Roth-Del Masona was another deep background Jedi who can be seen at Geonosis.  He was one of the Jedi that survived the battle, and was part of the surviving circle of Jedi plus Padmé that were rescued by Yoda and Clones aboard the Republic Gunships.  Masona has no canon backstory at the moment, but in Legends, he was retconned into the book Labyrinth of Evil, as a previously unnamed Jedi that was killed by General Grievous just before Chancellor Palpatine was kidnapped, which precipitated the Battle of Coruscant depicted in the opening scene of Revenge of the Sith.  This was mostly a sad moment because it was one of the first of many documented moments in various old EU sources that immediately contradicted the amazing Clone Wars microseries, which was supposed to be canon at the time.  Roron Corobb and Foul Moudama helped Shaak Ti to defend the Chancellor and aid in his escape.  There was a long chase sequence, in which both Jedi were eventually killed.  In the novel, these same events were depicted differently.  Corobb and Moudama were joined by two unnamed Jedi at the very beginning of this chase.  Grievous immediately decapitated one of the unnamed Jedi.  During the ensuing fight, Corobb accidentally kicked Masona’s head across the room.  In the moment of losing focus, Grievous killed him, Moudama, and the other unnamed Jedi.  That would almost be funny, if it weren’t contradictory to the Microseries.  Another bit of trivia:  “Roth-Del Masona” is a play on Leonard Thomas, the name of the actor who played him.

By the way, the moment in Genndy’s Clone Wars where Roron Corrob frantically pushes the elevator button is one of my favorite moments in all of Star Wars history:

Roth Del-Masona is certainly not anything special as an action figure, other than the very important fact that he’s a background Jedi.  His very existence as an action figure is more the reason why 3.75” is the one true scale and why we collectors love it for its world-building potential.  The figure is little more than a re-tool of an existing Jedi body.  The head is sculpted and painted to be that of Masona.  Its defining characteristics are the salt and pepper hair, as well as the pony tail.  The figure is super-articulated to standards of the time.  The figure comes with a lightsaber and can perform a THWG. The down sides are similar to that of the recently reviewed Joclad Danva.  He’s light on accessories (no unlit hilt, no soft goods robe) and he’s got a hard skirt that hinders the range of the hip joints.  The sculpt of the body itself, while re-used, isn’t all that great.  The joints, particularly at the elbow, are not well hidden, and end up giving a look of sharp angles and breaks when engaged.  While the figure can perform a basic THWG, the hands hold the lightsaber a bit loosely.  In the end, it does the job for a backgrounder, and it’s fun to have this character as part of the Geonosis scene.

The second figure in the pack is a Super Battle Droid.  We’ve also seen this guy a million times, with some slight alterations each time.  This is just a repaint of previous versions (specifically the TAC version that came with the oil flames, but with the chest holes filled in.)  The figure is blandly painted.  Hasbro has at least two offerings that are better.  The one that came later in the 2010 version of these two-packs has articulated ankles for the first time.  The TVC version (VC37) should have used that sculpt, but even without the ankles, might be the best version because of the superior paint job.  This SBD certainly isn’t bad by any stretch, and it will fit in fine with the rest of your Separatist droid fodder.

Overall, while the set may lack excitement, it still provides us with a background Jedi that we would otherwise likely never see, and you get a decent Super Battle Droid army builder figure.  I’ll give it a 7, as it checks all the boxes, especially for a 10 year old set. 

As with Joclad Danva in set 4 of 6 of the 2009 Geonosis Showdown 2 packs, the Roth-Del Masona figure is certainly a welcome addition to the line.  While it could be updated with better articulation and accessories, it simply isn’t on any wish list for an update.  The SBD has already been surpassed.  If Hasbro wants to pump out more SBD fodder in some format, they should use the one that came with Obi-Wan in set 1 of 6 of the 2010 run of 2-packs, but paint it to look like the VC37 figure.  While Roth-Del Masona isn’t cheap on ebay, it doesn’t warrant any attention from Hasbro given the current limited environment.  Still, it could use a bit of work.