There were only ever two options. John Williams or Samuel Kim. John never answered my email... All joking aside, Samuel's music is extraordinary and this series wouldn't be nearly as impactful without it. Super stoked to have you on the team!
Yes, finally. A show that depicts stormtroopers as an actual, trained, military unit. Using squad and platoon tactics like flanking, suppressive fire, a chain of command, etc.
That happened way before Disney. It sucks that they continued the trend, but at least they didn’t start it. All the same, it’s good to finally see these guys portrayed accurately.
Also as "humans" not just brainwashed drones. Troops doing their job the best they can while trying to keep not just themselves alive but their unit mates.
Massive props to the amazing Cast & Crew who poured their heart and soul into this project, it truly shows who much everyone involved cares about Star Wars!
@@firesocius9309 I will never understand how a imperial born, academy raised, special forces level of loyalty and brainwashing, Ditched the empire IN-FULL barely a month or two after the end of Endor
I know right. I still have nightmares where i am an imp sergeant moving the remnants of my squad towards retrieval through endor, at night, with near zero visibility. Tac lights off because they stand out like a beacon in the dark............" chub chub"
@@jakobinobles3263 um trying to bring us something new and fresh is the reason that it sucked so much in the first place Did you just not watch the movies or did you completely forget their existence?
@@LucyWest370 there was nothing new on the sequel Trilogy whatsoever, almost everything that was important was a reused concept of the old trilogy but done in the worst way possible. The first order and resistance are just basically the Empire and Rebel alliance remade all over again.
STAR WARS does not have intro credits. And certainly not some dainty odd ball cartoon, 3D one at that. it was the worse part of the entire thing. The battle scene was awesome.
You completely blew me away with this! The opening sequence was one of the best openings I have seen, and you managed to keep that same level of quality throughout the whole episode - brilliant work! I couldn't be more excited for episode two. MTFBWY
@@TransmutePictures Well, without really seeing anyone's faces .. This provoke a more emotional response than " Rogue One," .. did. I would just .. love .. to see your take on Vader having to lead a suicide mission where the enemies are using EMP against the 5O1st.
This is how Star Wars fight should be. I understand lots of it is ‘for kids’ but we really need some more 50/50 no heroes only soldiers kind of shows like this. Amazing work
Space battle designer/animator here- Looking forward to delivering some bigger and better things to come for you guys. My aim is to deliver the most cinematic and polished take on OT- style space combat as possible. Please consider supporting us so we can keep going!
@@joshuavett8122 Thanks! I have been daydreaming in "space battles' my entire life, I hope this taste promises good things to come! The VFX team rendered it incredibly well as well, shout out to them!
Bruh this was RvB good, Star Wars RvB style web series sounds pretty much like exactly what this world needs right now ngl. Plus the live action brings it home
As a Marine, I absolutely love the gritty take on Star Wars and showing the bloody point of view from the storm troopers. You would never see anything like this from Disney besides rogue one came close but I never wanted this to end. I would love to see a full movie.
This is the kind of content Star Wars could really use more of. Just small stories humanizing all sides of the struggle and showing what conflict is really like for everyone. War isn't bloodless and it isn't always pure good vs pure evil, sometimes its just people vs people. And seeing how the Imperials react to acts of tragedy while the rebellion and future republic celebrate gives a much broader picture of emotions in war
I think it’s phenomenal that now, just anyone can make a movie or series with the same quality as the official version. I’m stunned by the trailer, and can’t wait to watch
What i find more stunning that the official versions are so poorly made that anyone with 2 brain cells to rub together can make a same or even better quality piece of the thing.
More character development in 10minutes for a random stormtrooper than in 9hours of the main character in disneys trash. Subbed, and fantastic job. Great score too.
Love the small details! Like the rebel shouting “FOR JEDHA!!!” Before throwing his grenade! Or: “Varric? Sounds like something a Bantha has puked out!” 😂 You can tell that this is made by passionate fans!
I agree with the enthusiasm. But I don’t know if that’s actually true. Those storm troopers got deadly accurate as soon as Din got his full suit of beaver armor. EDIT: yes I chose to let autocorrect use beaver instead of beskar. It was too entertaining to change.
@@pat7917 4 people stormed a cruiser full of stormtroopers and took it without breaking a sweat or being hit. Minus like showing up that episode was unwatchable it was so unbelievable
@@fantasticmootastic3956 gonna have to stop you there... I would agree if they were just 4 people... but they were not. Those were 4 strong independent woman that took out that light cruiser. That’s why it was realistic and believable. Your not giving Disney enough credit. (Sarcasm intended).
It's great to see a film where the Stormtroopers are centre stage and have their own story, rather than just portrayed as useless cannon fodder for the 'good guys' to take out.
@@AndreNitroX Just because they are people doesn't mean much since they are fighting for the bad side. The empire clearly rules out of fear and terror instead of mutual respect for the everyday imperial citizen. They haven't just treated alien species bad but other humans as well. Not to mention they have committed atrocity after atrocity and either blamed it on others or allowed the public to know they did it in order to keep them in line. Propaganda and also the fear and terror tactics is what keeps the average imperial citizen in line so the Empire can keep a sense of order. Just because Stormtroopers are people doesn't change the fact they are clearly fighting for a regime that rules out of fear and terror in order to keep the everyday citizen in line and is clearly evil.
He definitely used to. I still remember watching the 2002 Star Wars Fan Film Awards on SciFi (this was before it became "SyFy," kiddies. Yes I'm old, haha). Kevin Smith got to host it. One of the awards was the George Lucas award, which he handpicked and did a small video for. He loved seeing the passion and talent from the fans, and he came off as very genuine about that, not simply reading from a prompter.
@@trostlf2699 I liked bad batch a lot, but youre so right tbh. these are so much more entertaining than even the mainline stuff, it just feels genuine.
This is professional level of cinematography! That moment when Death Star was blown up gave me goosebumps. The drone shot of the stormtroopers running in the line with the shadows of X-wings sliding over them was perfect. You even managed to make Ewoks look like a real threat.
RotJ had a couple of shots of Ewoks hefting sizable rocks over their heads. I mean, we know that for filming they're probably prop boulders, but then if we go that route then nothing in Star Wars is worth discussing. So if those were actual rocks, then Ewoks must have pretty high muscle density, which combined with their ability to move quickly and quietly through the forest, actually makes them horrifically frightening native enemies to fight, if a whole tribe of them decided the wanted to kill us... WHILE we're simultaneously engaging a bunch of fully armed, highly trained veteran insurgent commandos. Being rather strong for their size would also explain how they managed to set up all those heavy log traps throughout the forest surrounding the shield generator perimeter, literally overnight.
Well, I would personally NOT BELIEVE that Lucasfilms had anything to do with this after Kathleen 'Franchise Destroyer' Kennedy and Disney took it over. This is miles and miles above ANYTHING that they have done.
OMFG, where has this content been my whole life??? This video is far superior to 90% of all the SW's content I've seen and that includes large screen, small screen, and animated series! Phenomenally great goes not come close to doing this justice.
Before watching the video: {visible happiness] When the video kicked up on the space battle of Endor: This is where the fun begins When the video ended: We will watch your career with great interest
This is stunning! With the films solely from the point of view of the 'Good Guys', the Rebels and the Jedi and such, we never get to see it from an Imperial Point of View. The character integrity seems really good, too. I'm in love with what I've seen so far!
God if disney just had two brain cells to rub together they would give these guys a million dollars and say, make me something great. I have no doubt that they would produce something incredible
"product something incredible" - except that despite the machinations of the empire, they've created something here that is rather incredible. Not sure if input from the empire would help or hold this back.
@@styrofoamforbreakfast the only thing I remember about star wars theory is when someone said "I think the amount of overreliance on fanscervice is a bad direction" (or something) and he basically said "no it'd exactly what we need" or something. I've put them in the same court as Collider Not a good start but this video is really good and deserved to be made and from what I've seen ... yeah it's better than the Mandalorian ... however real reason they won't is obvious. There's no cute Droid or toy that they think they need even Jedi Fallen order had to have one.
That space scene was better than the Rise of Skywalker, and I don't even particularly hate the sequels, I just was so disappointed by that space battle.
@@stevenf.gonzalez1080 what would be preferable? Something like "oh the sequel trilogy was well done, with amazing writing and actors but this was pretty good for a fan film?" Lol nah. No need to shill for that comedic hot mess. Pulling force powers out of her ass whenever the instance called for it. After failing basic force training... Bahaha I laughed the whole time.
why is this so unknown?!? i gotta share this. i will share this to everyone! to bad that most i know dont speak english all to well... YOU! you who reads this: share this masterpiece with everyone you know too. we have to make it known, getting it supported!
I’ve waited years for Lucasfilm to do a story about Stormtroopers, you’ve not only beaten them to it, you’ve surpassed them on quality and sheer heart! That was amazing, you guys rock 🤘🏼
ehhhh - they never were dangerous let alone threatening that was more clones. Stormtroopers were more about overwhelming numbers much like the droids, flooding your enemy with bodies making any battle seem hopeless.
@@sephiroaone-of-nine101 501st which we predominantly see in the original trillogy were made up of the clones that survived the formation of the empire. 501st, vader's fist. Anakin's original band during the GAR campaigns.
@@sephiroaone-of-nine101 they were originally meant to be the empire elite shock troops, but in the movies they sucked for plot reasons, which evolved into a fandom meme, which Dave Filoni for some idiotic reason made canon, taking away any threat they once had and make the empire overall incompetent, which personally i think was a big mistake
I love the humanization of Storm Troopers. It's opened up a whole other universe of characters and emotional story opportunities that Disney failed to capitalize on by leaning into the death of the Skywalker family line
Stormtroopers are supposed to be the elite marine corps of the empire. They're well trained and equiped with cutting edge tech. Even if Disney wants to present the empire's forces as incompetent morons they should at least present one of the empire's most elite branches as slightly competent.
Really good story! I like how the stormtroopers start to get humanized and are shown as people who may have served against their wishes but cared for their comrades. I also think there should be more stories like these that center around stormtroopers and the empire like this one where we see the emotion and actual perspective of the troopers (also the plot armour seems to also be flipped around a bit). Overall I really enjoyed this film and hope to see more like it.
If only Disney could make quality work like this.. Absolutely blew me away with the cinematography, acting, props and those small minute details that make this piece really come to life in the star wars universe. Also! Those DX9 really made me smile :)
@@MrTea-cz4dr Yeah I really hate how they never show the empires side in many things, they may have been brainwashed but we’re still ultimately human. That’s why this film is so good because they highlight the suffering that still effects the bad side. Same goes for the beginning of Force awakens and the Mandolorian.
@@walterwhite8387 I mean tbh the stormtroopers are the only part of the empire we constantly see despite being like special forces and not the imperial army.
If you want to read the perspectives of Imperials with the Battle of Endor, Jakku and previous battles such as Hoth and Yavin, you should read Star Wars: Lost Stars by Claudia Gray. It's canon, and without giving much away, tells the story of two childhood friends as they find themselves on opposite sides of the Galactic Civil War. Trust me, even the most ardent anti-Disney Star Wars fan will like it. There's also a manga for it too.
Man we probably never get anything official like this. Disney star wars will always have the stormtrooper that turns good (like Fin), but the it's way more interesting to see the "Bad" guys as people with reasons for they do.
Didn't even watch the full video yet, but I have to say that the intro is the single greatest artistic and thematic thing that I have seen in any SW fan film. It's different, unique, and has a lot of gravitas. Great job!
Folks, this is the greatest Star Wars fan film I've had the privilege of setting my eyes on. It feels like a redemption film for the Stormtrooper, breaking the trope of a foot soldier as a mere, expendable statistic. Also, the CGI in the beginning makes me feel things in my pants.
Did anyone realize that the intro starting at 1:06 is the entire series? I calculate 2-3 episode long series. It's just a teaser of the following episodes. Great job. I usually watch 1 minute of fan films then leave. I stayed all the way through and even watched the intro 3 more times after. This right here is dedication!
@@tdegrddeehjgd True. Disney LOATHS Star Wars and its fans. They dissed and made fun of Star Wars Theory, their biggest fan. That tells you everything you need to know what they think of Star Wars and its fans.
@@tdegrddeehjgd It was KK's crew of "Force is Female". They're all about to get axed and they're bitter about it. Plus there are no divine female arch types in this film.
This is probably the best Star Wars fan project out there. Everything from the acting to the effects to the costume and set designs are incredible. I’m also in love with that intro. I really can’t wait to see more of this
WATCH CHAPTER 2 HERE: ua-cam.com/video/oZc2Hh_VO80/v-deo.html
Well the first is bloody fantastic, why have I not seen this before!
it is so nice to see the story from the other perspective great film.
I will after a watch these
Extremely honored to be a part of this series!!!
Your music is very inspirational! :)
Fantastic work as always! You never disappoint
There were only ever two options. John Williams or Samuel Kim. John never answered my email...
All joking aside, Samuel's music is extraordinary and this series wouldn't be nearly as impactful without it. Super stoked to have you on the team!
@@TransmutePictures Excellent work on the first episode. Incorporating Samuel Kim's music was also brilliant!
Where can I get your exceptional music for bucketheads
beautiful first ep. Can't wait for pt. 2
Thank you so much! We're very excited for the next chapter of your Vader series as well!
Keeping Star Wars thriving!
YOO I’m a fan
It was quite an impressive display..
My master 💯💯
This is the kind of look at the empire and Star Wars we’ve wanted for years
Who knew the Stormtroopers could shoot straight? Suddenly it’s scary to be a rebel a few meters away!
@@astralclub5964 The Rebels at Hoth would like a word, lol.
100% 👌🏻
Yes, finally. A show that depicts stormtroopers as an actual, trained, military unit. Using squad and platoon tactics like flanking, suppressive fire, a chain of command, etc.
That happened way before Disney. It sucks that they continued the trend, but at least they didn’t start it. All the same, it’s good to finally see these guys portrayed accurately.
Also as "humans" not just brainwashed drones. Troops doing their job the best they can while trying to keep not just themselves alive but their unit mates.
agreed. Finally a realistic show!
@@tsubaki4106 u forget, the Rebels are also an actual trained military unit
@@badfoody No one said they weren’t. I didn’t “forget” anything.
Massive props to the amazing Cast & Crew who poured their heart and soul into this project, it truly shows who much everyone involved cares about Star Wars!
Hello there
Agreed these are the people we need making content
How did I know you were gonna be in the comments? 😂
Hello there
@@runeofruin887 General kenobi
This is what the Battlefront 2 Campaign should have been like
We don’t talk about that 🤐
True. 100% Iden is lame.
@@firesocius9309 God and she had such potential too. What a waste.
@@Imperialstorm03 Agreed.
@@firesocius9309 I will never understand how a imperial born, academy raised, special forces level of loyalty and brainwashing, Ditched the empire IN-FULL barely a month or two after the end of Endor
I'm a simple man, if I hear the Wilhelm scream, I give a like.
same here
What’s that?
@@Commandobreezy ua-cam.com/video/9FHw2aItRlw/v-deo.html Here is a link to it Comrade
Uuh Ahhh!!!!!!!!!!!@@Commandobreezy
I laughed, they HAD to add that lol
"I´ve had enough of these Ewoks!" Every Battlefront 2 player ever that suffered through Endor.
I know right. I still have nightmares where i am an imp sergeant moving the remnants of my squad towards retrieval through endor, at night, with near zero visibility. Tac lights off because they stand out like a beacon in the dark............" chub chub"
Wow that intro was absolutely phenomenal! Real Grade A quality work, you guys!
Thanks Wolffe!
I’m glad this is getting more and more attention from a lot of the big Star Wars youtubers now
Hey Wolffe you remember me, CT Far?
Make a another vid woolfe
You alive?
That intro was higher quality than 99% of the big company TV shows I've seen, absolutely amazing work here
embarassing isnt it. honestly dont get how hollywood is still in business.
This is the kind of love Star Wars deserves,and everybody involved in this did their part to perfection
Instead, Star Wars gave us a rip-off of the original trilogy without any character development
@@supersheep8595 It's like they hated the fans (i have no doubt they do)
@@supersheep8595 what?
@@jakobinobles3263 um trying to bring us something new and fresh is the reason that it sucked so much in the first place
Did you just not watch the movies or did you completely forget their existence?
@@LucyWest370 there was nothing new on the sequel Trilogy whatsoever, almost everything that was important was a reused concept of the old trilogy but done in the worst way possible.
The first order and resistance are just basically the Empire and Rebel alliance remade all over again.
Missed this until I saw your tweet today. Phenomenal job guys. The intro / credits scene especially... wow.
“Oh it’s... beautiful.”
How do I watch the rest of the episodes? I only see episode 1
Dude give him time to make more.....
STAR WARS does not have intro credits. And certainly not some dainty odd ball cartoon, 3D one at that. it was the worse part of the entire thing. The battle scene was awesome.
USE YOUR FAME SHOW THIS
I hope dearly that this blows up. The film quality, the acting, the music, everything- the highest quality. What masterpieces you make!
@A Zee Only if its Kennedy who has rapidly lost power. Fioni and the others likely would cheer this show on.
It won't. The "studio" was a one hit wonder.
this is the EU disney refused to give us.
You are the benchmark for what makes a good star wars series. Real acting, not this crap they are putting out these days.
@@wddaww ja
Great work guys! Very clear that this was a huge project to pull off! You should all be very proud!
Thank you very much! Fantastic work with Ahsoka's Decision and Shadow of the Republic as well, we've been watching for quite some time :)
The amount of Talent in this chat right now 🥺
Aye what's good brother man
You completely blew me away with this!
The opening sequence was one of the best openings I have seen, and you managed to keep that same level of quality throughout the whole episode - brilliant work! I couldn't be more excited for episode two. MTFBWY
Thank you and MTFBWY too!
@@TransmutePictures Well, without really seeing anyone's faces ..
This provoke a more emotional response than " Rogue One," .. did.
I would just .. love .. to see your take on Vader having to lead a suicide mission where the enemies are using EMP against the 5O1st.
It seriously rivals the Battle over Coruscant.
This is how Star Wars fight should be. I understand lots of it is ‘for kids’ but we really need some more 50/50 no heroes only soldiers kind of shows like this. Amazing work
I'm impressed! Looking forward to seeing the next episode my fellow Bucketheads.
Yes, indeed fellow bucketheada
Yes indeed bucket heads
Hehe buckethead
The leader of the stormtroopers is here
Commander Larry, we need your guidance against the rebels.
Space battle designer/animator here- Looking forward to delivering some bigger and better things to come for you guys. My aim is to deliver the most cinematic and polished take on OT- style space combat as possible. Please consider supporting us so we can keep going!
Dude, you are incredible
@@joshuavett8122 Thanks! I have been daydreaming in "space battles' my entire life, I hope this taste promises good things to come! The VFX team rendered it incredibly well as well, shout out to them!
You get it bro, good stuff
Fantastic stuff! You can really see how much effort all of you have put into this.
👍
This was damn good.
Its a Shack in the wild!
CAPTAIN SHACK
Shack where is AOTR 2.9 campaign?
Bruh this was RvB good, Star Wars RvB style web series sounds pretty much like exactly what this world needs right now ngl. Plus the live action brings it home
Dare we say…… Shacktastic?
These guys told a better story in 10 minutes than JJ did in 2 hours.
In 4 hours*
than disney did in a few years you mean
But that's your opinion post... not everyone is against the Sequels excluding yourself.
@@nzstarwarsn00b it is my opinion. This is a comments section. People express their opinions in a comments section.
@@nzstarwarsn00b Not everyone except half the fanbase
Id love to work with you guys!!!!! AMAZING WORK! EXCITED FOR MORE! The James Bond Style intro is just the best!
Thanks so much! How about an official trailer for the entire season down the road? 😃
@@TransmutePictures definitely!!! Email me elysianjourney1@gmail.com I’d love to see what Sam Kim can do with trailer music too! Excited
Awesome will do!
Sam Kim composed the music for the trailer too. He's the best 🙌
@@TransmutePictures he definitely is!!! Again huge kudos to what you’re doing here I’ve always wanted to see this perspective in Star Wars!
@@ADedits9 me to i love the imperia side of the story
As a Marine, I absolutely love the gritty take on Star Wars and showing the bloody point of view from the storm troopers. You would never see anything like this from Disney besides rogue one came close but I never wanted this to end. I would love to see a full movie.
How about a full series? We are working on it :D
I still wanna see something for the army troopers.
Watching the Death star blow up must have been crushing to the average stormtrooper
@@BlackIce3190 that'd be cool
@@Imperialstorm03 Indeed. The army scene was literally the only good part of Solo.
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is what happened when you let passion direct what you want to do.
As the Sith said; “there is no peace, only passion.”
Hear, hear!
Indeed! This series is a testament to what happens when we put our all into something we're passionate about
This is the kind of content Star Wars could really use more of. Just small stories humanizing all sides of the struggle and showing what conflict is really like for everyone. War isn't bloodless and it isn't always pure good vs pure evil, sometimes its just people vs people. And seeing how the Imperials react to acts of tragedy while the rebellion and future republic celebrate gives a much broader picture of emotions in war
I think it’s phenomenal that now, just anyone can make a movie or series with the same quality as the official version. I’m stunned by the trailer, and can’t wait to watch
im here because of you, was not dissapointed
Not anyone!! It takes effort and a lot of time
What i find more stunning that the official versions are so poorly made that anyone with 2 brain cells to rub together can make a same or even better quality piece of the thing.
@@PaperiLiidokki Exactly, this "fan project" surpasses at least two or three "official" projects made by Disney Lucasfilm for sure...
@@thestarkknightreturns since it’s a series it passed every episode of rebels
This was absolutely amazing! Love it!
yo is this a smash trailer? because everyone is here!
Loved hearing that Wilhelm scream. Never gets old. Lol
3:18 for people who have no idea what is that
Oh it's a cinematic masterpiece for sure. The Wilhelm scream is a staple of every good movie
10:18 that shoulder tap gave me some chills, thats a real thing we do in the military when clearing rooms/buildings, excited for the next episode
What branch
@@RuskiBear57Pretty much every branch that is expected to clear rooms.
More character development in 10minutes for a random stormtrooper than in 9hours of the main character in disneys trash.
Subbed, and fantastic job.
Great score too.
3:18 Perfect Wilhelm Scream placement!
Indeed
I was looking for that comment and it was here. LOL
12 minutes and 16 seconds that are better than 3 entire Sequel movies.
Everyone involved in this Project: Incredible Job!
Edit: Drunk3PO sent me
indeed
Love the small details!
Like the rebel shouting “FOR JEDHA!!!” Before throwing his grenade!
Or:
“Varric? Sounds like something a Bantha has puked out!” 😂
You can tell that this is made by passionate fans!
Don’t forget the wounded trooper’s TK number. 1977 for the release year of ANH!
Yep! Especially the cuss words they were passionate enough to dig up.
I fabricated the Rebel donut helmets and I wrote “For Jedha” in Aurebesh on one of them :)
This is amazing. Stormtroopers get more hits in 12 minutes than in every episode of mandalorian. Just makes it more believable.
yeah it sucks that disney continues to make stormtroopers be a joke
I agree with the enthusiasm. But I don’t know if that’s actually true. Those storm troopers got deadly accurate as soon as Din got his full suit of beaver armor.
EDIT: yes I chose to let autocorrect use beaver instead of beskar. It was too entertaining to change.
@@pat7917 4 people stormed a cruiser full of stormtroopers and took it without breaking a sweat or being hit. Minus like showing up that episode was unwatchable it was so unbelievable
@@fantasticmootastic3956 gonna have to stop you there... I would agree if they were just 4 people... but they were not.
Those were 4 strong independent woman that took out that light cruiser. That’s why it was realistic and believable. Your not giving Disney enough credit. (Sarcasm intended).
Well done, I like how you're portraying Stormtroopers as an actual army and not just the meme of "hurr-durr can't shoot nutn".
Yeah, but they still have them doing stupid shit for the sake of drama that gets them killed or wastes time.
Cant shoot I guess u didn't watch new hope when they stormed though the door on Leias ship
@@nathanskywalker1536 they can shoot but the main characters and good guys tend to have loads of plot armour
@@nathanskywalker1536 I think that's one of the few times where they aren't missing because plot armor.
At first I thought this was an official series, but then I realized the quality was too high to be an official project.
damn son
No no, he’s got a point
He’s out of line but he’s right
With quality like this, who needs disney. This is genuinely impressive work!
Stormtroopers actually fighting, at last. Thanks for that.
Did anyone else think they accidently clicked on the squadrons cinematic at first? The production quality is insanely good
It's great to see a film where the Stormtroopers are centre stage and have their own story, rather than just portrayed as useless cannon fodder for the 'good guys' to take out.
@@jakobinobles3263 I mean the rebels were literally space terrorists haha
Yeah and its also canon that storm troopers have better aim than the rebels.
Agreed I mean stormtroopers are people too
@@AndreNitroX mainly even people who want to do the galaxy a favor and want to fight crime for example
@@AndreNitroX Just because they are people doesn't mean much since they are fighting for the bad side. The empire clearly rules out of fear and terror instead of mutual respect for the everyday imperial citizen. They haven't just treated alien species bad but other humans as well. Not to mention they have committed atrocity after atrocity and either blamed it on others or allowed the public to know they did it in order to keep them in line. Propaganda and also the fear and terror tactics is what keeps the average imperial citizen in line so the Empire can keep a sense of order. Just because Stormtroopers are people doesn't change the fact they are clearly fighting for a regime that rules out of fear and terror in order to keep the everyday citizen in line and is clearly evil.
That is one of the coolest opening credits ever.
This is the highest quality Star Wars fan project I've ever seen. And it's only the first episode!
Did you not see the Vader fan film?
@@danothedeckbuilder1227 yep, and this is ever so slightly better
I always wonder if Mr Lucas ever watch’s these fan film’s. I would like to think he’d be proud if he saw this. Well done guys.
he used to, before the dark times. before the empire of disney took over
@@justan324 cringe
He definitely used to. I still remember watching the 2002 Star Wars Fan Film Awards on SciFi (this was before it became "SyFy," kiddies. Yes I'm old, haha). Kevin Smith got to host it. One of the awards was the George Lucas award, which he handpicked and did a small video for. He loved seeing the passion and talent from the fans, and he came off as very genuine about that, not simply reading from a prompter.
watches
Watching this after the Bad Batch fits so well
I guess, but theyre 30 years apart
@@kx250fforlife not 30 this is the battle of Endor which took place 23 years after the fall of the republic
It seems to me that the Bad Batch had less story than this short movie
@@trostlf2699 I liked bad batch a lot, but youre so right tbh. these are so much more entertaining than even the mainline stuff, it just feels genuine.
I mean I don't see it myself considering they're like 20+ years apart haha
These fan films are part of what's keeping Star Wars alive right now.
This is professional level of cinematography!
That moment when Death Star was blown up gave me goosebumps.
The drone shot of the stormtroopers running in the line with the shadows of X-wings sliding over them was perfect.
You even managed to make Ewoks look like a real threat.
RotJ had a couple of shots of Ewoks hefting sizable rocks over their heads.
I mean, we know that for filming they're probably prop boulders, but then if we go that route then nothing in Star Wars is worth discussing.
So if those were actual rocks, then Ewoks must have pretty high muscle density, which combined with their ability to move quickly and quietly through the forest, actually makes them horrifically frightening native enemies to fight, if a whole tribe of them decided the wanted to kill us... WHILE we're simultaneously engaging a bunch of fully armed, highly trained veteran insurgent commandos.
Being rather strong for their size would also explain how they managed to set up all those heavy log traps throughout the forest surrounding the shield generator perimeter, literally overnight.
@@cykeok3525 Yeah, but the Empire managed to take over Kashyyyk which is inhabited by Wookiees who are much stronger than Ewoks
@@scoutman66 Well the Wookiee’s are also larger so if they needed to shoot them it would probably be quite a lot easier
Yea ewoks are scary as shit when you think about it
@@cykeok3525 Hey, chimps are strong enough to rip a human's arm off, and they're about the same size as Ewoks. I totally buy that hypothesis.
The introw animation, the music, the story, the fight scenes, the animation, the ENDING. A true work of art.
The quality of this is just outstanding. One of the best Star Wars fan projects I have ever seen!
If someone told me this was done by Lucas Films, I'd believe it. This is absolutely incredible. You guys are freaky good at what you do.
Well, I would personally NOT BELIEVE that Lucasfilms had anything to do with this after Kathleen 'Franchise Destroyer' Kennedy and Disney took it over. This is miles and miles above ANYTHING that they have done.
I've been so hyped for this! Glory to the Empire!
"I've had enough of those Ewoks." FANTASTIC! You have a fan for life here.
I hope "The rat" doesn't pull this out of UA-cam and allow these guys to continue this amazing project!
thats why you donwload/archive such masterpieces before the corporate rats snatch it away from the platform
OMFG, where has this content been my whole life??? This video is far superior to 90% of all the SW's content I've seen and that includes large screen, small screen, and animated series! Phenomenally great goes not come close to doing this justice.
Before watching the video: {visible happiness]
When the video kicked up on the space battle of Endor: This is where the fun begins
When the video ended: We will watch your career with great interest
A surprise to be sure but a welcome one
Once again, the fandom makes something as good or better than the actual company that owns it.
Damn, this is some high quality shit, mates. That space battle scene in the beginning shocked me with its quality.
this really shows how war affects everyone, Rebels, Storms, Clones, Droids, no one leaves the war without getting scarred
Star Wars Theory brought me here and now I am happy.
FANTASTIC
Sup. Interesting to see you here
general kenobi, you are a bold one
still cant wait to see clone wars obi wan vs anakin
This is true Star Wars, just a simple studio trying to make its way in the current world where The Mouse has it’s eyes on anything it could monetise.
T H E M O U S E
The RAT
This is stunning!
With the films solely from the point of view of the 'Good Guys', the Rebels and the Jedi and such, we never get to see it from an Imperial Point of View.
The character integrity seems really good, too. I'm in love with what I've seen so far!
Yeah! When you look at it from an Imperial soldier's POV, the Rebels are honestly little more than murderous terrorists.
God if disney just had two brain cells to rub together they would give these guys a million dollars and say, make me something great. I have no doubt that they would produce something incredible
The Force forbid Disney prevents them from crowdfunding, just as they did with Star Wars Theory
That's just the thing, Disney doesn't have any brain cells, they only see the bottom line and that is why they fail...
"product something incredible" - except that despite the machinations of the empire, they've created something here that is rather incredible. Not sure if input from the empire would help or hold this back.
@@styrofoamforbreakfast the only thing I remember about star wars theory is when someone said "I think the amount of overreliance on fanscervice is a bad direction" (or something) and he basically said "no it'd exactly what we need" or something. I've put them in the same court as Collider
Not a good start but this video is really good and deserved to be made and from what I've seen ... yeah it's better than the Mandalorian ... however real reason they won't is obvious. There's no cute Droid or toy that they think they need even Jedi Fallen order had to have one.
Well, sometimes I wonder if disney hates us SW fans? Feels like it most of the time.
My first reaction to the opening space scene: "There's no way this is fan film! This looks insane!"
That was awesome. Keep up the great work!
Yes! Mindblowing, Spectacular Top Quality Content! We can all see that obviously this was made with lots of Love. Thank You.
That space scene was better than the Rise of Skywalker, and I don't even particularly hate the sequels, I just was so disappointed by that space battle.
That moment when fans make a movie MUCH better than dISNEY !
That's how you know it's fan made. It's much better quality and content.
I’ve felt more emotions in 10 minutes watching this than I have watching the entire sequel trilogy. This is beautifully done.
The majority emotion while watching the sequel "trilogy" that I experienced was humor. But this? It can be taken seriously.
@Aquarium Go What a predictable comment...
@@stevenf.gonzalez1080 it may be predictable, but that is only because it is true.
@@stevenf.gonzalez1080 what would be preferable? Something like "oh the sequel trilogy was well done, with amazing writing and actors but this was pretty good for a fan film?"
Lol nah. No need to shill for that comedic hot mess. Pulling force powers out of her ass whenever the instance called for it. After failing basic force training... Bahaha I laughed the whole time.
The only emotion anyone but idiots got from the sequels were disappointment
why is this so unknown?!? i gotta share this. i will share this to everyone!
to bad that most i know dont speak english all to well...
YOU! you who reads this: share this masterpiece with everyone you know too. we have to make it known, getting it supported!
*This Is Better Than Big Flicks, it's crazy how fans do better than Hollywood*
Because fans care :p
It helps if you care about the IP and its special and dear to you. Not just a platform to spout your politics.
Because Hollywood is politics now and more about putting real world agendas its so sad.
The intro alone proves to me you can put normal music in Star Wars and make it work.
They used the hu in fallen order and it worked brilliant, although idk if you would class Mongolian music as normal
I’ve waited years for Lucasfilm to do a story about Stormtroopers, you’ve not only beaten them to it, you’ve surpassed them on quality and sheer heart! That was amazing, you guys rock 🤘🏼
This is fucking amazing
wow the set design is really awesome genuinely feels like its a movie
That was totally awesome! I cannot wait for the next episode!
i like how in this you feel like the stormtroopers are actually what they are meant to be, dangerous
ehhhh - they never were dangerous let alone threatening that was more clones. Stormtroopers were more about overwhelming numbers much like the droids, flooding your enemy with bodies making any battle seem hopeless.
@@sephiroaone-of-nine101 501st which we predominantly see in the original trillogy were made up of the clones that survived the formation of the empire. 501st, vader's fist. Anakin's original band during the GAR campaigns.
@@sephiroaone-of-nine101 they were originally meant to be the empire elite shock troops, but in the movies they sucked for plot reasons, which evolved into a fandom meme, which Dave Filoni for some idiotic reason made canon, taking away any threat they once had and make the empire overall incompetent, which personally i think was a big mistake
@@sword4005 ehhh they never looked cool in the first place
Once again, the fans get how in depth this universe can be.
The quality of the production design, cinematography, special effects, and the script SHOW. This NEEDS more recognition.
Wow that was incredible!
Can't wait for part 2 :)
And THAT is how a Star Wars story is done. Can't wait for the rest of the season!
99% of the time I forgot it was a fan film, amazing work!
This is better than most, if not all, Star Wars movies. This IS the show we’re looking for!
I love the humanization of Storm Troopers. It's opened up a whole other universe of characters and emotional story opportunities that Disney failed to capitalize on by leaning into the death of the Skywalker family line
It’s how Finn should’ve been
The most competent stormtroopers I’ve seen. Y’all knocked it out of the park! Looking forwards to more.
Tantive IV
This is how storm troopers should be shown. Compared to Disney ruining them
@@Collision_9 thats so true
Stormtroopers are supposed to be the elite marine corps of the empire. They're well trained and equiped with cutting edge tech. Even if Disney wants to present the empire's forces as incompetent morons they should at least present one of the empire's most elite branches as slightly competent.
This was like top quality movie making here. Not only do I end up caring about the stormtroopers safety, but I want to see more!
The intro makes it feel like a gritty HBO show, and I'm all for it
my youtube recommendations just went from 0-100 really fast today
Was anyone else thinking “I’m captain Obran, and this is my favorite sacrifice on Endor” because of Mark Meer?
Wow i did not catch that the first time. Thank you for pointing that out that's so cool.
This is going to be one of the best fan projects ever made :)
Really good story! I like how the stormtroopers start to get humanized and are shown as people who may have served against their wishes but cared for their comrades. I also think there should be more stories like these that center around stormtroopers and the empire like this one where we see the emotion and actual perspective of the troopers (also the plot armour seems to also be flipped around a bit). Overall I really enjoyed this film and hope to see more like it.
Well, RIP Mark Meer, I guess someone else is gonna have to have a favorite store on the citadel
Glad I got the Boromir death scene, though! :) ...Do Stormtroopers get to be Force ghosts?
@@markmeer7887 It is good to see you again! We missed you after Mass Effect. 🙏🙋♂️
If only Disney could make quality work like this.. Absolutely blew me away with the cinematography, acting, props and those small minute details that make this piece really come to life in the star wars universe. Also! Those DX9 really made me smile :)
Just to imagine that if this was cannon both this squad and Inferno squad watched the Death Star implode on itself in complete awe at the same time
as did many other Imperial Loyalists that day. Many of their stories need to be told too.
@@MrTea-cz4dr Yeah I really hate how they never show the empires side in many things, they may have been brainwashed but we’re still ultimately human. That’s why this film is so good because they highlight the suffering that still effects the bad side. Same goes for the beginning of Force awakens and the Mandolorian.
@@walterwhite8387 I mean tbh the stormtroopers are the only part of the empire we constantly see despite being like special forces and not the imperial army.
Shut up! This WILL be my canon!
If you want to read the perspectives of Imperials with the Battle of Endor, Jakku and previous battles such as Hoth and Yavin, you should read Star Wars: Lost Stars by Claudia Gray. It's canon, and without giving much away, tells the story of two childhood friends as they find themselves on opposite sides of the Galactic Civil War.
Trust me, even the most ardent anti-Disney Star Wars fan will like it. There's also a manga for it too.
Man we probably never get anything official like this. Disney star wars will always have the stormtrooper that turns good (like Fin), but the it's way more interesting to see the "Bad" guys as people with reasons for they do.
Didn't even watch the full video yet, but I have to say that the intro is the single greatest artistic and thematic thing that I have seen in any SW fan film. It's different, unique, and has a lot of gravitas. Great job!
Folks, this is the greatest Star Wars fan film I've had the privilege of setting my eyes on. It feels like a redemption film for the Stormtrooper, breaking the trope of a foot soldier as a mere, expendable statistic. Also, the CGI in the beginning makes me feel things in my pants.
Did anyone realize that the intro starting at 1:06 is the entire series? I calculate 2-3 episode long series. It's just a teaser of the following episodes. Great job. I usually watch 1 minute of fan films then leave. I stayed all the way through and even watched the intro 3 more times after. This right here is dedication!
In the movies stormtroopers are just this big mass of soldiers, I like that this shows them in a different light
You have no idea how many Ewoks I’d be willing to murder if it meant I could be an extra in this series lol
i vouch this!! Cause same here!!
Death to the murder bears!
I hate murder bears
22 + 5 children if they were too savage
🤣🤦🏾♂️
Why give anyone this Video a dislike? This video is the best fan-made film I've seen
They work for Disney.
@@tdegrddeehjgd really ok
@@tdegrddeehjgd True. Disney LOATHS Star Wars and its fans. They dissed and made fun of Star Wars Theory, their biggest fan. That tells you everything you need to know what they think of Star Wars and its fans.
@@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623 bruuuuuu
that sucks
@@tdegrddeehjgd It was KK's crew of "Force is Female". They're all about to get axed and they're bitter about it. Plus there are no divine female arch types in this film.
This 12 mins is better than the Disney Trilogy. More character depth and expression from character that are wearing mask. Fantastic job y'all!
Exactly
This deserves to be actually Star Wars this is perfect
Even the opening credits are better than the sequel trilogy lmao
IKRR THAT INTRO WAS FIREE
I don't even remember the sequel trilogy , except for maybe the Porgs. At least the Porgs were cool , they could have done more with that.
yes
It’s not even CLOSE! This show f**ks!
This is probably the best Star Wars fan project out there. Everything from the acting to the effects to the costume and set designs are incredible. I’m also in love with that intro. I really can’t wait to see more of this
Ye only one that compares to it is Shards of the Past
@@coochiha Shards is good, but I don't think it compares in quality.
How soon before Disney shuts this amazing project down? I pray they miss it for as long as it takes to finish all the episodes.