Hasbro Pulse Livestream Product Reveals & Fan Poll Discussion

[Jeff]

Just thought I'd set up a thread for Friday's Hasbro Pulse Star Wars Livestream Event on Facebook at 12:00pm ET.

Patrick & Eric from the Hasbro Star Wars Team will be answering questions and sharing a few new products/pre-orders...

(...and maybe something else for which I'll need this thread  )

[Dave]

Looking forward to seeing the recap here.  Thanks Jeff!

[Nicklab]

That was a pretty fair number of reveals, and almost all of them were Black Series offerings.

-Imperial Stormtrooper (Rogue One) - this left the previous Stormtrooper release looking, frankly, obsolete
-Kamino Clone Trooper (phase 2 armor)
-Carbonized Darth Vader
-40th Anniversary Collection Han Solo in Carbonite
-40th Anniversary Collection Zuckuss & 4-LOM
-Deluxe Luke Skywalker (Dagobah training) & Yoda with backpack
-Black Series prototype Boba Fett helmet
-Vintage Collection Luke Skywalker (Stormtrooper disguise)


And of course the Black Series Archive Fan's Choice Poll

[Jeff]

That was a pretty fair number of reveals

I am swamped at work right now, but there are Hasbro Press Release pics coming later tonight for most of these.

On the Black Series 6" Archive Line Fan Poll:
- Yes, JediDefender is participating
- I should have the poll thread/details for our vote coming later tonight too (just too busy to get it rolling now )


ps. I love the fact that the 6" Carbonite Block is getting a carded re-release.  Love the little display stand that is included!

[Diddly]

7 years later and I can finally complete the SDCC Boba Fett set!

[P-Siddy]

7 years later and I can finally complete the SDCC Boba Fett set!

Agreed!  Now to re-release that vintage deco Fett!

And aren't this supposed to be up already for (pre)order on Amazon?

[Jeff]

aren't this supposed to be up already for (pre)order on Amazon?

Amazon link  Temp out of stock.

[P-Siddy]

aren't this supposed to be up already for (pre)order on Amazon?

Amazon link  Temp out of stock.

Thanks, Jeff.  Couldn't find it anywhere...

[Jeff]

Just a note - all of the Amazon exclusive stuff says "Temp out of stock" but I don't believe the pre-order links have actually gone live yet.

edit:
Hasbro has confirmed that there was indeed a delay on Amazon's side in launching the pre-orders today.  I'll keep the JD referral links in each of the threads for future use though...

[Jeff]

(...and maybe something else for which I'll need this thread  )

Like I was saying. 

We'll be using this thread for discussion on the fan choice poll.  Feel free to use this thread to champion your favorite choice or discuss poll trends you may be seeing on other sites.

Also, some clarification.  You can vote for only ONE figure per day, but you can vote each day of the poll.  That gives you eight votes total if you choose, so use them wisely (all 8 votes to one figure, 4-4 split, maybe a 4-way 2 vote split - whatever floats your boat).

[Diddly]

Really hard to pick just one figure for the Fan Choice Poll. From rare stuff from the pre-TFA era, to rare stuff that was just hard to find, there's a lot I'd like to see back in circulation.

Trying to pick between the following:

- Slave Leia
- Leia Boushh
- Greedo
- ROTS Obi-Wan
- Commander Cody
- Hux
- Jango Fett
- Qui-Gon
- Prototype Boba Fett
- Thrawn

[Nicklab]

For the poll it was a tough choice for me.  Which figure would really benefit from the photo-real update the most?  Or which figure was really scarce at retail and merits a re-release?

These came to mind for updated deco:

-Han Solo (A New Hope)
-Luke Skywalker (A New Hope - Farmboy)
-Luke Skywalker (Return Of The Jedi - Death Star II duel)
-Darth Vader (Return Of The Jedi - removable helmet)
-Jango Fett
-Obi-Wan Kenobi (Revenge Of The Sith) - this really needs a new head, like the Clone Commander Obi-Wan head
-Han Solo (The Force Awakens) - there were reports of a running change with the corrected hair color.  I never saw that.


FIGURES THAT WERE SCARCE / MIGHT MERIT A REISSUE
-Clone Trooper (Phase I armor)
-Clone Trooper (white Phase II armor)
-501st Clone Trooper (Clones from the Order 66 4-pack have gone through the roof on the secondary market)
-Sandtrooper - black pauldron (not sure if it's worth doing since the new Stormtrooper looks amazing)
-Clone Commander Cody
-General Hux
-Clone Captain Rex
-Scarif Stormtrooper (Walmart exclusive version)
-Grand Admiral Thrawn


I wound up voting for TFA Han Solo, although after running through this list I'm not totally committed to that choice.

[P-Siddy]

I know "Slave" Leia was asked (and I'm not bashing the choice at all)... I just wonder if that figure would ever seriously be considered again after the "outcry" when she was first release?  Could Hasbro release her under a different name, like Jabba's Palace Dancer? 

[Nicklab]

That Leia was actually a bit of a pegwarmer for quite a while.  And most of that second wave of Black Series (except for Boba Fett) figures sat for a long time.  The outcry about Leia didn't really happen until the figure had been out for close to a year.  As for the name?  I think "Jabba's Prisoner" or "Jabba's Captive" would be appropriate without some segments getting triggered.

[P-Siddy]

That Leia was actually a bit of a pegwarmer for quite a while.  And most of that second wave of Black Series (except for Boba Fett) figures sat for a long time.  The outcry about Leia didn't really happen until the figure had been out for close to a year.  As for the name?  I think "Jabba's Prisoner" or "Jabba's Captive" would be appropriate without some segments getting triggered.

Those names might work, Nick.  And, yeah, I agree she was a pegwarmer in my neck of the woods, too.  But that being said, the paint apps were always horrible on most of those figures, so I would be up for Hasbro giving her another go.