrades while deciphering the unknowns:
What is the true identity of Omega?
Where do female clones' genes come from?
Why did the Caminos favor her and take her with them?
Like The Mandalorian, Defective Also adds a large number of Easter eggs and homages to the show:
The R2 robots common in Star Wars, Captain Rex, the Rex, the Imperial rebel Sou Guerrera, the Slug Jabba and his butler, the legendary Mantel Station...
One of the most surprising is the appearance of bounty hunter Finnick Shander, who appears in episode four with the intention of kidnapping Omega.
Finnick is an important character in The Mandalorian, played by Minna Win.
The first season is against the male protagonist, and the second season is saved by Boba Fett, fighting alongside the protagonist.
Since the timeline of "Defective Products" is decades earlier than that of "The Mandalorian", this time it is a young version of Finnick Shand, voiced by Wen Mingna.
At present, "Defective Products", like "The Mandalorian", continues the consistently high standard of the Star Wars series, with sophisticated production and emotional play.
Although there is a lack of lightsaber fights, many parkour gun battles and space battles are still silky smooth and impressive.
It not only uses a new story line and new characters to extend the follow-up story of the Clone Wars.
It also enriches the epic process of the Star Wars universe, which can not only let people relive the classics, but also let people witness the legend.
Whether you're a veteran Star Wars fan or a pure sci-fi adventure fan.
Entering the pit of this drama will be a good choice.
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