I could definitely see the potential for a double dip on the V344 Luke.  The landspeeder comes with his rifle.  But then I think about the TVC release from around 2011, and there was no pack-in figure.

It feels like the carded pack-ins w/ repacks or retools have become the norm now though w/ vehicles and beasts. It seems like an easy way for Hasbro to justify raising the cost of the base item and it gets "carded completionist" collectors who wouldn't normally buy a vehicle to purchase one, and the "loose & carded completionists" to buy two. And with the rumored higher pricepoint on the Landspeeder, I think we can fully expect one.

Honestly I'd be good with any of the suggestions so far. If it does end up being a Sandtrooper, I'd want it to be the officer and then they can issue the grunts as a basic figure.

Poncho Luke is a natural... or maybe a muddy / dirty C-3PO?

I guess out of those 4, I'm pulling for Baze.  Crosshair is already on Jayson's TVC rumor list; Asajj was in the Final 4 (2024) and the Final 2 (2023) in years past so she's got to be on Hasbro's radar; and I'm fine with my custom Mara (the 2013 release with a Marvel Black Widow head swap).

Seeing how I'm pushing for Ventress to win?  Here's some of my reasoning:

WHAT HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN RELEASED:
-Clone Wars (2002)
-Tartakovsky animated style (2003)
-ROTS Battle Pack (2005)
-The Clone Wars animated style (2008)
-The Legacy Collection Comic 2-Pack (2008)


It's pretty eye-opening to me that the most recent 3.75" version of Ventress is 17 years old.  Especially in light of how her character was developed over the course of The Clone Wars series which debuted in 2008.  Only one of the figures actually has articulated knees, and that's the 2008 Clone Wars animated version - not the one from the 2008 Legacy Collection comic pack.  The Black Series version is really good, but that's a 6" figure.  That could be a good template for a TVC version of Ventress.  But the basic features of things like softgoods, an excellent likeness, and reasonable levels of articulation like knees and ankles don't seem like extravagant asks.  I'm not one that has gotten over the top discussing rocker ankles or the new hip joint design.  If that had been offered as a 3.75" TBS figure?  I wouldn't make the argument for a new Ventress, because I recognize how much "Because Vintage Cardback" is not a good enough reason.  But reasonable, modern figure design standards?  I think that's worth arguing for.

There's also the matter of what has been released from the same entertainment.  The Clone Wars is actually one of the best represented entertainment sources in TVC.  It only seems natural that some of the villains would get a similar degree of attention from Hasbro.

Can someone more up on this explain the desire for another Asajj Ventress?  If I'm counting right we've already got five different versions of her.

I'm clearly out of synch with what people are looking for these days