Right now,Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a small bit like Shrodinger's Star Wars. Longtime fans of the franchise hold been burned by incredible trailers and hype before, and aren't so involved to let their guard down just in case Episode VII disappoints them yet again. But there's also reason to believe that the new trilogy (and the numerous other films in development) won't descend prey to the same pitfalls that ended up being the prequel trilogy's downfall. As such, and The Force Awakens exists as both an incredible triumph and a spectacular failure all at once. It's bewitching then that Tamashii Nations next three figures happen to tie the prequels and the new sequels together.
The next wave of SH Figuarts Star Wars figures will hit this winter,and includes Obi-Wan "The Only Good section of the Prequels" Kenobi, Kylo Ren and the First Order Stormtrooper. Tamashii's gone with the padowan incarnation of Obi-Wan, or which is an bewitching choice given that rat tails never took off as a viable haircut,but it does allow pit the soon-to-be Jedi Master against the previously released Figuarts Darth Maul. The figure looks sharp, even in the sculpted and articulated robes, and includes two different facial expressions. Kenobi's bemused confusion was certainly an expression used often in the early film,but I'm a small surprised Tamashii didn't go with something a bit more aggressive to match up with Maul.
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Source: comicsalliance.com