A Certain Point of View: Writing, Film and Stuff

Hasbro's Black Series Emperor Palpatine 6-in. scale action figure depicts the Sith Lord known as Darth Sidious as he was seen in 1983's Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.   Photo Credit: Hasbro, Inc. via Amazon  © 2019 Hasbro, Inc. and Lucasfilm Ltd. (LFL) In the fall of 2019, Hasbro's Star Wars: The Black Series collection released its Emperor Palpatine and Throne action figure set as an Amazon exclusive. The ultimate villain in the nine-part Star Wars  Skywalker Saga, Emperor Sheev Palpatine is depicted as he appeared at the conclusion of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in the throne room of the Empire's second (and more powerful) Death Star battle station. Ensconced in Hasbro's black-red-and-silver Black Series, the 6-in. scale Emperor Palpatine and Throne set comes with several accessories, including a replica of the Emperor's sinister-looking throne, Palpatine's gnarled black cane,  an extra set of hands that "unleash" bolts of deadly Force ...

© 2017 Hasbro, Inc. and Lucasfilm Ltd. (LFL)  Photo Credit: Gamestop In the fall of 2017, two months before the release of Rian Johnson's Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Hasbro began sending shipments of The Black Series: Supreme Leader Snoke (Throne Room) to Gamestop and EB Games stores in the U.S. and Canada. Intended for sale to the public on November 10 of that year as Gamestop/EB Games exclusives, the deluxe 6-inch scale figure of the First Order's mysterious overlord hit shelves in October. © 2017 Hasbro, Inc. and Lucasfilm Ltd. (LFL)  Photo Credit: Gamestop The shadowy commander of the First Order, Supreme Leader Snoke prefers to operate from a distance, looming over his underlings in the form of an immense hologram. As the First Order rallies, this master of the Dark Side emerges from the shadows to seize victory.  Introduced in 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the mysterious villain who commands the evil First Order was mainly seen as a hologram in t...