December 2009 - Every couple of weeks, Hasbro will answer three questions per web site about their Star Wars products. Here are the questions and answers for the latest round:
1. Looking over all the "action-oriented" vehicles from the six movies, the Gungan Bongo is conspicuously absent. Why was this vehicle left out the first time around and are there any plans of having it in the future?
Answer: This vehicle would struggle to find much of an audience. The bongo is pretty much an escape craft and not as compelling as starfighter or attack craft. It's possible that someday we'll get to it, but there have been more aggressive selections in the $24.99 assortment.
2. Will we see any figures from the old Droids cartoons? An updated Thal Joben would be awesome!
Answer: Right now, there are no plans for any characters from the Droids cartoons. We will be slowing up on the EU for a while while we concentrate on the films, so it's highly unlikely we'll do anything with Droids.
3. Which character has been bumped from wave list to your "parking lot" the most times?
Answer: Interesting question! Currently, there are three of them. For basic figures, it has been Ann/Tan Gella (the Twi'lek masseuse from EpI) and Fozec (one of Jabb's guards from EpVI). Each of them has been bumped for four successive years now. It's only a matter of time until they make it in - we really want to see these someday but just have not been able to fit them in.
