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The First Obi-Wan Kenobi Figure Looks Great From All Points of View

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The First Obi-Wan Kenobi Figure Looks Great From All Points of View

An action figure of Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi, wearing a cloth cloak, raises his blue lightsaber.

Image: Lucasfilm/Hasbro

We nonetheless have simply over three weeks till the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV sequence premieres on Disney+ on May 27, however the Star Wars present’s merchandise has already begun to roll out alongside the new trailer. First up, and launched on final night time’s Jimmy Kimmel Live (guest-hosted by comic Mike Birbiglia) by Ewan McGregor himself, is the superb, six-inch, Black Series motion determine of the middle-aged Obi-Wan from the present.

Take a glance—an excellent, lengthy, steamy look:

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Just a few issues to notice concerning the motion determine: although it appears quite a bit like Ewan McGregor’s portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi in Revenge of the Sith, he’s carrying a extra wise tunic than the extra kimono-esque Jedi garment he wore in that film, and that Alec Guinness wore in A New Hope. Also, this is a wonderful likeness of McGregor, however furthermore, it’s additionally one of the best material cloak I’ve ever seen accompanying a Star Wars motion determine. The folds are good, and it even appears fairly good when the hood is pulled over its head.

But if we need to take pleasure in hypothesis, maybe the extra attention-grabbing side of the motion determine is its title: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Wandering Jedi). We know that Obi-Wan leaves Tatooine—and his watch over the younger Luke Skywalker—for some cause, however “wandering” just isn’t an excellent cause. I had assumed (as per the primary trailer) that he purposefully left to go cease Darth Vader from doing one thing, and/or to try to reconnect along with his former padawan, however now I’m wondering if a number of the Sith Inquisitors discover him on Tatooine (as per the brand new trailer) and he has to e-book it off-planet to throw suspicion off his location, wherein case wandering would possibly make sense. We’ll see!

As I discussed, McGregor debuted the motion determine on final night time’s Jimmy Kimmel-less episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, the place, uh, mainly all he stated was he didn’t take care of the likeness (it’s at 7:25) which might be not what Hasbro PR hoped for:

Honestly, I feel it’s a strong likeness at the least, however since I purchased these horrific Star Wars figures in 1995 my sure viewpoint is arguably very skewed certainly. But when you’re likewise enthused, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Wandering Jedi) will probably be obtainable for pre-order at Hasbro Pulse and most main retailers on May 11.


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