Star Wars Black Series Jaina Solo Action Figure Review

"You know what? Being the Sword of the Jedi really stinks."

You can choose to find and purchase Jedi Master Jaina Solo-Fel: daughter of General Han Solo and Jedi Knight Leia Organa Solo; Niece of Jedi Grand Master Luke Skywalker; Twin-sister to Darth Caedus;  Former commander of Rogue Squadron; Former commander of the Twin Suns Squadron; Hero of the Yuuzhan War; Avatar of the Trickster Goddess Yun-Harla - Goddess of Deception; Sword of the Jedi or; you can go look for Rey, daughter of nobody.

While we do not hate the direction that Disney took with Star Wars, we do regret that they did not pursue the rich now non-canon history which began with Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire in 1991, especially since it relegated such a strong female character into virtual non-existence.

So we were surprised that Disney acquiesced to creating a 6" Black Series version of her just because she won a fan's survey.

Disney could have easily lied.

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Daiana Menezes Slave Leia costume

Daiana Menezes will apparently be hosting the upcoming - and controversy filled - Comiccon 2018 here in Manila and she plans on hosting the event dressed as Princess Leia in her steel bikini.

When you take off the mask, este, helmet! #ootd preparing for #Comiccon2018 hosting #comicconasia2018

A post shared by ⠀⠀⠀Daiana Menezes BRAZILIPINA™ (@daianamenezes_) on Feb 17, 2018 at 10:45pm PST

Frankly.... wow.

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Star Wars Black Series Hera Syndulla Action Figure

If all you do is fight for your own life, then your life is worth nothing.

The Star Wars Black Series Hera Syundulla Action Figure is without a doubt one of the most beautiful action figures we've seen in a while.

And a very, very VERY far cry from her bride-of-Kermit-the-Frog 3.75" version.

You can laugh at that travesty here.

As with the Mandalorian Sabine Wren, this is Captain of the Ghost Hera Syndulla, not yet Hera Syndulla from Season 3 of Rebels - given that she does not bear yet the accouterments of a Rebel Officer. However her blister pack does mark her as Captain of the Rebel Alliance so this is the Season 2 Hera Syndulla - but certainly not General Hera Syndulla from Rogue One.

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Star Wars Black Series Chirrut Imwe Action Figure Review

I am one with the Force. And the Force is with me. 

The Chirrut Imwe 6" Action Figure from the Star Wars Black Series toyline is one of the best articulated and detailed figures to come from the toyline.

Chirrut Imwe is one of the most iconic characters to come out of Rogue One for several reasons:

• He's the first major Star Wars character of Oriental (We're Oriental and frankly Oriental is not a racial slur - Go Iron Fist!) origin. 
• He's sparked debate as to the efficacy of Stormtrooper armor. 
• While there are races and martial arts in the Star Wars Universe that mimic or surpass Force abilities, what exactly is Chirrut Imwe?

Jedi Knight Selig Kennjenn Quick Review

Jedi Knight Selig Kennjenn

Welcome to a quick review of Selig Kennjenn from the Star Wars Toys R'Us exclusive Battle of Geonosis, Jedi Knight Set #2.

This is the first time we've had to photoshop this many lightsabers.

Anyway, Jedi Knight Selig Kennjen is part of a 4-pack that includes: Jedi Knights Que-Mars Redath-Gom and
Khaat Qiyn, and; Clone Captain Deviss.

Of the three Jedi Knights in the pack, only Kennjen would survive the 1st Battle of Geonosis (Jedi Knight Khaat Qiyn's death is not yet set in stone). However, of the three, Jedi Knight Selig Kennjen is the only one who did not appear in Star Wars Episode II's Battle of Geonosis.

In fact he only appears in unused promotional artwork.

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Star Wars Old Republic Trooper Jace Malcom Quick Review

Star Wars Old Republic Trooper

Welcome to a quick review of the Star Wars Old Republic Trooper Jace Malcom - the man (Not a clone) who would become leader of Havoc Squad - an Old Republic Special Forces Unit - and later, Supreme Commander of the Old Republic Army.

Jace Malcom - first appeared as an unnamed Old Republic Commando with a proclivity for an Armstech modified Assault Cannon called the "Havoc's Fist" - which made him cool - in the BioWare/LucasArts Star Wars The Old Republic (SWTOR) MMORPG trailer entitled "Hope" (Voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson, The Cleveland Show, The Batman).

This was the guy dumb (?) enough to go take on Darth Malgus with a knife, and who later detonated a flashbang grenade while holding it (It really messed up his face).

The unnamed Old Republic Trooper would return in....well... the SWTOR MMORPG trailer entitled "Return" and Bioware//LucasArts started using him more and more for promotional purposes. Jace Malcom was finally named by Bioware's Lead Writer Charles Boyd in an interview regarding the Guinness Record winning game.

We should note that the events in "Return" occur before the events in "Hope"

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Star Wars Expanded Universe Jedi Master Corran Horn and Whistler Action Figures

Corran Horn and Whistler

Welcome to a review of the Rogue Squadron pilot who would become a Jedi Master, Corran Horn and his R2 Whistler action figures from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. 

One of the saddest things about Star Wars Episode VII is that is disregards almost 20 years of incredible story-lines and characters. Seriously people who scoff at these books because "All that matters are the movies" should learn to read. 

While some (one) characters, like Grand Admiral Thrawn, have been revived from the discard pile, they're so far mere shadows of what they can be.

Meanwhile Corran Horn remains on the discard pile. Corran was a "police detective" of the Corellian Security Force. He ran afoul with an Imperial Intelligence Officer and went into hiding - later to join the rebellion. Following the Battle of Endor, Wedge Antilles  was mandated with re-building Rogue Squadron and Corran signed up and became Rogue 9. Personal ambition made him strive to be the best pilot in the legendary squadron but his ass was kicked by pilots Tycho Celchu and Wedge Antilles. 

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Globe Star Wars Create Courage Commercial

Late last year Globe started running this advertisement and it's one of the biggest StarWars  tearjerkers we've ever seen.

Will you #CreateCourage no matter what?

Dark Lord Dungeon 2016 Toy of the Year

Welcome to the Dark Lord Dungeon 2016 Toy of Year award! 2016 was a rough year for us, filled with soul-searching and new directions - all for the good. There were dark times. You'll note that there is no entry in August because we wanted to shut down this blog in August. The Higher Powers said no, so here we are. Thank you for being a part of this journey. Thank you for continuing to be a part of our journey. Here's to a great 2017!

This year's finalists

Star Wars Black Series Sabine Wren Review

Sabine Wren

Welcome to our review of the Star Wars Black Series Sabine Wren Action Figure.

Now if you follow the Star Wars Rebels cartoon, you know that this look is actually dated. Sabine Wren customizes her armor... and hair... as she goes. Each new mark signifies a major battle or campaign. In essence she's keeping score on her armor - just like Clone Captain Rex did - but in a less morbid manner  (Rex kept a tally of the dead on his armor).

The current incarnation of the Lothal Rebel's ace saboteur and demolitions expert currently sports a silver to violet mane of hair (She had blue to green hair in Season 2), and a much more colorful set of armor. This is her Star Wars Rebels Season 1 incarnation.

Also she now wields the infamous Darksaber - the sword wielded by the late commander of the Mandalorian Death Watch, Pre Vizsla - who wielded the Dark Saber till Darth Maul decided to decapitate him. Darth Maul would wield the Darksaber till he decided to leave it in the Nightsister's lair on Dathomir where it would work it's way back into a Mandalorian's hand.

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Star Wars Black Series Ahsoka Tano Review

Star Wars Black Series Ahsoka Tano

Presenting the failed Jedi Ahsoka Tano from the Star Wars Black Series 6" toyline.

We're not really fans of Star Wars Rebels since they tend to make fun of the Empire and have no respect for canon.

But we do love the fact that they are trying to tie up a loose end left from the very very lovely Star Wars Clone Wars cartoon series: The fate of Anakin Skywalker's failed padawan, Ahsoka "Snips" Tano.

The Clone Wars definitely ended with her fate hanging. We expected her to die at the end of the Clone Wars since Anakin Skywalker did not have a Padawan learner at the start of Episode III.

But no, she's back and still kicking. It's actually a bit incredulous that the Jedi would let a trained Padawan on the verge of knighthood just quit - taking all her skills with her. Isn't that more or less how Sith are born?

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So long Princess: Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), October 21, 1956 - December 27, 2016

Our beloved Princess Leia Organa-Solo, Carrie Frances Fisher, has become one with the Force. She drowned in the moonlight, strangled by her own bra.

Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia),  October 21, 1956 -  December 27, 2016

"Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Mourn them do not. Miss them do not." - Grand Master Yoda.

Darth Vader Commercial from Portugal

Without a doubt, this is one of THE Best Star Wars Commercials ever. This is from Portugal and we absolutely LOVE the costume! How the cape swishes, how it fits the actor perfectly! One of the most terrifying cosplays of Vader we've ever seen!

The Mother of Dragons Emilia Clarke joins the Star Wars Universe

Emilia Clarke Joins Star Wars

We're really excited to help spread the news that Emilia Isabelle Euphemia Rose Clarke AKA Daenerys Targaryen - The Unburnt; Queen of the Andals, Queen of Meereen, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Chains, Mother of Dragons - has just joined the Star Wars Universe. 

The 30 year old actress  will be joining the still untitled 2018 Han Solo Solo movie which will be directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Game of Thrones, will join the upcoming untitled Han Solo Star Wars movie. Clarke joins Alden Ehrenreich (Han Solo) and Donald Glover (Lando Calrissian) in the highly anticipated film.

For more details, do visit StarWars.com 

Jedi Knight Sarrissa Jeng Quick Review

Welcome to a quick review of Jedi Knight Sarrissa Jeng from the Battle of Geonosis: Jedi Knights 4-pack

Jedi Knight Sarrissa Jeng

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Star Wars Sabine Wren - Quick Review

This is a quick-review for the Star Wars Rebels Sabine Wren

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Maid of Might Cospay

We are really falling in love with the Cosplay work from Maid of Might Cosplay. Her real name is Jessica and she describes herself as a cosplayer, comic collector (With over 8,000 comics in her collection) & all around dork.

A photo posted by ✨💖Jessica: Maid Of Might 💖✨ (@maidofmight) on Nov 4, 2016 at 3:32pm PDT

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Hoshino - A Star Wars Fan FIlm

I know a guy

Presenting: Hoshino, a Star Wars Fan film from Director Stephen Vitale, and writen/produced by Eric Carrasco. It stars the very beautiful Youtube star Anna Akana (You might remember her from the movie Ant-Man) as blind Jedi Master Ko Hoshino. The 7.02 minute YouTube video is soooo good, it almost brought a tear to our eyes when Master Hoshino finally ignites her blade at the end of the film.

It definitely left us wanting more, more, MORE!!!!

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Star Wars Kanan Jarrus in Storm Trooper Armor - Quick Review

This is a quick-review for the Star Wars Rebels Kanan Jarrus in Storm Trooper Armor.

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Thrawn by Timothy Zahn

Thrawn by Timothy Zahn

Timothy Zahn reclaims the character he created for the now destroyed Star Wars Expanded Universe with a new novel entitled Thrawn. 

Amazon has this to say about Zahn's new book on Mitth'raw'nuruodo: "In this definitive novel, readers will follow Thrawn’s rise to power—uncovering the events that created one of the most iconic villains in Star Wars history."

Thrawn will be officially released on April 11, 2017. Pre-order your copy here: