Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Hevy Battle Droid (The Vintage Collection). It's shiny and red, and the paint is really good. But it's a Battle Droid, so maybe you skipped it - and you shouldn't have. Read on!

It's golden, but not really a golden addition to any collection. Stormtrooper (Skywalker Saga, Gold). It's a 2018 figure, minus an accessory, and painted gold for 2019. And in my case, the neck snapped right out of the box. Read on!

As 2020 comes to an end for an alleged second time, let's look at this 2019 Darth Vader (Skywalker Saga, Gold). It's and older figure, but after two years I can safely say that having just opened one, the gold paint sticks to itself and I don't like that. Read on!

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: The Emperor (The Vintage Collection).  It's new! But it's a 2005 figure with a new hood, new robe, and some new accessories - and it's still a 2005 figure, and the PulseCon variant's head is a better one. Read on!

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: AT-ST Driver (The Vintage Collection). Now with photoreal deco on what is basically Richard Marquand! He stands, he sits, and he fits in your AT-ST - what more can you ask for? Read on!

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Well, we're still doing this!  Adam's Star Wars Newsletter returns as an all-text, mostly-checklist thing every month or two so you can keep on top of things that got announced.  It's the best way to see what you missed, but things come and go and maybe you can get the next run.  Check out the latest issues here.

With new pre-orders today and The Book of Boba Fett next week, it's a great time to catch up while your boss thinks you're still working.  Read on!

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Obi-Wan Kenobi (The Black Series). It's a PulseCon reissue with the photoreal paint job, and it's a pretty solid improvement. Read on!

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Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Ponda Baba (The Black Series). It's a 2019 Luke body with a new head, new hands, and new colors. Is it enough? It's not bad. Read on!

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Dr. Evazan (The Black Series). This PulseCon debut is also showing up in retail stores as an individual figure - and it's a new head and torso with Jedi Luke arms and D.J. legs. Read on!

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Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Clone Pilot Hawk (The Black Series). It's a Target exclusive that came and went quickly, retooling the original Clone mold with new heads and new paint. Read on!

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: TIE Fighter Pilot (The Vintage Collection). It is the definition of "just different enough to make you mad" - it's like the 2018 Vintage TIE Fighter pack-in pilot, but this time the head is fully painted and the helmet is glued down. The helmet and suit are basically the same. Read on!

Via Hasbro Pulse: Star Wars™ The Black Series Rancor Update! There is no picture, but there's some text - and we all know, that's where the magic happens.

From the campaign: "We really appreciate all the feedback we’ve received in an effort to make the HasLab Rancor the best possible dream product. With that, we realize we can't leave the most dangerous creature, the rancor, roaming the galaxy without its keeper. We will be adding a fully newly-tooled Star Wars: The Black Series Malakili figure [editor's note: emphasis added] to the base offering, funding at 9K units. Uncarded and ready for action, Malakili comes with his unique gaffi stick inspired by Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. This figure is in active development, and we will share renders as part of our backer updates if the project successfully moves into production.

"This final additional figure can ONLY be added if we hit our target threshold of 9K backers before the campaign deadline (December 6, 2021). Thank you for your help in shaping this product in real time!" More commentary after the jump? Sure, why not.