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(May 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message) ***Trooper Clerks*** is an American [animated](/source/Animated_film) parody film produced by Studio Creations that depicts [Dante Hicks](/source/Dante_Hicks) and [Randall Graves](/source/Randall_Graves), the titular convenience store clerks from writer/director [Kevin Smith](/source/Kevin_Smith)'s *[Clerks](/source/Clerks_(film))* films, as [Stormtroopers](/source/Stormtrooper_(Star_Wars)) in the *[Star Wars](/source/Star_Wars)* media franchise, in a satire of both properties. The film was nominated for the 2003 [Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards](/source/The_Official_Star_Wars_Fan_Film_Awards), and won the Animation category.[1] ## Plot According to the official web site, "Trooper Clerks is a parody mixing the characters from [Kevin Smith](/source/Kevin_Smith)'s *[Clerks](/source/Clerks_(film))* universe with the settings and characters in [George Lucas](/source/George_Lucas)'s *[Star Wars](/source/Star_Wars)* universe."[2] ## Cartoons - **Trooper Clerks: The Live-Action Trailer** - This 1998 shot-for-shot recreation of the 1994 *Clerks* movie trailer was the first *Trooper Clerks* project produced by Studio Creations. *Clerks* director Kevin Smith, wrote the creators an e-mail after watching the trailer online, encouraging them to do more with the parody if they chose.[3] - **Trooper Clerks: The Animated One-Shot - Part I** - Being told that their jobs are in peril due to cutbacks, Stormtroopers Dante and Randal embark on a quest to steal the Death Star plans by hiring the station's [Sith](/source/Sith) duo in training, Darth Jay and Darth Bob.[3] Darth Jay is portrayed as [Darth Maul](/source/Darth_Maul) from *[Episode I](/source/Star_Wars%3A_Episode_I_%E2%80%93_The_Phantom_Menace)*, with the black stripes on his face in the shape of a [cannabis](/source/Cannabis) leaf. Darth Bob is based on [Darth Sidious](/source/Darth_Sidious), and is referred to as "[Silent](/source/Silent_Bob) [Palpatine](/source/Palpatine)". - **Trooper Clerks: The Animated One-Shot - Part II** - Dante and Randal continue their quest for gainful employment while Darth Jay and Darth Bob pull every trick in the book trying to snatch the plans from its ultra-secure location.[3] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Pérez-Gómez, Miguel Ángel (February 9, 2016). [*El fan film: paradigma de la cultura participativa en el entorno de los new media*](https://idus.us.es/handle/11441/39617) (PhD) (in Spanish). Universidad de Sevilla. pp. 541–542, 548–549. [hdl](/source/Hdl_(identifier)):[11441/39617](https://hdl.handle.net/11441%2F39617). Retrieved March 25, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Trooper Clerks"](http://www.trooperclerks.com/). *Trooper Clerks.com*. Retrieved July 25, 2015. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Films_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Films_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Films_3-2) ["Trooper Clerks- Films and Cartoons!"](http://www.trooperclerks.com/films_cartoons.html). *Trooper Clerks.com*. 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