Star Wars Black Series

TheGillMan said:
I can't believe they didn't give Palpy the texture on his softgoods, not even printed on. C'mon Hasbro!
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Alas, a lot of companies seem to do that nowadays, though Hasbro is certainly one of the most guilty- they'll release something/someone fans have been wanting for a while, but cut a few corners to save money. Then when they've seemingly made their money back, they may re-release it down the road with that small little fix that fans want, because at that point, it doesn't really cost them as much to do. Then again, considering how many parts Palpy seems to reuse, I don't really know how much this set would've cost them to make in the first place.

Mas Amedda is one of those prequel characters that, now that we have both prequel Palpy and Sidious, I'd really love to see. One of the things I really miss in the line nowadays are those tertiary characters like bar patrons or senators. Do I think Meena Tills or Ask Aak would fly off the shelves? Not necessarily. But make 'em a fan channel release and let the fans snatch 'em up. Every day my display goes without Grammy award-winning space DJ Wat Tambor is a sad day indeed.
 
It's crazy to me that Hasbro does nothing with all of Padme's looks. Aside from Theed Throne which is simple enough to do at retail and iconic enough to make widely available, all of them could be done via Pulse with their favorite upcharge for the privilege. One a quarter, or a three-pack a year - maybe like the Evolutions packs with one from each film - I think they'd sell.

Or - pack a work Padme with alien colleagues and really deco the hell out of both. Mas Amedda, the bald lady, Nute Gunray, other Neimodians, Wat Tambor - plenty of options! They already did this with Cal and Turgle.

But we can't even get an Ep III Padme to round out the cast. Not that it matters - I have no Palpatine to finish my shelf.

I hope when Hasbro gets around to allowing me to purchase a version of this figure, they at least include both heads. This is the first normal Ian McDiarmid head we've gotten in 12 years at this point. If Qimir can have both, so should Sheev.
 
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