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Believe it or believe it not, this year marks the 10th anniversary of the arrival of Star Wars Rebels. 11th August 2014 saw the debut of The Machine in the Ghost on Disney XD, directed by Dave Filoni and written by Greg Weissman (nowadays the writer of Spectacular Spider-Men for Marvel Comics). Here, watch droid builder and friend of Fantha Tracks Mike McMaster introduce Chopper to Dave Filoni.

Chopper is the grumpy, lazy, yet ultimately heroic astromech droid of the upcoming Star Wars Rebels animated series — and Lucasfilm has brought him to life. In this new video, go behind the scenes to see how a fully functioning Chopper was designed, built, and finally, introduced to his creators and to the world.

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Mark Newbold
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Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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Star Wars Rebels at 10: Chopper comes to life

Mark Newbold
By Mark Newbold

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Believe it or believe it not, this year marks the 10th anniversary of the arrival of Star Wars Rebels. 11th August 2014 saw the debut of The Machine in the Ghost on Disney XD, directed by Dave Filoni and written by Greg Weissman (nowadays the writer of Spectacular Spider-Men for Marvel Comics). Here, watch droid builder and friend of Fantha Tracks Mike McMaster introduce Chopper to Dave Filoni.

Chopper is the grumpy, lazy, yet ultimately heroic astromech droid of the upcoming Star Wars Rebels animated series — and Lucasfilm has brought him to life. In this new video, go behind the scenes to see how a fully functioning Chopper was designed, built, and finally, introduced to his creators and to the world.

Sale
Star Wars: The High Republic: The Lightsaber Collection
Star Wars: The High Republic: The Lightsaber Collection
  • Hardcover Book
  • Wallace, Daniel (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 156 Pages - 11/12/2024 (Publication Date) - Insight Editions (Publisher)
$19.10 Amazon Prime
Buy on Amazon This is a paid link. Learn More. Price incl. tax, excl. shipping.  Details correct as at: 2025-08-01
SourceLucasfilm
Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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