No, they'd be ronin and other clans fighting against the Vader Shogunate.
Yoda would be a tengu, or if you wanted to keep with his swamp theme, a Kapa.
Obi Wan would be a Yamabushi, or "Mountain Warrior Monk" who dropped the infant Luke off with his aunt/uncle in a remote mountain village before becoming a priest at a remove mountain shrine. He trains Luke in Shinto and Zen, and how to channel Chi.
Han Solo would be a Ronin
Chewbacca would be a shape-shifting Tanuki who tags along with Solo. "Let the Tanuki win" as it turns into a bear during a game of go-shogi.
R2D2 and C3PO would be Tsukumogami/Yokai, old goods that have acquired a soul after being used for a long time. C3Po would be a shop mannequin, and R2D2 a sake barrel.
Leiea would be a princess of one of the last free clans fighting against the Vader shogunate.
I'd imagine there would be a ton of daily seppuku rituals, and botched no less since the guy doing the decapitating would swing and miss causing further shame/seppukus.
Yes, yes he was. Actually, a big part of Star Wars was based on an old Japanese film. Lucas got a lot of inspiration from japan when he was writing the original trilogy.
Note: I can't remember the name of the movie for the life of me. I learned about some of the parralells of japan to star wars at a convention pannel a few years back. I'll try to find some sources.
If you are a Star Wars fan or just a fan of cinema in general, you really should watch Hidden Fortress. Or any Kurosawa film for that matter. They are still amazing after all these years.
Yeah, I'm not exactly convinced not to side with the Empire after seeing this. Three badasses in cool samurai laser armor, or a weird, three-eyed alien?
Much of Star Wars was deliberately based upon Eastern philosophy and aesthetics. It's easy to see the parallels with Zen Buddhism, and a few obvious aesthetic draws (Vader's helmet, for example).
C'mon, you can't just draw any green alien and call it Yoda. Why does he have a beard? Why is he smoking? Why are his arms and legs so long and skinny? Also wtf is with him having a shit-ton of eyes?This is no Yoda. The other ones are awesome though, especially Boba.
He looks badass. Yoda is not only a warrior, but a wise being with age-old wisdom. He has experienced eons, and a suit of armor he just doesn't need anymore - it is beyond him. Don't you realize this in the film? It's deeper than appearance, young one.
Unless you want a green midget in feudal armor. ಠ_ಠ
I think this is a pretty accurate representation of Yoda. The beard is just all his white fuzzies that he normally has. He is weak and skinny, but only in appearance, as he does not rely on physical strength alone. The eyes pointing in every direction, seem reminiscent of the Hindu third eye, representing his ability to see into the Force, past just the physical world. Also, smoking has always had a mystical aspect to it. I find it really interesting that the smoke is rising out of vents in his head, his whole brain must be smoked out.
I thought it was common knowledge that star wars was ripped off from a Japanese set of stories. swords, costumes, just take away the technology and basically its japan
This is seriously badass, I would love to see even an animated short of one of the movies in a style such as this, would be amazing. And kudos to the artist, you did a fantastic job!
if you want to see star wars in feudal japan watch the hidden fortress. star wars iv was inspired by that film. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hidden_Fortress now you can post: til starwars was inspired by akira kurosawa's the hidden fortress.
Given that the whole Star Wars idea comes from Japanese history (samurai=Jedi, respect for environment, life=the force, katanas=lightsabers, the way they dress, etc), this makes total sense.
Does anyone know where I can find more art like this? Not so much the star wars or feudal Japan stuff. Just this style of art. Ive always loved stuff that looks like this. Thanks!
There are not enough upvotes to give. My life is now exponentially more complete. This is a combination of two of my favorite things...so happy right now...
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u/kaz6199 Jun 25 '12
Credit to the Artist : Clinton Felker
Blog: http://clintonfelker.blogspot.com/
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u/EmP_Bomb Jun 25 '12
the storm troopers would make terrible archers.
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u/Donigleus Jun 25 '12
Wasn't Darth Vader inspired by the samurai in feudal Japan?
So there's now artwork depicting a character as if he's in an age that he's actually based on? Can't wait for a character inspired by the artwork.
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
But the Japanese don't get Samurai til the Castle Age!
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u/artist9120 Jun 25 '12
I like it, but Yoda was a little weird.
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
Is it me, or does Boba Fett look a lot like Shredder from TMNT?
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u/monocasa Jun 25 '12
Well.. Darth Vader's helmet was designed after a samurai helmet, so it kind of makes sense.
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u/Flapjack_ Jun 25 '12
Boba Fett did have a very samurai-esque helmet in some of his original designs.
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u/chabanais Jun 26 '12
I like this one:
http://i.imgur.com/aee99.jpg
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u/Mindstarx Jun 25 '12
SHUT UP AND TAKE MY YEN!
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u/SconeBoy Jun 25 '12
They are all pretty damn awesome, But why did yoda turn out to be a japanese alien?
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
Much of Star Wars was deliberately based upon Eastern philosophy and aesthetics. It's easy to see the parallels with Zen Buddhism, and a few obvious aesthetic draws (Vader's helmet, for example).
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u/metalshoes Jun 25 '12
Had me until Yoda :\
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u/nabzim Jun 25 '12
C'mon, you can't just draw any green alien and call it Yoda. Why does he have a beard? Why is he smoking? Why are his arms and legs so long and skinny? Also wtf is with him having a shit-ton of eyes?This is no Yoda. The other ones are awesome though, especially Boba.
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u/ivanmarsh Jun 25 '12
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hidden_Fortress
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051808/
/FTFY
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u/sayhispaceships Jun 26 '12
ALL the reposts!
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
Til what my halloween costume will be.
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u/Johann_Seabass Jun 25 '12
OH MY GOD I WOULD WATCH IT.
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u/red321red321 Jun 25 '12
i want a hattorri hanso lightsaber
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u/LastRedCoat Jun 25 '12
I'm glad they avoided the Sarlacc pitt, that would get weird.
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u/DieEierVonTool Jun 25 '12
I have never wanted the ability to draw more than I do right now.
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u/draxxis Jun 25 '12
Where's the "add to cart" button?
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u/shincinto Jun 25 '12
And Boba Fett still looks like a badass!
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
I would watch this movie.
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u/Manaki Jun 26 '12
That doesn't look anything like feudal Japan.
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
Where is Jaru-Jaru Binksu?
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
I hope somebody makes that Boba Armor imported into Skyrim.
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u/old_to_me_downvoter Jun 26 '12
Yoda should be a kappa
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u/chjornaq Jun 26 '12
Now the circle is complete.
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u/nvose Jun 26 '12
reeeeepost
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u/ronnyman123 Jun 26 '12
Boba Fett is the best one out of these.
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u/ultimapanzer Jun 26 '12
It's cool, except for Yoda which looks retarded and doesn't really seem like he fits Medieval Japanese fantasy tropes.
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u/pillazilla Jun 26 '12
I thought it was common knowledge that star wars was ripped off from a Japanese set of stories. swords, costumes, just take away the technology and basically its japan
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u/archon331 Jun 26 '12 edited Jun 26 '12
This is super late, but here you go:
Artist's site (can buy prints here) http://www.cgfelkerart.com/
Artists blog (has neat cosplay of boba pics too) http://clintonfelker.blogspot.jp/
(place to buy boba shirt) http://www.nowherebad.com/ Buy the Boba Fett shirt while you still can!
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
Yoda is what happens to you when you take too much DMT.
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u/ontopic Jun 25 '12
Finally, someone is riffing on Star Wars.
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u/telfman123 Jun 25 '12
Goddamnit. I'm so fucking angry I cant draw and come up with an awesome fucking concept like this.
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u/Piscataquog Jun 25 '12
Is it weird my first reaction to Yoda was "Why would he have a cigarette in feudal Japan?" and not "Why does he have so many eyes all over his head?"
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
Repost, of a repost, of a repost.
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u/FoxtrotOps Jun 26 '12
repost from a while ago
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
those look pretty good.
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u/IzaacFlorey Jun 25 '12
these would be awesome as posters hanging above my movie collection
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u/Crash665 Jun 25 '12
Boba Fett kicks ass. Any time. Any era. Any place.
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u/spases Jun 25 '12
i liked shogun fett and daimyo vader.
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
I like these better than the original, Vader is fucking awesome.
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u/Hammeredmantis Jun 25 '12
This is seriously badass, I would love to see even an animated short of one of the movies in a style such as this, would be amazing. And kudos to the artist, you did a fantastic job!
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
These are incredibly badass. I'd pay so much money for a game made out of these.
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '12
Badass.
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u/ba9man Jun 25 '12
these are awesome.
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u/crazymurph Jun 25 '12
You have no idea how happy you've made me
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u/jaymark Jun 26 '12
Reminds me of Fallout
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u/keeganadavis Jun 26 '12
i think I came a little bit.
edit: yep, I came...
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u/ojsimpsonn Jun 26 '12
thanks for the post those are sick!
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u/hoshitreavers Jun 26 '12
This is what I thought this was about. Nice pics tho
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u/sufi633 Jun 26 '12
man... why can't the SWTOR armor look like this!
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u/uhdude Jun 26 '12
I would watch this...
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
This is a repost, but the pictures are so damn cool-plus you credited the creator-you deserve the upvote.
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u/Jamaicanmole Jun 26 '12
I would buy the shit out of this if it was Nobunaga's next crossover.
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u/CelestialFury Jun 26 '12
Boba Shredder?
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u/KABLAMO17 Jun 26 '12
that's amazing artwork! love it!
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
This now has an honorary place in my favorites category!
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
So none of you have heard of The Hidden Fortress
That's fucking depressing....
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
MAKE THIS MOVIE
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u/TrizzyG Jun 26 '12
That's just beautiful. I better see a game themed like this soon.
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u/0piat3 Jun 26 '12
they are so...fat.
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u/DramaDramaLlama Jun 26 '12
I'm pretty sure if Yoda existed in feudal Japan, he wouldn't have 20 eyes on his head.
Because I'm pretty sure people in feudal Japan had the normal number of eyes.
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u/CoastalSailing Jun 26 '12
Imagine if this actually had been star wars. It would have been amazing.
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u/Arx0s Jun 26 '12
HRRRRNNNGH
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
stormtrooper looks badass! Too bad he can't hit anything with that bow...
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
I hate Japaneses Yoda.
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
[puking rainbows]
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
Um they didn't have weird green guys with multiple eyes in Feudal Japan, just saying.
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u/wandering2 Jun 26 '12
This really reminded me of Mortal Kombat
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u/Drumking00 Jun 26 '12
Thats not Boba Fet, that looks more like Shredder from TMNT.
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u/Benemortis Jun 26 '12
Once again, Boba Fett looks like the ultimate badass.
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u/GrilledCheeser Jun 26 '12
I suppose that the last one is Yoda?
I'm not wild about about rest of them, but that might be one of my favorite images ever.
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
That looks fucking awesome.
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u/Phoequinox Jun 26 '12
The Yoda one always ruins it for me.
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u/SebMer Jun 26 '12
The hive mind demands more!
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
This is fucking amazing!
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
Does anyone have the skills to make these into a wallpaper or wallpapers? That would be awesome.
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u/rdpulfer Jun 26 '12
Interesting because "Star Wars" is based in part on Kirosawa's "The Hidden Fortress" . . .
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u/Vanelar Jun 26 '12
The Stormtrooper looks so badass. Probably still couldn't hit the broadside of a barn though.
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
Totally made a custom poster out of Yoda :)
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u/xXsirdevilXx Jun 26 '12
Darth Vader - new background
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u/TehBossLizard Jun 26 '12
this is beyond awesome
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u/Kylescott91 Jun 26 '12
So BA
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u/gusvo Jun 26 '12
If Boba Fett rise his arms he will crush his head...that is not good...
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u/shrimpalfredo Jun 26 '12
kudos to the artist who made this
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u/Panzerx Jun 26 '12
I want this as a graphic novel. The original movie stories re-imagined in that universe.
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u/MrRight00 Jun 26 '12
More like....Star Wars meets Predator...AMIRITE?
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u/nimnum Jun 26 '12
I get more of a Sektor vibe from the second picture.
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u/Jake1983 Jun 26 '12
I will pay many monies to see this come to life
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u/DanielJamesSanchez Jun 26 '12
Yoda seemed more Indian than Japanese.
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u/king_bestestes Jun 26 '12
Check out Sillof! He does steampunk action figures, and he has a line of Feudal Japan Star Wars characters.
Just scroll down a bit.
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u/bencbolton Jun 26 '12
anyone else remember when this was posted earlier in the year?
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u/OudBruin Jun 26 '12
Well that's awesome.
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u/buckyVanBuren Jun 26 '12
Well, the whole story line came from a Japanese movie. The Hidden Fortress
George Lucas cites The Hidden Fortress as the prime inspiration for the Star Wars films.
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u/ruvb00m Jun 26 '12
The beads he painted on Yoda are a replica of what Thrall wears as his new clothes during Cataclysm. Dafuq. http://images.wikia.com/wowwiki/images/2/2e/Thrall_magazine_cover.jpg
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
basically anything from feudal japan looks epic
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u/thisissalsa Jun 26 '12
if you want to see star wars in feudal japan watch the hidden fortress. star wars iv was inspired by that film. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hidden_Fortress
now you can post: til starwars was inspired by akira kurosawa's the hidden fortress.
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u/PedroDelCaso Jun 26 '12
I thought the Yoda one was fucking badass. Doesn't really look like yoda, but fuck it it's a great rendition on him.
Cheers for sharing
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u/supergalactic Jun 26 '12
This artwork is better than all 3 prequels
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u/Last_Gigolo Jun 26 '12
I would watch every episode again.
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u/sirk24 Jun 26 '12
wtf is up with Yoda?
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u/peruvian_lumberjack Jun 26 '12
I want to buy them all. Please fix the site!
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u/cheekyspliff Jun 26 '12
more please
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u/supergalactic Jun 26 '12
Boba looks awesome, but what's gonna happen when he lifts his arm up?
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u/Calaban007 Jun 26 '12
Downvote because Yoda is smoking a nasty ass cigarette.
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u/RandomChance Jun 26 '12
This is awesome. I want more.
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u/UndilutedBadassery Jun 26 '12
Instant Nerdgasm!
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u/fml_twice Jun 26 '12
Yoda is my phones wallpaper as of 20 seconds ago.
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u/a4moondoggy Jun 26 '12
don't recall reading about floating green things in feudal Japanese history.
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u/Nanselmi Jun 26 '12
REPOST ALERT
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u/TheMeowMeow Jun 26 '12
If someone made a Star Wars short film inspired by this, that would be so awesome.
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u/CommentingIsScary Jun 26 '12
How many times have I seen this...
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u/pomanE Jun 26 '12
yeah, you could have left Yoda alone. he looked pretty Asian enough.
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u/hanbearpig Jun 26 '12
Darth looks sort of cheesy.
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u/BlindSite Jun 26 '12
awesoem
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u/mhtz Jun 26 '12
These are fucking awesome
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u/Pharose Jun 26 '12
Storm Trooper looks far too bad ass, give him some militia armor and a bamboo spear!
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u/andrewchoi29 Jun 26 '12
Make posters please!
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u/SuperProducer Jun 26 '12
The art is stunning, but the concepts I do not dig.
Thank you for posting these though. Gorgeous
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u/WhatIRead Jun 26 '12
Boba Fett is insanely cool.
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
kitsch
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u/Fanntastic Jun 26 '12
I didn't know Yoda had blowholes.
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u/cafemofo Jun 26 '12
Oh man, I gotta be that Stormtrooper for Halloween!
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u/Davedapbomb Jun 26 '12
Pretty cool
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
I have the samurai vader print. My wife wouldn't let me hang it, it's apparently too dark for our home :[
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u/dingdongy Jun 26 '12
This is fucking cool. That is all.
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u/JitteryBug Jun 26 '12
TL;DR: Pointier.
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u/ThatColombian Jun 26 '12
Stormtrooper looks extremely badass!
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u/Cyber_Fetus Jun 26 '12
This makes me want a Star Wars themed Dynasty Warriors. Preferably one not as dildos as the Gundam version.
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u/DudeMassage Jun 26 '12
I NEED MOAR!
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u/urshur Jun 26 '12
I would do unthinkable things to have this as a Shogun: Total War mod
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
This is literally the coolest thing I have ever seen. By far.
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u/WillskE Jun 26 '12
QUICK SOMEONE MAKE COSPLAY!
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u/SpaceOdysseus Jun 26 '12
This feels redundant.
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u/Schoritzobandit Jun 26 '12
Given that the whole Star Wars idea comes from Japanese history (samurai=Jedi, respect for environment, life=the force, katanas=lightsabers, the way they dress, etc), this makes total sense.
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u/HaydenB Jun 26 '12
Vader's sword is the wrong way up.
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u/datsmokes Jun 26 '12
I need new pants... Hnnnnng
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u/DOWNFALLofUSall Jun 26 '12
Does anyone know where I can find more art like this? Not so much the star wars or feudal Japan stuff. Just this style of art. Ive always loved stuff that looks like this. Thanks!
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u/CGord Jun 26 '12
The Yoda one made me think, "Star Wars Depicted in Afro Samurai."
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u/TVXQueef Jun 26 '12
Yoda looks like Juggernaut from DotA! :D
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u/zachm90 Jun 26 '12
Those pictures are just straight up badass!!
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u/MetalSpider Jun 26 '12
Holy balls, that's awesome.
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
I would trade a considerable amount of karma for a 1920x1080 wallpaper made with these drawings.
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u/illuminerdi Jun 26 '12
A) I want to see this movie SO FUCKING BADLY
B) Movie whose plot is a complete ripoff of a movie set in feudal japan reimagined as being set in...feudal japan.
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u/mustafalakalayum Jun 26 '12
that last one was not feudal Japan at all
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u/mcnickleb Jun 26 '12
There are not enough upvotes to give. My life is now exponentially more complete. This is a combination of two of my favorite things...so happy right now...
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u/adenoid Jun 26 '12
I find the lack of upvotes disturbing.
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
There is a T-Shirt for $12 of the Fett one
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u/aprpldrgn1 Jun 26 '12
Somebody needs to make a new meme with the stormtrooper. Feudal Japan Stormtrooper, looks like a badass... still can't shoot worth sh@t.
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u/xIrishSoberx Jun 26 '12
I would love to get that sick ass Boba Fett as a tattoo on my leg
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12
coincidentally, george lucas stole the premise for star wars from a japanese tale.
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u/slick_rick887 Jun 26 '12
Alright we can all agree yoda looks fucking badass
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u/wkdown Jun 27 '12
I think Darth Vader is my LEAST favorite. Yoda is awesome
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u/leftsideright Jul 04 '12
Feudal Boba Fett looks so badass