I would wait until the movie hits to see whether these are a failure or not. Most people who bought some, myself included, think they’re pretty cool. Though I can understand they’re not for everyone, especially if you’re trying to stick to one scale.
I believe Hasbro when they said they're holding back some RoS figures for the time being (whether it's really for "spoiler-y" reasons or not remains to be seen. After all, there would be nothing spoiler-y about releasing a Finn, Rose, Jannah or Kylo. We know what those characters look like!)
I bought exactly one of these - mostly because I wanted a representation of Finn in his new costume somewhere on my shelf. Both elbow joints and both knee joints were fused. I tried boiling and freezing but neither would bend. It sounds like it was a fluke but it certainly made sure that I will never buy another figure from that line.
He is the Star Wars. Version of Forky from toy story.
I am sure we will get more and some vehicles too.
Yes, I fully understood that aspect and expected that to be the case. We were previously talking about where the name actually came from prior to Disney buying LFL, which I pointed out was in Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast the video game. Actually a really believable, fun and fulfilling game. Probably my favorite Star Wars game ever. Just another case of Disney cherry picking stuff from the EU and acting like no one will notice. My point was that it was NOT their original term.
I dunno if that is the case, the new ROS figures seem to be doing well when it comes to both online and retail sales. Gotta give both LFL and Hasbro some credit - they picked some good designs for the first wave, compared to some of the boring character designs for TLJ. Can you imagine if Finn, Rose, Hux, or any of the other slow sellers were in TVC instead? (Perish the thought) Repacking X-Wing Poe was very boring, but since his ship is being released, it was rather essential. I think both ROS and Mando have some great designs, so I expect the demand for figures will only increase as each is released. I hope we get a bare minimum of half a dozen more from ROS. Luke, Leia, and Lando should all be a given. I'd like them to do a secondary character like Connix, and maybe a new alien and droid if there are some interesting and memorable designs from the movie. Ideally another ten would work better, so they could add Poe (new outfit), Palpatine, Jannah, and perhaps a yet-to-be-revealed character.
I think the term Imperial Remnant was used in the EU prior to this. It's definitely in one of Michael Stackpole's late 90s comics.
No, but that's precisely what it is. Works for me.
Its an old Bib Fortuna, but it does have swivel elbows:
Well I would say it was not hasbro's full decision but rather influenced by Disney to push thier heroes. I'm sure if Han was included over Finn, more sales would've generated b4 mass clearences
That's true. I sure hope so. I gues the nest couple of waves will be ROS and Mandolorian heavy.
I do not believe those are the only OT figures we will see in 2020. Just like we got more than just the re-pack wave in 2019 (Hoth Leia, EB Han, EC Luke and Vader), I suspect we will see at least 5 or 6 all-new and/or slightly retooled OT figures on VC cards in 2020; either in the regular waves individually or as pack-ins with playsets or multipacks like the Skiff Guards set.
How exactly is Disney "acting like no one will notice"? They called it what they called it. Anything beyond that is you making assumptions about their intentions and then complaining about them. As far as I know, Disney hasn't made any claims about how they thought up the word "Remnant" on their own.
I certainly hope that's the case, and there are more early 2020 waves yet to be announced with some ROS characters, otherwise there are going to be a lot of disappointed 3.75 collectors. If this is all Hasbro offers for the last film in the saga, I can see a lot of collectors checking out of the hobby next year.
It actually doesn't shock me at all that they used it - they tend to rip off stuff from the EU and pass it off as their own. Is that what you call "conspiracy"? Also, do billion dollar companies and franchises makes "claims" when they steal things or tell from where or how? Finn is a ripoff of Davin Felth from the Tales From Mos Eisley book, but not everyone believes in the EU or sees it that way, so call it what you will. It would be one thing if they included some of the cooler elements and made a serious homage to popular stories from the EU that Star Wars fans enjoy - that, I could certainly get behind. Just cherry picking makes them look bad, in my opinion. In other words, I'm not expecting to see Kyle Katarn in TROS, but I'll obviously be hearing about the Remnant.
I agree, and hope for more OT output as well. I'm wondering how Revan fans felt seeing a really nice sculpt get announced for the Black Series when TVC had theirs announced then cancelled. I know it was a repack, but it seems like another slap in the face for TVC from Hasbro. I don't think they get that TVC is just as popular, if not more, than Black Series. They just continue to crank out brand new BS figures and repack TVC more, which is not the best formula for keeping TVC interesting and compelling to buyers.
I do have evidence that will led to the conviction of Mickey Mouse & many of his followers.
What I call a "conspiracy" is people like yourself thinking that everything Disney says and does is part of some sinister plot to...I don't even know what. In this case, you've randomly decided that they're "acting like no one will notice" that they've used an EU term. But they're not "acting" like anything. You've completely made that up in order to have one more thing to blame big bad Disney for.
Well, that trick won't work. I gave the 6" figure line a try about 3 years ago and quickly lost interest and sold them all off by the next year. It's just not the same for me. I know what course others may take, but as for me; give me 3.75" or give me death!
Trust, I hope that I'm wrong... but I could actually see a scenario where Hasbro goes with 5 and 6 inch, dropping SA 3.75 and just giving us Retro to pacify long time, hard core old collectors.
