Marvel’s New STAR WARS Series Canonizes a Once-Rejected ’80s Action Figure

The Nerdist article discusses the obscure origins of the Marvel Star Wars character Atha Prime, highlighting her roots in a forgotten 1980s Star Wars action figure line called "The Droids." While Atha Prime was introduced in Marvel's current Star Wars comics as a powerful antagonist, her original incarnation was a background character from an animated series focused on R2-D2 and C-3PO. The article emphasizes the deep dive into Star Wars lore that Marvel writers are undertaking, bringing obscure and previously non-canon elements into the official Star Wars canon through characters like Atha Prime. It underscores the potential for further expansion of the universe using these unearthed nuggets from the franchise's past.

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