Happy May the 4th—Celebrate with up to 40% off LEGO Star Wars

Nypost · May 04, 2026 · 698 words · By Angela Tricarico

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It’s Star Wars Day, and in addition to celebrating the iconic franchise and fandom that means so much to so many people, it means it’s time for deals, new products, and more.

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What happened

It’s Star Wars Day, and in addition to celebrating the iconic franchise and fandom that means so much to so many people, it means it’s time for deals, new products, and more.

Why it matters

It’s no secret that Amazon is a website where you can buy essentially everything in the galaxy, so obviously, that extends to all things Star Wars, too.

Common ground

LEGO Star Wars been a mainstay for over 25 years now, and there are sets for virtually every movie and show within the Star Wars universe.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that LEGO Star Wars: ‘The Phantom Menace’ Battle Droid with STAP This 1,088-piece set is inspired by the battle droids featured in “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” and lets you build the droid’s STAP speeder in addition to the droid itself. It also comes with a buildable blaster and a stand?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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Claim 1: “LEGO Star Wars: ‘The Phantom Menace’ Battle Droid with STAP This 1,088-piece set is inspired by the battle droids featured in “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” and lets you build the droid’s STAP speeder in addition to the droid itself. It also comes with a buildable blaster and a stand”

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Multiple independent sources (LEGO official, BrickEconomy, and a news article) confirm the set contains 1,088 pieces, features a Battle Droid with a STAP, a buildable blaster, and a stand.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lego Star Wars (stylized in all caps) is a Lego theme based on the Star Wars media franchise and fictional universe created by George Lucas. It includes over 928 Lego building toy sets, 1389 Lego mini…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Star_Wars

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga is a 2007 Lego-themed action-adventure video game based on the Lego Star Wars line of construction toys. The game was developed by Traveller's Tales and announced by …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Star_Wars:_The_Complete_S…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lego Star Wars: The Video Game (sometimes simply called Lego Star Wars) is a 2005 action-adventure video game based on the line of Lego construction toys of the same name, and the first installment in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Star_Wars:_The_Video_Game

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Claim 2: “LEGO Star Wars: The Dark Falcon Buildable Starship Build the Dark Falcon, which appears in the animated “Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy” Disney+ special... includes minifigures of Bounty Hunter C-3PO, Darth Dev, Darth Rey, Beach Luke and Jedi Vader, plus Darth Jar Jar”

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Multiple sources confirm the Dark Falcon set is based on the 'Rebuild the Galaxy' Disney+ special. While the specific list of minifigures isn't fully detailed in the snippets, the set's origin and nature are confirmed by multiple sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — Star Wars "LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy" is a four-part LEGO Star Wars miniseries on Disney+. The series follows Sig Greebling, who accidentally activates a powerful Jedi relic that rewrites rea…
https://www.brickeconomy.com/set/75389-1/lego-star-wars-rebu…

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web search NEUTRAL — LEGO® Star Wars™ buildable toy vehicle set for kids – Build The Dark Falcon, a dark version of the Millennium Falcon as seen in the Rebuild the Galaxy Disney+ special, to turn the universe upside down…
https://brickipedia.fandom.com/wiki/75389_The_Dark_Falcon

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web search NEUTRAL — Star Wars building toy for kids – This LEGO Star Wars set features the Dark Falcon, a dark version of the Millennium Falcon as seen in the Rebuild the Galaxy Disney+ special.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/LEGO-Starship-Building-Minifigures-…

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Claim 3: “LEGO Star Wars: ‘Ahsoka’ Chopper (C1-10P) Astromech Droid Build Hera’s lovable astromech droid Chopper with this 1,039-piece set.”

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No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results.

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Claim 4: “Prior to joining Decider and The New York Post in 2023, she wrote about streaming and consumer tech at Insider Reviews.”

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Claim 5: “LEGO Star Wars: Grogu with Hover Pram... this 1,048-piece set. In addition to a fully articulated Grogu and his hover pram, you’ll also build some snacks for The Child — a Sorgan frog and some cookies.”

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Three independent sources confirm the Grogu with Hover Pram set (75403) has 1,048 pieces and includes a Sorgan frog and cookies.

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web search NEUTRAL — LEGO 75403 Grogu with Hover Pram is a Star Wars set currently available at retail for €99.99 and is projected to retire in mid and late 2026.Accessories include a brick-built Sorgan frog, a shifter kn…
https://www.brickeconomy.com/set/75403-1/lego-star-wars-the-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The set includes brick-built versions of Grogu’s most iconic items: a Sorgan frog (his favorite forbidden snack that caused so much trouble), the infamous Razor Crest shifter knob, and a little cookie…
https://www.yankodesign.com/2026/02/05/this-1048-piece-grogu…

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web search NEUTRAL — LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian Grogu With Hover Pram 75403 Lego systems.The set comes with step-by-step instructions and check out the LEGO Builder app for intuitive, 3D zoom and rotate viewing tools…
https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Star-Wars-Mandalorian-Building/d…

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Claim 6: “LEGO Star Wars been a mainstay for over 25 years now”

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While Wikipedia confirms the existence of the LEGO Star Wars theme, the provided evidence does not specify the exact start date of the theme to verify if it has been a mainstay for 'over 25 years'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by LucasArts in March 2011 for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Star_Wars_III:_The_Clone_…

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Claim 7: “LEGO Star Wars: ‘A New Hope’ Tantive IV Princess Leia’s iconic Tantive IV ship that is the very first star ship seen in any Star Wars movie.”

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Wikipedia and Wookieepedia both explicitly state that the Tantive IV is the first ship to appear in the Star Wars franchise (A New Hope).

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web search NEUTRAL — The Tantive IV first appears in the opening of Star Wars as it is captured by the Imperial I-class Star Destroyer Devastator over Tatooine, It started life as a CR90 named as Star of Alderaan, but was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantive_IV

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web search NEUTRAL — Enjoy this 3D overview of the iconic Tantive IV, one of the most recognizable ships in the Star Wars galaxy! The Tantive IV made its unforgettable debut in...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw78JSy7cCU

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web search NEUTRAL — ] The Tantive IV first appeared in the 1977 film Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and holds the distinction of being the first ever ship to appear in the franchise.[8]. The design of the ship was ori…
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Tantive_IV

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Claim 8: “LEGO Star Wars: ‘The Clone Wars’ Coruscant Guard Gunship... The 1,083-piece set comes with five minifigures: Chancellor Palpatine, Commander Fox, two Coruscant Guards and Padmé Amidala.”

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Multiple sources confirm the Coruscant Guard Gunship (75354) has 1,083 pieces and includes the specified minifigures: Commander Fox, Chancellor Palpatine, and Padmé Amidala (with two guards mentioned in the set description).

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Claim 9: “This article was written by Angela Tricarico, Commerce Streaming Reporter for Post Wanted Shopping, Page Six, and Decider.com.”

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Claim 10: “you’ll find a Star Wars LEGO set up to 30% off today”

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The provided web search results do not contain any information regarding current discounts or sales of 30% for LEGO Star Wars sets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is a 2022 Lego-themed action-adventure game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros. Games. It is the sixth installment in the Lego Star Wars vid…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Star_Wars:_The_Skywalker_…

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Claim 11: “LEGO Star Wars: Brick-Built Star Wars Logo The iconic Star Wars logo gets the LEGO treatment in this 700-piece model”

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No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results.

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Claim 12: “LEGO Star Wars: ‘Ahsoka’ Ghost and Phantom II Spaceship... The 1,394-piece set comes with General Hera Syndulla, Lt. Beyta, Jacen Syndulla and First Officer Hawkins minifigures and a Chopper mini droid.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results (LEGO Technic, Ferrari, and general forums) and does not mention the 'Ahsoka' Ghost and Phantom II Spaceship set or its piece count/minifigures.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales is a five-part Lego Star Wars animated television mini-series that premiered on Disney XD on July 6, 2015. It is an animated comedy adventure series depicting the stories …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Star_Wars:_Droid_Tales

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lego Star Wars: Summer Vacation is a 2022 animated special based on the Star Wars franchise, and produced by Lucasfilm Animation and The Lego Group alongside Atomic Cartoons. Like The Lego Star Wars H…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Star_Wars:_Summer_Vacatio…

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