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The back half of Star Wars Rebels begins here with "Path of the Jedi," which treads very familiar ground. Like much of the series, various themes are brought back in a new form along with recreations of music and scenes you've seen in the movies and elsewhere. This week, we get the much-promoted return of Frank Oz as Yoda in a voiceover role during a Jedi temple sequence which does raise a number of in-Universe questions, like "So if there's only 10,000 Jedi, how come there are a bunch of very expensive, very ornate temples all over the galaxy?"

Now that we're back from break, let's see what's new in the Force. Read on for more!

Welcome to 2015, Q&A readers! We're in the future. There are no hovering cars, but there will be The Force Awakens action figures - that's pretty good, right? Also, thinking of a good way to represent your collection can be tough, so let's all cheat.

Don't forget to send in your questions for next week. Read on!

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Get some green! The new 6-inch Clone Trooper Sergeant!  Figure of the Day is here to show you Hasbro's second-ever articulated figure with the brownish/olive rank markings. Previous figures were mostly 3 3/4-inch, and mostly a brighter green.

You get a rifle, a blaster pistol, and a ton of paint on the previously all-white Clone Trooper mold. Basically, short of battle damage, this figure gives you everything you could hope for. Well, maybe you could hope for an alternate unhelmeted head but I think it's pretty great as it is.

Anyway, read on!

It's a tie! Or more specifically, it's a 6-inch TIE Pilot!  Figure of the Day is here to show you the upsized take on everybody's favorite flying menace, which is unsurprisingly pretty good!

You get a holster, a blaster, and a pretty great sculpt here for twenty bucks. The paint job is good, there are rocker ankles, and unlike most of the past decade's worth of 3 3/4-inch TIE Fighter pilots, this one is an all-new sculpt for a change. If that doesn't put a smile on your face, what will?

Anyway, read on!

Hey hey, it's Yoda!  Figure of the Day is briefly back, and we're going to look at the newer 6-inch figures in blue boxes.  You're welcome!

Yoda isn't 6-inches, but he does have a snake, a cane, and a lightsaber plus a cloth robe that is nicely tattered.  This may be Hasbro's best take on the snake that came with the original Kenner figure, and as Yoda figures go it's quite nice.  As Black Series figures go, though, it's pretty insubstantial and the reason for giving him double-jointed elbows is beyond me.

Anyway, read on!

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We're experiencing a few technical difficulties still in Q&A! Also I deserve a break, but before I go let's talk new vintage figures - now that we're one year into their revival, what does the retro trend look like? Also Canada - because we have space to fill.

As always, send in your questions for next time. Read on!

In quite possibly the worst time of year for a new exclusive to hit, Walmart's exclusive 8 Star Wars Hot Wheels cars are in stores now.  If you're lucky.  There's one for each movie and the most recent two TV series, and they're a few pennies below a dollar each.  Look for an in-store blue display with other Hot Wheels products, as one side of it is packed with tracks and cars.   In other words - the whole set should set you back eight bucks.

Each car is based on an existing release, but with nifty Star Wars deco.  I saw fewer of the Clone Wars and Return of the Jedi cars, both of which are quite excellent.  The Clone Wars car has an Anakin Jedi Starfighter motif, while Return of the Jedi looks like a TIE Fighter.

Over on Amazon this time of year, prices are in flux changing daily or even every few hours.  In particular, Star Wars: The Black Series Deluxe Figures seem to be getting cheaper.  I noticed the Speeder Bike and Jabba the Hutt were each around $22, and may be different by the time you see this.

That makes each item about half price, which ain't bad.

We're experiencing a few technical difficulties this week in Q&A! Let's talk dock problems - it's the season to delay things. Also Expanded Universe slate cleaning - might we come out ahead?

As always, send in your questions for next time. Read on!

Want to see something new - that's old?  Entertainment Weekly posted a bunch of faux Topps trading cards with The Force Awakens character names on them.  

Be sure to check these out - unless you consider finding out that the red lightsaber dude doesn't have "Darth" in his name is an Episode VII spoiler, which, let's be honest, would happen at a toy store or somewhere else anyway.

This week in Q&A: Let's talk girl figures - it's not a great year for them, is it? Well... it'll get better. And PR - what is it for? Should we expect more? And Black Series package variants are also a thing we can discuss.

As always, send in your questions for next time. Read on!

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