DJAS PUHR Alien Bounty HunterSaga Collection 2
Item No.: Asst. 84861 No. 84809
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Number: #0240
Includes: Twin blasters with blast effects
Action Feature: n/a
Retail: $4.99
Availability: June/July 2002
Appearances: Star Wars
Bio: The Mos Eisley Cantina is a wretched hive of scum and villainy. For the Sakiyan bounty hunter Djas Puhr, the cantina is a fertile refuge ripe with opportunity to catch a fugitive bounty or pry information from customers who know more than they claim. (Taken from the figure's packaging)
Image: Adam Pawlus' Cantina diorama.
Commentary: Djas Puhr ("Jasper," get it? I didn't) is a super-obscure Cantina alien that odds are you never saw in the movie, but now you own as a toy. He has a fantastic sculpt with loads of detail, and articulated wrists for reasons I still don't quite get. His action-oriented pose is not necessarily sensible given his place as a drinker, but at least he has holsters for his blasters. If you look at his costume, it probably has more detail and texture than the real thing. Hasbro did a freaking fantastic job on this one. There are straps and patches, boots, and just enough paint that the figure really does look like a dude in makeup. He has some difficulty sitting due to his belt and the lower part of his jacket, but you can cram him in a booth of needed. I suggest making him stand is the way to go.
Collector's Notes: This figure was pretty common and is relatively worthless. As such, get one for next to nothing and take solace in the fact there will likely never, ever be a reissue. It's worth having around, it's pretty nice looking up close.
--Adam Pawlus
Day 1,363: September 3, 2010
I, too, would never have guessed "Jasper." I still call him "DEE-jas Pur." Why should that first "d" be silent anyway??
ReplyDeleteI knew it was "Jasper". Also, most people don't realize the reggae themed Zepplin song "Dyer Maker" is similar in that it's pronounced "jam-aica". Get it? Reggae, Jamaica? lol
ReplyDeleteAwesome figure though :)
Agreed, a terrific figure of a nothing character -- like so many cantina aliens. Sometimes I wish they would move on and do something new, but so many of these cantina guys are so terrifically well done that, hey, keep doing them. I admit previous cluelessness at both this name and the Led Zep reference. FotD: educational and entertaining.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, Djas is an okay figure, maybe a tad too action posed, but not terribly so.
ReplyDeleteHim being a bounty hunter is on the list of cliched jobs for Cantina aliens/background characters.