I hope this isn’t a spoiler [hey, the set itself is already a spoiler!] but in the final episode of the Ahsoka series, there is a fight between the most important characters of this series, including Ahsoka Tano, Morgan Elsbeth, and Ezra Bridger. Grand Admiral Thrawn is rather watching this time and throws into the fight a host of soulless night troopers.

The duel, mainly between Ahsoka and Morgan, is dynamic and dramatic, as a Star Destroyer with Thrawn, who wants to return to the “galaxy far far away”, slowly takes off above their heads.
And the construction of the…

Ahsoka Tano’s Duel on Peridea [75385] set

…enables the dynamic movement of the figures involved in this fight. In this respect, this set resembles the set 75324: Dark Trooper Attack [from The Mandalorian series]. And in both sets, these “play features” fit very nicely into the actual scenes they recreate. In the Dark Trooper Attack set, it is the slider construction that Luke Skywalker uses to push the dark troopers away using the Force. In Duel on Peridea, the main role is played by the gears, cleverly hidden in the base of the set. Both sets also have in common their “partiality”. Both show a fragment of an entire scene from the series.

It almost sounds like a “frame”, doesn’t it?

But before we start framing, let’s take a closer look at the set itself.

The set

As we mentioned, this is a fragment of a scene, that takes place at the top of the tower of the mysterious Night Sisters temple, topped with teeth of no less mysterious monoliths, covered with, of course, mysterious lines and signs. This is a very simple and almost minimalistic build. It looks quite clean and neat. But still, perhaps too minimalistic. However, while in the series this minimalism somewhat is covered up [literally!] by the powerful spaceship floating above the top, in the set we only have the base and the monoliths. Fortunately, the monoliths are richly decorated [although it’s a pity that they are with the help of stickers].


But let’s be honest, this set is not about design and build, but…

Minifigures

The simplicity and minimalism of the build are balanced by the minifigures. And in my opinion, they are the reason why this small set shines like a supernova among this year’s, often much larger, LEGO Star Wars premieres. The cream of the crop of the series is here! At the forefront is Grand Admiral Thrawn himself. Until now, he has only been available in the 75170 The Phantom set since 2017. For years he did not appear in the space of new sets, which made him a very desirable figure, not only by the Rebel side. In turn, Ezra Bridger in his adult incarnation is taking Thrawn’s place as an “exclusive minifigure”, present only in this set. Morgan Elsbeth joins these two. She is also present in the 75364 set, but in a slightly different version and without the Blade of Talzin. We received Ahsoka’s minifigure in many different sets, although the one from the 75385 set is also different from its predecessors.
As usual, in order not to distort the reception of the set, I leave the figures’ lightsabers sauté, unedited.

The dark [although white] horse is the night trooper! It was a surprise to me that under the helmet he did not hide a standard, black head, but a zombiastic head of an undead soldier of the Empire, animated by the dark forces of the Night Sisters.

The minifigures are also very nicely painted and richly detailed. Although Morgan Elsbeth was treated a bit unfairly IMHO. She was spared additional leg or arm printing, as was Thrawn. But this second case is more about the design of the Imperial uniform, as the torso looks very good.

Duel on Peridea in front of the lens

Paradoxically, the minimalism and fragility of this set are its advantages. It often happens that LEGO sets have rather compact interiors and from a photographic perspective: simply tight. There is space here that can be developed, also using these mysterious monoliths. It is also tempting to get a second, twin set and do with it what Tom Milton did with the aforementioned 75324: Dark Trooper Attack, i.e. “close” the space and in the case of this set make a full circle of megaliths.

The lucky ones who have any of the sets with the Star Destroyer in their fleet can try to close the space with the shape of this spaceship. For now, I have to rely on your imagination and suggest that just outside the frame there is a huge Chimera hull floating.

This set literally opens up greater possibilities of using it for photos so the minifigures can be shown in their entirety. The set doesn’t force you to try and find a frame that doesn’t show the framework and background of the set.
The undeniable advantage of this set is its compactness! Simply unclip the monoliths and the rest of the set will fit into the box without the need for disassembly.

You don’t have to look tough to be tough.

|Ahsoka, The Clone Wars

And this is the case of this set: inconspicuous, but tough.

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