Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head

Star Wars Head-To-Head

by Pablo Hidalgo

The wildest Star Wars Rebels matchups you've ever seen--with the newest and coolest Star Wars characters!

This book of match-ups will compare the combatants's gear stats, weapons, and strategies--inviting the reader to imagine duels that have never happened before. Fans of the movies or the hit animated show Clone Wars will adore this title.

Genres: Star Wars

64 pages, Paperback

First published August 26, 2014

Reviews

[Sophie_The_Jedi_Knight]

I just went over this with a friend of mine over FaceTime, and let me tell you it is a trip.

The most hilarious part of this book is that it was released in August or September 2014 - which, if the Wikipedia dates for Rebels are correct, means that this came out - listen to me - before Rebels was out. Not counting the shorts - and I quite love them - the show itself first released on October 3, 2014. So... this existed before Rebels did. Which makes the pair-ups even more interesting to read about, knowing that.

If this book had waited until season 2 of Rebels, we could really have some interesting characters in the mix, but alas it does not. And really, having watched the show, some of these pair-ups are quite interesting. Rebels spoilers here: I mean, this book literally pairs of Kanan and the Inquisitor and says that Kanan would lose. When does this take place?? And then later on it says that Kanan and Ezra would still lose to the Inquisitor because they can't work as a team yet - again, when is this??

And come on, look at the match-ups we could've had if this included season 2! Ahsoka! Rex! Wolffe! Gregor! MAUL. The other Inquistors! The possibilities!!

Not to be taken too seriously, this book is incredibly fun. It's definitely worth the read.

[Jenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got this book for my birthday and read it in one sitting. This book gives 26 different scenarios where it will line up 2 different characters or machines and you have to decide which would win, based on the scenario and stats it gives you. While I read this book I had a piece of paper next to me the whole time where I would mark who I thought would win for each duel. It was really fun reading the book in that interactive way. The very last page gives all the suggested answers from Star Wars experts. I ended up getting 21 right out of the 26. I agreed with all of the winners except for three of them, but oh well.

[WindySilver · Rating 3 out of 5]

Honestly, the match-ups tended to be more predictable than I would've hoped (and, admittedly, whenever I wasn't sure I went "the participant who has plot armor wins"). The match-up scenarios themselves as well as the trivia about characters and vehicles were fun, though. Not something I'd put on my overflowing IRL shelf but an all right read.

[The Brothers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Asher (9yo) read and Dexter (6yo).

Asher: "I really liked how they told you about all the battles and the stats of both of the people that fought. 4 stars."

Dexter: "I really liked the pages about the weapons and what they're suppose to do.
5 stars."