''Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales'' is a five-part
Lego
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''
Star Wars
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'' television mini-series that premiered on
Disney XD
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on July 6, 2015. It is an
animated comedy
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adventure
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series depicting the stories and characters from the ''Star Wars'' saga.
Plot
In the aftermath of ''
Return of the Jedi
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'', the rebels celebrate their victory against the
Galactic Empire
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by having
C-3PO
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and
R2-D2
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share their previous encounters throughout
the Clone Wars, their affiliation with the ''Ghost'' crew from ''
Star Wars Rebels
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'', and their activism against the Galactic Empire. During this time, C-3PO pursues a mysterious person who has abducted R2-D2 which is later revealed to be
Lando Calrissian
Landonis Balthazar "Lando" Calrissian III is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He was introduced in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) as an old friend of Han Solo and the administrator of the floating Cloud City on the gas p ...
. However, 3PO, R2 and
Chewbacca
Chewbacca ( ), nicknamed "Chewie", is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He is a Wookiee, a tall, hirsute, bipedal, intelligent species originating from the fictional planet of Kashyyyk. Chewbacca is the loyal friend and firs ...
(who was enlisted by 3PO to help find R2) are captured by
General Veers
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and a few surviving
Stormtroopers but the trio manage to escape with the help of
Admiral Ackbar
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and return to
Endor Endor or Ein Dor may refer to:
Places
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* Indur, a Palestinian village depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war
* Ein Dor, a Kibbutz in modern Israel
Fi ...
to celebrate with their friends.
Episodes
Voice cast
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Eric Bauza
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–
Luke Skywalker
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, FA-4 Droid Pilot, Waiter, Stormtrooper No. 2
*
Michael Benyaer
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On playing Hadji, Benyaer stated, " eis one of the ...
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Kanan Jarrus
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*
Michael Daingerfield
Michael Daingerfield is a Canadian actor, acting coach and founder of On The Mic Training, a voice acting school in Vancouver, British Columbia.
He is best known for his voice roles of Ace Ventura in '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'', playing Gordo ...
–
Han Solo
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, Bossk, Stormtrooper No. 1
*
Anthony Daniels
Anthony Daniels ( ; born 21 February 1946) is an English actor and mime artist, best known for playing in 10 ''Star Wars'' films. He is the only actor to have either appeared in or been involved with all theatrical films in the series, and h ...
–
C-3PO
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*
Trevor Devall
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Early life ...
–
Chancellor / Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious,
Admiral Ackbar
Fleet Admiral Gial Ackbar is a fictional character from the ''Star Wars'' franchise. A member of the amphibious Mon Calamari species, Ackbar was the foremost military commander of the Rebel Alliance, and led the attack against the second Dea ...
,
Jar Jar Binks
Jar Jar Binks is a fictional character of the Gungan race from the ''Star Wars'' saga created by George Lucas. Jar Jar appears throughout the ''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy – as a major character in '' Episode I: The Phantom Menace'', with a ...
,
Jango Fett
Jango Fett is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, created by George Lucas. He first appeared as an antagonist in the 2002 film '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'', played by Temuera Morrison. The character is a ...
,
Boba Fett
Boba Fett ( ) is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. First appearing in the ''Star Wars Holiday Special'' (1978), where he was voiced by Don Francks, he is an armored bounty hunter featured in both the original and prequel fi ...
, TionMedon, Garbagedroid No. 2, Battledroid No. 1,
Nien Nunb
Nien Nunb is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Introduced in the 1983 film ''Return of the Jedi'', he was brought to life both as a puppet and a costumed actor during the film. Nunb was puppeteered by Mike Quinn and was port ...
*
Paul Dobson – Ki-Adi-Mundi
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Heather Doerksen
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Career
Doerksen studied at Simon Fraser University, switching majors from science ...
–
Princess Leia Organa
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, Shmi Skywalker
*
Michael Donovan
Michael Donovan is a Canadian voice actor and director known for his roles as Suikotsu in ''Inuyasha'' and Zoken Mato in ''Fate/stay night''. He has also directed many animated series and feature films.
Roles
Animation
* ''3-2-1 Penguins!''K ...
– Old
Obi-Wan Kenobi
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,
Count Dooku
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, Owen Lars, Captain Panaka, Pilot, Poggle the Lesser, Spaceport Announcer
*
Brian Drummond
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–
Watto
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, Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios, Admiral Motti
*
Andrew Francis
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– Senator
Bail Organa
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*
Adrian Holmes
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Mace Windu
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, Red Guard No. 1
* Bronwen Holmes – Young
Anakin Skywalker
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*
Tom Kane
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Career
Kane began his voice-over career in 1977, at fifteen yea ...
–
Yoda
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, narrator,
Qui-Gon Jinn
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, Garbagedroid No. 1, Pit Droid, Officer
*
Alan Marriott –
Agent Kallus
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*
Kirby Morrow
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– Anakin Skywalker,
General Grievous
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, Red Guard No. 2, Ithorian Customer
* Colin Murdock – General Veers, Rebel Officer
* Montana Norberg – Queen / Senator
Padmé Amidala
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*
Nicole Oliver
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Early life
Oliver was born i ...
– Hera Syndulla
*
Adrian Petriw
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– Ezra Bridger
* Darien Provost – Twi'lek Kid
*
Elysia Rotaru
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Biography
Rotaru was born in Vancouver to Romanian parents and is fluently bilingual in English and Romanian. From a young age she took ...
– Sabine Wren
*
Matt Sloan –
Darth Vader
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,
Stormtrooper
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*Stormtroopers (Imperial Germany), specialist soldier of the German Army in World War I
*'' Sturmabteilung'' (SA) or Storm Detachment, a paramilitary organization of the German Nazi Party
*8th I ...
*
Lee Tockar
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–
Darth Maul
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, Nute Gunray, Vizago, Amda Wabo
*
Samuel Vincent – Young Obi-Wan Kenobi, Garbagedroid No. 3, Ticketdroid, Battledroid No. 2
*
Billy Dee Williams
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–
Lando Calrissian
Landonis Balthazar "Lando" Calrissian III is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He was introduced in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) as an old friend of Han Solo and the administrator of the floating Cloud City on the gas p ...
Broadcast
''Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales'' premiered on August 21, 2015 on
Disney XD
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in Australia and New Zealand.
Home media
The whole series was released on DVD, titled ''Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales'', on March 1, 2016 by
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
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.
The series has also been released on the
Google Play
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store at the same time as the DVD release.
The series is also available on the
Disney+
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streaming service, which launched on November 12, 2019.
References
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