The lack of cloaks on both Baylan and Shin is disappointing.  But I agree that the potential for a double dip is certainly there.  But seeing how Rory McCann is taking over the role of Baylan for the next season?  I wonder if Hasbro would go there with a second Baylan release?

Jayson had updated the Yakface master list a little under an hour before the livestream, so the 501st Clone and the Mauldalorian weren't a surprise at all.  The Mauldalorian appears to be a repaint of the Mandalorian Super Commando Captain from back around 2022.  And repaints like these are the cost of doing business - they help average out those new tooling costs over multiple releases.  The OWK cardback makes sense to a degree for the Clone, but it could also use context.  Releasing that 501st clone along with characters from the Order 66 flashbacks in the OWK series would help this figure land better.

The TVC Battle Droids needed A LOT OF HELP.  And I'm wondering how successful the effort were in solving the issues with the bendy legs and sourcing firmer plastics.

Overall?  The TVC reveals seem like Hasbro was clearing the decks in advance of the Return to Tatooine rollout.  I think that's likely coming in time for Toy Fair, which is in the beginning of March.  Whether or not that's preceded by livestreams remains to be seen.

My guess is 1-2 more figures from the Yord/Obi-Wan wave (I think there are 4 in that wave yet to be revealed).

Not sure if the reveals will be from the pipeline list (Baylan, Shin, Obi-Wan, Han, Chewbacca, Ahsoka Mauldalorian) or something new. 

Maybe they will give us a look at the pipeline DLX Hammerhead/Momaw.

I had originally thought that the OWK Obi-Wan and Yord Fandar were shipping with Chopper (Imperial disguise) and the Snowtrooper, but then I checked back.  Those figures are in the previous wave which has been completely revealed.  The wave with Obi-Wan and Yord still has 4 characters to be revealed, accounting for 5 slots in that case.  Here's the listing for the case:  Star Wars The Vintage Collection 3 3/4-Inch Action Figures Wave 22 Case of 8

This Star Wars The Vintage Collection Action Figures case contains 8 individually packaged figures:
1x TBD
2x Jedi Knight Yord Fandar
2x TBD
1x TBD
1x Obi-Wan Kenobi (Jedi Legend)
1x TBD

I'm curious to see if there will be something new revealed for this wave today, or if it's going to be an exercise in delivering on those pipeline reveals.

I picked up TVC Farmboy Luke at GameStop yesterday!  The blister was cracked, but it's fine by me because I'm going to open it.  Amazon is still showing delivery dates for that wave in the middle of February.

It's strange how you might find just one figure out of an entire wave in a store.  But even GameStop is starting to dry up as a brick & mortar source - simply because it seems like more stores are closing.

I agree wholeheartedly that the entire Bad Batch should have been offered in TVC by now.  And looking at more of the March Madness character nomination posts that people have been sharing, Clone Force 99 is representing again.  Demand is there.  But I think Hasbro has been really hesitant to go there. 

I think a big reason for it all is because TVC, more than the Black Series, tends to look further back in the Star Wars source material than the Black Series does.  So there always seems to be demand for things from the OT, as well as calls for playsets and vehicles.  I think it's diverting Hasbro's resources from new media.  And shows like TBB and now Skeleton Crew suffer.  TBS isn't always trying to make the next Cantina alien or some deep cut Imperial officer.  The Black Series also isn't offering playsets or vehicles, so they can stay much more current with new media.

From what Hasbro has publicly stated, lines like the Epic World of Adventure are geared specifically towards kids.  And they also have a distinctly different development budget than TVC or The Black Series. 

I think the eras of content have just as much to do with the segmenting of collector sentiment as anything else.  There's the OT cohort, as well as a segment that discovered Star Wars on home video.  Then there's the PT era crowd that experienced that as kids.  Things got segmented further with animation starting around 2008.  I think THAT cohort is substantial based on the number of hours of programming - Clone Wars had over 54 hours worth of episodes!  You need a lot of characters to fill all of that time.

As we're in the first weeks of 2025 I have to wonder how much our community is tapped into the TVC Zeitgeist, and what we might see from ANY wishlists in the coming year.  There's one character from P-Siddy's breakdown of voting that has been announced, albeit with an asterisk:

31   Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader (Revenge of the Sith) - Essentially on the way in "The Journey of Anakin Skywalker", and Yakface is strongly hinting at a carded release with alternate deco and ROTS logo.

Good lord!  That is just an unbelievable collection.  And I agree - those pop-up displays are pretty incredible to see.  Although I would have thought he would have an open example of the Palitoy Death Star.