Item #: 2190 (21901, Exclusive)
UPC/EAN/ISBN: 747720212909
Manufacturer: Sideshow Collectiblesâ„¢
Limited Edition: 1500pcs (worldwide)
Exclusive Edition: 750pcs (worldwide)
Review Edition: Exclusive Edition
R.R.P.: USD$79.99(Limited) / USD$224.99(Exclusive)
Collected this around 2 weeks ago, and boy, is it heavy...A consummate strategist, Grand Admiral Thrawn likened combat to art and was an aficionado of both. Recognized long ago by his people, the Chiss, Thrawn's greatest weapon was his mind. His tactics were controversial in their boldness, and his activities within the Chiss Expansionary Defense Fleet drew many a concerned, glowing red eye.
The rest of the galaxy made first contact with the Chiss when a taskforce dispatched by Palpatine stumbled upon Thrawn's fleet. The young blue-skinned commander was able to decimate the intruders despite inferior weapons and numbers. The taskforce's commander, Kinman Doriana, asked Thrawn for a parley. The two conversed, and Doriana was able to appeal to Thrawn's cool sense of logic and order. He outlined his mission - to destroy the incoming Outbound Flight vessel - to Thrawn, spelling out the threat that this vessel filled with Jedi Masters posed to the Chiss people. Thrawn completed the mission that Doriana failed and destroyed the Outbound Flight project. Returning to Csilla, Thrawn was reprimanded for his hostilities, and eventually, his activities caused him to be altogether banished from the Chiss.
The Chiss's loss became Palpatine's gain, and despite a strong policy against non-human officers in the Imperial Navy, Thrawn ascended the Imperial ranks. Before long, Thrawn attained command of an Imperial Star Destroyer, the Vengeance. His star continued to rise unabated, and he achieved the rank of Vice Admiral and earned Vader's respect and access to his secret Noghri army. After helping dispose of the traitorous Grand Admiral Zaarin, Thrawn ascended to Grand Admiral rank himself.
Thrawn's genius manifested itself best in constructing strategies from mere fragments of information. Thrawn was able to locate one of Palpatine's fabled storehouses, and there, found the technology necessary to begin growing a clone army. He found vessels for this army by discovering the long lost Katana Fleet. He recruited the maddened dark Jedi Joruus C'baoth and used his Force talents to better coordinate his scattered strikes. He also began to secure secret caches of cloned agents throughout the galaxy, ready to answer his call.
Points of Interest:
• Authentic likeness of Admiral Thrawn
• Fully articulated Pro male body with 30+ points of articulation
• Shirt
• Pants
• Boots
• Belt
• Rank badge
• Blaster pistol
• Ysalamir
• 2 sets of interchangeable hands
• 12-inch Figure Display Base with 'Star Wars' logo
The Sideshow Exclusive version of the Grand Admiral Thrawn 12 inch Figure includes a unique feature available nowhere else: Command Chair made of high quality polystone.
All thumbnails are clickable and will bring you to it's hi-res version of 800x600pixels.
During the process of unwrapping, the command chair packaging is an unmarked box.
Let's take a look at the exclusive part of this set, the command chair from a star destroyer.
The base.
The chair.
The display screen.
Fully Assembled.
The figure's packaging is the same as the limited version's except for the sticker on it that states "Sideshowâ„¢ Exclusive"
A close-up look at the Ysalamir.
A close-up look at Grand Admiral Thrawn, and with the command chair.
A snapshot of the bridge.
A character from the EU line, Timothy Zahn's Grand Admiral Thrawn is finally realized in all glory under Sideshow's 1:6 scale of products. Although hesitant to purchase it at first due to it being an EU character, the exclusive edition with the star destroyer's command chair made me changed my mind. And Sideshow's representation of the character is very good, as it's like reading the novel all over again.
Here's an excerpt from "Heir To The Empire"
For reference:He sat motionlessly, his shimmery blue-black hair glinting in the dim light, his pale blue skin looking cool and subdued and very alien on his otherwise human frame. His eyes were nearly closed as he leaned back against the headrest, only a glint of red showing between the lids.
• A more in-depth review by Mr Crawford, http://www.mwctoys.com/REVIEW_011810a.htm
• More clearer photos by Rebelscum.com, http://www.rebelscum.com/SSC16Thrawn.asp
Thanks for reading.
