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Darklighter in his Tosche Station outfit was released as an action figure by
Hasbro in 2007 as part of the 30th Anniversary Collection. Camie and Fixer were
issued jointly in 2010 as part of comic pack #38, which included a copy of Star
Wars - Empire Darklighter#8 comic which featured a new scene for both them and
Fixer at Tosche Station.
It only took 33 years, but collectors now
have the luxury of adding Camie Marstrap and Laze “Fixer” Loneozner into their
collections as Celebration V's exclusive Hasbro Comic Packs release. First
appearing in the infamous deleted scene of Luke’s arrival in Anchorhead, these
two lovebirds provided a new dynamic to the character of Luke Skywalker that
isn’t clearly revealed in the scenes that did make it into the final version of
the film. It helps explain Luke’s choice of friends, his deeper longing for a
more meaningful perspective on life and just the overall interaction that he
may have been the “runt” of the group. Camie, an extremely beautiful young girl
had a spice to her personality that could rival the young Princess Leia Organa.
In a scene that most fans want incorporated into an ultimate version of Star
Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Camie is rather smug and full of attitude in
her dealings with Luke Skywalker. It is a trait that makes her ever so sexy and
she looks like a classic version of the beautiful Rhona Mitra in some aspects.
The rather lax Fixer is kind of a mismatch for Camie looks wise, but obviously
there is some equal attraction there. And while we definitely wanted action
figures of these characters in our collections, Hasbro didn’t manage to nail
the likenesses as well as we had hoped. They are great in many ways, but lack
in others.
Camie has 12 points of articulation and is relatively “pretty” for
a female action figures. We have seen Hasbro execute “beauty” much better in
the recent past, but Camie passes “enough” for us. She is quite mobile and the
joints all look good and are hidden well. She comes with her pet dog which is
exclusive to the comic books and her outfit is faithfully replicated from both
the deleted scene in A New Hope AND the comics. The dog has been
designed to fit in her hands perfectly but to be honest, the pet loving trait
we see here doesn’t necessarily match her rigid personality we briefly saw in
the deleted scenes. This of course doesn’t mean that she shouldn’t be an animal
lover, but it seems a little askew (in our opinions). Fixer has 14 points of
articulation and we think he actually may be the weaker figure in this set.
Fixer is way off in our opinions (in the portrait), but thankfully the rest of
the figure looks pretty good. The head is all-new but looks more like a repaint
of Garven Dreis from the Scramble On Yavin Battle Packs set than Fixer
from the deleted scene. The action figure definitely looks too old and his face
is too round and if there is a timing issue (the Star Wars: Empire:
Darklighter story takes place years after A New Hope) then we stand
corrected, but it just doesn’t look like him. So he is bittersweet because he
is a well crafted action figure with a poor likeness.
The most important thing about this Comic Packs set is that Hasbro
delivered more “deleted scene” characters for fans (even if they appear in the
Expanded Universe as comic book characters) and this is something that a lot of
us want (in addition to concept art figures). This Comic Packs sets does just this
very thing. And to get super-articulated (or almost) figures on top of it is
just gravy. If you aren’t familiar with the deleted scenes from A New Hope,
then you bets get yourself to You Tube to check them out and learn where this
set was inspired. Rumors abound that these long lost scenes may be included in
a collector’s edition Blu-Ray disc in 2011, but only time will tell. So for now
the only way to enjoy these characters is to pick up this Comic Packs set.
Interestingly, Hasbro has refreshed the packaging to reflect the stormy blue “Shadow Of The Dark Side” line look. We think
this was a rather aggressive move on Hasbro’s part to create a new template for
the few exclusive releases coming to us now, but it is what it is. The deluxe
packaging is indeed splendid and it makes the price tag a little more
tolerable, but we’re not sure how necessary it was, especially since you get the
comic book included inside. We’re on the fence with this release. You will have
to be the judge to see if it warrants a place in your collection. The quality
and value is here, but we just think some of the sculpting has sorely missed the mark.
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