Force Unleashed Action Figures

Post by **Vympel** » 2007-02-23 08:44pm

I figure this deserves it's own topic in PSW as opposed to the G&C one about the video game- but since this is going to be a Shadows of the Empire style multimedia project (but better, of course), check out these action figures of characters:

Link

I really like the new Stormtroopers.

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2007-02-23 08:48pm

Page missing.

In any case:

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_War ... ndividuals

Post by **Vympel** » 2007-02-23 09:18pm

VT-16 wrote:Page missing.

Works fine for me.

Tychu · Post by **Tychu** » 2007-02-23 11:14pm

the page was missing for me too

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Maris_Brood
i dont know how to name a link

but this girl's sabers look like alot of accidents could happen

darthbob88 · Post by **darthbob88** » 2007-02-23 11:22pm

Tychu wrote:the page was missing for me too

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Maris_Brood
i dont know how to name a link

but this girl's sabers look like alot of accidents could happen

I concur; either she is very, very good, or she heals better than most and doesn't care about hurting others.

Tutorial in link dressing: [url]http://link[+/url] gives http://link. On the other hand, text[+/url] gives [url=http://link]text. Is that sufficiently clear, or have I botched another explanation?

Post by **Vympel** » 2007-02-24 12:10am

Page still works for me.

Anyway, there's a Darth Vader action figure where he's clearly quite fucked up- his left prosthetic leg is exposed (ie. his boot and suit are gone), as is the left side of his chest, and most of his helmet is gone too. His arm is exposed too. Pretty nice action figure.

Tychu · Post by **Tychu** » 2007-02-24 01:56am

darthbob88 wrote:
Tychu wrote:the page was missing for me too

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Maris_Brood
i dont know how to name a link

but this girl's sabers look like alot of accidents could happen
I concur; either she is very, very good, or she heals better than most and doesn't care about hurting others.

Tutorial in link dressing: [url]http://link[+/url] gives http://link. On the other hand, text[+/url] gives [url=http://link]text. Is that sufficiently clear, or have I botched another explanation?

just testing Girly Sabers

The links still don't work, so i cant see the new figures ::sad:: I really doubt that the Jedi Order or Vaders Apprentice (whatever side the girl is on) would be trained in that style.
The Jedi being for piece and justice, and that style would just kill or maime people. And Vader always struck me as a person who relies on raw Force style. No really fancy pancy moves. Though Anakin in his prime is pretty acrobatic[/url]

Mange · Post by **Mange** » 2007-02-24 02:13am

The link works fine for me. Yeah, the stormtroopers looks nice...

Ritterin Sophia · Post by **Ritterin Sophia** » 2007-02-24 03:05am

Doesn't work for me, but curiosity got the better of me and forced me to search for them and thus I present this. Also, I like the ST's as well and the design for the Apprentice I saw, again the Imp Officer is hot, the Black Guardsmen are cool, and the apprentice must be some serious badass if what I suspect to be true and the injuries inflicted on Vader are from a battle against his rogue apprentice.

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2007-02-24 06:40am

The interesting thing about these light-tonfas is that the same type have been seen before, and in use by a non-Force sensitive (A Black Sun bodyguard who fought against Darth Maul and died). Maybe this is Brood's way of blending in with non-Force sensitives while still using a weapon suitable for a Jedi.

NomAnor15 · Post by **NomAnor15** » 2007-02-24 10:51am

Tychu wrote: -snip-

but this girl's sabers look like alot of accidents could happen

They're based on an old Korean weapon called 'tonfa', interestingly enough.

Coriolis · Post by **Coriolis** » 2007-02-24 11:05am

I found this particular pic to be pretty badass. I never knew ISDs could do atmospheric entries. I thought only Victory SDs could.

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2007-02-24 11:52am

ISDs do it over Vertical City, Nar Shaddaa in Dark Empire II, as well as in the background over Mos Eisley in SW:Battlefront.

Cykeisme · Post by **Cykeisme** » 2007-02-24 12:11pm

There's something peculiar about that action figure.. Vader's exposed face is already white and pasty. If this is shortly after Episode III, shouldn't be still have rough red scarring?

As an aside, there's a highly detailed (and very expensive) 12 inch figure made by a company called MediCom that comes in a version with pasty skin, and one with still-red scar tissue. I'll pull up pics soon.

StarWarsJunkie89 wrote:I found this particular pic to be pretty badass. I never knew ISDs could do atmospheric entries. I thought only Victory SDs could.

ISDs aren't able to land, but considering the sort of beating their shields can take, an atmosphere would have no effect; considering the acceleration they're capable of, the gravitational field wouldn't either. The repulsors are far more than enough for what's needed.
I don't think there are any other considerations to take into account.
Even an Executor-class Star Dreadnought can hover over a city like that.

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2007-02-24 07:28pm

If you're referring to Lusankya, it was specially outfitted with a repulsor cradle.

That Vader looks more like Sebastian Shaw Vader, honestly. When is this supposed to take place?

Tonfa-sabres. Huh. Well, at least we haven't gotten to sabre-chucks.

Ritterin Sophia · Post by **Ritterin Sophia** » 2007-02-24 08:35pm

Darth Yoshi wrote:Tonfa-sabres. Huh. Well, at least we haven't gotten to sabre-chucks.

I'm REALLY sorry Yoshi...

Tonfa Sabers did come BEFORE Lightchucks, but they've been around long before The Force Unleashed.

Tychu · Post by **Tychu** » 2007-02-25 01:49am

whens these figures suppose to come out?
and how come the girl has bloody hands (figure)

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2007-02-25 06:48pm

General Schatten wrote:
Darth Yoshi wrote:Tonfa-sabres. Huh. Well, at least we haven't gotten to sabre-chucks.
I'm REALLY sorry Yoshi...

Tonfa Sabers did come BEFORE Lightchucks, but they've been around long before The Force Unleashed.

That's awesome!

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2007-02-25 08:35pm

Cykeisme wrote:There's something peculiar about that action figure.. Vader's exposed face is already white and pasty. If this is shortly after Episode III, shouldn't be still have rough red scarring?

BEtter question, shouldn't he look more like Hayden Christensen and less like Sebastian Shaw? Although maybe it's just me, but it really does look more like RoTJ Anakin.

Tanasinn · Post by **Tanasinn** » 2007-02-26 12:32am

Personally speaking, the less it looks like (and reminds me of) Hayden, the better.

Post by **Vympel** » 2007-02-26 02:41am

Just because it's in between Episode III and IV doesn't mean it's a matter of weeks after- it doesn't take very long for your skin to go white and pasty given insufficient exposure to sunlight.

Further, Anakin was burnt to a crisp- why would the skin look remotely normal?

Edward Yee · Post by **Edward Yee** » 2007-02-26 03:15pm

Just to check... in the 2004 release of ROTJ, unmasked (dying) Vader still looks just like Sebastian Shaw?

As for the action figure, I wouldn't be surprised if in-universe, his new look under the mask is supposed to also it make harder for someone getting a peek to draw the "Vader = Skywalker" connection, by convenient coincidence or post-RotS alteration.

Cykeisme · Post by **Cykeisme** » 2007-02-26 04:25pm

Darth Yoshi wrote:If you're referring to Lusankya, it was specially outfitted with a repulsor cradle.

I wasn't referring to the Lusankya at all. Rationally, that was needed because the Lusankya had a cold start and needed to quickly leave its vulnerable position.

Ignoring that, what exactly is going to prevent an Imperator or Executor-class ship from entering the atmosphere if it so chooses?

I'm not taking into account frying or flattening things on the ground through compressive shockwaves or engine wash, by the way. I mean effects on the ship itself.

Vympel wrote:Just because it's in between Episode III and IV doesn't mean it's a matter of weeks after- it doesn't take very long for your skin to go white and pasty given insufficient exposure to sunlight.

Further, Anakin was burnt to a crisp- why would the skin look remotely normal?

That's the point, actually.. he's just been burnt to a crisp, there isn't any skin left to go white and pasty.

You have a point, though, it may be set some time after Episode III.. it could be right in the middle, for example, roughly a decade after.

Judging by Vader's skin, I guess it's some time after.. unless that's the synthetically grown grafted flesh mentioned in Dark Lord, among other sources.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2007-02-26 04:40pm

Edward Yee wrote:Just to check... in the 2004 release of ROTJ, unmasked (dying) Vader still looks just like Sebastian Shaw?

Yes. All they did with the unmasking is remove Shaw's eyebrows and (I think) change his eye colour to be more consistent with the PT.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2007-02-26 06:38pm

Vympel wrote:Just because it's in between Episode III and IV doesn't mean it's a matter of weeks after- it doesn't take very long for your skin to go white and pasty given insufficient exposure to sunlight.

Further, Anakin was burnt to a crisp- why would the skin look remotely normal?

The skin I understand, but depending on when the events of the game take place I would think he would still retain some of PT Anakin's facial characteristics. Of course I could be reading this wrong and the game takes place closer to ANH than I assumed.