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[speedermike]

See, this is where EU design falls apart.  This guy looks like a Vong, but seems to have no relation...

Kinda looks like a He-Man charcter.  Totally un-Star Warsy to me.

[Daigo-Bah]

I was coming in to say the exact same thing, SM.  I don't mean to be negative, but rarely does EU seem Star Warsy to me, and this is the top of that list!  He looks like a Gears of War character (as does the Vong warrior).

[JACKOFTRADZE]

See, this is where EU design falls apart.  This guy looks like a Vong, but seems to have no relation...

Kinda looks like a He-Man charcter.  Totally un-Star Warsy to me.

FYI - His armor is Vong Based so there is relation, he was held captive by them. I like the figure be he needs some spray wipes to punch out the armor it's too silver and does not match the comic color wise.

[Pete_Fett]

Looks like he's missing knee joints. DAMN!

[speedermike]

"- His armor is Vong Based so there is relation, he was held captive by them. "

Oh.  Well that does make sense...my bad.

[JACKOFTRADZE]

"- His armor is Vong Based so there is relation, he was held captive by them. "

Oh.  Well that does make sense...my bad.

No worries, I thought I would clear it up. He is(actually now was) a pretty cool character but I have to admit your He-Man analogy is spot on.

I am 99% sure the knees bend but the knee armor is attached to the shin so it covers the joint.

[Matt_Fury]

I agree he looks a little too silver, but not a deal-breaker for me.  I'd get the pack for the Imperial Knight anyway and Krayt will look good on my Sith Shelf, knee joints or not.   

[Jesse James]

And another new image, this time of Kyle Katarn...



This figure's sort of special to me because Kyle is one of my all-time favorite EU characters.  From his first appearance in Dark Forces (ah, the days of DOS games), to Jedi Knight where Kyle grew, to Mysteries of the Sith, Jedi Outcast, and Jedi Academy...  He's got a history that spans the trilogy and the New Republic era! 

He sports a working holster, super articulation, a nifty new sculpt that is accurate to his comic character, but it's also pretty accurate to how he appears in Jedi Knight as well, and of course he has his shoulder pad and lightsaber also.  His original 1998 figure came with a Bryar Pistol and "Railgun", which was from Jedi Knight (Heavy Stormtroopers used them and they're basically a bomb launcher of sorts)...  I'm hoping Hasbro maybe sees fit to redeco Kyle for a Dark Forces look with some more of his arsenal from that game.

Kyle will look good killing a Vong, sure, but I think most of us will ultimately display him with the new (or the old, whichever) Darktrooper figure.  That's where he truly belongs.

Head on out to the front page to check him out.  I can't wait to pick up a couple of him as I've already got custom plans for him.

[Darth_Anton]

I actually played the first game, so I'm into this character.

[Mister Skeezler]

See, this is where EU design falls apart.  This guy looks like a Vong, but seems to have no relation...

Kinda looks like a He-Man charcter.  Totally un-Star Warsy to me.

Completely agree here. Guys like this, and the Vong warrior show a complete lack of understanding for the Star Wars brand. Yeah, I realize they're licensed, I'm just saying it's a piss poor decision and totally seems out of place in the brand itself.

[Matt_Fury]

That Kyle is definitely an improvement over the POTF2 version!  Can't wait to add him to the collection!

[Jesse James]

We got some better images of Katarn & Vong...  Enjoy!



And man, I gotta get a couple of this set.  Really.  Honestly.  That Katarn figure is fantastic.    I honestly didn't think they'd ever redo Katarn because his true iconic EU is kind of a dead media.  Makes me wish they'd whip up a new great FPS game for Katarn...  He needs brought back, asap!

Plus Jan Ors made the list for Scott's votes...  Man, fantastic!

[GrandMoffNick]

Without getting into the whole Star Trek/Vong, people hate EU thing again. As much as I am a huge EU and Vong fan I really am disappointed in the Vong fig. Something about it just isn't what I had hoped for. I can't put my finger on it.

[Keonobi]

I never read the NJO books or paid a lot of attention to Star Trek, so I can't say that ruined the character, but I have to say this action figure looks like one of the villians from Power Rangers (ie a guy in a flamboyant costume...).  Though I think Katarn and the Vong were in a Star Wars Tales comic, and they looked pretty much like this, so maybe that's a knock more on the artist than Hasbro.

[Matt_Fury]

I think I found a flaw.  Kyle's ankles don't look to be articulated.