Wednesday, 8 May 2013

Name: John “D” Brannon
Origin: Legacy collection, Rebel Pilot Evolutions series 2
Date: 2009
Comments: The first release of another ill fated Battle of Yavin pilot. Brannon uses parts from two other pilots, namely the Legacy X-Wing pack in Wedge Antilles and comic pack Nrin Vakil. Brannon came with a DL type hand blaster.

Name: Jeck Porkins
Origin: Power of the Jedi
Date: 2000
Comments: The first release of Jeck Porkins, he featured a removable helmet and statistics cards but came with no side arm, one of the few all new figure in the pilot line up.

Name: Y-wing Pilot
Origin: Power of the Force Y-Wing Vehicle
Date: 2000
Comments: Released only as a pack in figure with the exclusive Target Y-Wing Fighter, this figure is not representative of any one pilot from A New Hope. He uses the same body as Power of the Force Biggs Darklighter and the Wedge Antilles cinema scene figure, the head was also used for the Garven Dries Blue Saga Red Leader X-Wing pack in figure. No accessory was supplied with this figure.

Name: Derek “Hobbie” Klivian
Origin: 30th Anniversary Collection comic pack X-Wing Rogue Squadron
Date: 2007
Comments: Hobbi defected to the rebellion with Biggs Darklighter and began a long career in Rogue Squadron, but not after picking up a few injuries along the way. The figure again uses the body of Dutch Vander but with a new head, repainted helmet and Rebel blaster.

Name: Jorg Sacal
Origins: Comic Con Exclusive Figure
Date: 2002
Comments: One of the most sought after pilot figures to be released in the modern collection, George Lucas lends his likeness to this force sensitive pilot with a reputation for storytelling. A removable helmet, blaster and small model X-Wing with stand came supplied. There is also a lighter beard variation on this figure.

Name: Garven Dreis
Origin: Blue Saga, Red Leaders X-Wing (Death Star Trench)
Date: 2004.
Comments: Another kit bashed figure, the body is from the Power of the Jedi Luke x-wing and the head is a repaint of the nameless pilot released with the Power of the Force 2 Y - Wing vehicle. This first release of Garven came as a pack in with his large scale Red Leader X-Wing fighter. The figure came with no weapon accessory.

Name: Biggs Darklighter Rebel Pilot
Origin: 30th Anniversary Collection
Date: 2007
Comments: Once again this figure utilized the body of Dutch Vander with a new head, a repainted helmet, silver collectors coin and a Rebel blaster. This version of Biggs can be found on the Ultimate Galactic Hunt gold card too.