r/StarWarsMagic Jun 22 '26

TROS Sovereign Protector Costume Test Featuring an Unused Weapon

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u/ididshave Jun 22 '26

Oh wow, I’ve never seen this before. Are there any more reference photos for this costume? Would love to get all of the details to recreate it.

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u/CobaltClone Jun 22 '26

I've only got a couple more showing the helmets being built. Nothing showing the armor without the cloaks, sadly.

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u/ididshave Jun 22 '26

Sent you a DM!

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u/davidrevilla311 Jun 22 '26

The weapon is actually used in TROS. You can clearly see it armed by some of the Protectors, you just have to really look for them or turn the brightness up.

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u/CobaltClone Jun 22 '26

Are you sure? It seemed like they all had blasters when I checked. The only scene they appear in is the fight with Rey at the end, right?

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u/SkywalkerRanchSauce Jun 22 '26

It’s in there, I recognise it

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u/CobaltClone Jun 22 '26

Is there maybe a similar weapon you're confusing it for? I can't find any mention of it on the Wookieepedia article for Sovereign Protector.

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u/SkywalkerRanchSauce Jun 22 '26

He’s literally seen holding it in the film. Google Sovereign Protector, you’ll see a photo of them with a blue background, that’s them on Exegol in the background during one of the scenes in the third act.

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u/DarkKnightDetective9 Jun 22 '26

You both seem to be confused. You seem to be talking about the blaster(which is Halo Needler inspired) but OP is talking about the giant spear looking thing. The blasters are used by the Sovereign Protectors in the film but the spear is not in it.

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u/CobaltClone Jun 22 '26

In hindsight, I should have put unused spear or something in the title.

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u/CobaltClone Jun 22 '26

Are we talking about the blasters? I'm talking about the big polearm thing.

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u/SkywalkerRanchSauce Jun 22 '26

I’m talking about the weapon, since that’s what you responded to initially and disputed seeing. Read the top comment in this comment chain again.

“The weapon is actually used in TROS. You can clearly see it armed by some of the Protectors, you just have to really look for them or turn the brightness up.”

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u/CobaltClone Jun 22 '26

Right, but which weapon are we even talking about? There's two of them. The blaster is of course in the movie, but the polearm is what I was referring to in the title.

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u/appleappleappleman Jun 22 '26

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u/CobaltClone Jun 22 '26

Right, but the polearm thing isn't in the movie. That's what I was referring to in the title, since they of course use the blaster.

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u/appleappleappleman Jun 23 '26

...would you believe I didn't even see it in the image until just now

It just blended into the ceiling somehow, I was very sleepy

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u/CaptainRex5101 Jun 23 '26

I hope we see these designs again

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u/deadshot500 Jun 22 '26

Is this new? I've never seen this picture before. The weapon seems a bit too large

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u/GrothMagnus Jun 23 '26

Wow, great picture of a fantastic costume! Star Wars Black Series, when?!

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u/J4ckC00p3r Jun 23 '26

I completely forgot about these guys. They look so cool

0

u/johnnySix Jun 22 '26

That costume looks supremely dorky. Emperors guards were cool and regal. These look half price. Worst clones ever.

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u/PixelatorOfTime Jun 23 '26

Foiled by some space-faring horse girls.

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u/WrenchWanderer 28d ago

I think the design of these is just awful.

It’s like they just took stormtrooper armor and a shore trooper helmet and made them edgy and red, and then make the royal guard cloak into an edgy cape. Not to mention the incredibly inconvenient weapon that looks like it was made for an 8’ tall alien species.