'05 | #05  Rabe - Queen's Chambers (Reviewed 02-27-2005)

Includes:
• Blaster
• Base

Click thumbnail for large image Spice: It is a true lift to come out of the OTC funk to see figure after figure completely new. Rabe is no exception to the rule. I truly enjoy this style of packaging, even though it's discontinued as of April 2nd. The loyal Queen Amidala handmaiden is just another breath of fresh air, while Hasbro is preparing the ultimate onslaught with the Revenge of the Sith figure line. Packed up with a blaster and only a base, most certainly a welcome addition to the Episode I figure collection. Once you look past her outfit giving Joseph and his Technicolor Dreamcoat a run for his money, you will be able to find a multitude of purposes for this figure.

Click thumbnail for large image I guess the one thing you could say isn't done right is the face. The Queen better hope she isn't standing in for her, even a Battle Droid would know to aim for the pretty one. How do you make an action figure pretty? I don't know but I know this one is most definitely one of the ugliest female figures made. Rabe could give Aurra Sing a run for her money. She is pale as a ghost and you would think a eight year-old kid did the make up. While this figure doesn't have much pose abilities, it seems they did just enough to keep it from being another block of plastic. I do like the base packed in, even though she doesn't have a hard time standing on her own.

Click thumbnail for large image Another great thing is Rabe is most likely will not be a pegwarmer. Due to the fact you could make some simple paint modifications you could realistically look at buying more than one. Who would want their Queen Amidala to have a bad hair day? More than one handmaiden would really help that Queen's Royal Starship set-up you have. I'm most certain a blaster is better accessory than the "Globe of Peace", and besides what else could you give her? A hairbrush? How could we call it an action figure and not a doll? I can honestly say I'm happier with this than I was the Queen Amidala Ceremony figure even though they may have copied her outfit from the Fruit Stripe Gum wrapper.

Spice - Keep it up Hasbro, and I'll keep my thumb up. New figures is what we all want to see. While this figure does not have the greatest of quality, it serves the purpose and is better than killing us with more Trilogy rehashes. Thumbs Up for Rabe.

(Figure '05 | #05, Asst. No. 85317, Item No. 85172, Backing Card P/N 6385281800, Window Insert P/N 6385291700, ) 

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