Here’s a figure that got a bit of extra play from Hasbro despite barely being in the film.  It was made in the one true scale here, albeit in 5POA form.  It was also made into that other weird scale, which is odd, as the line is limited enough that backgrounders should shouldn’t get much exposure there.  But enough about that nonsense.

The design stems from some early concept art of the character that eventually became Kylo Ren.  Guavian enforcers (or, security soldiers) are cybernetically enhanced humans.  They were briefly seen accompanying Bala-Tik (who was just autocorrected by my iPad to “Balance Tim”, which is a name that needs to be applied to a character in Episode IX) when he confronted Han Solo.  Most, if not all of the guards were killed by the rathtar which Rey intentionally released on purpose according to her master plan.

The character is an interesting design.  I know a lot of fans like to throw around the “not Star Warsy enough” mantra for a lot of things in The Force Awakens, but I have to say I might feel that way about the Guavian.  Conceptually, as far as cybernetically enhanced humans go, it’s nothing new, but the actual aesthetic is a bit off.  I can’t say I dislike it, it’s just very different to me.  Something about the style of the whole rathtar scene reminded me of The Fifth Element.  Maybe if the Guavians had a multi-pass, they’d have fared better.

Regardless of my thoughts on the design, Hasbro did their job with a nice translation into this form.  The sculpt is good, with lots of details to the uniform fabric and the wiring throughout.  The paint is applied well, with a gloss that gives the clothing a bit of a plastic look that, to me, fits the purposes of the cybernetic uniform.  The boots are extra shiny, because Guavians were known to obsessively polish their boots during their downtime.  The arm and leg articulation isn’t hampered by the figure design, although the head isn’t as rangy as it should be.  The figure holds his weapon a bit too loosely for my taste, and it’s a shame there is no holster.  The figure comes with a build-a-weapon part, but this giant rifle throws the figure off balance when aimed straight, so the gallery image shows him holding it to his side. 

Overall, I think it’s a decently executed 5POA figure.  I actually kind of want a few more.  I know Randy has been army building these for his Eravana diorama, so I hope he left some out here for me to pick up.