Hasbro Previews New Luke and Rey with Speeder Figures + More on the Forces of Destiny Toys!
Hasbro has sent us some preview images of a couple of new figures they’ll be previewing at SWCO this week. The new 6” Black Series figures feature Luke and Rey in their desert-ready best along with their trusty speeders. Also read on for a first look at the toys for the newly announced show Forces of Destiny.
First up we have the STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES X-34 LANDSPEEDER & 6-INCH LUKE SKYWALKER Figure. Luke sports his outfit from the early scenes of A New Hope and stands alongside a nice looking X-34 Landspeeder.
If you favor something a bit newer, check out the STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES REY’S SPEEDER (JAKKU) & REY (SCAVENGER) Figure. Like Luke, Rey is in her fully covered desert scavenger cloths and comes with the speeder she used in The Force Awakens.
Hasbro will be showing off these new figures at their booth down in Orlando, so if you are in the area stop by and take a look. For those of us who won’t be in attendance this week, the figures should hit shelves later this year.
And here’s the official press release on the Forces of Destiny toys:
Disney and Lucasfilm have collaborated with Hasbro to create a robust line of toys and role play items inspired by the Star Wars Forces of Destiny animated content announced today, and the toy line will launch on August 1 at mass retailers around the world and HasbroToyShop.com.
The line includes new 11-inch “Adventure Figures” depicting characters including Rey, Jyn Erso, Princess Leia, Sabine Wren, plus loveable sidekicks and epic villains like BB-8, Chewbacca and many more. These true to form Adventure Figures bridge the gap between traditional action figures and dolls, opening up a new play experience for Star Wars fans of all ages and genders. Each individually designed figure features dynamic action and multiple points of articulation to help recreate the characters’ adventures and heroic moments with different poses.
Check out the Star Wars Forces of Destiny first look video below in case you missed our other report:
And more screenshots with the toys (via Hasbro):
I think those new figures look pretty lame to be honest. I understand they are more on the doll side of toys, but even when they made barbie-esque queen amadalla for the prequels I didn’t think they looked so weird. I mean, look at chewbacca, that’s the wolf man!
On a side note I want to still rant about how I collect 12 inch figures, but new ones have no articulation or cloth, but now these do but aren’t movie accurate with huge heads. Dang it!
They’re spliced from the same DNA as the DC Super Hero Girls line – it’s a kid thing, dude…don’t sweat it. Both my daughters are gonna go ape for these…
You’re not the target audience. My seven year old daughter is. She is going to flip over Sabine.
The company has gone down the doll route several times before. It’s flopped every single time. I’m willing to bet there’s just not enough ‘your daughters’ out there demanding THESE over anything else marketed to them to sustain a line. Hasblow keeps trying to expand their consumer base, but they keep doing it with lines nobody asked for (anyone up for a game of Fighter Pods? How about Angry Birds Star Wars?), failing, and it seems the only take away they ever have is “spend less money on producing figures!”.
Chewie looks U.G.L.Y.
The Princess Leia doll looks like the actress who plays Arya Stark.
Those Force of Destiny figures look like they could easily be in Team America: World Police 2.
Getting Rey’s speeder. Always loved that design.
Icecream fan, huh?
I had stopped collecting The Black Series figures a while back, but damn it, there’s no way I can pass up Luke’s Landspeeder. I LOVE HIS LITTLE HAT, OMG.
It goes great with HIS LITTLE LANDSPEEDER. Seriously, that thing is about the same size as the original and retooled 3.75″ versions.
Chewie looks like Cha-Ka from Land of the Lost.
hahaha, yeah he does.
Now now, be fair. They ALL look like butt.
I want that Luke & speeder.
Nice to see father & daughter with their respective sand speeders & staff they defend themselves with.
Have to buy the droid that carried the plans & adventure to them separately. 😉
I think someone accidentally sent Hasbro the drawings of “the apeman Chewbacca” from that Chinese comic book.