Holographic General Grievous - TCW [F/S1] - Basic (Exclusive)

Holographic General Grievous is a rework of 2008’s TCW General Grievous (No. 6) figure. Grievous comes with all the same accessories as his non-holographic version and we’re not sure if this was the wisest decision. The Holographic General Grievous honestly just needed one or two lightsabers and the droid blaster and that would have been plenty. But depending upon your own desire, you may have wanted more or less than this. The figure has been packaged well and did not become misshapen in the package from the bands and trays holding it into place. And the figure can stand erect unassisted, something that always makes collectors happy. Grievous didn’t appear that often as a holographic image in The Clone Wars series, so we didn’t think this figure would cause quite the buzz that it did. Still, there is something cool about having a clear blue General Grievous in your Star Wars collection. But cool may not just be enough to persuade you to pick his one up. We have an admiration for holographic figures. For example, we think that the 2008 TLC Count Dooku (Holographic Transmission) (BD 21) figure is very neat. But we probably feel that way since it is from the Tartakovsky Clone Wars series.

The Clone Wars line started off with a great collection of core characters. Hasbro cleverly dispersed the secondary character>s as store exclusives and this was a great idea so that attention was taken away from the main line. It seems that holographic figures are taking a respite from the basic figure line. We think the core characters that need a holographic version have been made in the realistic line. But it seems that we do need quite a few additional figure updates in The Clone Wars line. Many characters have been seen in the television show in holographic form and since we only have Grievous so far, we have a while to go. The Clone Wars version of General Grievous is good but not perfect. It needs a few more points of articulation. But while this is necessary for the regular version of him, no other articulation is needed for his holographic representation. It is perfect as is. Whether this is a figure you love or have skipped, we can say it is great for what it is and there is nothing different Hasbro could have done to make it better. Holographic General Grievous is a “yes” or “no” figure. But just because we said “yes” doesn’t mean you will. This is really a figure for “completists” only.