Bane Malar.  Sergeant Doallyn.  Brock Starsher.  They’re all the same character.  Or two of them are the same.  Or the other two are the same, and the third is actually Paul Rudd.  For whatever reason, probably bad lighting, many people thought that this was the guy that was pushed down the stairs by Boushh.  Or was it Chewbacca?  Also, some fans thought that the character who was pushed was really named Bane Malar, but looked like Sergeant Doallyn.  Then when this figure came out, everyone was like, “What the heck is this?”  That’s not Bane Malar!  Bane Malar looks just like Brock Starsher!  But then they learned that this was Bane Malar.  And Bane Malar was never pushed down the stairs.  Well, he was, but it was by Paul Rudd, and that’s a different story.  And who’s Brock Starsher?  He’s the guy that looks just like Sergeant Doallyn, but Hasbro was apparently spooked by all of this and just named him Jabba’s Skiff Guard.  And now they’re going to re-release him as part of a 3-pack, but we’re not yet sure what his name will be.  Hopefully it’s not Sergeant Doallyn.  But we do need a Sergeant Doallyn figure, by the way. 

So, we have a Bane Malar figure.  It was released in the debut wave of The Legacy Collection.  As such, it exists with a “First Day of Issue” sticker, which was a thing back then.  It is one of a few deep background characters from Jabba’s Palace in the wave, like Ak-Rev, Yarna, and Darth Vader.  Bane Malar is actually so obscure that he wasn’t even in the film at all.  He was apparently cut, so no matter how much you watch the palace scene in frame-by-frame slow motion, you won’t find him.  But he’s there in spirit, and he deserves a place somewhere in the shadows of your Palace diorama.

The figure is a good one.  The sculpt is excellent.  Malar’s jumpsuit is nicely detailed, with a ton of wrinkles and folds.  He has a double bandolier which is nicely molded and painted, but it would have been a little better if it was a separately sculpted piece.  Malar has a working holster, that holds a blaster snugly.  The figure is super-articulated, and while it lacks more modern articulation, there’s no reason to hold that against this figure.  The helmet is non-removable, and the facemask is a sparkly and dark colored opaque bubble.  This serves to keep the identity (and species) of Bane Malar a secret. 

The figure comes with a blaster that he can hold tightly in either hand, and he also comes with a rifle that he can sling over his shoulder.  Malar can even hold the rifle with a very convincing THWG, a trait that we expect from more modern figures, but is a bit of a surprise for a figure form 2008. 

This is an excellent figure, and deserves a place in your collection even without him having any screen time.  Constable Zuvio should be jealous.  At least he’s in TFA for like 3 frames.  Bane Malar was left on the cutting room floor.  A top notch deep backgrounder, that is a testament for how great the 3.75” line was, is, and hopefully, will once again be.

Credit:.  Carded sample provided by Randy S.

Build-A-Droid 

Bane Malar contains body for the astromech R7-ZO.  R7 astromech series droids were introduced after the Battle of Endor in the Expanded Universe, although one prototype droid with the name R7-A7 existed during the Clone Wars.  R7-Z0 never appeared in any stories.  It was merely mentioned as existing in The New Essential Guides To Droids book Source:  Legends.

Verdict: No Action 

Bane Malar is definitive, and Ebay demand seems marginal.  He can be had for about $20 shipped, even with the “Barge Bump.”  As such, Hasbro can skip any plans for revisiting this character.  If you love Jabba characters, make sure Bane Malar is part of your collection.

Verdict Guide:
Re-sculpt = The figure is not definitive, and a new version should be developed.
Re-issue = This version is definitive (or close enough), and shows sufficient secondary market demand to warrant a straight repack.
No Action = This release does not require new attention.