Got notice from Amazon that Hera should be arriving Monday. Happy to have this wave completed before the next one hits!
Has anyone gotten the GameStop exclusive Maul? I feel like I haven't really heard much talk about him. I'm definitely waiting until he comes down a bit in price, but he looks nice.
I got the Maul when he was first released. He's mostly reused from the CW Maul so if you have that you know most of what you're getting. He's got a new head and outfit pieces. And a new Saber, but it's undersized compared to how it was in the game. He's pretty cool, but he won't replace the CW one on my shelf. I think the biggest thing is people don't really know much about it. It was an alternate outfit for a character that came out in a game that was almost dead when he was released. As far as I know, this outfit isn't in any other media. It doesn't look bad, but I'm guessing alot of people just don't care about it, if they heard of it at all. And it ka a bit confusing as to why he got made in the first place. There are a billion other characters in different costumes they could've done that sold just as easy at Gamestop. My guess is someone at Hasbro really likes that suit. Iirc, I don't even think you can get the outfit without a code or buying it or something stupid. I dont think its just unlocked, i think you have to do something. But I'm not sure on that, as I stopped playing after I got all the achievements, long before the game died and all the new stuff came out. Honestly, a Cal Kestus repaint in another suit would've made more sense for a figure in Mauls place. But it's Maul, so I i bought him. And I had points to burn and my $5 monthly to use.
Got the Magna Guard and Phase 2 Clone. These are very cool figures. Magna Guard is a character I’ve wanted in figure form for a long time. It came out so nice with so much articulation and range. The pauldron armor pops off easily though.
Every review I've seen has those pauldrons pop off as they move the arms.
Also he has no ankle pivot, right, much like Grievous? The range of motion in the legs in multiple places looked pretty atrocious in the reviews I saw. Reviewers had trouble standing him up at all which certainly limits the poses you can get him into.
I'm currently planning to skip the figure due to the pauldrons and the limited leg articulation. Love those Grievous scenes in Revenge of the Sith so I generally wanted this figure, but he's not at all a necessity so if the engineering is as bad as it looked in the reviews I watched I'm skipping.
I keep seeing horror stories on Reddit and IG about how awful the Magna Guard is. I went and canceled the 4 I had on pre order. I still want them, but I am not in a rush to receive gummy figures that can't stand.
Got the Magna Guard and Phase 2 Clone. These are very cool figures. Magna Guard is a character I’ve wanted in figure form for a long time. It came out so nice with so much articulation and range. The pauldron armor pops off easily though.
Every review I've seen has those pauldrons pop off as they move the arms.
Also he has no ankle pivot, right, much like Grievous? The range of motion in the legs in multiple places looked pretty atrocious in the reviews I saw. Reviewers had trouble standing him up at all which certainly limits the poses you can get him into.
I'm currently planning to skip the figure due to the pauldrons and the limited leg articulation. Love those Grievous scenes in Revenge of the Sith so I generally wanted this figure, but he's not at all a necessity so if the engineering is as bad as it looked in the reviews I watched I'm skipping.
I have no problems getting the Magna Guard to stand, including balancing on one foot. Maybe the reviewer you watched needs to take more time posing.
It does have ankle pivot, but at an angle. Seems like one of the most articulated Black Series figures around. Capable of both vanilla and dynamic stances.
Alas, no Hera for me today. Went from arriving today to having to approve a dateless delay.
The neck is exceptionally long. Trimmed down its a good figure. But that neck though.
I do not have Maul yet, but I do want him for my Rebels collection. He is basically Rebels Maul I think, but I do not want to pay the full price when all these other figures just hit.
Got my Clones and Magna Guard, as well as my Wal-Mart exclusive Kenobi. I ended up just getting one Magna Guard for now, because I wanted to test it out and see if it was worth the money before I bought multiple. As has been discussed on here, there are so many negative reviews on YouTube about the figure.
But now that I have it in hand, I will at least get one more. The figure is sturdier than I thought it would be, has nice articulation, and seems to stand and pose well. And the pauldrons do pop off, but not near as bad as I was expecting.
But I really like all of these figures I got. Especially the Clones and Magna. I LOVE Prequel stuff. Give us more Hasbro.
Now, I gotta sit back and prepare myself. Because I'd say we will get the Pre Viszla, Hera, Marrok Wave from Hasbro Pulse this month. But I kind of expect we will get the Baylan Skoll, Shin Hati, R5-D4 Wave this month as well.
I found Marrok and Pre Viszla at Walmart last week - did I get lucky?
Marrok is way more interesting as a figure than it was on screen, so I grabbed it for now.
Nice. That's what I want from a cool looking figure that didn't do a lot on screen. But he had more business than some of the underlined names on my wishlist, like Weequay heh.
Yeah, that's a nice find Schizm. Glad you found them 🙂 Marrok is definitely the figure I am most excited about from this Wave. I liked him in the Ahsoka show, but I also like thinking of who he was before the Ahsoka show.
Having this figure, you can pretend he is either an Inquisitor of the Empire. Or a Witch's pawn.
Looks like this Wave will be shipping from Hasbro Pulse November 16th.
I found the shipper at Wal Mart today. They had lines of both Wrecker and Hunter. No Fives or Jesse. Annoying. I'll probably miss them...
The Gamestop Maul is similar to his appearance in Rebels, but not spot on unfortunately. Fist off, his saber doesn't have the cane attachment, not a big deal. He also looks young af on the figure, and he looks old af in the show. He also has a hood and a scarf of sorts in the show, and a strap going around his chest. And most of the screenshots I can find have him shirtless in Rebels, but the bust of him has a shirt with the scarf and strap, that I can't find a pic of in show. So I'm thinking this is probably the outfit he's in, but it has been heavily altered between this actual appearance and the look in Rebels.
So GameStop shipped the carded RotJ Vader on the most bent out of shape card with a beautiful price tag stuck right on it.
*sigh*
Called them and they sent out a replacement and let me keep the original. I asked them to please be careful with the next one and please no sticker this time. I will say this: GameStop is not a great company, but every time I've ever dealt with their customer service over the years, it's been one of the best experiences I've ever had. No wait times, friendly people, and they're always quick to offer a free replacement on figures.
Anyway, this Vader is pretty good. I had the same issue with the helmet as everyone else, but after watching this video:
I was able to get it to stay on and look correct no problem. It's all about lining it up, and pushing the head in as you push the mask down.
Still a little disappointing that they switched the one horizontal wrist hinge to a vertical and it's missing the detail on the chest paint that the ESB one had, but still a really solid Vader. The likeness is growing on me. It's more of an in-between Sebastian and Hayden.
Also got Pre Viszla and...he...exists? Looks nice, can't pose, falls over constantly. Womp womp.
FYI, Jesse and Fives are both in stock on the WM site right now for $27.97.I found the shipper at Wal Mart today. They had lines of both Wrecker and Hunter. No Fives or Jesse. Annoying. I'll probably miss them...
The Gamestop Maul is similar to his appearance in Rebels, but not spot on unfortunately. Fist off, his saber doesn't have the cane attachment, not a big deal. He also looks young af on the figure, and he looks old af in the show. He also has a hood and a scarf of sorts in the show, and a strap going around his chest. And most of the screenshots I can find have him shirtless in Rebels, but the bust of him has a shirt with the scarf and strap, that I can't find a pic of in show. So I'm thinking this is probably the outfit he's in, but it has been heavily altered between this actual appearance and the look in Rebels.
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