Geonosis 5 - Jedi Survivors Circle
Description:
The Jedi Strike Team moved into Petranaki Arena to rescue Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Padmé from Count Dooku. The participants believed that by showing up in force (212 strong), they would resolve the situation peacefully. However, a massive droid army emerged onto the arena floor and attacked. After a fierce battle, the surviving Jedi were hopelessly encircled at the center of the arena. Dooku called a momentary ceasefire, which gave Yoda and the newly conscripted Clone Trooper forces time to save the survivors.
Reference:
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Mace with the sour face will pace in place waiting for a rescue from space.
The circle at the moment Dooku calls the ceasefire. There are 15 survivors...
...Aaaand Joclad Danva is dead, lying near Agen Kolar at left. Ki-Adi, Plo, and Aayla are escorted in, bringing the total to 17.
Anakin and Padmé look on as Plo Koon and Ki-Adi Mundi are pushed into the circle.
Mace looking like he'd rather be wearing a dorky Krazy Kat t-shirt
But wait! Joclad was only mostly dead! He looks perfectly fine behind Obi-Wan as Dooku prepares to order the slaughter!
Aaaand he's dead again, just as the gunships descend around the survivors, a perimeter creating.. So close, Joclad. So very close.
Figure Photos:
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Notes:
1. The circle of 15 survivors at the moment of truce, including The Amazing Joclad Danva!
2. A closeup of Anakin and Padme, as Plo Koon and Ki-Adi Mundi are pushed into the ring.
3. Mace stares down Dooku, while Aayla Secura looks on.
4. There's Joclad Danva! He's alive for now!
5. A few of the Jedi that were part of the circle who didn't really get good screen time during the scene.
6. Jedi standing around the 12:00 position.
7. Several Jedi near the 3:00 position.
8. Kit Fisto ain't smiling now.
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
to go to that figure's full gallery. If that figure was part of a multi-pack, you will be brought to
the gallery for just that figure. From there you can click through to the parent set.
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Notes:
Many of the Jedi figures in our diorama are sourced from Revenge of the Sith, but the differences in their appearances between the two films, if there are any, are negligible.
Ki-Adi Mundi and Saesee Tiin are the oldest figures in our group (both from 2005) and are in dire need of updating. The other minor Jedi figures are perhaps good enough for now, even if they lack the most modern articulation.
Joclad Danva is listed on the official site as initially being a part of the circle, and then almost immediately he "must have succumbed to his injuries." There is no mention of the editing errors that brought him back to life in at least two different subsequent shots, before he can be seen dead for good on the ground just prior to the evacuation.
Anakin and Obi-Wan were weaponless coming into the battle. They were given spare lightsabers. In the photos, both figures are weilding spare lightsabers from other toys (Anakin/Green and Obi-Wan/Blue).
Shaak Ti is all over the place in the scene. As the Circle forms, she is at the 3 o'clock position. A few seconds later she has jumped to about 12 o'clock. And still a few seconds later, she's at about 9 o'clock. This, coupled with all the non-canon behind-the-scenes shots in ROTS of Shaak Ti's various deaths, seems to prove she is very good at not dying.
There are plenty of Battle Droids and Super Battle Droids to choose from. For BD's, there isn't necessarily a particularly great figure available, due to the design of the character not being friendly to the 3.75" scale. However, we recommend the TLC2 "Droid Factory" (Amazon) version, which is a fine repaint of the TVC figure, to reflect the Geonosis battle. As for SBD's, the best sculpt available is the one that was part of the Geonosis Arena Showdown 2 pack with Obi-Wan (Target), as it has articulated ankles. The same sculpt (sadly minus the ankles) was painted with a superior look in TVC, so we chose that figure.
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.
To the best of the knowledge of the staff at Bantha Skull, all of the characters from this scene have
been made as action figures! There are no missing characters. However, in the opinion of the staff,
one or more of the figures needs to be updated or resculpted.