Jar Jar Binks
Given Jar Jar’s controversial, long-re-litigated history in Star Wars, it’s perhaps not too surprising that Hasbro took its sweet time bringing the Gungan to the Black Series line. But The Phantom Menace’s anniversary gave it the perfect excuse to deliver a Jar Jar that was both perfect for his fans and simply too fun a toy for his haters to be mad at. Whether it’s the initial “deluxe” release with extra weapons like the Gungan energy shield, or the later standalone release on retro-inspired packaging (sorry, folks like me who were kids when the TPM figures were coming out, that counts as retro now), Jar Jar is just a well-articulated, fun toy to muck about with.
