Grand Admiral Thrawn - Archive Line

Etain · Sep 25, 2020

Grand Admiral Thrawn Archive line Wave 1 2021

Press images.

From livestream.

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LordScourge · Sep 25, 2020

Lame choice, imho.
Original figure is not that old.

Faker · Sep 25, 2020

I got into collecting Black Series after this figure was already gone. So I'm glad to have another chance to get it.

Oofa · Sep 25, 2020

Faker said:
I got into collecting Black Series after this figure was already gone. So I'm glad to have another chance to get it.

Exactly the point of these Archive figures. To bring us that got into this line later, a chance

I have him though, but if the face deko is nice, I will probably buy this one.

DeWonnaWonga · Sep 25, 2020

He looks slightly less blue than the original, but it may just be a poor screengrab.

LordScourge · Sep 25, 2020

Oofa said:
Exactly the point of these Archive figures. To bring us that got into this line later, a chance

Oh, for sure.
I'm glad Archive line exists.
But BS started in 2014 and Thrawn was released in 2017 (?), so there are some figures which I would like to see re-released before him.

Oofa · Sep 25, 2020

LordScourge said:
Oh, for sure.
I'm glad Archive line exists.
But BS started in 2014 and Thrawn was released in 2017 (?), so there are some figures which I would like to see re-released before him.

I agree, it seems too soon with this one.

SpectreOne · Sep 25, 2020

I'm sure they choose Thrawn for the archive line as kind of an addition for the recently released Rebels wave. He was the main enemy for two seasons after all.

Oofa · Sep 25, 2020

SpectreOne said:
I'm sure they choose Thrawn for the archive line as kind of an addition for the recently released Rebels wave. He was the main enemy for two seasons after all.

Makes a lot more sense now.

jcb213 · Sep 25, 2020

SpectreOne said:
I'm sure they choose Thrawn for the archive line as kind of an addition for the recently released Rebels wave. He was the main enemy for two seasons after all.

I wish they had just made him part of the Rebels wave instead so he'd be in the spiffy new packaging.

Masterfett · Sep 25, 2020

If I was into carded action figures that alone would be worth the purchase, really liking the art w/50th logo. Looks nice but I'll pass as I already have Thrawn. Tempting though. lol

HeirToThrawn · Sep 25, 2020

I love my original Thrawn, but with all my other imperial officers having digital face printing, he looked a little out of place. Can't wait to have that situation rectified!

TCInternet · Sep 25, 2020

This is the only "existing" Rebels figure that I missed out on. Can't wait to grab him!

SameJacket · Sep 25, 2020

Does this version have the new face printing? I can't tell.

Kel Dork · Sep 25, 2020

SameJacket said:
Does this version have the new face printing? I can't tell.

Yes.

Billy_Ray · Sep 25, 2020

Oofa said:
I agree, it seems too soon with this one.

That was my first thought when they revealed him, but I guess it does make sense since they re-released the other Rebels figures, as SpectreOne pointed out. Still, why not release him with the other Rebels figures as jcb213 suggested?

I don't remember Thrawn being all that tough to track down. Does he demand a high price on the secondary market? I don't know, it almost seems like a waste of a slot to me, but I am glad that folks that didn't get him before will have a shot at him.

Tyrannosauron · Sep 25, 2020

Love that folks can now get Thrawn without paying $40 and up on the secondary market, but it does seem odd that he's taking a slot in an Archive wave and not in the "Fan Channel"-exclusive Rebels wave. Maybe it's more of a nod to the character's place in Star Wars history as the villain that resurrected the franchise in the early '90s--hence the Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary logo.

I'm really torn over whether or not to get this re-release even though I have the original (and a custom I made just before the original release was announced). On the one hand it's unclear how much a character like Thrawn, who's never had a (canon) live-action portrayal, will benefit from the face-printing tech; on the other hand he's my favorite character and it'll be tough to pass up an upgrade.

Etain · Sep 25, 2020

Updated OP with press images.

tanksmasher · Sep 25, 2020

Cool. I missed him the first time.

Crosshair · Sep 25, 2020

Same, happy for this one. Never got him the first time around.

RebelJoel · Sep 25, 2020

Echoing the sentiment above. Never got Thrawn, very glad to have the chance to.

GNT · Sep 25, 2020

Never got the original release so this one I’m happy about.

Coloring · Sep 26, 2020

I hadn't started watching Rebels or read his trilogy last time he was out (and I only saw him in the wild one time). Very glad to get a second chance on him.

ClanVizsla · Sep 26, 2020

Glad he is back out for people who don't have him. I look forward to telling myself I can pass on him since I already have him, then seeing how good the faceprint looks as the release date approaches before I cave and spend the money for him to fit in better when standing next to Tarkin or opposite the Rebels.

DarthPete · Sep 26, 2020

I've been a Thrawn fan since the early 90s, so even though I've got the first release... slightly different face paint? I'll take it!

djcos25 · Sep 26, 2020

ClanVizsla said:
Glad he is back out for people who don't have him. I look forward to telling myself I can pass on him since I already have him, then seeing how good the faceprint looks as the release date approaches before I cave and spend the money for him to fit in better when standing next to Tarkin or opposite the Rebels.

Came here to say this as well. Right now I'm saying to myself "Do I really need to upgrade?" when I know when released I'm going to pick him up.

DeWonnaWonga · Sep 26, 2020

I don’t see an upgrade to the face, personally. He just looks a little bit like Dracula to me. Maybe the hi-res shots will show something different but I feel pretty contented with the original release as it is.

Etain · Sep 27, 2020

DeWonnaWonga said:
Maybe the hi-res shots will show something different

#47 on left, Archive on right.

Oofa · Sep 27, 2020

Hmm... not much of an improvement, if any?
But as have been stated by many: good for those who didn't get him. It's a great figure!
And a possibility to make another skin color face to fill out the ranks and an officer body. It's a win win.

Tiredknight · Sep 27, 2020

Etain said:
#47 on left, Archive on right.

Beautiful. He's almost enough to make me purchase him. It would be my first black series figure though, and I'd really rather not start collecting in a new scale.

HeirToThrawn · Sep 27, 2020

I hope the paler blue on the Archive version is just an effect of the lighting.

parintachin73 · Sep 27, 2020

Yeah I dunno if I’m biting on this one. The photoreal looks a little better, especially the thinning of the eyebrows. But I like the darker more saturated blue. And Thrawn already cost me $50 cause I had to have the exclusive just for the JTG helmet. So I guess it’ll be a game time decision. As of now I’m only definite on Cody and Han cause I sold the originals.

Tiredknight · Sep 27, 2020

I'm still not sure it is a lighter blue. I think the fact there is a darker background is confusing things.

TKMaster · Sep 27, 2020

Who are they face printing when it’s a character never seen in real life?

TVC15 · Sep 27, 2020

Oofa said:
Hmm... not much of an improvement, if any?
But as have been stated by many: good for those who didn't get him. It's a great figure!
And a possibility to make another skin color face to fill out the ranks and an officer body. It's a win win.

I think it's a big improvement, actually!

I had been on the fence about this figure, passed on him a couple times, and then when I finally decided I wanted him he was fetching $40 on ebay. I do agree he is an odd choice, although as others have noted he ties in well with the recent Rebels wave and he is the subject of the latest Star Wars novel. Perhaps he will be making a comeback in some form of Star Wars media in 2021?

Masterfett · Sep 27, 2020

What's the "improvement"? The only thing I notice is they lessened the red in his eyes, and he it might be lighter shade of blue. Definitely not worth a second purchase. IMO

dthstr1977 · Sep 27, 2020

I still have a few of thrawn's and hera's from the first release sitting around in the garage. remeber I couldn't stop finding them and trading them out for figures I needed.

kenobi112 · Sep 27, 2020

Hopefully they will fix the miscoloured boots.

Etain · Sep 27, 2020

The original looks more like what I picture from the comics or an artistic representation, whereas the Archive seems what would be more realistic in tv/movies. I agree that the skin color should definitely be a darker shade of blue and I also noticed the mismatched coloring on the boots, which I hope is corrected. All in all, though, I'll definitely pick him up to keep carded.

Can't update the OP anymore, but here are the rest of the press images. Available Spring 2021 with a MSRP of $19.99.

Etain · Dec 9, 2020

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