Toy Catalogue Teases New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Figures?
Argos toy catalogue just recently came out with a new issue featuring a Star Wars section (shown above). While the catalogue doesn’t visually tease figures from The Force Awakens, there are a few interesting details hidden in the fine print, including details about the locations shown in the movie…
From Das Weally Cool!:
ITEM 18. A stock photo of the Rebels figures, BUT they say NEW next to them? I then read the description:
“Star Wars Action Figures” (Notice nothing about Rebels!)
“..10cm figure comes with an accessory and an extra weapon. Collect all three figures from the jungle, space, snow or desert missions to create a unique build-a-weapon!“
It goes on with the codes for the packs:
“429/4513 – Snow And Desert
445/5486 – Jungle And Space”These are NOT Rebels figures, pretty sure they are The Force Awakens! Build-a-weapon?!? AWESOME!!!!
It should be noted that Darth Vader’s design is based on his appearance in the OT (and the PT) rather than the design seen in Star Wars Rebels. He is the odd one out in that image, where he’s surrounded by Rebels characters. Since he already has a Rebels toy in the works – one that was revealed alongside the Rebels-era Ahsoka Tano figure – it’s unlikely that this is a placeholder. For me, that’s a good sign that we’re not just seeing things.
As we know from the trailers, the four major locales mentioned above – Space, Desert, Jungle, and Snow – are all environments represented in The Force Awakens. As anyone who has watched Rebels can tell you, almost all of the show has taken place on the grassland planet of Lothal so far (with some space battles thrown in for good measure). So it seems likely that, with September’s Force Friday on the horizon, a reveal of what the toys for The Force Awakens look like should be coming our way not too long from now. Maybe we’ll see the toys up-close at D23.
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A jungle, there will be a jungle? Nice.
Leave.
Forgot you can’t be enthusiastic here.
Fourth!!!Once more the sith will rule the galaxy!!!
That is stretching it a bit, considering there are jungles, snow, space and desert planet in the original films does not necessarily mean these new figures are from TFA
I really hope the creators used their imagination in the force awakens beyond obvious planetary conditions. I may be thinking too much on this (its just a film I know) but if they did people would really appreciate new planet ideas. There is a wealth of possible conditions that can exist on discovered exoplanets. I hope they blow us away with new ideas. They could even copy the science that has already been reported, and put it in the new movie.
How about this one for a start
http://www.space.com/22614-blue-alien-planet-glass-rain.html
There are plenty of planets like that, on which nothing important can happen which is why you don’t see them! How the hell are sentient beings supposed to interact on a planet that rains molten glass?
I’m hoping Kylo Ren will not be a one and done. I don’t feel like this should be a superhero movie where in each new episode, we meet a new villain, just to see them defeated. I want to see a multi-part saga.
you mean like maul and then dooku and then Grevious?
They served their purpose for the larger narrative that was being told (their characters were only needed for their respective screen times within a context).
Their purposes sucked.
Wastes of villains all around, unlike someone like Tarkin. More importantly, the ST needs a main Sith enforcer villain to stick around all 3 films, like Vader.
I don’t think kylo will die. Del Toro may be just a Admiral or somethin
Tarkin, other than having this commanding appeal and presence (mostly due to the gravitas offered by Cushing portraying him), wasn’t really that interesting to me (and the aforementioned was the only thing that was interesting about his character). You don’t really get to know him other than just being this leader. He was fine yet he served his purpose in ANH. Just my opinion.
That said though, the Tarkin novel (and some stuff from The Clone Wars) do add depth to his character.
No, we don’t need a Darth Vader Sith rehash for all three films, just a good movie. Period.
BenDelTor is rumored to be the NEXT baddie in eppy-8, so it looks like Disney is making sure SW toes the Marvel line. With all the attention paid to practical versus cgi, its making me worry more about the story. I have a bad feeling that the ST villains are going to be more like the PT, than the OT. And that makes me want to cringe because the droid moron grievous and Dooku were just plain awful as SW villains.
The OT had Tarkin, Fett, and Jabba killed off in 1 or 2 movies, yet I don’t hear many complain about that.
It’s about the story guys and to me, it doesn’t matter if a villain gets killed off as long as they serve their purpose within a larger narrative.
Besides Fett’s death being stupid and an embarrassment, it was all right to see them go because Vader was always there.
And Sidious was always there as well.
Sidious was not always there. He was a hologram for 2 minutes in TESB, and absent in ANH.
Oooh, But Taun-taun,heesa presence was always feltin’, sir.
Well for one Fett isn’t dead….
Yay for the Lucas retcon. (sarcasm) Even if he didn’t change that officially, you’d still have your life size blow up doll to sleep with.
Lots of multi-movie franchises have different bad guys for each movie (whether by means of being killed off or some other circumstance). Look at the “Fast and Furious” franchise for example; they’ve been doing that in each movie for the most part and those movies have been successful.
I respect F&F for what it is, but don’t compare it with Star Wars. Same with Marvel.
Who really cares about their one-and-done villains? I don’t. I’d rather have a handful of well-developed villains who mostly last more than one film.
Less toys, more awesome and memorable characters.
“Less toys, more awesome and memorable characters.”
Can’t we have both? Beside, this is an episodic SW movie that is part of a franchise owned by Disney. Of course there will be merchandise galore; just wait and see what will happen on Sept. 4th and as the premier of TFA draws near (and more merchandise after the movie premiers too).
Nice all the best environments. We have not really seen much of a jungle planet in Star Wars so this is really cool
Those lightsabers though…
This is nothing new… this isn’t the old news you’re looking for, move along!
<– only one stoked at a potential reboot of the Action Fleet ships? Or at least something comparable?
…or it's entirely possible I'm reading too much wish-fulfillment into the pic and it's nothing like the Action Fleet line.
I would love to see that happen. I was a big fan of the Action Fleet.
He he he he he! Jedi lightsabers! All priced 1:1000 toy vs actual space weapon (I know in a galaxy far far away)! You British playing with us American minds by the metric system! So for the U.S. 1 cm is 2.54 inches and, for example: a 10 cm action figure is about less than 4 inches; maybe closer to 3.5 inches but a little taller!
BUT THE LIGHTSABER-TYPE TOYS! I will duel for you my fair maiden! I promise I won’t look wussy like Haydn Christienson, Qui-Gonn or Obi-Wan. I won’t lose my head like Duku! Mace Windu is lightening fast but he can be easily thrown into a Mace Window! I know Luke Skywalker doesn’t fight! If he does then he has weak moves (found out at Sail Barge)! Darth Maul and his flippin style is a little challenging! Darth Vader cheats and holds his right hand out too much and eventually just picks me up throwing me over things like he is impressing only an old man! Then there is this short Yoda dude that … where is he? … where did he go? … there he is! … ohhhhps sorry my pets, especially at Jabba’s Palace! ( ;- o 3
This is nothing new wait till October for the gift guide that’s where Argos supply all the new toys and Lego sets 😉
How do you know that there won’t be new Lego sets coming out till October (as oppose to them coming out on Sept. 4)?
I already have all those!
You have heard it here first!
Starwars7news, after the 18th of December 2015 is changing the name to starwarsnewsnet.com
You should REALLY not use the same IP for all your domains, make things easy to find out.
I don’t think it’s a big deal as you’re making it out to be. Give yourself a cookie for figuring that out.
Wolverine lightsaber 2017.
It says the figures are 5 points of articulation. The same as the Phantom menace 15 years ago. This is why they haven’t shown the product to retailers or fans, the price goes up but the figures get worse. I have a bad felling about this…..
I see nothing here that has anything to do with the Force Awakens or Star Wars 7.
Hmmm. A whole new season of Rebels between now and then I foresee, with many new planets of snow, desert, and jungle persuasion
Slow news day?
Says the guy on the day, we posted 4 articles including a first look at the Rogue One set and the first possible casting announcement for Episode VIII. 😀
You know, desert, jungle, and snow locations could all be on the same planet, but because it’s Star Wars I automatically assumed three different planets. I hope at some point in the upcoming movies we see planets that have more than 1 biome!