In fact, how much better would it have been if, instead of bringing death, it brought friendship, long ago, to a galaxy far, far away?

Image credit: Steve Price, of the “Party Room” on the Friends Star.

As the creator and photographer of this creative LEGO project, Steve Price, states:

Once The Death Star Became Surplus To Requirements, The Friends Girls Took Over To Spread A Little Love And Happiness Throughout The Universe And Give It The Ultimate Makeover!!!

Image credit: Steve Price, of what he calls the “Love Ray Room, Spreading Love And Happiness Throughout The Universe”.

How can you not simply love this project?! He calls it The Friends Star.

Image credit: Steve Price, of the Pamper Room.

Image credit: Steve Price, of the TV Room.

Image credit: Steve Price, of the “Juice Crusher”. (Remember the trash compactor from Star Wars? This is its new use!)

There is actually, if you examine all the pictures, a coherent story being told here. It’s a story about the Death Star itself, post-war, and all its surplus parts being converted into The Friends Star. Perhaps this is best illustrated by “the Stephanizer,” where battle droids are “processed” and turned into Friends Girls.

Image credit: Steve Price, of the droids preparing to enter the “Stephanizer”.

Image credit: Steve Price, of new Friends Girls exiting the Stephanizer.

And while you should definitely check out his entire Friends Star album on flickr, I’d love to point out to you my absolute favorite moment(s) here: the food service stations!