Answered Questions: December 5, 2008

[swCollector]

1.) With the new Build-A-Droid General Grievous finally giving us one that's properly scaled and has incredible split-apart arms, is it too much to hope for another version that comes with a softgoods cape and allows him to be posed hunched forward, with his neck jutting out, as seen in scenes on his ship the Invisible Hand in Revenge of the Sith? An inner cloak pocket with lightsaber hilts would be a really nice touch, too!

Answer: Now that we have a truly great version of Grievous, we will certainly look at other opportunities. The one you mention, with a detailed softgoods cape, is one we have discussed but doing this version as a basic figure is simply not feasible because of the cost. It remains a possibility for a future multi-pack offering.

2.) Does the Emperor Palpatine Clone figure from the upcoming Dark Empire II #1 Comic Pack come with a "normal" left hand in addition to the Force lightning-casting one?

Answer: Even better - the force lightning is an add-on piece.

3.) Speaking of the Dark Empire saga, any chance of seeing a figure based on fallen Jedi Empatoyajos Brand? He seems like a natural choice for the Comic Packs line.

Answer: Honestly, it's very unlikely we'll get to Brand in the comic pack line-up. There are other Dark Empire characters we'd like to get to before him, and because he is so…well…funky, we don't see being a strong draw for a comic pack. We see other characters, like Kam Solusar, being ones we would do first. A Dark Empire multi-pack with Luke and the New Jedi Order would be an interesting one to look at someday, and would be the more likely place for Brand, if we ever got to an idea like that.