Soft goods are a somewhat controversial subject amongst action figure collectors, some love the cloth capes and cloaks and some hate them. In general, I prefer all sculpted plastic on my action figures, but the 6 inch Star Wars Black Maul, Obi-Wan and Anakin have used soft goods effectively to retain full range of motion for these ‘skirt’ wearing characters. It shouldn’t be a surprise to find the use of soft goods in these figures as Star Wars figures have incorporated soft goods throughout their many lines, starting with the original vintage vinyl Vader, Obi-Wan and Leia capes through their modern lines.
Darth Maul came with an alternate hooded cloak, however Anakin and Obi-Wan did not receive similar treatment and felt a little incomplete to me without their trademark Jedi long hooded robes.
Ebay seller rickhor409 sells cloaks especially made for the 6 inch Black series figures.
I bought one for Obi-Wan a few months ago that I liked quite a bit, but it did not hang as well as I would have liked and looks best with the hood down.
The cloak looks just as good to my eyes as what you would get from Hasbro, if not better.
The latest cloak I ordered for Anakin is made of a super soft almost t-shirt like material that I think hangs better than the material used on Obi-Wan’s cloak.
The sleeves seem slightly too long, but I really like the way the hood looks up or down.
The robes themselves are fairly cheap, costing 7.50 with 4.00 shipping and though I wish Hasbro had included them to begin with, I feel like they are worth the price to jazz up these figures a bit.
The only real downside besides the added cost is that it takes a couple weeks to get the robes in the mail.
The robes come in a few shades of black and brown (Anakin here has “Dark Cocoa” and Obi-Wan “Siena” and are a nice option to complete your Black Series Jedi figures if you enjoy the look of soft goods.
