LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga may not be releasing until next year, making 2020 the first year not to see a new LEGO game in 15 years, but there is plenty known about it. Not only in terms of content, but what else will also come with the game.
Interestingly enough, those who pick up the deluxe edition will get the character bundle for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, a case and cover that shows Darth Vader with and without a mask, and a LEGO mini-figure. The latter appears aimed at taking on one of the biggest controversies from The Last Jedi.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Controversies
It's no secret that The Last Jedi splintered franchise fans, with many fans hating its depiction of the fabled Luke Skywalker. Indeed, from the moment he tossed the lightsaber to how he attempted to kill his nephew, Ben Solo, many fans were up in arms about his character arc. Couple this with some disdain for Poe's resistance subplot and the Canto Bight subplot in particular, it's not really surprising how this turned out. Many hope that, at the very least, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga can deliver on the movie in a better way.
However, at least in one regard, it seems the game may be leaning into the hatred from the Last Jedi instead of veering from it. There's one particular seen (shown above) where many feel uncomfortable watching Luke milk an alien creature and drink its green milk. It's worth remembering that Luke was a farmer before a Jedi, and while the intention of the scene may be to show how he has effectively regressed, many found it cringe-worthy, especially in light of the overarching plot. It's this green milk cringe that the game seems to be highlighting in its deluxe edition.
From Meme to Mini-figure - LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
As seen above, the inclusion of the LEGO mini-figure is that of Luke's farming days in A New Hope. It's the blue milk he drank during a meal on Tatooine, but there's some peculiarities. Namely, in A New Hope, Luke doesn't get a milk moustache of sorts from the blue milk. While this is likely just some creative license with the figure, it appears much more similar in this regard to Luke drinking the green milk in The Last Jedi. Green milk, somewhat nauseously, ends up clinging to Luke's face for a milk moustache, and seemingly because it is sour, Luke closes one eye after gulping it down. In a way that, as seen here, doesn't seem unlike Luke winking in the figure.
The similarities are only surface level, granted, but the blue milk of Tatooine is often used as an example to defend the green milk seen from The Last Jedi, meaning the two are basically intertwined as opposing character development moments. And whatever color of milk it is, this figure may hopefully set the tone for what fans can expect out of LEGO adaptation of the Star Wars movie franchise—a silly take that undercuts but effectively accentuates the controversy of the sequel movies.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is set to release Spring 2021 for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.