Star Wars: X-Wing | A Star Wars Fan Film

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After its defeat at Endor, the Empire struggles to maintain control over a fractured galaxy.
Seizing the opportunity, the New Republic launches a desperate assault to liberate the galactic capital.
The X-Wing pilots of Wraith Squadron rush into the fray to add support....
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Directed by Christopher Parks
Starring Keith Cherry and Christopher Parks as Wraith One and Two.
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This is a passion project of about 4 years in the making. I was a big fan of the X-Wing PC games as a kid and also really enjoyed Michael Stackpole's X-Wing book series. I’ve always had an interest in those New Republic adventures which is chiefly why I decided to make this short. I hope you all like it!
The primary software and workflow consisted of an animation pipeline in Blender that would be exported and rendered in Houdini using the GPU renderer Redshift. Final compositing was finished in After Effects.
Apart from a few kitbash sets, all assets were modeled and textured (Substance Painter) from scratch since the making of the spaceships is part of the fun.
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Check out Arya Moghaddam’s fan film “Star Wars: Destroyer” to see Keith Cherry as Wraith One again! I also wrote and did the VFX for that short.
• Star Wars: Destroyer |...
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[@EckhartsLadder]

Probably the most fun fan film I’ve ever seen!

[@lba_e_ross2152]

*looks into the camera*

[@neofulcrum5013]

It’s awesome

[@allave3000]

without a doubt

[@sambridgers9543]

@@lba_e_ross2152 Plenty of people mix continuities within their own head canons, dude. Save your energy.

[@V7I-theseventhsector]

thanks for the tip!! lol

[@montyjones1188]

Years of work, billions of dollars spent, unlimited media influence, and Disney is outmatched again by one dedicated fan. Says its all. Very well done Chris

[@SupremeSarker]

Agreed

[@someutubchannel69]

Big D should learn from you guys!

[@neomilw4703]

Agreed

[@StarWarsMoments]

Billions of dollars building the shoulders that this guy is standing on, yes.

[@Bluecatte]

@@StarWarsMoments pfffffft have a fuckin seat, boy. the "Shoulders" standing on come from the 70s, not disney.

[@pigpig252]

That emerge from the clouds felt like an ode to Revenge of the Sith's opening scene. The pan from a single peaceful ship to a full-on war. Incredible work

[@mickeymike7490]

“This is where the fun begins.” 😂😂 BRAVO!!

[@NoRushpk]

Yeah, took my breath away! I was reminded of that awesome opening as well. Just marvelous

[@MichaelM28]

@@NoRushpk "awesome" 😂😂😂

[@xeniko1226]

It also remind me of the first of the newer Star Trek series. There’s a scene where they exit warp drive into an intense graveyard of ships

[@NicholasKruegerMBA]

Broke through the cloud layer to be confronted with a complete shit show of star destroyers.

[@Guderian218]

The SSD Lusankya is the second ship of the famous Executor-class Super Star Destroyer. She was also known as the Executor II. She was stored under Coruscant's surface. Later during the war, she surrendered to the Rouge Squadron and became the only Super Star Destroyer in the New Republic service. She served until her destruction during the Yuzzhan Vong invasion. Her first appearance was in X-Wing: The Krytos Trap. The TIE Avanger was a project after the famous TIE Advanced x1. More advanced and better protected. It was almost on the same level of the TIE Defender, but cheaper.

[@danielc2701]

That is technically not true. Han Solo commented when they were trying to infiltrate Endor "Don't get jittery Luke, there are a lot of command ships". They function as sector command ships and are hardly unique.

[@TheBabyCaleb]

@@danielc2701 did you reply to the wrong comment?

[@danielc2701]

@@TheBabyCaleb No, my point was that the Executor was not really unique and that Han Solo outright said that there were other command ships in the galaxy, not just 2. It was only after the X-Wing books that the idea that there were only 2 initially came about.

[@TheBabyCaleb]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@danielc2701 ah I must have misread your comment, my apologies. There were a lot of SSDs later in the legends books. Iron First, Guardian, And Lusankya are just 3 of 5-6 I believe.

[@danielc2701]

@@TheBabyCaleb I agree, the SW universe had a lot of input from "unofficial" sources to the point where there are a lot of contradictions. The fact that Han can say that the Executor might not be the command ship Vader is on already implies that there are a lot of them, enough to say with certainty that someone who serves on one might not be on the ship you meet.

[@blenderguru]

The scale of that destruction at the end 🤯 Rare to see in indie projects.

[@nobleengine]

Thanks man. Big fan of yours.

[@marty2129]

@@nobleengine Awesome work :) Though to have a bit of a criticism, from a lore perspective... that hyperspace jump at the end (and Lusankya's too) shouldn't have been possible from an in-universe standpoint, at least when it comes to the old lore on which your animation appears to be based on... :( those visuals are stunning in that shot, don't get me wrong, but still...

[@Jnaathra]

@@marty2129 At this point that Hyperspace lore has been almost totally rewritten. There are instances of in atmosphere jumps in Clone Wars, Rebels, Rogue One and Episodes 7 and 9.

[@skylinex4719]

In atmosphere jumps are possible, but extremely stressful for the hyperdrive and can be dangerous for both the passengers and those on the planet.

[@marty2129]

@@Jnaathra I am, sadly, aware of this... :/ that's why I wrote that this criticism is based on the Legends lore which the video seems to be based on...

[@Starcatplays]

The best part of this is that it's all one continuous shot, it's extremely smooth, very nice.

[@cadenlewis5866]

Dang I didn’t notice that

[@silver7788]

Well... it's not really that impressive as it's 3D we are speaking off. In real life sure that would be sth because u have a real-life camera and humans that are prone to errors, especially the more of them u add. When u need actors, camera operators, audio technicians, lighting artists, makeup artists and everyone else to do their job almost perfectly its an achievement but computer will always have the exact same result. If Pixar would release a short movie as a one-shot that would be impressive? it would be interesting... and bit annoying as a cuts also tell a story but not particularly hard, computers always give the same results so there is nothing special besides bit different thinking while working on storyboards. Also, there are probably 4 hidden cuts in just first 30 sec.

[@liamlinson7563]

@@silver7788 tbf this is fan made and was made on no budget what so ever, also just cause its 3d doesnt make it any less impressive, a lot of "live action" shows use cg animation these days

[@silver7788]

@@liamlinson7563 im not saying the animation isnt impressive, I'm not working on my own fanfic 3D, I'm workin for 9 months on it and it doesn't look half as good (tho im going for more stylized and animating humans is a pain in the ass) I just wanted to educate that one-shots are not impressive in 3D. The lightning, VFX, models all look great and big applaud to them for that just note that one-shots are nothing special in 3D.

[@Starcatplays]

@@silver7788 thanks for the lesson but idc.

[@vent5294]

This ladies and gentlemen, is a love letter to the franchise

[@christianresel8051]

More a love letter to Legends realy. People still love it enogh to create this... althou them disney shit ships have nothing lost in this here one. that tryhard MC75 and them hammerhead corvets hurt more than feel awesome here.. at least they got victory's, at least one ISD3 and even at least 1 harrow in there as well. They still have the Defiance class size wrong thou...

[@doofkos]

But one thing makes me sad. We still have Disney's hyperspace jumps out of the atmosphere. This was not possible in the X-Wing book series. This wasn't possible in the OT and it wasn't possible in the Prequels. On the other hand, such huge changes to the inner-world rules of the Star Wars universe explain why Disney destroyed the expanded universe: There would have been too many logical errors, contradictions and plot holes. But of course it wasn't enough and so it didn't work. The whole blockade of Naboo from Episode I makes no sense if you could have just jumped out of Naboo's atmosphere into hyperspace.

[@TheBabyCaleb]

@@christianresel8051 the MC-75 is actually one of my favorite Mon Cala ship designs

[@michaelcross2814]

@@christianresel8051 still looking for that ISD3. Where did you spot that one mate? also i love the additions of the Victory class as well. hands down my favorite star destroyer!

[@BeastPWNedGaston]

The Lusankya lifting off the planet surface was always one of my favourite moments from the expanded universe. You got a cheer from me out loud

[@sithazzazzin7329]

I am so glad someone else understood the SSD rising from under Coruscants surface. I couldn't wrap my head around the amount of destruction that happened when Isard fled the planet.

[@danielc2701]

@@sithazzazzin7329 Some slight artistic licence though like the close to planet jump. The Lusankya actually got lifted out by a repulsorlift cradle that blocked a lot of shots from groundfire before it powered up and flew out of atmosphere before jumping. And IIRC, the Alliance already had control of the planet by the time the Lusankya lifted, there was no guarding fleet for it.

[@lonniedunkin414]

​... *see "inspired by"

[@FlankerJackChannel]

If I remember the books correctly they mention a few million deaths associated with that ship taking off

[@danielc2701]

@@FlankerJackChannel +1. IIRC the takeoff totally destroyed 256-259 square miles of city.

[@TheFarSideNoob]

It's insane that in less than 20 years since revenge of the sith, technology has advanced so much that what once took an army of animators can be pulled off by one supremely talented person. Well done!

[@plzletmebefrank]

Was it just one person for the animation? In the credits it listed Noble Engine LLC. I honestly have no idea if that's one or maybe a couple others in there.

[@kaleye3989]

@@plzletmebefrank name of the KZbin page?

[@wendtchr]

It's not uncommon to establish an LLC for a project. It is useful for legal and financial reasons. It has no effect on how many people work there, it could be 1 person, it could be many. It seems Noble Engine is a game engine that would like to be part of future projects. A limited liability corporation would be particularly useful for a fan film project that may be subject to copyrights and potential lawsuits. To protect the individuals, hence the "limited liability" part. It seems Noble Engine as a game engine exists, but is for the PlayDate, so it is probably unrelated.

[@REYfromTX]

@@wendtchr No such thing as “Noble Engine” engine. That’s simply the name of his LLC, he used other applications to animate this.

[@sofieparks5052]

@@plzletmebefrank It is, infact, done by one singular person, Christopher Parks💫

[@jamesguy926]

It seems almost fateful that an X-Wing fan film of this caliber comes out the same day the original designer of the X-Wing passes away. Colin Cantwell, rest in peace, I’m sure he would have loved this.

[@lpdeath6229]

Unless it was to show appreciation 💯🙏

[@edmondcristianrazmerita893]

This needs to blow up😱

[@harryadams8555]

Couldn't agree more

[@spudfett1043]

Well said 👏

[@webzter2661]

The sequence at 0:49 is filled with so many fun details that I think make it so epic, and that's truly an understatement. The chatter on the comms, from the yelling and "Watch out for those turbolasers" make it feel like there's a lot going on, and the continuous shot travelling through the battle gives the viewer a glimpse at the nonstop action going on in the sky. Also, the Asteroid Field theme fits perfectly here. Genuinely one of my favorite short scenes from Star Wars, and it's from a fan film!

[@MmntechCa]

This makes me mad because this is the Star Wars that Disney should have given us. But it also makes me happy seeing so many talented fans carrying the torch for George Lucas and the talented EU writers of the past. TIE Fighter was my introduction to Star Wars. Seeing the TIE Avenger put a big smile on my face.

[@alexrose1ukv2]

Glad it was not just me. The Tie Avenger and Tie Defender are still incredible ships. The Tie Defender has been nerfed to the ground since because it was too damn good for Disney to let the Empire actually have the short of elite craft they had the money and R&D teams to build, because it was too good.

[@achaudhari101]

This doesn’t scream EU.

[@AotrsCommander]

@@alexrose1ukv2 Believe ir it not, the TIE Defender was not actually nerfed quite as much as you'd (and I certainly did) think from TIE Fighter. My last playthrough of TIE, I conducted some experiments and came to a horrible realisation - the tech room in TIE straight-up *lied* to me for twenty years, on both the T/D and T/A. In effect, it listed the 200% SBD shields (when counting only the 100% of everyone else). They actually only have 100 and 50 SBD respectively, even in TIE Fighter. (Which is why I realised you can take out a T/D with two advanced missiles, and you can't survive more than one advanced missile when you're flying a T/A - even at double shields, that's still split front and rear, so you only have 25+25 verses the missile's 60...) I more recently double-confirmed this when thanks to the Total Tie Fighter Converstion Project for X-Wing Alliance, they gave me a way to actually look under the hood at the game stats. I was a bit miffed about that, I can tell you...! Granted, the later games did nerf their speed and maneuverability a tad; but the belief they halved the shields was always my biggest gripe, and turns out that was entirely based on Imperial techroom propaganda. This has been your Pointless Star Wars Trivia for the day...

[@mattkeeler7385]

the black man would be some black lesbo chick who has more balls than any man alive if disney made this. well done

[@christianresel8051]

Legends/EU wont ever die. Feloni already tries his hardest to give us every bit that he can and fan's like back then do the rest.

[@CaptainShack]

Stunned. This is fantastic. The S-Foils closing then following the pilots as they get a boost of speed through the building tops. Loved it.

[@Cody_L._Brock]

YOO SHACK. Shocked but not surprised to see you here. Lol. I think I liked the constant streams of fire from the TIE Avenger. Really sold it as a superiority fighter.

[@sulljoh1]

Right?

[@Klaymour28]

Indeed!

[@calvinappeng200]

Yo the ending gave me chills

[@dartherebus7624]

The Lusankya! Seeing her rise from the surface brought chills to my spine....what a great fan film.

[@ShadowDragon8685]

What I don't get is why they didn't pump as many proton torpedoes up her aft as they had. Probably wouldn't have done anything major to it, but knocking out one of those engines just after launch would have at least seriously inconvenienced them later. Also, where were the grav-lifts that were supposed to have lifted the ship? Ah well. That was still _amazing._

[@StofenThe1st]

The battle had been going on for a while now so chances are they were pretty much spent as far as heavy ordinance was concerned.

[@eridor]

@@ShadowDragon8685 Likely out of range. They're still pretty far from it

[@Sephiroth144]

@@eridor And a good chance all that debris would stop any ordinance from getting thru.

[@DIEGhostfish]

@@saberiandream316 This is a full reimagining, note the squad being called Wraith, and the higher number of inperial ships defending, and the Disney canon ships.

[@thewingman5313]

I believe we need more capital ship battles, but I love this because It focuses on more than one pilot

[@bman3k]

You have no idea how much I loved the usage of all the X-wing Alliance sound effects, great work!

[@Cuinn]

When the Lusankya was name-dropped, I got REAL excited. The Rogue Squadron series was one of my absolute favorite reads from the EU!

[@kimleechristensen2679]

Me too 😊

[@greghannibal]

Mine too. Then it got replaced with "Alphabet Squadron"

[@kimleechristensen2679]

@@greghannibal You mean Alpha Spaghetti Squadrona 😏😄😉

[@tspencer227]

As soon as they mentioned the power surge beneath the surface, I hoped that's where they were going.

[@ctrlaltdebug]

X-Wing series

[@blackST399]

Love how the astromech wipes away his "sweat" after saving the ship at 1:38. Absolutely hilarious :D

[@LiquidSolutions]

Bruh, I never noticed that lol

[@WickedPrince3D]

I didn't notice that, that's hilarious. :D

[@s-bahner]

I also love how he taped on the window 3:15 right before the big ship "spawned" :)

[@tetrobro5182]

I missed it the first time! Gotta love the little details that add that perfect touch of character to things. Also love the “got him, his shields are down” *bang* “MY shields are down!”

[@Cyraxior]

I like how if any one of those capitol ships goes down, it takes out a civilian district the size of Manhattan Island with it. Seriously though, the Stackpole novels are to this day some of my favorites out there.

[@robchip1]

It’s everything I imagine it would be. It’s beautiful

[@TerraStone]

This is one of the most amazing things I have seen in all of Star Wars and its fan made?!! Wow. Mind blown. 11/10 production

[@matsicprod.810]

You can use parts of this in your Star Wars Fan Trailers?

[@admrsh]

1000/10

[@Xwing5]

They finally made my movie

[@KingsandGenerals]

Very good!

[@M.T.Z.P]

Didn't expect to find you here ;)

[@benblue361]

My father just introduced me to your channel. Didn't know you were Star Wars fans

[@thatN7guy982]

No one expected Kings and Generals! Love your channels guys

[@JamesSmith-fm6pd]

Hello there!

[@lba_e_ross2152]

Rip, even Kings and Generals is suckered in by it. Then again I doubt they know the lore that well

[@OptionalZero]

Just more of this!!! Less of the mega-corp repeats of the same old story plots, daddy issues, and potential chosen-one syndrome. Just pure, unadulterated SW Action!

[@bg_9112]

I loved every part of this. Classic ships, great animations and a awesome appearance by the Lusankya. Keep up the great work. Your making Disney look foolish and I love it.

[@georgeprout42]

The expression a "Mickey Mouse Company" for something not particularly good has been around for decades, well before they killed Star Wars. I wish they'd take the hint and just back off.

[@CinematicCaptures]

Absolutely insane work! Looked phenomenal!

[@nickter745thebold8]

Man, if I ever wanted to bring in my rewritten Sequel Trilogy to the big screen, I’d put all my money on this guy for the animations! 😁

[@aconnox]

you should remake this, add better lighting maybe update the animation a little

[@nobleengine]

Really appreciate the praise. Big fan of the Unreal stuff ya'll do. Unreal is super fun. Excited to see how far UE5 can assist your videos.

[@CinematicCaptures]

@@nobleengine if you ever wanted to team up or just chat, I’d love to get in touch! Really great work again!

[@nobleengine]

@@CinematicCaptures would love to

[@MarkVizion369]

As a 3D animator, I can tell this... It's a challenge to animate dope flight paths. It's a challenge to animate dope camera movement. It's challenge to animate dope flight paths WITH dope camera movement... And NO EFFIN HARD CUTS!!! This is beyond genius. Amazing work.

[@nnediamaster]

This is so true. No one is talking about how this is literally a oner. Truly amazing

[@WHITEWHOADIE]

Yea fr they killed it

[@Fox.Crueger]

The moment of Lusancia rise up of "Krytos Trap" the novel.

[@joelreis5366]

I never get tired of watching 5 minute fan videos that are better than anything Disney Starwars (apart from Andor).

[@brycewalker7797]

The scene with the Super Star Destroyer was absolutely jaw-dropping… that was awesome!

[@lolinhd1]

my jaw literally dropped, and that's not something that happened very often. Seeing that Super SD emerge from the bottom level of Coruscant was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen!

[@bjorntantau194]

That's one of the things inspired by one of the old novels. I'll never forgive Disney for trashing the old continuity.

[@nickter745thebold8]

@@bjorntantau194 So, a Super Star Destroyer can rise up from a metal-surfaced city planet, but not the Xyston Destroyers from Exegol???

[@CdtFelden]

@@bjorntantau194 yes, from X-Wing's Rogue Squadron Novel, with Yzan Isard 's Lusankya, built under the surface of Coruscant

[@Dessirris]

@@nickter745thebold8 Lusankya had a kilometers-long bed of add-on repulsorlifts built underneath along her entire keel specifically to give her enough lift to get her up out of her tomb. Also, Exegol wasn't written as a propulsion/lift problem, it was presented as a navigation problem, with the atmosphere being so interference-heavy that a ship's systems couldn't track her position and orientation without the reference point of the signal beacon to work from. So while a ship may have simply smoothly risen a hundred meters straight up, a ship's onboard sensors may be getting interfering sensor feedback that says 'the ship has been rolled 60 degrees to port, pitched up thirty, and moved half a kilometer forward'. And intertial compensators mean that either maneuver would feel exactly the same to the people onboard.

[@WoofWoofWolffe]

Super creative with the cinematography and incredible facial anims/destruction FX. Super impressed, thank you for this beautiful piece!

[@TheSloppyjoejr]

WoofWoofWolfe is amazing

[@lukep.7529]

This is so good, it really shows the desperation of a collapsing Empire and the increasing strength of an ascendent Republic!! you've made an amazing work I love it much.

[@mariobadia4553]

Yeah but they just only ended up losing Coruscant again

[@user-rx2tf2kf4k]

これはすごい...！ディズニー三部作より迫力があって愛に溢れている！この素晴らしい映像を作ってくれた作者様に感謝を

[@DarthValka]

Never thought to see the rise of Lusankya on screen. This is a real masterpiece. These guys should adapt the whole X-Wing books

[@johannesgrote270]

Fr

[@michaelcross2814]

Gods i didn't know how much i needed this in visual media too. agreed that the X-wing books need some more adaptation. another good set that would make a great Tv series is the thrawn books old and new.

[@nickter745thebold8]

@@michaelcross2814 So you’re blatantly discarding Rebels?

[@interstellarpostman5430]

@@nickter745thebold8 Well Rebels isn’t a adaption of the Thrawn novels?

[@zansumkai]

Holy hell me too I'm literally almost in tears I feel like such a dork, but I read and reread the X-Wing series a bunch of times when i was a teen and it's a huge part of why I'm even still a fan

[@lostfan10000]

Props for having such a busy and chaotic battle without it becoming too hard to focus on the action that matters. Reminds me a lot of Revenge of the Sith's opening. Wish more space battles did that as opposed to the cluttered mess we got in episode 9.

[@peterross97]

Episode 9 WAS a cluttered mess from beginning to end...

[@Mr-Garibaldi]

Having read the X-Wing books a long time ago, this is exactly how I imagined it in my head! Awesome job!!

[@FireAngelZero]

This is what I imagine when a new Star Wars fighter game comes out, hundreds of capital ships and enough tie fighters to keep you busy for hours. I loved this and wish I could see more… this is amazing beyond words…

[@aaronochoa-fernandez2726]

Sad that the X Wing Designer had passed away a few days ago. He would have been proud. You did a well done beautiful work.

[@VegetaLF7]

I'd love to see Michael Stackpole's take on this, since it's basically a blending of two of his books: the capture of Coruscant from Wedge's Gamble and the escape of the Lusankya from Krytos Trap.

[@delta2372]

Man seeing this and reading back up on the EU we were cheated with some great movies and series when disney and lucasfilms blew it up

[@therealsonicgamerelite417]

I swear. The second the clouds broke and you see the entire battle raging, I got goosebumps.

[@johnsmith401]

i was more like "sweet mother f*ucker"

[@firingallcylinders2949]

What we should have gotten instead of Exegol

[@j.m.c.8892]

A small spark of love for thus franchise flashed in my heart because of this. A firm reminder that we will always have the true EU and passionate creators who know how to tell a good story with little support--that's what makes it magical. May the Force be with you.

[@AbsurdologyMedia]

There needs to be more shows that feature scenes like this that throw you into the loop in a singular camera roll.

[@jadeatrophis]

0:48 I haven't gotten chills from a shot like that since the opening of Revenge of the Sith in the Battle of Coruscant. This film is absolutely INCREDIBLE, the details, the ACTION, and it looks AMAZING! Masterful work! This is one of the best fan films I've ever seen!

[@spencersholden]

Me too!

[@leftoids.are.cringe]

I haven't been this enthralled by Star Wars in **years**. No surprise that this was made by an old school Star Wars fan. I can see the 90s-era Lucas Arts inspirations here. You made my day, brother. Thank you very much.

[@manwiththemachinegun]

Why hello Lusankya, it's been a while.

[@ChuckCanada1]

What Comfy said^ 😁

[@drlca6601]

The ideas laid out in the late-80s, permutated into the 90s golden era and gave us fuel into the early 2000s. For me there's just a purity there that can't be matched. Pure fun, pure wonder, pure STAR WARS!

[@leftoids.are.cringe]

@@drlca6601 Well said, friend.

[@Tokiofritz]

That was incredible. Literally stunned at the skills on display.

[@chinaski7263]

That piece of William’s score from Empire starting at :52 is my favorite and you absolutely nailed the right moment to use it for the atmosphere emerge into the battle. Your visual style and continuity captured the energy of Rogue Squadron book series perfectly. Great film, congratulations!

[@georgek14]

That moment when they broke through the clouds...wow, just wow. Haven't seen anything that amazing since the opening of Revenge of the Sith! You should be very proud and I hope to see more like this!

[@shanekeenaNYC]

Forget the Ewoks, have this as the battle in Episode 6. Let Han get his moment in the X-wing with R-2 and have a similar battle happening much higher up closer to the Death Star.

[@pankajsaroj3039]

The likes are 696 Hope *nobody* messes this up

[@shanekeenaNYC]

@@pankajsaroj3039 Don't worry, I took a screenshot so that like count will forever live on in history.

[@t.sorvig3540]

The award for the most badass ship entrance in Star Wars goes to the Lusankya. That whole sequence was utterly awesome. 100/10

[@djvo9271]

Definitely fit the book description

[@mahmoudsalaheddine8358]

The best depiction of it

[@100skinks]

The split second of the "incoming missile" sound from the old video games made me smile :) Great work, such attention to detail!

[@sompongsritatera7441]

This work is amazing!

[@TheScoundresCantina]

This is one of the best things I've ever seen! Galactic Civil War the size of the Battle Of Coruscant from Ep 3!!! :O

[@TheVoiceTalk]

Yes 100% agree one of my favorite things about starwars is the way it captures scale. I love how this feels like thousands of ships fighting on coruscant a city planet with trillions of people. It captures that sense scale so well.

[@lba_e_ross2152]

No it really doesnt

[@Keemperor40K]

By the time of the Battle of Coruscant the might of the Imperial Navy was almost over and the Rebel Fleet had surged to nearly match it. I wouldn't be surprised if the Battle looked similar to this, with 2 massive fleets duking it out for control of the planet.

[@ramblinnernd5905]

Yeah man seeing a GCW battle this scale feels so damn fresh!

[@siegel947]

Then there is hope from the fan made films for star wars and continuation of the creators amazing work of art...

[@murdostuart6682]

Now that is a truly amazing OT era battle of Coruscant. The shot of the lusankya rising from the city scape is awesome

[@MonkeyJedi99]

I found myself imagining the panic in the city as entire neighborhoods just crumbled to let that beast take flight. Then it jumped from UNDER the debris! WOW!

[@sambridgers9543]

@@MonkeyJedi99 In Legends, the death toll of the Lusankya escaping Coruscant was millions.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

@@sambridgers9543 I have not read the book in many years, but those numbers seem appropriate.

[@sambridgers9543]

@@MonkeyJedi99 And it caused even more destruction than depicted here.

[@this.is.a.username]

@@sambridgers9543 caused more destruction because it blasted its way out with turbolasers, and shot skyhooks down which also devastated the city

[@chrisharte4280]

I applaud this fan film. You guys did well on it.

[@jaritclouse7547]

This was absolutely amazing! There are numerous YT videos of SW Space Battles and the number continues to grow, but there are only a handful that are actually worth watching! YOU MY FRIEND ARE ON THEM! Of course I love the Jedi and Sith and any lightsaber battle between them but it was the Ships and Battles fought in them that made SW magic to a kid who grew up before the PT! I think people that were born during the period after they came out are unfortunately a little less aware of that. The theme running through all 3 OT movies is being a great pilot is the most valuable thing one could be! Han, Chewie, Luke, Vader, Lando, Wedge, all of them were amazing pilots! Thanks for this so much and keep it up! You are gifted

[@ToastedShoes]

Insane production value, great work!

[@CasualKrieger]

Not as insane as the modded fallen order play through you did

[@themorningimage]

Can't believe this has only 116 views. Just in time for the Kenobi hype. I'm sure this will explode. Really cool seeing an Imperial era battle over Coruscant. Unbelievably well done, gave me goosebumps.

[@dracoeris]

I'm here are 355 views lol

[@PKPhoenix83]

Kenobi hype? You mean the Disney Exec's plan to suck up to the cancer on SW that is Kathleen Kennedy so she'll finally leave?

[@hunterscott3000]

Its about to go crazy, check back in a few hours.

[@aaronbates4848]

@@PKPhoenix83 Bruh no one asked

[@sideburngthepeacebringer27]

@@aaronbates4848 someone has to eventually say how bad Disney Wars is, original canon is much better than Disney canon.

[@racerdeth]

X-Wing Alliance audio was a nice treat! The combat was a little too close and over-dense for me earlier on, and a few tiny nerd points like the R5 being an R2 (but hey Luke gets that wrong the other way around in ANH!), the capital ships all just getting into the atmosphere feels "wrong", plus hyperdrives shouldn't work within gravity wells of planets (it's how interdictor cruisers work). Lovely Lusankya reference with the SSD! I feel bad for being overly critical on tiny points but it's more an issue of "this is what stops it being perfect for me" because i loved it at its core and if all that gets criticised are tiny points then I think that's telling of the quality of the rest of it! Honestly it being a few hundred miles out from Coruscant in space and opened up the distances a bit more I'd have thought it perfect. Wonderful work, please keep doing what you're doing.

[@TheShizzney112]

Great job! That was a thrill to watch.

[@NoDuhJonah]

Are you kidding me?? This is incredibly well done! Bravo

[@jamesresch9186]

Dear lord, that was amazing. Not only was it a true Star Wars spectacle, it had the spirit not only in energy, but in innovation. Never seen a fight like that in the movies. That was something new (minus maybe the battle of Coruscant in the animated 2003) but that doesn’t compare to this either.

[@MarcoPono]

Well done! This was very fun to watch. Cant wait for more!

[@jobutl]

Seriously amazing work

[@jonathonbartos3061]

As soon as they said "Lusankya", I squeeled a bit. Still the most thrilling sequence in all of the Legends novels.

[@Lusa_Iceheart]

You squealed, eh? Look at my user name, lol. I might be the biggest Lusankya fan on the planet, definitely the biggest Ysanne Isard simp.

[@seanstoyroom7274]

And now we got to see that scene onscreen.

[@hreaper]

I starting putting things together when he mentioned Wraith One. It's pretty amazing how we can see scenes from the book get animated like this!

[@clonecommando6575]

my favorite moment from any of the legends books for sure!

[@johnnydaytona69]

Hell yeah man. It was cool to finally see the Lusankya in action.

[@Falkirion]

Fantastic use of the older games targeting HUD elements and sound effects. And the shot of Lusankya was gorgeous. Awesome work

[@nobleengine]

Nice! I actually debated putting it in Aurebesh but I thought it would be fun for people to see things like "Fuselage" and the distance meter legible.

[@nickter745thebold8]

@@nobleengine Your animating styles are astounding. Wish I could pull off fluid animation like that, then I’d be able to bring my concepts of Star Wars stories to life! 😁

[@patrickwillard2815]

I did love seeing the old ‘Energy, Shields, Lasers’ layout. Brought a smile to my face :)

[@DIEGhostfish]

@@nobleengine You made the right call. I can't even really begrudge you having Lucy jump from in atmosphere despite my usual distaste for that. Handling the rubble movement must have been enough of a nightmare without having the ship tip vertical. Mixing the scale of Dark Empire's coruscant battle with the "Oh shit" moments of the X-Wing books was glorious.

[@nobleengine]

@@DIEGhostfish yah you pretty much got it. It was so tough having the simulation last that long that having it jump in atmosphere was the easiest way for me to get out of simulating the physics. If I had it go to space my computer would still be simming. 😄

[@ChaosControlVA]

The future of entertainment lies in the hands of the fans now. Amazing job with this, dude!

[@G-Force_70]

This was freak'n awesome. Thank you!

[@LadiesmanB007]

I showed my 77 year old Dad, who’s worked with computers since the early early days (and worked for NASA right out of college so loves space), this and told him it was only a couple people who made it. It blew his mind. As someone who grew up playing the X-Wing and Tie Fighter games with a flight stick when I was 7-9 years old I loved it immensely myself. Fantastic work!!!

[@nobleengine]

That's awesome!

[@sicfxmusic]

Your son in 2060: Dad, AI created this 2 hour CG movie in 4 mins You: (as Owen Wilson) WoooOW!!

[@nobleengine]

@@sicfxmusic I thought about this every goddamn day I worked on this 😄

[@warlordmacilvernock1979]

I was impressed. I was having fun. Then I heard the word "Lusankya", and I was stunned, flabbergasted, and then overjoyed, when I realized what was happening. Then, the Lusankya rose. What an incredible short film. Well done.

[@richardgodivala4680]

I had a "Did they say Wraith - as in Wrath Squadron?... they wouldn't ...." moment. They did.

[@admiralinvertebrate5649]

The snippets of radio communication you can hear if you listen closely, are a good representation of just how crazy large battles can get.

[@nickt453]

One of the best fan films ever! I feel like I'm in the theater seeing ROTS for the first time as a kid.

[@DividedByZeero]

This masterpiece of the liberation of Coruscant (and the Lusankya’s surface breach) made by fans is beautiful!

[@mathewwong1415]

Why is it so hard for Disney to give us something like this, the vibe I get from this is hopeful, how original Star Wars was always, hope.

[@AngryMarine-il6ej]

I recognized this immediately from the books and someone was doing their homework when they made this. I think Lucas made a bad call when he sold Lucasfilm to Disney. Since then, they,ve corrupted everything. There are a couple exceptions but overall, it's a mess now. One of my goals would be to 'destroy' Disney completely and rebuild some else. Walt Disney is probably turning over in his grave now.

[@monkeyddizze]

Its not woke enough for Disney

[@macrumpton]

@@AngryMarine-il6ej It is not as if Lucas was doing such a great job with the prequels.

[@ZackarySchejbalCODBO2RGM2]

@@macrumpton Still tops all the sequels. I didn't even bother watching Episode 9 from just the absolutely pitiful display of Episodes 7/8

[@RayneOfSalt]

@@AngryMarine-il6ej Lucas sold star wars because of the behaviour of fans after the prequels. He was sick of them.

[@Kremlin3000]

Well done, guys! Great job!

[@Sam-IRL-and-Co]

Incredible! The fan film is insane, with a universe that's superbly well respected. Congratulations to the cast and crew, you deserve it!

[@donjorvead2431]

When this feels more like a star wars movie than the entire sequels did.

[@nickter745thebold8]

The music is good in both of them though, right?

[@jeffbarnes2834]

It is significantly easier to make a 5 minute plot than a multi- movie plot. This is good because it was fan made. If Disney were to put this out, they would be criticized for low effort. All that being said, great job op.

[@lumbagoboi1649]

Ikr Disney had a budget thousands of times as big as this and Thier special effects still fell flat lmao

[@Peregrin3]

It's based on the EU so of course, it's better than the sequels.😅

[@ethanarndt6359]

@@jeffbarnes2834 The sequels had a plot?

[@Taliesin-xd7ke]

Short but brilliant, thanks for that!👏

[@AtomicPatriot]

Absolutely amazing!

[@SJReid82]

Damn that was impressive. Ever since reading 'The Krytos Trap' always imagined what that'd have looked like, the Lusankya rising up from the city and how much destruction that would've caused just getting that thing airborne. This didn't disappoint.

[@Lusa_Iceheart]

Easily a billion people dead just from the Lusankya taking off. I can't think of any other ship that can say it did that while leaving its berth on it's maiden voyage. By far one of the most impressive moments in the Expanded Universe. I'm sorta bias, if you couldn't tell by my username, lol. Lusa-Iceheart as in Lusankya and Iceheart (Ysanne Isard).

[@Knightshark]

​@@Lusa_Iceheart yes you said it right of my lovely Imperial Ysanne Isard :)

[@Zulhardy]

I would have probably have crashed into a building if I flew. Reading about the Lusankya rising up from the surface in the books and seeing it now rendered 20+ years later is amazing.

[@rileyscheller8046]

The what?

[@bensheetz2505]

That was the first thing I thought of too, "Hey, that's the Lusankya!"

[@sidneyraflores8798]

100% this. i remember rereading the xwing series so many times when i was younger

[@JayJet53]

@@rileyscheller8046 Its the super star destroyer that launch from under the surface of Coruscant which it original purpose was an emergency escape craft for the emperor.

[@themisterlazyboi7954]

@@JayJet53 Question: Is that the one that showed in episode VI ?

[@Weirddancer14]

This was mindblowing! Holy smokes this was so well done in all aspects. The SSD reveal was so good it took me just enough time to remember where i heard the ship name before it emerged from the planet.

[@adriansullivan7629]

I’m at work and enjoyed this immensely. Thanks!

[@DroneConflict]

A fantastically developed concept; the sort of thing that you wish was the intro to a two hour feature instead of a short! I think for the multitudes who have been disappointed by the sequels, this is a return to the concepts and themes we love: intrigue, high stakes and the uphill battle. Additionally, this low budget fan film was able to depict high-quality action without the modern filmmaking technique of "too much blur, lens flare and quick cuts to piece together what is happening." Well-freakin'-done

[@El_Fabricio]

Also the colors feel natural (instead of today's filmmakers putting a layer or blue or red over their lenses (talking to you Solo)).

[@XCalibur_EX]

​@@El_Fabricio Don't forget Hollywood's favorite: _piss yellow_

[@adambomber3384]

@@El_Fabricio pretty sure Bradford Young is more experience a Director of Photography than any of us

[@nickter745thebold8]

@@El_Fabricio Wdym???

[@El_Fabricio]

@@nickter745thebold8 I was referring to unnecessary color filters that make whole scenes mono colorful. Either everything has a blue, red or green overlay thus making it feel unnatural.

[@ajackass5950]

Outdid the entire sequel trilogy in less than 6 minutes. Bravo, excellent work.

[@fkkfreeze]

This was one of my favourite moments in that book series, when Isard escaped with the Lusankya. Thank you for making this!!!

[@corellioncrusaderproductio4679]

Goosebumps on that opening scene, seeing that many destroyers in one place, then goosbumps x 10 when the SSD came up out of the ground. Incredible!

[@gravelycritical]

I'm sure many have said it before, but THIS is what Star Wars feels like. You captured it all and gave what the fans truly sought after. Amazing work, and can't wait to see what you do next. Already subbed.

[@SuperShinobi95]

I totally agree with you. That felt like an old school feel good action movie. I actually applauded after seeing that!!!!!!’nn

[@gravelycritical]

@@SuperShinobi95 tbh, it could be made into a feature length or series and I think everyone would watch it. Artistry right there.

[@ryancarrell3186]

This is legit one of the best fan films I've ever seen. huge props for basing it off of something from legends, too!

[@Yuki_Ika7]

Legends is more often than not better than the new canon anyways

[@sambridgers9543]

@@Yuki_Ika7 Yeah, I do appreciate the worldbuilding of Legends more, even if several of the stories weren't that great.

[@numb6686]

Super nice short-movie it got the feeling of original STAR WARS movies, I would like to see more of theese!!!

[@Zaron_Gaming]

Wow i never thought I'd see lusankya in a fan film. That is one hell of a choice to focus on. Something commonly forgotten by a great deal of legacy fans. Bravo sir most impressive

[@romansOneSixteen]

03:12 "I'm picking up a new ship ID: Lusankya?" All SW fans who read the X-Wing series: "Oh, no. Not good."

[@commandermaverick1487]

Wait, what is it?

[@romansOneSixteen]

@commandermaverick1487 If you read/listen to the first three books, then this scene will make sense, in terms of the readers not being surprised.

[@bkjeong4302]

@@commandermaverick1487 Remember the Executor from the original trilogy? The empire actually built 16 more of her, and this particular one was part of the first run alongside Executor herself.

[@starwarsstudio100]

Dang, I haven't seen such a good fan film for a while, well done and keep up the good work!

[@mikasaluvv]

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[@shaw316]

The whole thing gave me goosebumps from start to finish! Especially when the Super Star Destroyer came out from the ground! Awesome job!

[@MP-hz3ye]

Incredible work.

[@sgt1013]

I can't stop coming back to this video from time to time. It makes me so happy and teary-eyed to see fan content like this. Please tell me there's more to come!

[@nobleengine]

There is. Different setting different characters. It's going to be insane. You can get sneak peaks on the patreon btw 😉

[@sgt1013]

@@nobleengine You have no idea how excited I am that you replied to this comment omg! I will definitely watch your career with great interest! The callback to the Lusankya revived my love for Legends' EU and now I can't wait to get back on the X-Wing series!

[@yakov9542]

This is all we have left

[@alexg4751]

Man brought the image of Lusankya rising out of Coruscant's surface from the Rogue Squadron books to life!! That alone was spectacular. You are a living legend my dude!!

[@Tellemicus]

Man, that was fulfilling! I LOVED the X-wing series growing up! Seeing this famous scene made real was unbelievable!! Thank you so much!!!🎉❤❤❤🎉

[@jamesthenabignumber]

I love that many of the sounds - including voice acting from the rest of the squadron - was taken from the games.

[@DieselNDirt_]

This hit every check in the box The music The sound effects The visuals The communications And props to all those actors for their performances. While they were short and sweet, I wouldn’t mind in the slightest seeing a story explaining how we got to this moment, and what’s to follow for them! Bravo sir, I loved this!

[@splaty691]

If you want the story then read the rogue squadron books really good star wars legends including this battle.

[@sithlordzach8418]

Honestly felt the voice acting dragged the whole thing down.

[@zippymufo9765]

@@sithlordzach8418 The lack of any color or contrast also makes it look tacky. Why is everything the same shade of grey? All the ships and buildings look the same.

[@StarWarsExpert_]

@@zippymufo9765 That ain't true. There were some colors like the blue engines. But yes I get what you mean with the contrast. The contrast between the Mon Calamari MC Liberty Ships and the Star Destroyer could have been better.

[@AdmiralMakati]

@@sithlordzach8418 it’s called a fan film for a reason, made by fans for the fans with pure passion. Something that Disney Star Wars is sorely lacking.

[@11Bbq]

Dude! That super star destroyer emergence was so sick! That's such a cool idea. 🤘

[@nobleengine]

It's heavily inspired from the Krytos Trap book by Michael Stackpole.

[@jesusalmonte2255]

Actually that is how is told in the Xwing Saga, Lusankya is the name of a Super Star Destroyer that appear in the X-Wing Novel, emerging exactly as this video shows it.

[@codcastrecall2738]

No...it's a really, really dumb idea.

[@AuxArcClimbing]

@@codcastrecall2738 In the books, Admiral Ysarde was kind of a forced character and wasn't very bright overall. She's what Stackpole had to work with because of the Jedi Academy series though. A lot of the characters from the Jedi Academy trilogy didn't go much further because of how low the quality of those books were. Stackpole's Rogue Squadron was better, if a bit overdramatic, but it produced several big characters. The follow up series, Wraith Squadron by Aaron Allston are even better and are some of my favorite EU books.

[@MrMatchbox21]

@@codcastrecall2738 So dumb. I guess it's fun if you read it as a kid. But what a stupid strategy.

[@maxperry4978]

Awesome vid one of the favorite parts for me was the super destroyer jumping and leaving all the debris just to fall really inventive there again awesome job!

[@viperleader001]

Awesome film you guys!!!!

[@skilllanoodle]

This is absolutely insane! Not only are the effects and cinematography incredible, but the actual film itself holds up like a true feature film. Incredible work!!!

[@adilator]

The 3D work and physics simulations are amazing, but the frequent camera pans into the cockpits is not something you'd see in starwars. Too modern and computer like camera moves.