The Final Four were right there for the taking.
So, after publishing the game-changing article about Star Wars macaroni and cheese, The RetroZap Gourmet, I called upon you, our faithful readers, to find the final four boxes. And not long after, after some discussion with RetroZap! writer Mike MacDonald, a conclusion had been reached:
The other four boxes were not other characters–they were the other halves of the characters I had already collected! And so, on our biweekly trip to the supermarket this weekend, I retrieved the remaining boxes of glory.
A number of things coalesced once all eight boxes were united.
First, Artoo does, in fact, have a quote!
“Beeep booop. it’s cheesy.”
Where to begin with this one? The spelling? The lack of a capital letter on that second sentence? The fact that Artoo Detoo has never spoken a word of English, Basic, or any other language ever?! Who approved this one? For that matter, Yoda and Threepio’s boxes missed that capital letter, too. But not Vader. What gives? It’s these type of arbitrary inconsistencies that haunt me to no end.
Second, I did not notice until now that each character had a distinct background! Vader has the Death Star II, which is appropriate, and Artoo has an X-Wing–also appropriate. However, they paired Yoda with a TIE Fighter, which makes absolutely no sense. And Threepio get a vaguely blue planet (Alderaan, perhaps?), which is just weird. They sort of gave up on Yoda and Threepio, if you ask me.
So there you have it: an odyssey in orange, a macaroni mind-trip come to an end.
JT
Joseph Tavano is the owner and editor in chief of RetroZap. Born just months before Luke found out who his father was, he has been fortunate to have had Star Wars in his life as long as he can remember. Growing up just outside of Boston, Massachusetts, he can remember substituting sticks for lightsabers and BMX bikes for speeders. He loves comics, retro games, vintage sci-fi paperbacks, and maps. Though an accomplished drummer, he doesn’t crave adventure (as much) any more, and prefers his old haunts north of Boston, Massachusetts, where he resides with his family. Buy him a glass of whiskey and he’ll return it in kind.