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This past weekend Hasbro—no longer assert material with the metric buttload of action figures it’s already been teasing lately—revealed a bunch of unusual figures for its Transformers, G.I. Joe, Marvel, and Star Wars lines at Wondercon. But, at prolonged last, the toymaker is getting around to a character from the galaxy far, far away it’s been away from for far too prolonged.
Momaw Nadon—aka Hammerhead, as the Ithorian bar patron was lovingly referred to back in Kenner’s classic Star Wars figure line—is an unhinged decision for a Star Wars action figure, pondering he’s in A Unusual Hope for a handful of seconds, adding memorable background flavor to Mos Eisley Cantina. But these early days of merch mania that became Star Wars into such a transformative 2d in the toy industry meant that no matter how imprecise the character, odds are they’d wind up on a toy shelf at some point. Momaw was an early prime decision, sealing his status in the minds of Star Wars fans and collectors forevermore.
There’s been figure recreations of him over the years since that original rudimentary figure, but no longer in Hasbro’s 6″-scaled Black Series line but—although the inevitably was all but assured when, last year, Hasbro revealed a special action figure for the Galaxy’s Edge theme park recreating the Disney Parks’ own Ithorian character, antiquities dealer Dok Ondar. Now although, at last, we can obtain our hands on the real deal. Click on thru to peruse Momaw and plenty extra reveals—together with unusual Star Wars Rebels figures for fans who didn’t obtain their hands on the lavish crowdfunded replica of the Ghost, loads of Iron Males for the Marvel Legends line, and extra!