The only way this line has any real draw for me is if they sprinkle in never-before-made stuff with the re-dos.  I want that Bantha!

If that's all you want, it's up for presale already!

(Sand Person not included!)

Quote from: Darth_Anton on July 27, 2019, 07:06 PM

Regardless of how people felt about Revan, I bet it still would have been a highly sought after figure.

True, but that's pretty much the case for all TVC figures aside from Snoke. 

<cough> Jyn Erso <cough>

I have a little bit of hope that come next April, the Sequel Trilogy and its marketing strategy will be behind us (not that I have minded the films, but the marketing has been crappy) and Hasbro will be rolling into what they teased with the SDCC Boba Fett--an ESB 40th anniversary collection.

With no big movie push coming later next year, maybe it will be more than just a "rereleased Black Series figures on retro cards" and "titanium figures no one wanted" that the original got in '17. I hope we get something in the Vintage Collection next year on par with the Jabba's Palace Playset and Skiff Vehicle to show some love to ESB.

Well, thanks Jeff for partially answering the million-dollar question.

It looks like 6 basic E9 GOA figures discovered so far, plus a droid 3-pack (I will assume one of those is a repacked Threepio) a two pack that looks like it has one unique figure, and a $20 vehicle (or vehicle assortment.)

It's just a really weird strategy, the GOA brand works great with the online cartoon shorts, but it immediately falls apart at launch with these figures being in an animated style to represent the live-action movie. I hope Disney is planning a bunch of E9 GOA shorts this fall to tie this all together.

In the end though, it looks like no E9 line will have the depth of even the E8 Force-Link line, much less the size of the E7 or Rogue One main lines. The Vintage figures look to be in line with the Black Series 3 3/4" offerings from the other Disney films, while the E9 6" BS figure numbers seem to have taken a hit so as to include more Mandalorian and video game characters.

The writing has been on the wall this year as far as what the toy line will look like moving past E9. Retail seems to have downgraded its status, and Star Wars has moved from an evergreen brand (like Barbie and Hot Wheels) to a niche collector's line (like He-Man or Transformers.) That's hard to swallow for us longtime fans.

"Starting at $9.99"

What exactly does this mean? Will some figures be $9.99 and others $14.99 or $19.99? How are these costing less than both the 3.75 inch AND 6 inch lines? Very confusing.

No no no, you're reading it all wrong. Starting at $9.99, yes, but swiftly moving to 5Below and Ross for half that price.

Sure do. Sending PM...

As somebody who has been paying attention to these things, I think the other upcoming Star Wars HasLab initiative is supposed to be a BS scaled X-Wing Fighter.

I will stay away from this set. At that kind of price and the supposed level of exclusivity, this is another set that I would feel guilty about ripping open. I sold off the figures out of the Jabba's Palace playset for the same reason--I have no use for packaged figures, and that is the only thing about these exclusives that make them exclusive.

I will check these Lukes out again as they are released in the Vintage Collection proper down the road...and if the paint apps work out that time, I may buy them.