We need to set the ground rules for the comments on this review before we dive in.  I cannot tell the story of this figure without discussing Lucasfilm’s decree with respect to future Cara Dune products, however, we respectfully ask that you don’t view this as an invite to discuss the events surround Gina Carrano’s termination.  There are plenty of places on the web to have that discussion, but as it’s a divisive subject, it’s not welcome here.  Please keep your comments to the figure itself and the Retro Collection in general.  Comments centering on hatred of 5POA are always welcome.

Lucasfilm has announced that there will be no future Cara Dune product approved for production.  If you slap a label (virtual or otherwise) on a collectible such as “recalled” or “banned”, it sends collectors into a frenzy, regardless of whether or not it makes sense from a supply and demand standpoint.  Tell collectors they can’t have something, and it drives them wild.  If the Tonnika Sisters were ever greenlit, it will be a “break the internet.”  In retrospect, Hasbro should have announced a phony recall of Constable Zuvio figures.  Predictably, the cancellation of all future Cara Dune product has caused a feeding frenzy for this Retro collection figure.  This is despite that fact that it was produced in the exact same quantities as 5 of the other 6 figures in the case.  (The Mandalorian figure is the only one shipping at 2 per case.)  There are just as many Retro Cara Dunes produced as there are Greef Kargas, yet the former gets snapped up immediately, and the latter is a bit of peg warmer.  Collectors are weird.  It wasn’t until seeing the Retro collection in stores for the fifth time that I actually found a Cara Dune in the wild, and in that instance the store received three cases. Only one Cara Dune was remaining.  The other two were gone and they were the only 2 out of the 24 figures purchased before I got there.  Again collectors / speculators are weird.

Some of the other Mandalorian Retro Collection figures feel like they have a little extra detailing beyond what would have been offered in the vintage Kenner line.  This Cara Dune, however, feels just right.  I think this one captures the retro feel exactly.  The facial paint applications are barely better than an old school Lego mini-figure, which is correct.  Not even a pretense of Dune’s Rebel Starbird tear tattoo is present.  The head sculpt itself doesn’t bear much, if any, likeness to the actress either. In the Vintage Collection, these would be fatal flaws, but in the upside down world of the Retro Collection, they’re positives.  The rest of the figure is mostly two tone teal and black with a splash of silver and red for the arm tattoo.  It strikes the right balance of Kenner simplicity.  This Cara Dune figure gets my vote for the most vintage feeling figure of the bunch.