Questions for Hasbro? - Session 45
On January 11th, we sent another batch of questions to Hasbro for their Star Wars Question and Answer feature. Today, we've got the answers to those three questions!
1. Every year, you manage to knock off one or two figures from the “original Kenner figures yet-to-be-remade" list. Of the figures that are left (see the list below), who has the best chance of making it to the pegs in 2008? Will we see more than one of these in 2008?
- Death Squad Commander
- Imperial Commander (Black Tunic)
- Lumat
- Warok
- Klaatu (Jabba's Palace)
- Lars Family Power Droid
- Sim Aloo (Imperial Dignitary)
- Vintage Style Nikto
- Vintage Style Barada (Kithaba)
- Bespin Guard (Black)
** Actually, in 2008 you will not see any of these. There are some of these on the 2009 list (which is still subject to change of course), but it will take a little longer than you'd like. But trust us, there is much OTC goodness to come in 2008.
2. Many different pictures of a blue Force Unleashed Stormtrooper Commander have been leaking out over the last few weeks. He doesn't seem to have any wave or number attached to him though. Is he going to be an exclusive of some sort, or will he show up in a second TFU wave that we haven't seen or heard of yet?
** We can’t give you any more detail on this other than the fact that he is not in a mainline assortment (hence the numbering). The actual details are still under wraps and will be revealed closer to the launch date for the game. All of our other mainline TFU sets will still ship on our original schedule, though.
3. OK, hypothetical question: Let's say that this spring, I were to walk into my favorite bulls-eye themed retailer. What are the chances that I might find another wave of exclusive two-packs featuring a Jedi and a Clone? I mean, I might have seen a rumor list on the subject, and I might have seen a few (more like 7) of the rumored figures on eBay already. So, would the chances be pretty good then? Since you usually don't talk about exclusives at Toy Fair, can you say anything now?
** There will indeed be a sequel to Order 66, comprised of six more sets that will be exclusive for Target. We have tried to make most of the Jedi in this series as new as possible, tooling up at least wholly new figure and parts of others. The plan is to be on shelf the beginning of April.
Sets include:
- #1: Obi-Wan Kenobi & Arc Trooper Commander (red deco)
- #2: Anakin Skywalker & ARC Trooper (blue deco)
- #3 Tsui Choi (new figure) & BARC Trooper
- #4 Emperor Palpatine & Commander Vill
- #5 Luminara Unduli & AT-RT Driver
- #6 Master Sev (new head sculpt) & ARC Trooper (yellow deco).
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! 
Monday, January 21, 2008 | Jeff Smentek
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