VC84 - Queen Amidala

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Reference

Wookieepedia article on Padmé Amidala

Major Variants
*None Reported

Notes
* Life sized Darth Maul give away sticker on card

Roundtable Reviews!
Chapter 31.  If you’re wondering where you can spot this particular costume, set your Blu-ray to chapter 31.  That is it.  It begins and ends there.  This particular costume has been nicknamed the “post-senate” costume by fans.  It’s part of a flurry of wardrobe changes by Ms. Portman as she appears in different dress for three consecutive scenes.  As with many of the ornate Queen Amidala costumes, there’s not much that Hasbro can do in terms of an action figure.  The design simply does not lend itself to a fourteen point of articulation figure.  Figures like this are sometimes referred to as “salt shakers” for a number a reasons such as the similar shapes, the lack of articulation, and the fact that the figure will largely just sit on your shelf. 

In order for a figure of this type to earn top marks with me, it wold have to blow me away in terms of design and detail.  This figure is very nice and has nicely detailed multicolored paint applications.  But I wouldn’t say I’m absolutely blown away.  By comparison, the wave 4 Padmé Amidala (Peasant Disguise) figure has a more ornate feel to it.  One gripe is that the elongated sleeves have a unidirectional observance of gravity, This means that rotated too far the sleeves start to look like flipper wings and the figure turns into a koala-fish mutant bird. Hopefully it will save us at the zero hour.  I collect all Padmé figures, so I’m happy to have any new additions. This one is nice, but if you pick and choose which figures to buy, I wouldn’t say it’s a must own. It’s a respectable 6 out of 10.

6/10 Bantha Skulls