BOBA FETT (Tython, Jedi Ruin)
The Black Series 2020 Line Look Orange The Mandalorian Packaging
Item No.: Asst. E8908 No. F5870
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Number: #22 - The Mandalorian
Includes: Helmet, backpack, pistol, rifle
Action Feature: Connecting lightsaber parts
Retail: $31.49
Availability: January 2023
Appearances: The Mandalorian
Bio: Once regarded as one of the most fearsome and capable bounty hunters in the galaxy, Boba Fett seemingly met his demise in the Sarlacc pit on Tatooine. A survivor to the core, Fett lived to fight another day. (Taken from the packaging, which occupies a fair amount of space in six languages.)
Image: Adam's photo lab.
Availability: Click here to buy it at Walmart now!
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Commentary: A good figure with another obnoxious route to getting it!
Boba Fett (Tython Ruins) seems to be some new and old parts, with new paint, at a premium price. Pre-orders went up a year ago yesterday - and mine showed up a couple of weeks back. As far as I know Walmart stores haven't received them yet, and may never, as a lot of things tend to be online exclusives. Maybe it'll show up as part of
The Mandalorian season three starting to stream in a couple of weeks. As of my writing this it sold out and people are already selling it at a mark-up, which is pretty obnoxious - but I also assume more are out there to be had in the future.
This new release is similar to the also fairly good
Boba Fett (Throne Room, The Black Series) [FOTD #2,953] with deco and belt alterations. I like it a lot more, mostly because that was a fantastically fun episode of
The Mandalorian. We saw what seemed to be an invincible Boba Fett put his armor back on and just beat the tar out of Stormtroopers. He wasn't quite as tough in
The Book of Boba Fett with his fortune and newly-painted armor, so I'll probably just remember him in this scuffed, mismatched, and generally somehow even
more Star Wars-y armor. Boba Fett was the platonic ideal of "used universe" apparel, yet somehow this figure takes it a step further. You can see a new Tusken-derived belt with a working holster over his old Tusken pants, and you get some genuinely wonderful battle-damage silver scuffs on the chest, helmet, shoulders, and forearms. His kneepads are molded in yellow without damage markings, which is sensible given you probably will never actually see them.
The helmet pops off and on easily, and has an articulated rangefinder. A replacement green rocket was put in the post-Cobb Vanth jetpack, which is also scuffed quite nicely. Boba has no problems holding his blasters, and with no extraneous accessories to lose I'm pretty happy.
Is it worth $7 over a basic figure - which is $12 over what you paid for a basic Boba Fett just three years ago? Probably not. Inflation is cruel and it's causing a lot of us to make some tough choices. I'm still generally in love with the Mandoverse thanks to the neat armored dudes, the filthy layers of grime, the cool aliens, and the fact that it's the playground I think most of us wanted for years. This is a lot closer to what I wanted my post-pit Boba to be, and now I have it! I'd also like it as a retro figure, but so far Hasbro has been hesitant to do this particular costume as a 3 3/4-inch release. I'm sure it'll come eventually - Hasbro loves Boba Fett repaints now. They didn't a few years ago when people came asking, but such is life. If you can get this Boba Fett for what you consider to be a fair price, I think you'll appreciate the much-improved Temura Morrison likeness with Sarlacc-damage paint on it, the rich brown holster, and of course the almost-metal scuffing on the plastic armor. I can't snark this one, all parties involved did an admirable job and this is likely to be a figure that people will want between now and the time
Star Wars is officially uncool again, which is probably going to be around August or September.
Collector's Notes: I got mine from Walmart.
--Adam Pawlus
Day 3,002: February 9, 2023
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