Grogu - TVC - Basic (VC313)

After training as a Jedi, Grogu chooses to return to Din Djarin's side as they take a stand against the Imperial remnant.

For goodness’ sake, another Grogu? How many do our collections need? One or two were cute, but now we are approaching a dozen, and Hasbro must focus on other characters. The wave that Grogu is part of is a hot mess, honestly. Remember the awesome repack and repaint waves from the original run of The Vintage Collection? Remember when Hasbro tweaked action figures enough to make them feel like new versions of the characters and gave us first-time offerings as a result? Remember when the worst thing about The Vintage Collection was getting a new clone repainted, for which we felt indifferent? Most of us would give anything to go back to those days. Now, we get the equivalent of an accessory with accessories for a whopping $16.99. In a sane world, this would be egregious. But there are enough barking and clapping seals that find the umpteenth Grogu acceptable, including one defense after another, which is why it’s a good idea for the line. The Vintage Collection has significant problems, and if Hasbro doesn’t start making stuff collectors with money want, it will die again.

But they won’t talk about how prices have skyrocketed to unaffordable amounts of money. They won’t speak honestly about how it’s the equivalent of locating a unicorn when a collector finds new The Vintage Collection figures in a Target or Walmart. It’s almost as if we’re living in that meme where everything is burning around the dog, and we still won’t admit there’s a problem when it catches on fire. These are who the neo-TVC collectors are. And they’re a massive part of the problem. Yes, that’s a lot of whining before talking about a new entry into The Vintage Collection. Still, enough is enough, and we need monumental change to get this coveted collection of action figures back on track. We’d personally like to pluck out our eyeballs before reviewing another Grogu action figure, but we’ll attempt to be as diplomatic as possible to give credit where credit is due. But we will NEVER accept an MRSP of $16.99 for a Grogu action figure, no matter how many accessories it has. It’s a ripoff. Why is Hasbro repeating this character across its multiple lines? There are too many of them!

Grogu is an all-new sculpt. It comes with a ball-socket head and nothing else. It looks like the hands are supposed to move, but we had no luck moving ours. Please let us know if you are successful. The tooling of the new Grogu is excellent and captures the spirit and look of the onscreen character. Based on The Child’s Season 3 appearance, Grogu comes with a five-piece pram. When fully assembled, this pram is globe-shaped and doesn’t look all that different from a beach ball. However, Hasbro included three different “lids” for the pram, showing its various stages of collapse. The interior of the pram is stunning, complete with dark gray and maroon-red coloring. The figure fits nicely inside of it. Hasbro also included an “invisible” display stand, which slots into the bottom to give it a hovering effect. Lastly, they included the chainmail t-shirt, which makes the action figure look humorous when holding it up against its body. The packaging looks fantastic, but you’ll have to convince yourself you’ll need another Gropgu for your 3.75-inch collection.