The AT-AT is a large, four-legged walker introduced in The Empire Strikes Back during the Battle of Hoth. An AT-AT also appears in Return of the Jedi.
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The AT-ATs “look like animals” and they carry extremely heavy armor and armaments. The AT-AT, designed to favor “fear over function”, can carry five speeder bikes and 40 Imperial stormtroopers. The walkers themselves carry two blasters and two laser cannons. Manufactured by Kuat Drive Yards, Expanded Universe sources describe the AT-AT as being either 15 or 22.5 meters tall. Their armor is resistant to standard blaster weapons; however, the “neck” column of the walker holds no such invulnerability and, if shot, can cause the entire walker to be destroyed.
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But now the battles are over, and the AT-ATs evolved and a new toy version of it has been developed that is perfect for the household.
Nick Drummond is one of the first ones to get a new AT-AT as a mascot and took some lovely pictures of him.
Visit his flick site to watch them all.
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