Star Wars Figure of the Day: Day 3,270: Luke Skywalker (Rebel Flight Suit, Epic Hero Series)

LUKE SKYWALKER Rebel Flight Suit
Epic World of Action Luke Skywalker's Force Strike X-Wing
Item No.: No. G0768
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Number: n/a
Includes: Figure, X-Wing, 2 proton torpedoes, 1 blaster
Action Feature: n/a
Retail: $29.99
Availability: May 2025 (Target), June 2025 (elsewhere)
Appearances: Star Wars

Bio: Luke Skywalker, a Force-sensitive human male, was a legendary Jedi Master who fought in the Galactic Civil War during the reign of the Galactic Empire. (Taken from Wookieepedia. Packaging has no bio.)

Image: Adam's photo lab.

Availability: Click here to buy it at Entertainment Earth now!

Click here to buy it at Amazon now!

Click here to buy it at eBay now!

Commentary: If you have any sense of decency, you should buy a Star Wars Epic World of Action Luke Skywalker's Force Strike X-Wing Fighter. For what it costs, and what you get... it's crazy. A Speeder Bike is $20, and $30 gets you a whole X-Wing. The ship itself compares favorably to the POTF2-era X-Wings of 1995-2004, where the first release had electronics and the 2004 encore did not. It's roughly Kenner-sized, very Kenner-colored, but the mechanisms are largely gone. You do have a firing rocket - and a spare - but the wings are now manually s-foiled. It is a toy, but it looks and feels a lot like a Kenner offering. The paint and coloring are great, as is the articulated R2 dome. What's less great are the blue energy blasts in the engines (if you dislike whimsy) and the red blasts on each cannon tip, which as far as I can tell are not easily removed. If Hasbro reissues this with retro-style Kenner figures in 2027 for the 50th anniversary (and they should), I'd like to see them retool the ship to leave off the blasts and nix the energy things. But otherwise, it's great... and as a toy collector, I love it as it is with no changes. I just assume y'all won't want the energy blasts, as some of you are not fans of whimsy and imagination. But for $30, it's so perfect and we haven't had a good, sturdy, 3 3/4-inch-ish X-Wing (for kids) in nearly 21 years. It's worth noting the Epic X-Wing cockpit is big enough to fit a 1978 Chewbacca figure without a hitch.

But wait, we're here to talk about Luke. Interestingly, this may well be the first figure in the Epic line specifically from the Original Trilogy. Vader's configuration indicates he's (probably) from Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the Stormtroopers are up for debate. Everybody else is from a Disney+ streaming series, even Jedi Master Luke. Luke has only appeared in his orange flight suit on-screen in Star Wars or Return of the Jedi, and I assume they're aiming for Star Wars here. It's a shame they didn't put more OT stuff in this line - I think people would like it. I absolutely adore the toy ship, and the figure is very good.

Luke feels very close to a reimagining of the 1979 X-Wing Pilot figure. The key difference is that his visor is down - but the helmet is still very simple, with a few sculpted ridges and painted red Rebel logos on top. he has a chin strap, and a red stripe down the top. There's not much to it, so I can't complain about it. I feel like this was being done at me, sort of "Hey Adam, you want a Kenner head? Here you go." They got it right.

The body is good, but not amazing. The white vest remains as usual, and Hasbro painted the straps on the torso and legs. That's good! The gloves and boots are painted black too - that's great! You can see a couple of cut corners, though, and for the price it makes sense. The back of the figure is completely undecorated. The flight buttons and switches on the chest are all painted grey, to match the cable and some straps. It's admittedly very plain, and consistent with the (lack of) deco on Darth Vader. If you're going to cut a corner, though, that's the one I'd cut. The various silver cylinders on the arm are also unpainted - but Hasbro frequently leaves them undecorated, even on The Vintage Collection. They should paint them there, but here? It's fine.

Articulation is very good, better than any non-The Vintage Collection sculpt of Luke as a pilot. It does come up short in the hips - I'm surprised they restricted movement here. They can't swing forward very much, but can move just enough to fit in the X-Wing. The shoulders, elbows, and knees have bend-and-swivel joints, with no wrists or ankles. It's actually pretty perfect and exceeds what you need to put in the Epic X-Wing. He stands easily and can hold his blaster. But, he towers over non-Epic 3 3/4-inch scale figures, so keep that in mind.

I was curious if he fit in other vehicles. This Luke is too big to fit in the 1999 POTF2-era Y-Wing or the 2019 TVC X-Wing, but can fit in the 1995 POTF2 X-Wing and 1996 POTF2 Snowspeeder with no problems.

This figure (and vehicle) push buttons. This makes me happy. I'm sad that there are practically no examples of Original Trilogy-specificness in this line, because this is so neat. If you have $30, go get one. If you see it on sale for $15 or less, maybe get two. I liked this line's version of the N-1, but I really like Luke and the X-Wing. I would consider suggesting this set to fans of The Retro Collection too. While the clear red and blue parts are a little odd for that era, it is sized to fit Vintage and Retro figures.

Hasbro, if you're reading - I'd love to see Darth Vader's TIE Fighter, a Millennium Falcon, or a Landspeeder in this format. If you're feeling saucy, pretty much anything from the Disney+ era of ships... that aren't bikes or swoops would also be very exciting. For $30 you get your money's worth.

Collector's Notes: I got mine from Entertainment Earth.

--Adam Pawlus

Day 3,270: August 26, 2025