We knew DJ existed in the lead up to the release of The Last Jedi, but there was an air of mystery and secrecy surrounding the character.  All we knew was that he was played by Benicio Del Toro, and that he was some kind of “slicer”.  Rumors arose that there was some meaning behind the letters “D” and “J”, like he was a secret Sith Lord named Darth Jabberwocky.  Now we know he’s just a jerk.  It would seem that other than just for general purposes, the character was kept mostly under wraps so that we could fall for Rian Johnson’s sleight-of-hand.  Maz Kanata’s “code breaker” was Justin Theroux, not Benicio Del Toro.  But in the end, that his who Finn and Rose hooked up with.  They were led into a trap, and DJ’s double-cross not only sealed the deal on Poe Dameron’s failed mutiny, but directly led to the destruction of almost all of the Resistance forces that remained as the OJ Simpson-style low speed chase came to an end at Crait.  Maybe OJ would have been a better name than DJ.

So what about the figure?  It’s got a decent sculpt.  The clothing has some depth, multiple layers, and textures, but it’s not particularly striking.  The cape has some nice gold detailing around the collar and lapels, complete with an asymmetric pattern that matches Hasbro’s card art, so I would assume the film as well.  The coat is removable, so you do get the optional secondary display option. He doesn’t look particularly strange without the coat, as the sleeves seem to work okay with the rest of the outfit.  Yes, it has that baseball shirt look, but it seems that it could be the fashionable thing here.  When the coat is removed, however, the figure’s barrel chest and t-crotch kind of stand out, and looks quite a bit like a POTF2-era sculpt.  I say keep the coat on, it’s much better that way.

The face sculpt isn’t terrible, but I can’t say it looks much like Benicio Del Toro.  Hasbro tried again with the 5 o’clock shadow look.  It’s not their worst effort, but it still isn’t particularly convincing.  It has that new fangled dot matrix pattern, although it is fairly well faded.  Keep trying Hasbro.  Facial hair is important to get right.  Our readership demands it!  The paint on the figure isn’t great.  A bit sloppy in places.  I actually thought there was a horrible paint blob on DJ’s left hand, but in looking at the card art, he has some kind of bandage or wrap on his hand.  I did not notice this on my only (so far) viewing of The Last Jedi.  One thing about the figure is that he isn’t balanced all that great, so getting him to stand may be a slight pain, but it can be done with a small amount of care.  DJ comes with a rather large pistol, and it fits awkwardly in the holster, however the coat does hide it well. 

While the figure isn’t particularly exciting, it does seem to match the character’s on screen design fairly well.  It could pass as a collector figure with SA tooling, maybe a flip up shoulder pad that reveals his slicer tools, and some accessory, like a box of coins, or maybe even the “reward” chest he got from the First Order.

Here’s a fine example of a solid figure that does its job.  It gets an uptick for the removable coat and the lapel details, but this is offset by the slight difficulty standing and the awkward sculpted-on hip holster. It may be this is your one and only shot at a DJ figure, unless another one comes down the line in the FO officer disguise.  Consider adding it to your collection if, for no other reason, it’s an action figure of Benicio Del Toro, which is why I’m being generous and giving it a 5.