MARROK STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES (HASBRO) In the lead up to�Ahsoka, the trailer showed a mysterious figure in dark armor, wielding an Inquistor-style saber.� Who could this guy be?� Could he be�oh, I don�t know, maybe an Inquistor?�...
MARROK
STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES (HASBRO)
In the lead up to�Ahsoka, the trailer showed a mysterious figure in dark armor, wielding an Inquistor-style saber.� Who could this guy be?� Could he be�oh, I don�t know, maybe an Inquistor?� But who?� Well, then we got a name, Marrok.� He�s an ex-Inquisitor named Marrok.� But who could he be, though?� Well, as it turns out, an ex-Inquisitor named Marrok.� Can you believe that�s all.� How could he not be Starkiller, or a revived Kanan.� How could this character whose name we already had not be�that exact guy?� They�re killing the franchise, right?� Yes, that must be it.
THE FIGURE ITSELF
Marrok is figure 8 in the Ahsoka�sub-set of�Star Wars: The Black Series� Phase IV run.� He, like last week�s Hera, is part of the second assortment with tie-in figures for the show.� The figure stands 6 inches tall and he has 29 points of articulation.� He�s largely using the now standard set-up for the line, which works reasonably well.� One notable change is that he�s got ball-jointed wrists, rather than the usual universals.� It gets a little bit less movement in each direction, but has the benefit of being able to move all directions.� Marrok is sporting an all-new sculpt, which looks to be a pretty good recreation of his show design.� The armor pieces are all separate, which looks pretty good, but is a little floaty in some spots, especially the chest armor.� He�s also a little bit off on the proportions, with the head and hands seeming just a touch on the large side.� That said, the detail work on this guy is pretty sharp, and there�s a lot going on.� The figure�s color work is a solid match for this show look; it�s a mix of greys and blacks; it�s a little more pronounced in difference than the show look, but that�s probably a lighting thing.� I do dig the brown accenting work, which adds some pop to the sculpt.� Marrok is packed with a cloth cape and his Inquisitor saber.� The cape is a little clunky, but not a terrible piece.� The saber is a pretty standard set-up for the line; removable blades, and you can mount it on his back.
THE ME HALF OF THE EQUATION
Marrok�s design is one that spoke to me from his early appearances.� I never expected him to be anything more than he was, and I was thus not disappointed by his role on the show.� He�s a Star Wars character with a cool look and little else, putting him in a pretty decent category of characters from the franchise.� His figure�s not the height of�The Black Series�quality, but he�s still a pretty fun little figure.
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