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Robert-Shane ā Predator kills the Star Wars universe - part 1
Published: 2013-04-13 07:38:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 61394; Favourites: 926; Downloads: 472
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I'm a 'wanabee' Star Wars artist - I've never had anything published - so I when I think up a new picture I try to make it something that's original and presents a new take on familiar characters while also demonstrating my artistic capabilities...For this piece I imagined what might happen if the Predator had showed up during Empire Strikes Back in that scene when Darth Vader's telling the assembled group of bounty hunters to go look for the Millennium Falcon. I thought this would be a good scene to add some 'drama' to - because in the movie all we see is the characters just standing there. And I thought of introducing the Predator to the scene as the 'ultimate' hunter among a bunch of amateurs!
The Predator went straight for Boba Fett - realizing that he's the most capable of the group that Vader assembled. And he's serving up Boba's head to Vader as if to say "I'm better than this guy!". The other bounty hunters are all taken by surprise and are only just reacting to what's happened... too late! I think Vader would have known the Predator was there so isn't phased - he's just saying "You're gonna have to clean that up now."
The tagline 'Predator kills the Star Wars universe' is a play on words from Marvel comics' 'Punisher kills the Marvel universe'.
This is an original depiction of copyright characters that I don't own. Star Wars belongs to George Lucas/Disney, and the Predator belongs to 20th Century Fox (I think). This is fan art and isn't for sale or reproduction. It was drawn in Photoshop using a Wacom pad and is a very low resolution version of the original.
Part 2 is here:
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would pay to see that.
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me too! if only Robert Rodriguez had been signed up to direct the new movies - it could have happened!
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indeed.... but alas...
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very cool costume you have
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i say impossible sir! lol, cool piece rob.
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Impossible? This is the guy who took down Carl Weathers and Jesse Ventura! and even tried to take out Ahnuld using a nuclear bomb...I'd say he'd stand a pretty good chance?
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anyone that can be killed by gary busey will get murked by boba fett haha.
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haha - should have done 'Gary Busey kills the Star Wars universe' - now that's frightening! - I've always liked him in whatever I've seen him in. As a big Ice-T fan I think his standout role was in 'Surviving the Game' - - an all-round great, but over-looked movie!
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oh hell no lol, glad you didn't do that one lol.
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Aw, you shoulda killed Dengar or somebody else instead. Killing Boba Fett isn't cool, man.
Unless it's Prequel Fett, you can kill him all you want, he's non-canon anyways.
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I know what you mean - and I don't have anything against Boba.
It's because he's the only one from that bunch that we really respect - that the idea that the Predator could take him out easily makes it a more effective 'what if' image.
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ouch poor boba too bad it wasnt the emperor instead
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I think he'd have a harder time trying to do this to the Emperor!
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Yeah but lets face it of the two of them a lot more people like Boba than the Emperor
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Kind of the reason for taking him out here though - it's more of a shock if it's a character that's generally liked and respected. Also it had to be Boba because of the general comparison between two ultimate hunters.
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haha. nicely done. good detail and lighting
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Thanks very much. The detail and lighting look a lot better in the full resolution picture - but my stuff keeps ending up all of the net with people trying to sell prints and stuff without my permission so I only post low-res versions. Still - it's nice to hear that the effect still comes across.
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you could always add a personalized watermark on it to keep that from happening. and welcome.
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I have thought about that - but I'd really prefer for people to see the whole image - I just try to strike a balance by putting them up in low-res only. It's just a problem we have to live with I guess.
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it works. everyone has their own take on how to do things.
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LOL! That would have added some drama to that scene. I would have liked to see the Predator in the Prequels killing Jar Jar.
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This amazing and yikes about what that Predator did to Boba, I wonder how he would fair against the most dangerous creatures in the Star Wars Universe? lol.
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Darth Vader vs the Alien Queen.
Yes, we wants it.
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So much win here! Good to see the Predator getting some respect here! Awesome work here!!
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Thanks - the Predator is one of my all-time favs - it's a shame it kinda got 'de-valued' with the AvP series.
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I disagree with that. I don't think that the Predator got devalued with the AvP series at all, if anything I just think that people kept on comparing it to the original film which had set their expectations too high rather than just seeing it as a film on it's own and enjoying it for what it was, a popcorn flick.
Now Robert Rodriguez's PREDATORS reboot on the other hand...
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Ok - maybe I was a 'bit' hard on the first AvP. It wasn't all bad - although I never liked how they set it in the Antarctic. The first two movies make a big deal of how Predators are attracted to areas of heat and conflict - so I always considered that an important indication about their species. I also thought that the young Predators were kind of inept and a bit too friendly. Plus - I think I'll always think of Kevin Peter Hall as THE Predator - he was perfect for it. But I did like the 'Chariots of the Gods' plot line and the inclusion of Lance Henrikson earned major bonus points!
You're not gonna try and tell me that there was anything good about AvP2 are you?
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He certainly is:
"Impressive, most impressive... now clean it up!"
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No not Boba Fett! Take Jar Jar, but not the Fett!
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haha - the Predator wouldn't even bother with Jar Jar - he only goes for a challenge! (but I know what you mean 
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Yeah, Bubba Feets pretty much sucks at his job. I think if the Predator were to go against Vader, though, Vader would win, since he has magic powers on his side.
Awesome rendition.
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I like the idea of the force being "magic" better than the explanation that it's 'midichlorians'!
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The force aint no magic :I
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I knew at least one person was gonna say that to me.
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XDDDD
I couldnt resist XD
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force IS magic...
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no it aint :IĀ
its more will power and to move things with the mind which is telekineses, which I dont call magic. :I
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By the very way the force functions it is a form of magic. It's not a power only found on certain aliens like star trek's vulcans, and it's not given to the user by virtue of receiving the lens from Arisia. It is treated with all the mysticism and religious dogma as if it were magic. Therefor by default it IS magic, controlled by ones will. Magic by any other name is still magic.
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Well...that's pretty much how I imagined it would go down if they crossed paths, lol....amazing work, man.
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