Questions for Hasbro? - Week 15 Answers
On October 13th, we sent our fifteenth batch of questions to Hasbro for their weekly Star Wars Question and Answer feature. Today, we've got the answers to those questions!
1. The rumor has always been that Ephant Mon was a figure on which you took a beating financially. If this is true, why? The figure's size was obviously quite large but shouldn't you make up for a figure like Ephant Mon by giving us tiny figures like Yoda or the new Chief Chirpa? Many fans would love to see Hermi Odle (Jabba's Palace) but worry that he'll never see the light of retail aisles because he'd be large like Ephant.
** His large size means that he had a voracious appetite for plastic resin, which made him very costly. However, we have not ruled out other large figures. We just have to be creative in bringing them out and make sure that overall, on an averaged basis, we're making our targets.
2. Fans were excited to see that the R2-D2 in the first wave of figures for 2007 appears to be the ROTS Sneak Preview Droid sculpt... but then came the disappointment after seeing all the yellow "flame reflection" paint aps on him. Will we be seeing a "clean" R2-D2 using this sculpt or are we going to have to buy some "goof off" to remove those yellow paint aps?
** This figure will only have Invisible Hand battle-inspired deco.
3. Any chance we'll see the Episode 3 Felucia Clone Trooper from the Evolutions Clonetrooper set released as a basic figure? It was was pretty tough to find since the Evolutions sets weren't out in abundance for many people and many troop builders would love a crack at this one as a basic figure!
** Many folks have probably now seen the rumor that there is a Felucia Battle Pack listed at Target for Spring. I can confirm this: it is real and it is spectactular. As a result, we won't be doing the Felucia trooper as a basic figure (and he will be removed from Greatest Hits voting eligibility).
If you've got a question you've always wanted to ask the Hasbro Star Wars Team, then head into our forums to find out how to submit your question! 
Sunday, October 22, 2006 | Jeff Smentek
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