The Legacy Basic Figure Plan for 2009

[Rob]

I'd love to see the Fambaa or the Eopie re-released.

I paid nearly $50 for an Eopie earlier this year.  If they re-release it, Hasbro owes me $35.00

[Darth_Anton]

It is kind of amazing that we know so little about next years figures. I remember at this point in years past that we knew most of the coming years offerings.

[Brian]

I might be in the minority, but I'm in the camp that would like to see the POTF2 beasties get a re-do over the next couple years.  We've got a Rancor on the way at Target next year that should be nice, and the Wampa was re-done not too long ago in the Saga line.  I think the Taun Taun and Dewback are more than ready for a re-do.  Not that the earlier ones are bad by any means, but I bet with the advances that have been made in figures since that time - they could really make these two beasts amazing.  The Taun Taun was always one of my favorites of the Saga, so I hope that it gets a re-do eventually.

Agreed on the news about next year's lineup.  Sure, we've gotten some figure names here and there via the Q and A's, and have the first two waves (ANH and 1st ESB) confirmed, but we haven't seen pictures of much of anything past the ANH wave - which seems unusual.

[Jayson]

Update from Hasbro regarding the wave breakdown for 2009 prompted by the question at Han's Hideout last week.

To clarify, the 2009 basic figure order looks like this: Spring consists of EpIV (8 figures), EpV (6 figures), EpII (6 figures), and EpVI (8 figures). Fall will see four waves: EpIV (8 figures), EpI (6 figures), EpIII (6 figures), and EpV (6 figures) for a total of 54 figures. A 9th wave, the EU wave (6 figures), has slipped to be on-shelf right now around late Dec/early Jan so we are not counting that in the 2009 count, unless we are able to bring that one back in.

[Nicklab]

Update from Hasbro regarding the wave breakdown for 2009 prompted by the question at Han's Hideout last week.

To clarify, the 2009 basic figure order looks like this: Spring consists of EpIV (8 figures), EpV (6 figures), EpII (6 figures), and EpVI (8 figures). Fall will see four waves: EpIV (8 figures), EpI (6 figures), EpIII (6 figures), and EpV (6 figures) for a total of 54 figures. A 9th wave, the EU wave (6 figures), has slipped to be on-shelf right now around late Dec/early Jan so we are not counting that in the 2009 count, unless we are able to bring that one back in.

So where did that come from?  I didn't see it posted at Hasbro's site.

[Jayson]

It was an email sent out to all the participating sites in the QnA.

[Jeff]

So it looks like the EpII wave is back in place... I'm glad they clarified that for us. 

[Brian]

Even better is we got that wave back (and hopefully the SA Obi-Wan included in there), and we didn't have to lose one of the announced OT waves.

[Jeff]

You know, I was updating my various lists and the 2009 wave numbering is making my head hurt...  I wish they would pick a numbering system and stick with it.

For example - the upcoming Return of the Jedi Wave.  I'm seeing it called three different things:

- Legacy Collection Wave 9 (beacuse it's the 9th wave overall in the Legacy Collection)
- Legacy 2009 Wave 4 (because that's what Hasbro calls it on the slides)
- '09 Legacy Wave 2 (because it's the second wave on the new '09 style cards)

So which is it?!?  Being one of those Type-A OCD types that are so prevalent in these parts, I need to know the "correct" name for the new waves... 

[Brian]

You know, I was updating my various lists and the 2009 wave numbering is making my head hurt...  I wish they would pick a numbering system and stick with it.

For example - the upcoming Return of the Jedi Wave.  I'm seeing it called three different things:

- Legacy Collection Wave 9 (beacuse it's the 9th wave overall in the Legacy Collection)
- Legacy 2009 Wave 4 (because that's what Hasbro calls it on the slides)
- '09 Legacy Wave 2 (because it's the second wave on the new '09 style cards)

So which is it?!?  Being one of those Type-A OCD types that are so prevalent in these parts, I need to know the "correct" name for the new waves... 

I hear ya Jeff.  I'm the same way.  I was updating my own little "what to buy" list for the rest of the year, and wasn't sure what to call it either.  It seems like - in their presentations - they start the wave numbering over with each new year.  I think the EU wave was labeled "2010 - Wave 1", which I guess might be simpler.  It is a little more unusual this year because we're having a "line look" change, but not a line name change.

[speedermike]

I just ignore the numbering and call them  "Episode 2" wave, or whatever...

[Nicklab]

For my own purposes I've started differentiating between the line looks by calling the old one TLC BLUE and the new one TLC RED.  And I reset the waves so that the TPM wave is wave 1 of TLC RED.  I find that a lot less confusing.