So looking over the rumor list, the big thing that jumps at you is the serious lack of updated SA figs we all wanted.  Among them are Qui Gon, Obi Wan (TPM and AOTC) Darth Maul, Jango Fett, Mace, Yoda, Endor Luke/Leia/Han, Scout Trooper, Snow Trooper, and so on.

And then I was thinking, out of all the force battlers/attactix/GH/transformers/choppers madness, the one thing we haven't heard anything about for next year is the usual $10 deluxe figure.  Where is it?  Gone for good?  And then I thought... wait a sec.  Wasn't there a rumor about more VOTC figs?  Like PT ones too?  Maybe this is where all the main character love will be next year.
Any ideas?

No ******* SA Snowtrooper?!?!?!?  (Okay, calming down...) I guess I can't get everything I want.  They did come through with Veers and the AT AT Driver.  Gotta leave something for 2007, I guess.  Sigh.

Veers: Cool.  Looks like removable armor.  The helmet looks a little big on him.

Derlin: I'm glad they did him, and he looks good.

AT AT Driver: **** yes.  About time.

R2: Looks like the SP droid sculpt.  Maybe.

Vader: Sets a nice precedent with repacking the VOTC sculot, but since they've already passed up on Chewie, I don't care.

Snowtrooper: I'll be alright.  I just need to lie down some.

Rieeken: I for one am glad they did this, because I never got him.  I can understand why some are upset.  He's not the best choice, espeically since the clean Hoth Luke was a possibility.

There are so many possibilities here (obviously EE thinks so with the droids and clones).  I like repaints when it's simple and obvious (SA clones) so I'm always game.

I hope they do more wookies (and ewoks), because they're really my favorites.

Another Yay!/WTF? wave.  I think they all are.

Chief Chirpa: Finally. 

Jerjerrod: Every wave seems to have one figure I could care less about.

Death Star Gunner: This is a nice surprise, but it would have to be seriously SA for me to go gonzo over.

3-PO: If it's not articulated, then no one will care.

Endor Commando: Probably a repack/head swap.  Pass.

Luke: I'm sure it's the lame Throne room thing.  Pass.

Vader: Ditto.

Emperor: Ditto.

What to say... what to say...

I like these a lot, and the effort Hasbro put into them, but they passed on what was likely the last opportunity for a Clone Obi.  Not to mention Padme.  Maybe there will be more down the line, but this was a big let down for me.  Still, I'm excited about Cody.

You know I was thinking since this 'theme' is so vague, it may not be limited to the OT.  This could be where we get the young Uncle Owen and Beru figures we've been waiting for.  They're already in the drawer (I assume) from that rumored Screen Scene back in Saga (which spanned Padme), so they gotta go somewhere.