[Shin Densetsu]

Alright folks who else likes the ultimate bad ass, DARTH REVAN? This guy was central to the awesome RPG, KOTOR and I read he showed up in TOR(yeah I spoiled it for myself, whatever, Revan Rocks).

Anyways the TAC Revan figure Hasbro released back in 07 was under-articulated and inaccurate. Wrong mask sculpt, no knees nor ankles.

I've been looking at the pics of the 6" Black Series figures and they look awesome. I think Revan deserves a 6" Black Series figure, from KOTOR!

Question is, do you guys want a figure of Revan like that too? Discuss!

[Andy Carruthers]

Absolutely! I'm in for Darth Revan, Darth Malak, Darth Nihilus, Darth Sion....hell any dark lord for me will do.

I'm excited to see where this scale of black series goes.

[trebleshot]

Why not? I probably won't get him, but that's because I have a strict rule when it comes to SW toys these days: it must have appeared in one of the six films. I used to really be into EU, but it got to the point that I was buying SW toys just to buy SW toys and didn't really enjoy the hobby any more.

[PROVOST]

[Jmacq1]

While I'd love to see it, I think it's going to be a looooong time before the 6" black series starts dipping into the EU. Except maybe with the occasional exclusive.

Think about it: They're basically starting over. There are TONS of movie characters that could be made in their various incarnations before they ever have to start worrying about EU. They haven't even announced a 6" Darth Vader yet, for pete's sake.

Oh, and then they'll have a new trilogy of movies to make stuff from, too. Long before they get to EU offerings.

That's not even getting into the rumors that Disney may abolish/reboot the EU entirely.

[Shin Densetsu]

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Originally Posted by Jmacq1

While I'd love to see it, I think it's going to be a looooong time before the 6" black series starts dipping into the EU. Except maybe with the occasional exclusive.

Think about it: They're basically starting over. There are TONS of movie characters that could be made in their various incarnations before they ever have to start worrying about EU. They haven't even announced a 6" Darth Vader yet, for pete's sake.

Oh, and then they'll have a new trilogy of movies to make stuff from, too. Long before they get to EU offerings.

That's not even getting into the rumors that Disney may abolish/reboot the EU entirely.

This thread isn't about the possibility of a figure of him being made, it's about if you want a figure of him being made. I already know the odds are unfortunately against a new 6" Revan figure, I'm just curious to see if fans want a 6" Black Series figure of him.

[BlackRazor]

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Originally Posted by Andy Carruthers

Absolutely! I'm in for Darth Revan, Darth Malak, Darth Nihilus, Darth Sion....hell any dark lord for me will do.

I'm excited to see where this scale of black series goes.

That would make a nice lineup of figs!

[Poison Shadow]

Oh HELL yes.

I'm still on the fence whether or not I'll collect the 6" line, but whether I do or don't I will put my cash towards ANY KotOR figure that gets made.

For Revan in particular, though, I hope they don't ever decide to use his 'canon' unmasked appearance from TOR. I'd rather be able to imagine MY Revan being under the mask and robes.

[M3T4L V1KING]

I would totally get all the KOTOR figures if they ever made them. I find it hard to imagine someone going "Meh, it's only Darth Treya with her 3 purple lightsabers."

[Alacer24]

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Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu

This thread isn't about the possibility of a figure of him being made, it's about if you want a figure of him being made. I already know the odds are unfortunately against a new 6" Revan figure, I'm just curious to see if fans want a 6" Black Series figure of him.

I would definitely like to see this hit the 6" figure line. I think this line is totally cool and definitely what I want to put my money towards. Would LOVE to see a Darth Malgus figure, but they are releasing a Darth Plagueis for the 3.75'' figures so there is hope.

[timone317]

Yes yes and yes. It's all I want from the line tbh. I don't know what good it will do to rant about it on here (who knows if Hasbro cares enough to browse feedback on here) but I'd absolutely love a Black Series Darth Revan. I'd like to see an entire wave of nothing but KOTOR figures simply because I'm a bigger fan of KOTOR than the main series.

[Dr Kain]

WHo is Darth Raven?

[Poison Shadow]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

WHo is Darth Raven?

Revan. He/she is a character in the game Knights of the Old Republic. The backstory is pretty complicated, but the gist of it is:

SPOILERS AHOY!

Revan was a powerful Sith Lord (and a former Jedi who disobeyed orders and led others to fight in the Mandalorian Wars) whose mind was wiped clean by the Jedi council and used as a tool to hunt down and stop his/her former apprentice-turned-Sith-Lord Darth Malak. You play as Revan during the entire game without really knowing it until the later half, if I remember correctly. You decide towards the end whether Revan turns on the Jedi Council or stays on the light side.

[Dr Kain]

Aaaaaaaaah, yeah, if it isn't in the movies, I don't know or care about it.

[M3T4L V1KING]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Aaaaaaaaah, yeah, if it isn't in the movies, I don't know or care about it.

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[Poison Shadow]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Aaaaaaaaah, yeah, if it isn't in the movies, I don't know or care about it.

Shame. Personally from what Expanded Universe stuff I've read/played (which is admittedly very little compared to others) the movies are, in my opinion, the inferior stories. Classics for sure, and a great springboard for the SW universe, but inferior.

Characters like Revan, Malak, Bastila, Zayne Carrick, and the entirety of the Republic Commando Delta Squad as well as Starkiller excite me far more than Luke, Leia, Han or even Boba Fett ever will.

[TimothyR]

i want a 6 inch phase 2 rex, cody, gree, thire, and episode 6 obi wan.

[BlackRazor]

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Originally Posted by Poison Shadow

Shame. Personally from what Expanded Universe stuff I've read/played (which is admittedly very little compared to others) the movies are, in my opinion, the inferior stories. Classics for sure, and a great springboard for the SW universe, but inferior.

Characters like Revan, Malak, Bastila, Zayne Carrick, and the entirety of the Republic Commando Delta Squad as well as Starkiller excite me far more than Luke, Leia, Han or even Boba Fett ever will.

I agree but I still like Boba.

[trebleshot]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Aaaaaaaaah, yeah, if it isn't in the movies, I don't know or care about it.

There's some good stuff in the EU, but there's also some real crap too. As far as the toys are concerned, though, I'm with you at this point. Too deep of a rabbit hole for me if I started collecting EU stuff again.

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Originally Posted by Poison Shadow

Shame. Personally from what Expanded Universe stuff I've read/played (which is admittedly very little compared to others) the movies are, in my opinion, the inferior stories. Classics for sure, and a great springboard for the SW universe, but inferior.

Personally, I disagree. And I've read a good chuck of EU material (not much from the last 5-6 years, though). But I grew up with the original trilogy, so my opinion is most likely skewed by that - at least on some level.

[Jmacq1]

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Originally Posted by trebleshot

There's some good stuff in the EU, but there's also some real crap too. As far as the toys are concerned, though, I'm with you at this point. Too deep of a rabbit hole for me if I started collecting EU stuff again.

I solved this conundrum by basically switching to ONLY EU with my figure collecting. I've got "good enough" versions of most of the movie characters I would want.

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Personally, I disagree. And I've read a good chuck of EU material (not much from the last 5-6 years, though). But I grew up with the original trilogy, so my opinion is most likely skewed by that - at least on some level.

EU comes in many flavors of quality ranging from "complete crap" to "legitimately great" across a wide variety of media. There's a lot of it that's DEFINITELY superior to the prequel films (IMO) and a fair bit of it that can at least stand alongside the original trilogy if not surpass it. I'd honestly have to say the fellow that said the EU in general surpasses the films must have been VERY lucky in his selections of material for viewing/playing/etc... 'Cause there's a lot of garbage out there, though I think a lot of the REALLY bad stuff is pretty much out of print nowadays.

For the most part, though, any EU stuff that takes place well before the movie era tends to be pretty good. As long as you can get past the idea that technology has been pretty much completely stagnant in the Star Wars galaxy for thousands of years.

[Shin Densetsu]

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Originally Posted by Poison Shadow

Oh HELL yes.

I'm still on the fence whether or not I'll collect the 6" line, but whether I do or don't I will put my cash towards ANY KotOR figure that gets made.

For Revan in particular, though, I hope they don't ever decide to use his 'canon' unmasked appearance from TOR. I'd rather be able to imagine MY Revan being under the mask and robes.

Man if we ever get a Revan, mask and robes are a must! More folks recognize the KOTOR version over the TOR version. In fact I have barely seen images of the TOR version.

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Originally Posted by M3T4L V1KING

I would totally get all the KOTOR figures if they ever made them. I find it hard to imagine someone going "Meh, it's only Darth Treya with her 3 purple lightsabers."

HELL YEA. Bastila is another easy pick, and we would of course need the bad ass MANDOLORIANS! The Fetts? Pfff, as cool as they are, they don't even compare!

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Originally Posted by Alacer24

I would definitely like to see this hit the 6" figure line. I think this line is totally cool and definitely what I want to put my money towards. Would LOVE to see a Darth Malgus figure, but they are releasing a Darth Plagueis for the 3.75'' figures so there is hope.

Seeing Revan in this line would make up for the inaccurate TAC figure

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Originally Posted by timone317

Yes yes and yes. It's all I want from the line tbh. I don't know what good it will do to rant about it on here (who knows if Hasbro cares enough to browse feedback on here) but I'd absolutely love a Black Series Darth Revan. I'd like to see an entire wave of nothing but KOTOR figures simply because I'm a bigger fan of KOTOR than the main series.

Who cares if it'll do any good. I wanted to see if you guys wanted the figure and that's reason enough for this discussion! Besides what Star Wars fan WOULDN'T want a Black Series Revan?

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Aaaaaaaaah, yeah, if it isn't in the movies, I don't know or care about it.

Then you're missing out on the greatest Sith ever.

[Poison Shadow]

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Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu

Man if we ever get a Revan, mask and robes are a must! More folks recognize the KOTOR version over the TOR version. In fact I have barely seen images of the TOR version.

Yeah, from what I remember he ended up looking like a pretty generic white guy with blonde hair. The model I always used was the guy with the buzz cut and scars - which I believe ended up being the one used as The Exile on the box art for KotOR II, despite the Exile now 'officially' being female. She showed up in TOR as well, if memory serves - as a force ghost that kept popping up in the one Revan mission I got to play before cancelling my sub.

[timone317]

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Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu

Who cares if it'll do any good. I wanted to see if you guys wanted the figure and that's reason enough for this discussion! Besides what Star Wars fan WOULDN'T want a Black Series Revan?

I said that mainly because I was holding back my own little rant on the matter.

[Shin Densetsu]

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Originally Posted by Poison Shadow

Yeah, from what I remember he ended up looking like a pretty generic white guy with blonde hair. The model I always used was the guy with the buzz cut and scars - which I believe ended up being the one used as The Exile on the box art for KotOR II, despite the Exile now 'officially' being female. She showed up in TOR as well, if memory serves - as a force ghost that kept popping up in the one Revan mission I got to play before cancelling my sub.

See the TOR Revan is one most fans won't remember, it's kind of like Obi Wan, most fans remember Alec Guinnes' version, not Ewan Mcgregor. From a visual and iconic standpoint, KOTOR Revan is the more substantial design.

[trebleshot]

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Originally Posted by Jmacq1

I solved this conundrum by basically switching to ONLY EU with my figure collecting. I've got "good enough" versions of most of the movie characters I would want.

That's not a bad idea. Food for thought, certainly.

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EU comes in many flavors of quality ranging from "complete crap" to "legitimately great" across a wide variety of media. There's a lot of it that's DEFINITELY superior to the prequel films (IMO) and a fair bit of it that can at least stand alongside the original trilogy if not surpass it. I'd honestly have to say the fellow that said the EU in general surpasses the films must have been VERY lucky in his selections of material for viewing/playing/etc... 'Cause there's a lot of garbage out there, though I think a lot of the REALLY bad stuff is pretty much out of print nowadays.

For the most part, though, any EU stuff that takes place well before the movie era tends to be pretty good. As long as you can get past the idea that technology has been pretty much completely stagnant in the Star Wars galaxy for thousands of years.

That pretty much sums up my opinion of the EU. As far as the stagnation of tech in the SWU, I blame the Senate during the Old Republic (bureaucracy) and the Emperor during Imperial rule (oppressive regime).

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Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu

HELL YEA. Bastila is another easy pick, and we would of course need the bad ass MANDOLORIANS! The Fetts? Pfff, as cool as they are, they don't even compare!

With Jango, I'd agree. But he does explain why a lot of the Stormtroopers in SW are so inept. Honestly, it's amazing that the Emperor was to keep the Empire intact for 20 years with that kind of staffing.

But Boba? When a bad ass Sith Lord specifically calls you out when laying down ground rules for a mission, you are automatically made a bad ass yourself. I point to that scene every time some one asks why Boba is so popular, when he didn't do very much in the films and died like a bitch (the EU story about him escaping the Sarlacc notwithstanding).

Apparently Lucas never understood why either, which is also why I believe he's not that great of a storyteller unless he has help.