Lucas made into Star Wars figure

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 [H3] [H3][A href="vny!://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060504/lucas_doll_060504/20060504?hub=Entertainment"][FONT color=#0000ff size=2]vny!://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060504/lucas_doll_060504/20060504?hub=Entertainment[/FONT][/A][/H3] [H3][FONT color=#0000ff size=2]Star Wars creator becomes action figure toy[/FONT][/H3] [P class=storyAttributes][FONT color=#0000ff size=2]Associated Press[/FONT]

 [!-- dateline --][FONT color=#0000ff size=2]LOS ANGELES[!-- /dateline --] -- Not that long ago, in a nearby galaxy, George Lucas joined forces with the dark side. The Star Wars creator has become a Storm Trooper. [/FONT]

 [FONT color=#0000ff size=2]Hasbro, maker of Star Wars toys, is paying plastic tribute to Lucas, interpreting him as a limited-edition action figure in Storm Trooper attire. The head of the toy maker's Star Wars division called Lucas "the greatest character in the universe." [/FONT]

 [FONT color=#0000ff size=2]"We took a cue from when Han Solo and Luke disguised themselves as Storm Troopers," said Derryl DePriest, marketing director and admitted lifelong Star Wars fan. "We placed George in his own universe that he created." [/FONT]

 [FONT color=#0000ff size=2]This is the first time Lucas has been honoured with an official Star Wars action figure, DePriest said, but not the first time his likeness has been used. Hasbro had previously issued a figure that looked like Lucas called George Sacul. [/FONT]

 [FONT color=#0000ff size=2]"That was very subtle," DePriest said. "This time we really wanted to pay tribute to the man himself." [/FONT]

 [FONT color=#0000ff size=2]Lucas thought it was a "fun" idea, said Lucasfilm spokeswoman Lynne Hale. [/FONT]

 [FONT color=#0000ff size=2]"He laughed because he never imagined he'd be a Storm Trooper," she said. [/FONT]

 [FONT color=#0000ff size=2]The new toy is only available to participants in Hasbro's Ultimate Galactic Hunt. Fans must show proof of purchase of five vintage Star Wars action figures to get the George Lucas Storm Trooper figurine.[/FONT]

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 [FONT size=2]For a stormtrooper fan/geek like myself,  (and Lise..I know you like old school Star Wars), this is interesting. [/FONT]

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