Star Wars Figure of the Day: Day 3,271: Cobb Vanth (The Vintage Collection)

COBB VANTH Unarmed
The Vintage Collection 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure
Item No.: Asst. E7763 No. G0919
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Number: #371
Includes: 2 blasters
Action Feature: n/a
Retail: $16.99
Availability: July 2025
Appearances: The Book of Boba Fett

Bio: The marshal of Mos Pelgo, a small town on Tatooine, Cobb Vanth has earned the trust of the townsfolk as a capable peacekeeper and leader. (Taken from the figure's cardback.)

Image: Adam's photo lab.

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Commentary: Back in 2024, I predicted this Cobb Vanth would be coming. (I'm not special, we all saw this coming.) The Cobb Vanth [FOTD #3,187] with the armor seemed all set for a quick retool with a few minor changes so Hasbro could sell us a second figure - and here he is! It's pretty much what I expected - same general figure and blasters, no helmet or armor, slightly different scarf.

The good news is you get all of the articulation of the non-armor articulation of the previous figure, a working holster, and a great likeness of Timothy Olyphant. The sculpted texture remains excellent, and the figure's neck appears a little longer, no doubt in part thanks to needing to work with the excised armor piece. The scarf helps hide this pretty well, but it's hard to not notice.

Functionally, he's good! The hands can hold the blasters. The holster can hold the small blaster. He stands, he looks good in a diorama. You can't ask for a heck of a lot more in 2025, where each new mold is probably going to get at least one reuse if possible.

His painted belt buckle remains, and his gloves have painted fingers. That's good! And that's most of the figure's paint outside his head. I wish there was more going on here - it seems pretty simplistic, and a Retro figure would probably have about as much paint. A little boot scuff would be nice, but again, it's basically that Deluxe figure minus a few parts. There don't seem to be new paint masks here. Admittedly there's not much more to add, other than some paint on the boots, or maybe some of the pockets or other areas on the pants. It's always tough to know where to draw the line of "good!" or "good enough!" here, because I would have loved a little more paint for $17 on this particular figure. But, he's probably going to stay on the card, or his boots will be covered by display dirt (or another figure.) And we probably wouldn't want to pay three bucks for a better one... but also, maybe? It's tough to say, some of these guys like R2-D2 aren't making the most use of the budget, while some others like Fennec Shand absolutely were A+ figures with accessories to match.

Cobb Vanth is good - but just not as impressive as the figures with extra gear and alternate heads for roughly the same price. I assume the assortment is averaging out costs, but this is one of the figures with an amazing head, and great sculpting, and so-so deco and gear. It's fine - I understand separate scarves aren't free, but it's not as cool as other swappable bits and pieces. For diorama lovers and Mando-adjacent completists - and maybe movie fans, we'll see - this will likely be an in-demand figure when the character shows up again. Releasing it between things, rather than before (or during) the launch of the new stories. We haven't seen him in a bit, but a good, new story can change everything in moments. Maybe get him now if you see him - after the deluxe figure sold slowly, I assume Hasbro planned the run on this guy accordingly.

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

--Adam Pawlus

Day 3,271 August 28, 2025