Hasbro "Fan First" Livestream TVC 3.75" Reveals

[Nicklab]

Some nice drops for TVC on the Fan Friday, unfortunately, Walmart gets the TVC "Complete the Original 96" line

Can’t wait for a Walmart exclusive Sim Aloo!

You give them too much credit!

Hasbro will probably put Sim Aloo in a special 3-pack along with Emporer Palpatine and Vader for a summer convention exclusive.  And THEN they'll all get re-issued on individal cards as Walmart exclusives... IN 2023!

[Rob]

If they're trying to do the original 96 though...

[Nicklab]

More TVC reveals are supposed be happening tomorrow.  I'm curious what we might see.  Could this be the rumored TVC Gaming Greats sub-line?

[Darth_Anton]

Some nice drops for TVC on the Fan Friday, unfortunately, Walmart gets the TVC "Complete the Original 96" line

Can’t wait for a Walmart exclusive Sim Aloo!

I really want that.

[Nicklab]

Another Hasbro Pulse livestream with the Star Wars team is coming up tomorrow.  What to expect?  Here's what I'm hoping for in the realm of TVC:

-I'd personally like to see a full reveal of 2021 wave 6 / new TVC wave 21, along with a look at the basic carded Emporer figure
-A first look at the Nevarro playset
-The Razor Crest update - final look, packaging and delivery target date

[Matt_Fury]

Nice list Nick, in addition, I'd like to see a little enthusiasm from the Hasbro team.

[Nicklab]

Nice list Nick, in addition, I'd like to see a little enthusiasm from the Hasbro team.

That would be the most shocking reveal of all!!!!

[Mister Skeezler]

They have plenty of enthusiasm (for Black Series).

[Rob]

I’d like to be surprised with a few brand new, never before made, original trilogy characters in 3.75” scale.


But I’m going to be careful not to hold my breath.

[Dave]

I’d like to be surprised with a few brand new, never before made, original trilogy characters in 3.75” scale.

I'd be happy with any movie/show figures that are all new characters. 

If they want to stay modern I'd be fine if it were all The Mandalorian, Bad Batch, and Book of Boba Fett.

[Rob]

That would all be fine too.  Also there are a hundred cool figures they could make from the sequel trilogy - plenty from the Prequels even. 

Just NEW stuff... please.

[Jeff]

But I’m going to be careful not to hold my breath.

When was the last time that we got an all-new, never before made 3.75" OT figure?   Was there one after Mosep in 2015?

I am going to set the bar very, very low for TVC tomorrow to avoid disappointment.  I am assuming they will save any "NEW" new reveals for Pulse Con in October.  My guesses for tomorrow -

- reveal the next batch of Fall 3.75" Carbonized repaints (Armorer, Gideon, ?)
- provide an update on Razor Crest (maybe... 50/50 if they save this for Oct Pulse Con too)
- and then the rest of the time will be Black Series 6" stuff

[Rob]

I could be mistaken, but I think the Entertainment Earth Droid 6-Pack came out after Mosep, and had R2-C2 and R2-A5 for the first time ever.  If so, that was the last time I can recall.

EDIT:  Wasn't one of the Skiff Guards in the 3-Pack from a couple of years ago technically an all new character?

[Jeff]

I could be mistaken, but I think the Entertainment Earth Droid 6-Pack came out after Mosep, and had R2-C2 and R2-A5 for the first time ever.  If so, that was the last time I can recall.

EDIT:  Wasn't one of the Skiff Guards in the 3-Pack from a couple of years ago technically an all new character?

I didn't count the droids in that pack because they were repaints of an existing sculpt.

Oh, yeah - Vedain in the TVC 3-pack in 2019.  So ONE all-new OT figure in 2015 and then ONE all-new OT figure in 2019.  Look for ONE all-new OT figure in 2023, I guess!

[Nicklab]

The realization that the last two all new OT characters in 3.75” figure form came out in 2015 and 2019 is damned depressing.  And Hasbro’s approach since 2019 doesn’t inspire much confidence.  All the new figure love seems to go to The Mandalorian and Clone Wars / The Bad Batch. 

It leaves me wondering what characters in the OT would be completely new offerings, get a reasonable amount of screen time or play a significant enough role in a big scene in order to get consideration. 

I can think of about 4 characters from the Cantina, and about as many from Jabba’s palace.  Accomplishing that would probably take at least 6 years considering the pace of things right now.