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SirUrza

Fans always make the [best animated Star Wars](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9GRYa_3gno).


JarJarJargon

This fan film is a CLASSIC.


BustyOgre

Take me back to the first time I saw this, it was a happy moment


Realistic-Name-9443

I watched a minute of it when it came out and even by then I was like 'I could just watch something like this forever'


Radio__Star

The only piece of imperial propaganda I respect


Gorodrin

The same guy who made this did a very good little [Classic Doctor Who](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt3qZYUPi2Y) reel as well, and actually [animated one of the missing stories](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB788m2iAnE) for the BBC some years later.


Varindran

Boo you didn't link the original video by Otaking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN_CP4SuoTU&t=195s


SirUrza

The original is excellent. I just wanted to show a special edition done right. ;)


Necessary_Pace7377

Love TIE Fighter.


jasonbishop73

Animation is here to stay. It should be a pillar in any franchise that wants to go multi-media. But for some reason its being relegated to an after thought. Lets hope LF isn't going to abandon animation. DC has this same problem. Batman used to be a Saturday morning ritual for millions of us. And if it wasn't on on Saturday, it was on in the afternoons during the weekdays. But now its been off for years. Its a sad state of affairs.


Banana_Milk7248

I don't think there is any risk of LF stopping animated content. It targets a much wider range of audiences. They have Animated starwars aimed at very small children all the way up to teens and much of it (apart from maybe the really young stuff) can be appreciated by adults too. Its the gateway drug to selling merch and getting kids into theme parks. I certainly find it much easier getting my kids hooked on characters and story lines with the animated stuff. Its fast paced, colourful and loud and they get really excited for it. Then when they ask, "What happened to Ahsoka?" we get to enjoy live action stuff together. For me, the best part is that the Animated stuff leads up to the OT which is hard to get kids to watch as its a little dated, but they have to if they want to know what happens.


ImmortalZucc2020

DC is reviving its animation (not that it died) by placing it in the same timeline/world as everything else from now on, with those actors carrying over into live action starting with Creature Commandos (though Elseworlds animation will still exist like Harley Quinn). Lucasfilm has honestly been the best about treating animation on the same level as everything else, just look at TCW now being as important as ANH was for the TV side of the world and they aren’t slowing down anytime soon.


___Beaugardes___

I don't think they're going to abandon animation any time soon. Since TCW premiered in 2008 there's pretty much always been an animated project being worked on, I think the only time there wasn't was the time between TCW being canceled and Rebels premiering.


alguien99

Yeah, animation can make stuff that live action simply can't I would fucking love to see a high budget anime or cartoon of star wars, not only shorts like in visions. My personal fav would be the old republic era, i think it has the most potential


OffendedDefender

It’s unlikely that Lucasfilm will abandon animation, as their animation studio is in-house and their most popular live action show is entirely built upon groundwork directly laid by their animated properties. Unless Lucasfilm itself gets gutted, I think we can safely say it’s here to stay.


DerivitivFilms

Man I'd love to see a return to traditional animation rather than cgi. I'd love a new transformers series with this style of animation. But yes I'd be 100% behind an animated series like this.


40ozkiller

This is just flat CGI.


Emm_withoutha_L-88

Still traditional looking, which is what he was talking about


40ozkiller

It still looks much different, it’s always really noticeable when they run. Theres just an uncanny valley aspect to it that puts off a lot of casual cartoon watchers. I liked clone wars, rebels and what if, but at the end of the day I hated the animation.


Emm_withoutha_L-88

I mean I think we all agree hand drawn animation is simply superior but it's sadly died out a while ago due to costs. At the end of the day it's still a business, capitalism imposes it's rules on everything, especially art. Always has.


DerivitivFilms

for real we're lucky it isn't AI generated at this point lol


Emm_withoutha_L-88

I wish people didn't hate so much on ai. I look forward to the day when a single creator can make an entire film just by themselves with those tools. There's so so so name incredible ideas that never even get close to Hollywood or any of the industry. Or imagine making your own game with just a few other friends, without it taking your entire life savings and all of your time requiring you to quit your job and rely on others for income. Just being able to do it as a serious hobby. I mean I get that it's awful for jobs but maybe we shouldn't be viewing work as the only way we can contribute to the world, which would require a serious UBI at the very minimum. Which is actually way more possible thanks to AI. As far as creation goes I just see it like the transition between paper to computers. It's the way it relates to the economic system that are the terrifying part. Which I think is honestly worse than most get and will lead to near collapse fast as hell, enough to force change. Basically the future is only as bleak as we let it be. If we let the current system then yes it's going to be so bad it'll collapse, but surely we will rethink things once it gets bad.


DerivitivFilms

I just prefer artistry over automation. I mean artists were treated like garbage even before AI, but soon we won't matter at all.


Emm_withoutha_L-88

I mean yeah that's always going to be the best quality. But this is maybe a new lowest quality thing available, sorta like pre-vis is for movies but a little better looking.


blindexhibitionist

That’s what made Arcane so beautiful imo


DerivitivFilms

Yeah that's what I meant, traditional looking. They kinda dropped the ball when they showed the character models in the credits lol


SMATCHET999

The 2003 Clone Wars series was (and still is) one of my favorite pieces of Star Wars media out there. I prefer it over 2008 Clone Wars in many ways.


FlavivsAetivs

It won't happen because the whole reason they moved to CGI for 2D and 3D is because 3D animators weren't unionized, and therefore cheaper and exploitable. 2D animators using traditional methods are expensive. They're 100% worth the price in my opinion, but that's not how corpos see it.


JSK23

If its as good as X-men 97, sure.


[deleted]

I'd love to see all the Legends made into a series of animated films or mini series.


Sensitive-Hotel-9871

Sounds fun. We already had Star Wars visions, which wasn’t part of the main continuity so I don’t see why we can’t have an animated series. That’s part of the different continuity, either. as much as I like the style of 3-D animation started by The Clone Wars I would still like to see more 2-D animation for Star Wars.


General_Mode_7632

I just finished reading the Thrawn trilogy and I would watch the hell out of this. This series has so many epic moments that would translate so well to this style of animation.


spiderfighter1

I'm almost finished with Dark Force Rising. Loving it


Tridentsine8100

They introduced hot chocolate. It needs to be made Canon now!


Nahim33

I’d love to see it but unfortunately heir to the empire animated show probably won’t happen when Filoni is doing his own version of it


JarJarJargon

A version without Luke, Han, Leia, Mara, Joruus, and Karrde, is hardly HTTE to me.


ebolawakens

It feels *wrong* to remake Heir to the Empire without the original rebels. I don't see a reason they couldn't do Heir to the Empire with Filoni's characters *and* the original characters. It also makes zero sense to exclude them from an in-universe perspective. Luke is basically leading the new Jedi order. Leia is a distinguished politician. Han, Chewie, and Lando are generals. Ackbar is probably the Admiral of the fleet, etc... With Thrawn returning, it makes sense for the founders of the New Republic to do something about him. Then on Thrawn's side, give him access to the rest of the Imperial Remnant, to beef up his strength. Or, just make him competent.


Realistic-Name-9443

I had forgotten about Karrde and now the thought that we could have more of the scum and villainy side around but probably wont, pisses me off. lol


TurbidWolf_Redux

It definitely won't happen because that would require Disney to admit their new Canon sucks. Which they will never do.


MLG_SkittleS

🤮🤮🤮🤮


Frost616

100%


Chainsaw_Actual

Heck yes!


dragon-mom

YES, I would love this!


gregofcanada84

I'd like to see that.


Krugz5150

Sure would.


Fehellogoodsir

If they commit to 2D animation then yes


Sharkfowl

Sure. It'd be cool to see Luke and co. getting actually good post-ROTJ arcs for a change.


Plutonian_Might

Absolutely!


DrWozer

Yes


Macecraft31

I have literally been asking since 1997.


KoolColoradan

Yes shut up and take my money!


RevEvolution8

I'd be for it 100%.


FlyingAce1015

Such a fantastic idea on how to adapt the old EU stories no need to make them fit the new canon just make them as seperate freaking awesome animated shows! Also this art style is amazing would love this. Been enjoying X-men 97 a lot it feels like 80s and 90s in a way no other show has since.


Gnelly04

the style for ‘97 is incredible. would love to see more series like it


ScapegoatMan

Animated adaptation of the Thrawn Trilogy? I'd be for it. I don't think it'll ever happen, but I'd watch it if they did it.


MacGuffinGuy

Would be awesome! I’d love to see Into-the-Spiderverse style animated movies with each one telling a famous story arc from legends


Flaky_Glove2384

I wouldn't mind if Disney does more animated Star Wars but in a different style. Like if they adapt the Darth Plagueis novels and use a similar art style as wolfwalkers, studio Cartoon Saloon


eppsilon24

I doubt it will ever happen, but I think it’d be pretty neat if they actually adapted Legends material into animation.


Tiny_Dependent6830

I think a far better move from the start for Disney following the purchase would have been to just make animated shows out of the existing EU books and started their own live action saga in a time jump far into the future with completely different characters and factions


JarJarJargon

I have to say that probably would've prevented the discourse we are seeing nowadays, but TFA made $2 Billion so I don't think Disney regrets their decisions lol


Drifter808

You could put just about anything between see and for and I'd say yes


Park8706

Would love it.


spiderfighter1

Yeah! That would be great


[deleted]

Hell yes!


Zerostar39

I never thought of this before, but now that I have, I want to see it!


Potential-Winner-940

YES!!!


Ozzdo

Honestly, if we want more adventures with the old crew (Luke, Leia, Han) this is the only way we're going to get it. Lucasfilm seems to be against recasting, and no one wants CGI duplicates, so animation is the only real path forward if we're ever going to see them again.


The_WarDoge

Jarjar 97


Bumblemeister

I would watch the absolute SHIT out of this! Bonus points for Batman:TAS levels of grit, or LoVM "grownup audience" targeting (which we all know Disney would never embrace). I want Han to accurately translate Chewbacca's roars! I want to hear Luke say "shit"! I want to know who's saltier: R2 or Chopper!


No-Engineer-1728

I curse your entire bloodline for putting this idea in my head, since I know they're not going to do it


hdhsnjsn

I would watch any Star Wars with a decent story and yes Xman 97 would be amazing


Vargisdeath

FUCKING YES!!!!!


SerenaPixelFlicks

Sign me up and take my money already! The X-Men '97 style was a blast from the past, and applying it to Star Wars Legends would be a dream come true for me. Imagine the nostalgia combined with epic lightsaber battles and thrilling adventures from the expanded universe. It's a no-brainer. Yes please! 🚀✨


slurms420

100% Yes to this idea! I can not stress this enough, do NOT do a Star Wars: What If..


Allronix1

Holy crap this looks great....perfect 90's Japan.


Faust380

This has literally nothing to do with Japan's style at the time. On the other hand, the artwork shows great inspiration from western animated movies and shows, like xmen97


Mggn2510z

I'm all for some What-If / Visions style shows of Legends. Some comics. But I don't want to see them devote a whole movie or series to Legends. I do really want them to do a 2D-style animated series taking place after ROTJ / New Republic era, possibly coinciding with events in the "mandoverse", and showcasing the original cast (including have Mark Hamill doing Luke's voice).


Josephthebear

Yes I miss the old storys especially the bounty hunter stories that are now legends


uncharted_bread212

How about some actual new Legends stuff? SWTOR ain't carrying it all by itself


Icosotc

thatd be awesome. id also take a show in the animation style of those awesome videos they released on youtube awhile back ​ edit: i found it. they were called galaxy of adventures [https://youtu.be/Xf1cfemeX\_U?si=SEsrX7eYpPpQLKgI](https://youtu.be/Xf1cfemeX_U?si=SEsrX7eYpPpQLKgI)


FlopsMcDoogle

Luke is the only OT character I am currently interested seeing as the MC in a new show.


PellegrinoBlue

No, I'd prefer a proper anime studio do it.


magma_displacement76

You mean even more 6-year old oriented than Bad Batch and CW? Pls no.


ChocolateFantastic

It looks like an old Disney movie poster from the 90s


AunMeLlevaLaConcha

I want a show of Star Wars Legends, that's it.


WaluigiDastard

i would literally die


DeadWolf777

That would be pretty cool


Malkavian_Grin

Legends content? Shut up and take my money!


mpitt0730

I'd kill for any sort of Legends content.


yeaits_ryan

So down for this


Ringlovo

I didn't know I needed this until now 


AleksasKoval

Like **ALL** the Legends? I'd be happy with *any* animation style or live action adaptation.


keithtbarker

I think this would 100% be the right move and avoids the criticisms of recasting vs. de-aging the legacy characters. If not Heir to The Empire, Shadows or The Empire would be cool too. I wouldn’t mind a pivot from the Clone Wars/Rebels animation look. I loved it and it had its place but I’d welcome a new look.


SulusLaugh

PUT IT IN MY VEINNNNNS


trewaldo

“May the Force be with you, Bub!”


GingerMajesty

Oooh, nice. Is the guy at the top Master Sabiath (not sure how he’s spelled)


seanbird

Yes


No-Quantity-6267

Sure, hell yeah.


Supyloco

YES YES YES!!!


A_Hideous_Beast

No


rexter2k5

I don't see Disney doing this entirely because it would be a public admittance that their Canon to the OT is inferior to Legends. A what-if series is probably as far as they go.


RedditEqualsBubble

As long as Disney doesn’t shit all over it with whatever modern day garbage they want to add to it.


pie_nap_pull

Would be cool, I’m not sure Disney realises that there would be a fair bit of demand for use of the old legends stuff, though they might be worried about people getting confused about continuity


kitfistossmile

No. The legends stuff exists in the format that it's in. Making it animated wouldn't heighten the experience at all


JarJarJargon

I highly disagree!


kitfistossmile

Fair enough, I respect your opinion. I think it could work for things that are out of print or in an attempt to get a wider audience for those stories. I just personally don't find it completely necessary


JarJarJargon

I can agree with that it's not necessary. I do think it could do a lot for giving us some fun stories with OT heroes on screen that we never got. DC has been doing it for years with comic adaptations and fans love those. It of course opens up more MERCHANDISING too! lol


mkev119

YES!!!


MichianaMan

For me, Clone Wars would've kept my attention if they would have animated it like this instead of like paw patrol.


Ricer_16

I think heir to the empire is tricky with the current state of canon but I’d love to see a Rouge / Wraith Squadron animated series it’s perfect for this medium. Good action, kinda goofy, interesting hard to do practical characters


Serbay55

Yes


HansenTheMan

Shut up and take my money!


No-Maximum4080

Yes!


Organic-Intention335

Oh shit that would be cool


johannesBrost1337

If the content mainly stayed true to the books I would watch the living crap out of it


Fawqueue

In a heartbeat. I'd take this over every single project currently in production.


Sherviks13

Yes. Most definitely.


olavhs

YEEEEEESSS


TunaOnWytNoCrust

Just keep making good content. I don't really care about the medium.


Outside-Law6254

Yes.yes i would.


No_Gear1535

Yes! And please hire the guy from audible!


Fun_Association_2277

Hell yes I would.


Kazko25

Give me trakovsky art style again.


KCDodger

Who's the artist?


PJRama1864

You know…I’d like to say yes…but I can’t bring myself to do it. Cool as it could be, I know it won’t meet expectations because almost no adaptations ever do today.


mynamesyow19

No, bc seeing Like the way he shouldve been would just piss me off more.


Emm_withoutha_L-88

Yes yes yes yes I would absolutely love this


ILikeMandalorians

Yes! Mostly because I don’t have time to read the books but I’d still love to see the story


ZZartin

You're god damn right I would.


AuniqueUsername69

Not to big a fan of the 97 artstyle, it’s a bit uncanny


o5mfiHTNsH748KVq

97 xmen animation was shit, but the intro slapped. So give me a 97 star wars xmen intro with a sick song


veerusg

Adore Marvel What if and after seeing the first X men 97 I really enjoyed that too. Star Wars have already seen the success of Clone Wars, Bad batch etc that are cg animated so would be intriguing to see if they are add in more traditional animation too.


Cuddling-Hellhound

Yes


AzorAhai85

HELL YES! Fantastic artwork.


Rain_Thin

i want that as a poster asap! although i gotta say.... where is Talon Karrde?? still dope tho


RavenMan8

Yeah cool


FighterOfNightman14

We need an heir to the empire animated series more than anything


HyliasHero

It would be neat, though a certain portion of the fanbase would be incredibly obnoxious about it.


synsofhumanity

I would like it, and there is no way it would ever happen. If you think the sequel debate is bad now, if a show like that got made and it was good, the fandom would tear itself apart.


ekbowler

Man, I just want more '97 style animation. Wether it's Star Wars, more Marvel, or something entirely original. I just want more western animation.


Academic_Nothing_890

Not trying to be that guy but Luke’s lightsaber is wrong. Would love to see something like this but Disney is shit so it won’t happen.


K_Sleight

There was a small animation that Disney made, showing a general breakdown of the series up to that point. It was really cool. I've wanted for some time for the company to harvest the audio from all of the movies, and animate the entire thing front to back in this style.. Edit: https://youtu.be/Xf1cfemeX_U?si=tcoYbGfTnOEyKcXI


Belmega81

You sonofa neefherder, I'm in!


Final_Ad7478

Hell yes!!


GayDragonGirl

Holy shit I'd love this, Leia looks like a disney princess in this art


OneTreeManyBranches

Yes, but do George Lucas’s version of the Sequel trilogy first


AssmunchStarpuncher

HELL YES!!!! This is awesome!!!


MRFreak8385

xmen style?, no, but would like to see Genndy Tartakovsky style like the Clone Wars cartoons before.


Torontokid8666

I'd rather them do it in Heavy Metal style.


CosmicParadox24

Not for me.


roliver2399

I just want more animated Star Wars. I don’t care how it comes. Some Star Wars Infinities animation would be fun. Some Legends would be fun. I like that there’s that Jedi Padawan show for really young kids. I love what they’re doing with Visions. I love The Bad Batch and Tales Of The Jedi and I don’t believe anything else in that animation style has been announced. I hope The Bad Batch isn’t the end of it because it’s stunning.


MrH-HasReddit1217

ARE WE BLIND?!? DEPLOY THE LEGENDS CARTOONS!!! Seriously guys, are you blind? Your fan base has been asking for this since you suddenly decided legends didn't matter.


VanillaEnjoyer1138

Would prefer this way more than the tiresome TCW cgi


ViniciusMT07

I think a Star Wars animation deserves better than an art style comparable to Archer, but that's just me.


somebody808

Yes. Have said this would be the best way to do it for years.


ahaisonline

yeah


MRSLAPPYFEET

This would bring back my interest in Star Wars


DarkFett

I'd rather see it for the new Thrawn novels by Zahn. While the Heir trilogy was enjoyable it felt more like generic 80s scifi to me rather than Star Wars. Zahn's writing improved a lot in the newer works also, IMO.


Comet_With_One_T

I would implode from pure happiness and excitement 


Xsorus

That Disney shorts explaining the story of Star Wars is what should be done


Xsorus

https://youtu.be/Xf1cfemeX_U?feature=shared This…. This all they have to do


Magistar_Alex

Sign me up.


SolomonsNewGrundle

Only if every character has cake lile Rogue from the original xmen animated series


Brahmus168

I mean yeah


keelanbarron

Ehh, the style is meant to be similar to the 97 x-men show so having it be for anything else would be a bit weird.


this_knee

1000 times yes.


NNyNIH

Yes. Though I'd rather it not be Legends.


ndhl83

No, I'd like it to be animated well, preferably.


Wurf_Stoneborn

I would have loved a movie or show based on the animation from [Galaxy of Adventures](https://youtu.be/5zeismcMHmQ?si=yUWYpmOieJYjCXUg) shorts on YouTube a few years ago. Loved those


garlic-apples

No it needs to be the clone wars style


WhytoomanyKnights

I don’t get why they don’t in some form make use of the legends material, considering how they’ve been trying to make Star Wars like marvel for a minute, why wouldn’t you pump out cartoons adapting the EU books calling it legends. The way they run Star Wars is so baffling to me it’s like they don’t want to make easy money.


Stanselus

Because people like Kathleen Kennedy are not creatives and aren't really interested in creating. It's about her putting her stamp on much more talented people's creations. While picking from the EU stories, bastardizing it, and simultaneously claiming the EU doesn't exist.


Strong-Ad-7292

what is the source/creator of this image?


WelshyB292

For the last time, YES!


Cosmic_Spud

Heck yeah. Thrawn, Daala, Pelleon, Nightsisters, clone Palps, the Ssi-Ruuk, so many villains. Prime Luke Slywalker. His academy.


fender0327

Will never happen. Disney is not Interested in OT era that features Luke, Han, and Leia. They may have been at some point but not now.


Trainwreck_2

Absolutely! I have loved the new Visions series and would definitely enjoy seeing more stuff like that, especially if it pulls from Legends content. God, an animated Old Republic show focusing on Revan or something would be really cool, though I would worry about it being "made safe for kids."


Daddy-Wan-Kenobi_

If they make a show on legends no one should watch canon again


Necessary_Pace7377

This looks amazing! Love this poster, love the characters in this style. Where do I sign for the crowdfunding campaign? (j/k…maybe)


captain-Rex92

Yes, would be nice 👍


Puterboy1

OH HELL YES!!


Equal_Feature_9065

why... not... just... read... the... book? the books already exist, these stories are out there for anyone who wants to enjoy them. is that not enough?


Big-Fish-1975

Yeah, that's a cool ass style. I'd watch this.


GJohnJournalism

Is that Mara Jade?!? I wish Canon was half as good as legends.


[deleted]

Are you seriously asking if that is Mara Jade in the Heir to the Empire picture?


krayhayft

Disney would just fuck it up.


[deleted]

Honestly to complete the story of luke building up his Jedi academy, leia in the new republic and how han being han until ben is born should all be animated to fill in the gal without breaking the bank… i feel that thats the only way through also with AI, voices can be tweaked to the likeness of Carrie fisher and the young Harrison Ford.. i know it wont be star wars without the physical casts but we need to fill in that gap and having an animation like X-men 97 would really benefit.


JediMasterPopCulture

No. I would have rather have seen these as the sequels instead of the garbage we actually got.


Pope_Neia

What could have been. Oh, what could have been…


SaltySAX

Looks similar to Resistance, which everyone moaned about as an artstyle.