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This 8D8 figure was released single carded in a box together with Jabba The Hutt and Salacious B. Crumb exclusively through HasbroPulse.com
Pre-orders for this set went live on 7/19/2023 and more than one year later it shipped to collectors in the middle of August 2024
This 8D8 figure marks the third release for the character in the 3 3/4" scale, it was first released in 1983 and was followed up in 1998 with a modern version
You can look at all three figures side by side here: 8D8 comparison
It had been 26 years since Hasbro last made a 3 3/4" 8D8 figure and it's easy to see how much sculpting and toy making techniques have changed during this time
This 8D8 figure is the most detailed and best painted version so far
Where this figure falls short of expectations however is in the articulation, for a modern figure in 2024 having just 8 movable parts is outdated (especially when you consider that collectors had to wait 26 years for an update)
While we don't need to have every figure to be super articulated, having elbow joints in 8D8 was crucial so that he could operate a torture device
8D8 stands well on display without falling over
The Kenner-inspired packaging looks great and even though the figure is a nice upgrade, it could have been executed better
PACKAGING TEXT
There was no biography or packaging text for the figure on the packaging.