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** Kylo's mask is fixed by Palpatine, and the glowing red kintsugi is implied to come from [[AWizardDidIt Palpatine's Force powers]] instead of the adhesive seen in ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker''.
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** Kylo's mask being repaired indicates he's from the events of ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker''.
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** Kylo's mask being repaired indicates he's Kylo and Hux are from the events of ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker''.immediately after ''Film/TheLastJedi'', as Kylo had just become Supreme Leader.
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** [=AOTC!Obi-Wan=] greets Rey and BB-8 with a [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith "Hello there!"]].
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** [=AOTC!Obi-Wan=] greets Rey and BB-8 with a [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith "Hello there!"]].there!"]], and later, three Obi-Wans greet each other with that phrase too.
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** [=Hoth!Vader=] and [=Death Star II!Vader=] exchange "Impressive." and "Most impressive." after seeing the other's combat abilities.
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* ExactWords: Rey swears to BB-8 that she'll use the Key one last time to see one more master and apprentice duo. It sends them to Vader and Palpatine on the second Death Star.
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* ComplimentBackfire: Vader gifts Palpatine with a "Galaxy's Best Emperor" mug, which Palpatine dismisses because it implies his rule is challenged by ''other'' Galactic Emperors.
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* WhereItAllBegan: The trailer and promotional pictures show that Rey's time-traveling shenanigans eventually culminates in all the people they've crossed paths with having a huge battle on Tatooine.
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* WhereItAllBegan: The trailer and promotional pictures show that Rey's time-traveling shenanigans eventually culminates in all the people they've crossed paths with having a huge battle on Tatooine.Tatooine.
* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Vader thinks "Death Star II" is too derivative and suggests they use "Starkiller Base" instead. Palpatine scoffs, calling his suggestion "the stupidest name he's ever heard".
* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Vader thinks "Death Star II" is too derivative and suggests they use "Starkiller Base" instead. Palpatine scoffs, calling his suggestion "the stupidest name he's ever heard".
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* MundaneUtility: Poe tries roasting a tip-yip with the ''Falcon'''s engine thrusters because [[InsaneTrollLogic the thrusters are super hot, so that means the tip-yip will roast fast]]. It goes about as well as you'd expect.
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* AdaptationDistillation: The Key seems to send Rey and BB-8 to random points in time instead of taking them to the PortalCrossroadWorld aspect of the World Between Worlds.
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** The Key seems to send Rey and BB-8 to random points in time instead of taking them to the PortalCrossroadWorld aspect of the World BetweenWorlds.Worlds.
** The scene of Anakin and Obi-Wan in the elevator in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' uses their ''The Clone Wars'' designs.
** The Key seems to send Rey and BB-8 to random points in time instead of taking them to the PortalCrossroadWorld aspect of the World Between
** The scene of Anakin and Obi-Wan in the elevator in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' uses their ''The Clone Wars'' designs.
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* BorrowedCatchphrase: In the trailer, from Aftab Ackbar after Lando opens his present: "It's a wrap!"
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** Rey accidentally teleports in on Luke during the Death Star run, the Battle of Hoth, Luke's training under Yoda, Luke's fight against Vader and Palpatine in the second Death Star, the Clone Wars, Anakin's podrace, and Luke gazing at the Binary Sunset.
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** Rey accidentally teleports in on Luke during the Death Star run, the Battle of Hoth, Luke's training under Yoda, Luke's fight against Vader and Palpatine in the second Death Star, the Clone Wars, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan on the Trade Federation ship, Anakin and Obi-Wan in the elevator on Coruscant, Anakin's podrace, and Luke gazing at the Binary Sunset.Sunset.
** [=AOTC!Obi-Wan=] greets Rey and BB-8 with a [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith "Hello there!"]].
** [=AOTC!Obi-Wan=] greets Rey and BB-8 with a [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith "Hello there!"]].
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Thankfully, there’s way less incomprehensible Wookie noises, musical numbers, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] Creator/HarveyKorman this time around. And an actual plot, too -- albeit a non-canon, much like the original.
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Thankfully, there’s way less incomprehensible Wookie noises, musical numbers, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] Creator/HarveyKorman this time around. And an actual plot, too -- albeit with a non-canon, non-canon story, much like the original.
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''The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special'' is an upcoming animated Toys/{{LEGO}} ''Franchise/StarWars'' special set to premiere on Creator/DisneyPlus, on November 17, 2020... 42 years to the day from the premiere of the last time ''Star Wars'' took a crack at holiday specials, namely the infamous 1978 travesty known as ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial''.
Thankfully, there’s way less incomprehensible Wookie noises, musical numbers, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] Creator/HarveyKorman this time around. And an actual plot, too.
Thankfully, there’s way less incomprehensible Wookie noises, musical numbers, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] Creator/HarveyKorman this time around. And an actual plot, too.
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''The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special'' is an upcoming animated Toys/{{LEGO}} ''Franchise/StarWars'' special set to premiere on Creator/DisneyPlus, on November 17, 2020... 42 years to the day from the premiere of the last time ''Star Wars'' took a crack at holiday specials, namely specials with the infamous 1978 travesty known as ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial''.
Thankfully, there’s way less incomprehensible Wookie noises, musical numbers, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] Creator/HarveyKorman this time around. And an actual plot,too.
too -- albeit a non-canon, much like the original.
Thankfully, there’s way less incomprehensible Wookie noises, musical numbers, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] Creator/HarveyKorman this time around. And an actual plot,
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Will Rey be able to save the timeline, get back home in time for Poe’s party, and learn the true meaning of Life Day?
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Will Rey be able to save the timeline, get back home in time for Poe’s party, and learn the true meaning of Life Day?
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HilarityEnsues as Rey travels throughout the events of the Skywalker Saga and meets many familiar faces, initially traveling to events like Luke’s training on Dagobah to learn how to be a better teacher to Finn, but soon ending up having to try and keep the crystal out of the hands of Palpatine circa ''Return of the Jedi'', who sends Darth Vader to retrieve it so he can undo his defeat three decades into the future, culminating in a massive clash between three generations of heroes and villains in front of the Lars homestead.
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HilarityEnsues as Rey travels throughout the events of the Skywalker Saga and meets many familiar faces, initially traveling to events like Luke’s training on Dagobah to learn how to be a better teacher to Finn, but soon ending up having to try and keep the crystal out of the hands of Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine circa ''Return of the Jedi'', who sends Darth Vader the latter wanting to retrieve use it so he can undo his defeat three decades into the future, culminating in a massive clash between three generations of heroes and villains in front of the Lars homestead.
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As Poe and the rest of the gang try to prepare for his Life Day party, Rey, alongside BB-8, set out on a trip to an abandoned Jedi Temple to search for the “key to the past”, which turns out to be a crystal that allows them though time.
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As Poe and the rest of the gang try to prepare for his Life Day party, Rey, alongside BB-8, set out on a trip to an abandoned Jedi Temple to search for the “key to the past”, which turns out to be a crystal that allows them to travel though time.
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''The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special'' is an upcoming animated Toys/{{LEGO}} ''Franchise/StarWars'' animated holiday special set to premiere on Creator/DisneyPlus, on November 17, 2020... 42 years to the day from the premiere of the last time ''Star Wars'' took a crack at holiday specials, namely the infamous 1978 travesty known as ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial''.
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The plot picks up after the events of ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'', with the surviving heroes arriving on Kashyyyk to celebrate Life Day with Chewbacca’s family, much like the original special. Rey has been attempting to mentor Finn in the ways of the Force, but to no avail, so she consults the Ancient Jedi Texts and learns about “a key to the past” that might hold the key to her future, which can only be accessed on Life Day.
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HilarityEnsues as Rey travels throughout the events of the Skywalker Saga and meeting meets many familiar faces, initially traveling to events like Luke’s training on Dagobah to learn how to be a better teacher to Finn, but soon ending up having to try and keep the crystal out of the hands of Palpatine circa ''Return of the Jedi'', who sends Darth Vader to retrieve it so he can undo his defeat three decades into the future, culminating in a massive clash between three generations of heroes and villains in front of the Lars homestead.
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Set after the events of ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'', the surviving members of the Resistance are getting ready to celebrate Life Day with Chewbacca’s family. As Poe tries to get his party ready, Rey, who’s been trying to teach Finn in the ways of the Force, makes a trip with BB-8 to an abandoned Jedi Temple to learn about a secret of the Force that can only be accessed on Life Day. While there, she ends up finding a crystal which sends the two hurtling through time.
HilarityEnsues as Rey and BB-8 travel throughout the events of the Skywalker Saga, meeting many familiar faces, as she tries to get back to her time in time for Poe’s party, while trying to keep the crystal out of the hands of Emperor Palpatine, who wants to use it to rewrite the timeline.
HilarityEnsues as Rey and BB-8 travel throughout the events of the Skywalker Saga, meeting many familiar faces, as she tries to get back to her time in time for Poe’s party, while trying to keep the crystal out of the hands of Emperor Palpatine, who wants to use it to rewrite the timeline.
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Set after the events of ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'', the surviving members of the Resistance are getting ready to celebrate Life Day. Day with Chewbacca’s family. As Poe tries to get his party ready, Rey Rey, who’s been trying to teach Finn in the ways of the Force, makes a trip with BB-8 to an abandoned Jedi Temple to learn about a secret of the Force that can only be accessed on Life Day. While there, she ends up finding a crystal which sends the two hurtling through time.
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Set after the events of ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'', the surviving members of the Resistance are getting ready to celebrate Life Day. As Poe tries to get his party ready, Rey makes a trip with BB-8 to an abandoned Jedi Temple to learn more about a secret of the Force.Force that can only be accessed on Life Day. While there, she ends up finding a crystal which sends the two hurtling through time.
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''The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special'' is a Toys/{{LEGO}} ''Franchise/StarWars'' an upcoming animated holiday special set to premiere on Creator/DisneyPlus, on November 17, 2020... 42 years to the day from the premiere of the last time ''Star Wars'' took a crack at holiday specials, namely the infamous 1978 travesty known as ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial''.
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''The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special'' is a an upcoming Toys/{{LEGO}} ''Franchise/StarWars'' an upcoming animated holiday special set to premiere on Creator/DisneyPlus, on November 17, 2020... 42 years to the day from the premiere of the last time ''Star Wars'' took a crack at holiday specials, namely the infamous 1978 travesty known as ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial''.
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''The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special'' is a Toys/{{LEGO}} ''Franchise/StarWars'' special exclusive to Creator/DisneyPlus.
The ''LEGO Star Wars: Celebrate the Season'' shorts were released on November 5th, 2020, as a tie-in to the special.
The ''LEGO Star Wars: Celebrate the Season'' shorts were released on November 5th, 2020, as a tie-in to the special.
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''The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special'' is a Toys/{{LEGO}} ''Franchise/StarWars'' an upcoming animated holiday special exclusive set to Creator/DisneyPlus.
premiere on Creator/DisneyPlus, on November 17, 2020... 42 years to the day from the premiere of the last time ''Star Wars'' took a crack at holiday specials, namely the infamous 1978 travesty known as ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial''.
Set after the events of ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'', the surviving members of the Resistance are getting ready to celebrate Life Day. As Poe tries to get his party ready, Rey makes a trip with BB-8 to an abandoned Jedi Temple to learn more about the Force. While there, she ends up finding a crystal which sends the two hurtling through time.
HilarityEnsues as Rey and BB-8 travel throughout the events of the Skywalker Saga, meeting many familiar faces, as she tries to get back to her time in time for Poe’s party, while trying to keep the crystal out of the hands of Emperor Palpatine, who wants to use it to rewrite the timeline.
The ''LEGO Star Wars: Celebrate the Season'' shorts were released on November 5th, 2020, as a tie-in to thespecial.
special.
Set after the events of ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'', the surviving members of the Resistance are getting ready to celebrate Life Day. As Poe tries to get his party ready, Rey makes a trip with BB-8 to an abandoned Jedi Temple to learn more about the Force. While there, she ends up finding a crystal which sends the two hurtling through time.
HilarityEnsues as Rey and BB-8 travel throughout the events of the Skywalker Saga, meeting many familiar faces, as she tries to get back to her time in time for Poe’s party, while trying to keep the crystal out of the hands of Emperor Palpatine, who wants to use it to rewrite the timeline.
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** The cast briefly show up during the fight at the start of the Season 1 finale of ''Series/TheMandalorian''. Mando, IG-11, the Child, and the Stormtroopers (and Death Troopers) are baffled by what's going on.
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** The As shown in the trailer, the cast briefly show up during the fight at the start of the Season 1 finale of ''Series/TheMandalorian''. Mando, IG-11, the Child, and the Stormtroopers (and Death Troopers) are baffled by what's going on.
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** [[WesternAnimation/LEGOStarWarsTheFreemakerAdventures Once again]], the center of a LEGO ''Star Wars'' story is about a Force-sensitive character stumbling upon a ridiculously overpowered kyber crystal relic that Palpatine has his eyes on.
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** Kylo's mask being repaired indicates he's from the events of ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker''.
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* DonutMessWithACop: In the trailer, the heroes and bad guys podrace past two Clone Troopers waiting on their speederbikes with a donut and caf in hand.
** Kylo's mask being repaired indicates he's from the events of ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker''.
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''The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special'' is a Creator/{{LEGO}} ''Franchise/StarWars'' special exclusive to Creator/DisneyPlus.
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* AffectionateParody: In typical LEGO fashion, this is a LighterAndSofter, WackierAndDenser take on the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise... and also throws ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial'' into the mix.
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* AffectionateParody: In typical LEGO fashion, this is a LighterAndSofter, WackierAndDenser DenserAndWackier take on the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise... and also throws ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial'' into the mix.
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!!Tropes in this holiday special include:
* AffectionateParody: In typical LEGO fashion, this is a LighterAndSofter, WackierAndDenser take on the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise... and also throws ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial'' into the mix.
* AnAsskickingChristmas: The events of the story take place on the eve of Life Day, the ''Star Wars'' equivalent of Christmas.
* BorrowedCatchphrase: In the trailer, from Aftab Ackbar after someone opens their present: "It's a wrap!"
* TheCameo:
** The cast of ''Series/TheMandalorian'' Season 1 show up briefly in the trailer.
** The trailer also shows Max Rebo playing at the Resistance's holiday party.
* ContinuityCavalcade: ''Plenty''. From the trailer alone:
** The story kicks off with Rey and BB-8 finding a key that opens portals to [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels the World Between Worlds]]. When they accidentally meet [=ROTJ!Palpatine=], he's still interested in accessing the World Between Worlds.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: From the trailer:
** Rey and Luke team up against Vader and Palpatine during ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.
* {{MacGuffin}}: The trailer shows that Rey and BB-8 stumble upon an ancient relic, a "key", that can open portals to the World Between Worlds anywhere instead of pre-determined areas like on Lothal and Malachor. And then [=ROTJ!Palpatine=] finds out about it...
* MythologyGag: The special is an AffectionateParody of the infamously silly ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial''.
* VerbalBackspace: In the trailer, upon seeing [=ANH!Luke=], Vader recognizes him as "my son", then awkwardly corrects himself, saying that he meant the binary ''suns'' behind Luke.
* WhereItAllBegan: The trailer and promotional pictures show that Rey's time-traveling shenanigans eventually culminates in all the people they've crossed paths with having a huge battle on Tatooine.
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!!Tropes in this holiday special include:
* AffectionateParody: In typical LEGO fashion, this is a LighterAndSofter, WackierAndDenser take on the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise... and also throws ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial'' into the mix.
* AnAsskickingChristmas: The events of the story take place on the eve of Life Day, the ''Star Wars'' equivalent of Christmas.
* BorrowedCatchphrase: In the trailer, from Aftab Ackbar after someone opens their present: "It's a wrap!"
* TheCameo:
** The cast of ''Series/TheMandalorian'' Season 1 show up briefly in the trailer.
** The trailer also shows Max Rebo playing at the Resistance's holiday party.
* ContinuityCavalcade: ''Plenty''. From the trailer alone:
** The story kicks off with Rey and BB-8 finding a key that opens portals to [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels the World Between Worlds]]. When they accidentally meet [=ROTJ!Palpatine=], he's still interested in accessing the World Between Worlds.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: From the trailer:
** Rey and Luke team up against Vader and Palpatine during ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.
* {{MacGuffin}}: The trailer shows that Rey and BB-8 stumble upon an ancient relic, a "key", that can open portals to the World Between Worlds anywhere instead of pre-determined areas like on Lothal and Malachor. And then [=ROTJ!Palpatine=] finds out about it...
* MythologyGag: The special is an AffectionateParody of the infamously silly ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial''.
* VerbalBackspace: In the trailer, upon seeing [=ANH!Luke=], Vader recognizes him as "my son", then awkwardly corrects himself, saying that he meant the binary ''suns'' behind Luke.
* WhereItAllBegan: The trailer and promotional pictures show that Rey's time-traveling shenanigans eventually culminates in all the people they've crossed paths with having a huge battle on Tatooine.