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The Vintage Collection: The Ninety Six - STAR WARS Greedo
Welcome to another entry in our The Vintage Collection: The Ninety Six column. Hasbro recently committed to collectors that they will be “focusing” on characters in The Vintage Collection that fall under “The Ninety Six” banner. If you’re new to this, it means that there needs a modern counterpart for every classic Kenner figure. Between 2020 and 2021, Hasbro’s made an admirable effort by focusing on these characters. But there is more work to be done, and we’ll figure out where we are step by step. Today we assess Greedo.
Just a few notes: We’re right in alignment with Hasbro in our vintage Kenner database with the count. There are 21 figures under the STAR WARS banner, 29 figures under THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK banner, 31 figures under the RETURN OF THE JEDI banner, and 15 figures under THE POWER OF THE FORCE banner. (Sy Snootles, Max Rebo, Droopy McCool, and Blue Snaggletooth bring the number to an even 100 figures.)
Read our assessment, and then please add your thoughts to the comments. Let us know if you agree or disagree. If you’re a customizer, show us your custom definitive figure in the comments as well! Who knows? It might give Hasbro some ideas.
STAR WARS Greedo
Is there a definitive modern counterpart to 1979’s SW Greedo?
2010’s STAR WARS [SHADOW OF THE DARK SIDE] Greedo (SL04) Saga Legends figure is regarded as the closest placeholder.
Has Hasbro added this character’s card art and action figure into THE VINTAGE COLLECTION? And is it definitive?
No. To date, a Greedo figure that meets this definition is only part of the “VINTAGE” THE SAGA COLLECTION line, a precursor to THE VINTAGE COLLECTION. Hasbro released 2006’s VTSC Greedo, and it’s a relatively excellent action figure. They re-released this figure with revised paint operations as 2010’s STAR WARS [SHADOW OF THE DARK SIDE] Greedo (SL04) Saga Legends figure. However, it still needs a bit of updating.
Does THE VINTAGE COLLECTION release completely satisfy the modern counterpart to 1979’s STAR WARS Greedo figure?
We’re still waiting for Hasbro to add this figure into THE VINTAGE COLLECTION. It’s not a high-priority addition for the line since we have the VTSC version, but we still need one.
If Hasbro didn’t release the figure yet, do we have a near-definitive or definitive release of this character that can be added to THE VINTAGE COLLECTION as a straight repack, repaint, or with little retooling to update it?
Yes. We have 2010’s STAR WARS [SHADOW OF THE DARK SIDE] Greedo (SL04) Saga Legends figure, an update of the VTSC release. But Hasbro needs to replace the soft-goods vest with a molded one. The figure could use some revised paint operations for screen accuracy as well. We don’t feel we need an all-new figure from the ground up. We’re close with this one.
What does Hasbro have to do so we can check off “Greedo” from our Vintage Vs. Modern checklists?
Hasbro needs to make some adjustments on the 2010’s STAR WARS [SHADOW OF THE DARK SIDE] Greedo (SL04) Saga Legends figure and then package it on a Kenner card in THE VINTAGE COLLECTION.
The year and years elapsed (through 2021) since we last had this character in classic Kenner-styled packaging (vintage or modern)?
2006’s VTSC Greedo. 15 years ago.
1979’s SW Greedo. 42 years ago.
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