star wars by gaslight: r2-d2 goes steampunk

October 5th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! by: alisha k.

When I think steampunk, I must say that my mind does not then go immediately to Star Wars. But it’s a rule of the Internet that if two things exist, they must be put together. Hence, the steampunk R2-D2.

I can’t say it doesn’t make sense, because if I were to build a steampunk robot, he might end up looking a bit like C-3P0. However, I can’t quite shake the feeling that this R2 isn’t steampunk. Really, he was just buried for a while in the sands of Tatooine and just needs a good scrubbing. Then again, the two aren’t mutually exclusive. That dust had to come from somewhere.

[Tokyobling via Gamefreaks]

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October 5th, 2009 comments (1): stumble it! digg it! by: alisha k.