Hasbro's Questions & Answers #52

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Q. The Hasbro ventures into the EU have begun to get more and more interesting with each passing month.  The comic 2-packs have been a great addition to the line.  And now we're starting to see forays into figures/vehicles that are derived from reference material such as the Hoth Speederbike patrol battle pack.  Could we see more EU exploration that draws from reference art in the near future?  I know there's an image of Dooku as a Jedi Master with the much talked about Jedi Master Sypho Dias that drew my eye from THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE FORCE.

A. Chuck - our exploration into this world has been carefully managed to keep a "film-first" focus, but based on the success so far fans have indeed shown a strong appreciation for the efforts and we see about the same balance continuing going forward into 2009 and beyond. Master Sypho Dias is certainly a character that has been on our wish lists for some time, and while he isn't in the line-up yet, with time we have a feeling he will be someone we'll want to explore.  Based on the intriguing mention in EpII alone we think he would make an interesting basic figure possibility
someday.

Q. In our Q&A session a few weeks ago, we asked about the starfighter vehicle assortment in the Clone Wars line.  One of the fighters that was mentioned was the Anakin Skywalker modified starfighter.  Can you please clarify if this be the blue and white Jedi starfighter from the original Clone Wars line?  Or can we expect a yellow and grey decoed version of the Delta 7 Aethersprite Jedi Starfighter like the one that LEGO has already released?

A. In our mainline Starfighter vehicle assortment, we will be releasing Anakin's blue/white modified Starfighter from the (original) Clone Wars line, last released in 2004.  Look for this later this Fall.

Q. The 2008 Commander Gree figure was a huge improvement over the previous version, not just in likeness but in overall sculpt and articulation. Is there any chance we will see more uses of that sculpt in other clones such as the Utapau Clone or a Shock Trooper?

A. The Gree tooling is very specific to him so we wouldn't use it for any other character.  However, he has some nice articulation features that turned out well, and there is a possibility that down the road we would do other core Clones with this model.  Right now, we don't have any specific updates planned, but the Utapau Battalion would be a good one (along with Shocks).

Check back in a few weeks and we'll post the next round of Questions (and answers) as soon as Hasbro offers them.