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Revenge of the Sith Toys Toy Fair 2005 is over, so you might see me posting a bit about toys over the next few weeks as I get a chance to take a look at what's new and exciting for this upcoming year. Today it's some of the action figures being put out by Hasbro to tie in with Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith I don't buy a whole of toys, but as Ian will confirm, I still end up buying three or four figures from each of the Star Wars movies as they have come out over the last 6 years. Starwars.com has some nice shots of some of the first figures to hit the shelves this spring and I already see some contenders for who I will be picking up.  Gotta get me a Obi-Wan figure. Haven't picked one up since Phantom Menance and like the look of the character with the beard. As the movies have gone along I have become a big fan of the Obi-Wan character. Never gave him much attention in the classic trilogy - he was just this old wizard who spoke almost as cryptically as Yoda. Ewan McGregor's version of Obi-Wan is a real SciFi action hero. I dig the guy. This figure that they are putting out for Sith would go nicely with the collection that is slowly taking over the top of my dresser at home.  I'm excited about seeing Chewbacca and all the Wookies in Sith and think this figure looks great. Much better than some of the earlier versions that have been done for the character as part of the classic trilogy. Plus, how can you turn down a figure that promotes "Wookie Rage."  Now I probably won't pick up this Clone Trooper figure - I still prefer the look of the Stormtroopers from the classic trilogy over the clones. But I couldn't help but notice how the look of the clone trooper changes in Sith (well, according to this figure anyways) to be moving towards the eventual style of armor of the Stormtroopers in Star Wars Episode IV. The changes are subtle, but they are there. There are plenty of other great looking Jedi figures and pretty neat Darth Vader and Emperor figures - so I'll have a bunch of figures to choose from. Can't wait for these to be released. posted by Brendan | 1:48 PM | permanent link |
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