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« on: March 21, 2013, 11:31 AM »
I'm down for more obscure characters like that medal guy... beats seeing more Qui Gons on the pegs, right?
In my opinion it's a good sign if Hasbro is looking toward making a figure of this character... because that hints that Hasbro is looking at focusing back on collectors for characters we don't have yet. It seems when they do that, they succeed a lot more than when they repack the same figure over and over and focus on the kiddy stuff.
I don't want to see him essentially be a Rebel Honor Guard repack with a new head though - for some reason that sculpt doesn't do a lot more me. The outfit is fine, but something about the sculpt has always seemed weird to me. Not sure what it is that bothers me.
Anyways, an obscure ANH character like this gives me hope we'll see a few more obscure OT characters made in 2014 as well... an Imperial officer borrowing parts from the Imperial Navy Commander would be cool, a cantina alien or two (or three), one of the humans roaming around Mos Eisley, the "tall" Jawa, another Hoth Rebel or two, a couple more of Jabba's pals, etc.