An interesting note (toy related)
I found this at Rebelscum. About a week or two ago, Hasbro did some Q&A with various SW toy collector sites and this actually confirms a suspicion I had since SDCC earlier this year:
Q2: It is quite obvious that Season 2 of The Clone Wars is going to be chock full of potential character and vehicle merchandise for months to come. Also obvious is the prominence the various bounty hunters in Cad Bane's posse (Bossk, Aurra Sing, Cato Parasitti etc.) will play initially in the series. My questions are will we see an all-bounty hunter themed wave in 2010 or will you be spreading out the various hired guns over the course of the year in different waves? Will we see Cad Bane's Xanadu Blood (a repaint of the Magnaguard Fighter) in the starfighter assortment in early 2010?
A2: You will see the bounty hunters phase in at different times into the lineup, rather than as one big wave. And yes, look for Cad Bane's ship in the Starfighter lineup sometime early next year.
(Side note: I really hope he finds some way to get that ship back from the Republic at some point)
So I guess this may mean we'll get a semi-new Cad Bane toy, or at least, one with cloth/softgoods leather duster flaps in the future. IIRC, I think a lot of those vehicles come with an enclosed figure, but I guess we'll find out come Toy Fair 2010 in NYC. And hey, maybe this one will actually have BENDABLE KNEES.
Speaking of Xanadu Blood, I'm really hoping for one of those Transformer/Star Wars crossovers someday. I mean, Ahsoka got one, why not Bane?
Q2: It is quite obvious that Season 2 of The Clone Wars is going to be chock full of potential character and vehicle merchandise for months to come. Also obvious is the prominence the various bounty hunters in Cad Bane's posse (Bossk, Aurra Sing, Cato Parasitti etc.) will play initially in the series. My questions are will we see an all-bounty hunter themed wave in 2010 or will you be spreading out the various hired guns over the course of the year in different waves? Will we see Cad Bane's Xanadu Blood (a repaint of the Magnaguard Fighter) in the starfighter assortment in early 2010?
A2: You will see the bounty hunters phase in at different times into the lineup, rather than as one big wave. And yes, look for Cad Bane's ship in the Starfighter lineup sometime early next year.
(Side note: I really hope he finds some way to get that ship back from the Republic at some point)
So I guess this may mean we'll get a semi-new Cad Bane toy, or at least, one with cloth/softgoods leather duster flaps in the future. IIRC, I think a lot of those vehicles come with an enclosed figure, but I guess we'll find out come Toy Fair 2010 in NYC. And hey, maybe this one will actually have BENDABLE KNEES.
Speaking of Xanadu Blood, I'm really hoping for one of those Transformer/Star Wars crossovers someday. I mean, Ahsoka got one, why not Bane?