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He's in mid recline to Throne Bed position. You know he sleeps in that thing too right?
Hot Toys ROTJ Emperor Palpatine
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He's in mid recline to Throne Bed position. You know he sleeps in that thing too right?
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omg can't wait for this and the royal guard!!! he's looking wasted reclining back in his throne , just smoked a blunt 
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Looking good so far.
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Was this really how he was in the movie ? I guess so.
Might need to give him a cushion for his lower back !!!
Don't judge hands in that pic, it has horrible proportion distortion from the camera, this is much better.
He does look less "slouchy" in this last pic.
Also, as Wor-Gar mentioned previously, the fabric used looks very good.
Looks like they stitched the sleeves to keep them up. Don't like that. Will snip-snip.
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To be honest, I'm not really impressed on my first reaction.
I won't give up on this though. A few initial unflattering photos (in my opinion) of what is only a prototype don't make or break a figure.
I won't give up on this though. A few initial unflattering photos (in my opinion) of what is only a prototype don't make or break a figure.
I think I remember noticing in my Costumes book that that was actually the case on the original costume as well. Not 100% sure though.
I hope he has that proper Emperor silhouette when standing up. That was something I couldn't fix on my custom even with a new body, and was one of the main reasons I ended up selling him.
Am I the only one loving this guy? Material used looks fantastic, and than god for a decent expression. Sure, it's hard to say for sure when 65% of the head sculpt isnt show, but lovin what we are shown so far.
And Royal guard looks fantastic
And Royal guard looks fantastic
What silhouette were you after, I felt I was able to get the Sideshow figure to really capture ROTJ Palpatine.
What silhouette were you after, I felt I was able to get the Sideshow figure to really capture ROTJ Palpatine.
I'll have to get some comparison shots when I'm not on my phone, but I felt the SS version's neck was too short, and the shoulders too wide in proportion to the rest of the body. The whole thing looked more Darth Sidious and less Emperor Palpatine.
He looks great from that angle in your shot, but on display, he bothered me.
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Emperor was pretty slouchy in the actual movie...
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Being corrected about his posture by his piano teacher is what pushed him to the dark side. It's in the return of the Jedi novel.
On a side note, if nearly everything is priced at "TBD", you can just leave it off that little placard.
On a side note, if nearly everything is priced at "TBD", you can just leave it off that little placard.
Looking forward to the original 1980 ESB 'Empress' figure to go with Animated Fett.
What the hell is with Hot Toys and their hands this year ? Do Palpatine and Tarkin both suffer from hand elephantitis ??
(Ok is probably the angle and glass but other shots also show quite large hands)
Nice throne though. Good to see that's confirmed.
Has anyone seen if he comes with the throne as the standard edition ??
I'm getting a "Weekend at Bernie's" vibe so far.
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