This figure was originally packed in with Boba Fett’s Starship.  The loose photos and review, which has been lightly modified to reflect the updated naming, have been copied here from that gallery.  Updated commentary for this single carded release follow the original review.

Original Review Date: 01/17/2023

Post-Return of the Jedi Boba Fett goes through numerous costume changes.  We already have figures for the Morak Boba Fett and Tatooine Boba Fett.  This Boba Fett (Tython) was definitely the next most pressing need.  All that’s left now is the distressed armor version Fett wears in the second half of the Tython episode of The Manadlorian, and the jump suit only version from the early flashback scenes of The Book of Boba Fett (like a Bantha!).  I would really like to see Hasbro make the former some day, and the latter ranks with Tzizvvt on my list of figures I hope never see the light of day.

Tusken Boba Fett borrows from the Morak release, as it should, but it also has a considerable amount of newly tooled parts.  I absolutely love the aesthetic of this costume and figure.  It’s like the combination of an old west gunslinger and a samurai. Hasbro delivers this nicely.  I need to highlight one small thing about the attention to detail in the Vintage Collection that jumped out to me.  Hasbro painted the buckle on the back of the ammo belt, even though most collectors would never notice it under the robes.  I love this level of detail, and it’s part of what makes the modern Vintage Collection the best 3.75” line ever.

The articulation of the lower body is a dream, facilitated by the modern barbell hips and rocker ankles.  Fighting crouches are easily achieved.  I thought the bulkiness of the knee due to the sculpt would inhibit the range of motion, but it doesn’t.  The arms are similarly well articulated, but I found the range of motion was less than perfect.  Posing the figure with the cycler rifles is about as fun as a prostate exam.  Part of the reason is that you almost need a purpose sculpted hand to properly hold the grip, but that would detract from all other posing functionality, so I’m glad Hasbro didn’t do this.  Another reason for my difficulty in posing with the rifle is that the arms get impeded by the soft goods robes, but there’s nothing that can be done about that.  The only way to execute this figure properly is with soft goods outer robes.  Another familiar issue with cloth robe-ery at this scale is that the hood has a tendency to “bulk up” when trying to display it in the down position.  Fortunately, when the cycler rifle or gaffi stick are slung across Fett’s back, they can be used to keep the hood in position.

Please note that the soft goods do drape and hang very well out of the package.  I put this figure through its paces during photography, and as a result, the robes probably don’t show as well as they would if gentler care were taken.

The rifle sling is sculpted plastic, which stays very securely on the figure’s back.  The gaffi stick sling is a piece of black string that can slide up and down almost like a cinch, but it doesn’t stay in place nearly as well as the rifle.  It tends to sag.  Tusken Fett interacts much better with the gaffi stick than it does the rifle. Realistic and dynamic fighting poses are easily achieved.  It makes me wish that the figure came with a swappable head to capture some of Morrison’s more manic facial expressions when he was shattering helmets on Tython.  My only complaint is that the grip is a little loose, which can result it the the gaffi stick sliding, spinning, or dropping entirely.  Overall though, I love this figure, and it’s a 9 out of 10.

Updated Review Date: 10/05/2023

In somewhat of a rarity, this review is being written with some brick and mortar hindsight.  My local Walmart got 5 cases of this assortment.  The case consists of two figures each of this Tusken Boba Fett, Cad Bane, the repacked Nien Nunb, and Moff Jerjerrod.  So, that would be 10 of each figure.  As of the time of this review, this store has sold out of Cad Bane and Moff Jerjerrod.  There are two Nien Nunb figures left, and five of this Boba Fett (Tusken).  I’m somewhat shocked that Boba Fett is the weakest performer (in this admittedly minuscule sample size).

I can’t help but thing part of the slow sales is due to the bland card.  It simply doesn’t pop.  It features Fett just standing there, and most of the upper portion of the film out is nothing but a nearly white sky.  It’s a boring presentation, and it’s not aided by the weak yellow name pill that blends into the pale film out.  I would have preferred either photoshopping a bright blue sky or a strong name pill color to give this card some pop, and shelf appeal.