Editor’s Note:  This review has been updated with our second look at TVC…

Original Review:  Chris - 7/05/2013 9:49 PM

After the disappointment that was Nien Nunb, it’s good to get back on the right track with Orrimaarko (formerly known as Prune Face).  This figure is largely based on the 2009 figure of Major Panno who was one of the three Dressellian commandos seen during the briefing scene on Home One along with Orrimaarko and an unidentified Rebel Dressellian who has yet to be realized in action figure form.

Major Panno was a decent figure in its day, so it stands to reason that Orrimaarko follows suit.  The only newly tooled parts are the head, which seems more detailed than the 2009 counterpart, and the hands.  The silver accents on the eye patch are an example of one of the aspects that Hasbro easily could have skipped, but didn’t, giving the figure added detail.  The light and dark camouflage on the actual wardrobe poncho seems fairly well pronounced.  Hasbro attempted to capture this on the figure, but it’s very faint.  It would have been nice if this were executed a little better.  That’s really my only complaint.  9 out of 10.

Updated Review:  Bret - 10/17/2018 07:05 AM

Another outstanding OT figure as we get near the end of our TVC retrospective.  Prune Face has been dropped in favor of the correct name for this character.  It’s funny how often Kenner decided to name figures after real world animals / objects (possibly encouraged by BTS names on set).  No doubt that today a vicious social media campaign against Kenner would be launched by The Society of Sun Dried Drupe Enthusiasts. 

Nevertheless, Orrimaarko comes to us in the Vintage Collection to help flesh out that Home One briefing scene, which thanks to Hasbro, is reasonably close to complete.  But as Chris pointed out, there is another Dressellian, so they need to make one more use of this mold for a cheap repaint to help move closer to completing the scene.  Maybe a new Mon Mothma (Ugh, that would be bad for retail), but there’s not much more to do here.

The figure is well sculpted, with a lot of little details throughout.  The head, which Chris mentioned is one of the few new parts, is just a better version than the previous Major Panno.  The face and uniform, including soft goods, are painted differently to ensure it can be easily distinguishable from Major Panno.  The cloth poncho works very well, and includes the little pouch to hold the communication device, which is one of those things you don’t want to loose track of.  The hands are slightly different sculpts, because they are made to more naturally handle the rifle that is included with the figure.  The grip is definitely too loose, but the hand position does make sense (angled at the right wrist, to convincingly grip the stock).  The rifle is present instead of Major Panno’s goggles, but the blaster and communicator are the same.

The figure has decent range of motion.  Ball jointed hips would make this soldier a bit more dynamic, but the articulation is otherwise acceptable for this figure.  He looks great in a Home One diorama, or ranging across the Endor surface looking to attack Imperial scouts.  It’s an alien, it’s OT, and it’s awesome.  What more could you want? 

The figure is moderately priced on Ebay.  This checked the box for Hasbro to put modern Kenner analogues on TVC cards.  It is the definitive version of the character (even though ball jointed hips would help the posability).  It’s definitely not a priority for Hasbro to revisit.  If they ever considered doing so, they should first consider painting up the mold and releasing it as that third Dressellian.  Otherwise, we should be able to close the book on Orrimaarko for a long while.