• Obi-Wan Kenobi Teaser: 4 Major Reveals About the Disney Plus Star Wars Series

    Star Wars fans may not be getting a new movie in 2022, but they are getting the long-awaited Obi-Wan Kenobi series starring Ewan MacGregor and Hayden Christensen. Disney finally gave fans a small glimpse of this new series thanks to an Obi-Wan Kenobi teaser for Disney+ Day. And while there’s no actual footage of the series in the teaser, we do get a wealth of new concept art.

    From glimpses of Darth Vader to strange new worlds in the Star Wars galaxy, let’s break down everything we’ve learned thanks to this Kenobi teaser. And check out our full Disney+ Day roundup to see all the latest Star Wars and Marvel news.

    Obi-Wan’s Desert Costume

    The first piece of concept art gives us an idea of what MacGregor’s Obi-Wan will look like after spending a few years as an eccentric desert hermit. His once pristine Jedi robes have become dirty and tattered with age, and Obi-Wan has added a few extra layers to protect him from the sand and heat of Tatooine. He could almost pass for a Fremen at this point.

    If Obi-Wan’s new look seems familiar, it’s because the series appears to be drawing inspiration from other corners of the franchise. Sideshow Collectibles’ Ben Kenobi Mythos Statue (and the subsequent action figure) once hypothesized what a post-Episode III Obi-Wan would look like. And even though that statue is long since sold out, it’s pretty much become the default look for any story set during Obi-Wan’s time on Tatooine. Marvel’s monthly Star Wars series adopted a similar look for a series of flashback stories featuring Obi-Wan.

    The Sith Inquisitor

    While fans are eagerly awaiting the big showdown between Obi-Wan and Darth Vader in this series, this teaser makes it clear Obi-Wan will have to worry about more than just the Dark Lord of the Sith. One piece of art confirms the Sith Inquisitorius have a part to play in this story.

    The Inquisitorius were first introduced in the animated series Star Wars Rebels, and have since gone on to play key roles in Jedi Fallen Order and Marvel’s Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith series. This group of Dark Side adepts serve Darth Vader, helping him carry out his ongoing mission to hunt down and exterminate all surviving Jedi.

    It’s probably safe to assume this Inquisitor will be tasked with hunting Obi-Wan during the course of the series. Only after she fails to kill Master Kenobi will Vader himself be forced to step in. Another possibility is that the Inquisitor is actually on the trail of the young Luke Skywalker, forcing Obi-Wan to come out of hiding and distract her from her real prey.

    As for which Inquisitor we’re seeing, it’s hard to say for sure without knowing exactly when the series is set. She could either be Second Sister, one of the main antagonists of Jedi Fallen Order, or Seventh Sister, the character voiced by Sarah Michelle Gellar in Rebels. Second Sister is killed by Vader himself in the climax of Fallen Order, which is set roughly 14 years before Episode IV. Seventh Sister survives much longer, only meeting her end in battle against Maul in the Rebels Season 2 finale.

    New Star Wars Locations

    If you were assuming the Obi-Wan Kenobi series is mostly set on Tatooine, this new teaser should clear things up. We catch glimpses of a number of different worlds in this footage, some familiar and some wholly unfamiliar.

    This shot looks to be of an underwater Imperial base. Given what happened to the cloning facility on Kamino in Star Wars: The Bad Batch, we can probably assume this isn’t Kamino. Could these be the troops occupying Mon Cala?

    This Blade Runner-esque city shot is probably depicting Coruscant.

    This could be another level of Coruscant, but it could just as easily be set on any number of worlds in the Star Wars galaxy.

    Finally, this shot shows what might be a group of Rebels piloting a very familiar Star Wars ship.

    These are the airspeeders the Alliance later converts into Snowspeeders while hiding out on Hoth. Given the desert environment, this shot could be set on Tatooine, but as we’ve seen, it’s far from the only desert planet in the galaxy.

    A Rematch With Darth Vader

    The teaser closes with a few tantalizing glimpses of the Dark Lord of the Sith himself. We’ve known for a while that Hayden Christensen is returning to reprise the Darth Vader role, suggesting this iconic villain has a significant part to play in the Kenobi series.

    The first Vader image shows him in what appears to be his castle on Mustafar, conferring with a hologram of a character who could be an Inquisitor, Emperor Palpatine or even Obi-Wan himself.

    The second image is very reminiscent of the final duel between Obi-Wan and Anakin at the end of Episode III. It could also be taking place in the lava fields of Mustafar. However, Anakin is wearing his Vader armor here, suggesting we’re actually going to see Obi-Wan have a rematch with his fallen apprentice. Whatever happens, Obi-Wan may have to fake his own death in order to keep Vader from following him back to Tatooine.

    It may seem ridiculous to suggest Obi-Wan and Vader had another duel in between Episodes III and IV, but there’s nothing in the Star Wars canon that explicitly rules out the possibility. The series may give us some critical new context into their relationship during the era of the Empire. We may finally learn why Vader admitted to Luke in Return of the Jedi that he knew Obi-Wan believed he could be redeemed (more on that theory here).

    We may also learn the true significance behind Vader’s words from Episode IV, “We meet again, at last. The circle is now complete. When I left you I was but the learner. Now I am the master.”

    In short, there’s a reason Christensen is back in the role this time. There’s an important Anakin/Obi-Wan story still left to tell.

    Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

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    Multiple Disney+ MCU Shows Get New Logos Including She-Hulk and Ironheart

    Disney+ Day today began with a veritable torrent of new info about upcoming shows, including brand new logos for a ton of series like She-Hulk, Secret Invasion, Echo, Ironheart, and more.

    The full, massive thread with all the announcements is here, but scroll down a ways and you start hitting the big Marvel logos, some of which were brand new reveals and others were logos for things we knew existed.

    There's X-Men '97, a continuation of the original animated series, and then new logos for She-Hulk and Echo — notably our first official confirmation of the previously-rumored Hawkeye spin-off — followed by the reveal of two new animated original series Spider-Man: Freshman Year and I Am Groot.

    We then get a new logo for Ironheart, and the official reveals of Agatha: House of Harkness and Marvel Zombies. And then a new logo for Secret Invasion.

    That's not the end of everything we've learned about so far today. We've also got the announcement of Prey, a Predator prequel, a new preview of Disney's Obi-Wan Kenobi series, an original series based on Big Hero Six entitled Bayman!, release windows for Ms. Marvel and Star Wars: Andor, and a heck of a lot more.

    You can catch up on anything you might have missed in the deluge of announcements in our full round-up, which we'll keep updating throughout the day.

    Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

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    You Can Now Own the USS Voyager-J From Star Trek: Discovery

    Just in time for the Season 4 premiere of Star Trek: Discovery, Hero Collector has announced four new die-cast metal ships – U.S.S. Voyager-J, U.S.S. Discovery-A (Refit), Section 31 Deimos-Class, and Booker Cleveland’s Ship – that are all “as screen-accurate as possible” and come packaged with a magazine filled with detailed profiles, behind-the-scenes info on their creation, sketches, and interviews with the artists and designers responsible for bringing them to life.

    The newest version of the U.S.S. Voyager, which made its maiden trip in Star Trek: Voyager with Captain Kathryn Janeway at the helm, represents “ten generations of technological evolution” and exists in the 32nd century where Star Trek: Discovery is now set. In this time, it is “tasked with maintaining the protection field around Federation Headquarters.” This scale model of the U.S.S. Voyager-J will be released in January 2022 for $54.95.

    Next up is the U.S.S. Discovery-A (Refit), and it represents the major refit the starship that shares the series’ name received when it stormed into the 32nd century. In Season 4, this new starship, which now carries the registry number NCC-1031-A, is equipped with the latest tech that will help Captain Burnham and her crew survive anything the future throws at them. This scale model will be available in December 2021 and will cost $54.95.

    Section 31 is Starfleet’s covert ops organization and Hero Collector will be releasing a Deimos-Class starship that “served the role of mothership” on the show. The Deimos-class starship in Disco reaches a length of nearly 900 meters and features “swarms of autonomous drone-fighters stored in the saucer ‘wings’ on either side of its central spine.” This model will be released in November 2021 and will cost $54.95.

    Lastly, a replica of Booker Cleveland’s ship will be available in January 2022 for $54.95 and will give fans a chance to own the first ship Captain Burnham ran into when she arrived in the 32nd century. This ship is “equipped with subspace communications, a cloaking device, and a variety of faster-than-light propulsion systems” in addition to a “morph” system that allows it to change its shape.

    You can order the ships on the Hero Collector site.

    If you can’t wait to add these Star Trek starships into your own fleet, Hero Collector has a ton of other options from Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Discovery, and Star Trek: The Next Generation.

    Star Trek: Discovery’s fourth season is set to premiere on Paramount+ on November 18, 2021, and will find “Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery facing a threat unlike any they’ve ever encountered.”

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    Secret Invasion: MCU Series Offers a First Glimpse at a Patch-Less Nick Fury

    Disney+ Day is in full swing, and today we got our first image from Secret Invasion — a rugged-looking Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, sans eyepatch.

    The announcement was part of a massive rollout of Disney+ announcements and first looks. While little was shown of Secret Invasion, we did get to see a scarred, bearded Fury. Seems like fighting Hydra, Thanos, and every other threat facing Earth has been tough on ol' Nick Fury.

    Secret Invasion was first announced back in 2020. It will consist of six episodes and is expected to premiere in 2022. Ben Mendelsohn will reprise his role as Talos, with Kingsley Ben-Adir reportedly playing the villain. The series began filming in September.

    There's lots more Disney+ announcements happening right now, including Spider-Man: Freshman Year and X-Men '97. Make sure to keep an eye on our rolling Disney+ recap for everything announced so far.

    Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN

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    Metroid Dread Sales Could Bode Well for the Future of the Series

    Metroid: Dread's launch figures in the US have comfortably beaten records for the series, and could allude to a bright future for Samus after quite a dry spell.

    Data published by the NPD Group offered an insight into the popularity of Metroid: Dread after its successful October 8 launch on Nintendo Switch. Following its release, the game debuted as October's third best-selling game in the US. Despite being released over a week into that period, Metroid: Dread also came out as the highest-ranked selling game on the Nintendo Switch.

    In doing that, it achieved the highest ever launch month sales of any Metroid game to date – dwarfing its predecessors by some margin. According to the Group, Metroid: Dread's launch month dollar sales nearly doubled those of the series' previous record holder, Metroid: Prime.

    Metroid has been a quiet series for a long time. The last mainline 2D entry in the series was 2017 remake Samus Returns, with the last wholly original 2D entry arriving in the form of 2004's Zero Mission. In terms of 3D games, we haven't seen one since 2010's Other M.

    While good sales figures for Dread don't necessarily confirm a busier future for Metroid releases, it does at least bode well that Nintendo can succeed with new entries in the series. The next Metroid game we know about is Metroid Prime 4, which was announced in 2017 but restarted development in 2019.

    While Metroid finished in third in US sales in October, its NPD sales figures don't include digital sales like the two titles ahead in the ranking, Turtle Rock Studios' Back 4 Blood claimed second place and the best-selling game in the US across October went to Far Cry 6. Following Far Cry's launch, Ubisoft recently confirmed that Vaas: Insanity – the first of its premium episodic expansions – will be launching on November 16.

    If you haven't yet picked up a copy of Metroid Dread, make sure to check out our review of the game where we awarded it a 9/10.

    Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

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