Star Wars: Andor (April 22, 2025)

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Love it, one of my favorite aspects of R1, was seeing the recognizable Yavin, yet like the camera had briefly turned away from the action and heroes of A New Hope, and suddenly turned to focus on the unsung heroes, those who don't get the recognition, medals, or parade at the end.

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Seeing allot of fun circumstantial parallels here; Lost sibling, directionless on the run from the law...
"When the pupil is ready, the master will appear"
Steals a TIE fighter, reckless causes explosions...


Luthen literally leads a secret double life, that of an upper-class noble, secretly training a thief (with nothing to lose) to find something bigger than himself, and take up the fight.
Common tropes no doubt, just saying, the parallels here are rife.

chrisstbh said:

I don’t like his new look well dressed and kempt with the fancy coat. Doesn’t feel like Cassians style.

Bet HT end up making that one.

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Likely for a specific mission (not his only look)
Looks like they dropped him in a specific event or protest, where they know the Imps will show.
And he's there to bring chaos, maybe get someone out.
Part of his whole shtick is Rebel Spy, what Luthen recognizes in him, meant to blend in and infiltrate situations.
Plus season takes place over four years (3 episodes each year I believe), he's getting several looks.



Though yeah it would suck if that's the one HT went with.
Again, would rather have his R1 Standard Rebel uniform or Ring of Kafreen final scene Look - https://www.collectorfreaks.com/thr...ember-21st-2022.238250/page-123#post-11132850
Which is what Hasbro went with.

Mondragon said:

Likely for a specific mission (not his only look)
Looks like they dropped him in a specific event or protest, where they know the Imps will show.
And he's there to bring chaos, maybe get someone out.
Part of his whole shtick is Rebel Spy, what Luthen recognizes in him, meant to blend in and infiltrate situations.
Plus season takes place over four years (3 episodes each year I believe), he's getting several looks.

Though yeah it would suck if that's the one HT went with.

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Yeah I know but they’re very much advertising it as his “iconic” look.

It’s horrible.

As long as they visit the Acolyte witch planet i’m good!

jye4ever said:

As long as they visit the Acolyte witch planet i’m good!

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It's probably his first mission, they capture him, and give him a dress up metro-sexual makeover.
Our first 1:6 Andor figure doll, will finally arrive, but in the Barbie & Ken aisle.

https://www.empireonline.com/tv/new...r-season-2-and-set-to-clash-with-dedra-meero/

Orson Krennic Is Back In Andor Season 2 – And Set To Clash With Dedra Meero

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“Dedra versus Krennic? I think it’s a bit of a mismatch. They’re all underlings to Krennic.” Expect plenty of jostling – even if the Imperial forces are all aligned in their aim. “They’re all going in one direction,” says Mendelsohn. “The Empire, if you speak your mind, there are differences of opinion.”

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“It’s someone who has to ascend. There’s a huge mountain for him to climb in order to [become] the guy we meet in Rogue One.” And he won’t do it alone. Andor’s closest ally in Gareth Edwards’ 2016 film was K-2SO, the reprogrammed Imperial droid, voiced sardonically by Alan Tudyk. In Season 2, we’ll discover exactly how the two became allies.

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"We move in space more than ever — the amount of planets and sets you’re going to get to see. There are some familiar and new locations,” teases Luna. And there’s one in particular that fans will be thrilled to get back to. “I mean, we have to end up in Yavin, right?” says Gilroy,

Ok, getting pretty jazzed over here with all the news and pretty pictures. I'm gonna' have to go dark with all the S2 news though. Gotta' be surprised.

Seeing Krennic butting heads with Dedra will be soooooo great.

The Andor series is going to completely reframe Rogue One. When I watch it in the future, Andor will seem like the main charscter rather than Jyn.

I watched a bit of Rogue One today. I don't remember Felicity Jones being so bad. The scene with Saw, she really sucked

Incredible edit I saw on Reddit.

Johnny Utah said:

Seeing Krennic butting heads with Dedra will be soooooo great.

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Just more of a Krennic at all is going to be great. Such a good weaselly bad guy. It was fun having him spar with Thrawn in the last book of that second trilogy.

jye4ever said:

As long as they visit the Acolyte witch planet i’m good!

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And as long as this is how they "visit" it I'm good...

Tarkin: I grow tired of asking this so it will be the last time: Where is the rebel base?
Leia: : planet Broomstick, they're on planet Broomstick.

Mondragon said:

Tarkin: I grow tired of asking this so it will be the last time: Where is the rebel base?
Leia: : planet Broomstick, they're on planet Broomstick.

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Tarkin: Where is the rebel base?
Leia: Dantooine. They're on Dantooine
Tarkin: ……..target planet Broomstick.

Mondragon said:

It's probably his first mission, they capture him, and give him a dress up metro-sexual makeover.
Our first 1:6 Andor figure doll, will finally arrive, but in the Barbie & Ken aisle.

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It's worse than folks realize. When the Matrix exploded in popularity fashion designers got inspired. Better be prepared to receive dusters as presents and random strangers spouting rebel slogans. Meanwhile there will be Andor Pez containers.

Just give me some beautiful HTs.

More from Empire Mag article:
Andor's cleaned up look, is really throwing me, yet he is a spy, not sure what they are after here?

Andor & Bix, it's killing me anticipating she likeley doesn't get to survive all this.


Mothma's new look, love how Gilroy is balancing this story, and both sides of the Rebellion.
One side the damaged, grittier Andor (and at the other extreme seemingly pristine Mothma and the champaign rebels).
Luthen between the two.
Looks like Troopers finally sniffing about the ivory towers of the elite.

These two navigating the imperial bureaucracy (and themselves), has been surprisingly creepy and fascinating, now add Krennic into the mix.

According to the experts a TIE Avenger.




"The critical appreciation of the show was really helpful, if not essential, in helping Disney choke down the price of what this is. In terms of creative notes, no-one has come to me and said, ‘No, they shouldn't say that.’"-- Tony Gilroy
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Yeah, thankfullt the Disney-Story-Group, has apparently always been kept at a distance by Gilroy, and it shows in the quality of story and character of the show.

Mondragon said:

More from Empire Mag article:
Andor's cleaned up look, is really throwing me, yet he is a spy, not sure what they are after here?

Andor & Bix, it's killing me anticipating she likeley doesn't get to survive all this.

Mothma's new look, love how Gilroy is balancing this story.

Mohtma and Luthen , looks like Troopers finally sniffing about.

These two navigating the imperial bureaucracy (and themselves), has been surprisingly creepy and fascinating, now add Krennic into the mix.

"The critical appreciation of the show was really helpful, if not essential, in helping Disney choke down the price of what this is. In terms of creative notes, no-one has come to me and said, ‘No, they shouldn't say that.’"-- Tony Gilroy
@empiremagazine

Yeah, the Disney-Story-Group, has apparently always been kept at a distance by Gilroy, and it shows in the quality of story and character of the show.

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They certainly were quite hands off on season 1, hopefully they indeed kept the creative freedom for season 2.

"Who was he before"? Yeah, baring some spin, this was telegraphed so blatantly I don't think there is anyone left who hasn't already anticipated "who was he before":
You can never be too emotionally attached, when it comes to your droid sidekick.

There is something to be said about a guy whose own humanity and circumstances are so forsaken, what's essentially his only "friend" is a droid whose consciousness has been transferred into the enemies assassin killing machine.
Love these damaged characters.
We have K2, where is the Andor figure?

Hoody999 said:

Makes sense. I'd be OK with that outfit. Looks pretty cool. Didn't it have a yellow patch on the right shoulder ?

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Hoody999 said:

However I do like the parka look with backpack better. More going on. Also matches the Jan Erso look we got. But I can't see HT doing a jacket with fur on it.

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Yeah, the parka and backpack, would actually make for the most encompassing look, as he does wear the standard Rebel uniform underneath, so it would cover the most bases. And as you indicate would pair best with Jyn and the already released or yet released R1 crew.
Though Andor is ending with the Ring of Kafreen look, I imagine he's been ensconced among the Rebels at Yavin for some time before that mission, so he's got that look in R1 and will likely have it in Andor. (though the above gif may be the update on that)?

Whatever Andor outfit HT choses, they better give us something.

Also apologies for clutering with possible figure discusion, for some reason the mods killed the R1/Andor possible figures thread? - 1/6 Why no love from Hot Toys for Rogue One, Cassian, Baze and Saw Gerrera ?
I detect a conspiracy...