1/6 Hot Toys -TMS102 - The Clone Wars: Darth Sidious

[Buttmunch]

Yeah. Glad I jumped on this version. And decided to stick with it after the ROTS figure reveal/PO.

One of the best scenes in TCW was watching him just go wild all over Maul & Savage. Showing what a true bad ass he was... Not just intellectually, but physically as well. Much better than the fights in ROTS.

A disturbed and truly creepy/powerful looking old man, rather than a deformed old man (ROTS) and feeble old man (ROTJ). I also prefer this costume over the red costume he wore when taking on Mace & the Jedi and the ROTS scene with Yoda. But both of those are cool too. And what's better than 1 lightsaber? Why 2 of course!!

I always assumed this was the Yoda fight outfit in animated form. He wore the red outfit from the Mace fight a few times through the Clone Wars as well. Really surprised me when HT did the Yoda fight Sidious on the heels of this one.

 

[Asta]

 

[Karst]

 

[Lord Exor]

I haven't ordered from Sideshow in seven years. How do they typically compare with other retailers when it comes to shipping delays?

 

[AssassinHood]

I haven't ordered from Sideshow in seven years. How do they typically compare with other retailers when it comes to shipping delays?

Not sure in general since I try to avoid SS due to import charges in Europe, but Tech still hasn't shipped out, and he released in September. I know there is a delay time for SS in general, that said.

 

[Asta]

 

[HyperDrive]

I always assumed this was the Yoda fight outfit in animated form.

It is. The concept designer confirmed it to me a while ago too.

 

[Buttmunch]

It is. The concept designer confirmed it to me a while ago too.

Kind of funny then that HT did this twice and they are different. This one certainly has a the tighter feel the animation had whereas the RotJ version is a little more loose and flowy.

 

[HyperDrive]

Kind of funny then that HT did this twice and they are different. This one certainly has a the tighter feel the animation had whereas the RotJ version is a little more loose and flowy.

I mean they based it off their respective designs which is why the CW proportions are slender and whatnot, but yes, the CW outfit is the animated version of the duel vs Yoda robes in ROTS.

I think a cool project would be to take this CW Sidious head-sculpt and hands, and extra red lightsaber and pair with the ROTS figure body/outfit once that is out. That’d be the correct live action interpretation of what he’d look like when he fought Maul and Savage in the story.

 

[loki2371]

It is. The concept designer confirmed it to me a while ago too.

You personally know the concept designer?

 

[HyperDrive]

You personally know the concept designer?

I reached out to him on Instagram. His name was on the title block for the TCW Sidious character design drawing sheet lol

 

[potatoes212]

The poses Justin uses at the end and the eye positions are such gold on this figure--underrated awesomeness and cannot wait for them to ship this one out. Clean Palps, and those hands for the Emperor are fantastic.