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[ManaByte]

Disney and LEGO Reportedly Rename Boba Fett's Iconic Star Wars Ship

Disney has reportedly given a new name to an iconic part of the Star Wars universe. A new report from Jedi News reveals that LEGO is now dropping the Slave I moniker from merchandise, instead opting to call the vehicle Boba Fett‘s Starship. According to details that were revealed at LEGO Fan...

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"We’re not calling it Slave I anymore," LEGO Star Wars Lead Designer Michael Lee Stockwell revealed. "This is Boba Fett’s Starship."

"Everybody is [dropping the Slave I name]," LEGO Star Wars Design Director Jens Kronvold Frederiksen added. "It’s probably not something which has been announced publicly but it is just something that Disney doesn’t want to use anymore."

 

[INC]

It wasn't even an issue, until they made it an issue, and now its an issue.....

Plus collectibles of slave 1 will go up in price now

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

They dropping slave Leia in a gold bikini getting choked too?

 

[ManaByte]

It wasn't even an issue, until they made it an issue, and now its an issue.....

Performance outrage YouTubers right now:

 

[ArtemisClydeFrog]

Was always kind of weird they called it that in the first place, but if you're changing the names of the ship because it says slave then I guess Anakin's mum, Princess Leia, and the millions of slaves in the Star Wars universe will be retconned into indentured servants or minimum-wage workers.

 

[INC]

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

So fucking absurd.

Nu-disney is the worst.

I miss 90's disney. So goddamn good they're still trying to milk it with live action remakes of dubious quality.

 

[trikster40]

Let’s just pretend that slaves haven’t existed since the dawn of mankind. Someone needs to let the Israelites know they weren’t slaves in Egypt, just extended houseguests.

 

[INC]

Was always kind of weird they called it that in the first place, but if you're changing the names of the ship because it says slave then I guess Anakin's mum, Princess Leia, and the millions of slaves in the Star Wars universe will be retconned into indentured servants or minimum-wage workers.

Jets have a slave function/mode, so does lots of equipment.......I presumed it was always something like that, because slave as in a slave, didn't make any sense

 

[ManaByte]

Disney:

 

[Nobody_Important]

The only surprising part of this is that it took this long to be honest.

 

[EviLore]

Next up:

 

[godhandiscen]

The only surprising part of this is that it took this long to be honest.

It's because Boba Fett used to be a bad guy who became popular among edge lords and later got retconned for marketing purposes.
Some closet Nazi's still root for the Empire and all that shit.

It's the problem with Disney trying to keep Start Wars alive instead of creating something new. They will slowly have to rewrite the original trilogy, and yeah the Princess Leia scenes as a sex slave will be next.

 

[teezzy]

Next up:

 

[ManaByte]

It's because Boba Fett used to be a bad guy who became popular among edge lords and later got retconned for marketing purposes.
Some closet Nazi's still root for the Empire and all that shit.

It's the problem with Disney trying to keep Start Wars alive instead of creating something new. They will slowly have to rewrite the original trilogy, and yeah the Princess Leia scenes as a sex slave will be next.

They killed off “Slave” Leila years ago. Now it’s Leia as Jabba’s Prisoner.

 

[The Pleasure]

 

[TTOOLL]

Disney is the worst

 

[jason10mm]

I wonder when Disney will dub James Woods out of Hercules.

Think my UCS lego slave 1 BOX just tripled in value

 

[Cravis]

Oh how original, we’re gonna rename it Bobs Fett’s Starship. Fuck off Disney.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

He's a goddamn villain in a fucked up galaxy with an evil empire that blows up entire planets as it pleases.

 

[Virt McPolygon]

Why are people upset by this as if Disney didn't already fuck up Star Wars over 5 years ago? Or hell, Boba's appearance in their Power Rangers-looking show.

 

[infinitys_7th]

Why would a guy who acts as a slaver part time possibly have a ship called "Slave I"? I just can't puzzle it. Fucking thinker.

He's a goddamn villain in a fucked up galaxy with an evil empire that blows up entire planets as it pleases.

Why would you be against renaming the Death Star to "Vader's Laser Ball"? Do you want people to die?

 

[farmerboy]

What amazes me the most, is anyone thinking that this makes any difference whatsoever.

 

[Catphish]

Just making it easier and easier for me to not give a shit about Star Wars anymore.

Who am I kidding? I’m completely over it already.

 

[Mistake]

Why would a guy who acts as a slaver part time possibly have a ship called "Slave I"? I just can't puzzle it. Fucking thinker.



Why would you be against renaming the Death Star to "Vader's Laser Ball"? Do you want people to die?

Now I’m just imagining a disco ball destroying planets and forcing slaves to dance

 

[OmegaSupreme]

What amazes me the most, is anyone thinking that this makes any difference whatsoever.

Something something we dont want to normalize slave something. Who knows what these idiots are thinking.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

What amazes me the most, is anyone thinking that this makes any difference whatsoever.

Something something we dont want to normalize slave something. Who knows what these idiots are thinking.

It does for the 20 people in the world whose outlook on life will do a 180 based on a Star Wars space ship.

Their lives are a a total mess right now, but if they notice Boba Fetts oppressive ship is changed to something else, they will do so much better in life going forward.

 

[ClanOfNone]

What about Slave-II?

 

[infinitys_7th]

What about Slave-II?

"Boba Fett's Other Ship"

Just rolls off the tongue.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

They should just call it "fuck cis-hets" and call it a day. That's the only thing that might please the Twitter tots.

 

[Harkonnen]

Sarlac I

 

[Xenon]

Bobba Fett's lashipX.

 

[LordCBH]

The fuck is this retardation?

 

[infinitys_7th]

Sarlac I

But that's offensive to women.

 

[ManaByte]

But that's offensive to women.

 

[Azurro]

Performance outrage YouTubers right now:

You really hate those grifters, don't you? The thing is, without an audience, they wouldn't exist, it's obvious that Disney and the rest are just producing garbage and damaging their IPs, so that's an outlet they have.

 

[docmindbender]

For fuck sake.

 

[Cockles & Whelks]

Wonder if they will come for Blakes 7 next. The creepy computer in the Scorpio was called Slave.

 

[captainraincoat]

They dropping slave Leia in a gold bikini getting choked too?

I called it 2 years ago when i was doodling in my notepad (below)..they will replace jabba with a Resetera Moderator and Stinkles will be on the end of the chain
Salacious Crumb will be played by Excelsorif

 

[FunkMiller]

Disney there… inextricably linking the word slave to black people. Sounds a bit racist to me.

 

[Alx]

Why would a guy who acts as a slaver part time possibly have a ship called "Slave I"? I just can't puzzle it. Fucking thinker.

Well to be fair slave companies weren't actually advertising their activity on the hull of their ships, historical ones were called "Antelope", "Esmeralda" or "Concord", not "Slaves'R Us".
Not that I find anything wrong with the way Boba Fett named his ship, and even if he could have found a fancier one there's no reason to change it now.

 

[GymWolf]

 

[TrueLegend]

Because context doesn't matter no more

 

[INC]

Why would a guy who acts as a slaver part time possibly have a ship called "Slave I"? I just can't puzzle it. Fucking thinker.

Hes a bounty hunter, not a slaver tho?....

 

[dr_octagon]

• what is thy bidding my colleague?
• I'm your non gender specific parent.
• i find your lack of science disturbing.
• i'll never turn to the contrast side. i am a Jedi, like my non birthing parent before me.
• I'm just a simple non binary offspring trying to make thems way through the universe.
• you were my sibling Anakin.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

We need an eyeroll reaction.

 

[sol_bad]

This literally just came out.

So who knows.

 

[RoboFu]

So a symbol of overcoming slavery cannot exist? This one just doesn’t make sense.

 

[Mihos]

Let's make up some problems and pretend this solves it

 

[scoobidoo112]

The next step is renaming the franchise "Star Conflicts", because the word "Wars" is very offensive, loaded and triggering to vulnerable communities.