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Offline Muftak

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Your "Essential 100"
« on: March 26, 2010, 12:08 AM »
Okay, so the topic was raised as to what figures you would keep in your collection if limited to 100. Here's my list...it's actually easier for me 'cause I have no problem chucking Prequel stuff. If anything it would be harder to part with some of the EU figures I have sought for so long.

Anyway, here's my list...

1-R2 D2
2-C 3PO
3-Rebel Fleet Trooper
4-Stormtrooper
5-Princess Leia
6-Darth Vader
7-Captain Antilles
8-Jawa
9-Uncle Owen
10-Luke Skywalker
11-Aunt Beru
12-R5-D4
13-Gonk Droid
14-Sandtrooper
15-Tusken Raider
16-Obi-Wan Kenobi
17-Hem Dazon
18-Muftak
19-Figrin Dan
20-Momaw Nadon
21-Chewbacca
22-Ponda Baba
23-Dr. Evazan
24-Wuher
25-Han Solo
26-Greedo
27-Grand Moff Tarkin
28-Stormtrooper Han
29-Stormtrooper Luke
30-Death Star Trooper
31-X-Wing Luke
32-Biggs
33-TIE Pilot
34-General Dodonna
35-Medal Ceremony Luke
36-Hoth Luke
37-Hoth Han
38-Hoth Leia
39-Wampa
40-Imperial Probe Droid
41-General Riekaan
42-Captain Piett
43-Bren Derlin
44-Echo Base Trooper
45-AT AT Driver
46-Snowtrooper
47-General Veers
48-Dack Ralter
49-Zev Senesca
50-Bespin Han
51-Dagobah Luke
52-Yoda
53-Boba Fett
54-IG 88
55-Dengar
56-Bossk
57-Zuckuss
58-4 LOM
59-Lando Calrissian
60-Lobot
61-Bespin Leia
62-Chewie w/ 3PO pack
63-Ugnaught
64-Carbonite Block Han
65-Bespin Luke
66-Smuggler Lando
67-2-1B
68-Moff Jerjerrod
69-Gammorrean Guard
70-Bib Fortuna
71-Jabba the Hutt
72-Klaatu (Woof)
73-Oola
74-Salacious Crumb
75-Max Rebo
76-Sy Snootles
77-PrincessLeia/Bouush
78-Lando in Disguise
79-Ephant Mon
80-Hermi Odle
81-Amanaman
82-Bubo
83-Ree Yees
84-Tessek
85-Weequay
86-The Emperor
87-Spirit Obi-Wan
88-Endor Han
89-Endor Leia
90-Admiral Ackbar
91-General Madine
92-Mon Mothma
93-Nien Nunb
94-Wedge
95-General Lando
96-Scout Trooper
97-Wicket
98-Paploo
99-Emperor's Royal Guard
100-DSII Luke

Feel free to share your list.

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Re: Your "Essential 100"
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2010, 09:35 AM »
This will be be fun.  I'll have to think about it.  One question that jumps at me about your list - which version of some of those characters?  Which Han?  Which Jawa (could I pick just one?)?

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Re: Your "Essential 100"
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2010, 11:50 AM »
That would take too much time for me to sit down and really think about.  I would have to say just about each main outift of Luke, Han, Leia in the OT.  I know some are not the best sculpts but yet they would still be "essential" to my collection.  Maybe I could toss out Luke Bacta and Luke Medical Frigate.  I would have to keep from the prequels Anakin, Padme, and Kenobi from the Arena.  The most rescent versions that is.  Even though Jango Fett is purple I would have to keep him.  Fett of course from the VOTC or recent Evolutions. 

I can't narrow it down.  Sorry! 


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Re: Your "Essential 100"
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2010, 12:00 PM »
That would take too much time for me to sit down and really think about. 

Great topic but I have to agree with DB. However I can say it would consist of 100% OT characters...
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Re: Your "Essential 100"
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2010, 01:30 PM »
I don't think I could chose either.  I got 20 or so in and realized 100 would never do.

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Re: Your "Essential 100"
« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2010, 03:10 PM »
Luckily my top 100 are the same as yours dude.   ;)
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Re: Your "Essential 100"
« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2010, 03:43 PM »
I don't think I could chose either.  I got 20 or so in and realized 100 would never do.

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Re: Your "Essential 100"
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2010, 05:34 PM »
I'll actually play unlike the other Sallies

1. Luke Skywalker (Farmboy)
2. Princess Leia
3. Han Solo
4. Chewbacca
5. Obi-Wan Kenobi
6. Darth Vader
7. R2-D2
8. C-3PO
9. Jawa
10. Tusken Raider
11. Greedo
12. Grand Moff Tarkin
13. Luke Skywalker X-Wing
14. Rebel Fleet Trooper
15. Luke Skywalker Hoth
16. Han Solo Hoth
17. Princess Leia Hoth
18. Yoda
19. Lando Calrissian
20. Han Solo Bespin
21. Luke Skywalker Bespin
22. Lobot
23. FX-7
24. 2-1B
25. Han Solo Carbonite
26. Stormtrooper
27. Snowtrooper
28. AT-AT Driver
29. Luke Skywalker Jedi
30. Princess Leia Boushh
31. Princess Leia Slave
32. Jabba the Hutt
33. Bib Fortuna
34. Boba Fett
35. Dengar
36. IG-88
37. Zuckuss
38. 4-LOM
39. Bossk
40. Imperial Commander
41. TIE PIlot
42. Wicket
43. Chief Chirpa
44. Ghost Anakin
45. Scout Trooper
46. Emperor Palpatine
47. Han Solo Endor
48. Luke Skywalker Endor/DSII
49. Emperor's Royal Guard
50. Ghost Obi-Wan
51. Ghost Yoda
52. Queen Amidala Theed
53. Darth Maul
54. Qui-Gon Jinn
55. Obi-Wan Kenobi Naboo
56. Watto
57. Jar Jar Binks
58. Mace Windu
59. C-3PO TPM
60. Anakin Skywalker Podrace
61. Battle Droid
62. Super Battle Droid
63. Destroyer Droid
64. Anakin Skywalker AOTC
65. Obi-Wan Kenobi AOTC
66. Jango Fett
67. Count Dooku
68. Clone Trooper
69. Ki Adi Mundi
70. Plo Koon
71. Saesee Tiin
72. Boba Fett AOTC
73. Padme Arena
74. Nute Gunray
75. Poggle the Lesser
76. San Hill
77. Wat Tambor
78. Anakin Skywalker ROTS
79. Obi-Wan Kenobi ROTS
80. Emperor Palpatine Senate Duel
81. Supreme Chancellor Palpatine
82. Padme Amidala Buns Hair-do
83. Commander Cody
84. Commander Gree
85. Clone Trooper Red Mustafar
86. Clone Trooper Blue Coruscant
87. Shmi Skywalker
88. Bail Organa
89. Zam Wessel
90. General Grievous
91. Ahsoka Tano
92. Captain Rex
93. Weequay
94. Barada
95. Nikto
96. Klaatu
97. Hammerhead
98. Walrusman
99. Amanaman
100. Willrow Hood


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Re: Your "Essential 100"
« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2010, 09:40 PM »
Nice Scott. Fascinating to see your list encompassing both trilogies and a little Clone Wars too.

As for everybody else...it's not that hard, is it? I mean, I've played the same game picking the top 12 from each movie, too (Y'know, because of the classic Vintage 12). Would it be easier for you to go that route because it's a more managable list, or harder because it eliminates so many characters?

Here's my dozen from ANH:

1-R2 D2
2-C 3PO
3-Luke Skywalker
4-Han Solo
5-Chewbacca
6-Princess Leia
7-Obi-Wan Kenobi
8-Darth Vader
9-Stormtrooper
10-Grand Moff Tarkin
11-Jawa
12-Tusken Raider

Lines up pretty identical to the first Kenner line except for the Tarkin/Death Squad Commando switch...so either they got it pretty much right or that early exposure warped my priorities (like Greedo is just edged out by the Sand People, and I could really go either way.)

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Re: Your "Essential 100"
« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2010, 09:51 PM »
Are we talking characters, or figures?  I think for me, picking 100 figures out of the thousand since '95 would get dicey fast.  Which R2 do you pick?  Which Chewie?  You have to have both the EB and VOTC ones.  That's what would make for an interesting list for me.

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Re: Your "Essential 100"
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2010, 10:25 PM »
I just go with the standard "the best figure available" line and go from there. Example, VOTC Han, Leia, Tusken Raider, and Stormtrooper,  Saga2 3PO and Tarkin. EB Chewie. (VOTC has that ROTJ hairdo, after all, and I'm going for an "original" Chewie.) "Resurrgence of the Jedi BP" Luke, R2, and Old Ben. Legacy Vader. As far as the Jawas, I would personally go with the Commtech Jawa, just edging out the 30AC version.

Heck, on my 100 list there are still a few figures that haven't been made yet (I still really really want an ESB Chewie that has a sculpted on threepio pack as opposed to all the variatons of loose 3PO parts they've given us.)

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Re: Your "Essential 100"
« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2010, 01:51 AM »
I was recently thinking something along these lines, but differing in that what if I could keep only one.  (This would be the case in something like a disaster scenario where I had to abandon just about everything at a moment's notice...)  While a very difficult decision, I'd probably keep my X-Wing Luke and more for personal reasons than anything else.  As a very young lad in the early '80s watching the OT films, I liked Luke Skywalker, particularly when he was flying his X-Wing, so thats the figure I'd keep.  Contenders would be R2D2 or Yoda, again for personal reasons.

Sorry to get off topic, now to think of 100 figures ;)
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Re: Your "Essential 100"
« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2010, 03:39 PM »
I don't know, a desert island or the wife will only let you keep 100 list might be interesting...

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Re: Your "Essential 100"
« Reply #13 on: April 3, 2010, 11:03 PM »
You can't have a good collection w/out a Vader figure!

Although I'm too lazy to type every figure on my list, I will type in some character choices (characters, not figures themselves in specific):

1. Darth Vader (DuH!)
2. General Grievous
3. Asajj Ventress
4. Darth Maul
5. Luke Skywalker
6. Anakin Skywalker
7. Chewbacca
8. Princess Leia (Cinnamon buns ONLY)
9. C-3PO
10. R2-D2
11. Obi-Wan
12. Yoda
13. Plo Koon (Hey, I love that guy!)
14. Darth Krayt
15. Lumiya
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