X-Wing & Star Destroyer in Small Scale!

06.15.2016 – The Star Wars brand is full steam ahead now that the franchise resurgence thanks to “The Force Awakens” merchandise of anything is expanding not that you won’t mind getting all of them. But if you’re into model kits it must be a great time to be a fan as previously sighted set of ships from Bandai has finally made it to local stores, but now they’re adding a few more in a smaller scale...

Toy Sightings: Tomica Star Wars Cars & Ships!

01.29.2016 – The Star Wars fever is not yet over that the reinvigorated franchise has more films being developed. “Rogue One” an upcoming film is set to be shown this year so expect more merchandise to roll over in the coming months ahead. One of them is Takara Tomy a Japanese company well known for licensed brands who happens to have their own “Star Wars” being sighted in retail stores this week.

PREVIEWS Exclusive POP! Rancor Figure Pack!

01.16.2016 – The Star Wars fever has not ended this past Holiday season as they kept on rolling with news about the upcoming films, animation tie-up and comic books. Not to mention a slew of merchandise that would drive you insane. Diamond Distributors Inc. is one of the companies that bring out the best for the Star Wars fans globally. Most of the stuff they have are exclusive like the beastliest creatures that’s coming out as part of the Previews Exclusive Figure Pack!

Toys Sightings: Star Wars Model Kits by Bandai!

12.13.2015 – The Force of Star Wars is very strong for its merchandise dating back to the action figures Kenner produced in a Christmas-less 1977 that where eventually released the following year. But all said and done “The Force Awakens” has enough merchandise since “Force Friday” unleashed in September and Bandai adds the model kit ships to the roster.

Star Wars Rebels: Kanan Jarrus!

09.05.2015 – Star Wars Rebels has carved its own niche that few would be aware of the series. It doesn’t feature any of the iconic characters from the first six original films, but it has familiar faces which appeared in the said saga. The Rebels have six prominent characters that were affected by the grip of the Galactic Empire. One of them is Kanan Jarrus the leader of that team considered the ‘Ghost crew’ who has a shrouded past and an interesting origin.

Bastila Shan

Presenting Bastila Shan from the Star Wars Expanded Universe Toy Series. This is Bastila's character debut - there are currently no other Bastila figures out there in the market - after having won the Star Wars 2009 Fan's Choice Poll.

If you are reading this, and have never played Knights of the Old Republic, then you probably shouldn't be here and you probably think that Bastila is a spicy Moroccan Chicken dish (If so, then you really shouldn't be here and have missed out on a really good role-playing game - Though Moroccan Bastila Chicken is not bad).

STAR WARS: Imperial Cruisemissile Trooper

Presenting a Star Wars Imperial Cruisemissile Trooper from the Power of the Force Toyline.

While preparing this blog entry, it occurred to me that one of the reason why I started this blog to begin with is that there is absolutely no way in the world that I would be able to remember all the names of the toys in the Dungeon. The only way that I would be able to keep track is to put it here. True enough it took me half a day researching on-line to find out what the hell this particular vehicle was called.

It was quite difficult to find because the Imperial Cruisemissile Trooper is not classified as a vehicle. It's classified as... well... personnel. So a quick comb-through the Galactic Empire's Database did not reveal the Cruisemissile Trooper. Eventually I got lucky by searching for Power of the Force vehicles where I found it in someone's set for sale on Ebay.

Star Wars: Darth Maul - Vintage Collection

Presenting Darth Maul from the Star Wars Phantom Menace Vintage Collection.

Darth Maul is a Dathomirian Zabrak from the planet of Iridonia - meaning that he's not a pure Zabrak but a hybrid between a Human and a Zabrak (Though the term Dathomiri is used loosely so for all I know he could be pure Zabrak. You can also call him an Iridonian as the Engineer from Knights of the Old Republic II, Bao-Dur was commonly referred to.

The interesting thing about Darth Maul is that he's technically not dead yet. Lucas hasn't decided how Maul should officially die yet.

He did not die in Phantom Menace as was commonly believed. He survived, got himself a robotic torso and went on a psychotic rampage till the Dathomiri Nightsisters restored his sanity and he went on a crusade after Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Side-by-side with his fellow Zabrak Savage Opress, Maul fought both Kenobi and Asajj Ventress till both retreated from the battle with Maul vowing revenge.

STAR WARS: Boba Fett - Vintage Edition

Presenting Boba Fett from the Star Wars Empire Strikes Back Vintage Edition toy line.

I've long been a fan of Boba Fett. You've gotta admire someone who - from the tragic death of his father, eked  out his own survival and established himself as an even greater Bounty Hunter than his father. At one time he was even able to fight Darth Vader to a debatable draw. Later her actually saved and sided with Darth Vader when Vader was being hunted down by Bounty Hunters. This earned Fett Darth Vader's respect if not his admiration.

Years later Fett survives being inside a Sarlaac not once, but twice (He was regurgitated the second time around). Fett would go on to becoming the Mandalore uniting his people against the Yuuzhan Vong and siding with the Galactic Empire. At this time though his health was failing due to the fact that, as a clone of Jango Fett, his aging was accelerated. Boba had already lived far beyond what he was designed to. With the help of his granddaughter he was able to find a cure, but his granddaughter ended up dead at the hands of Darth Caedus (Jacen Solo) who then used her DNA to release a technovirus that would prevent Boba Fett from ever returning to Mandalore.

Boba would later rescue Chief of State Daala (Former Imperial and not head of the Galactic Alliance) from the Jedi Council who was holding her prisoner for war crimes against the Jedi. She promised him a cure for the technovirus.

Darth Revan

Presenting Darth Revan from the Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic Video Game. Darth "I make Vader look like a baby Ewok" Revan was released as part of the Star Wars 30th Anniversary Coin Collection set - that took me more than three years to complete - along with his best friend, later apprentice, later betrayer and first ever "Meatbag", Darth Malak. They both came with very nice coins.

The funny - and oftentimes kinda  sad part about this figure is that... well I always though Darth Revan was a woman. She certainly was a woman when I played KOTOR, and she was still a woman when she was referred to in KOTOR II.

Somewhere down the line, someone in either Dark Horse Comics or Hasbro - or perhaps George Lucas himself - decided that Darth Revan was a man.