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The Vintage Collection: The Ninety Six - RETURN OF THE JEDI 8D8
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 8D8.
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 definitive custom figure in the comments as well! Who knows? It might give Hasbro some ideas.
RETURN OF THE JEDI 8D8
Is there a definitive modern counterpart to 1984’s ROTJ 8D8?
1998’s POTF2 [FF/TKC] 8D8 is generally regarded as the closest placeholder (as sad as that is)
Has Hasbro added this character’s card art and action figure into THE VINTAGE COLLECTION? And is it definitive?
No. And it’s embarrassing at this point.
Does THE VINTAGE COLLECTION release completely satisfy the modern counterpart to 1983’s RETURN OF THE JEDI 8D8 figure?
As mentioned above, we’ve waited decades for Hasbro to give us a modern and definitive counterpart to this character.
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?
1998’s THE POWER OF THE FORCE “2” [FREEZE FRAME/THE KENNER COLLECTION] 8D8 had its charm with the light port and was suitable for its time, but it has become obsolete at this point. Hasbro needs to tool an all-new figure from the ground up. Or, they can take the BG-J38 Build A Droid figure and tool a new head sculpt, repaint it, and create 8D8 that way as well.
What does Hasbro have to do so we can check off “8D8” from our Vintage Vs. Modern checklists?
Hasbro needs to create a modern version of this character and place it on a vintage 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)?
1984’s ROTJ 8D8. 38 years ago.
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