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| Sculpt: |
| Sly Moore, chief aide to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, as seen in her Coruscant costume from STAR WARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES. Sly Moore was a bit of a weird background character, but she really made an impression on hardcore collectors/fans. Many feel that her resemblance to CLONE WARS EU character Asajj Ventress is more than coincidental, although there is nothing to suggest that the characters are at all related. The sculpt is fairly straightforward, as the character really never did much on-screen to merit any sort of extreme action pose. The likeness to actress Sandi Findlay, who played the character, is decent, if not exact. 8.5 out of 10. |
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| Paint: |
| Sly's head and forearms are molded in white, with paint apps of light blue and grey for shadowing, as well as gray for her lips. Her torso and upper arms are molded in dark blue; her torso sculpt extends down past her legs into a single-piece gown. There is also a light blue paint app to her fur-trimmed collar, and her exposed neck area is white with light blue shadowing. Her legs are molded in white, with light blue added to the fur of her boots and gray on the boots' soles. Her removable cloak is molded in light blue, with a darker blue wash applied over the fur (or are they feathers?), with a glossy light blue accent piece at the throat. Her blaster is silver with black trim. Overall, seven colors are used to paint this figure. Some of the shadowing is a bit extreme, but it still captures the character's creepiness pretty well: 8/10. |
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| Articulation: |
| Sly has a ball-jointed head as well as both elbows; like the head, the elbows even pop off! There are standard planer-cuts at each shoulder ... and that's it! Frankly, I think the low level of articulation for this character isn't all that bad, as it does allow for a nice sense of flow from her shoulders to the bottom of her floor-length gown: 8/10. |
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| Accessories: |
| Sly comes with her removable cloak, a black-and-silver personal blaster, and the standard OTC gunmetal gray base/figure stand. Of course, we never saw a blaster of any sort in Sly Moore's hands in AOTC, but I guess a gal on Coruscant needs protection, right? 7.5/10. |
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| Packaging: |
| The same 2005 Transitional card as the rest of the series, with a character-specific background image--in this case, the interior of Chancellor Palpatine's office. The insert image is a nice close-up shot of Sandi Findlay from the Senate chambers, and has the logo for EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE on the far left flange, then the figure's name and 2005 collection number (Sly is '05 #3) on the right flange. The cardback is a publicity still of Findlay in full costume, and has text that explains who the character is. Of course, the problem here is that Sly didn't appear in TPM, and the character wasn't even introduced until AOTC! Half-point off for packaging inaccuracy: 7.5/10. |
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| Availability: |
| As of this writing, the figure has been appearing at retail for a little less than two months, and while it sells out often it has recently become more frequently available at retail; it is also available from most online sources: 8/10. |
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| Conclusion: |
| When we get a blink-and-you'll-miss-them background character from the Prequel Trilogy in a placeholder toy line, you might expect they'll be less than spectacular. While Sly won't be winning any Toy of the Year awards, it's actually a decent interpretation of the character. Plus, how often do we get a wave with three female figures in it? 7.9/10. |
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