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The Empire Strikes Back…with Tequila!

Written by

Sean Philips

This tattoo of a Stormtrooper decorated like a sugar skull was done by Robert Fraser of Infamous Ink. I don’t know what the client had in mind when they decided on this piece, but for some odd reason it just makes me happy.

I figure it would make me quite the arsehole if I did not  share my weird found happiness with modblog readers on a cold Monday morning, so here you have it!

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Comments

80 responses to “The Empire Strikes Back…with Tequila!”

  1. varevinc Avatar
    varevinc

    finally something else than those overdone sugar skullz , i like it !

  2. varevinc Avatar
    varevinc

    finally something else than those overdone sugar skullz , i like it !

  3. varevinc Avatar
    varevinc

    finally something else than those overdone sugar skullz , i like it !

  4. varevinc Avatar
    varevinc

    finally something else than those overdone sugar skullz , i like it !

  5. Invincible Avatar
    Invincible

    Woooowwwww, i fucking love it!

  6. Invincible Avatar
    Invincible

    Woooowwwww, i fucking love it!

  7. Invincible Avatar
    Invincible

    Woooowwwww, i fucking love it!

  8. Invincible Avatar
    Invincible

    Woooowwwww, i fucking love it!

  9. T. Angel Avatar
    T. Angel

    Ay caramba! ahhahaha

    Creativity is something really wonderful!
    Good work indeed! <3

  10. T. Angel Avatar
    T. Angel

    Ay caramba! ahhahaha

    Creativity is something really wonderful!
    Good work indeed! <3

  11. T. Angel Avatar
    T. Angel

    Ay caramba! ahhahaha

    Creativity is something really wonderful!
    Good work indeed! <3

  12. T. Angel Avatar
    T. Angel

    Ay caramba! ahhahaha

    Creativity is something really wonderful!
    Good work indeed! <3

  13. CoryVictorious Avatar
    CoryVictorious

    Thats really awesome, I bet mason is going to crap himself when he sees that

  14. CoryVictorious Avatar
    CoryVictorious

    Thats really awesome, I bet mason is going to crap himself when he sees that

  15. CoryVictorious Avatar
    CoryVictorious

    Thats really awesome, I bet mason is going to crap himself when he sees that

  16. CoryVictorious Avatar
    CoryVictorious

    Thats really awesome, I bet mason is going to crap himself when he sees that

  17. labelle Avatar
    labelle

    that stormtrooper sure does look girly but strangely awesome.

  18. labelle Avatar
    labelle

    that stormtrooper sure does look girly but strangely awesome.

  19. labelle Avatar
    labelle

    that stormtrooper sure does look girly but strangely awesome.

  20. labelle Avatar
    labelle

    that stormtrooper sure does look girly but strangely awesome.

  21. rauschkind Avatar
    rauschkind

    this just looks great!

  22. rauschkind Avatar
    rauschkind

    this just looks great!

  23. rauschkind Avatar
    rauschkind

    this just looks great!

  24. rauschkind Avatar
    rauschkind

    this just looks great!

  25. srw Avatar
    srw

    haha, this just made me happy too!
    very creative and done nicely 😀

    and nice feet for a guy

  26. srw Avatar
    srw

    haha, this just made me happy too!
    very creative and done nicely 😀

    and nice feet for a guy

  27. srw Avatar
    srw

    haha, this just made me happy too!
    very creative and done nicely 😀

    and nice feet for a guy

  28. srw Avatar
    srw

    haha, this just made me happy too!
    very creative and done nicely 😀

    and nice feet for a guy

  29. trip Avatar
    trip

    creative juxatpozition of the mexican sugar skull with an iconic face of a trooper this is amazing

  30. trip Avatar
    trip

    creative juxatpozition of the mexican sugar skull with an iconic face of a trooper this is amazing

  31. trip Avatar
    trip

    creative juxatpozition of the mexican sugar skull with an iconic face of a trooper this is amazing

  32. trip Avatar
    trip

    creative juxatpozition of the mexican sugar skull with an iconic face of a trooper this is amazing

  33. zip Avatar
    zip

    so rad. so rad.

  34. zip Avatar
    zip

    so rad. so rad.

  35. zip Avatar
    zip

    so rad. so rad.

  36. zip Avatar
    zip

    so rad. so rad.

  37. xanthox Avatar
    xanthox

    haha thats awesome

  38. xanthox Avatar
    xanthox

    haha thats awesome

  39. xanthox Avatar
    xanthox

    haha thats awesome

  40. xanthox Avatar
    xanthox

    haha thats awesome

  41. SS Avatar
    SS

    I love this. I think this storm trooper fell asleep at a drunken party and his friends went crazy with the magic markers…lol but this is nice

  42. SS Avatar
    SS

    I love this. I think this storm trooper fell asleep at a drunken party and his friends went crazy with the magic markers…lol but this is nice

  43. SS Avatar
    SS

    I love this. I think this storm trooper fell asleep at a drunken party and his friends went crazy with the magic markers…lol but this is nice

  44. SS Avatar
    SS

    I love this. I think this storm trooper fell asleep at a drunken party and his friends went crazy with the magic markers…lol but this is nice

  45. Jumpino Avatar
    Jumpino

    lovely. 🙂

  46. Jumpino Avatar
    Jumpino

    lovely. 🙂

  47. Jumpino Avatar
    Jumpino

    lovely. 🙂

  48. Jumpino Avatar
    Jumpino

    lovely. 🙂

  49. jonny Avatar
    jonny

    YES!

  50. jonny Avatar
    jonny

    YES!

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