As Hollywood anti-heroes go, they don’t get more surly than
Jaws’ Sam Quint, a WWII veteran obsessed with hunting sharks who was brought to the screen by Robert Shaw. Spoiler alert: he doesn’t quite deliver on his promise of ridding Amity Island of its great white shark problem, but Quint still remains a character worthy of immortalization in an 8-inch figure. NECA has released a handful of new shots of the figure ahead of its arrival in March that will include his full outfit, a harpoon gun, a rifle, a machete, a baseball bat, and a can of beer. There’s no pricing info yet, but NECA has also teased that Bruce the Shark will also be joining Quint later this year, although a planned Chief Martin Brody figure has been officially cancelled.
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LucasArts Games is back, but with a brand new look and name under Lucasfilm Games. It may seem like a small thing to be excited about, but the implications of what this may bring are something to get excited about. It shows that Lucasfilm is ready to take things to the next level and capitalize off of the current success of Star Wars.
It also brings up some retro game possibilities. Considering the extensive history of titles that LucasArts originally brought into the gaming world, there are quite a few that deserve to be brought back to life with a modern revision. Star Wars video games have always been popular, but not many people have played some of the classics that have built the foundation for modern Star Wars titles.
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LucasArts Games is back, but with a brand new look and name under LucasFilm Games. It may seem like a small thing to be excited about, but the implications of what this may bring are something to get excited about. It shows that LucasFilm is ready to take things to the next level and capitalize off of the current success of Star Wars.
It also brings up some retro game possibilities. Considering the extensive history of titles that LucasArts originally brought into the gaming world, there are quite a few that deserve to be brought back to life with a modern revision. Star Wars video games have always been popular, but not many people have played some of the classics that have built the foundation for modern Star Wars titles.
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Unless you’re one of the most powerful Jedi the galaxy far, far away has ever known, you really don’t want to run into any Dark Troopers. As Moff Gideon gleefully pointed out on
The Mandalorian, even a powerful warrior like Din Djarin had his “hands full” with one. But that doesn’t mean you can’t bring one home. Hot Toys’ new 1/6th scale Dark Trooper figure brings that deadly droid to life without any of the danger.
But it will still be plenty imposing.
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The Mandalorian‘s second season ended with Luke Skywalker slicing through an entire platoon of Dark Troopers. But that courageous act only showed how formidable they really are. The third generation of the Empire’s special troopers did away with their biggest “weakness.” They no longer needed humans inside, which meant they could be even bigger and more cold-blooded. Now those oversized killer droids can tower over your desk or bookshelf, with Hot Toy’s new
Fans of the Dark Trooper from
Star Wars lore will now finally be able to own their own sixth scale figure of the iconic Imperial droids, courtesy of Hot Toys. Hot Toys and Sideshow Collectibles this week revealed the new sixth scale Masterpiece Dark Trooper figure, as seen on the hit Disney+ series
The Mandalorian.
The Dark Troopers made their initial debut in the 1995 video game Star Wars: Dark Forces. They finally made their live-action debut in season two of
The Mandalorian. The sixth scale figure is now available to pre-order at Sideshow.com and is due for an estimated April 2022 to June 2022 release for a cost of $260.