Initial Release Date: 2014 Toys R Us exclusive Rebels Mission Series 3 pack
Source: Star Wars Rebels Includes: No accessories Articulation: Ball jointed neck |
Personal Observations:
Holographic Obi-Wan Kenobi came as part of an exclusive 3 pack of figures (the others being Kanan and Ezra) that was only available at Toys R Us. These were the very first figures from the Rebels TV series to hit the shelves, appearing some time before the basic carded figures were available in stores. While the other two figures are available on their own in the basic line, Obi-Wan has to date only been available in this set. The sculpt on Obi-Wan is amazing, but features very little articulation. Only the neck turns on this figure, but for some reason the neck is a ball joint rather than the basic swivel joint used on most other 5POA figures. The style of joint works well though and doesn't seem to have hurt the beauty of the sculpt like ball joints often can, so I'm happy with it. When you hold the figure in your hand, it pretty much looks like a boring blue plastic man. But if you put him in front of a window or on top of a light source he looks amazing! The picture on the header of this page shows the figure with sunlight shining on his back. Pretty cool effect! I kind of wish Obi-Wan had a little more articulation, like maybe being able to sit, just to give him a little more play value, but that may not have looked very well in the end anyway. Would it have looked weird to have a hologram piloting a ship? Probably. Still, he's a fun toy, even if he isn't very action oriented, and also makes for a decent stand in until we get a 5POA ghost of Obi-Wan. |