Actual confirmed information is a little unclear, but it seems that after The Phantom Menace, actor Hugh Quarshie quit the trilogy because he was annoyed that he was not allowed to see a full script of AOTC, but only his specific lines for Captain Quarsh Panaka.  The character was then written out of the script, and replaced with Captain Gregar Typho, played by Jay Laga’aia.  In Legends, Panaka went on to join the Empire and served as a sector Moff, a detail that was later added back to the new Disney canon.  Typho was established as Panaka’s nephew, and he followed his uncle as head of the Naboo Royal Security Forces.  He was only in a few scenes in AOTC, with the main one being the opening moments where he and Padmé are disguised as starfighter pilots who witness the failed assassination attempt which takes the lives of Cordé and several members of the security team.  His only other lines in AOTC are from the scene in which he helps send off Padmé and Anakin as they head to Naboo for safety.  He serves as protection for Representative Jar Jar Binks when he proposed that the Senate grant emergency powers to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine.  He made one more brief appearance in Revenge of the Sith, when he tried to convince Padmé not to go to Mustafar.  That happened to be a long distance shot and Typho can barely be made out, although his lines are clearly heard.

While we wait for Hasbro to upgrade the crappy Episode I Captain Panaka figure, we can at least have a this rather excellent Captain Typho.  The first thing you’ll see is a pretty decent likeness to Jay Laga’aia.  He’s got the patch over his left eye, and comes with a removable cap.  He’s fully articulated with standard super-articulation.  Hasbro opted for swivel forearms instead of wrists to accommodate the gauntlets.  Not a real problem, although modern ball jointed wrists would likely be applied today.  The sculpt of the figure captures the uniform quite well.  It’s a sharp looking outfit, and Hasbro did well to capture the clean lines and detailing of the different parts, along with just enough texturing to add depth without making it look unkempt.  The skirt is made of a not-so-pliable plastic, but is open in the front and is complemented by a cloth layer which completes the look and allows for a small range of motion for the hips.  It’s a bit unfortunate that Typho cannot be posed in a more dynamic action stance.  He stands up assuredly with no annoying lean or balance issues.  However, the plastic skirt prevents the figure from achieving a sitting position, which would be important since he is sitting behind Jar Jar in the senate pod during one of the pivotal moments of the entire film.

Typho has a tiny communicator, which plugs into a hole in his belt, just like a typical lightsaber hilt.  The communicator is small enough that you really need to be careful not to lose it.  It fits okay in his hand, and he’s able to make a convincing pose as if he’s speaking into it.  Typho also includes a nicely sculpted blaster.  Like the communicator, it too plugs into a hole in the figure’s side.  Specifically, there’s a hanging belt loop (sculpted as part of the skirt) that has the hole so it looks like the blaster hangs a bit off the waist, just below the communicator on his left side.  Typho can grip the blaster nicely, using his floating forefinger.

As mentioned earlier, Captain Typho’s first appearance on screen was wearing a Naboo pilot’s uniform.  It’s unlikely we’ll ever get an updated version of that outfit, so we’ll have to settle for this as the only collector-grade Captain Typho figure we’ll have in our collections.  Overall it’s very nice. Other than the costume variations, it is essentially what a Panaka figure should be.  Superarticulation, removable hat, nice accessory interactivity.  This figure holds up well today, and I give it a very solid 7.  A more forgiving skirt that allowed for a full range of motion of the hip joints would have made this an easy 8, at least.  Sure there could be modern improvements, but this is pretty much the only Captain Typho figure in this outfit you will ever need.

Build-A-Droid 

Captain Typho contains the right leg for HK-47.  This murderous and snarky droid terrorized meatbags during the Old Republic Era.  Source:  Knights of the Old Republic.