The reveal was terrible: I'm not one of those Star Wars fans who know every detail, every line of dialogue, and every creature that crosses the screen for half a second, and so I was shocked to learn that Max Rebo, the musician blue elephant, will be entitled to a more than approximate minifig ... And for good reason, Max Rebo has no legs (or arms, it's up to you) .
Some of you probably already knew this, but for me, it was reading this article on Starwars.com that made it clear: LEGO has completely messed up this character that will be included in the upcoming 75020 Jabba's Sail Barge set . I'm exaggerating, of course, but it has to be said once and for all: Max Rebo only has two limbs.
LEGO is not the first (nor the last) to give Max Rebo 4four members when he only has two. Kenner already took liberties with this character in the 80s by marketing a figure with legs.
After reading this interesting article on Starwars.com proving that the creature in question was designed with two limbs and not four, I figured that LEGO was no longer concerned about approximations regarding the Star Wars universe and that I therefore had to accept it.
After all, it will be enough to remove his two dwarf legs to Max Rebo for him to be finally faithful to the model of the film. He'll look (silly) half a minifigure, but he'll finally look like the character as Phil Tippet imagined him to be.
