Answered Questions: May 1, 2009

[Darth Zirock]

1. Seeing as you've already made a figure of R3-A2, wouldn't it be better to make one of the other two predominately orange R3 units on Hoth for the upcoming BAD figure? One is in the control room and has some grey on his front and his legs, and the other one is in the hangar, and has differently painted back panels.

ANSWER: R3-A2 is one that we wanted to get back out there as there seemed to be fan demand for a re-release. If we could go back (and it's too late to change at this point), we would have looked elsewhere in Echo base for a different droid. We'll look at those droids for future opportunities.

2. There have been a lot of cool droids so far in the new CW series, and even a rack of assorted astromech and other droid parts in the Naboo repair shop. Might we see the BAD concept work itself into the Clone Wars line in some fashion? Their collectibility and creative construction features seem to be ideal fit for younger fans. You could even use the existing astromech parts since they are very similar to the animated style anyway.

ANSWER: The BAD concept will not find it's way into the Clone Wars - it will stay a part of the Legacy collection. The Clone Wars figures will continue to have missile launchers in most packs.

3. I recently noticed that in the Clone Wars movie, Ziro the Hutt has some "bartender" astrodroids wearing the same serving tray that R2-D2 used on Jabba's Sailbarge. Seeing as how there was also a second, red-striped R2 unit on Jabba's sailbarge using the same serving tray, what are the chances we might see you dust off the old "bartender" R2-D2 mold to produce one of these other droids?

ANSWER: That would be an interesting idea, perhaps in conjunction with a release of Ziro sometime. Right now it's not confirmed, but it is something we are thinking about.

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Sounds like Hasbro is looking at a Ziro the Hutt repaint of the new Jabba battlepack...here's hoping it happens and they do that cool bartender astromech as a pack-in!

Actually, since we've now seen astromechs, IG droids, and Commando droids, all belonging to Ziro, and all with his distinctive angular striped paint jobs, I think a "Ziro's droids" BP would be pretty cool...

I am disappointed in lack of migration of the BAD concept from Legacy to CW. AM I the only one that thinks this would be a brilliant idea? Kids would rage over these, I think they could be the next pokeman-type collector phenom. ALso, who doesn't think the next repack of Jar-Jar should come with the R2 dome he wore on his head in the Blue Virus episode?