Star Wars The Black Series Jedi Temple Guard Action Figure

Happy Star Wars Day!  Been excited to show off the Star Wars Black Series Jedi Temple Guard.  He's so cool and was really fun to take photos of.

There is lots of detail on these figures from the markings, mask, armor, sleeves, belt, robes, boots and a double-sided lightsaber.  The second robe underneath the outer robe hanging from his waist is made from cloth.

The heads have almost no movement due to the plastic robe piece.  It's a shame.   A cloth piece there would have been nice and allowed some flexibility.

The look from the back is fine.  No issues here.

Jedi Temple Guards were charged with protecting the Jedi Temple.  They were overwhelmed after Order 66 by Anakin Skywalker and the 501st Legion.  During the animated The Clone Wars, while in the Temple, we see Kanan Jarrus have a vision which shows the Grand Inquisitor was actually a Temple Guard.  One of The Clone Wars' writers, Henry Gilroy, has also stated the Grand Inquisitor, as a Temple Guard, led some of them away during Order 66 and killed them himself as he betrayed the Jedi.

Animated clips of the Jedi Temple Guard from The Clones Wars and Rebels can be seen here.  They are also seen in Old Republic video game footage here.  They never make a live action appearance.

Excited to add this guy to my Black Series collection.  The Jedi Temple Guard may not be as well-known as many characters, but I do believe he has a great look.  I'd love to see him in live action at some point.  The youngest grandson, whose 9th birthday is today, really enjoys his look as well.

Star Wars The Black Series Imperial Praetorian Guard Action Figure

We'll do some Star Wars action figure love today.  This Black Series Imperial Praetorian Guard have a cool look.  Maybe it's the red armor or the cool weapons and vibe but there is something about them.  A good addition to the Black Series line of figures.

This Praetorian Guard is designed to resemble the guards seen in Star Wars: The Mandalorian but are also seen in Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi protecting Supreme Leader Snoke.  The first iteration of these guards is the Imperial Royal Guards who protect Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi.  That's where I got hooked on the look and coolness of these specialized guards.

This guy is pretty straightforward. They come with a glaive and a chain whip I believe.  It is called a sword in the action figure description but that is not a sword.

Overall, I'm happy with the figure.  The robe is cloth.  They are fairly poseable.  Has cool weapons.  The helmet is reminiscent of Clone Troopers.  

This guy is fun and I'm glad I got the opportunity to show him off.  The red also goes along with the day.  I hope everyone has a good Valentine's Day.

  

Star Wars The Black Series Ki-Adi-Mundi, Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Action Figure

Ki-Adi-Mundi was on the Jedi Council during the prequels.  One of the things I really enjoyed about the prequels was getting to see all the different Jedi and I enjoy collecting them.  Ki-Adi-Mundi was a Jedi Master and member of the Jedi Council.

This figure is a representation of him during the Clone Wars in which he made multiple appearances during the animated Clone Wars series.  His robes aren't cloth, but I do like his Jedi attire which includes some nice detail.

He looks good from the back as well.

Overall, this is a good figure.  I'm not sure how popular Ki-Adi-Mund is.  I know he's shown negatively a few times across the timeline including the prequels and during The Acolyte series.  Still, he has a unique look that always piqued my interest.

The grandson isn't a huge fan of the alien Jedi from the movies and series for some reason.  Though he's a big fan of Obi-Wan, Anakin and Kylo Ren.

A fun figure to post and round out the end of the year.  I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!

Star Wars Black Series Baylan Skoll and Shin Hati

 

Baylan Skoll and Shin Hati are figures from Ahsoka television series.   These are both excellent characters, so I jumped on the figures when they were released.

I think this is a great figure.  The detail is really good.  It looks like the actor. I like how his armor looks.  Just so good.

Shin Hati's figure isn't bad, but it seems to suffer when next to the Baylan Skoll figure. The face doesn't look near as good comparatively.

 Baylan Skoll is a former Jedi Knight who now serves the remnants of the Empire, specifically the witch Morgan Elsbeth as she tries to bring back Grand Admiral Thrawn.

Shin Hati is Skoll's apprentice.

The backs of each are fine.  No issues here.

While I do like the Baylan figure more, I'm overall happy with both of these figures.  The actor playing Skoll has sadly passed, and his character was recast.  Still, I'm excited for season two of Ahsoka which is rumored to be released next year.

Star Wars 40th Anniversary Return of the Jedi The Black Series 6" Stormtrooper

 ROTJ Stormtrooper:  I've always loved stormtroopers since I first saw them on the big screen as a kid in the 70s.  I still have multiples of the originals and some Hasbro Star Sars Black Series figures which I really enjoy.  These OG stormtroopers aren't always easy to find so I jumped on five of these when they were announced.  That background is from the Darth Vader Legacy Pack my sister got me for my birthday some years back.

He's a fun looking figure and really looks good in hand.

Probably not much different than different iterations of the figure but I'm just happy to have another one in hand.  Can't have enough of these guys.

The backs are what we come to expect with stormtroopers.  He's not the most easy to stand.  Not sure exactly why but it seems to stem from the feet.  Maybe too narrow?  They look fine and really I'm not complaining.

I'm overall pretty happy.  He can be a bit stiff when posing him but that armor lends to those issues.

That shoulder pad got a bit loose when putting him in a shooting pose.  Didn't take much to get it back to its normal position.

As I said I picked up five of the figures.  Two each will go to the grandsons.  All the classic stormtroopers they have have broken, mostly at the elbow. They'll be excited to see a couple of additions added to their pile of ever-growing Star Wars figures.

One will sit on my shelf and just look awesome.  Enjoy your Sunday.

Mace Windu Clone Wars Black Series Action Figure

We'll end the day with his Mace Windu Clone Wars Black Series figure.  I'm a big fan of The Clone Wars Animated Series and Mace Windu so this was a no brainer.  

The Clone Wars figures showcase Jedi wearing armor which is something I like.  They did well on the face sculpt as well and see Samuel L. Jackson when you look at him.

Really good detail on the figure and he has his familiar purple bladed lightsaber.  

His Jedi robes are cloth while everything underneath is plastic.  Gives him a good look and feel.  

I do like this figure. He has a look from the series that I like and they did well with the detail.  

Darth Raven Star Wars The Black Series 6" Figure

 Darth Revan Figure:  Darth Revan has been around for a while in different forms including some non-canon books I read back in the day.  That said he is part of canon as he's made minor appearances in a few different spots.  When I saw the action figure I thought he looked cool and picked him up for the grandsons.

Wielding two lightsabers he does look nice in hand.  Maybe not as cool as I was thinking but no regrets.

That cowl he is wearing is plastic which severely limits the movement of his head. Wish they had gone cloth there as they did with his robe.

He does look cool.  Just wish you could do more with him.  His character would be one of many from both the Sith and Jedi that could be explored in the history of the Star Wars universe.  There's no need to not explore more of the history of both.  I think there are so many cool characters we'd love to see.

His robe is ragged suggesting it's been around a while or been damaged in battle.  Either way is is a good look.  Overall a good figure, just not great. 

Wrecker Star Wars The Black Series 6" Figure

 Wrecker Black Series Figure: May the 4th be with you...  I love Star Wars and I love this line of action figures.  Wrecker is part of The Bad Batch who, as we found out in their animated series, are clones with genetic mutations.  It is a great show which I highly recommend.  Wrecker is the lovable muscle of the team.

Wrecker comes with a blaster as well as a knife which fits nicely in a lower leg sheath.

This guy was pretty easy to pose which made it really fun to snap photos of him.

The Bad Batch have such cool looks and Wrecker has that distinctive cool helmet.

Plenty of great detail on these figures.  Being a fan of the show makes these that much more fun.

The grandsons love this guy.  I had to buy another one to keep them from fighting over him.  I don't blame them.  Pappy wants one too.