JustinLuck
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Yoda was mentioned a few times in the podcast thread, but because of the controversy, I think he deserves his own separate discussion.
Some people have mentioned that they think Yoda should only be around $30 because of his small stature. But it must be remembered that the only reason Sideshow can offer most human figures for around the $50 price point is because they use standard pre-designed Sideshow bodies. Any character like Yoda would require a whole new body design. And to make the body articulated, like the standard bodies, would significantly increase design and manufacturing costs.
But why would you want a fully articulated Yoda, you may ask? Just because he is smaller than most characters does not mean he should lose posability. When I visualize Yoda, I first think of him on Dagobah in ESB. From that movie alone, think about all of his various stances. He pointed his walking stick in numerous directions to show body language. He crawled on his hands and knees while rummaging through Luke's belongings. He piggybacked over Luke's shoulders during training. He sat cross-legged on the edge of the swamp while Luke handstanded and lifted rocks. These are only a few of many classic poses he had throughout the saga.
When I think about the worth (cost) of a character, I think about the importance of the character to the overall Star Wars story and the innovativeness in the features and design of the figure. I think most can agree Yoda is extremely important. He taught Luke about the ways of the Force after all! And what has never been done before? A fully articulated Yoda of course! Numerous detailed models of Yoda exist, but no matter how detailed or good looking they might be, they all lack one thing--proper articulation!
Some people have mentioned that they think Yoda should only be around $30 because of his small stature. But it must be remembered that the only reason Sideshow can offer most human figures for around the $50 price point is because they use standard pre-designed Sideshow bodies. Any character like Yoda would require a whole new body design. And to make the body articulated, like the standard bodies, would significantly increase design and manufacturing costs.
But why would you want a fully articulated Yoda, you may ask? Just because he is smaller than most characters does not mean he should lose posability. When I visualize Yoda, I first think of him on Dagobah in ESB. From that movie alone, think about all of his various stances. He pointed his walking stick in numerous directions to show body language. He crawled on his hands and knees while rummaging through Luke's belongings. He piggybacked over Luke's shoulders during training. He sat cross-legged on the edge of the swamp while Luke handstanded and lifted rocks. These are only a few of many classic poses he had throughout the saga.
When I think about the worth (cost) of a character, I think about the importance of the character to the overall Star Wars story and the innovativeness in the features and design of the figure. I think most can agree Yoda is extremely important. He taught Luke about the ways of the Force after all! And what has never been done before? A fully articulated Yoda of course! Numerous detailed models of Yoda exist, but no matter how detailed or good looking they might be, they all lack one thing--proper articulation!