What the hell's the background there? Very odd...
I still dig it too Robo-Quack. To me it's not outlandish and goes with the fighter it's based on. They ahve the fighter out already, so why not, right? To me it only makes sense because of the ship though... Had they done this without it, I'd be at least curious as to WHY they'd do it...
The astromech even matches the astro on the 3" Titanium ARC Fighter with the teeth/eyes. I think it's kind of neat to tie the two together like that.