Star Wars The Black Series Ahsoka Tano (The Mandalorian) review

It should come as no surprise that I am a fan of Ahsoka Tano. I did find her cool when I first saw her in The Clone Wars, contrary to the opinions Star Wars fans had of her at the time. I grew to love her even more when I saw her delve into various other adventures both exciting and dreadful. It was heartbreaking to see her both be in exile during the initial series finale of The Clone Wars and the actual finale where she went into hiding after she and Rex had to deal with both the Siege of Mandalore and the terrible event that was Order 66. We saw her return once more in Rebels as well as the Disney+ shows, making guest appearances in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett while a spinoff dedicated to her is in the works. So far, she hasn't been reduced to a Marey Sue as is the case with the handling of some female characters under Disney. But that's a story for another day; let's check out the Black Series figure!

Here is Ahsoka Tano in-hand, representing her appearance in the shows mentioned above. The sculpt work added to her is nicely made and captures her physique very well. Ahsoka is now a grown adult in the Disney Plus shows in comparison to being a teenager in the beginning of The Clone Wars and being 31 when we first see her again in Rebels, she is now 45 years old in The Mandalorian and any subsequent shows taking place after it. She now wears a darker outfit in comparison to the previous works where she wore more brown and light gray clothing, somewhat reminiscent of her former master wearing black with dark brown in Revenge of the Sith. The pant-like attire she has seemingly makes her legs a little bulkier than the shins are, but that's how they appear in the show (plus it always isn't easy making translating clothing in plastic form). Her skin tone at least looks naturalistic and matches up with her head.

Speaking of which, the head sculpt is top notch, with a likeness that is spot-on to Rosario Dawson wearing the makeup and headset representing the montrals that are a signature part of her species. It's thankfully painted properly and looks organic without it looking too toyish, and the same goes for her face. And it's a shame we can't determine how the quality control will turn out for Hasbro  toys moving forward now that they'll use no windows. As for her articulation, Her articulation is good though limited in a few areas. Her head is on a ball joint, shoulders move front and back as well as in and out, the elbows swivel as well as bend, and one hand hinges up and down while the other hinges in and out (my copy makes it impossible for them to articulate) There is a diaphragm joint while the hips move front and back as well as in and out, the thighs swivel, the knees bend at two points, and the feet can hinge up and down as well as swivel and pivot. Her two lightsabers can be held in her only available pair of hands, which hold them decently, I might add. Much like in Rebels, the blades are meant to evoke the white unaligned designation she now possesses and are also much whiter, too. For a comparison with her Rebels appearance, she looks older than she did in that show, and it's great to have two versions of an amazing character in Star Wars history. I recommend you get her even in spite of the limited elbow and alternate hands, both of which are problems that the Black Series hasn't tackled.

 

Final ranking: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐