Bantha Skull’s 2025 Vintage Collection Draft

We usually like to run the Vintage Collection draft article to coincide with the first night of the NFL Draft, but that was last Thursday. I intended to run this article then, but I was on vacation. That in and of itself did not preclude me publishing it, but it was abundantly clear that I was going to face considerable spousal scorn if I attempted to work on Bantha Skull stuff during our rest and relaxation period. Since it missed the desired timing, I was furthermore going to completely skip this year's draft article, but fate intervened. I was planning to do a special review of "Epic World of Action" SM-33 for today. Unfortunately, the figure broke almost immediately out of the package. The left elbow was stuck. I used only a modest amount of force to try to engage the joint, and the pin in the upper arm snapped like a crisp baby carrot. What junk. I had to scramble for content, and this was already outlined.

These draft articles are a bit like forcing a square peg into a round hole. Each year we force a theme to make the concept work. In the actual draft there are 32 teams making selections, and in each subsequent round, the quality of the available players gets less and less (in theory). So I can't just make this what would effectively be a "Top 7" list because in this concept, Darth Maul wouldn't be sitting there at the end of the draft. So for each of the seven rounds, I'm going to give you my choice for a category of figure. Those categories go from broad appeal to niche appeal to mimic the talent drop off in the NFL Draft. Here are the categories per round:

Round 1 - Main
Round 2 - Army Builder
Round 3 - Squad Builder
Round 4 - Secondary Character
Round 5 - Background Character
Round 6 - Partial Tool
Round 7 - Repaint

Go It? LET'S GO!!!!

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And the draft throws it's first curveball right off the bat. Every mock draft had C-3PO going here, but it's a simple fact that Luke Bespin is a better match for the Bantha Skull offense.

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There was a run on all the good wide receivers before our pick, but there are other ways to improve the passing game. There's nothing wrong with taking a good pass catching Tight End in this spot. The only concern is the school: Nebraska. It makes me worry about a Johnny Mitchell repeat. But then again, we're not the Jets. We know what we're doing.

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All the experts expected us to go Edge here, but there's nothing safer in a draft than taking the top rated Center on the board. The AT-AT Driver can be used in a lot of ways, and may help elevate his fellow linemen.

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Some analysts will say that the 4th round is way too early to take EV-9D9, but some members of the Bantha Skull front office have been linked to this player for years. The first rule of the draft is that if the player you love is there, take them, and EV-9D9 comes off the board.

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And the entire audience makes the Joe Rogan shocked face. With ball hawking safety Shasa Tiel sitting there, Bantha Skull shocks the room and goes for interior offensive lineman, Pote Snitkin. Appearing in the palace as well as the second skiff, Snitkin can play both guard positions. It's all about versatility at this point in the draft.

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This pick will be legendary. This is first round talent in the sixth round. Cody is only available at this point due to his partial tool status which required him to red shirt his junior year. Bantha Skull just pulled off the second greatest sixth round pick in history.

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In the final round, Bantha Skull selects Cody's teammate, the 212th Clone Trooper. A solid route running wide receiver with some potential upside. If he sinks his teeth into the playbook, he could be another late round steal.

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So those are my picks in the various categories. Feel free to play along in the comments.

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