[Editor’s Note:  This figure is a straight repack of The Legacy Collection (Blue) BD33 Jawa & WED Treadwell Droid.  The text below is copied from the review of that figure]

We now return to the Legacy Collection (Blue) where we have a companion pack to the TAC 30-19 Jawa & LIN Droid that we reviewed yesterday.  That pack broke from the tradition of having a pair of Jawas packed together, and instead replaced one of the Jawas with a new droid.  This one follows suit, providing a familiar Jawa with a new look along with an all new, never-before-made droid.  We’ve certainly had plenty of Jawas over the years, and while this one is excellent, it was a welcome move by Hasbro to start making some of the droids that the Jawas rolled out at the Lars Homestead.

The Treadwell Droid has some bits of mildly interesting information in Wookieepedia.  First of all, those smaller treaded droids with the stalk for a body and a View-Master looking head were also called Treadwells, of course manufactured by the same company.  This is called the WED-15 Septoid.  That’s fascinating, because this droid has 8 arms.  Thankfully nobody noticed that oddity (or cared), but we do know that kids are idiots, so it fortunately didn’t become a scandal.  Anyway, this type of droid was part of the jawa droid sale lineup at the Lars Homestead.  A variation, the WED-15 Septoid 2, was in a delete scene at Tosche Station, and was owned by Luke’s friend, Laze “Fixer” Loneozner.

The Jawa is basically the same root figure as the 30-19 TAC figure.  The paint is completely different, which does a remarkable job of masking this fact.  The vest (not to be confused with a waistcoat) is colored more darkly this time, making it look like just an added layer to the main robes.  There are some other color differences throughout the figure, but the biggest change is with the accessory.  Previously, the crossed bandolier had a small pistol holster and a droid caller pouch.  This jawa has a much large blaster, which is connected to a long strap, then to a power pack which connects to the belt.  The pack itself is secured over the Jawas head and shoulders with a cross-body strap.  It’s a slightly complicated looking accessory, but it works well, and allows this jawa to be differentiated from its predecessor.  Instead of the droid caller, he comes with a canister of sorts.  Not entirely sure what it is meant to be, either a fuel can or a tool.  The blaster fits well in the holster, but the jawa has some difficulty holding it in a convincing manner.  The small canister has no real place to be stowed, although you can plug it into the belt hole instead of the power pack.  The jawa can hold it, but it takes some patience to squeeze it in his hand.

The star of this set is the WED droid (Septoid).  It might not be Hasbro’s fault that it’s called “septoid” while they gave it 8 arms, because images seem to show it has 8 arms, which might merely be a variable offered by the manufacturer.  Maybe it should have been whiter in color, but other than that, it’s pretty great.  The arms are articulated in two points, giving a lot of flexibility in how you choose to display it.  The head also swivels.  There are no working treads, but they are sculpted nicely.  Perhaps a few small wheels would have made this a better toy, but screw toys!

The repainted and re-accessorized jawa is great, but unlike the previous version (which still had a really nice LIN Droid), the WED droid is actually the star of this set.  Comparing the two sets makes a convincing case that this TLC release is a far better value than the TAC version as a 2-pack.  However you slice it, it’s an excellent offering from Hasbro.  The jawa isn’t the best of all time, but it is pretty great and still deserving of a place in your collection, despite being marginally surpassed by the TBS #20 jawa pair.  The WED is essentially a definitive version of that character, and a welcome addition to the scene.  This set gets a very strong 8.  Maybe I could’ve given it a 9, but I didn’t, okay?

Build-A-Droid 

Jawa and WED Treadwell Droid contains the head of L8-L9.  This prototype combat droid participated in a multi-gladiator fight-to-the-death in the arena pits of the planet Rattatak.  L8-L9 was destroyed by another gladiator named Asajj Ventress.  Source:  Clone Wars (non canon).