Hot Toys - 1/6 Episode II AOTC - Super Battle Droid

Lordscum said:

I thought the worst Star Wars movies were Solo, The Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker ?

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You are correct.
AOTC is the worst of Lucas Star Wars but it stands head and shoulders above Disney's abominations.

Take out the corny, yet infamous dialogue and you're still left with some of the most inspired and intriguing visual feasts in the galaxy and a gorgeus score.

Man, I really need Droidekas now! Coolest droids in all of Star Wars. I wonder if HT would attempt their deflector shields? If not, you could just pop a hamster ball over them and call it a day.

Lordscum said:

I thought the worst Star Wars movies were Solo, The Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker ?

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Solo is a genuinely good movie, really don't understand the hate it gets. It's fun.

As Chopper says, AOTC is definitely the worst Lucas movie. It's a chore to watch.

Chopper Face said:

You are correct.
AOTC is the worst of Lucas Star Wars but it stands head and shoulders above Disney's abominations.

Take out the corny, yet infamous dialogue and you're still left with some of the most inspired and intriguing visual feasts in the galaxy and a gorgeus score.

Man, I really need Droidekas now! Coolest droids in all of Star Wars. I wonder if HT would attempt their deflector shields? If not, you could just pop a hamster ball over them and call it a day.

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Well if you want to be technical the worst Lucas Star Wars is the Holiday Special which is still better than most of the Disney Star Wars. ATOC does have some really good moments .

Lordscum said:

I thought the worst Star Wars movies were Solo, The Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker ?

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Those aren’t Star Wars movies

Showed this to my fiancée last night and she said if I get one of these that I should get at least two regular Battle Droids… I guess if she insists.

Surprised this guy isn't up yet, Mace was up a few hours ago.

Mike86 said:

Showed this to my fiancée last night and she said if I get one of these that I should get at least two regular Battle Droids… I guess if she insists.

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Well, you know, if she insists, you don't want to make her unhappy do we?

Wondering if Sideshow is going to make us wait for this one for some reason. I feel like if it was going to go up today it would have went up the same time as Mace Windu.

Disney are stalling it because they want HT to push out The Mandalorian redesign version instead.

Chopper Face said:

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Sigh. I’ll take two of Alicia Vikander. Now where is her TR sequel!!

fantasticfrog said:

Those aren’t Star Wars movies

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They are Krappy Kathy productions.

I really REALLY want a Droideka now. Idk why, but seeing these promo pics and knowing I'm going to buy a few...I want some destroyers

Jedi_Col said:

I really REALLY want a Droideka now. Idk why, but seeing these promo pics and knowing I'm going to buy a few...I want some destroyers

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Gotta have a Nute Gunray as well.

Dave_W said:

Gotta have a Nute Gunray as well.

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I would grab him for sure. I'm a sucker for any alien species.

I know many have a issue with the foot base but personally I would prefer this with plaque as opposed to the Battle Droid on the rounded base without plague. I wish they both were uniform ie Foot base with plaque.!

Make these bases make sense together HT!

I'm going to be buying a lot of parted out SBD bases!

Its funny -- the one thing people are clamoring for 'HT reuse'... and HT doesn't.

Wor-Gar said:

Its funny -- the one thing people are clamoring for 'HT reuse'... and HT doesn't.

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I just wish each franchise had a consistent base.

Give all Star Wars figures the same base, give all Marvel figures the same base and give all DC figures the same base.

They can do additional bases/toppers with the deluxe editions. Idk why HT doesn’t start selling separate small diorama pieces too.

Hurry up and put him up SS, want to make him and Mace one order.

Dave_W said:

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Make these bases make sense together HT!

I'm going to be buying a lot of parted out SBD bases!

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Man, it's nostalgic seeing them together like this. it reminds me of the "Art Of" book and all the hope and excitement we had that Lucas was going to course correct on AOTC and deliver something amazing. Then, of course, the movie was released lol, but still. The build up leading to AOTC was a lot of fun, and just like TPM, seeing all the incredible pre-production work and art that went into the film only to ultimately be let down by Lucas and his awful story and script decisions. So many people worked so hard for so long to release a disappointing turd.

As good as he looks, I won't be getting Mace, or any of the main heroes, as to me, they're all terrible (sorry PT fans), but I will totally be getting the droids and troopers. I'm so happy they chose to release the proper AOTC Super BD and not the Mando version.

We just need Poggle and a Geonosian now.

Dave_W said:

Gotta have a Nute Gunray as well.

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You have to have Nute and Rune Haako from TPM, they were more prominent in that film and that's also their more famous/recognizable costumes.