Star Wars Power of the Force Wave 3 Collection

Wave 3 kind of feels more like Wave 2.5. We received 3 more figures from the Empire Strikes Back and 1 from both Episodes IV and V. The time for the Red Lightsaber backing card was almost over as we were inching closer to Shadows of the Empire which introduced the new Lightsaber color packaging refresh for the line. It feels weird that we didn't get more figures with Red Cards. The majority of this line was going to happen with Green Cards, through either Power of the Force or Power of the Jedi. Looking back, it feels odd that Power of the Jedi didn't just refresh the Lightsaber again with blue. Oh well, here are the figures!

Hoth Gear Han Solo

My first Han Solo was the vintage Hoth Han Solo so it was cool seeing this figure released. These days, you will see a lot of discussion online about the coloring of Han's jacket (is it brown or blue?) or why he was wearing a cap that we didn't see in the film. Neither of these issues struck me when he came out, I was just happy to have him.

Dagobah Luke Skywalker

This was my second new Luke after my pal stole my pilot version. I love this Luke head sculpt that we see throughout the Red Card line. In my opinion, it is only bested by the Expanded Universe Dark Empire Luke headsculpt. This figure was strange in that he was obviously designed to stand with Yoda attached to his back. Without the Jedi Master you have to resort to some interesting leg poses.

Yoda

This was my first Yoda figure. He was fun to have when sending Luke to train as a Jedi but after that... you kind of had to be creative. Yoda used to spend a lot of time in Rebel briefing rooms or being held prisoner. With the Prequels in hindsight, I realize that I missed a lot of opportunities for more adventure with Yoda.

Tie Fighter Pilot

Our second army building figure. However, you really needed to have a lot of Tie Fighters to justify having a lot of pilots and I was never a big vehicle purchaser as a kid. When you have $25 in your hand, you can buy a vehicle or 5 figures. I almost always chose to get 5 more figures but I did have a Tie Fighter.

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