Ask any faithful Star Wars fan what is the highlight of their previous week and my best guess will be that of the release of the second official trailer of Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. Now viewed for more than 30 million times on YouTube since it was released Monday last week, the trailer’s debut was also accompanied with so many edge-of-your-seats cliffhangers and a lot of puzzling questions which will only be answered once the film is released on December 15. If for some reason you haven’t seen the trailer yet, or you simply want to see that twinkly eyed Porg once again, then you can watch the trailer below.
But it’s not just the video that sends the entire Star Wars fandom into a ‘Play Again’ frenzy. Last week also marked the release of TLJ’s official theatrical poster which continues the same dark, foreboding vibe that is dominant in the entire trailer. Similar to what it did with The Last Jedi’s character posters a few weeks ago where we see the ‘legolized’ versions of the main cast including Luke Skywalker himself, General Leia Organa, Rey, Kylo Ren, Finn, and Resistance Fighter Poe Dameron, LEGO was also quick to give its own rendition of the film’s latest theatrical poster, giving the seemingly dark sequel a sort of light-hearted breather.
It is interesting to see how LEGO tries to retain the original theme and feel of these posters, while at the same time giving it a unique LEGO twist. We first saw this approach when they released the ‘legolized’ version of The Force Awakens, and with Rogue One following a year later.
Now, looking at this year’s most recent The Last Jedi poster I couldn’t help but wonder how much are we still missing in terms of potential LEGO The Last Jedi sets. As of to date, the LEGO Star Wars The Force Awakens subtheme now has 16 sets under its belt, while Rogue One has 9. Given such numbers we can fairly predict that The Last Jedi will also have a similar, if not, an even larger number of sets dedicated to the sequel. Brickset already listed 11 sets under TLJ: with 7 already in the market, and 4 (sets 75197, 75200, 75201, and 75202) still kept under wraps. If you recall, I once posted my own wishlist of 7 LEGO Star Wars The Last Jedi sets that I wanted to see even before the first wave of official LEGO TLJ sets were announced. As it turned out, 3 out 7 of these wish sets turned out to be true: Kylo Ren’s TIE Fighter (75179), the First Order Heavy Assault Walker (75189) previously thought to be labelled as AT-4X, and a Frigate-like starship the Resistance Bomber (75188).
Now I’m still hoping that LEGO will see how neat a Crait Resistance Skimmer set will be, which is frequently alluded to in the trailers and on the official posters. If you want to have an idea how it will look like in LEGO, then I suggest you check out Tyler’s version of this speeding skimmer.
Another potential set that can easily become a LEGO Star Wars fan favorite is Rey’s Jedi Training. It is not difficult to see why this wish set can become extremely popular because of the inclusion of old man Luke’s minifigure version. We tried to recreate how LEGO might have built it if it were to be an actual LEGO set, so be sure to check out Tyler’s rendition of it.
There are still plenty of potential LEGO Star Wars The Last Jedi sets that are simmering in my mind. I’m also looking forward to having a play set with Snoke’s Praetorian Guards in it, another one that highlights the mysterious Jedi Temple, the intense duel between Finn and Captain Phasma, and of course, a set with an actual minifigure version of the Porgs (as opposed to the brick-built one included with the still elusive UCS Millennium Falcon 75192).
The first wave of LEGO Star Wars The Last Jedi sets is now available, and we still have two months before we finally see TLJ in theaters. Are you excited to see what other The Last Jedi sets LEGO has to offer? What do you have in mind? Let us know in the comments below.
