LEGO

LEGO is a Danish brand of building-block toys. In 1999, Star Wars became their first licensed product (Spider-Man, Harry Potter, Batman and a few others followed) and since then, building sets from all six films have been released. These sets mainly feature prominent vehicles, and a few scenes.

Many fans of this LEGO theme have been known to have made custom sets for the Star Wars Universe from their existing pieces.

The LEGO Star Wars video game, released in 2005, was based on the LEGO sets portraying characters such as Anakin Skywalker and Mace Windu in the prequel movies.

A sequel was also released, which is based on the original trilogy (episodes IV, V and VI). It is presented in a similar format, though introduces new features to correspond more with the interactivity of LEGO.

The current Star Wars license with LEGO is said to have been renewed to continue through to 2011.

Craft
As mentioned above, spacecraft and other vehicles are LEGO's mainstay for the line. The sets include spacecraft such as the Millennium Falcon and the X-wing, along with some less well-known craft, such as the Flash Speeder and Count Dooku's Geonosian speeder bike. Specific pieces of special design and various printed pieces have been developed by the company to achieve an accurate look of some of the more complicated craft. LEGO still uses stickers as opposed to transfers, as they are more cost-effective.

Some sets over time have been redesigned by LEGO such as the Millennium Falcon, snowspeeder, landspeeder, X-Wing. The AT-ST and Y-wing have been redesigned and released late 2006 / early 2007. The Slave I has been redesigned three times- (two for Boba Fett, one for Jango Fett) the latest in 2006.

Ultimate Collector's Series
Some vehicles have been created to be more detailed and larger than most. This line of models is known as the Ultimate Collector's Series (UCS). Due to the larger scale, more pieces are required and higher skill level to build these models is usually needed. They are also more expensive than most LEGO sets. Some of the models included in the UCS line are the X-wing, Imperial Star Destroyer, Snowspeeder, Y-Wing, AT-ST and the TIE Advanced, most recently, a new, minifig scale Millennium Falcon (the only UCS set to come with minifigs). These UCS models also come with a fact sheet on their ships, however there are no minifigures included.(Besides the aforementioned Millennium Falcon.)

MINI Series (2002–2005)
In 2002, LEGO began releasing a line of MINI models. These models were much smaller than the normal sets and had fewer pieces and therefore were not as detailed, though they are were much cheaper. There have been a wide range of MINI models released, ranging from Episode I's MTT to Episode VI's Imperial Shuttle.

In 2005, two promotional MINI models were released in celebration of the release of Episode III. They seem to be the last of the MINI line, as LEGO have made no announcements regarding a continuation of the MINI series.

Locations/Scenes
LEGO has also created sets or parts of a set that is focused on scenes/locations from the movies such as the "Final Duel" and "Jedi Defense" sets.

"Locations" range from large sets to single objects, such as moisture vaporators and cranes. Single objects are most often paired with vehicles, such as the Episode Two speeder bike sets: 7113 (Owen Lars' swoop) with the moisture vaporator and 7114 (Count Dooku's Geonosian speeder bike) with the crane.

Most of the smaller location sets are paired with vehicles, not limited to single props. 7180 B-wing came with a Rebel Control Center, and 4502 X-wing Fighter had Yoda's Dagobah hut as a side-draw. Episode I's 7121 Naboo Swamp, a swampy landscape of plant life and was paired with two STAPs and their battle droid pilots.

Also, there are the massive stand-alone playsets, such as 4480 Jabba's Palace (though this can be connected to 4475 Jabba's Message and 4476 Jabba's Prize to form an even larger Jabba's Palace), 10123 Cloud City, and 7257 Ultimate Lightsaber Duel.

Characters
The final, but very integral part of a LEGO Star Wars set is the characters. Almost all of the saga's most iconic characters have been incarnated into LEGO form.

The most common form in which characters appear in the LEGO universe are as minifigures, classic LEGO people. These come with a boxy torso and interchangeable heads; torso; headpiece (hair or some form of headgear); cape (made from real cloth and attached onto the neck, before the head), appearing on some characters; and legs; though most fans switch arms, hands, and even hips while this is not officially intended.

New minifigures of accessories representing characters never cease to cause excitement. Due to the unique appearances of the many droids, soldiers and aliens that comprise this universe, many new moulds have been specially created for the series. Prime examples are the stormtrooper helmets, General Grievous torso, Greedo head and so on.

New character moulds have been created specifically for Star Wars Lego. These include the General Grievous minifigure, the Gungan and Rodian heads, and the helmets such as Darth Vader's and Stormtrooper's (including stormtrooper variations) Moulds for accessories have also been created, such as helmets, headpieces, weapons, etc. These include the lightsaber handle (which has since been reused for other purposes both in and out of the Star Wars range), electrobinoculars, the recent new-mould blasters in the 2007 sets, Rebel pilot helmets, and more.

There are a few variations of the standard LEGO minifigure produced for the Star Wars range. The most controversial and prominent type are the light-up lightsaber (LUL) minifigs, released with some of the larger Episode III sets in 2005. Characters given the treatment include Darth Vader, Mace Windu, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Luminara Unduli. These figures look like usual ones on the surface, except that, to facilitate internal electronics, all components cannot be removed, excepting the headpiece. When the head is pressed down, an LED illuminates the LEGO lightsaber blade. The batteries last three hours and are not intended for replacement, though they can be replaced.

The other variation is the minifigure magnet. So far, two of such sets (containing three characters each) have been released. The six characters are Yoda, Anakin Skywalker, a green clone trooper, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader and Chewbacca. Strong magnets are placed in the minifigure's legs, so while they look exactly like a normal LEGO minifig, they can stick onto magnetic surfaces. Unlike in LULs, only the legs and the torso of the minifigure cannot be separated.

Star Wars products were also among the first, besides the Spider-Man range, to experience the change from yellow to peach. As of mid-2004, all of LEGO licensed product ranges experienced a change in skin tone from the classic yellow to the more realistic peach.

Other less common incarnations of characters from the universe include Technic models and UCS characters.

Technic
Technic is a form of LEGO which entirely forsakes the regular brick design and relies on technical parts such as gears, axles, cross-bars, and so on. It is mainly droids, such as the pit droid, R2-D2, C-3PO, battle droid, super battle droid, and droideka that have been incarnated in this unique form. Technic sets allow for accurate features and various movements otherwise impossible. Both the pit droid and battle droid sets fold up, while the super battle droid has a quick-draw blaster function; R2-D2 produces a tool arm, and C-3PO's head and arms fall off when the center is pushed.

However, Jango Fett, Darth Vader, and the stormtrooper have also been turned into Technic figures as well, possibly because of the mechanical appearance of their costumes.

Ultimate Collector's Series
The last way characters appear in LEGO is as UCS models (see "craft" above). Darth Maul's bust and Yoda are the only two UCS characters as of 2006. Building at this scale provides immense amounts of character detail. These sets are made up mostly of standard LEGO bricks.

Star Wars LEGO: List of sets
Some of the Star Wars LEGO sets include landspeeders, TIE Fighters, and several characters such as Darth Vader and Han Solo. These sets have been produced and re-released over the years, and new sets were created with the release of each prequel film.

As of 2006, the following LEGO sets have been produced. (Set number followed by set name and included minifigs, categorized by episode):

Episode I: The Phantom Menace
3343 Star Wars #4

Minifigs: Battle Droid (Two) Battle Droid Commander

7101 Lightsaber Duel

Minifigs: Darth Maul, Qui-Gon Jinn

7111 Droid Fighter

7115 Gungan Patrol

Minifigs: Gungan Warrior, Jar Jar Binks

7121 Naboo Swamp

Minifigs: Battle Droids (Two), Qui-Gon Jinn, Jar Jar Binks

7124 Flash Speeder

Minifigs: Naboo Security officer

7126 Battle Droid Carrier

Minifigs: Battle Droids (Six), Battle Droid Pilot

7131 Anakin's Podracer

Minifigs: Anakin Skywalker (Podracer), Padmé Amidala, Pit Droid

7141 Naboo Fighter

Minifigs: Anakin Skywalker (Starfighter), Battle Droids (Two), R2-D2

7151 Sith Infiltrator

Minifigs: Darth Maul, Sith Probe Droids (Three)

7155 Trade Federation AAT

Minifigs: Battle Droids (Two)

7159 Podracer Bucket

Minifigs: Jar Jar Binks, Anakin Skywalker (Podracer), Aldar Beedo

7161 Gungan Sub

Minifigs: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Hood), Jar Jar Binks, Qui-Gon Jinn

7171 Mos Espa Podrace

Minifigs: Anakin Skywalker (Podracer), Gasgano, Sebulba, R2-D2, Jar Jar Binks, Padmé Naberrie, Qui-Gon Jinn, Pit Droids (Three)

7184 Trade Federation MTT

Minifigs: Battle Droids (Seven)

7186 Watto's Junkyard

Minifigs: Watto, Aldar Beedo

7203 Jedi Defense I

Minifigs: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Droidekas (Two)

7204 Jedi Defense II

Minifigs: Security Battle Droid, Battle Droid Commander, Qui-Gon Jinn

7660 Naboo N-1 Starfighter and Vulture Droid Minifigs: Anakin Skywalker, R2-D2, Naboo Pilot



7662 MTT Minifigs: Droideka, Battle Droid (x16), Security Battle Droid (x2), Battle Droid Pilot (x2)

7663 Sith Infiltrator Minifigs: probable Darth Maul

MINI sets:
 * 4485 Mini Anakin's Podracer / Sebulba's Podracer
 * 4491 Mini MTT
 * 4493 Mini Sith Infiltrator

Technic sets:
 * 8000 Pit Droid
 * 8001 Battle Droid
 * 8002 Destroyer Droid

Episode II: Attack of the Clones
4478 Geonosian Fighter

Minifigs: Geonosis Battle Droids (Two), Geonosian Warrior, Geonosian Pilot

4481 Hailfire Droid

4482 AT-TE

Minifigs: Clone Troopers (Four)

7103 Jedi Duel

Minifigs: Count Dooku, Yoda

7113 Tusken Raider Encounter

Minifigs: Tusken Raiders (Two), Anakin Skywalker

7133 Bounty Hunter Pursuit

Minifigs: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker (No Cape), Zam Wesell

7143 Jedi Starfighter

Minifigs: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Headset), R4-P17 (Head)

7153 Jango Fett's Slave I

Minifigs: Jango Fett, Boba Fett (young)

7163 Republic Gunship

Minifigs: Clone Troopers (Four), Super Battle Droids (Two), Jedi Knight, Droideka

Mini sets:
 * 4487 Mini Jedi Starfighter / Slave I
 * 4490 Mini Republic Gunship
 * 4495 Mini AT-TE

Technic sets:
 * 8011 Jango Fett
 * 8012 Super Battle Droid
 * 8007 C-3PO

Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
6205 V-Wing Fighter

Minifigs: Clone Pilot, Astromech Droid (head)

7250 Clone Scout Walker

Minifigs: Clone Trooper (Red markings)

7251 Darth Vader Transformation

Minifigs: Darth Vader (No Cape), Anakin Skywalker (Burned), Medical Droid

7252 Droid Tri-Fighter

Minifigs: Buzz Droid

7255 General Grievous Chase

Minifigs: Obi-Wan Kenobi, General Grievous



7256 Jedi Starfighter and Vulture Droid

Minifigs: Anakin Skywalker, R2-D2 (head)

7257 Ultimate Lightsaber Duel

Minifigs: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Light-up Lightsaber), Anakin Skywalker (Light-up Lightsaber)

7258 Wookiee Attack

Minifigs: Wookiee Warriors (Two), Battle Droids (Two), Spider Droid

7259 ARC-170 Starfighter

Minifigs: Clone Pilots (Three), R4 Astromech Droid

7260 Wookiee Catamaran

Minifigs: Clone Swamp Troopers (Two), Luminara Unduli (Light-up Lightsaber), Yoda, Wookiee Warrior, Chewbacca

7261 Clone Turbo Tank

Minifigs: Mace Windu (Light-up Lightsaber)[1], Battle Droids (Two), Kashyyyk Scout Trooper, Star Corps Trooper, Clone Trooper (Episode 3), Clone Aerial Trooper



7283 Ultimate Space Battle

Minifigs: Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Headset), Buzz Droids (Two), R2-D2 (Head), R4-P17 (Head)

7654 Droids Battle Pack[2] (2007 Release)

Minifigs: Battle Droids (Four) Silver Super Battle Droids (Three)

7655 Clone Troopers Battle Pack (2007 Release)

Minifigs: Clone Troopers (Two), Star Corps Trooper, Clone Shocktooper

7656 General Grievous' Starfighter (2007 Release)

Minifigs: General Grievous

7661 Jedi Starfighter with Hyperdrive Booster (2007 release)

Minifigs: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Kit Fisto, R4-G9 (Head)



65771 Episode III Collectors' Set

Minifigs: Clone Pilots (Three), R4 Astromech Droid, Buzz Droid

MINI sets:
 * 6966 Mini Jedi Starfighter
 * 6967 Mini ARC-170 Starfighter

Episode IV: A New Hope
4477 T-16 Skyhopper 4501 Mos Eisley Cantina 6211 Imperial Star Destroyer 7106 Droid Escape 7110 Landspeeder 7140/7142 X-wing Fighter 7146 TIE Fighter 7150/7152/7262 TIE Advanced & Y-wing 7190 Millennium Falcon 7263 TIE Fighter 7658 Y-wing Fighter (2007 Release) 7659 Imperial Landing Craft (2007 Release) 10131 TIE Collection 10144 Sandcrawler
 * Minifigs: T-16 Pilot
 * Minifigs: Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Ben Kenobi, Greedo, Sandtrooper
 * Minifigs: Grand Moff Tarkin, Stormtroopers (x2), Darth Vader, Emperor Palpatine (Hologram), Royal Guards (x2), Imperial Officer, R1 Astromech Droid, Mouse Droid
 * Minifigs: C-3PO, R2-D2
 * Minifigs: Luke Skywalker, Ben Kenobi
 * Minifigs: R2-D2, Luke Skywalker, Biggs Darklighter, Rebel Mechanic
 * Minifigs: TIE Pilot, Stormtrooper
 * Minifigs: Dutch Vander, Darth Vader, R4 Astromech Droid
 * Minifigs: R2-D2, C-3PO, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca
 * Minifigs: Darth Vader (Light-up Lightsaber), TIE Pilot
 * Minifigs: Y-wing Pilot, Astromech Droid
 * Minifigs: TIE Fighter Pilot, Sandtrooper (Two), Stormtrooper (Two)
 * Minifigs: TIE Pilots (x2), Droid brain, Darth Vader
 * Minifigs: Jawas (x3), Owen Lars, C-3PO, R2-D2, R1-G4, Gonk Droid, ASP Droid, R5-D4, Treadwell Droid

MINI sets:
 * 3219 Mini TIE Fighter
 * 4484 Mini X-wing Fighter and TIE Advanced
 * 4488 Mini Millennium Falcon
 * 4492 Mini Star Destroyer
 * 6963 Mini X-wing Fighter (Limited release)

Technic sets:
 * 8008 Stormtrooper
 * 8009 R2-D2
 * 8010 Darth Vader

UCS sets:
 * 7191 X-wing Fighter
 * 10019 Rebel Blockade Runner
 * 10030 Imperial Star Destroyer
 * 10134 Y-wing Attack Starfighter
 * 10175 Vader's TIE Advanced
 * 10179 Millennium Falcon

Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
3340 Star Wars #1

Minifigs: Emperor Palpatine (Black Hands), Darth Maul, Darth Vader

4479 TIE Bomber

Minifigs: TIE Pilot

4483 Imperial AT-AT

Minifigs: Luke Skywalker, AT-AT Driver, Snowtroopers (Two)

4500 Rebel Snowspeeder

Minifigs: Luke Skywalker, Dak Ralter, Rebel Hoth Trooper

4504 Millennium Falcon

Minifigs: Han Solo, Snowtrooper, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, C-3PO

4502 X-wing Fighter (Dagobah)

Minifigs: Luke Skywalker, R2-D2, Yoda



6209 Slave I

Minifigs: IG-88, Dengar, Boba Fett, Han Solo (Carbonite), Bespin Guard

6212 X-Wing Fighter

Minifigs: Luke Skywalker, Wedge Antilles, Han Solo, Princess Leia, R2-D2, Chewbacca

7119 Twin-Pod Cloud Car

Minifigs: Lobot

7130 Snowspeeder

Minifigs: Luke Skywalker, Dak Ralter, Hoth Rebel Trooper

7144 Slave I

Minifigs: Boba Fett, Han Solo (Carbonite)

10123 Cloud City

Minifigs: Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Stormtrooper, Boba Fett (Markings), Han Solo, Han Solo (Carbonite), Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian



MINI sets:
 * 4486 Mini AT-ST / Snowspeeder
 * 4489 Mini AT-AT
 * 6964 Boba Fett's Slave I

Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
3341 Star Wars #2

Minifigs: Han Solo (Brown Legs), Luke Skywalker (Hood), Boba Fett

3342 Star Wars #3

Minifigs: Chewbacca, Scout Troopers (Two)

4475 Jabba's Message

Minifigs: C-3PO, R2-D2, Bib Fortuna

4476 Jabba's Prize

Minifigs: Gamorrean Guard, Han Solo (Carbonite), Boba Fett

4480 Jabba's Palace

Minifigs: Jabba the Hutt, Princess Leia, EV-9D9, Gonk Droid, B'omarr Monk, Luke Skywalker

6206 TIE Interceptor

Minifigs: TIE Pilot

6207 A-Wing Fighter

Minifigs: A-Wing Pilot, Rebel Mechanic

6208 B-Wing Fighter

Minifigs: B-Wing Pilot, Ten Numb

6210 Jabba's Sail Barge

Minifigs: Jabba the Hutt, Luke Skywalker, R2-D2, Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian, Han Solo, Boba Fett, Gamorrean Guard

7104 Desert Skiff

Minifigs: Luke Skywalker, Han Solo

7127 Imperial AT-ST

Minifigs: Chewbacca

7128 Speeder Bikes

Minifigs: Luke Skywalker, Scout Troopers (Two)

7134 A-wing Fighter

Minifigs: A-Wing Pilot, Rebel Mechanic

7139 Ewok Attack

Minifigs: Wicket, Paploo, Scout Trooper, Stormtrooper

7166 Imperial Shuttle

Minifigs: Imperial Pilot, Emperor Palpatine, Royal Guards (Two)

7180 B-wing at Rebel Control Center

Minifigs: Rebel Pilot, Rebel Mechanical, R4 Unit

7200 Final Duel I

Minifigs: Darth Vader, Emperor Palpatine

7201 Final Duel II

Minifigs: Imperial Officer, Luke Skywalker, Stormtrooper

7264 Imperial Inspection

Minifigs: Darth Vader, Emperor Palpatine, Stormtroopers (Four), Royal Guards (Two), Imperial Officers (Two)

7657 AT-ST[2] (2007 Release)

Minifigs: AT-ST Pilot

MINI sets:
 * 4494 Mini Imperial Shuttle
 * 6965 Mini TIE Interceptor

Expanded Universe
7664 TIE Crawler Minifigs: Shadow Stormtroopers (x2)