Hot Toys Elite Praetorian Guards

[KerotanFrog]

The good thing about this theory is we know the Knights have had some progression since TFA, just like Kylo. And some of them will be force sensitive. And I'm sure we'll see them in their original gear in some force back vision, so HT will have free reign to make figures of them.

After the space trooper, we know HT has no problems making figures with a film appearance spanning seconds..

 

[Comatoast]

Just going back to color, I took another shot today and again, this is accurate and there is a "pinkish hue".

 

[Wor-Gar]

Hot Pink, baby. Fabulous! *limp wrist wave*

 

[D.R.37]

It's a salmon'ish hue hehe

 

[Wor-Gar]

It's an old lady's lipstick color, that's all I know. Wrong choice.

 

[Puay]

Well as far as I know there's the following Lobster Guards

1). Buzzer Guard
2). Toenail/Barracuda Guard
3). Arrowhead Guard

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I thought, apart from the helmet the rest of the armour looks the same.

My wishful thinking: HT gives us multiple heads to swap.

 

[screamingmetal]

I know what you mean but half of the ROTJ pole weapons had blades - skiff guards, Gammy Guards - so the "vibro blade" (to me that term always sounded like one of those electric meat cutter knives popular in the 1980s) kinda works for SW for me.

I also never understood how the Force could actually play into a spear used by seemingly non-Jedi guards (like are they wielding the Force using them somehow - but I guess they ARE guarding the Emperor?)

I look at the Vibro Blades as low tech for the the gangsters that can't afford or get high end military grade weapons, like the Sandpeople's slug throwers. The majority of Jabba's gang's tech looked very old, worn, and shoddy, The Royal Guards were brand new, well kept, and high tech. So Force Pikes > Vibro Blades.
As for the force part of the Pikes, that is confusing when that word has greater meaning in SW, but I've just grown to see it as being unrelated to "The Force".

 

[screamingmetal]

The guy above has a similar helmet design to this Praetorian Guard...

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Indication that they are the same... Ren Knights usurped by Snoke.

That it does. Looking at the two designs, I MUCH prefer the Knights of Ren Design which is why I'm hoping these Guards are not the Knights.

 

[nexus]

Would have been cool to take the Knights of Ren designs and just made them red. Right now these Praetorian Guard designs remind me of too much of kendo outfits with lego block helmets. However I haven't seen them in context or in action, so they may very well blow me and everyone else away.

 

[canadaclone]

I am guessing we will see a single version and a two pack, maybe with three different heads, or the two pack will have an alternate head.

 

[Tee-Kay]

I believe there's a total of 4 different helmets in the movie. We could end up with a couple two packs or, knowing HT, just a couple of designs only.

 

[CrankbaitJon]

I am guessing we will see a single version and a two pack, maybe with three different heads, or the two pack will have an alternate head.

That's exactly my wish!!!

 

[FlyAndFight]

Hot Toys Elite "Pom" Guards...

 

[Wor-Gar]

I love those Pom wonderful guards.

 

[Otomofan]

Ever since these guys were debuted it looked familiar to me. Then I remembered. They remind me of the guy you see for a few seconds in "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" on the WB lot that gives Pee-Wee directions.

 

[screamingmetal]

I love those Pom wonderful guards.

Yeah! I tried that horrible sh-t just because of the commercials!
I had always thought the Green Lantern constructs power wouldn't work on screen and the movie confirmed that for me, but then the Pom Wonderful commercials proved that it can look really cool if done right.

 

[CrankbaitJon]

November is next week and these guys have not been released. I honestly thought they would come out before the movie being they are helmeted characters.

 

[evenflow]

November is next week and these guys have not been released. I honestly thought they would come out before the movie being they are helmeted characters.

Being released seems a bit like wishful thinking. May they will go up for pre-order before the movie comes out.

 

[CrankbaitJon]

Being released seems a bit like wishful thinking. May they will go up for pre-order before the movie comes out.

I know but for the past 2 SW movies, 3 figures were released before the screening/Christmas. I meant to say released in Hong Kong

 

[kalzeth]

I kind of want these but am honestly running out of room!


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