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Lego Star Wars is a Lego theme which incorporates the Star Wars saga. The first Lego Star Wars in 1999, included model 7140, the first Lego X-Wing. The first few sets were released in 1999, shortly after the original Star Wars trilogy (episodes IV to VI) was re-released in cinemas. Shortly after the initial release of the Lego Star Wars sets, George Lucas announced his intention to produce the prequel trilogy (Episodes I to III) of Star Wars. As each new film in the prequel trilogy neared its release date, Lego issued new models of ships and scenes in those films, as well as additional sets from the original trilogy. Originally it was only licensed from 1999-2007, but the Lego Group recently extended the license with Lucasfilm Ltd. to 2011. ^[1] The brand has spawned two major video game releases, Lego Star Wars: The Video Game and Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy.

Contents 1 Sets 2 Ultimate Collector Series 3 Video games 4 Custom sets and minifigures 5 Online comic strip 6 Key chains or keyrings 7 Magnets 8 Pens 9 Notes and references 10 External links

Main article: List of Lego Star Wars sets

Many sets have been released, for all six films.

In addition to the regular minifig-scale sets, Lego has released a small number for the Ultimate Collector Series. These models are of considerably higher quality and are meant for display purposes, and as such, cost more than regular Lego sets. Included in each one is a collector's plaque with details about the craft and a display stand. The first UCS set to include minifigs will be the Millennium Falcon, due out in October 2007.

The official UCS sets are: X-Wing (2000), TIE Interceptor (2000), Rebel Blockade Runner (2001), Darth Maul Bust (2001), Yoda (2002), Naboo Starfighter (2002), Imperial Star Destroyer (2002),^[2] Rebel Snowspeeder (2003), Y-Wing Attack Starfighter (2004),^[3] Death Star II (2005),^[4] Imperial AT-ST (2006)^[5] Vader's TIE Advanced (2006)^[6] and the Millennium Falcon (October 2007).

In June 2006 the Lego Group set up a vote between four prototype UCS designs on the official Star Wars website ^[7]. These designs were an R2-D2 sculpture, an FX-6 medical droid, a Trade Federation droid starfighter and an electronic AT-AT. The selection of models was derided on some fan websites for being unimaginative (this would be the third Lego AT-AT), poorly designed (the R2-D2 sculpture) or simply ill conceived (neither the Medical Droid or the Droid Starfighter are considered as staples within the saga). However, instead of choosing these sets, the Lego group decided to release a UCS version of the Millennium Falcon, complete with minfigures. At 5195 pieces it will be the largest Lego set ever released and is due to be released on 1st October 2007.

Lego Star Wars: The Video Game was released in 2005, shortly before the release of Revenge of the Sith. Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (2006) was released in tandem with Lucasarts' DVD release of the unaltered theatrical editions of the original trilogy. The games were platform games wherein the player took the role of characters from the films, in Minifigure form, and had to collect Lego items (such as studs and bricks). Whilst doing this the player must also fight off advancing hordes of Lego characters and reach the end of the level. The games were released on all major platforms of the day, including Microsoft's Xbox, Sony's Playstation 2, Nintendo's Gamecube and personal computers running Microsoft Windows. Both games were commercial and critical successes.

Not satisfied with the minifigs created by Lego, many artists have created their own Star Wars minifigs of characters not yet released. Some of extremely high-quality minifigs, which are nearly indistinguishable from minifigs made by the LEGO company, trade for relatively large amounts of money on the Internet. Such minifigs are often hard to find due to the low production numbers. These minifigs can be divided into two broad categories: (1) Utilizing bricks and other minifig pieces to create a custom minifig; (2) Utilizing various types of modeling clay to create custom body parts, headgear, and hairpieces with the addition of custom stickers or water-slide decals (Water-slide decals are often used to eliminate color-matching issues.).

Comic book artist Greg Hyland, better known for his series Lethargic Lad and the comics on the back of Lego Batman set boxes, produces an online comic strip based on the Lego Star Wars toyline and video games ^[8]. The comics are largely satirical looks at flaws in certain sets, or spoofs of Lego characteristics as to how these would fit into the actual Star Wars universe. References and comparisons to other Lego themes are often made as well, for comedic effect.

Keyrings released were

• 3913 Darth Vader Key Chain
• 3914 Luke Skywalker Key Chain
• 3922 Darth Maul Key Chain
• 3947 Yoda Key Chain
• 851091 R2-D2 Keyring
• 851938 Princess Leia Key Chain
• 857091 R2-D2 Keyring
• 4202665 C-3PO Key Chain
• 4224469 Snowtrooper Key Chain
• 4224471 Yoda Key Chain
• 4224472 Stormtrooper Key Chain
• 4270898 Anakin Keyring
• 4270900 Clone Trooper Keyring
• 4270902 Chewbacca Keyring
• 4274291 Yoda Keyring
• 4294201 Boba Fett Keyring
• 4297461 Imperial Royal Guard Keyring
• 4297467 Imperial Royal Guard Keyring
• 8511937 Astromech Droid Key Chain

Magnets released were

• M228 - Yoda Magnet Set
• M229 - Darth Vader Magnet Set
• 851939 - Stormtrooper, Rebel Pilot Y-Wing, Imperial AT-ST Pilot Magnet Set (30th anniversary special edition)
• 852085 - Boba Fett, Leia, Royal Guard Magnet Set (30th anniversary special edition)
• 4269242 - Chewbacca, Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi Magnet Set
• 4508087 - Stormtrooper, Rebel Pilot Y-Wing, Imperial AT-ST Pilot Magnet Set (30th anniversary special edition)
• 4508133 - Boba Fett, Leia, Royal Guard Magnet Set (30th anniversary special edition)

Pens released were

• 4271170 - Yoda Carabiner Pen
• 4271174 - R2-D2 Carabiner Pen

1. ^ The Force is With the LEGO® Brand Until 2011 Findarticles.com. URL accessed on 26 November 2006.
2. ^ Imperial Star Destroyer™ Lego Store. Retrieved on January 15, 2007
3. ^ Y-wing Attack Starfighter™ Lego Store. Retrieved on January 15, 2007
4. ^ Death Star II™ Lego Store. Retrieved on January 15, 2007
5. ^ Imperial AT-ST™ Lego Store. Retrieved on January 15, 2007
6. ^ Vader’s TIE Advanced™ Lego Store. Retrieved on January 15, 2007
7. ^ Help Choose the Next LEGO® Ultimate Collectors Set! Star Wars.com. URL Accessed on 26 November 2006
8. ^ From Bricks to Bothans - The LEGO Star Wars Experience - Greg's Comics! FBTB.net. URL Accessed on 26 November 2006

• Official Site
• From Bricks To Bothans A source for Lego Star Wars news, mocs and official sets
• Star Wars Lego on Wookieepedia, the Star Wars wiki