2024 Last Figure Standing Poll

[Nicklab]

The Top 4 candidates are being announced in a Bossk's Bounty livestream right now:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu_o77lGwkA

[Nicklab]

NEXT ROUND:

-Luthen Rael
-Asajj Ventress
-Qimir
-Arleil Schous

Crosshair and Wrecker were both eliminated.

[Jeff]

I voted wolfman in the final round.

Qimir is fine, but OT Cantina rules my heart.

[Rob]

Same, although Luthen was my first choice.  I hated The Acolyte and also expect them to make The Stranger eventually anyway.  So I voted for the figure with more of an uphill climb. 

I wish Hasbro would look at this whole bracket as a wishlist though.  Almost nothing that’s a bad idea gets into it, and certainly there isn’t much unwanted stuff in the last few rounds.

[Jeff]

Happy with this result... but I would have happily bought 5 of the final 6 (I really don't need a new Asajj).

[Nicklab]

It looks like the guys from Last Figure Standing are preparing for their 2025 tournament!  It kicks off on Saturday, August 2nd - no doubt for the initial character submissions.



Looking at the Top 12 candidates that made the 2024 finals, here they are:

-Arleil Schous - 2024 Tournament Winner
-Wrecker (The Bad Batch)
-Anakin Skywalker (Revenge Of The Sith)
-Baze Malbus (Rogue One)
-C-3PO (A New Hope)
-Luthen Rael (Andor)
-Crosshair (The Bad Batch - Clone Force 99)
-Snowtrooper (The Empire Strikes Back)
-Qimir / The Stranger (The Acolyte)
-Asajj Ventress (The Clone Wars)
-Obi-Wan Kenobi (Revenge Of The Sith)
-Tech (The Bad Batch)


THREE of these figures have been announced or released since the 2024 tournament:

-Crosshair (The Bad Batch - Clone Force 99)
-Snowtrooper (The Empire Strikes Back)
-Asajj Ventress (The Clone Wars)


As for the other 9, where do we stand?  Currently, the YakFace TVC rumor list has strong rumors indicating that these are pending in the near future:

-Anakin Skywalker (Revenge Of The Sith)
-C-3PO (A New Hope)

The recent release of the Darth Vader (Ahsoka) released in "The Journey of Anakin Skywalker" Special Action Figure 3-Pack is a very strong indicator that a repaint of that figure to create a ROTS version of Anakin seems to be in the works.  And the RETURN TO TATOOINE campaign seems to present a good opportunity for Hasbro to offer a new C-3PO.

As for the rest?  The YakFace TVC rumor list doesn't disappoint, because there are entries for media without specifically named characters that could indicate as many as 6 contestants from the 2024 tourney could be possible.

2 x slots for ANDOR characters
1 x slot for THE ACOLYTE
2 x slots for A NEW HOPE
1 x slot for REVENGE OF THE SITH
2 x slots for THE BAD BATCH (1 deluxe, 1 mainline)


Does that necessarily mean that those slots are assigned to Luthen, The Stranger, Arleil Schous, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Wrecker and Tech? NO.  But the possibility is there.  A lot of this will hinge on what gets announced in 3 weeks at the Hasbro panel at SDCC.  But it's entirely possible that much of the field from the 2024 Last Figure Standing tournament could be cleared in the remainder of 2025.