Will They Ever Make Slave Leia Action Figures Again

Later on looking at action figures of Luke, Han and Darth Vader it is high time we look at i/12 scale activeness figure representations of the most pop Star Wars heroine: Princess Leia. Practise nosotros have an ultimate 6-inch scale Leia action figure? What versions of her are notwithstanding missing? Click through for a retrospective of all the 6-inch scale Leia action figures you can get!

Metal bikinis in one case were all the rage

Then let's not waste product any time and swoop right in! What half-dozen-inch scale action figures of Leia are there and what is the best or ultimate one? This time I volition list the figures sorted by release date, more than or less, to better showcase how 6-inch scale Leia action figures evolved over fourth dimension.

	I woman, one metallic bikini, i teenage fantasy. This is what an action figure of Carrie Fisher in her famous metal bikini outfit should expect like.
	And this is what Hasbro thought Leia in her metal bikini outfit should look like. If we ignore the comically bad paint apps the sculpt itself is simply mediocre at best. Sadly, one of Leia's most iconic outfits is also one of the worst 1/12 scale action figures of her. The chances of Hasbro retooling and redesigning that version of Leia from scratch are probably pretty slim, given the current political climate. So this is probably the only 1/12 scale metal bikini action figure of Leia collectors will have for a long time.
	Leia in her Boushh costume.
	The Blackness Series version of Boushh may be a good compensation hunter effigy, since with the helmet on the figure looks quite decent. However, once the helmet comes off you lot will see the usual comically bad early Black Series paint apps. The sculpt itself may be ok-ish (it does resemble Carrie Fisher to a degree), but for some weird reason Hasbro decided to brand Boushh-Leia huge, as in much too tall. Obviously some people had complained nigh the diminuitive nature of Slave Leia and thus Hasbro wanted to give collectors more figure for their money by making Boushh-Leia ginormous. The event is yet another bad Leia activeness figure. But at least you get a pretty good Boushh figure, even if much also tall.
	And here is Princess Leia in one of her most iconic outfits, the white wearing apparel from A New Hope which she wore for much of the pic.
	Instead of making an A New Promise Princess Leia activity figure Hasbro decided to give collectors Helga von Dopingen, a sometime GDR olympic swimmer who had been given also many steroids as a young woman. At this indicate in fourth dimension Hasbro's statement that they "loved Leia" was mostly considered a joke. Their Episode Iv figure was a complete failure.
	Every once in a while Hasbro does listen to fan feedback and thus Hasbro returned to the drawing lath and sculpted an all new head for the rerelease of Princess Leia in her white dress. This time the sculpt turned out to exist quite good. Just information technology'southward not helped by the fact that at this point in time Black Series paint apps were still from the 20th century, fifty-fifty if Japanese competitors had shown collectors what y'all can actually exercise with pigment apps. Only every bit far as Leia figures get this was certainly Hasbro'due south best try yet in the 6-inch calibration.
	Southward.H.Figuarts also tried to brand an Episode Four Princess Leia action figure. And while the sculpt is certainly not perfect (the confront is as well narrow and the cheeks should exist more rounded, some say the figure looks more like Millie Bobbie Brown cosplaying Leia) and with the version two sculpt in the Blackness Series looking more accurate, this figure is, as far as Episode Iv Leias go, even so the best version. Non merely considering of the photoreal paint apps, merely too because sculpted plastic robes only expect and then much improve in the 1/12 scale and the cloth robes the Blackness Series figures have more or less wait like potato sacks. Yous do sacrifice some articulation with plastic robes, merely the aesthetics can't be browbeaten. You also get an alternate headsculpt with Leia looking direct ahead (pictured here is the version of her looking to the side). You likewise have the pick to display Leia with her hood upwards, but the hood down version is the much meliorate looking selection, in my opinion.
	Carrie Fisher in one of her The Forcefulness Awakens outfits.
	The sculpt of Hasbro's Force Awakens figure of General Leia is actually pretty good (digital data for the sculpt was available). But the outdated paint apps and shiny finish destroy an otherwise good sculpt. Likewise, this is probably the to the lowest degree favorite version of Leia for many. She wore quite a few more interesting outfits in the sequels. Hasbro decided to make the most irksome variant of her.
	Princess Leia in her Hoth outfit. An ideal Empire Strikes Back action figure of that costume variant should look like that.
	Hasbro returned to the drawing board once more for their Hoth version of Leia. And this fourth dimension they striking the ball out of the park with a fabled Hoth Leia. The sculpt is pretty much perfect (the TFA sculpt had already been quite expert) and since Hasbro discovered the magic of photoreal paint apps in the meantime the figures besides look like humans now, not cartoons. This vi-inch scale action figure of Leia looks pretty much perfect and Hasbro have to be praised for getting Leia finally right. This figure was repacked several times.
	The Bespin Escape version of Leia is a variant of the Hoth figure. The figure has a different hairstyle and slightly contradistinct costume. The sculpt is withal first-class and Hasbro's Empire Strikes Back action figures of Leia are nothing but splendid.
	Carrie Fisher in her Return of the Jedi Endor outfit.
	Hasbro's Endor Leia is yet another great try. In hand the figure looks only like Carrie Fisher. The hair had to be sculpted in a way so Leia tin habiliment her helmet, please keep that in listen. But the likeness overall is corking, even though I feel that Hoth Leia looks always so slightly better (probably because of the hair).

And those are all the i/12 scale Leia action figures yous can get. Quite a few versions of Leia are even so missing!

• Medal Ceremony Leia
• Bespin Gown Leia
• Ewok Village Leia with long hair
• Almost all sequel trilogy outfits other than the "General Leia" outfit from The Force Awakens (but my judge is that demand for sequel trilogy figures is pretty depression)

So, is in that location an ultimate activity figure version of Leia? Since Leia changes looks quite a bit throughout the movies in that location tin certainly never be THE one ultimate figure.

In my opinion, the SHF A New Promise Leia is the best Episode Iv version of her. The sculpt is not perfect, but the figure looks like a real person, not a cartoon, and the sculpted plastic robes wait much, much better than the textile robes the Black Series figures have. Also, in hand the figure looks more like Carrie Fisher than photos of the figure would permit you retrieve. 2d reproductions of a 3d face will never really truly capture the likeness of a figure. Ideally, Hasbro should revisit Episode 4 Leia and retool the figure from the footing upwards, ditch the textile robes and requite the figure the photoreal handling. Until that happens the SHF version is the ultimate Episode 4 Leia.

Hoth Leia is certainly THE best looking Leia action figure. The sculpt is perfect and the effigy overall is simply fantastic. Bespin Escape Leia is merely a variant hither, looks equally good, only I experience the Hoth costume is the more than interesting choice here.

Endor Leia is the all-time Return of the Jedi version of her, lightyears ahead of any other effigy from the movie, unfortunately. Slave Leia is a joke and Boushh Leia is almost equally bad.

Let's hope Hasbro (or SHF?) will eventually finish the line-up of original trilogy Leia figures. I would say that a Bespin gown version of her is probably the virtually needed figure, followed by Medal Ceremony Leia, particularly since there is a Medal Ceremony Luke. The Endor village version of Leia would exist squeamish to accept, but is probably the most "ho-hum" looking variant of the 3 major missing OT costumes. Eventually Hasbro should make all three, of course.

Then, what is your favorite or ultimate Leia activeness effigy? And what is your favorite costume variant of Leia?

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