2024 TVC Wave 6 (New TVC Wave 38)

[Jeff]

2024 VC3xx Osha Aniseya now up for pre-order -

Amazon -> https://amzn.to/4ensFJY
EE -> https://ee.toys/R19MPH


Case of 8 at EE -> https://ee.toys/PC9L3L
1x TBD
1x VC3xx Osha Aniseya
2x VC328 Mae (Assassin)
1x VC329 Jedi Master Sol
1x VC330 HK-87 Assassin Droid (Arcana)
2x VC271 Dark Trooper

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[McMetal]

Who do we think the last figure is? Kelnacca maybe?

[Ryan]

That's a good guess. It feels like whoever it is, it will be one that The Black Series gets too, it could also be the Sith-looking fella who seems to be pulling the strings with Mae. I feel like if it were just one of the other Jedi, there's no reason they wouldn't have announced it on the initial livestream.

[Rob]

I'd fully expect him in a $24.99 deluxe box at some point.  Can't see them letting him go for $16.99.

[Muftak]

Of course they are going to do Kelnacca...where do you think the new legs for Chewbacca are coming from??? 

[Jeff]

I'd fully expect him in a $24.99 deluxe box at some point.  Can't see them letting him go for $16.99.

Yeah, if they do Kelnacca, we're definitely going to have to pay the DLX box price for him.

I feel like if it were just one of the other Jedi, there's no reason they wouldn't have announced it on the initial livestream.

Same.  They saved the Osha reveal until the show aired.  If that last figure is from Acolyte, the Sith/Dark Master is a good guess.  Or maybe the Mother from this week's episode?

[Nicklab]

There's a lot of potential for figures from the Acolyte, without a doubt.  Will Hasbro go there with the whole flashback to Brendak?  It'll be interesting to see.  I know that I was glad to see more of Master Indara in this week's episode, despite the events of the first episode.

[Jeff]

Case of 8 at EE -> https://ee.toys/PC9L3L
1x TBD
1x VC3xx Osha Aniseya
2x VC328 Mae (Assassin)
1x VC329 Jedi Master Sol
1x VC330 HK-87 Assassin Droid (Arcana)
2x VC271 Dark Trooper

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Who do we think the last figure is?

Kind of strange they still haven't revealed the last figure in this wave.  Rumors say it is a repack and not a new figure...

[Nicklab]

Osha Aniseya is VC327.  And there's currently a figure TBD slated as VC326.  Seriously wondering if that might be the Stranger, and the figure TBD in this wave.

[Ryan]

It's going to be really interesting to see what impact the lack of success and subsequent cancellation of The Acolyte has on this wave and the future pipelined figures. I wonder if people have canceled any preorders? I'd also expect these will sit at regular retail and are all destined for the outlet and second-hand stores.

Hopefully, there's enough time for Hasbro to lower some of the production numbers to get ahead of this, but it doesn't seem likely that, that is the case given the expected October release. I am increasingly wishing they would move to a model where all of the figures for new shows came out on an 18-month delay to see what goes over well with fans to get us the figures we actually want sooner and hopefully have fewer duds in the lineup.

I don't plan on cancelling any of my orders, but outside of a Stranger & Kelnacca, I definitely don't want anything else from The Acolyte anytime soon.

[Muftak]

Hopefully, there's enough time for Hasbro to lower some of the production numbers to get ahead of this, but it doesn't seem likely that, that is the case given the expected October release. I am increasingly wishing they would move to a model where all of the figures for new shows came out on an 18-month delay to see what goes over well with fans to get us the figures we actually want sooner and hopefully have fewer duds in the lineup.

Yeah, if they are due in October they are probably being loaded onto the boat now. No chance of dialing it back.

Also, putting everything out with an 18-month delay would be counter to the whole point of toys in modern Lucasfilm/Disney's mind, which is to promote the current media. There seems to be no interest in the profits to be had from the merchandising any more, it is all just an advertising expense so they don't even try to make things hardcore fans want, so long as the "Star Wars" name is out there in front of the consumer in some form. It is depressing as a toy fan.

[Dave]

I'm still for a wave of six figures from any new media that ideally is timed to come out within a few months of the show's release. 

I don't really care if a show is cancelled or not if I'm looking for cool Star Wars stuff to add to the shelf.  BoBF was stupid, but I'd take the six coolest figures from that show.  They may not make another season of Ahsoka and I'll take the six best figures from that show.  Same goes for the Acolyte.

I can have a little corner of a shelf for each show's content, or if it makes sense I could incorporate it in to another shelf where it sort of makes sense.  For example I probably wouldn't feel bad about having The Acolyte figures sit in a corner of a Prequel Trilogy shelf.

[Jeff]

if they are due in October they are probably being loaded onto the boat now.

According to Jayson, they are already arriving in the US ports.  Takes about 3-4 weeks for Hasbro to get them and then another 3-4 weeks to get out to the retailers for shipping.  Moves faster if the item is exclusive.  (Took the Jabba set about 3 weeks to go from Jayson spotting it on port manifests to shipping from Pulse).

I'm still for a wave of six figures from any new media that ideally is timed to come out within a few months of the show's release. 

I go back and forth on this.  One of the major reasons I stopped collecting comic book figures was "incomplete team syndrome" where they do like 80% of a team and move on without completing it.  I HATE when this happens in the Star Wars line too.  Like, don't bother giving me TVC Indara and Yord if I'm not also getting Jecki and Kelnacca and Torbin to fill out the shelf.  My OCD just hates that.

At the same time though, I don't really want them to do nothing for a show either.  It just sucks when they make choices like "we'll do The Stranger later" to save the surprise and then 'later' never comes.  (NOTE TO HASBRO: Still waiting on a 3.75" figure of Dryden Vos, thanks!)

[Dave]

I'm still for a wave of six figures from any new media that ideally is timed to come out within a few months of the show's release. 

I go back and forth on this.  One of the major reasons I stopped collecting comic book figures was "incomplete team syndrome" where they do like 80% of a team and move on without completing it.  I HATE when this happens in the Star Wars line too.  Like, don't bother giving me TVC Indara and Yord if I'm not also getting Jecki and Kelnacca and Torbin to fill out the shelf.  My OCD just hates that.

Just to be clear I'm not advocating for only six figures per media property, EVER.  I think its a good place to start with a case of 8 figures where you can put a couple army builders/repacks in a case along with six new ones.

After the first six you could go back and ideally fill in any "incomplete teams" in later waves.

I just want enough core figures to be able to do something with.  Andor pains me with its two Cassians and a Vel.  Those two were hardly even in that many scenes together.

[Jeff]

After the first six you could go back and ideally fill in any "incomplete teams" in later waves.

You could... it just sucks that these days "in later waves" might be like 5 years later.