Finalists Announced! Vote for the Fan Favorite Vintage Collection Figure Today!
The first round is complete and the votes have been counted. Â The official site has announced the finalists in Hasbro’s fan favorite contest for this year and we have a nice mix of characters from the films, cartoons, and comics represented this year.
Of the finalists submitted by SWNN’s readers, two are represented here in Dr. Aprha and Fives. Â The other finalists saw support on other sites and also had strong showings in our own poll, but didn’t quite make the cut. Â Here is the official list of finalists.
Doctor Aphra
Saelt-Marae (Yak-face)
ARC Trooper Fives
Sim Aloo
Ahsoka Tano (Star Wars Rebels)
Emperor Palpatine
Voting will be open on the official site here until May 2nd at 12pm PT so head over and vote your favorite today.
Ahsnoka or Aphra pls
NUT GUN RAY or LOBOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So stupid if the make a Yakface figur.
At this moment he has the second lowest % of votes. Looks like it’s going to be Ahsoka from Rebels- which I would imagine is a figure they’d probably have done anyway being as it’s current.
no yakface is awsome
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I like your profile pic, pretty dank m8.
Aphra is useless. Her droids, however are pretty cool. Yakface? why?
Calling this now – no matter what the actual result is, Hasbro announces a “surprise co-winner!” of Aphra…whoever the hell she is. The line REALLY needs a definitive Emperor, but it should be a no-brainer part of the regular line, not a fan-choice.
2008 The Force Unleashed Exclusive 3 pack Palpatine is the best Emperor figure in my opinion, I’d buy a repack of him.
While it might not be “The Emperor”, I think the revenge of the sith sidious from the Vintage Collection is a fantastic figure.
Yakface because collectors for years would like to actually have it. But it looks like Ahsoka or Aphra will end up with it anyway
B.S. ….how’d Ben Skywalker not get in. Really pisses me off. Something smells fishy!
Lol that goes from bad of fanaticall cheaters. Who rigged contest last time.
But i guess, it’s hard to accept that without cheating these characters have zero chance of success.
How did anyone cheat…won last time fair and square and was doing the same…
You have some proof?
We sure have plenty of proof of the popularity of many EU characters.
Well condition of the voting have been tightened this year. And your precious Ben Skywalker failed to make it even into finals. I think that enough proof of last voting scam.
That’s just it…he was leading in all polls, not by a little…by a lot. EU won last year as well and Lucasfilm or someone isn’t gonna let it happen again. Bet next year they wont allow EU characters at all.
The cheaters screams catch the cheaters.
Show some proof that anyone cheated. I can certainly show you that Ben was winning.
You have none….shhhh
proof he was winning is proof there was cheating. Shhh
lol…you do know how popular the EU was, right?
Yes. I have every single novel and have been reading it since 1991. And yet, it was only a segment of Star Wars fandom. It’s not the monolith you claim it to be.
You also do know that people who have no interest in these figures will instigate campaigns to make sure the EU wins, right?
Childish scorekeeping to ensure their precious part of the fandom wins. Bah.
Gotcha…
http://www.jedibusiness.com/NewsDetails?id=544
Just an fyi
Lol author himself confirms you are nothing more then band of dirty cheaters so … thx i guess
Lol, ok…whatever
Some Legends just die
Apparently…something sure happened.
http://www.jedibusiness.com/NewsDetails?id=544
Just fyi…
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I’d go with Aphra. I don’t read the comics, but there was a good Palpatine figure in the legends range, Yak face in POTJ & the imperial dignitary had an ok figure in the blue-packet range. I think there’s been enough Ashoka and clone trooper figures so I’m definitely behind an entirely new figure- even if I had to look on wookipedia to find out who she is.
I fully agree. Fives and Ahsoka are very popular and were likely going to be made anway (I mean there isnt really much effort need to make Fives figure given the abbundance of clones already out there).
These polls allow for the chance of obsqure characters to be made.
I’d go with Rebels Ahsoka. But I can’t believe Ben Skywalker didn’t make the cut!
Yeah character who made it this far only thanks to cheating. Didn’t make a cut, what a surprise.
Doctor Aphra – Some want to date her, while others want to BE her.
I wonder if she needs a bantha…
Could I date, AND be her, though?
A little self-lovin’ never hurt anyone 😉
Might go blind, though.
The Star Wars universe has you covered 😉
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The Star Wars universe has got you covered 🙂
The Star Wars universe has got you covered 🙂
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Who dafuq is that?
CYLO!!
Yakface please.
You know, I don’t really much care about any of those, but if I had to pick one, Ahsoka seems the most appropriate at this point.
Bah. I wanted Hammerhead.
I understand why people like certain clone characters, but why pick Fives for the poll?
We literally have thousands of clone figures; and given the fact most of their armour is identical + their populairty, we would likely gets Fives soon enough.
These polls allow unusual characters to be made into a figure; those that risk not being made.
I personally wanted Ventress (in her boutny hunter attire).
Given the selection I would want Ahsoka or Aphra (although given their populairty at the moment they too would have likely been made).
I don’t think the picture of Sim Aloo is of Sim Aloo. That being said, I’d pick him over any of these other choices. He’s an OT character that has yet to see a 3.75″ action figure after his initial Kenner release. Yak Face has a POTF release in the late 90’s and the Emperor has had several iterations already.
Correct its Janus Greejatus
I can’t believe that after voting in every one of these things I FINALLY get my get choice in the top 6.
Ranking based on preference…
1. The Emperor
2. Sim Aloo/Dignitary
3. Yak-Face
4. Doctor Aphra
5. Ahsoka
6. ARC Trooper
YAK FACE!!!
Yak Face and the Emperor pls
same
But why do people want Dr. Aphra? she is a lame character compared to yak face and the emperor. I would even like fives
b/c yak face and emperor have figures
Really, lame? Yakface doesnt do anything but stand around…and you barely see him doing that.
Aphra!! She doesn’t have a figure yet!
#TVCAphra
so fans of vintage get a chance for a new yakface or even Sim Aloo after 32 years and friggin snips is in the lead with the voting ????
Doesn’t Ahsoka have a figure already?
Yep, she does. She was a birthday present for my wife. I’m not quite getting why she is in the running.
I thought maybe her wearing a different costume or a different variation but she wears the same thing in rebels. Also even if it was the a different variation it would still be unfair. I either want Fives, Yak Face or The Emperor.
It seems it will be the 3.75 inch version of Ahsoka from Rebels.
Weve already had a realistic Clone Wars Ahsoka (when she weilded two lightsabers) in the vintage collection.
Besides, her orginal Clone Wars look, the only other look left is what she would have worn in season 7 of the Clone Wars.
it says rebels Ahsoka though
This is for a 3.75 figure. That is the 6inch black series Ahsoka.
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Of course it’s going to be Dr. Alphra. Because if anyone has been paying attention to the recent trend of the movies, books, games there has been a real push for diversity. And who isn’t more diverse than the smart cool Indiana Jones-esk person of color secretly helping Vader outsmarts everyone else and has two cool sidekick droids than doctor Alphra.
Why the heck is Yak Face so popular? I thought this was supposed to be for figures that don’t already exist.
he is popular because he is awesome
The real question — why is an alien with a camel’s head named “Yak Face”?
Because parsecs are a unit of time, that’s why. /s
and parsex is a unit of fun. 😉
There’s always been a bit of fascination with background characters, especially those from the OT, in Star Wars. For those of us that grew up with the original Kenner toys, seeing actions figures produced that were never part of the original line is still particularly exciting. Yak Face has the added allure of being the only Kenner figure released outside of the U.S., but not in the U.S. itself.
I understand his popularity back then, but I don’t understand why he would be in a poll like this. I’ve always interpreted this contest as a chance to see figures we’d never see otherwise, i.e.- Legends or EU/Canon characters. If people want a Yak Face, they can look for one of the other ones that have been produced; I’ve got two of them, myself.
Well, as I said before, Yak Face will always hold a special place in a lot of collectors’ hearts because of the history of the Kenner line. Still, I’m with you on wanting to see figures that haven’t yet seen a toy debut in any form. I’d love to see some OT figures of additional cantina and Jabba’s Palace aliens that have not yet been made into figures. As far as modern stuff goes, that’s really all I collect: 3.75″ figures of OT characters that were never part of the original Kenner lineup.
But anyone really itching for a Yak Face can grab the POTF2 version on eBay for about $3. For the more adventurous, loose vintage Yak Faces are not difficult to come by, just more expensive. I have a loose one in addition to a carded example.
I’d never sell my figures anyway :P. I don’t have a very consistent collection, mostly a bunch of POTF and POTF2 figures, but I do occasionally enjoy checking their value.
He was the rarest of the rare
If were talking about production figures, that honor would go to Vlix.
Wasn’t being literal. Yak-face is the legendary case for the OT back in the day.
I get that, but he’s already had more than one figure.
On the other hand, I now realize the two Yak Face figures I have may be more valuable than I thought, lol.
Sucks that because of people cheating that Ben Skywalker didn’t make the cut, hopefully next year he will get his chance without the help of spam bots.
I really want Yak Face so bad
Also thats not Sim Aloo thats Janus Greejatus
I will burn Walmart to the ground if I get a Janus Greejatus figure packaged as Sim Aloo! >:(
well thats what this website says lol
I wish everyone had voted for figure characters that have not even been made yet, not just a more poseable version of stuff that exists. They already have tons of Palpatines and Ahsoka Tanos, so what if they are 5 POA, they have already made that Ashoka. Why don’t we put stuff up that doesn’t exist in any form? Tons of background characters from TFA, Rogue One, the new comics…Kittster? Gardulla the Hutt? General Pong Krell? Wish in one hand…
The fact that they are making us infight to get our favorites made is brilliant, for Hasbro. Remember when they made everyone regardless? Remember finding Ric Olie from Episode One still floating on pegs right before the Force Awakens was released? They used to make the most obscure, sucky characters without even asking, now they are making us choose over really awesome ones. Virgin Slims might’ve come a long way, but Hasbro has fallen off.
I actually read about someone bitching that a Ben Skywalker figure was being pushed. Yeah, that sounds good, actually. They have not made a Ben Skywalker. But no, I want a fully poseable Palpatine that I’ll never take out of the box so I can imagine him applying deo to his armpits with his extra points of articulation. I don’t get it.