Defender Wishlists 2023: Live Action Series

[P-Siddy]

What are your 20 most wanted figures you'd like to see in The Vintage Collection from Live Action Series (The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Andor)?

The rules are simple: post your wishlist for the 20 3-3/4" figures or send them to me.  At the end of the month, I’ll tally up the votes and we’ll move on to the next theme.

Have fun!

[Jeff]

So many to choose from... picking just 20 is really, really hard - I could probably come up with 20 from Mando and Andor alone in minutes.  I decided to limit myself to 5 each from Mando, TBOBF, Kenobi, and Andor (and even then I cheated and used a TBOBF slot for a Mando character ).

TM Greef Karga (Season 1)
TM The Client
TM Cobb Vanth
TM Taanti (Weequay Bartender)
TM Frog Lady w/Egg Jar
TBOBF Pelli Motto

TBOBF 8D8
TBOBF Tusken Chieftain
TBOBF Tusken Kid
TBOBF The Modifier (#Thundercat)

OWK Young Princess Leia
OWK Grand Inquisitor
OWK Fourth Sister
OWK Fifth Brother
OWK Tala Durith

SWA Marva Andor
SWA Luthen Rael
SWA Brasso
SWA Bix Caleen
SWA Mon Mothma

[Nicklab]

Narrowing this down to 20 is really challenging.  And like Jeff, I can rattle off at least a dozen characters per show.  I think 5 per show is probably where I have to keep this.

Some things that I won't be listing?  Male Imperial officers.  With the new Admiral Piett and Moff Jerjerrod on the way, it seems that we're probably going to get a number of Imperial officer figures using that new buck.  So while I think they would be great to include in my list, I'm going to skip Colonel Yularen, Major Partagaz, Captain Tigo, Valin Hess or Titus Welliver's Imperial cruiser captain in The Mandalorian.

THE MANDALORIAN
Greef Karga (season 1)
Cobb Vanth
Covert Mandalorian - Nevarro street battle
Migs Mayfeld (season 1)
Captain Carson Teva


THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT
Boba Fett - Tusken captive / Toschi station
Pyke Enforcer
8-D8
Mayor Mok Shaiz
Tusken Chieftain


OBI-WAN KENOBI
Grand Inquisitor
Princess Leia
Owen Lars
5th Brother Inquisitor
Tala Durith (The Path)


ANDOR
Luthen Rael (Ferrix)
Dedra Meero
Temaryn Barcona (Aldanhi heist)
Brasso (Funeral)
Imperial Riot Trooper (Ferrix)

[Mister Skeezler]

This was painful, but here are my 20...

Mandalorian
1. Greef Karga (s1)
2. The Client
3. Migs Mayfeld (s1)
4. Q9-0
5. Xi'an
6. Burg

Book of Boba Fett
7. Pike Enforcer
8. 8D8
9. EV-9D9
10. Tusken Chieftain

Obi Wan Kenobi
11. Princess Leia
12. Obi Wan (final duel)
13. Grand Inquisitor
14. Fourth Sister
15. Fifth Brother

Andor
16. Luthen
17. Dedra Meero
18. Mon Mothma
19. Imperial Army troopers (Aldani)
20. Imperial Riot Troopers (Ferrix)

[P-Siddy]

This was painful, but here are my 20...

Book of Boba Fett
10. Cad Bane

Bane's already in the pipeline. 

[Nicklab]

This was painful, but here are my 20...

Mandalorian
3. Migs Mayfeld (s1)
4. Q9-0
5. Xi'an
6. Burg

I totally get it!  I mean, it wasn't like a "Sophie's Choice" level of decision making, but it was challenging!

As for these choices from The Mandalorian?  Right there with you, and the choices I made were tough to distill down to 5.  Frankly, I don't know how someone at Hasbro didn't identify "The Prisoner" as an episode from season 1 that they really needed to take on.  It's all there - a possible playset for the New Republic prison barge, Mayfeld's crew, the NR security droids.  Hell, even the X-Wing pilots and Ranzar Malk would have been great additions to the line.

[P-Siddy]

I totally get it!  I mean, it wasn't like a "Sophie's Choice" level of decision making, but it was challenging!

This is indeed tough to narrow down to 20.

[Mister Skeezler]

This was painful, but here are my 20...

Book of Boba Fett
10. Cad Bane

Bane's already in the pipeline. 

Oh nice! I totally forgot! I'll need to make an edit then.

[Ryan]

Man, this round was tough. Recency bias is strong here, and this may be a controversial move, but I've decided to go with a solid Andor only list. Even then, I still had a hard time narrowing it down to twenty.

I listed my preferred costumes, but I'm fine combining the votes with other versions of the same character. In some cases, there are multiple figures that can easily be made from the same base buck, I have listed those sub-choices in order of preference. Here are my twenty, in no particular order:

• Luthen Rael - Ferrix
• Syril Karn - Pre-Mor Deputy Inspector
• Bix Caleen
• Sergeant Linus Mosk - Ferrix Raid
• Dedra Meero - Ferrix
• Mon Mothma - (Any outfit)
• Narkina 5 Prisoner -- Ranked in order of preference in the event of a tie: a) Kino Loy, b) Ruescott Melshi, c) Cassian Andor, d) Ulaf, e) Jemboc, f) Xaul, g) Ham, h) Taga, h) first prisoner to climb the lift, i) Rhasiv (medic) -- Single figures or a multi-pack of all of them
• Cinta Kaz - Aldhani
• Taramyn Barcona - Aldhani Camp
• Karis Nemik - Aldhani Camp
• Arvel Skeen - Aldhani Camp
• Lt. Gorn - Aldhani
• Major Partagaz
• Imperial Army Troopers - (Aldani)
• Vetch
• Imperial Riot Troopers -  (Ferrix)
• Brasso - Grappler
• Brasso - Rix Road Funeral Procession w/ Marva Brick
• Maarva Andor
• Rix Road Band Member-- Any of the band members is fine

[Jeff]

Even then, I still had a hard time narrowing it down to twenty.

Considering your list has like 29+ figures on it, you kinda failed at narrowing it down.

Lists like these just make me long for the 'old days'.  With the current version of Hasbro Star Wars team, the current retail environment, and the current economy, it'll take 2-3 years for Hasbro to get to half of these figures, if they even get that far. There is just too much Star Wars to draw from and not enough space in a line where 50% of the figures are repacks/repaints. 

[Ryan]

Even then, I still had a hard time narrowing it down to twenty.

Considering your list has like 29+ figures on it, you kinda failed at narrowing it down.

Lists like these just make me long for the 'old days'.  With the current version of Hasbro Star Wars team, the current retail environment, and the current economy, it'll take 2-3 years for Hasbro to get to half of these figures, if they even get that far. There is just too much Star Wars to draw from and not enough space in a line where 50% of the figures are repacks/repaints. 

I did my best. Gold star for me.

I definitely agree with you on your latter point. I've been cataloging my collection lately and have been going back through the TAC & TLC lines. It is crazy just how much MORE new product there was back in those days, and how much variety there was. I miss the days when it felt like the Hasbro team running the line was really passionate about it. It's sad to see how much less traction the 3.75" line & even the Star Wars brand as a whole has at retail these days. It unfortunate that that is very unlikely to change any time soon.

[P-Siddy]

It is crazy just how much MORE new product there was back in those days, and how much variety there was. I miss the days when it felt like the Hasbro team running the line was really passionate about it. It's sad to see how much less traction the 3.75" line & even the Star Wars brand as a whole has at retail these days. It unfortunate that that is very unlikely to change any time soon.

I can't see how it will get better.  Most of us are in our 40s now and I'm not sure how many Star Wars fans there are in the younger generations.  None of the kids I know are passionate about Star Wars like we are/were.  Not sure about anyone else's children though.  This topic probably could be its own thread.

[P-Siddy]

This was hard.  I originally had 0 Book of Boba Fett characters on the list, but I guess I'm cheating since the characters are from Return of the Jedi.

The Mandalorian
01. Cobb Vanth
02. Greef Karga (Season 1)
03. HK-87 Assassin Droid
04. Lang
05. Magistrate Morgan Elsbeth
06. Migs Mayfeld (Season 1)
07. Peli Motto
08. Q9-0
09. The Client

The Book of Boba Fett
10. 8D8
11. EV-9D9

Obi-Wan Kenobi
12. Darth Vader (Bacta Tank)
13. Fifth Brother
14. Grand Inquisitor
15. Tala Durith

Andor
16. Bix Caleen
17. Dedra Meero
18. Imperial Riot Trooper
19. Luthen Rael (Ferrix)
20. Mon Mothma

[ThePhantomEmperor]

01. Luthen Rael (Ambush on Ferrix) (ANDR)
02. Cassian Jeron Andor (Narkina 5 Prison Outfit) (ANDR)
03. Imperial Riot Officer or Trooper (Ferrix) (ANDR)
04  Frog Lady (Mos Eisley Cantina Patron) (TM)
05. Lieutenant Dedra Meero (Supervisor of The Imperial Security Bureau) (Galactic Empire) (ANDR)
06. Sergeant Linus Mosk Hyne (Pre-Mor Authority on Morlana One) (ANDR)
07. Deputy Inspector Syril Karn (Pre-Mor Authority on Morlana One) (ANDR)
08. Ben (Obi-Wan Kenobi) (Beggar’s Canyon or Mythos‘s Gear) (OWK)
09. Qui-Gon Jinn (Jedi Spirit) (OWK)
10. Darth Vader (Batca Tank) (OWK)
11. Clem Andor (Cassian‘s Adopted Father) (Kenari) (ANDR)
12. Princess Leia Organa (Alderaanian Outfit) & L0-LA59 (OWK)
13. Luke Skywalker (Jedi Training of Grogu) (TBOBF)
14. Imperial Combat or Juggernaut Tank Pilot (Imperial Remnant) (TM)
15. Peli Motto (Mechanics Gear or Tatooine Outfit) (Mos Eisley Hangar) (TM)
16. Garsa Fwip (Female Twi'leks Bar Owner of the Sanctuary) (TBOBF)
17. Captain Carson Teva (New Republic Pilot’s Fatigues or X-Wing Pilot’s Gear) (TM)
18. Davan (New Republic Soldier) (New Republic Correctional Transport) (TM)
19. The Mandalorian Warrior (Covert Armor) (TM)
20. Dr. Mandible (Mos Eisley Cantina Patron) (TM)

[P-Siddy]

A few more days to get those votes in!