But clearly Hasbro’s mission or goal was to help us army-build this great platoon so we would have a strong army for when the “clone commander” became available. Hasbro seemed more interested in releasing the generic Flamethrower Clone Trooper (CW26) first, and then more and more generic figures kept coming after that.
Even considering his delay into the equation, surprisingly Clone Commander Jet came much later than expected. In fact, Hasbro has also introduced a Battle Packs set ( Assault On Geonosis) and a Toys R Us exclusive Deluxe set ( Separatist Speeder With Geonosian Warrior) on top of many basic figures too. Since the debut of the “Shadow Of The Dark Side” line, we have received multiple characters from this episode. Someone at Hasbro is evidently a huge fan of the Landing At Point Rain episode of season 2, but then again so are most The Clone Wars fans. He rounds out the basic figure line perfectly and is a tremendous enhancement to the Landing At Point Rain band of clone troopers. Admittedly, Clone Commander Jet is a very exciting addition indeed. The good news is that he’s hit retail and is now a tangible addition to your The Clone Wars collection. Thankfully Jet wasn’t canceled or abandoned altogether and was delayed due to production issues. Fans were relieved (and annoyed from the lack of response). Right before 2011’s San Diego Comic Con, Hasbro spilled the beans about Clone Commander Jet and his wave mate Hondo Ohnaka. And when Hasbro started skipping over numbers without any word of what was actually happening to these figures, collectors were almost pleading for answers and assurance that we would see him one day soon. Usually, collectors tend to want what they don’t have. You see, he never came when he was supposed to and ignited a sense of panic in many within the collecting community.
It will however be about his elusiveness in the basic figure line. And it will likely have nothing to do with how cool of an action figure he is (despite the fact he is awesome). Clone Commander Jet may become one of the most popular figures in the “Shadow Of The Dark Side” phase of The Clone Wars basic figure line.
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