Last week Hot Toys surprised Star Wars fans with a two - for - one reveal that the toymaker would lead off to dip into the world ofStar Wars “ Legends”—the present-day name for the wandflower far , far off ’s former canon inthe Expanded Universe . Now , it ’s somehow transcend that surprisal even further , with this : Dark Empire merchandisein the year of our lord , 2024 .
TodayHot toy revealedthat its next Luke Skywalker figure pulls from the iconic cover artwork of the legendary Dark Empire comic serial byTom Veitchand Cam Kennedy — depicting Luke as he grapples with the clout of the Dark Side , having come face to expression with thereturned clon of Emperor Palpatine . The figure depicts Luke in striking opprobrious robes — a portmanteau of his Return of the Jedi train and the padded armour of Darth Vader — and include multiple hand for posing and , of course of study , both his trusty green lightsaber as well as Vader ’s . An “ Artisan ” variant of the figure will give Luke steady down fuzz rather of sculpted lock , while certain special variant release of the figure , much like the Darth Revan and Lord Starkiller figure revealed last hebdomad , will get with a commemorative coin .
Because honestly , getting eminent - conclusion flesh out Universe merchandise in the here and now is deserving commemorating ! For so long , Star Wars merch put the honest-to-goodness EU material aside to focus on the current canyon , but it ’s nice to see that it can play with both version of the galax far , far forth , and celebrate them in the way Star Wars loves celebrating most : letting us corrupt figures .
Image: Hot Toys
The Dark Empire Luke Skywalker design does n’t have a going window quite yet , but knowingHot Toys , you ’ll belike be waiting a while to get your hired hand on it . Click through for a few more pictures !
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