I'm good with these choices. It is definitely time for a new Snowtrooper, and it looks [/i]great[/i]. I'm in for at least 10 to start and may grab more as I see them. Dr Ezavan makes sense after the Cantina, I'd be willing to be there will be a newish or rereleased Ponda Baba announced on the Hasbro livestream to go with him. I like the new cardback, but it seems like they already broke their new numbering system and this should have been VC57A?

Love it! I thought it was a really cool looking beast in the show, and it's great to get one in the line. Like the Blurgg, it feels like there are some rereleases in the future for this one with the different riders. The updated Sabine looks great, it is too bad this wasn't the first release.

Minor gripe, and I can't tell if the image perspective is just squished: I still don't love the unnecessarily wide "Deluxe" cardbacks. They won't fit in standard cases and won't fit into a wall display without fully rearranging a grid. The Cobb Vanth & Sabine are also different sizes than the Maldo Kreis Manadalorina. Everything there looks like it would have fit on a standard card with a slightly larger bubble. It's weird that they seem to have used a deluxe card on a pack-in figure, too. It's not like it needs to stand out on its own next to basic figures on the self to indicate the pricepoint difference visually.

Hasbro has confirmed that this should be going up for pre-order on October 23 at 1PM EST on Hasbro Pulse and participating retailers.  $39.99 MSRP.

NEXT ROUND:

-Luthen Rael
-Asajj Ventress
-Qimir
-Arleil Schous

Crosshair and Wrecker were both eliminated.

The Snowtrooper is something that I know people have been asking Hasbro to make for some time.  The VTSC version was great in it's time, but is showing its age in terms of the pose and articulation.  The new version seems to address a number of those concerns.

I also think that Hasbro is looking at the Snowtrooper as the basis for a number of future releases.  They could easily make a deluxe version that comes with an E-WEB.  And a troop builder 4-pack seems like a pretty obvious release.  Tweak this figure slightly with a new cowl, rank badge and a pistol holster?  And you've got the Snowtrooper officer.

I think the Snowtrooper officer could then provide some building blocks for a possible Galactic Marine.  The helmets and chest plates are pretty similar.  Whether or not Hasbro pursues that?  We'll see.

I think getting Dr. Evazan on the market again is a good way to reward people who backed the Cantina but might not have the TVC 1.0 release.  But the alternate cardback screams pure cash grab.