Explorations in Clayland Part 3: Intellectual Property Alert!

To the shock of none, I am not entirely original.

As you have already seen in some of my ceramics, my younger self crafted more than just novel ideas that would make Hamlet proud.

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

Yes, I created figures based off characters of movies, games, and books.

Star Wars

Beginning with a long time ago in a galaxy far away, I have some lightsaber-wielding warriors and feisty drones. There is Emperor Palpatine, Yoda, Mace Windu, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Anakin Skywalker on the top row. General Grievous and three battle droids in two varieties round out the bottom row.

Pokémon

Next, a muse I've visited before. A badly damaged Elekid in the top left. Squirtle with doleful eyes in top right. Koffing in bottom left and Mudkip in bottom right.

Broken Sky

Finally, a bit of a wild card here, characters from the novel series Broken Sky. I don't really remember which characters each human figurine is meant to represent. However, the figure on the bottom row, second from the left (the one with claws and a red eye) is definitely a Jachyra, one of the secret police. Likewise, large bottom right figure is a Koth Taraan.

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