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Shuttle Tydirium by Amaru Zeas

I already love the design of the Imperial Shuttles, but the idea that Tydirium was re-branded after the battle of Endor, is just supremely badass!!!

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Shuttle Tydirium

A little piece of evidence has popped up that might indicate the mission the Rogues undertake in Rogue One: A Star Wars Stor, might not be their first tangle with the Empire...

On Rebel Force Radio this week Jason and Jimmy Mac played host to EW's Anthony Breznican. The guys were discussing the recently released images of Rogue One. Jimmy Mac pointed out that if you look at the image of Bodhi Rook (below) you'll notice he wears an Imperial cog insignia on his jacket.

Jimmy speculated this could indicate Bodhi is a double agent, but they soon decided it would be ridiculous for Bodhi to broadcast that fact by wearing the insignia so boldly. I think it might be a hint that this group has done this sort of thing before.

If you look at what Bodhi is wearing it seems that the jacket is buried beneath the gear he needs to have with him on a mission, implying that he has had the jacket, complete with cog insignia for some time. Now, it could be that this takes place after they raid the Death Star for the plans, but I doubt it because, I'm sure that mission takes place in the third act and there will be a lot less returning Rogues than we might have hoped. I also get the feeling that Bodhi is prepping for a mission in this shot.

We can also speculate that it is part of the teams modus operandi to acquire uniforms and armor to use as disguises. Just look at this shot of Jyn in her disguise from the new movie. 

My guess is that this mission isn't the first time the Rogues have had to go undercover within the Empire. I wonder if Bodhi is one of the team that maybe stole some equipment from the Empire previously, equipment that might be used on future missions, like the raid in this movie and possibly even the infiltration of Endor in Jedi? 

It's a bit of a stretch, but did Bodhi get this jacket when he boosted the Shuttle Tydirium from the Empire? 

I'm convinced we will see that ship return in this film as a nice little nod to canon and it would be cool to suggest that, in this movie, we will meet the guys who stole that thing in the first place.

Speculate wildly in the comments below...

It’s been a while since I bought a Star Wars Action Fleet set.  Shuttle Tydirium came in the mail today even though I ordered it over a month ago.  Apparently the USPS ‘lost’ it but somehow it managed to get in my area early this morning and then showed up about an hour ago in that box. Yes, that box is what it came in. 

The actual product box was inside in bubble wrap and thankfully it wasn’t all beaten up and still unopened but this thing is vintage so the box has a lot of wear on it and I only wanted the ship itself so that’s all that matters to me.