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Collectibles => Past Hasbro 3.75" Lines => The Clone Wars '08-'13 => Topic started by: Rune Haako on January 30, 2008, 01:26 PM
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Where's the Hutt? I hope more Hutts gets Hasbro to give us a proper Jabba.
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No pics of the figures yet, and Rotta is a baby Hutt.
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No pics of the figures yet, and Rotta is a baby Hutt.
Oh! So THAT is what that little green blob was with the Lego pic circulating around...
(http://www.jedidefender.com/jwall/pics/Rex.jpg)
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There are many, many spoilers out there for the first episode. Apparently, in the first (or an early) episode...
POSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOW
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Capt. Rex, Obi-Wan, Anakin and his Padawan Ahsoka are all sent on a mission to rescue little baby Rotta the Hutt, who is somehow related to Jabba.
Yeah, I don't get it either... ???
But, knowing that, it would make sense to inclue the baby Hutt with her I guess.
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A baby Hutt sounds cool. But related to Jabba? Too convenient. The galaxy is big enough for more Hutts than Jabba's family...
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Rumored to be Jabba's son.
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Rumored to be Jabba's son.
IF that were true then that would make Jabba a FEMALE as of that time.
As well all know (or should), Hutts are asexual in a sense. They start life exhibiting traits of being a male and continue along that path. However once they decide to have a baby, they change their physiology to become female (a real world thing as well, so it's not fiction). Once a Hutt does this however, they cannot revert back to being a male and remain female for the rest of their lives.
This was in one of the novels or tales of books. I just can't recall which one. In the book it was a different Hutt, but the same principle would be applied to Jabba as well since ther eis no differentiation between Hutts and their physiologies.
So again if Rotta is Jabba's son, then as of the OT, Jabba is FEMALE!
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Well, that whole thing about the Hutt's sexuallity is new to me. And yucky. And it's the kind of EU thing that I hope Lucas just ignores. What's cannon, and what's not cannon ,are not really important to me, as long as the story is good.
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Aww a baby Hutt. ;D
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IF that were true then that would make Jabba a FEMALE as of that time.
As well all know (or should), Hutts are asexual in a sense. They start life exhibiting traits of being a male and continue along that path. However once they decide to have a baby, they change their physiology to become female (a real world thing as well, so it's not fiction). Once a Hutt does this however, they cannot revert back to being a male and remain female for the rest of their lives.
Correct up until the last sentence. Hutts are all hermaphroditic and are able to self-fertilize--although one would assume that proper mating would be preferable since it combines genetic material. But they can switch back and forth between male and female more or less at will.
Well, that whole thing about the Hutt's sexuallity is new to me. And yucky. And it's the kind of EU thing that I hope Lucas just ignores.
Why? There are several real-world creatures that are hermaphroditic (banana slugs can self-fertilize) and there are others that can switch genders if needed (you saw Jurassic Park, right? ;)). So this is not outside the realm of plausibility, particularly in SW.
That all having been said ... I hope Rotta is Jabba's cousin or something and not his son, simply because his family tree is so crowded already and there's really no storytelling room for a son that didn't appear in any source before or since.
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I don't really care for the design of that Jedi for some reason.
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Same here Chew. I don't know why all the female Jedi now have to wear these asinine leather bikini getups. No Jedi in their right mind would go into battle (or, presumably, into public ::)) showing that much skin.
What's wrong with the good old robes Jedi used to wear back in the day? (http://cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/figuren/a045.gif)
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heh, nice Nathan.
well, I don't mind so much. I like skin...
Shaak Ti and Luminara looked too much like nuns to me. Instead of a ruler coming at you to swat your hands, they've got lightsabers...
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Looks interesting, but I'm not digging this Hutt continuity. Has Lucasfilm forgotten about Zorba?
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Good stuff Nathan. 8) 8) (http://cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/figuren/a045.gif)
As for another Hutt, I don't mind seeing the species - I love it. But we don't need to see a tie-in with Jabba's family in my opinion.
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And here I thought Slimer had gotten a spot in the SW Universe. It's just a Hutt spawn.
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Does it really matter who the baby Hutt is related to? It's just a baby Hutt and now Jabba himself. It does not bother me either way.
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And here I thought Slimer had gotten a spot in the SW Universe. It's just a Hutt spawn.
I was trying to work a Slimer reference in there. Thanks!
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No problem. :)
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Shaak Ti and Luminara looked too much like nuns to me. Instead of a ruler coming at you to swat your hands, they've got lightsabers...
Well, the Jedi Order is like a convent in the sense that they are forbidden to have relations and have lives filled of study and practice all the time :P.
I don't really see many Jedi running around in that type of clothes ether. I would think yes, they are able to practice some of the customs of their people, but would still need to follow a code of conduct and rules when it comes to most things. Take the Police for example: they all are similar in appearance, but they are able to keep a piece of who they are in how they wear their hair and stuff like that. Also you can spot an Officer no matter where you are, because of this. Jedi being the guardians of the galaxy, wouldn’t that hold true for them too?
roron corobb
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Looks interesting, but I'm not digging this Hutt continuity. Has Lucasfilm forgotten about Zorba?
What about Pizza the Hutt?
(http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w298/jackoftradze/Jackoftradze%20Star%20Wars%20customs/848161_6.jpg)
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Looks interesting, but I'm not digging this Hutt continuity. Has Lucasfilm forgotten about Zorba?
What about Pizza the Hutt?
(http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w298/jackoftradze/Jackoftradze%20Star%20Wars%20customs/848161_6.jpg)
Didn't he get locked in his own limo and ate him self to death? He would make an awsume figure though.
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Ahsoka's full name:
Ah gon'a'getyu soka
speak it out slowly, it will come to you...
heh heh.
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Guess Anakin goes through Apprentices now too aye?! Maybe an excuse to have Lucas re-visit the Prequels within 15 years or less and add more nonsense in.
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Guess Anakin goes through Apprentices now too aye?! Maybe an excuse to have Lucas re-visit the Prequels within 15 years or less and add more nonsense in.
Yeah, instead of Aayla Secura being in the background in the Jedi Temple it will be Ahsoka. Just a guess, but you never know.
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Shaak Ti and Luminara looked too much like nuns to me. Instead of a ruler coming at you to swat your hands, they've got lightsabers...
Nuns with lightsabers is not a good flash back for me. <shivers> :-X
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Why?? ;)
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We've got a photo of Ahsoka & Rotta carded up on the front page...
(http://www.jedidefender.com/news/images/1-08/08CW_Ahsoka_TN.jpg) (http://www.jedidefender.com/image.pl?http://www.jedidefender.com/news/images/1-08/08CW_Ahsoka_Full.jpg)
I must say, I'm probably gonna get her and Rotta just because he really is a cute little guy in the cartoon and looked cool in the backpack. I liked Ahsoka's character too. I felt she was pretty well thought-out by the writers and fit in nicely with Obi/Ani. That alone is driving me to maybe pick her figure up whereas I wasn't going to just a couple weeks ago.
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We've got a photo of Ahsoka & Rotta carded up on the front page...
(http://www.jedidefender.com/news/images/1-08/08CW_Ahsoka_TN.jpg) (http://www.jedidefender.com/image.pl?http://www.jedidefender.com/news/images/1-08/08CW_Ahsoka_Full.jpg)
I must say, I'm probably gonna get her and Rotta just because he really is a cute little guy in the cartoon and looked cool in the backpack. I liked Ahsoka's character too. I felt she was pretty well thought-out by the writers and fit in nicely with Obi/Ani. That alone is driving me to maybe pick her figure up whereas I wasn't going to just a couple weeks ago.
I'm thinking the same thing Jesse, but I haven't been collecting the CW stuff but I'm really diggin' her character. I might just wait and see if they eventually come out with a realistic styling. She does have a cool saber, and an "open" backpack.
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I'm thinking the same thing Jesse, but I haven't been collecting the CW stuff but I'm really diggin' her character.
Having just seen the movie last night, I look forward to seeing if this changes after this weekend. There's two things she says that are a little grating, but as design goes, yeah, she's definitely going to make a good action figure.
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There's two things she says that are a little grating...
SPOILER RESPONSE don't read this post if you don't want to know what two things Adam is referring to.
You mean calling Anakin "Sky Guy" and R2 "Artooeee" (R2eeee)
Those were a smidge annoying, however Anakin gets her back by calling her "Snips" refering to being a little snippy.
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I guess if you speak like a twelve year old, the writing must sound pretty good to you. (http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/sick/sick0021.gif)
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Isn't this all basically aimed at kids around 12 though? That's the impression I get at least.
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Yup. George said the original six films were also aimed mostly at younger viewers. There's been a lot of talk about this being aimed at older kids, about being almost a PG-13, but that's probably just a lot of hype and/or an attempt to deflect critics that say he's making violent entertainment for the kiddies.
It's absolutely aimed at a younger audience. I'm not saying that's a bad thing-- heck, I've watched every episode of Transformers: Animated and (I think all of) the Spectacular Spider-Man show.
Jedi_master_sal pretty much nailed it-- strike the nicknames from the film, or at least the ones Ahsoka comes up with, and I'd say you're in a lot better shape. If you watched Droids since you became an adult and liked it, I think you're gonna like the movie a lot. If you think it sucked... well, maybe not so much.
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Now that the movie is out, I'm confused more than ever as to why Ashoka wasn't part of Wave 1.
I think they should have put Ashoka in Wave 1 and pushed Captain Rex back to wave 2. Captain Rex was offered via the mail-away promotion, so that could have been the only vehicle for him for a while, especially with that figure hitting mailboxes shortly after the 7/26 launch.
Perhaps this is just me and I'm unique, but if I was a kid, I'd want two figures right now - Anakin and Ashoka.
Since I had to wait almost five years for a Clone Scuba Trooper to be released, I'm guessing it won't be until 2013 when I'll see Hasbro produce a version of Ashoka for the regular "realistic" styled figure line either.
Yeah! ::)
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There's a possibility that, because the "film release" of CW was kind of rushed itself, that Hasbro didn't have all the info in-hand and maybe put her off because of that. She definitely should've been on pegs for the release though. She's easily more important than Obi-Wan even as far as the film goes.
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I'm thinking the same thing Jesse, but I haven't been collecting the CW stuff but I'm really diggin' her character.
Having just seen the movie last night, I look forward to seeing if this changes after this weekend. There's two things she says that are a little grating, but as design goes, yeah, she's definitely going to make a good action figure.
saw it on Sat. w/my 8 year old daughter and I still like Ahsoka, even more so. I think before I became a dad I probably wouldn't have liked it as much but now that I am I can totally see what Lucas was going for with this movie, and it kinda sucks that some won't get it. This movie is directed at a new generation of fans and with all the "options" that kids have entertainment and what not I see nothing wrong with trying to get their attention/$. If Lucas can get ahold of that 10 year old and turn over to the Lucas side of the Force it just means that the "story" as it is will continue. If you only look at the 40 year old that saw it 30 years ago eventually the line will only go so far.
Sorry back to Ahsoka I think she sell well and in fact they've already got me buying 2 of her one for me and one for the daughter, before Padme was her favorite SW character now Ahsoka is her favorite.
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Well, I finally broke down & purchased my first animated figure: Ahsoka. I found her this morning at Target. All in all, I think they did a great job with her.
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I think she looks good enough for the realistic line. I'm getting her for sure. She will also be my first animated single card purchase. I may get Plo Koon, but really so far I'm just not interested in the rest of them. I know if I started getting clones and battle droids, I'd army build them to death, so better to just stay away from them altogether. However, Cody IS calling to me...
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Well, I finally broke down & purchased my first animated figure:
Who's the sucker now?!
Ha. 8)
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I bought the Animated Clone just for the rocket launcher (a moment of weakness? Perhaps), and the figure's going to donate his hands to a regular Clone I think, for the mobility. The rocket launcher kicketh much asseth though. It looks very similar to the one in the 2-D cartoon used on Muunilist by the ARC team.
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Well, I finally broke down & purchased my first animated figure:
Who's the sucker now?!
Ha. 8)
Alas, it's true: I'm a sucker. But a sucker that was had for only $7.99. Could've been worse (i.e. $20, $30, $50). ;D
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I saw this one at Target today. Very tempting just for the little Hutt thing.
I hated Ahsoka in the movie, but the figure does look very nice. And the concept of having a baby Hutt was appealing...
But I ultimately passed.
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I saw this one at Target today. Very tempting just for the little Hutt thing.
I hated Ahsoka in the movie, but the figure does look very nice. And the concept of having a baby Hutt was appealing...
But I ultimately passed.
You passed on cute 'lil Stinky? Shame on you.
On the other hand, if Lucas bastardizes SW for the upteenth time with another EU cartoon/comic/story & has Jabba copulate once more & have another kiddo & authorizes Hasbro to make a figure of said kiddo, maybe you can bite then? Huh? Maybe? Yes?
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Well I found every figure in the wave except whom? Yep, little Ahsoka here. Cody is kick-booty though. My son loves his SBD figure. Those missiles will be gone in a week.
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I definitely hope to buy this figure.
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I love Ahsoka and mostly Rotta, but I haven't found them in Germany :( I hope they'll come soon
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I just got this figure from HTS. She was my first new animated figure I've bought. (Along with Cody).
I think this is an excellent figure! Other than no elbow articulation, this is top notch. Great likeness, and I think it can fit in the main line quite well.
I'm still not buying this line on the whole and only those rare figs I like.
Ahsoka being one of them and I'm not disappointed at all.
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Maybe its just my area, but with the first wave of animated sitting on pegs, I've only seen this figure once. I wish I'd gotten her too....
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I love Ahsoka and mostly Rotta, but I haven't found them in Germany :( I hope they'll come soon
She is out in the UK - picked one up yesterday.
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I picked up this figure before Halloween. This figure is awesome.
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I've noticed that at our local stores, this figure seems to be the toughest find of all of the Clone Wars figures so far. I consistently see Cody, Oddball, and the Super Battle Droid from that wave (several usually), but there's usually one Ahsoka at most on the pegs. Rex and Yoda also continue to be the tougher finds from wave one, although you can find them.
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Around here it's Cody, but I see Oddball often along with Ahsoka. I got a $5 Ahsoka this weekend using the KM ad I had... I wanted her for the Huttlet and backpack, but actually I really like the figure overall. Her saber will go in the parts bin but I think Ahsoka earned a spot on the comp desk.