Spoilers All Things STAR WARS - News, Speculation & Spoilers Thread
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A shame we didn't get to see that story play out. 
So Headland's bold and innovative new direction for Star Wars, venturing further away from the live-action timeline we'd ever been, was... a straight-up table-setting exercise for the Prequel Trilogy? Gee, I can't imagine why her series was mostly received with yawns and indifference.
And oh, the surprising and novel characters we've been denied!
I had assumed differently -- that "the way to keep it going" is that eventually Qimir and Osha try to take down Plagueis together, but they lose.
I figured that was one path. I imagined Osha would stay with The Sith only to die by Palpatine after betraying Qimir.
People have a funny way of making up their minds about stuff. Like disliking the ST and then taking that to mean all future SW projects must be devoid of value, or condemning shows they didn't even watch.
Being angry is more fun than enjoyment of a franchise. Mockery more fun than engagement.
And that's all some people have.
Engagement and enjoyment are not synonyms, and criticism is a form of engagement. You're not entitled to rewrite the English language just because you don't like what others are saying.
Indeed, and I did more than my fair share in the past in fan groups. The anger became too much and the antipathy towards people was frustrating.
Criticism is well and good but laced with angry rhetoric and personal mockery of the people behind the works makes me sad.
Agreed. That's pure toxicity and those people never add anything of substance to a conversation. Not worth responding to in any manner.
We are getting Qimir in the Vintage Collection in the upcoming wave with Shaak Ti and AOTC Padmé in her white Tatooine and Geonosis outfit. Whatever one thinks of The Acolyte as a series the news that he's coming in 3.75" format and the fact he just got released as a 6" Black Series figure shows the character himself has more than enough popularity to justify pushing his collectables in a current toy environment with lots of fan dissatisfaction over both the Disney+ streaming content and rising toy prices.
Qimir will be a $19.99 figure in the U.S., a three dollar increase from what he would have sold for until this month.
Qimir will be a $19.99 figure in the U.S., a three dollar increase from what he would have sold for until this month.
Why the price increase?We are getting Qimir in the Vintage Collection in the upcoming wave with Shaak Ti and AOTC Padmé in her white Tatooine and Geonosis outfit. Whatever one thinks of The Acolyte as a series the news that he's coming in 3.75" format and the fact he just got released as a 6" Black Series figure shows the character himself has more than enough popularity to justify pushing his collectables in a current toy environment with lots of fan dissatisfaction over both the Disney+ streaming content and rising toy prices.
Qimir will be a $19.99 figure in the U.S., a three dollar increase from what he would have sold for until this month.
I'm sure they'll claim labor costs in China and Vietnam and fallout from the recent tariffs, but more likely than not it's corporate greed. Black Series increased three dollars per figure as well, the average figure rising from $24.99 to $27.99.
Hasbro has been increasing them steadily past several years. Tariffs just have given a plausible excuse.
Honestly, I think it's due to watching companies like Joy Toy and Boss Fight Studio take a larger price per figure and feeling jealous.
Emperor's Wrath.
Interesting that the Maul figure has the logo for the Maul Shadow Lord TV series on its packaging.We are getting Qimir in the Vintage Collection in the upcoming wave with Shaak Ti and AOTC Padmé in her white Tatooine and Geonosis outfit. Whatever one thinks of The Acolyte as a series the news that he's coming in 3.75" format and the fact he just got released as a 6" Black Series figure shows the character himself has more than enough popularity to justify pushing his collectables in a current toy environment with lots of fan dissatisfaction over both the Disney+ streaming content and rising toy prices.
Qimir will be a $19.99 figure in the U.S., a three dollar increase from what he would have sold for until this month.
Yet it's the same number (VC201) and exact same figure as the Mandalore Maul from TCW that was released in 2021. A straight repack with a new cardfront image and source logo and that's it.