Why You Can Trust CNET Star Wars Retro Collection Goes Back to the '70s with 'A New Hope' Multipack
Obi-Wan Kenobi, C-3PO, R2-D2, a Death Squad commander, a Jawa and a Tusken Raider feature in the multipack inspired the 1977 movie.
Star Wars collectors who like their displays a little more old-school are in for a treat. Hasbro is going back to the beginning with its Retro Collection: A New Hope multipack, inspired by the original 1970s Kenner Star Wars action figures, CNET can exclusively reveal.
The Star Wars Retro Collection A New Hope multipack includes a Tusken Raider, Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi,a Death Squad Commander, C-3PO, R2-D2 and a Jawa done in the vintage style.
The toymaker showed the multipack and other figures during its Friday Star Wars panel at San Diego Comic-Con.
This multipack includes six 3.75-inch scale figures: Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi, C-3PO, R2-D2, a Death Squad commander, a Jawa and a Tusken Raider. The characters were available in the original vintage line, and Hasbro has mirrored the old figures' aesthetic, articulation and packaging for its Retro Collection.
The multipack will cost $95 and is scheduled to ship in spring 2023.
In case you're wondering about the other beloved characters from A New Hope, they're available in a separate multipack. It includes Darth Vader, a Stormtrooper, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Chewbacca and Han Solo, and is available to preorder now. It'll set you back $69 and is due to ship this October.
