I was reading recently about how when Ahsoka Tano was first introduced, she was met with a lot of fan hostility. I never watched the animated Clone Wars series (or movie), but this is where Ahsoka Tano was introduced as a 14-year-old Padawan under the tutelage of a 19-year-old Anakin Skywalker. Without reading any more details, I can imagine the writers falling prey to same tropes of teenage character stereotypes. I bet she was surly, cool, obnoxious, witty, and scrappy - yet promising. And I'll bet she came off as annoying. That's all just my hunch based on decades of seeing teenage elements inserted into a serious genre. But thankfully the fanbase came around and the character matured. Because the character we see today is pretty awesome. Rosario Dawson's portrayal in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett was masterful. And the fact that her solo show, Ahsoka, is premiering in August 2023 is no surprise at all - and I can't wait! Let's check out the Retro Collection Ahsoka Tano below!
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Showing posts with label Ahsoka Tano. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ahsoka Tano. Show all posts
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Star Wars Retro Collection - AHSOKA TANO!
Saturday, July 23, 2022
The Mandalorian - AHSOKA TANO!
I love how popular Ahsoka Tano has become. She was introduced in 2008's Star Wars: The Clone Wars CGI animated film, and was a major character in the following animated series as well as 2014 follow-up series Star Wars: Rebels. I admit I've never watched any of the modern animated Star Wars installments, but I would see this character in the toy aisles all the time and her design intrigued me. She was the only character in the preschool Galactic Heroes lines (which I was obsessed with) to get multiple figures (aside from Leia and Amidala). And I even got a PEZ dispenser of her. But I still didn't know anything about her character until she stepped out of the fog in that amazing 2020 episode of The Mandalorian. Almost immediately there was buzz about an Ahsoka solo series for 2023. And then we were treated to an unexpected appearance in The Book of Boba Fett earlier this year. I'm impressed by what I've seen so far and am excited to see more of character when the show debuts next year.
Monday, March 28, 2022
Galaxy of Adventures - AHSOKA TANO!
Of all the recently-introduced Star Wars toylines, I think Galaxy of Adventures is my favorite. Unfortunately, I also suspect it is also dead in the water. The animated series was a short-lived webseries in 2018 and since the toy line's debut in 2019, there have only been about 20 releases, with only one in all of 2021 (an exclusive Mandalorian set). This Ahsoka Tano figure was released in 2020, but I didn't find her until almost a year later when Walmart did a holiday restock with big assortments of Galaxy of Adventures toys. But even so, there was only one Ahsoka in a giant shelf display of 40+ figures (in my experience at least). And it's a shame because this is a really great toy. My favorite part is the elfin-like face sculpts. They are adorable and quirky, but oddly enough they don't look too juvenile or cartoony. It's a lost cause, but it would be awesome to see Princess Leia made. (She is the only other notable female I remember from the show). Let's check out this adorably awesome Ahsoka Tano below!
Saturday, November 20, 2021
Star Wars Toybox - AHSOKA TANO!
A sad thing has happened in my little corner of the world since this Summer: all my local Disney Stores have closed. I was lucky enough to have four in a relatively small area, but one-by-one they shuttered their doors since July. I travel semi-regularly to two additional nearby stores (including the Times Square location), but they oddly never carry any action figures besides some perennial Marvel Select figures. Over the past few years I've grown to really love the unpredictable releases of the Disney ToyBox figures. Sure, they are their own unique scale and have stylized sculpts that don't blend with other toy lines, but there have been enough figures that they have established their own specific category. This Ahsoka Tano figure figure is exciting to me because I consider it a positive benchmark of a Star Wars toy line when they make a non-human female character. Most usually make Leia or Rey then quit. But I love the colorful aliens so I'm always wishing for more. Let's check out Ahsoka Tano below!
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Mission Fleet - AHSOKA TANO!
I feel like Star Wars has had a lot of stalled-out action figure lines lately. Black Series and Vintage are pretty consistent, but every other product line seems to spark interest then promptly die out. Galactic Heroes, Mega Mighties, Galaxy of Adventures, Resistance, and Toy Box... they all showed a lot of potential and gave us some cool figures, only to release little to no future product in the line. That's why I'm a little hesitant to get excited about this new Star Wars Mission Fleet series from Hasbro (I'm a little surprised it's not under the Playskool brand). The figures are nicely made, very toyetic, and really really small. This Ahsoka Tano, the first female in the line, measures just under 2.5 inches tall. That puts her at the same height as a Mini-Mate, but distinctly smaller than other "small" lines like M.A.S.K., Dino-Riders, and Imaginext. They have a definite preschool vibe with their enlarged heads, hands and feet, but at this tiny scale it doesn't look too disproportionate. Let's check out Ahsoka Tano below!
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