Camaraderie

I've recently been playing a lot of Lego Star Wars with Trey.
Trey, for those not in the know, is a seven-year-old boy (his birthday was two days ago) who, along with his Aunt, lives with us.  He doesn't really have a strong male figure in his life, so I guess I qualify as both an older brother and a semi-father figure.  He definitely takes after me in a lot of the same ways that I took after my dad.
We like a lot of the same things, including Lego, Star Wars, and video games.  Naturally, therefore, one of our favorite activities is playing an amalgamation of the three: Lego Star Wars: The Video Game.
For his birthday, he got a Nintendo Wii (Yay!) and Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga.

The game is awesome.  It's got playable Lego versions of every character from the entire saga.  Luke Skywalker? Check. Luke Skywalker in his outfit from The Empire Strikes Back? Check.  That four-armed diner owner from Attack of the Clones?  Check.  Those Royal Guard guys that always stood next to the Emperor with those cool pikes, but did nothing? Check.  Four different versions of Obi-Wan Kenobi, each with slightly altered lightsaber combat styles that correspond with his evolving fighting style from each of the first four episodes? Check.
Even better is the fact that it's really fun, yet simple enough for Trey to understand.  There's a great feeling that comes from fighting alongside a little brother against the forces of the Empire; it's completely irreplicable.  When Trey (as R2-D2) plugs into a nearby computer system and opens a door, while I (as Luke Skywalker) defend him from blaster fire using my lightsaber.  It's that feeling of of cooperation, of brotherhood, of camaraderie.  It's amazing.