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"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" will hit theaters on Dec.18 and one of the franchise's beloved characters, C-3PO, may have a makeover. A sighted merchandise from the film suggests that C-3PO may have a red arm in the movie.
A new merchandise has popped up depicting C-3PO with R2D2, and according to Making Star Wars, the walking skinny gold-plated robot is sporting a red arm. The image was seen on a soda can sold in Mexico.
This was the second time that a red-armed C-3PO has been spotted. The same source previously found other movie merchandise products bearing some characters. Printed on a table is a similar photo on the soda can, only this time, the "Star Wars" title is not blocking the shoulder area connecting the red arm on C-3PO.
So far, there is no way to confirm whether or not the products are legitimate depictions of the character from "The Star Wars: The Force Awakens." But there is one more set of merchandise that have been sighted, this time for a LEGO set. According to IGN, LEGO will be bringing a line for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
There are a total of seven sets announced, including some vehicles in the movie. The sets are Rey's Speeder, The First Order Snow Speeder, First Order Special Force TIE, Poe's X-Wing Starfighter, First Order Transporter, Kylo Ren's Command Shuttle and Millennium Falcon. The number piece ranges from as few as 193 pieces for Rey's Speeder to as many as 1,332 pieces for the Millennium Falcon.
This, as well as other memorabilia and merchandise for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is set to be released on Sept. 4. This is dubbed as the "Force Friday," announced officially by the producers of the movie, and it will mark the day that collectibles, toys and other products for the new "Star Wars" will be available in stores. It will also be the first time that fans can see the product packaging for the newest villain, Kylo Ren and his red lightsaber.
