History ComicBook / StarWarsTagAndBink

* DependingOnTheArtist: Kannen Doom's hair color isn't consistent as a result of different colorists between works. In her first appearance in the ''ComicBook/StarWarsTales'' story, "Fett Club" (Wil Glass) and the cover art for the ''Tag and Bink Were Here'' collection (Lucas Marangon), she's a blonde. In the comic proper (Dan Jackson), she's a redhead. Behind the scenes, Kannen is modeled after Kevin Rubio's friend, Drea Hoffman, who is blond.
* DressingAsTheEnemy: Tag and Bink do this a lot, whether as a way of trying to wiggle their way out of bad situations or they're actually on an infiltration mission. [[DeconstructedTrope In this kind of series, however]], it tends to invite a lot of trouble, such as getting mobbed by rioting Cloud City citizens or putting them in positions where they really can't help much.
* ExplainExplainOhCrap:

** Boba Fett is turned into one in this series. In addition to suffering from some slapstick in his first appearance, getting [[MuggedForDisguise knocked out by Lando and having his armor stolen for Tag's use]], through [[CloningBlues no fault of his own]] does he have his father's ex-girlfriend chasing after him in revenge, [[WomanScorned believing that he dumped her]].

* InsaneTrollLogic: Tag's reasoning to Bink for agreeing to help Anakin hook up with Padme and how it doesn't fall into conflict with the Jedi code.

* PetTheDog: The duo survived the Jedi Purge because Anakin Skywalker spared their lives in return for helping him eventually marry Padme. However, they are given conditions that they never mention being Jedi, practice with the Force, or come back to the Jedi Temple.

** [[Film/AttackOfTheClones Anakin's rather awkward romantic dialogue with Padme]] is a result of poor coaching by a young Tag and Bink.

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: A lot of them appear throughout the background scenes. Examples include [[Franchise/BattlestarGalactica Cylons]], [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory Buzz Lightyear]] and the robots of ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' among others. This is also lampshaded in the backstory of how Darth Plagueis inadvertently allowed Tag and Bink to be born.

Set during the ''Franchise/StarWars'' films, ''Tag & Bink'' is a four-issue adventure comedy comic written by Kevin Rubio (also known for the fan film, ''Film/{{TROOPS}}'') and published by Creator/DarkHorseComics that takes place from the perspective of two Rebel soldiers who, after escaping from the Tantive IV in ''Film/ANewHope'', keep getting into all sorts of trouble, crossing paths with all sorts of major characters as ThoseTwoGuys, and even influencing galactic history, all while they struggle to stay alive. These comics are partially based on Tom Stoppard's ''Theatre/RosencrantzAndGuildensternAreDead'' (with the first two issues of the comic even being called ''Tag and Bink Are Dead'' in reference), which similarly followed two minor characters from ''[[Creator/WilliamShakespeare William Shakespeare's]] ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}''.

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Set during the ''Franchise/StarWars'' films, the ''Tag & Bink'' series of comics comprises four issues and one short comic in ''ComicBook/StarWarsTales'', focusing on the titular duo, who happen to be random cases of ThoseTwoGuys throughout the saga. The first three comic books cover a single movie in the original trilogy and the fourth covers the entire prequel trilogy. The "Return of Tag & Bink: Special Edition" issue was the "special edition" of the short comic, "The Revenge of Tag & Bink". As part of the ''[[WhatIf Infinities]]'' brand, [[CanonDiscontinuity all of the stories are explicitly non-canon]].

The series was created by Kevin Rubio (also known for the fan film, ''Film/{{TROOPS}}''). Following the success of Kevin's shorts that appeared in ''ComicBook/StarWarsTales'', Creator/DarkHorseComics and {{Creator/Lucasfilm}} commissioned Kevin to do a two-part original series, which became "Tag & Bink Are Dead 1" and "Tag & Bink Are Dead 2" (Often referred to by Kevin as "Tag and Bink Live").

The stories themselves are comedic in nature and based in part on Tom Stoppard's ''Theatre/RosencrantzAndGuildensternAreDead'' - an award winning play that centers around the lives of two minor characters in [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare William Shakespeare's]] ''{{Theatre/Hamlet}}''. But in the case of ''Tag and Bink'', we follow two hapless rebels in the Star Wars universe, as they cross paths with almost every major character, in both the original and prequel trilogy.

Despite the limited number of issues, ''Tag and Bink'' have achieved a [[CultClassic cult status]] in the Star Wars universe.

* CriticalResearchFailure: The comic depicts Jango Fett snapping into Jedi-killing mode when hearing the phrase "Order 66." Jango Fett was the bounty hunter whom the Kaminoans ''based the clones' DNA sequences on, not a clone himself'', and therefore wouldn't have the implanted clone conditioning. It's likely that the writer confused Jango Fett with his adoptive son Boba, who ''is'' a clone, but even then that makes no sense since Boba was specifically custom-made to not be programmed like the rest of the clones as payment for Jango's services.

* RealityEnsues: Whenever they try to help the heroes of the saga, Tag and Bink are usually [[DressingAsTheEnemy in disguise as the bad guys]]. Unfortunately, because the heroes sans Lando aren't in on the situation, they end up suffering for it. For example, they tried to rescue Han Solo just when he was about to be carbon-frozen, only to get tossed aside by Chewbacca.

* FanDisservice: A non-visual example. The cover for "Return of Tag and Bink" features [[EvilOldFolks Emperor Palpatine]] demanding that his guards (Tag and Bink in disguise) prepare his bath, along with [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/File:The_Return_of_Tag_and_Bink-_Special_Edition_1.jpg the duo's disturbed expressions]], most likely at the idea of the Emperor taking a bath.

->'''Officers Tag Greenley and Bink Otauna were minding their own business aboard a familiar, princess-harboring freighter when they suddenly found themselves under siege. Now under attack by the Empire, they will choose life over a noble death and “borrow” the armor off a pair of deceased stormtroopers. Their new disguises might get them off the freighter alive, but they’ll also lead Tag and Bink on an adventure neither could have predicted!'''

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The stories themselves are comedic in nature and based in part on Tom Stoppard's ''Theatre/RosencrantzAndGuildensternAreDead'' - an award winning play that centers around the lives of two minor characters in [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare William Shakespeare's]] ''{{Theatre/Hamlet}}''. But in the case of ''Tag and Bink'', we follow two hapless rebels in the Star Wars universe, as they cross paths with every major character, in both the original and prequel trilogy.

The titular duo have since become [[CanonImmigrant Canon Immigrants]] with their appearance in ''{{Film/Solo}}'' (although [[DeletedRole their scenes didn't make it into the theatrical release]]), an unusual case as they were from the ''Infinities'' brand, which was explicitly considered non-canon even during the ''[[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Legends]]'' run.

** While other ExpandedUniverse works have shown Lando Calrissian to be kind of a slimeball in his younger days, he became a more responsible man by the time of ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''. In ''Tag & Bink'', he was never actually involved in the Battle of Tanaab, and after using Tag's victory there as an alibi to avoid the wrath of Tag's sisters (whom he was supposed to be dating when he dated a senator's daughter), he's used it to woo over other women since then (or to negotiate for something else).

* BeenThereShapedHistory: Tag and Bink somehow find themselves involved in almost every major event of the movies, and any gaffes or plot holes from the series are usually credited to the pair. And all this led to them becoming more powerful than they can possibly imagine...

-->'''Kevin Rubio:''' Yeah, okay, it seems like I gypped you. But if you check the last issue, you'll see that they were in the background the whole time. This device, known as a red herring, was commonly used in the old ''Series/FlashGordon'' series on which ''Star Wars'' drew some of its inspiration. So in a way, I'm kinda paying homage. Think of it this way -- you're not getting gypped, you're getting [[RuleOfFun 20 more pages of fun!]]

-->'''Bink:''' Let's see... Standard ground troop compliment of an ''Imperial'' class Star Destroyer is 9,700. Each carries an E-11 [=BlasTech=] rifle capable of over 500 shots. We are fifty armed troopers with [[BreakOutTheMuseumPiece twenty year old equipment]] held together by twine, adhesive, and the will of the Force. All in all, I'd say our chances are...about slim and none. ''[witnesses Rebel soldier being gunned down]'' [[FromBadToWorse And slim just made the jump to hyperspace.]]

* AdaptationalVillainy: Jango Fett is still an AffablyEvil mercenary, but he mentions that [[AbusiveParents he'd have Boba skinned]] if he did something as bad as [[DisproportionateRetribution delete files from an archive by accident]], but would still respect him for coming clean. And that's not even mentioning his [[TriggerPhrase "Order 66"]] episode.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Tag and Bink have a habit of accidentally contributing to bad situations, such as accidentally erasing Kamino from the Jedi Archives.. Likewise, the heroes of the Saga end up jeopardizing the duo's plans to help them as a result of them [[DressingAsTheEnemy being disguised as the enemy at the time]].

-->'''Tag:''' Hey! Where'd he get the credits to build another one?\\

* PetTheDog: They survived the Jedi Purge because Anakin Skywalker spared their lives in return for helping him eventually marry Padme. However, they are given conditions that they never mention being Jedi, practice with the Force, or come back to the Jedi Temple.

The stories themselves are comedic in nature and based in part on Tom Stoppard's ''Theatre/RosencrantzAndGuildensternAreDead'' - an award winning play that centers around the lives of two minor characters in [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare William Shakespeare's]] ''{{Theater/Hamlet}}''. But in the case of ''Tag and Bink'', we follow two hapless rebels in the Star Wars universe, as they cross paths with every major character, in both the original and prequel trilogy.

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* BlastingItOutOfTheirHands: Disguised as a guard on Jabba's skiff, Bink attempts to shoot Luke's lightsaber out of his hand to prevent him from causing any more accidents due to his sloppy lightsaber-wielding after Tag (who is disguised as Boba Fett) ends up in the Sarlacc pit. Instead, he ends up shooting through Luke's (cybernetic) hand.

** [[BigGood Mon Mothma]] is still a ReasonableAuthorityFigure like in other works, and [[ThrowTheDogABone even commends Tag and Bink when for stealing the]] ''[[ThrowTheDogABone Tydirium]]'' [[ThrowTheDogABone and relaying Manny Both-Hanz's intel on the second Death Star]]. However, she pulls rank on the duo to get them to go undercover to deliver Manny's body to the Empire (to make it look like he failed to relay his findings) when Tag tries to suggest against it.

* BrainBleach: Among [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the mishaps]]] he endured explained to Kannen, Tag mentions "learn[ing] more about the digestive process of a Sarlacc then any person should have a right to." Of course, given what the lore has established about [[AndIMustScream the Sarlacc's digestive process]], it's hardly jaywalking and was probably more horrifying than gross.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Tag and Bink [[spoiler: coming back as Force ghosts]] at end of "The Return of Tag and Bink" didn't come completely out of nowhere. This is subtly foreshadowed by Tag mentioning that he learned to understand [[StarfishLanguage astromech language]] in "Temple class" and providing a harsh critique of Luke's lightsaber skills at the Pit of Carkoon. This is then followed up in the prequel, "Revenge of the Clone Menace".

* IneptMage: The prequel comic "Revenge of the Clone Menace", we are given an explanation as to why Tag and Bink don't use Force powers to help the Rebellion: They were strong enough in the Force as babies to get the Jedi Order's attention, but are hilariously inept at calling upon it.

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: A lot of them appear throughout the background scenes. Examples include [[Series/BattlestarGalactica Cylons]], [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory Buzz Lightyear]] and the robots of ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' among others. This is also lampshaded in the backstory of how Darth Plagueis inadvertently allowed Tag and Bink to be born.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Kannen Doom is depicted in both the time periods of ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. Those two films are chronologically 26 years apart, and Kannen doesn't look like she's aged a day despite being human. WordOfGod states she ages at a slower rate.

* AxCrazy: Jango Fett is [[AffablyEvil pretty easygoing and friendly]] when he meets Tag and Bink in Dex's Diner, but as soon as he's words [[TriggerPhrase "Order 66"]] under any context, he develops a psychotic urge to kill Jedi and tries to kill the kids. However, he forgets what he was going through as soon as Tag and Bink escape onto a leaving freighter. While his son, Boba, doesn't quite match his levels, it's apparent that some of Boba's sadism towards Tag and Bink after they humiliated him came from his dad.

'''Motti:''' *slaps Bink* Then I suggest you learn to pay more attention to where you're going!

-->'''Boba:''' I have this girl following me who's convinced I'm the guy who dumped her. *sigh* Price you pay for looking exactly like a million other guys in the galaxy...

* {{CloudCuckoolander}}: Tag sometimes slips into this. For example, while he and Bink are posing as the Emperor's guards, they overhear Palpatine reflecting on Darth Vader's role as Sith but can barely hear him, and Bink misinterprets it as something about a Bith. Tag then wonders if this means [[PlanetOfHats there will be music later]].

-->'''Lando:''' This bounty hunter wouldn't happen to wear a shock-trooper uniform and fly a modified ''Firespray'' attack craft?\\

-->'''Bink:''' Well... everything seems to be in order. Have a good trip.\\

-->'''Narrator:''' And as the years passed, Tag and Bink were schooled in the ways of the Jedi. But unlike many of their peers, Tag and Bink struggled... and struggled... [[RuleOfThree and struggled]]."

'''Tag:''' *running away from corridor followed by an explosion* [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Not me!]]\\

* OnlySaneMan: Of the duo, Bink is the one that his priorities focused most of the time, and normally wants to get out of the insane situations they find themselves in.

-->'''Stormtrooper:'''You know I just don't understand you guys. In the midst of all the chaos and turmoil of the old bloated Republic, [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Emperor Palpatine brought order, peace and stability]]. Sure [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans some freedoms had to be sacrificed]], but there's give and take in any union. Sometimes I want to go out with the boys, but my duties take precedence. It's called responsibility, fellas. You should learn about it. And because I'm responsible, I've got a great job, good pay, travel, and the best medical and dental care the galaxy can provide.

-->'''Kevin Rubio:''' Yeah, okay, it seems like I gypped you. But if you check the last issue, you'll see that they were in the background the whole time. This device,known as a red herring, was commonly used in the old ''Series/FlashGordon'' series on which ''Star Wars'' drew some of its inspiration. So in a way, I'm kinda paying homage. Think of it this way -- you're not getting gypped, you're getting [[RuleOfFun 20 more pages of fun!]]

-->'''Anakin:''' She pulled away. What did I do wrong?\\

-->'''Bink:''' Let's see... Standard ground troop compliment of an ''Imperial'' class Star Destroyer is 9,700. Each carries an E-11 [=BlasTech=] rifle capable of over 500 shots. We are fifty armed troopers with [[BreakOutTheMuseumPiece twenty year old equipment]] held together by twine, adhesive, and the will of the Force. All in all, I'd say our chances are...about slim and none. *witnesses Rebel soldier being gunned down* [[FromBadToWorse And slim just made the jump to hyperspace.]]

-->'''[[spoiler:Tag:]]''' [spoiler:Bink]], are we dead?\\

** [[BigGood Mon Mothma]] is still a ReasonableAuthorityFigure like in other works, and [[ThrowTheDogABone even commends Tag and Bink when for stealing the ''Tydirium'' and relaying Manny Both-Hanz's intel on the second Death Star]]. However, she pulls rank on the duo to get them to go undercover to deliver Manny's body to the Empire (to make it look like he failed to relay his findings) when Tag tries to suggest against it.

The titular duo have since become [[CanonImmigrant Canon Immigrants]] with their appearance in ''{{Film/Solo}}'', an unusual case as they were from the ''Infinities'' brand, which was explicitly considered non-canon even during the ''[[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Legends]]'' run.