Ahmed Best Gets the Jedi Lego He Deserves in These NewStar WarsSets

We might have only just off April , but Lego is obtain Star Wars fans ready for aworld of wallet painnext month with the imminent arrival of its annual May 4 set — usually abig , expensive , lavish replicaof an iconic vehicle or character from the saga . But before that experience bring out , the company is teasing a few more Star Wars sets coming alongside it , both tackling opposite ends of the prequel epoch .

reveal today were two diminished kit , one breathe in by the events of The Phantom Menace as it prepares to celebrateits 25th anniversarynext month , and another bringing a spotlight toa key momentfrom The Mandalorian season three . First up , Darth Maul ’s Sith Infiltrator animate the second the Sith apprentice strikes out against Qui - Gon Jinn and Anakin Skywalker as they prepare to bequeath Tatooine ; it ’s part ofLego ’s 25th anniversary celebrationsof its Star Wars line of descent , meaning it comes with a bonus of a character never - before - seen in minifigure physical body : Saw Gerrera as he appears in Rogue One .

The 2d solidification , inspired by The Mandalorian season three , goes at the other close of the prequels by embolden the Order 66 flashback sequence from the show . As well as Grogu and two 501st Clone Troopers , BARC Speeder Escape mark the Lego introduction ofAhmed Best ’s Jedi savior(and periodic game show innkeeper ) Kelleran Beq , a fitting testimonial to the worker behind Jar Jar Binks and his return to the Star Wars fold afteryears of horrendous abuseover his part in the prequels . And what better dear can Star Wars show to someone than to change state them into the affair Star Wars loves most , merchandise ?