Well, there's only 1 figure with a Shaw head, and the head is phenomenal (even better than the HT 1/4 scale, as I have both). And it is one of the most pivotal and iconic scenes in Star Wars and Cinema. Seeing Vader's Face under the mask for the 1st time.
That's why I put it on my ESB version. The Shaw head is also too good to not display!
I agree. The whole point of the flexibility of a figure vs say a statue is to be able to do whatever you want whether that's recreating movie scenes or doing your own thing. It's part of the fun of poseability that comes with a figure.
I tend to do poses or displays that are hybrids of classic moments anyway so even if its not specifically a recreation of a particular scene, it captures all the best vibes of the character.
That whole Hayden ghost thing was one of many stupid decisions Lucas made when he did those horrible “Special Editions”, and made absolutely no sense. Obi-Wan and Yoda both looked the way they did when they died, but somehow Vader/Annakin looked like some young punk who couldn’t act his way out of a wet paper bag…? Someone should have smacked Lucas about the head and shoulders with a golf club for the many idiotic decisions he made when he “added” stuff to the original movies.I tend to do poses or displays that are hybrids of classic moments anyway so even if its not specifically a recreation of a particular scene, it captures all the best vibes of the character.
And if I remember correctly Jedah's pose was a recreation of the Sideshow Mythos Vader pose where Shaw is looking down at the helmet in his hand.
Frankly I'm just glad there is still interest in producing and displaying the Shaw head at all - you'd almost think that by now Hayden would be the sole visual for an unmasked Vader for figures, with both the ghost replacement scene in ROTJ and the OWK reveal helmet.
Who knows if Lucas had kept LFL maybe for the 40th ROTJ anniv last year we'd finally have gotten a Hayden redo of the "go my son" scene.
The idea as some have expressed it on the web, is that Hayden is the representation of Annakin before he turned to the dark side. And since he is redeemed when he dies, that look is more suitable than Shaw.
Yeah, I’ve seen that theory… still doesn’t wash with me. Even if it came straight from Lucas himself.
So umm... what if Anakin had turned to the dark side as a kid in TPM?
Hayden Anakin died when the Dark Side and Vader took him over. Sabastian Anakin was redeemed as the older man and died a Jedi. Shaw never should have been taken out of Jedi. Just my thoughts...., but what do I know? I'm just some old dude.
