| Hasbro Star Wars Q&A 3/20/09 — ANSWERS! 4/12/2009 5:52:52 PM - Adam_May |
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Galactic Hunter: Will the 2010 The Force Unleashed wave include any upgrades/remakes/variants of Force Unleashed characters you've already done, such as Juno Eclipse in her more screen-accurate outfit from the game or Starkiller in another of his many outfits? Or will the wave entirely consist of Force Unleashed characters you haven't done yet? HASBRO: Actually, plans have changed for this wave. Namely, it will no longer be part of our basic figure plan in 2010 The reason is because the Legacy/Droid Factory figures have slowed considerably since last Fall compared to other parts of the line like Clone Wars basic figures and Saga Legends, and without the strong collector backbone we need to scale back on the number of collector-targeted basic figures in the lineup. We will instead be moving these to the Spring 2010 exclusives lineup and will change things around to look at some multi-packs (similar to the Battllefront multi-pack format). We think that Juno Eclipse in the version you suggest and additional Galen Marek figures are solid ideas, but we have yet to finalize the lineup. Galactic Hunter:The "Purge Trooper" figure recently revealed in the Star Wars Insider magazine's pre-production drawings bears a strong resemblance to the Spacetrooper from the Heir to the Empire comics/novel. Is this intended to be a remake of that Spacetrooper, and is he going to be part of the next Heir to the Empire comic pack that was hinted at in a past Q&A? HASBRO: Yes, it is intended to be a remake of the Spacetrooper, but no, it is not part of the planned Heir to the Empire comic pack. Stay tuned - we'll have more info at Comic Con about the disposition of this guy. Galactic Hunter: Is it too late to request that the Evolutions-model Jango Fett slated for Target stores' Geonosis Arena 2-Packs is painted with a blue jumpsuit instead of the purple one? This was requested before when you re-released the Fett Legacy Evolution set, but the opportunity was missed. Now once again there's a chance to sell us a blue suit version of Evolutions-model Jango Fett. Please make it happen! Also on the topic of Geonosis Arena 2-Packs aren't we long overdue for a new-model Bariss Offee with improved articulation? The original action-posed version from 2003 looks out of place next to the next-gen models of her fellow Jedi. Is she possibly one of the upgrades coming in the Target Geonosis Arena 2-Packs? HASBRO: We'll look into the possibility of changing to blue for this Fall, but we're pretty far along with this one and it may not be possible. In any case, we *do* have a blue version planned in 2010. *All of this session's questions were written by forum-dweller Shabby Blue while I've been hopping around the country seeing Morrissey on his Tour of Refusal (and he meant it -- seven of the first eight shows were canceled). |
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