Geonosis 7 - Dooku’s Escape
Description:
Count Dooku avoids the pursuing Republic forces, and makes it to the hangar where his personal starship awaits. Before he can take off, he is chased down by Obi-Wan and Anakin. After making quick work of both young Jedi, Yoda arrives to face down his old Padawan. After a stalemate of sorts, Dooku creates a diversion and manages his escape. The Republic wins the first battle of The Clone Wars, but the future is grim.
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Dooku orders FA-4 to prepare his Solar Sailor for a clean getaway.
Obi-Wan and Anakin have the 2-on-1 advantage, but Obi-Wan forgot that Anakin is an idiot.
Anakin does his best Dak Ralter impression is immediately taken out of the battle.
Obi-Wan calmly deflects the same Sith Lightning attack that took out his partner. I guess they forgot to go over this in the pre-game warmups.
Dooku seems to enjoy his ability to outduel Obi-Wan.
Down goes Obi-Wan, but is saved by the rejuvenated Anakin.
Anakin wields two lightsabers in an effort to defeat Dooku at Lazer Swordz.
Dooku has had enough of this nonsense. He's got an appointment with Darth Sidious.
Master and Padawan are defeated, and are about to be skewered...
...until Dooku's old master arrives out of nowhere.
Dooku tries the Sith Lighning trick, but it's a little stale at this point. Yoda is unimpressed.
Yoda decides that now is a good time to show off muscle shirt and ignite his tiny lightsaber, and he and Dooku go to town.
Deciding he cannot defeat Yoda at Jedi Arts and Crafts, he instead pulls down the ceiling, forcing Yoda to save his friends, allowing Dooku to slip away.
Padmé and the Clones show up just in time to do nothing but look cool.
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Notes:
1. The Count Dooku figures from either the TLC Geonosis 2 pack or the Sith Evolutions pack are the best available, with only the face sculpt being different.
2. Our AOTC Obi-Wan is probably ready for an upgrade at some point, while the AOTC Anakin is pretty excellent, other than the face sculpt/paint.
3. Sith Lightning accessories are abundant throughout the history of the line, and will allow you to recreate Dooku's pwning of Anakin.
4. Obi-Wan is able to deflect nicely. The back of the Geonosis Arena playset serves as an excellent backdrop in all of these hangar scenes.
5. The two very good Dooku figures only differ in the face sculpt. One is a bit gentler, while the other is angrier and more aggressive. Take your pick depending on which scene you prefer.
6. Back in the day, Hasbro probably could have knocked out a battle damaged Obi-Wan variant.
7. This is a cool scene to set up, and the TBS Anakin is extremely posable and able to replicate his fighting stances quite well.
8. The removable hand is fine for this scene, even though the arm gets sliced at the forearm. You could go for the magnetized 2002 Saga Anakin, but that figure is pretty terrible.
9. I always thought it was funny how Anakin ended up snuggling with Obi-Wan here.
10. Sigh. Yes, that's the 5POA Solo Yoda. I can't help it. It's the best looking walking Yoda we have.
11. And it has just enough articulation to catch some Sith Lightning.
12. But once you need any kind of fighting stance, you've got to switch to a better Yoda. I chose the one that comes with the Droideka in the TLC Arena 2-pack. The TVC figure will also work, it's just got a dirty robe.
13. Yoda uses the Force to hold up some falling debris, while Dooku exits stage left.
14. The gang is reunited, absent a hand.
Action Figures/Items Used:
The following figures were used in the above photos. These figures represent what the Bantha Skull staff
considers as the best version of the respective characters. Click through on the following entries
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Name: Geonosian Speeder Bike
Definitive?: Definitive
No Ebay link provided
Name: SAGA - Geonosis Battle Arena
Definitive?: Close
No Ebay link provided
The Missing:
These are characters that belong in this scene for which Hasbro has never made a figure. These characters are all
featured in our Unproduced Character Guide which we
have affectionately nicknamed Missing In Action Figure or M.I.A.F. for short. Clicking
through on the following entries will bring you to the M.I.A.F. entry for that character.
The only thing that is really missing here is Dooku's Solar Sailer. We have all the figures, although Dooku and Obi-Wan should get an update in TVC soon.