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Yoda  is a fictional character in the  Star Wars franchise  created by  George Lucas , first appearing in the 1980 film  The Empire Strikes Back . In the original films, he trains  Luke Skywalker  to fight against the  Galactic Empire . In the prequel films, he serves as the Grand Master of the Jedi Order and as a high-ranking general of  Clone Troopers  in the  Clone Wars . Following his death in  Return of the Jedi at an unknown age that surpassed 900 years, Yoda was the oldest living character in the  Star Wars  franchise in canon, until the introduction of  Maz Kanata  in  Star Wars: The Force Awakens . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoda -------------------------------- Star Wars  is an American  epic   space opera  franchise, centered on a  film series  created by  George Lucas . It depicts the adventures of various characters "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far...

Nuka-Cola , produced by the  Nuka-Cola Corporation , was the most popular soft drink in the world before the  Great War . After the War, many bottles of this pre-War favorite still survived, and Nuka-Cola remains one of the most popular soft drinks of the post-apocalyptic world. Their  bottle caps  are also famously used as currency, along with  Sunset Sarsaparilla  and  Vim . http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Nuka-Cola ------------------------------ Fallout  is a series of  post-apocalyptic   retrofuturistic   role-playing video games . It was created by  Interplay Entertainment . Although the series is set during the 22nd and 23rd centuries, its  atompunk   retrofuturistic  setting and artwork are influenced by the post-war  culture of 1950s America , and its combination of hope for the promises of technology, and lurking fear of  nuclear annihilation . A forerunner for Fallout is  Waste...

Celebrating 50 Years of Classic Star Trek Graphic Novels . With this collection you can revisit all the classic characters and incredible art from the STAR TREK comic archives. Every edition has a specially-commissioned introduction to provide context to the story. Every book contains a number of collected comics and a bonus reprint of one of the comic archive's classic stories. The books are available via partwork subscription in the UK , Ireland , Australia , the US , and other countries. Subscriptions include an assortment of bonus collectible items and books. Eaglemoss is planning for 100 volumes of Star Trek comics. When lined up on a shelf, the spines of each volume will be part of a mosaic . https://www.startrekcomics.info/eaglemoss.html ------------------------------ Star Trek  is an American  space opera   media franchise  based on the  science fiction television series  created by  Gene Roddenberry . The first television series,...

A  gamepad  (also called joypad or controller), is a type of  game controller  held in two hands, where the fingers (especially thumbs) are used to provide input. They are typically the main  input device  for  video game consoles . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamepad ------------------------------ The  Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)  is an  8-bit   home video game console developed and manufactured by  Nintendo . It is a remodeled export version of the company's Family Computer (FC) platform in  Japan , commonly known as the Famicom, which was launched on July 15, 1983. The NES was launched in the test markets of New York City and Los Angeles in 1985, with a full launch in the rest of North America and parts of Europe in 1986, followed by Australia and other European countries in 1987. Brazil saw only unlicensed clones until the official local release in 1993. In South Korea, it was packaged as th...