“You're a jittery little thing, aren't you?”
Wicket’s first Star Wars Black Series release was in 2023 as part of the Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary series and packed onto a blister card paying homage to the original 1983 movie figures. As a brand new figure first released in a 40th Anniversary series it was expected that Wicket would go on to get a general Galaxy Collection Release, and this was confirmed soon after the Anniversary release hit store shelves.
The Galaxy Collection Wicket was part of Wave 12 of the Phase 4 releases, a wave that also featured the new Chewbacca from ROTJ as well as a new Omega from The Bad Batch and a trio of Clone Wars releases. Wave 12 was released during the brief period of plastic-free packaging so the box features no window. Instead, Wicket is illustrated on the box with the contents confirmed on one side. Wicket is number 11 in the ROTJ collection, following on directly from Chewie with the green-hued montage. At the time of writing, there is no confirmation as to what the next figure in the series will be.
Wicket is one of the smallest characters released in the Black Series to date as a single figure, standing marginally smaller than the original Yoda release, with Grogu from The Mandalorian the only single-release character that can claim to be smaller. Proportions vs the onscreen portrayal from 1983 are strong with a comparable height to Warwick Davies in costume. The fur is fully sculpted with a brown base plastic and highlighted grey fur around the stomach, face, and ears. The face itself features a basic set of features with gloss black eyes, and off-white painted teeth.
Wicket’s hood is removable, made in a softer rubberized plastic with a lighter brown tone and darker washes and stitching details above, and to the side, of the opening for the face.
vs 40th Anniversary Release (on right of both images)
There is no variance in this Galaxy Collection Wicket to the 40th Anniversary Wicket aside from a few minor paint variations. If you are a loose collector, and you have the first release, this one has no further added value and that may be a reason - along with the window-free packaging - that this release is still hanging about on shelves at a reduced price point.
The figure features 12 points of articulation with the smaller body removing any options for knee joints or thigh swivels. The arms retain elbow and wrist joints, as well as the standard shoulder, allowing Wicket to be quite expressive with his arms. In contrast, the neck joint finds itself restricted by the hood. And the torso ball joint has limited forward motion, but Wicket can lean backward which does help in posing with some of his weaponry.
The same set of weapons from the 40th Anniversary are included here starting with a basic bow and arrow, with the bow featuring a tube-like section to hold the arrow. We then have a pair of varying clubs, and the screen-accurate spear that Wicket wields during Return of the Jedi. Each of these is acceptable in terms of colouring, sculpt, and useability without any of them really standing out. Wicket’s hand grips are rudimentary with the three fingers, but he can hold any of the weapons in either hand and that helps in adding some character to him on display.
For those that skipped the 40th Anniversary, then this Wicket is essentially a repack and is coming in cheaper than the carded version which will hold some desirability for carded collectors. You still get all the same accessories as the 40th release and the paint job is identical. There is no significant issues with Wicket and Ewok fans will be pleased to add him alongside Paploo and Teebo, or alongside the Ewok Village Leia.
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