2023 TVC Wave 3 (New TVC Wave 29)

[Jeff]

First figure in a new wave going up for pre-order today at 1pm ET - Cassian Andor (Aldhani Mission)

[Rob]

Well they sure managed to Frankenstein that one together huh?  At least it's kind of new but it's not really what I had in mind when I complain about the lack of new characters.

[Mister Skeezler]

Is this a Pulse exclusive, or general release?

[Rob]

General I think, but I've only found a page for it on Pulse so far.

[Jeff]

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EE:
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1x Cal Kestis
2x Cassian Andor (Aldahani Mission)
2x TBD
1x TBD
1x TBD
1x TBD

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[Ryan]

I absolutely love Andor and wanted tons more figures from the show... this however would not have been my first choice for the next figure. I'd have much rather had a NEW character, rather than a second Andor figure, but I get it. They could have at least given us screen-accurate legs/boots, the shoulder-strapped E-10 blaster rifle & the correct blaster pistol. I'd want the rest of the crew from the Aldhani raid too. I'd buy a 4 pack of them if they fixed the issues.



I really wish they just announce a whole wave at a time so that it was easier to combine orders. I ended up only getting two of this one, if it was screen-accurate and $4-$5 cheaper, I would have done several more than that.

[Dave]

Do we know what's going on with Cassian on Amazon?  I still can't find him.

[GrandMoffNick]

I read Jayson saying this wasn't originally going to be announced for another week so Amazon wasn't ready but eventually it will go up.

[Nicklab]

I read Jayson saying this wasn't originally going to be announced for another week so Amazon wasn't ready but eventually it will go up.

I imagine it could have something to do with how Disney+ rolled out the first 3 episodes of ANDOR on the day it premiered on the platform.  That might have messed up some of the promotional schedule.

I like the upper part of the figure.  It looks like a good likeness of Cassian.  But I take issue with the boots and the blaster.  At this price point Hasbro should get it right the first time.  Regarding the price point?  It's interesting that the Target exclusive Axe Woves got rolled out at $16.99, and people thought that was just Target pricing an exclusive figure a little higher.  But no - it's the harbinger of Hasbro hiking the price on TVC figures to $16.99.  At this price point there should be more new sculpts in this line.  The trooper repaints are getting out of hand.

I wonder if some of the discussion around the community about how Hasbro could re-use parts to make a whole bunch of troopers resonated with Hasbro (Imperial Tank Drivers, Transport Drivers, Mudtroopers, etc), and they thought "Hey!  That's a great idea" and thought that we wouldn't notice the differences with the troopers on Aldhani.  It's only further compounded by the fact that the Black Series Cassian Andor (Aldhani Mission) was done with the correct boots.

I'm wondering - was it just not possible to kitbash the Imperial Gunner legs in order to make this figure more screen accurate?

[Dave]

Cassian is finally up on Amazon. 

Jeff - please add an affiliate link.

[Jeff]

Jeff - please add an affiliate link

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[Jeff]

Based on a look at the VC273 Scout Trooper cardback, it looks like the rest of this wave might be...

2x Aldhani Misson Cassian
ROTJ Admiral Piett
TBB Hunter
ROTS Phase 2 Clone Trooper
TFU Starkiller (photo-real update)
1x Cal Kestis (carry-over from the last wave)

EE has this for the case pack -
1x Cal Kestis
2x Cassian Andor (Aldahani Mission)
2x TBD
1x TBD
1x TBD
1x TBD

Just a guess, but it's likely that the new ROTS Clone Trooper is the other 2x per case here?

[Ryan]

Hunter and Piett both look pretty good in that image, especially Hunter. Piett's hat looks a little odd like it might be removable. Has Hasbro told us if Starkiller is purely a repack? I wouldn't mind if he got the Shae Visla treatment and they gave him an all-new headsculpt that actually looks like Sam Witwer.

[Jeff]

Dropping the press pics in here...

[Jeff]

While I do not like the 212th repaint of the new Phase 2 sculpt, I do kind of like this basic white Clone look.  I think it's kind of lame to pass him off as an Andor character, but it's not untrue so whatever I guess (kinda like when they put Fennec Shand on a TBOBF card as a cheat).

I think back in the olden days I'd have bought 4-8 of these guys at the drop now but these days ($17 each ) I think I'll get maybe two in case they ever make enough Ferrix figures to put together a little scene.


Piett... I like the new figure, but like others have said it's hard not to view him as the first of MANY re-uses of this sculpt coming (and, like Nick said in another thread the likelihood of "Capt Piett" with different rank badge on an ESB card is VERY high).

Starkiller = pass.