LEGO Star Wars: RTG's Gaten Matarazzo Likens Character to a…

All the best Star Wars stories begin with an unlikely hero, and LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy is no different. The four-part Disney+ mini-series centers on Sig Greebling, a young nerf herder who is obsessed with tales of the Jedi, the Sith, and the Force. Sig quickly finds himself becoming an unlikely hero once his galaxy plunges into turmoil, setting in motion events that will change his life forever. The story begins long after the events of the Saga's three trilogies, but the unpredictable nature of the show's premise means that LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy's place on the overall timeline matters little in the grand scheme of things.

The Best War Games spoke with Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo, Sig Greebling's voice actor, to discuss the show's setting, as well as gain insight into the type of hero Sig could be. Matarazzo explained how he sees a lot of himself in Sig, and how the show allows for some unique possibilities thanks to Sig dislodging an artifact called the Cornerstone (which, in a neat twist, turns out to be a LEGO brick), causing the galaxy to change dramatically.

Gaten Matarazzo Has Plenty in Common With Sig Greebling

What Sig initially lacks in Jedi powers, he makes up for in heart, and love for his family and friends. He spends plenty of time with his friends, boring them with the same old stories of Jedi, the First Order, and the Galactic Empire.

Adventures that they've heard from him many times before about the Star Wars universe. At this point in the timeline, these stories have become almost mythological, and Matarazzo explains that Sig could actually be compared to a huge Star Wars fan in the real world:

''He’s basically a Star Wars fan in the Star Wars universe. He sits around the campfire and tells the stories of Anakin, Luke, and Rey, and all of his friends are like, 'Yes, we know,' 'Yes, we get it.' I guess, in context, he would be like a history nerd or a mythology nerd.''

Sig quickly finds himself in the middle of his own Star Wars adventure, and along the way, he even gets to interact with some of the series' best-loved characters, such as Luke Skywalker, with Mark Hamill reprising his role.

Matarazzo is all too aware of how passionate the Star Wars fan base is and, at a time when recent projects have proved divisive among fans, he was quick to dismiss the notion that this new show could be taken too seriously:

''I think if anybody is to look at this show and go down the normal YouTube Star Wars rabbit holes, that's just funny to me. It ain't that deep. This is just like a bit of nerdy fun. We're here to enjoy it and find that same joy we had when we first started watching Star Wars as a kid."

With concepts such as a Sith Jar Jar Binks, a swamp version of Tatooine, and the X-Tie Fighter, a mash-up of the Rebellion's X-Wing with the Empire's Tie Fighter, LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy certainly gives fans a fresh perspective on characters and settings they are usually familiar with. Plenty of LEGO Star Wars projects have been well-received in the past, with LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga being lauded as among the best Star Wars games in recent times, and Matarazzo is confident this show will prove to be a hit with fans.