'Star Wars' Toys and Collectibles Review: 'Battle Droid: Arena Battle' by Hasbro
Photo Credit: www.toysandposters.com. (C) 2002 Hasbro, Inc. and Lucasfilm Ltd. (LFL) Star Wars - Saga Collection Battle Droid - Arena Battle action figure Pros: Comes already posed, better detailing than 1999 Episode I Battle Droid. Cons: Okay, I know Hasbro needs to attract figure collectors, but blaster effects ? Yuck. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.... Ten years after the defeat of the Trade Federation at Naboo and the election of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, the Galactic Republic is in decline. As the Galactic Congress becomes more unable to assert its authority and political debates become more acrimonious, thousands of star systems have declared their intention to secede from the Republic. Led by the mysterious Count Dooku, the Confederacy of Independent Systems has set up a secret manufacturing facility on the remote planet of Geonosis. Allying itself with the greedy bureaucrats of the Trade Federation, t...