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Sep 17 2012 7 Comments

Imperial Stormtroopers relegated to Tokyo retail work?

The Star Wars prequels must have been demeaning enough, but for some Imperial Stormtroopers, the fall from grace continues apace.

Tokyo Stormtroopers

All the way from elite soldiers in the 1970s, to present-day peddlers of very dodgy fashion.

Tokyo Stormtroopers

Categorized: Fashion, Film, Photography

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  1. Dan Ryan says

    9/17/2012 at 8:31 am

    The Empire, striking back.

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    • Lee says

      9/17/2012 at 10:37 am

      Yes, one step at a time. Retail is probably the perfect way back too…

      Reply
  2. John says

    9/17/2012 at 10:25 pm

    That’s what you get for missing the droids that you were looking for.

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    • Lee says

      9/18/2012 at 7:39 am

      Yeah, it’s tough at the top….

      Reply
  3. jeffrey says

    9/19/2012 at 4:35 am

    Perhaps, but I’m sure it give Danny Choo a woody.

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    • Lee says

      9/19/2012 at 11:25 am

      I dare say he’d like them. To be honest I’m not a huge Star Wars fan, but I was transfixed by them. They were strangely appealing…

      Reply
  4. Oliver says

    10/2/2012 at 9:24 pm

    yeah … the force strikes back

    Reply

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