Here we have Anakin Skywalker in hand, with his wicked black and dark brown tunic that represents his eventual turn to the dark side as well as the eventual black attire of his son in Return of the Jedi. Many say that the proportions in Anakin look better than the original version, though the swag the shoulders point inwards while being obscured by the torso makes it hard to determine if he's petite or not. Same issue goes for Obi-Wan, though their tunics are made of softer PVC materials, which should make them easier to pose without the rigid limitations we had before. Not much deco beyond where it should be placed, like the boots, belt, and the right arm. Anakin's lightsaber hilt is thankfully painted accurately to the movie, though it may be a bit thicker yet still flexible (get your mind out of the gutter btw).
As for Obi-Wan, he shares the same proportions as Anakin, though not as tall and possibly not as more tuned in physique. I say that since Anakin was occasionally seen to be somewhat muscular from the times we saw him shirtless unlike his master. However, he appears to be sorely lacking in terms of deco, leaving his tunic and presumably pants and boots under detailed without a wash. As it stands, he looks more like a $10, which is something you don't want to see on a figure with an increasing price over the years. Sure, the belt and inner shirt are painted, but that shouldn't be it for his tunic. Also, while both lightsaber hilts on our boys are pegged in their belts, is it me or is Obi-Wan missing some silver on the space where the blade comes out? If it's not a defect, wtf is Hasbro doing???
Their head sculpts look generally good, though they could use some shading on their hair to add some needed depth and realism. If we're going to make their actor likenesses better, why not go all the way with the deco?
With their lightsabers deployed, their articulation consists of double ball peg necks, shoulder rotation, outward arm movement, rotation and bends at the elbows, butterfly joints, ball jointed wrists, ball joints at the waist, ball jointed hips, rotation and hinges at the knees, and ankles that hinge as well as pivot.
For a comparison, here we have all the Anakins I have minus Vader since he is in the whole suit. I appreciate Hasbro didn't choose to simply retool the Ahsoka series version into the Episode 3 design apart from maybe the right arm and boots. Thankfully even the heads aren't the same, wince I always preferred the Episode 3 haircut more than his TCW look. Makes him feel more like a proud warrior. The original version of ROTS Anakin certainly looks dated with the neck and articulation, though maybe he has his shoulders up higher as they should be?
As for Obi-Wan, the original version felt like it had worse proportions than the newer version, even a seemingly smaller head. To it's credit, the colors look better on his clothes than what we got now. Even the texture work on the original is a bit more convincing. However, it sucks that the Episode 3 Mustafar set has more accessories for these two than what we get for retail. It would have been fine if we got the robes and alternate hands to make them a little more worthwhile for anyone who never got the scalped set, but as it stands, they are a bit lacking despite otherwise being good. I would recommend you get them if you love these two and the Prequels, but their single releases may be as hard to get as the 2-pack. Don't expect them to pop up in Ollie's like the usual Disney canon garbage.
Final ranking: ⭐⭐⭐ and a half out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Anakin)
⭐⭐⭐ and a half out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Obi-Wan)
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