Hot Toys Reveals Figures For BB-8 And BB-9E
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If you love the droids in Star Wars, you will be happy to know that you can get a collectors set that features both BB-8 and BB-9E. These toys are made by Hot Toys who is the manufacturer for some of the best looking figures available right now.
The announcement of the new toys were revealed on the official Hot Toys Facebook page. This set includes both BB-8 and BB-9E. Both characters are a part of the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi movie out this December. A detailed description for both toys can be seen down below.
The BB-8 collectible figure features a specially designed spherical body embedded with self-balancing mechanisms, a magnetically-attached head with LED light-up function, interchangeable arms, and specially applied white and orange colored painting with weathering effects!
The BB-9E collectible figure features a newly developed spherical body with mechanical details under the circular grilles, a magnetically-attached head with LED light-up function, and specially applied glossy black and metallic silver painting! Furthermore, a 1/6th scale Mouse Droid is also included exclusively in this collectible set!
BB-8 became a phenomenon when he was first introduced in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Well he now has an evil twin named BB-9E. This rival is an astromech droid made by The First Order. As aforementioned, this set also includes a mouse droid. Older fans may remember mouse droids being present on the Death Star in the original trilogy.
You can be sure that even more figures from The Last Jedi will be revealed in the coming months. Hot Toys already revealed a new toy based on Kylo Ren's appearance in the new movie.
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