Death At One’s Blog
Top 10 Dead People
(We Still Want Them As Action Figures)
1. Darth Vader (Funeral Pyre)
2. Padmé Amidala-Skywalker (Funeral Procession)
3. Anakin Skywalker (Jedi Spirit)
4. Qui-Gon Jinn (Funeral Pyre)
5. Jango Fett [Bonus points for severed head and helmet!]
6. Cordé (as Senator Amidala’s Decoy) [Lightly Braised]
7. Shmi Skywalker-Lars [Tenderized Tusken Style]
8. Aunt Beru Lars [Extra Krispy]
9. Uncle Owen Lars [Cajun Style]
10. WILD CARD (Take your pick of Jedi, Rebel Pilots, or Imperial Officers)
July 19th, 2006 at 10:27 am
How about a two-pack featuring Dead Ewok with Sad Ewok?
July 19th, 2006 at 10:39 am
Boba Fett [slowly digested]
July 19th, 2006 at 10:42 am
I think we’d get away with the Flaming Vader, but I don’t honestly think we’d ever get a dead Ewok. At the rate we’re going, I’m afraid we won’t get all of the living Ewoks. Baytrooper, Boba Fett escaped from the Sarlacc Pit, dontchaknow?
July 19th, 2006 at 10:53 am
Speaking of the "Dead Ewok/Sad Ewok" two-pack (hands down winner), Hasbro could also commemorate the 30th anniversary of SW by creating a series of "awkward moments" cinema scenes. Luke and Leia locked in an incestuous tongue kiss is a no-brainer.
July 19th, 2006 at 10:55 am
Boba Fett died that day, you heretic!
July 19th, 2006 at 10:58 am
PS, as proof, I offer you the conclusive fact that the Sarlaac burped.
July 19th, 2006 at 11:07 am
I think Spirit Anakin is the only realistic one on the list. Even then, Hasbro will just take an existing ROTS Anakin and mold him blue. Maybe Dead Padme just because she is supposedly one of the top 25 most wanted figures.
It’d be nice to have an update of the Jedi Spirit 3-pack (Anakin, Obi-Wan, Yoda) done in a similar style to the semi-transparent Dagobah Obi-Wan from 2004. They could offer a choice of removable Anakin heads (Sebastian Shaw or Hayden Christiansen) to satisfy everyone (except for the people who’d complain about having to buy two sets to display both versions).
July 19th, 2006 at 11:36 am
Ejected TIE fighter pilot with asteroid hunk
July 19th, 2006 at 12:29 pm
I agree the only one with a chance would be Spirit Anakin; but I for one would gladly pay extra for an Auntie/Uncle crispy 2-pack!
July 19th, 2006 at 12:32 pm
Ooh, ooh… how about Leia choking the $#!% out of Jabba. Add a pop out tounge on Jabba and arms that grab for the chain… That would make a great set.
July 19th, 2006 at 12:59 pm
Since Hasbro loves the old molds, they should put out a Stormtrooper, ROTS Clone Trooper and a Weequay complete with Wilhelm Scream sound chip.
July 19th, 2006 at 2:55 pm
OT – do we allow OT post here? I just saw the spy reports from SDCC…man you guys are fast! SS 12" scum and villiany – Fortuna?!?! I think my wallet just breathed a sigh of relief…..:P
July 19th, 2006 at 3:15 pm
Any Star Wars discussion is good discussion, I guess. I’m a Jabbaholic, so I’m waiting impatiently to see the pix. The guys are running around the place just trying to peek into booths and see what’s up, so they’re fast and sneaky. I’m just the interpreter.
July 19th, 2006 at 3:28 pm
Hey Adam, I saw the 1st shots last nite…I was blown away…I practically drooled at the pallets of 501st troopers LOL!! I ve been to too many trade shows myself as a IT professional, and even had my fair share as exhibitor, gettin in early, setting up booth, getting spun round & round by the main con who kept telling you – you cant do this, you cant do that…But I have never been to SDCC!!!…and I thot I saw tears in my eyes when I looked at those pics….dinner was a complete letdown after tt.SDCC just became one of my life goals. PS: I still havent seen the package…i m gettin a little concerned USPS messed it up again.
July 19th, 2006 at 3:53 pm
baytoy, it’s coming FedEx Ground, actually. I’ll e-mail you the tracking number as soon as things slow down here.
July 19th, 2006 at 9:43 pm
Empty Obi-wan ANH cloak (w/ lightsabre).
July 19th, 2006 at 11:44 pm
The only one I want from there is the Anakin spirit. If Hasbro turned out a good new sculpt for that, because that’s what it needs, I’d be willing to pay for it.
July 20th, 2006 at 10:19 pm
The #5 Jango Fett is a very easy custom to make though — you can just take these parts and put ‘em together:
- Jango Fett body (the one with the removable magnet head)
- Jango Fett helmet from the other Jango saga figure or from the young Boba Fett figure
- clonetrooper ball-jointed head popped off the Evo ep3 clonetrooper
Voila! It’s an easy diorama to set up; or to go one step further, saw off the neck post from the Evo trooper, glue it onto the headless body. Now you can pop Jango head on and off as you like (the neck post would be a compromise but paint it white to resemble a, uh, neck bone or something )
I’ve got this diorama on my desk right now actually….
July 21st, 2006 at 6:46 am
Hasbro should just come out with a line of "Dead Non-Action Figures". Who wouldn`t want some specifically designed dead folks laying around. Made to look right in a diorama. After all, those of us who display always have some dead ones in the scenes but they just don`t look quite right with the leg in the air, or that arm that just won`t go down all the way. Frankly, that`d be pretty cool. They could come 4 or 5 to a "Non-Battle Pack"!!
July 21st, 2006 at 7:06 am
Star Wars Battle Packs – the Triage Series!!!
July 21st, 2006 at 7:28 am
Some of the best customs that I’ve seen are of the *extra-crispy* Beru + Owen 2-packs!
July 21st, 2006 at 9:11 am
ADAM! I love the blog…something new SW related to look forward to (almost) everyday!
I don’t think some of these are too far fetched…..We had the Demise of Grevious….and technically we had a #5, a Dead (decapitated) Jango…and we’ve had a Dead (decapitated) Tusken….and a Dead Greedo with a hole in his chest (under the vest on, I believe, the CT version) and we’ve had 2 dead Mauls (split apart) …..and they has made a "dying" Vader (Emperor’s Wrath) and are resculpting it righ tnow…the ROTS Shaak Ti, in early leaked pics, looked to have a hole in her chest form the Grevious DVD deleted scene…
Personally I’d like to see a Dead Qui-gon (hole in his chest)….and 501st Trooper (with a hole in his chest) after suffering Yoda’s wrath…also a "in the process of dying" Mace with the screaming head sculpt, detachable hand and better force lighning accesory (not that lame limp shouldered ROTS version)
They could always do "Demise of Cinema Scenes": a marine, Baccara and Ki-adi Mundi…..Bly, a yellow trooper and Aayla…Anakin, Palpy and Mace….Yoda and 2 501st’s….