History WebVideo / StarWarsDownunder

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-->'''Merve:''' Bloody Drongo! ''(hurls down beer can and draws lightsaber)'' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I have had...a bloody...gutful!]]

-->'''Merve:''' G'day. Merve Bushwacker. I'm a Jedi.
-->'''Burko:''' [[AndImTheQueenOfSheba Get your hand off it]], mate!

-->'''Nugget:''' Bev, if I don't come back...I want you to know that I think you're a dead-set spunk!
-->'''Bev:''' Oh get away with ya, you old root rat!

-->'''Drongo:''' I suppose you wonder why I went and pawned all this Amber Fluid, eh?
-->'''Merve:''' Nope! I don't give a stuff, mate!
-->'''Drongo:''' Oh well! Then in that case, mate... ''(pulls out twin lightsabers)'' it's time for you to go to buggery!

* LaserBlade: Drongo and Merve have lightsabers. (In fact, Drongo [[DualWielding uses two]].) The Sith Troopers use [[BattleBoomerang light-boomerangs]].

* PreAssKickingOneLiner
-->'''Drongo:''' Merve Bushwacker, I'm inviting you to bite your bum!
-->''(Drongo's [[RedEyesTakeWarning eyes glow red]]. Door opens behind him)''
-->'''Nugget:''' Hey Drongo. Cop this, ya mug!
* PunnyName: X4-VB -- "VB" is a lager (for Victoria Bitter), and XXXX is a brand of beer brewed in Brisbane. Drongo is Aussie slang for a foolish person. Burko means crazy.

-->'''Merve:''' So, Burko, is it? What, some sort of [[EmbarrassingNickName nickname]]?
-->'''Burko:''' (turning to stare at him) Nah.
-->'''Merve:''' Fair enough...

-->'''Merve:''' So that's the plan, eh?
-->'''Bear:''' My oath it is. So whaddya reckon?
-->'''Merve:''' ''(shrugs)'' Aw yeah.
-->'''Bear:''' Good. Go get yourself some tucker.

* PunnyName: X4-VB -- "VB" is a lager (for Victoria Bitter). Drongo is Aussie slang for a foolish person. Burko means crazy.

-->'''Drongo:''' Suppose you wonder why I went and pawned all this amber fluid, eh?

* FanDisservice: Bev, a female talking cane toad in a pink dress. Nugget still thinks she's a dead-set spunk, though.

* HoppingMachine / MiniMecha: Darth Drongo's AT-BT (All Terrain Bouncing Transport, or "Roo-Bot"). AwesomeButImpractical, as it's difficult to shoot someone when you're jumping up and down like a demented kangaroo.

* OffTheShelfFX: A rebel is clearly using a repainted [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendo Super Scope]] in one shot. Actually a subversion since a) the good ol' Super Scope looks convincingly like the bazooka it's supposed to be, and b) the visual FX cover for it.

* PunnyName: X4-VB -- "VB" is a lager (for Victorian Bitter). Drongo is Aussie slang for a foolish person. Burko means crazy.

* SodaCanShakeup: Caught without his lightsaber, Merve summons a tinnie using the Force, shakes it up and squirts the contents at a charging unyip.
* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: Imagine going back to your home town and finding your mates can't even crack a coldie in celebration!

* VisualInnuendo: When the Sith Troopers activate their light-boomerangs, they're being held at groin level. The downward curve of the boomerang [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything makes them appear somewhat]]...[[TheLoinsSleepTonight droopy]].

* EmbarrassingMiddleName revealed during a FullNameUltimatum.

* FunWithSubtitles: In an inversion of SpiceUpTheSubtitles, the subs are ''extremely'' bland and thus highly accessible to non-Aussies. (Which is exactly why you leave them ON - they contrast so much with [[UsefulNotes/AustralianSlang the actual dialogue]] that they provide a whole 'nother level of humor.)

* BBCQuarry: Rather than drive 1500 km into the Outback to find a desert wasteland, the producers decided to just copy ''Series/DoctorWho'' and film in a gravel quarry outside Ipswich. Some background shots for the bluescreen were eventually filmed in Sturt Stony Desert.

* EmbarrassingMiddleName

* EvilPlan: Averted; we never find out why Drongo is trying to hog all the beer for himself. [[AllThereInTheManual The website suggests several possibilities]]; either Drongo's unique alien metabolism [[TheAlcoholic requires a constant supply]], he's shipping it offworld to [[MoneyDearBoy pay his gambling debts]], or he's [[EvilIsPetty just a wowser who doesn't want anyone else to have a good time]].

* ImprovisedWeapon: Caught without his lightsaber, Merve summons a tinnie using the Force, shakes it up and squirts the contents at a charging unyip.

* SkewedPriorities: On seeing Burko lying in front of his destroyed pub, Merve exclaims, "Oh no!" then steps over his body to pick up an empty beer can. "A bloody tragedy." This becomes a RunningGag as Merve is motivated more by his need for a cold one than his desire to fight Drongo's tyranny.

* PettingZooPerson: Nugget and Bev are humanoid cane toads.

* AwesomeAussie

Having run out of beer, Jedi Knight Merve Bushwacker decides to return to his home planet of Oradongia for a nice cold one. Unfortunately he discovers the evil [[BigBad Darth Drongo]] has destroyed every pub on the planet, hoarding all the amber fluid at his fortified brewery. Merve contacts his old mate Nugget, who hooks him up with some rebel blokes who are planning to stick it to this beer-hogging wowser!

* BattleInterruptingShout[=/=]StandingBetweenTheEnemies: After Drongo dies, Merve gets both sides to stop fighting each other by reminding them of the delights of drinking beer.

A short ''StarWars'' FanFilm created by Australian fans, its ten year production meant by the time ''Star Wars Downunder'' was finished the Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards no longer existed, so the film has instead been released online. [[http://swdufanfilm.com/ You can watch it here]], though you might want to check out UsefulNotes/AustralianSlang first for some useful notes.

* CoolStarship: Merver's boomership, the "Thirsty Bastard". According to the website, in an emergency all its power can be diverted to cool the beer fridge.

A short ''StarWars'' FanFilm created by Australian fans, its ten year production meant by the time ''Star Wars Downunder'' was finished the Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards no longer existed, so the film has instead been released online. [[http://swdufanfilm.com/ You can watch it here]], though you might want to check out UsefulNotes/AustralianSlang first for some useful notes on Aussie slang.

* OffTheShelfFX: A rebel is clearly using a repainted [[SuperNintendo Super Scope]] in one shot. Actually a subversion since a) the good ol' Super Scope looks convincingly like the bazooka it's supposed to be, and b) the visual FX cover for it.

* DisturbedDoves: Fleeing fruit bats herald Drongo's attack on the Brown Mullet pub.

** On a related note, his ship can [[TimTaylorTechnology divert all power to the fridge]] "in case of emergency".

* LaserBlade: Drongo and Merve have lightsabers. The Sith Troopers use [[BattleBoomerang light-boomerangs]].

* UsefulNotes/AustralianAccent: Turned UpToEleven -- the slang's pretty much indecipherable to someone outside the country.
* UsefulNotes/AustralianSlang: Much of the humor derives from Aussie slang in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' universe.

-->'''Burko:''' Get your hand off it, mate!

-->'''Nugget:''' Mate, [[TwoWordsObviousTrope two words]]: One-pot screamer.

* BBCQuarry: Rather than drive 1500 km into the Outback to find a desert wasteland, the producers decided to just copy ''DoctorWho'' and film in a gravel quarry outside Ipswich. Some background shots for the bluescreen were eventually filmed in Sturt Stony Desert.