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Re: Odd taxonomy question
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lugnet.starwars
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Wed, 27 Jan 1999 03:44:57 GMT
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Steve Bliss wrote in message <36add243.7943246@lugnet.com>...
> Looking at the Star Wars sets, I'm wondering: how is R2-D2 categorized?
> It's[1] not a mini-fig. But it is a character, so it should be more
> than just parts.[2]
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> It's even worse when the red 'R2 Unit'[3] is thrown in for
> consideration. This one isn't a main character, doesn't even have a
> name, and is made out of more-or-less reusable parts.
Didn't the movie name these "red ones". Wasn't it something
like R2-D3 or some variant on R2-D2. I don't remember now.
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> Steve
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> [1] With apologies to the 'R2-D2 is a boy' thread.
> [2] I got this mental image of some geezer in a droid store "yep, you
> got yer one R2-D2 head, two R2-D2 legs, and one R2-D2 main body.
> That'll be $23.95 all together")
> [3] Quoted from www.lego.com/starwars/
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| (...) There was a "Red one" with a different head (more angular, as opposed to a smooth dome) in the scene where Luke buys C-3PO and R2-D2 from the jawas. In fact, he and Uncle Owen at first buy the "Red one", who breaks down and is replaced by (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| Looking at the Star Wars sets, I'm wondering: how is R2-D2 categorized? It's[1] not a mini-fig. But it is a character, so it should be more than just parts.[2] It's even worse when the red 'R2 Unit'[3] is thrown in for consideration. This one isn't (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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