VC76 - Obi-Wan Kenobi

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Reference

Wookieepedia article on Qui-Gon Jinn

Major Variants
*None Reported

Notes
* Life sized Darth Maul give away sticker on card

Roundtable Reviews!
This is the second repack figure in wave 10 (Qui-Gon Jinn being the other).  This figure was first released back in 2009 in the Legacy Collection as BD06 - Obi-Wan Kenobi.  At the risk of getting into an admin fight with nomadscout who gave the figure an 8 out of 10 at the time, I’m not a huge fan of this figure.  To be honest, part of that might be due to the advances we’ve seen in other Jedi figures over that time.  This figure is very much undermined by the lack of ball jointed hips.  It has a narrow stance which makes posing the figure in fighting stances near impossible.  In fact, the end result often ends up looking silly as if the padawan needs to tinkle. The head sculpt bears zero resemblance to Ewen McGregor and is imprecise for lack of a better word.  It’s almost like the head is out of focus.

The positives for the figure are the articulation with ball joints at the shoulders, elbows, knees and ankles.  The ankle joints move easily and with a decent range of motion which usually makes for great poses, but the aforementioned narrow stance largely undermines that opportunity.  The 2005 Episode III Kenobi has been repacked often, but when it was re-released in the Thirtieth Anniversary collection, Hasbro gave that figure ball jointed hips and a new head sculpt.  The fact that those upgrades, and an unlit saber hilt, could not have been added to this figure especially considering the premium price point is a shame. You probably already own this figure, so the only reason to purchase it would be for the card.  Kids will be able to get this figure in the Movie Heroes line without the robe but with additional accessories for a cheaper cost. Yet it will be packed at the same ratio as the must own Darth Maul figure from this wave. It seems there was no lesson learned from the re-release of 4-LOM.  6 out of 10.

6/10 Bantha Skulls