Longtime Star Wars holiday, May the 4th, is almost upon us. This can only mean one thing: a whole lot of merch is going to flood your timelines.
The usual suspects will all be there: Baby Yodas aplenty, a ton of graphic tees and hoodies—but GameStop’s May 4 sale has something a little different in stock, if you’re looking for something out of the ordinary. That’s right, in case you thought there was an aspect of the films that hadn’t been turned into merchandise, you can now get a Tauntaun sleeping bag, to commemorate the grossest part of the original trilogy (you know, the one where Luke got his arm cut off, and Leia was captured by a slug).
Fortunately, the Tautaun doesn’t look anywhere near as dead as Luke’s when Han Solo had to cut it open to keep the young Jedi warm. In fact, there’s no guts on display at all. Just a cute, cuddly space horse creature, more than happy to accommodate you in its insides. The Tauntaun sleeping bag is exclusive to GameStop, and will set you back $50 USD.
That’s certainly the wackiest offering from GameStop this year, as everything else is much as expected. Elsewhere in the sale, there’s Funko Pops for Knights of the Old Republic characters, Revan and Bastila, as well as Bobo Fett and Grogu (better known as Baby Yoda).
The only other unique piece of merch is a Mandalorian helmet that doubles up as a popcorn machine, for some reason. This however is only available for preorder, and costs $69.99.
The most recent Star Wars games are also included in the May 4 sale, with Star Wars Squadrons, Jedi Fallen Order , and the Sims 4 expansion, Journey to Batuu, all available for $19.99.
Star Wars day comes from the phrase “May the Fourth be with you”. While the unofficial use of the pun dates all the way back to the original film, the first organized “Star Wars Day” was in 2011, and has since been officially adopted by Lucasfilm and Disney.
Source: GameStop