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''[[Starchaser: The Legend of Orin]]'' is a 1985 animated [[Space Opera]] film. The story follows Orin, an escaped slave who must free his people from the [[Dark Lord]] after being chosen by a [[Magic Sword]]. Helping him along the way are a cigar-chewing smuggler, his neurotic [[Robot Buddy]], a sassy fembot, a governor's daughter and a [[Fairy Companion]].

Just from that synopsis one would think that this has something to do with [[Star Wars|that famous and successful space opera trilogy released throughout the ten years prior to its release]]. Indeed, this film is very similar in terms of story and design, but has since become a [[Cult Classic]].

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* [[Captain Ersatz]]: This may take a while:
** [[The Hero|Orin]] is Luke Skywalker.
** [[Lovable Rogue|Dagg]] is Han Salo.
** [[Plucky Girl|Aviana]] is Leia.
** [[Big Bad|Zygon/Nexus]] is [[Darth Vader Clone|Darth Vader]]
** [[Plucky Comic Relief|Arthur]] is C3PO.
** Expands to inanimate objects as well, as the [[Laser Sword|Hilt]] is a lightsaber, and the [[Cool Starship|Starchaser]] is the Falcon.
* [[Nightmare Face]]: One of the cyborgs has a skull-like face, and [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|large red eyes]]
* [[Replacement Love Interest]]

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[[Category:Film]]
[[Category:Science Fiction Animated Films]]
[[Category:Films of the 1980s]]
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