1/6 Dooku AND Grievous before end of 2011?

[ProgMatinee]

Dooku was a pretty crappy character too. Even the actor that played him thought so.

 

[MaulFan]

Grievous is a pretty cool design, but do people even really like that character?

I don't care for the character so much after ROTS changed the character traits, but I love the design, I buy Grievous stuff because of that. I bought the 1:1 bust because I love the design of his head armor and the eyes. I think Grievous is one of those characters that can sell on the power of his visual presence despite his character qualities.

And I know the Hasbro ones are decent and cheap enough to be had, but I wouldn't mind seeing a Battle Droid, Super Battle Droid and Destroyer Droid added to the lineup, I would think those would be pretty easy if Grievous is done.

 

[IrishJedi]

Dooku was a pretty crappy character too. Even the actor that played him thought so.

That's pretty true, too. But I think Dooku was more under-used than anything else. He had the potential to have been a classic SW character.

But this is what happens when you make crap up as you go along like Lucas did. We have some cool new characters in the prequels, but most never really transcend above their contrived nature.

 

[Darthrazz]

That's pretty true, too. But I think Dooku was more under-used than anything else. He had the potential to have been a classic SW character.

But this is what happens when you make crap up as you go along like Lucas did. We have some cool new characters in the prequels, but most never really transcend above their contrived nature.

I agree, a few PT characters had promise. I just don't see why we needed a new enemy in every movie? Maul, Dooku, Grievous. I think George should have stuck with one enemy and have had their character develop through the prequels. I think if George had made ANH today, Darth Vader would have been killed in some dumb fashion and ESB would have a new enemy. But what the hell do I know? Lucas is a Billionaire and I'm scrounging to make ends meet, all the while buying toys of his creation!

 

[MaulFan]

I think George should have stuck with one enemy and have had their character develop through the prequels.

*COUGH* Darth Maul *COUGH*

 

[Darthrazz]

*COUGH* Darth Maul *COUGH*

Agreed! I read somewhere that Lucas was afraid that Maul would become more popular than Vader and he didn't want that happening.

 

[MaulFan]

I can believe that, the story of Star Wars is the rise and fall of Anakin/Vader, so not wanting a new character to detract from the focal point of the story would make sense, and hell, Maul one me over with a bit role in one film.

 

[galactiboy]

Not sure what else besides the cape you could do for a Grievous Exclusive besides a unique base, Obi-Wan came with his gun, which also makes me wonder, would Grievous come with that or would you have to have Episode 3 Obi-Wan to give him the gun. He really doesn't come in contact with anything, a holo projector of Sidious or Dooku perhaps. I can't think of anything from Clone Wars that he could come with.

Someone had suggested lightsabers coming molded to his hands, so if that happened they could have a hand/blaster combo that would not violate their exclusive rule.

 

[MaulFan]

Someone had suggested lightsabers coming molded to his hands, so if that happened they could have a hand/blaster combo that would not violate their exclusive rule.

That raises something, I hope if he's done it's either like you say, with hilt molded hands or without articulate fingers, while the Endos from HT can hold guns, it's not the most secure grip and I imagine Grievous would often be dropping lightsabers.

 

[Matt S]

So, Minimum $150-$160 for Grievous, like the HT endos? Id pay that in a New York minute....and I am not even that big a fan on the prequels...!

 

[thenammagazine]

Someone had suggested lightsabers coming molded to his hands, so if that happened they could have a hand/blaster combo that would not violate their exclusive rule.

I dunno. Even being molded to his hand, wouldn't that still be moving a little too close to ROTS Obi Ex territory?

 

[MaulFan]

I dunno. Even being molded to his hand, wouldn't that still be moving a little too close to ROTS Obi Ex territory?

Not really, if Grievous' hand is permanently molded to the gun, then you can't use the gun with Obi-Wan so the Ex. version having a gun he can hold still has value.

 

[Darthrazz]

Wasn't the exclusive Legolas hand used with ANH Kenobi? Does that count as a reuse or not because it wasn't in the same line?

 

[MaulFan]

Wasn't the exclusive Legolas hand used with ANH Kenobi? Does that count as a reuse or not because it wasn't in the same line?

Yeah, Legolas was the only figure in LOTR to come with that hand, that was a poor Ex. choice though really, hands have uses for other figures, as Old Ben proved, unless it was something really character specific and unique, it's not too smart to make a hand you'll probably want to use again later an Ex.

 

[thenammagazine]

I still think they'll go with a cape for the Ex.

 

[MaulFan]

Cape is a must for me, I really like how he looks with it compared to without it.

 

[The Mike]

Grievous is a pretty cool design, but do people even really like that character? He sucked nuts in ROTS.

A 1:6 Dooku, however, is good news indeed.

I hate the Grevious character but loved the design, well in reality I liked Grevious in Genndy Tartakovsky's Clone War mini cartoon but hated him in ROTS. The design though is awesome and he is my favorite Star Wars PF to own. I would get the 1:6 figure on that point alone.

As for Dooku, I found him amazingly boring and a character that never lead to its full potential. I thought making him Qui-Gon Mentor and Yoda's student was boring because it forced the parallel to Obi-Wan and Anakin and made it less unique as well as made the line of masters and padawans all too predictable. His role in the films were minimal and even the fight in AOTC was in my opinion to show off Yoda more than show anything worthwhile in Dooku. The Dooku character seemed to have a lot of rich history even if you subtracted the fact he was Qui-Gon's master or Yoda's student that would have made him a multi-leveled personality but Lucas always held him back. We see more in the sidestories, comics, animated series and cartoons that make him more dynamic than Lucas ever did. Other than his interesting Lightsaber design which loses its appeal rather quickly, I don't find one redeeming thing about Dooku save Lee's performance which was regal and fitting but not much to howl about either. I have no plans to pick up that one.

*COUGH* Darth Maul *COUGH*

Darth Maul isn't really as interesting as people make him out to be. Cool look, love the double bladed lightsaber and Ray Park really showed his athletic prowless but if you look at the character himself and what we saw of him in The Phantom Menace there isn't much to get excited about. He is kind of one dimensional from Lucas's standpoint. If they had melded Maul's character and Dooku's character, make one apprentice that was a skilled fighter yet a dignified statesmen, then I think we would have an amazing character that would endure far past the prequels themselves but as it stands Maul in all three movies would have just been more of the same, a flash in the pan.

Not really, if Grievous' hand is permanently molded to the gun, then you can't use the gun with Obi-Wan so the Ex. version having a gun he can hold still has value.

That is true, although I feel like we'll get the Bodyguard staff as the Ex. or who knows maybe they'll take a page from the PF and make the cape the Ex.

 

[MaulFan]

Darth Maul isn't really as interesting as people make him out to be. Cool look, love the double bladed lightsaber and Ray Park really showed his athletic prowless but if you look at the character himself and what we saw of him in The Phantom Menace there isn't much to get excited about. He is kind of one dimensional from Lucas's standpoint. If they had melded Maul's character and Dooku's character, make one apprentice that was a skilled fighter yet a dignified statesmen, then I think we would have an amazing character that would endure far past the prequels themselves but as it stands Maul in all three movies would have just been more of the same, a flash in the pan.

That's why I wish he'd been kept for the entire trilogy, so he could have been developed. He had an amazing intro and Lucas killed him off before you could ever know him.

That is true, although I feel like we'll get the Bodyguard staff as the Ex. or who knows maybe they'll take a page from the PF and make the cape the Ex.

I actually would like to see a Magna Guard as well, so hopefully their staff wouldn't be the Ex., or if it were, there'd be some twist so we could still get the guards, I like their design as well.

 

[agen_kolar]

I hate the Grevious character but loved the design, well in reality I liked Grevious in Genndy Tartakovsky's Clone War mini cartoon but hated him in ROTS. The design though is awesome and he is my favorite Star Wars PF to own. I would get the 1:6 figure on that point alone.

As for Dooku, I found him amazingly boring and a character that never lead to its full potential. I thought making him Qui-Gon Mentor and Yoda's student was boring because it forced the parallel to Obi-Wan and Anakin and made it less unique as well as made the line of masters and padawans all too predictable. His role in the films were minimal and even the fight in AOTC was in my opinion to show off Yoda more than show anything worthwhile in Dooku. The Dooku character seemed to have a lot of rich history even if you subtracted the fact he was Qui-Gon's master or Yoda's student that would have made him a multi-leveled personality but Lucas always held him back. We see more in the sidestories, comics, animated series and cartoons that make him more dynamic than Lucas ever did. Other than his interesting Lightsaber design which loses its appeal rather quickly, I don't find one redeeming thing about Dooku save Lee's performance which was regal and fitting but not much to howl about either. I have no plans to pick up that one.

Darth Maul isn't really as interesting as people make him out to be. Cool look, love the double bladed lightsaber and Ray Park really showed his athletic prowless but if you look at the character himself and what we saw of him in The Phantom Menace there isn't much to get excited about. He is kind of one dimensional from Lucas's standpoint. If they had melded Maul's character and Dooku's character, make one apprentice that was a skilled fighter yet a dignified statesmen, then I think we would have an amazing character that would endure far past the prequels themselves but as it stands Maul in all three movies would have just been more of the same, a flash in the pan.

I pretty much agree with you on all points, although I may like Dooku a bit more than you. Maul is definitely an overrated character, IMO, right up there with Boba Fett. He had only a handful of lines and minimal screentime, save for his duel with Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan.

 

[Wor-Gar]

The cape as an exclusive for Grievous is a terrible idea. He needs that cape as much as Lando does. It will be included.

But the Magna Guard staff is a good exclusive. Maybe a severed arm. Maybe something he had from the cartoons. Plenty of stuff to choose from.