Hot Toys is celebrating The Phantom Menace 25th Anniversary and Star Wars: Dark Side? in 2024

It'll be Maul, Obi-Wan, 2 Padmes that will linger in con hell for a year, and droids.

All this time I'm thinking of Anakin's look for the most of TPM, I forgot about Padawan Anakin at the end of the movie. Now that would be great next to AOTC and ROTS Anakins. He could also maybe be packaged with C3PO without his outer shell. I would definitely be in for an updated Qui-Gon.

Artisan Qui Gon?

There is so much good stuff from TPM, and I fear I would cave on every release.

Personally I love OOM-9, and the security droids from Naboo. Those old school B1-voices are so cool. To go with them, the obvious answer as so many others have stated, is of course Obi and since I never got my hands on Qui-Gon I pray for a reissue!

Queee-Gon or Qwhy-Gon...? How do you say it?

Wor-Gar said:

Queee-Gon or Qwhy-Gon...? How do you say it?

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Qwhy-Gon

Nick D said:

Qwhy-Gon

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Qui Gone Fishing.

Wor-Gar said:

Queee-Gon or Qwhy-Gon...? How do you say it?

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With Ewan's light-in-the-loafers Ben accent.

I'm pretty sure Queen Amidala says Goh-gon at one point too.

Of all the predictions I think TPM Obi-Wan is the most likely, followed by (minor) upgrades of Qui-Gon & Maul.

Maybe we get an Artisan Edition for Qui-Gon with rooted hair

Outside of that trio a Battle Droid (with and without STAP) and maybe final battle Padme but that's a long shot.

No idea on the Dark Side thing. I'd love ROTS Sidious but imagine he's being saved for 2025. Maybe a few re-releases in new packaging? Another Vader, Kylo (unless they're doing TFA 10th in 2025 as well), Dooku has been gone for a while.

This is likely where the much teased STAP + Battle Droid will show up

NebulaSerpent said:

This is likely where the much teased STAP + Battle Droid will show up

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Not a TPM fan but if they release the BD + STAP I would grab it. Reminds me of the preview Hasbro toy tease just before TPM released.

It will be interesting to see if they go full-AOTC on TPM or whether it gets the ROTJ treatment. The number of AOTC releases was crazy so I'd be curious what figs they will get to at that depth for TPM.

Not a popular choice but I do like the designs of some TPM creatures like Watto and he'd make a great fig, though there's zero chance of him and other TPM creatures like, Boss Nass, Sebulba etc. even with an AOTC-depth line. Jar Jar will be a major test as one of the most recognizable characters of TPM behind Maul, yet... with all that baggage. A high-end JarJar would be a pretty awesome figure though - terrible character execution but great design.

It'd be sort of strange to go so all-out for AOTC and then give TPM (the movie that kicked off both the return of SW and the PT) the ROTJ treatment.

Three is probably the best bet to go, and battle droid with STAP is pretty much guaranteed and very high chance goes for Padawan Obi too...not expecting HT's going berserk like they did with AOTC.

Funko's Darkside plans.

Johnny Utah said:

Funko's Darkside plans.
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If this is HT lineup too then meh.

Asajj Ventress would be cool .

I only want an ET from the senate. That’ll do me.

NebulaSerpent said:

Asajj Ventress would be cool .

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Asajj, Savage, Malak, Revan, Plaguis, Starkiller, various inquisitors.... etc etc even concept art versions like McQuarrie Vader, training outfit Maul etc. So many possibilities but...... it will probably be another basic Vader, Artisan Anakin with Sith eyes, Palpatine, Kylo and TPM Maul.

I wonder if HT will rebrand the unreleased Inquisitors under this Dark Side label like they moved Fennic from the Mandalorian to BOBF.

I’m hoping for a TPM George Lucas, with director’s chair, frappucino, and big blue-screen backdrop.