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Hasbro's Questions & Answers #89

Posted by Chuck | July 15, 2010 at 11:44 AM ET

Hasbro just released the latest answers to our questions... Click here for all the details!

Our Questions... Hasbro's Answers!

Don't forget, you can submit your questions to us and we'll try to get as many relevant questions as possible submitted to Hasbro. We can send only two questions per session, so make sure they are good ones! Now, on to this weeks Questions and Answers directly from Hasbro.


Q. While the current Clone Wars animated series has drawn much attention from the Star Wars collecting community at large as well as new fans, there are still a good number of fans of Genndy Tartakovsky's original vision of The Clone Wars that have some things left on their wishlists.  The last big push for characters from the Clone Wars 2D series came in TLC Blue's second wave in late 2008.  But since then we've gotten some treats in the form of L8-L9 and K'krukh.

We've also gotten word in a couple of Q&A sessions that Captain Fordo may be on the way in 2011's Vintage Collection. And in a September '09 Q&A with Han's Hideout it came to light that at least one Hasbro Star Wars team member wants to get one of the mutated Nelvaan warriors immortalized in plastic. And there continue to be questions and forum chatter about Jedi like Sha'a Gi and Tarr Seirr. But there are collectors who are concerned. Concerned about the overall scaling back on EU figures. Collectors who are concerned that the focus of any Clone Wars offerings will be solely on the current animated series and no other media. So can fans of the Tartakovsky vision of Clone Wars hold out hope for some of these characters that have been indelibly etched into the minds of collectors?


A. Lucasfilm actually asked us to stop producing figures based on the Clone Wars microseries in order to make sure there is no confusion with the current series.  Aside from L8-L9 and K'krukh, who were already in development, we have followed this direction.  Captain Fordo will be coming out though, sort of.  He will actually be Captain Fordo's body and deco, but will be a generic trooper and not named Captain Fordo, per Lucasfilm's direction.  As for future characters from the Clone Wars micro-series, given the aforementioned direction, it's not likely.

Q. Looking back through the Archives, there has been a very welcome trend of all-new creatures making their way into the line over the past 2+ years. We've seen a couple of Rancors, the Sarlacc pit/beak, the Clone Wars Jabba the Hutt, the new Dewback, and the Felucia ground slug. On top of that a lot of collectors are eagerly anticipating the release of the new ROTJ Jabba the Hutt. Some official imagery of said Jabba would be awesome, btw!

But will this trend of new creatures extend into 2010/11? Empire fans are still hoping for an all-new Tauntaun. ANH fans think a Dianoga would be most welcome, and certainly not trash. The Clone Wars has brought us creatures like Gor, Gundarks and the Zillo beast. And the rumor mill has been stirred up some for prequel fans who think that a Mustafar Lava Flea would be a good thing. So just how bright is the future for new Star Wars creatures?

A. We won't have images of Jabba until either Comic Con or CV at this point…sorry!  As for additional new creatures, there actually aren't any in the works after Jabba.  We are hopeful that a Tauntaun will get picked up for 2011, but right now there are no guarantees.  As for the Lava Flea, forget it....the rumors are bad on that one.  It will never happen.

 


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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