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Q.
The Clone Wars figures on the new cardbacks that were shown at Toy Fair included
Mace Windu, the ARF Trooper, Super Battle Droid Sergeant. But there was also
an Obi-Wan Kenobi that was originally released as 2008's CW02 on the new cardback,
but with a CW01 number. Is that new cardback accurate to the new line's numbering
scheme? Additionally, will Hasbro be re-releasing some of those 2008 Clone
Wars basic figures as refreshes when the line relaunches this August in the new packaging? And
if so, what would those refreshes include?
A.
There will be many refreshes in the new red & white line look; quite
simply, kids cannot get enough of the excitement of Clone Wars, and their
demand persists for the main characters. We would not want to drop them
from the line when they will continue to be the best-selling figures. The
package you saw was a placeholder; the 2008 Obi-Wan figure will be
released as CW19 later on in the assortment after we have run the
space-suit Obi-Wan for a while. Other re-release figures will also be
coming, but we do not have a final list.
Q.
One of the staples of the Basic Figure line over the years has been Darth Vader. He's
the most iconic character of the Star Wars saga. But he was noticeably absent
from the Toy Fair exhibit and presentations.
Be that as it may, the modern figure aesthetic has given us a tremendous new version
of the Dark Lord with the release of 2008's BD #8 Darth Vader. That begs the
question, where does Hasbro believe there is room to continue to innovate with future
OT versions of Darth Vader? Might we see Darth Vader relegated to Greatest
Hits type of assortments? Or could we possibly see a new REVENGE OF THE SITH
version, perhaps with the trademark Sith eyes and cloak?
A.
Darth Vader will continue to be a huge figure for us in the Legacy and
Saga Legends basic figure waves. We are always looking for ways to bring
new takes on him to future waves and your suggestion could be interesting.
Thanks!
Q. Noticeably absent
from the Hasbro presentation at this years Toy Fair were the Clone Wars figure & droid
2-packs that are starting to appear now at retail. How extensive can we expect
this line to be, and will it consist of refresh figures only, or will some new figures
be appearing in this line of 2-packs?
A.
The figure/droid 2-pack lineup will not be extensive, and all will be
repacked.
Check back in a few weeks and we'll post
the next round of Questions (and answers) as soon as Hasbro offers them.
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