What's with the really weird choice for the Jedi Luke sculpt?

By HeWhoLaffs, in Imperial Assault Skirmish

I don't know if the person who sculpted Jedi Luke has ever seen Return of the Jedi, but I've never seen Jedi Luke wear the regular looking Jedi robes that are sculpted on the Jedi Luke model. At first I thought it was just me, but after my whole playgroup looked at it, we all agree that whatever he is wearing is not his black outfit seen in RotJ.

I just find it not only very weird that someone would choose to sculpt him wearing this when clearly the figure is supposed to represent him in RotJ, but that FFG actually approved this look, unless it was their idea, which would then lead to the question of "why?" Maybe the original black outfit in the movie is just so bland and boring that the figure would also look bland and boring?

And lastly, I find it rather comical that the hilt of his lightsaber is so huge. If you look at Vader holding his lightsaber, you see just the right amount sticking out at either end, but Luke's saber can clearly fit a third hand on there with room to spare. Just funny that it came out looking like that.

I think this was discussed already. (Wasn't able to find it, and it's time for Codenames.)

Also, have you seen The Force Awakens?

Edited by a1bert

This is the Jabba's Palace expansion wave. He's wearing what he wore at Jabba's, even though no one really remembers anything more than his nice simple black outfit (that they used on the packaging and card art...)

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Hope this helps.

Edited by RogueLieutenant

This is the Jabba's Palace expansion wave. He's wearing what he wore at Jabba's, even though no one really remembers anything more than his nice simple black outfit (that they used on the packaging and card art...)

swi33_spread.png

Luke-DL18.jpg

Review_LukeSkywalkerJedi12InchFigureSWS_

skiff-1a.jpg

jedi_luke_pf2.jpg

2e040-kinopoisk-ru-star-wars_3a-episode-

Hope this helps.

Actually yes, that helps a lot. I stand corrected. As you said in your post, I think most people's minds default to the simple black outfit he wore at the end when fighting Vader, the art used on the packaging and his card.

Happy to help. :)

Off topic: Jodo Cast? That's a name I haven't heard in a long time. A long time.

Tatooine Manhunt as I recall from the golden age of roleplaying. Very cool to see an incarnation of WEG! Very cool.

This post actually does now make me happier about the sculpt, I was in the boat with a lot of other people about the neat black outfit making me completely forget the Jabba's palace outfit. Thanks!