Questions for Hasbro? - Session 25
Prior to Toy Fair, we sent our twenty-fifth batch of questions to Hasbro for their Star Wars Question and Answer feature. Today, we've got the answers to those questions!
1. Every year, Hasbro puts out a bunch of really great figures. With that said, I'm sure that every year also has a couple figures that you would have liked to improve or tweak just a bit, but you just ran out of time. In 2005's Revenge of the Sith line, what figure is THE figure you'd like to backtrack and maybe start over again? Grievous' Body Guard Droids perhaps (who could use some more articulation and detailing)? Maybe Commander Gree (who seemed a bit rushed to fill out the line at the end of 2005)?
** Well, there are always a couple at which we wish we could take another pass, but we're glad we were able to get them all out. Since the only way we could do Gree at the time was to repaint an existing tool, we made the decision to go with him and we think he's a nice figure to have. Given his importance to the ranks of the Clones, though, he's the one that we've stayed our hand against re-releasing, even though the demand for him has been very high, simply because the if and when we get Gree back out there he should probably be a new figure. No timeline for him right now, though.
2. Judging from the rumor lists and photos we've seen so far, 2007 is really shaping up like "The Year of Luke". We've seen many new Lukes with brand new sculpts and that's a great thing for collectors. Are you concerned at all that you're overloading everyone's favorite whiney farmboy into the line this year and not saving "new" versions of the character for the next few years?
** This year does seem to be the year of Luke, which seems appropriate for the 30th Anniversary year. It wasn't deliberate, though - we just came up with a lot of good ideas for look, spaced them out, and then some events conspired (like the delay of our 2006 wave into 2007) to deliver a slightly higher concentration of Luke than originally designed. But this is a fine thing, in our opinion. Luke is the emotional heart and soul of the OTC, a hero who transformation journey is one of the greatest ever told, and its his story (linked inextricably with Darth Vader) that binds that Saga together. We do have some good ideas for future years too, but you won't see as many Lukes next year (or future years) as you will this year.
3. OK, it's not Star Wars, but we have to ask - do you have the toy license for Indiana Jones IV? If so, can we expect to see the 3.75" scale Indy figures we all want in 2008?
** We cannot comment on the Indiana Jones franchise and whether Hasbro or another company will be executing the license.
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! 
Friday, March 2, 2007 | Jeff Smentek
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