New Character Renders from The Force Awakens Merchandise. First Look at Tasu Leech and More!
Several new photos of merchandise from The Force Awakens reveal some new renders of several familiar characters, as well as a first look at some new faces…
First, our friends at Yakface.com  found some new 3.75” toys on ebay, which give us a different view at some familiar characters:
Also a new Japanese coloring book for adults (that’s right for ADULTS) gives us a first look at Tasu Leech – the leader of the notorious Kanjiklub gang, an intergalactic criminal organization (bottom right corned in the image below).
As you probably remember, Tasu Leech was first revealed as a LEGO figurine, when images with the Millennium Falcon LEGO set leaked a few months ago.
Although it was never officially confirmed, it is believe that Tasu Leech and the Kanjiklub Gang are played by the Indonesian actors (and martial artists) from The Raid, who were announced back in January.
The recently released LEGO commercials show that Tasu Leech and his gang will have a clash with the main heroes on Jakku. Probably they own the Falcon, before Han and Chewie get it back? Here’s the video:
Also in case you missed the rest of the LEGO clips from The Force Awakens, check them out now. The official LEGO site has just uploaded them on youtube for the first time.
And last but not least the title image is from The Force Awakens Hasbro catalogue.
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I love these ads. I only hope the actual film is as clever.
Cool gallery!
I’m thinking that X-Win Pilot Asty is a Selkath.
Wait, is that Nicolas Cage and a Bothan???
Ermagard! It is Cage! LOL
I hear he can eat a peach for HOURS!
I just can’t unsee that…lol…
“Put… the bunny… back… in the box.”
Nooooo!!!! Not the BB-8’s!!!
Moving Target (the Princess Leia novel) has a character named Antrot, a demolitions expert for the Rebellion who is called out as an Abednedo (an entirely new species). His appearance is very similar to Asty. So I’m gonna go with Asty being of the Abednedo species.
Ah :c
I saw the Resistance Trooper at Wal-Mart the other day. Cool stuff. I really like the look of the Toowers character as well. Tasu Leech is kind of giving off that Talon Karrde vibe.
I doubt he’s quite that cool, lol. The old EU may have had some issues, but Talon Karrde was the smoothest cat this side of Lando.
Bruce Campbell would have been perfect had they made a film of it in the 90’s but way too old now even if it’s no longer canon.
Heck, they’re all too old now, lol. So it might work, if they felt like bringing him back.
Very cool! I hope we see some familiar species too though. So far no rodians, grans, etc. I hope we see a good mix of old species and new species.
thats exactly what i was thinking. its like cool they are making new species but the old ones looked alot better. i loved the rodians and gran and duros species. they looked really alien. also they all seem to have the same skin tone. some of these look like rejected labyrinth puppets lol
I disagree. It’s a case of us wanting what we were used to. When we saw ROTJ it had new waves of aliens in Jabba’s palace and other places we had not yet seen, this just continues it. Same goes for the prequels, a mix of old and new. This film has Nien Numb and Admiral Ackbar back I hear, as well.
I think that’s the exact vibe they are going for, these out rim gang members are going to have a Cantina / Jabba’s palace homage with a lot of strange new creatures & races. As long as they keep a good mix of new and old species (one thing I actually think the prequels actually did well) it will be great. I’m just a little off-put by the fact that besides famous returners like Ackbar and chewie, EVERY new character has been either human or a brand new alien race. That said, we have only seen limited footage so far, so I am thinking that perhaps Jakku is just an outer rim world which lacks a lot of the core races, but that we will seem them later on in the film.
What is encouraging is Ello Asty, its great to see an alien in flight-gear! Things like that make aliens in star wars feel like characters rather than background dressing. Now, with motion capture being as good as it is, we can finally have non-humans play a bigger role in the main story without being hindered by the limits of rubber puppets or early CGI
Still waiting for a proper and credible rodian. I think is a cool alien but always been terrible made, with an extremely cheap chinese rubber finish. I hope nowadays technology gives him realistic blinks and other gestures
Goss Toowers galactic gas station attendant
Who’s the guy that keeps trying to steal things from Rey?
Jakku thug. 🙂
Goss Toowers is cool!
Warwick Davis is Goss Toowers?
Loving the Resistance Troopers.
Very cute
I love Rey’s laugh.
I am thinking Goss Toowers is none other than Simon Pegg!
I was literally just going to say that. I bet you’re right.
Maybe or Constable Zuivio?
Anybody else notice the furry alien next to Tasu Leech in the coloring book image?
I’m thinking that is Simon Pegg’s character for some reason.
Tasu Leech on the front of that coloring book (I know it’s a drawing) looks suspiciously like Adam Driver.
I dont know why but that PZ-4CO droid reminds me an awful lot of the droid the assisted in the birth of Luke & Leia in ROTS … is it just me?
I can see the resemblance… not entirely convinced by the new droid’s appearance though, it seems odd to have the well known protocol droid body with a disproportionately large neck/head – what purpose could that serve, that a more humanoid 3PO style droid couldn’t fulfil?
Its stylistically designed to be that way, so you can’t change that…
That thing was awful.
Im glad to see the Jakku Scavenger found a Back To The Future hoverboard, unfortunately its not from the official Barbie line 😉
Just put this Rey’s Speeder set together w/ my oldest daughter over the weekend – very cool little vehicle!
Now with more characters!
The Raid guys are just smugglers then? Was hoping to get some more insight on the Seven. Guavian Enforcer? Never seen that mentioned anywhere. I realize its another language on the card so who knows if this is even the English name of the character.
Who’s the character in the bottom right of the colouring book? Looks like Steve Coogans making a cameo appearance. I guess thats supposed to be Adam Driver with a goatee.
I know I haven’t seen the movie yet, but those enforcers already look out of place.
What I like and appreciate about the Guavian Enforcers is the extra a esthetic element that the helmet, uniform, and character has to offer to Episode VII. And this gang warfare gives TFA another layer t the already amazing First Order vs Resistance concept. Personally I cannot wait!
Interested to see what the Raid guys bring to this.
Do you guys think there will be new b-wings and y-wings. I really hope so I love them both. But the b-wing is just so badass looking to me i would love to see a newer version
Is it just me or does the top of Reys staff look a lot like a lightsaber?
I wonder if PZ-4CO will replace C-3PO, as BB-8 replaces R2?
ASTY looks cool to me. i like most of the characters ive seen. just a few of the names have thrown me off. still cant get over captain plasma im hoping that after i see her itll help me deal or get used to it.