As a man in his twilight years (30), I've long abandoned all the struggles against the cryptic CGI-ification of the original Star Wars trilogy. Yes, there are many ways to get a painstakingly assembled high-resolution version of the original theatrical version, but usually you just want to collapse on the couch and turn on Star Wars. You can always skip the Jedi rocks.
However, as George Lucas is paralysed by not wanting to be alone enough, he is set to release "Maclunkey!" in 2019.The infamous face・off between Han Solo and Greed in a new hope. In the modern version of the film, just before the pair shoot each other, the camera cuts to a shot near Greedo, and he shouts "Maclunkey!""Absolutely spaffing a point blank blaster shot and before dying at the dinner table.
I mention this in part as a means of psychologically reducing the burden, but because maclunkey (the actual spelling Ma Klounkee, I refuse to entertain) is now breaking the containment (via Gizmodo). It will appear as a card in the upcoming set for TCG Star Wars: Unlimited called Shadow of the Galaxy.
The new set is supposed to focus on countless bounty hunters, smugglers, assorted lumpenproletariat of the Star Wars universe, except for the maclunkey card that shines a light on that time falling out of the Rebel/Empire binary split, the world's most incompetent bounty hunter bit it in a dive bar.
It feels like a joke at the expense of editing, at least to me, but I can't help but support and request that its mechanical effects return a friendly, non-leader underworld unit in the hands of its owner, which can do three damage to the unit you choose. Just as Greed was put back into the hands of God in exchange for doing third degree damage to Han, if he was out of the way of danger and was not immediately edited.
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