Hasbro Pulse Con 2021 takes place across the 22nd and 23rd of October 2021, and ahead of the main event, the Hasbro PR team has been kind enough to send us a number of products free of charge as an advance look ahead of the virtual event.
"Strike me down with all of your hatred & your journey towards the dark side will be complete!"
The Emperor's Throne Room is a Star Wars Vintage Collection Exclusive for the event, sold via Hasbro Pulse in the UK, US, and Canada. The set is packed in a sealed box utilising the original Kenner design - and the Kenner logo - with the rounded silver trim, red Return of the Jedi logo, and scenes on the box made up using Vintage collection figures. Both Vader and Luke Skywalker are used in these illustrations, but as per the disclaimer they are not included in the set.
This outer packaging is a sleeve that is held in place by circular adhesive tape - two at the top and two at the bottom. Once released the inner packaging can be slid out and The Emperor and his Throne are revealed, encased in a plastic tray and surrounded by two cardboard pillars that feature Imperial Facilities lighting and deep greys and blacks. At the base of this inner box is a small cardboard drawer that contains a plastic tray that itself houses the accessories for the set, all taped into place by a single piece of tape.
The two side panels will then fold outward to create a larger cardboard display piece. These panels now reveal further artwork and imagery from the Throne Room on the 2nd Deathstar. The practicality of these for a more permanent display is something that will need some thought as they do not sit on the ground and therefore all the weight of any other figures added into the space will sit on the cardboard hinges.
The Emperor is clipped into one inner tray, held in place by two elastic ties. Behind this is a secondary tray that contains the large circular display window.
The viewing window is a plastic piece with a stand so it can be displayed and stood securely outside of the packaging. A cardboard disk is clipped into the frame and decorated with the distanced view of the face-off over the moon of Endor between Imperial and Rebel fleets.
The chair is a solid plastic piece and is as detailed as the larger 6-inch scaled version including the padded back section in a darker purple tone, to the controls on each of the arm panels. There is no articulation that would allow the throne to rotate on its circular base.
The Emperor is an update to the single carded release, with a natural head expression as opposed to the more manic look on the carded release. He is fully articulated under the soft-goods robe, with the hood a rubbery sculpted piece that holds the robes in place. You also get an alternative pair of Force Lightning hands, Palpatine's cane, and the hilt of Luke Skywalkers lightsaber.
The Vintage Collection Emperors Throne Room Exclusive retails at £33.99 in the UK, and $31.99 in the US.
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