Star Wars Figure of the Day: Day 3,234: Jawa (Mos Eisley, The Vintage Collection)

JAWA (Mos Eisley)
The Vintage Collection 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure
Item No.: No. F6986
Number: #342
Includes: 3 blasters, playset
Action Feature: Working holster
Retail: $59.99
Availability: March 2025
Appearances: Star Wars

Bio: Tatooine's lawless port was a hive of scum and villainy for rogues, smugglers, and fugitives of all species, including Jwas - who comb through the desert in search of discarded scrap and mechanicals to cobble together weaponry. (Taken from the figure's set's box.)

Image: Adam's photo lab.

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Commentary: In short: it's a decent 2025 army-builder refresh of a 2022 redeco of a 2021 retool of a figure from 2014. I tend to drag my feet opening the carded figures that come in a lot of playsets and vehicles because they're usually not much better than the ones I've opened. Different, maybe, but another Stormtrooper, another Death Trooper, a nameless Mandalorian... I've got something like that already. This Jawa (Mos Eisley) is different... it uses mostly old parts, but it does deliver something we don't have: a more-or-less modern take on the 1970s Tatooine Jawa with cloth robes, which is something fans wanting a Kenner update might find useful.

In other words, it's basically the Obi-Wan Kenobi Jawa, Teeka, which you probably got on Amazon and didn't yet open. The accessories are different but it's a very similar figure. As of my writing this, Amazon has him in a three-pack for $24.99.

The arms and legs are from a 2014 Jawas (The Black Seres) [FOTD #2,169] set - in which you got two Jawas for $12.99. That figure was given a new head, a new torso, and some new accessories in 2021 as Offworld Jawa (Arvala-7) [FOTD #2,859] for $13.99. This is not an amazing deal, but it was a perfectly nice Jawa action figure. That last single Arvala-7 release also had The Egg - which added some value and uniqueness to an otherwise pricey retool. (Getting one figure for the price of two is something I can't easily let go.) If Hasbro threw in random junk parts in this set, I think it would be easier to swallow were it sold individually.

Given the hairy arms are on the packaging, it is a little disappointing we didn't get a Jawa siesta and I hope Hasbro goes ahead and makes them for the 50th anniversary. It would be fun, it would be weird. If you need a Jawa and want the playset, this is a perfectly adequate Jawa figure. It is not a good representation of the Jawa on the cardback photo. If you're not a completist, and you have sufficient Jawas, I assume you can let this one go. I like it as a good "cloth robes Jawa" but if you have Teeka, you might not find the playset and blasters to be compelling enough to buy again. Or you might! I did, I really like Jawas.

Playset Notes: Two moving play features make me like this set enough to recommend it, as there is some actual "play" there. It feels sturdy, and you can connect the wall pegs and holes to the Nevarro Cantina. (The colors won't match.) Since we haven't really had many licensed Mos Eisley exteriors, this one is a good choice. And I assume 3D printer people will be working on expansion sets for it.

Mos Eisley seems like a great set for figure photographers. Less a toy, it does have some moving parts with which you may enjoy fidgeting. The door has a lever to slide it open. The door greeter has a lever on the back, so you can move it around like a puppet. You can reconfigure the three mostly unpainted wall pieces in various aways, and the lack of footpegs (and deco) means they'll fit in with pretty much any generation of Star Wars action figures. The set also comes with three crates with opening lids and a non-opening canister. There's also a pole. On one hand you could 3D print a similar item but slicing it up, painting it, and spending hours (and hours) printing it might make you want to just buy Hasbro's. I'm very charmed by it, and I'm considering buying a second one to build out a little area.

Since it has no weathering and few moving parts, you probably won't be impressed by it. But maybe you'd be wrong - theres a separately-molded vent in one of the walls, and a recessed area that may be fun to swipe some stickers from the HasLab Cantina and post some bills in the nook. Playing with this toy, rather than just plopping a figure on it, reminds me that I would love it if Hasbro put more fidget features. Make something pop off, or blow up, or open - I doubt any fan would be upset, and it'll give the toy some action beyond "open and put on shelf in DETOLF." I appreciate the added effort on this one, especially with the opening cargo containers. (The deco on the big, weathered one is quite impressive!)

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

--Adam Pawlus

Day 3,234: April 24, 2025