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Re: Panaka is yellow?
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Wed, 22 Dec 1999 17:59:12 GMT
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> If Panaka becomes an even more prominent character in the next two films, • or
> Mace Windu does, then the proble will be even worse.
And from what I understand, Mace will indeed become a
very important character in the next film...
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Lorbaat wrote in message ...
> In lugnet.starwars, Dave Lovelace writes:
> >
> > > I think that the Flash Speeder minifig is not Panaka. In the movie, the
> > > flash speeder was used in the first moments of the seizure of the castle
> > > / government building, and he was not driving it, and that is what IMHO
> > > TLC (TLG, LG, LC) was modeling after, thereby going completely around
> > > the race issue. I think we have enough problems here in the US involving
> > > race, so they decided to just go around it.
> >
> > Indeed, this would have been an easy way to circumvent racial issues, this
> > particular time.
> >
> > Still, there are four thumbnail pictures from the movie towards the top of • the
> > instruction pages, and the human portrayed most clearly (in two of the • images,
> > and one is even a close-up) is Panaka. At no point is the scene you are
> > describing shown. Coupled with the outfit on the mini-figure matching
> > Panaka's
> > as shown in those images, and there is little reason not to run the risk • of my
> > prior assumption (be it in error or not) to be completely inferred.
>
> I think you're right- that is a reasonable assumption to make. I don't • think
> that's what Lego intended, however. All the Naboo Guards wear the same
> uniform, and Panaka is the most clearly photographed of the guards in the
> movie. The stills of the scene with the flash speeder would be • unintelligible
> at the size they're reprinted in the manual. So, they used closeups of • Panaka
> for clarity.
>
> > Anyway, yep, there's bigger issues on the grill here, even if they turn • out to
> > be unassociated with the 7124. I was just looking at brown pieces, and
> > they're
> > a good medium-hued tone of brown which would allow perfectly legible
> > imprinting
> > of the "black dot eyes and mouth." I say "why not?" :-)
>
> Maybe they will. I agree, by even taking the Star Wars liscence TLC opened • up
> a huge can of worms. Until now, they've been able to say "all minifigs are
> yellow, all one race" etc etc etc. But with Star Wars, they have three • basic
> options:
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> 1) Brown Lando
> 2) Yellow Lando
> 3) No Lando
>
> Option one makes them look bad for not having multi-racial minifigs before • (or
> after, if they don't start introducing them into other lines). Option two
> gives them the moral high ground ("We *said* all minifigs are the same • race,
> and we meant it!") but leaves everyone scratching their heads with a yellow
> Lando. Option three makes everyone ask, "Why no Lando? He was a major
> character!" and it becomes obvious that the reason was simply to sidestep • the
> issue.
>
> If Panaka becomes an even more prominent character in the next two films, • or
> Mace Windu does, then the proble will be even worse.
>
> As you said in your original post, it's a no-win situation.
>
> eric
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| (...) I have heard similar rumours (and they must be rumours, because apparently the script hasn't even been written yet), but I was trying to couch it in terms that were relatively spoiler-free, so as to make the post friendly to folks who don't (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) I think you're right- that is a reasonable assumption to make. I don't think that's what Lego intended, however. All the Naboo Guards wear the same uniform, and Panaka is the most clearly photographed of the guards in the movie. The stills of (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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