Answered Questions - June 20, 2008

[Darth Zirock]

1.) Maris Brood ... looks cool as a figure, but was there any hesitation over her rather skimpy top? There have been characters with more revealing outfits made into STAR WARS figures, true, but given the grief some toy companies have received over scantily-clad female action figures (Jean Grey and Storm from the first X-MEN film being a recent example), did the figure cause any concerns at Hasbro?

ANSWER: None whatsoever, and we have received no complaints about it.

2.) We had a 300th figure Boba Fett and a 500th Figure Darth Vader. With a 1000th figure already surpassed, are such numbering milestones a thing of the past, or can we look foward to a 1500th figure Special Edition?

ANSWER: Milestones are most likely a thing of the past. Although we have yet to do an official tally, we and fans have pretty much confirmed we're past the thousand mark. The 1,000th figure would have been important to commemorate, but anything after that doesn't seem as significant.

3.) The Sith Legacy Evolutions set seems primed for a sequel, now that Darth Zannah was revealed on the cover of DARTH BANE: THE RULE OF TWO. It could also be a great opportunity to introduce figures of Darth Bandon and a Sith Trooper from KOTOR I & II. While some might argue the characters are too obscure, it seems just about anything KOTOR or Sith-related is popular, true?

ANSWER: The Sith set has certainly been a smash hit, but we did not plan for continuation of the line beyond this year, so we did not prepare a sequel. It is likely that the line will continue into spring 2009, and we are looking at ways of making that a possibility, but the lead time precludes us from doing all-new sets. If we ever bring back Evolutions, some or all of the characters you suggest would make great candidates. Of all the Star Wars videogames, KOTOR, TFU, and Battlefront seem to have earned the most intense figure interest.