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

Original Review:  Bret - 9/7/10 12:42 PM

This figure is a repack, although there are a couple of minor improvements which may compel you to buy this.  The belt is assembled right-side-up this time, and the the shoulder antenna is painted silver.  There are a few other tiny paint changes, but that’s about it.  You probably are familiar with this figure already.  It’s very good, although his head is still small, and the backpack thingie doesn’t fit too tightly.  My other complaint is that the hologram projector is not accurate.  In the movie, it was a disc.  Here, it’s some sort of candlestick-looking thing.  When assembled with the tiny Sidious hologram, it looks like he’s holding a blueberry popsicle. 8/10.

Updated Review: Bret - 4/10/18. 07:05 AM

Again, the short review from 2010 pretty much covered it.  This is an excellent figure to this day, while the nits still hold true.  The positives are strong:  quality sculpt (complete with gouges and scratches in the armor), well done paint applications, a variety of accessories. And sufficient articulation.  This figure has room for improvement:  the clone head sculpt isn’t great, and the paint isn’t sharp, especially the hair; Obi-Wan’s lightsaber hilt doesn’t fit in the peg hole on Cody’s belt; the hologram should spring forth from a disc for the palm of Cody’s hand, not attached to something akin to a candlestick holder; the helmet and backpack fit too loosely.  Also, I may be wrong, but I believe Cody actually fought on screen at Utapau with the DC-15A blaster, but he comes with the longer DC-15.  The minor grips drop it a point from the original 8/10

Verdict:  Re-sculpt (low priority) 

eBay prices for this figure are fairly hefty.  In addition to the minor negatives listed above, the figure could also benefit from ball-jointed wrists.  A better head, fitted helmet, bj wrists, a DC-15A blaster, secured backpack, a disc-style projector, and maybe some Utapau dirt painted on the armor would make this deserving character an ultimate version.  If all that is achieved, adding in an alternative Phase I helmet could make this figure legendary.  A minor resculpt is warranted, but priority is probably low as of this writing. 

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.