FOR THE EMPIRE: SEASON ONE - A Star Wars parody created with Unreal Engine 5

[@EpicallyCasual]

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[@Dev_Builder]

Nice animating, keep up the great work :)

[@caleblayne6329]

Yesssssssssss I’ve been waiting for this episode I was so hoping the two pairs would see each other. I love this series. Love love love. I rewatch it when I’m having a bad day. Keep up the good work.

[@lawjef]

Storm trooper helmets are GL’s caricature of excessive plastic surgery: dimple chin implant, massive jaw implants, botoxed forehead (raise your eye brows, you can’t, can ya?), no nose to speak of, check implants, massive lip injections, no hair, etc. He wanted the bad guys to represent the vain actors he has to deal with every day

[@joshuakarr-BibleMan]

I love the dialup noises on the boot camp's radio.

[@antlerr]

you stole someone elses work from a few years ago and tried to pass it as new really think dumbass the world can see the web you always forget that!

[@michaelskipper3375]

The fact that they made it where the stormtroopers are like the actual military makes me happy. This is how almost every Marine I knew acted and it was glorious

[@jealc0]

You and me both, brother. Semper Fi.

[@benpotter8309]

Facts haha, this is what happens when u put bored marines together 😂🤣

[@maxoutyoutlife5261]

Gawd! I was just gonna say that! This reminded me of when I was on watch duty and the other jarhead would.not.s.t.f.u!!! Eventually I sent him to go get chow or check locks etc, anything to get some peace and quiet!

[@SiliconFlux]

Same way in the Army. OOO-RAA

[@Gaidalcain2179]

This is legit me and the homey at Lejeune doing fire watch on the ammo before the range. Oorah! 😂😂😂

[@thearrowfish2778]

It’s giving off Red vs Blue vibes and I love it

[@lethalenoki]

It's like if Sarge and Donut were forced to spend a campaign together immediately after they met

[@scouttrooper2871]

yeah

[@pickleballer1729]

Good catch! I didn't make that connection, but it's definitely right on.

[@ciaranwesterman5074]

I'm 100% sure the "why are we here" was a direct quote and reference to RvB

[@f-149]

13:03

[@DS-uf4qw]

Watching this you come to the sudden realization that a handful of folks can make better Star Wars content that billion dollar studios. At first you're annoyed, then it dawns on you: We have the technology to tell the stories we want to tell without asking for permission and letting the public at large judge it on its merit. Well done AFK!

[@JohnDlugosz]

The same thing has happened to Star Trek and its fan films. Collectively, these are more than just franchises -- they are present-day mythology, and the stories are owned by the people who revere them, tell them, and add to them. That's why, unlike most franchises, fans get *very angry* at the current copyright holders for mistreating it.

[@simondewitt7161]

This isn't that good, the visuals are very well done but I assume this is supposed to make me laugh... it didn't.

[@azurplex]

And the ability to post it online to let the public judge it on merit.

[@lcvigilante9608]

Amen

[@armandbernardcornet4572]

Absolutely!

[@larryblake842]

"you laughed" "And that's why I'm here" Loved that line it solidified his argument so well.

[@seriouscat2231]

I could not stand this channel longer than twelve minutes. I am not an actual Star Wars fan, but decided to check a few parodies, and the jokes and dialogue in this one feel forced and tedious. I have ran into too many people like that trooper in real life to find this in any way amusing.

[@Clonebenjamin77]

​@@seriouscat2231 Yes, that's the joke. It's supposed to feel like an actual dude.

[@Jackyll-x3o]

😂😂😂

[@LJ-bq9fy]

@@seriouscat2231 Chill dude, don't have a melt down. Snobody is saying you have to watch it. I actually loved this as much as the movies.

[@seriouscat2231]

@@Clonebenjamin77, it gets so repetitive and boring so quick.

[@brandonnitro4029]

I love how he referred to a lightsaber as a "glow stick"

[@grego15]

...because its literally a glowing stick?????

[@Cernumospete]

A glowstick of death.

[@TheRavenCoder]

​@@Cernumospete A death stick?

[@Cernumospete]

@@TheRavenCoder Nah, that's a cig.

[@fuktrumpanzeeskum]

"He's bouncing the blaster bolts back. Can he do that? Is he allowed todo that?"

[@gwpattrick]

I want a full length movie with these two. This better then Disney.

[@DrSonSteve]

That doesn't say much. Since when does Disney make anything Star War that is good?

[@taxiuniversum]

To be fair, being better than Disney is a VERY low bar. 🙄

[@joeyreliford705]

Andor.

[@pwnmeisterage]

@@joeyreliford705 Andor is "pretty good", Mando was "okay", Boba was (generally) "not bad". But I think I'd rather watch hours and hours of these two (four) guys. So far they've been consistently entertaining and likeable.

[@sheepcz7747]

Disney is not good at stories, but at least he would make steam come out of his mouth on an ice planet :D .

[@Warkingist]

I would pay ACTUAL money to have this as a TV series.

[@drunkpaulocosta]

As opposed to Monopoly Money?

[@Warkingist]

@DrunkPauloCosta Of course not. Im talking about fallout bottle caps. :)

[@briandowers9486]

Without hesitation.

[@r.m8146]

No more TV series, please. Let's just get back to movies with beginning, middle and end.

[@bluelantern5241]

@@r.m8146 there's been some good tv series. Andor was great

[@MaxCohen-mx2rf]

"Can't tell if the conditioning didn't work, or if it worked too well.". Masterpiece of a line. Was really skeptical about this being decent, but it was for naught because it's splendid.

[@negydimenziosember]

I saw the thumbnail, I thought maybe I shouldn't waste time, watched it, giggled, glad I did too.

[@pwnmeisterage]

I love when they spontaneously break into singing the Imperial March. Hearing the full epic orchestra in their heads. Sounding like "unholy noise" to everyone around them.

[@Nostromo2144]

It's just a tribute... 😁

[@ShardCollector]

Up to that point I was sure the veteran would snap and shoot the kiddo's head off, but this was brilliant 😄

[@belgainduran5711]

I was so hoping it would get the entire regiment singing along, cause Patriotism.

[@kaosdays2146]

I love that the veteran trooper asked what color the lightsaber was and then said “ugh the blue ones are the worst” because blue blade wielders were known as guardians and expert combatants with the lightsaber

[@billyknight8785]

Incorrect. The blue blade ones were not the guardians, they were the Knights. The Green blade ones were the Guardians.

[@shannondavis3686]

@@billyknight8785incorrect. Jedi Guardians use Blue Lightsabers in legends. Green are used by Jedi Counselors. Jedi Sentinels use Yellow. Jedi “Knights” are a rank among the order above Padawan and below Master.

[@leftygambinoTenno]

Counselors used green lightsabers @@billyknight8785

[@TeamFurySuperGaming]

This is correct

[@educatedfool5121]

You can just call it what it used to be before disney made their terrible fan fiction. The EU. If you call it legends you are honestly just giving disney's generic sci fi cr@p fest #5 legitimacy@@shannondavis3686

[@scenczyk1429]

When they were both air guitaring Vaders theme I was dying 😂 didn't expect the vet to get involved the way he did

[@haseebaman1532]

That’s what I was thinking bro 😂😂

[@yryama]

As an old vet I can tell you, sometimes getting young blood in the unit makes you feel young too...then your knees bring you back to reality

[@itsyaboi6540]

@@yryama bruh lol

[@narakarrarr6191]

I was dying!

[@tomjoad1363]

I was waiting for the whole troops to join in before getting called.

[@KF1]

The exasperated stare from Vet Stormtrooper is hilarious. I don't know how a stormtrooper helmet can be so expressive. Awesome job

[@Isometrix116]

You know, it’s actually pretty historically accurate for two patrols on enemy sides to come across each other and just… not fight.

[@EvertfromNederland]

yep. In fact in WW1, There where so many wolves displaced from their habitats and drawn to the dead body's on the battlefield, the Germans and Russians decided to quit fighting each other for a few days and focus on clearing the wolves from the battlegrounds before they commenced fighting. EDIT: i did some digging. It's fact there where many wolves attracted to the bodies and also that they where displaced and formed a threat to both German and Russian soldiers. So it is not unreasonable to think that at certain moments both parties had a common enemy they'd rather be fighting. However the "wolf truce" i described seems to be romanticised and is never confirmed by Russian reports (like the Christmas truce was). I seem to be mislead a bit by news articles that where quoting eachother rather than independant sources. So I am backtracking a bit here. I don't think it's accurate to call it an actual "truce". Sorry to have mislead you

[@dylanbasstica8316]

@@EvertfromNederland Infact there were multiple truces during world war one, goes to show you humans as a whole don't really want to kill each other, I seen a documentary where an american vet said both sides hadn't received orders in days and some englsih speaking german came over to their trenches one day to compliment the smell of the breakfast they were cooking, apparently they ended up befriending the entire german platoon, they played sports partied, and ate together, then the americans one day were finally given orders and had to kill the men they had just become such good friends with, just goes to show if were left to our own individualism and not the orders of a small subset of power hungry politicians humans tend to come together rather than fight one another.

[@chriswaller8780]

@Narkomancers What? A few fatcats at the top of a pyramid (scheme) giving lethal orders to their subordinates in a delegating fashion until the only ones left actually losing anything are the ones at the bottom? Huh.. Sure would be a shame if that pyramid were turned over sideways...

[@OttoTheWeim]

This is correct. Many times a posted soldier would be given an order to guard the perimeter or the like. If an enemy patrol went by but wasn’t attacking they would many times let them go because their orders weren’t to just kill every enemy. They saw them simply as other kids like themselves and not an enemy at that moment.

[@Isometrix116]

@Narkomancers Yep, and a great example of that is the Christmas Truce

[@reddeaddude2187]

This depiction of the complexities of warfare is infinitely better than anything in Disney's cursed trilogy. That both sides ultimately aren't all that different. "They're just regular guys like us." A+

[@MountainFisher]

Exactly what I was trying to formulate.🤣

[@williamhofstedt9923]

Disney doesn’t want both sides to be the same. It wants one side to evil.

[@davidshea6272]

@@williamhofstedt9923 One side does regularly blow up planets and enslave/genocide entire sentient species, so, you know, that is evil. And they did that in pre-disney canon as well.

[@JohnBrown-tw2qi]

@@davidshea6272 they’re talking about normal imperial troops, most of them are just regular dudes who got recruited out of the core worlds. It’s not like they have any control over what their fascist government decides for them.

[@davidshea6272]

@@JohnBrown-tw2qi Yeah, just so you know, the myth of the 'clean whermacht' is a myth. And so is the myth of the clean stormtrooper corp.

[@heathb4319]

The guy playing the veteran trooper should have been cast as The Mandalorian. He would have been good at it.

[@DALLASBARNETT]

I completely agree. I would have also liked to have been cast as Paz Vizsla, But Jon Favreau decided to go al Nepo-baby and take it for himself.. "Wrecker' in The Bad Batch would have also been cool.

[@the13thwardsadam92]

honestly i think he just has the voice to play any war hardneded, badass, helmet wearing character. vizla would probs be best though. his voice acting is meh bordering on bad in the cw

[@Peppersfirst]

​@DALLASBARNETT Well done Dallas, I hope you continue to hone your craft and go far. These are great. 👍

[@incrementum221]

wow I can't believe by the end of this short 30 minute video i felt more invested in these foot soldiers than anything i felt for rey, finn, and the other one.

[@shigglezz684]

Who's Rey? Do u mean kylo rey? I think that's his name

[@Peppersfirst]

​@@shigglezz684Wasn't it Rylo something

[@kcfreeman3021]

No it was stylo

[@Voidboi223]

Fr. 💀

[@cc89183]

There was another one?

[@jeffphillips1832]

The quality and care put into this short film is incredibly great. It must have taken a hell of a lot of hard work, time, patience, and determination. I have the deepest respect and appreciation for all involved in this magnificent and highly entertaining effort. Thank you!

[@KW-ps6hk]

"I can see everything he sees" "Do you know how many regulations you are violating right now?" "Do you want to know what is happening?" "Yes"

[@leolordful]

@KW-ps6hk The infantry in a nutshell

[@Voidboi223]

Add * round the *"Yes."* Makes it better

[@dawntraveler42]

Gimli and Legolas at Helm's Deep. Shall I get you a box?

[@diego16160]

This is a masterpiece, easily better than anything that came out of Disney. Best part for me was: "And what is your designation?", "TK-FKU, Sir!" hahahaha. Also: "Son, I don't know if the Academy conditioning either didn't work on you, or worked too well" - hilarious! One of the best lines in all of Star Wars.

[@jacekkarny302]

Also FNG is preety appropriate for situation (who don't understand reference, should search in Wikipedia)

[@jacobdelgado7343]

Fku, sir!

[@LBibeauB24]

I was thinking they should put a Red vs Blue reference in when "You ever wonder why we're here?" Hell yes love it.

[@nunyabizznez2805]

They should since it's clearly an attempt at reskinning that much better show. If anyone watching this hasn't seen red v blue, it's worth a peak, that's for sure.

[@23GreyFox]

I must be missed that line.

[@kelvinli340]

@@nunyabizznez2805 Ah good times "What are they doing?"

[@CT-1975]

​@@kelvinli340 " what?"

[@ANSWERTHECALLOFJESUSCHRIST]

I love the veteran Stormtrooper's voice! 😁

[@DALLASBARNETT]

Thanks. 40 years of whiskey and cigs.

[@doqas]

Is it me or does the talkative stormtrooper sound a bit like Paul Rudd?

[@charliebirkner8729]

@@DALLASBARNETT Reminds me of Sarge from RvB (a compliment!)

[@DALLASBARNETT]

@@charliebirkner8729 honestly, FKU's voice is not really a stretch for me. It's pretty much my ''walkin' round'' voice .

[@unknownuser8454]

@@DALLASBARNETT ??

[@r3dp9]

Good thing there was a season compilation, else I never would have known I had missed out on a few of the episodes.

[@tealvampyre]

Same here!

[@inertproductionsalternate9114]

I was hoping I had. Still funny second time around.

[@davidjc96]

Same this was my first time watching it all

[@fletcherpersinger5102]

This felt real… lmao.. exactly how soldiers would act with all the goofing off, mess ups, hurry up and wait of everyday Army life.. lmao 🤣.. Thank You this 20 minutes had better drama and storytelling than that last Trilogy by a Mile.

[@inertproductionsalternate9114]

"Palpatunes play something relaxing." Guy goes flying and screams. Relaxing...

[@Noone-jn3jp]

Wilhelm scream.

[@mysticdragonwolf89]

It’s hilarious that you don’t even see their faces yet their helmets, body language, and voices convey more emotion and character building than the sequel trilogy and the Rings of Power combined.

[@Lohanujuan]

Goddamn 🔥

[@curtimongous]

It's not the helmet it's the body language my man

[@damiendementio9618]

@CurtiMongous It's the helmets, too. Even empty, they convey more emotion and build better character than the sequel trilogy.

[@sirxcasotay8834]

@@damiendementio9618 this series feels really like RvB, which I love

[@Xandrecity]

@@sirxcasotay8834 My thoughts also! It feels like almost the same dynamic between the characters

[@albusplaustrum06]

The dial-up connection killed me. AFK has provided me with more Star Wars in 29 minutes than Disney has in how many hours of week old bath water content...well done.

[@AvroBellow]

I'm getting a seriously strong Red vs. Blue vibe from this and I love it! 😆

[@soapmanau]

Laughed way too hard it this but it made me feel old🤣 The OGs will get this. God I miss Blood Gulch

[@Tribulatus_Rex]

The moment I heard "Why are we here?" drove it home, and FNG definitely throws off Caboose vibes.❤

[@builderdex]

@@Tribulatus_Rex "Why are we here" definitely did it for me! 🤣

[@Door_dash11]

To be more specific smart Sarge and caboose vibe😂

[@ch3zn1ck]

@@Door_dash11 I thought more Griff

[@ArcWolf713]

This was a great story. Looks remarkable. Hope to see a Season 2 in the future.

[@EpicallyCasual]

Already in progress 😊

[@phoenixrider4622]

im here seeing this late and its already open to me :)@@EpicallyCasual

[@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307]

@@EpicallyCasual Was this made with the permission of the copyright owners?

[@oscarinacan]

​@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307 every morning when you wake up do you have to consciously choose to and try hard not be a moron, or do you take medication?

[@violettpendragon-vt3vz]

​@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307 don't be that guy. Nobody likes that guy.

[@grateanime]

I would happily watch a movie about these two. They are just so funny.🤣

[@bxtreme14]

Same

[@davidjc96]

These 4 hopefully they’ll cross paths with their rebel counterparts in the future again

[@quantu1112]

Same here🎉

[@konoko1002k]

I hate to be that guy, but: Patreon is in the description. Now, move on, I want the movie ASAP.

[@dustinmaxwell259]

These father and son scenes are funny.

[@CareKitty]

"I heard the Princess kissed her brother!" Had me laughing. This was written so well, the comedic timing is spot on! Can't wait for the next installment!

[@pedroRodriguesMD]

She doesn’t have a brother! 😂

[@occam7382]

I love how all four of those guys just near constantly insult each other, but they all agree that you don't talk smack about Leia. Respect right there.

[@Shad0wSnip3d]

Love the red vs blue references, this show really makes me miss the good old days of rvb

[@jakeoliciousgaming7020]

You ever wonder why we’re here?

[@ahetzel9054]

"there's a bunch of ships attacking us, they look like combat Nacho's" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm dying

[@8bit_paul]

19:39 I loved the part where Caboose drives the Warthog over the ridge and Sarge tells him "We're not retreating! We're advancing toward future victory!"

[@aidenfurry471]

RVB funny

[@DistracticusPrime]

It's "lightish red"!

[@mgk1397]

You ever wonder why we're here?

[@jv-lk7bc]

aka strategic relocation.

[@RicoSuavae]

TK-FNG and newly promoted Commander TK-FKU need to make an appearance in a show a movie or video game like just a small cameo something small they deserve it as star wars fans to they contributions to the brand they earned the right to be apart of canon and for some reason i think Dave has probably watched all of these millions of times and love they humor im pretty sure these guys at least got invited to a production set or convention or something

[@DALLASBARNETT]

Can confirm the SWHQ BigHeads have indeed seen and enjoyed the series, although they cant comment publicly for obvious reasons. The 4 of our main cast would be thrilled (All professional filmmakers, All huge SW fans) to be included in any SW official content

[@RicoSuavae]

​@@DALLASBARNETTshould just do a Disney show called Troopers it would be bigger then mandalorian make it a comedy show but with a serious storyline and make the troopers comedy but more realistic dont let em just die easy and etc

[@DALLASBARNETT]

@@RicoSuavae exactly. Waiting for that Disney phone call.📲

[@RicoSuavae]

@@DALLASBARNETT if I were u I would reach out to Dave Filoni or someone else who can reach out to him u needa skip the Disney calls and go straight to the actual fans who work on the sets with Dave, I'm pretty sure u have seen I.M.P.S that type of realism with your comedy would be imo one of the biggest master pieces to ever happen and if it does ever happen contact me I'll work for free lmaaao I don't even need lines or nothing I'd just wanna be a trooper in background lmao

[@StormZephyr]

@@RicoSuavae The Force is protecting them... It turns out The Force was plot armor all along

[@iconiccavalier2240]

"I'm pretty sure I can take him" made me laugh out loud lmao

[@chrigoog]

This is easily the best SW parody since Robot Chicken

[@u.v.s.5583]

Familiar with the body of work by Auralnauts?

[@jerds9293]

Check out Auralnauts on YT!

[@chrigoog]

@@u.v.s.5583 I am, their stuff is pretty good as well, but I stand by my rating.

[@careful...Icarus]

Aluminum Falcon...???

[@DenisSolaro]

and the old classic Troops

[@justuskasunic]

"did you ever wonder why we are here?" What a classic

[@darkshadow31415]

Totally Red vs Blue.

[@KennethMcQueen]

@@darkshadow31415 That was my first thought. Not that it is unwelcome here, mind you. Shout outs can be great things for fanbases.

[@matmatician7]

I mean, we're in the middle of a ice canyon in the middle of nowhere. No way in or out. Yup. The only reason we have an imperial base over here, is because they have a rebel base over there. Even if we we were to pull out today, they'd just have a tiny base in an ice canyon. Whoopty fucking doo.

[@K4113B4113]

Instantly got Red vs. Blue vibes from this. Even before I clicked on it.

[@scottryan305]

Best show ever... of all time

[@the13thwardsadam92]

you guys are writing realistic yet consistantly hilarious dialogue with well placed callbacks that dont pull you out of the story. showing the humanity to stormtroopers as just guys and not a faceless evil which is something people have always wanted. youre excelling at things that the biggest media giant cant manage. such as good dialogue, likeable and relatable characters, and subtle callbacks that fit into the diologue and story which negates the need for big action scenes and nostalga bait that disney relies to heavily on. thanks for taking the time to give star wars fans something we can be proud of. i hope you guys see how much we appreciate the work youre doing and continue this series. im waiting for season three with bated breath❤

[@qualityqueensfirstbomb6450]

This is the RvB-esque content I require to fill the void in my life

[@bable6314]

You ever wonder why we're here?

[@perry92964]

my thoughts exactly

[@texas1872]

YES!!!!!

[@eminstinct4114]

@@bable6314 wellll

[@Storm-Cleaver]

Exactly what my wife and I were thinking. It's like RvB meets Troops.

[@brian80ish]

The humour is incredible! These two deserve a full movie..😂😂

[@lucasrem]

what story they have ?

[@albertthomas25]

A stormtrooper comedy series is such a good idea. Take notes, Disney.

[@StaalBurgher0]

But how would they smash the patriarchy and vanquish white supremacy?

[@AGTheOSHAViolationsCounter]

DON'T tell the mouse for godsake! They'll acquire and ruin it! I mean c'mon man have some common sense! Lol

[@Firingblind]

Not diverse enough for Disney 😅

[@danfabbs]

Don’t let Disney know about this

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

*Yes. It's like so what that they're helping to maintain the subjugation of an entire galaxy, they're just so heartwarming.* Neo-Nazis, take notice at how to sell a forked-up ideology to the masses.

[@panzercake4247]

TK-FKU got me, had to pause for a while, laughing was too intense ^^ Great parody, definitely better than the official stuff we get lately. Thank you for this

[@blkspade23]

It was the "How many of them actually hit something?" for me.

[@Stefonius]

It happened to me in the first skit. "Do you know what we're guarding here?" "Nope". A few minutes later, toilet flush.

[@razorback20]

@@blkspade23 Same. I've been that 🤏 close from spitting my drink on my keyboard 🤣

[@kylelantan9220]

FNG had me laughing first which confused my friends that were watching at the same time. FNG is f***ing new guy in military parlance.

[@noalowenstein6741]

love how the grizzled trooper predicted his B-Wing question

[@spritscarr8534]

The rebels still having dial up is hilarious

[@planetorca]

The expressionless stare is more emotive than most Hollywood actors

[@Will_left]

Proof that you don’t need to remove the helmet to show emotions *ahem* halo show.

[@4WingedAngels]

This is absolutely BRILLIANT!!! As a longtime Star Wars family (hubby and I first watched them together when first dating, later shared the franchise with our four sons), I would watch this in a theater. Have you sent copies to George Lucas? He loves stuff like this!

[@socal33]

Don’t! Don’t let this kind of stuff into Lucas’ hands. Next thing you know Kathleen Kennedy will get it and you’ll regret it. Look what she’s done to Willow, Indiana, and Star Wars. No thank you!

[@TheVocoderGuy]

"That's why you're here" "You laughed" "That's why I'm here" lmfao haha

[@timesthree5757]

Sargent always loyal to his men.

[@matthewjohnson6886]

This is KZbin at it's best. I need to see the rest of this story. If you you keep making them I'll keep watching. 👍

[@EpicallyCasual]

Thanks Matthew, theres a new one up right now for channel members, or a public premiere next week :)

[@drivebye2709]

Old Storm Trooper: "Well I heard that recruitment standards are dropping across the galaxy." Old Rebel Soldier "Mm-hmm..." F'n brilliant.

[@mcscrubington3120]

F'kn killed me!

[@connorbarnes3662]

That got me so much , f ing fantastic.

[@sammuelkain]

Sad but true 😁... even irl 🙄! 😎

[@skywalker6268]

Holy F. Loved it.

[@fubar7631002]

TKFNG! 🤣🤣🤣

[@pickleballer1729]

I loved the "[You're out here in the cold] because major told you to stop asking Winter weather puns" "You laughed." "I know, that's why I'M out here." and the old style modem noises to connect to a music stream. I wonder how many of the young folks got that one. Great stuff! Keep 'em coming!

[@tomjoad1363]

I got it... Oh Sh.t. That means I'm not young anymore, right ? XD

[@cjayflo9319]

omg this ROCKED! "20 years without being force choked..." just brilliant. Reminds me of lower decks from Star Trek. I know Disney would never let something this amazing get made without adding some kid to the show but I can dream!

[@shadrachs.martial2215]

Forget the death star, this is the MVP of imperial tech..... CLASSIC

[@bradcallahan3546]

Classic? Not even close. This is obnoxious garbage.

[@ListenToGlobal]

These animations are literally too good 😂 The characters and dialogues are superb.

[@WilliamAGould]

I agree. A little more refinement and this will be at Pixar level animation.

[@RustyStringz]

@@WilliamAGould It's literally made with the same "game engine" used to animate the beginning of many video games (Unreal Engine)... Just a user "mod", but combined with a great sense of humor and some $ support from fans, who knows how far they can go!

[@dylanbasstica8316]

Yah I forgot it said it was in unreal engine a couple time while watching, im like "where did they get the budget to do such an intricate parody?"

[@TheDanteSkyheart]

"I have a thing for leather belts and vest with lots of pockets" had me dead

[@VegetaLF7]

In fairness, it is quite the look

[@mxlotov-]

I love the idea of Stormtroopers blasting music in there helmets mid firefight

[@iamsoldats]

How in the world am I laughing so much at 3:55? There is literally no expression on the stormtrooper's face/helmet, but I can see every single ounce of his exasperation. HOW?!?

[@gillesmatheronpro]

What we call "technicians" in cinema actually are artists creating through machines and programs. When skilled and talented, they reach deep down into our emotions... think about Wall-e or C3PO, there you have two brilliant exemples. And those troopers just add another one.

[@FranktheDachshund]

That guy is a master of his craft.

[@locofrint878]

I would love to see something with the clones, or the droids

[@boukm3n]

But then we won’t get this awesome voice acting 😂😂

[@henrykkeszenowicz4664]

A droid show would be nice, but this doing justice to regular troopers is already good enough.

[@StainderFin]

sounds boring would like to see sw story for emperiel pov too mucj jedies already

[@Wolfen443]

They have no humor in them, I think, the Cartoon series tried to humanize them a bit but their design id =s just unpersonal.

[@DomDomPop]

Man this is brilliant from start to finish. It’s like if John Mulaney was a stormtrooper. “You ever wonder why we’re here?” What a nod to the classics. I swear that “smooth jazz” is from one of the games. I don’t remember is it’s the Azameen hangout in X-Wing Alliance or something else but I know it’s from something.

[@anthonyconigliaro9521]

Every soldier is just like this. Holy crap, this is amazing. Please keep up the GREAT work. Love it. FKU is like every non-com I have ever met. Every non-com I have ever met has at one time or another wanted to shoot a private. Keep up the great work.

[@richardrodriguez8953]

😂😂😂😂

[@josephmiller9180]

One of the best things I’ve ever seen, not only on KZbin, but across any service or any platform. Truly a masterpiece.

[@razorback20]

And on that day, a humble youtube channel named AFK nailed it absolutely better than Disney, for a small portion of their budget. It's awesome and infuriating at the same time...

[@SpeculativeDust]

The Rebel Hoth AOL Dial-up scene was the most accurate representation of the Rebel financial state towards the middle of the Imperial war. Fucking. Dead 😂😩👌🏾

[@pwnmeisterage]

The Rebels do have better droids, imo. Standard Imperial droids are too rigid in their "thinking", unable to act independently or adapt to things outside their limited specialties. And let's admit it: an astromech droid equipped with a dial-up analog modem would be epic.

[@plektosgaming]

@@pwnmeisterage Based on their crappy holographic messages, I'm pretty sure it's not far off.

[@pwnmeisterage]

@@plektosgaming I thought those crappy holographics were actually the finest stuff the wealthy Naboo royals and powerful galactic senators could get installed in their astromechs?

[@vdjakut222]

The Star Wars Christmas Special we always needed but never knew we wanted. Truly a piece of art, love every second of it, thank you all for creating this. Absolutely outstanding craftsmanship and talent from everyone involved. Best content of the year, 11/10, would name my first born FNG

[@duxdawg]

You are aware what "FNG" means in mil slang, right.... ???

[@vdjakut222]

@@duxdawg yeah.. That's why i'd...call my... First. Born. That lolz 🙄🤷🏼‍♂️🤣

[@Lennis01]

@@duxdawg That actually flew over my head at first. This thing is so gloriously based.

[@athelwulfgalland]

My wife brought home a cat that was about to be dropped off at the pound. We couldn't think of a name. Minutes after arriving at our house ... he sprayed my brand new monitor & ruined all the buttons on the front. (They never worked again.) I wound up naming him FNG because of that. I had to sorta lie to my daughter about what his name meant though; I told her that he was a "friendly new guy."

[@spaceworkgaming656]

Star Wars Christmas Special does exist.... just don't watch it. For the sake of all our sanity

[@KillerTurnus]

The imperial marche in the back of the ATAT had me in stitches even grumpy joined in

[@ShapeofFear616]

21:36 "Oh, hey, it's the skinny blonde kid and his glow stick."

[@FranktheDachshund]

I should tell you about the little green guy.

[@LispyJesus]

“The white zone is for immiediate loading and unloading only”. Very unexpected reference for this made me chuckle

[@zimriel]

"It's the only logical choice"

[@the_secondo8266]

I wanna see a sequel where both stormtroopers and rebels survived and met again

[@eamonia]

Voice acting has always been one of my favorite forms of art and this series really goes to show how, when done well, it can bring such expressive attributes to any faceless actor. Awesome casting and brilliant execution. 10/10, gang. Bravo.

[@wendallanderson4933]

This is the RvB Star-Wars crossover I've always wanted! Doughnut personified...

[@jasonray7226]

they kind of remind me of Dexter Griff and Sarge of RvB.

[@davidmoak1219]

Jesus this is so randomly ultra high quality. I laughed so hard I teared up when they started doing the imperial theme song.

[@ehia2773]

I love the growth in this series. How the tight lipped 20 year trooper becomes more friendly and talkative towards the green horn.

[@davidjosephjohn8599]

Whoever did the voice acting of the young stormtrooper I hope he makes a million dollars. Love it!

[@lunarwrase]

I would love to see the conversation the stormtroopers had after listening to Luke and Darth Vader after he turned himself in on Endor.

[@stephendoherty8291]

Plus the Red palpetine guards stuck outside the room while Darth/Luke/Emperor on death star have face to face chat? Stormtroopers hauling frozen solo to bobo fetts ship? Death star "workers" watching the millennium falcon first arrive stuck outside in a vacumn of space? Stormtroopers looking for leia and while she uploads plans to R2. Stormtroopers walking away after someone gets a bit hot headed with a lightsaber when a certain jedi escapes the torture chamber... Stormtroopers walking in desert looking for robots (see space balls).

[@paytonrr2476]

All of these are absolutely hilarious

[@Fish-ub3wn]

i just said this out loud after watching :)

[@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus]

The storm trooper dk-fku speaks to me on a spiritual level

[@GuilleXD123]

I need a playlist called “Palpatunes” in my life . RIGHT NOW

[@TH3-D3F4ULT16]

13:36 “you ever wonder why we’re here.” Love the RvB reference

[@liviuursegr]

Absolutely genius. Sadly I have to wonder when Disney will highjack this content as well like they did with so many other fan fiction works

[@kylehessling2679]

The jump cuts talking to his GF on the phone had me rolling on the floor. Great work on the dialogue on top of the UE5 cinematics!!

[@dexterspring6718]

Seriously good stuff. I hope this series never dies. Keep up the amazing work.

[@themangomanjuice]

I love the humor in this. I love the unlikely friendship these two storm troopers form. Love the plot of an annoying young new recruit and an older veteran soldier having to deal with his annoying outbursts.

[@HANNIBAL30ro]

13:45 -thats why you're here. -you laughed. -and thats why im here. lmfaao

[@Mizzle420420]

Nice Red vs Blue vibes, absolutely love it. I like how you quoted "you ever wonder why we're here?" very refreshing twist on a classic

[@FlushAndPlumb]

This is so masterfully done man! I'm an old school RvB fan from back in the day, and this hit all my nostalgia nerves. Proof that the concept was solid and will always work. Such a fun sandbox of universe lore to play with too!

[@genedecker3174]

Absolutely brilliant! So freaking funny. I loved every detail. Especially the troopers designations. I mean, TK-FNG (F-ing New Guy) was a clever one but TK-FKU? That's just plain perfect and so hilarious! My favorite bit though was when FNG said "he's waving around a glow-stick! Is he high?" Freaking killed me! Well done guys. Well done.

[@Virtual_Prodigy]

13:20 in and I finally get the RvB reference I was hoping for! Well done!

[@ianhansen6840]

Just wanted to let the writers know how much you are appreciated!!! Brilliant story telling!! Hope you get your recognition monetized on the big screen some day!

[@morgan97475]

The Force is truly strong with this one. We shall watch his career with great interest.

[@themaaddmonkey]

In the names of the Mortis Gods, how am I only becoming aware of this over a year after it came out?!? This is absolutely incredible. It has such a Red v. Blue vibe to it, that I can't help but doubly fall for the nostalgia!

[@Wolf359inc]

I love this series. It is so well done, and the trooper’s interaction are hilarious, and, I would like to believe, spot on, for both sides. It’s awesome how both veterans have taken a rookie under their wings, and they are both just trying to survive this conflict. Also, I love the references to the “skinny blonde guy with a glow stick” - just brilliant. I hope there will be a season 2.

[@judithflow3131]

And don't forget about the little green guy! Or wait, better forget I said that.

[@Lennis01]

I'm trying to envision Endor scenes for season 2.

[@ItsShooty]

I was getting Red vs Blue vibes and then "Do you ever wonder why we're here?" lmfao! This is brilliant.

[@jimflood1590]

This is THE BEST SW content produced in decades! I stumbled across this and so glad I did. Well done and super funny! Funny that the fans produce much better content with a fraction of the budget Disney dedicates to their projects and can't seem to get it right. Awesome work!!

[@PhoenixDawnX77]

Normie with the crazy hyperbole alert. Likely sheltered and never seen anything funny before this, or intellectually challenged. It's good, but only a lame normie would take a spoof as far as you did. Decades means Likely Return of the Jedi an Empire Strikes Back. Slow your roll, normie hack.

[@rksworld4405]

"awaiting new orders" was such a robotic tone- PERFECT 5:55

[@davidure3799]

The clueless voice sounds like a mix of David Cross and John Mulaney to me. Great stuff. 20-year Navy retiree. The chatter is spot-on. 🤙🏻

[@MLBDaveLeiper]

That is too funny, I thought the same thing with John Mulaney except I had it mixed with Will Forte. But even more the veteran guard is a dead ringer for Albert Brooks.

[@majorplothole2620]

I love this series so much. thank you for your time and effort in making it!

[@EpicallyCasual]

My pleasure!

[@saltymisfit6566]

This needs to be its own series of shorts for an entire season

[@DALLASBARNETT]

It is. This is just the compilation of the season because The Algo likes longer vids

[@dariangregory6182]

I like how he gave the stormtroopers lots of personality. They are usually so drone like. First time I've ever seen a stormtrooper and thought there's real people under that armor. I always had the impression of cold drones or clones who don't think for themselves. The way the one crossed his legs and reacted to the Jedi all but took the armor right off him. This was really good. "More please"-Oliver Twist

[@StixDarKlor]

How have I not seen this before, this is fantastic! Get these two a show on TV, this is better than most of the crap Disney puts out!

[@acktiongaming698]

Meh not really tho

[@anonimanonim2710]

Why isn't this a show already? It's better than anything that ever came from the hell spawn that are the ruins of Walt Disney's legacy

[@jupiter2170]

Walt was best friends with a nazi scientist and the founder of nasa and JPL, Warner von Braun. I hope this never gets picked up by Disney.

[@Rowan94]

It already is do you mean cable tv show?

[@anonimanonim2710]

@@Rowan94 yeah

[@johnshite4656]

Oh come on, I kinda like the new Star Wars content. It's not perfect, sure, but it's not as bad as most people say. Okay, I admit that Obi-Wan is too much of a pu$$y, but still..... not as bad as it's made out to be.

[@larion2336]

@@johnshite4656 It's woke garbage lol. Absolute rankor shit.

[@matthewvice721]

I only just discovered this series now. Man, this takes me back to the early days of youtube where some other creative types made a full-on stormtrooper production called IMPS. There was also another one by another crew set on Tattooine that was set up like a reality cop show following stormtroopers around. They were both great and I wished there could have been more. Now that wish is realised. And I know it's a cliché at this point, but it's still true ------ this is infinitely better than anything disney has ever done.

[@MechAdv]

Somebody is a huge Red vs Blue fan. Thanks for this! Made me nostalgic AF.

[@VindexInSanctiRex]

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