Snag's Complete Guide to New Kenner Star Wars Figures: Variations

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Products, especially ones made continuously over a long time, are often modified or redesigned. Production variations in action figure toys can occur in cardbacks, card bubbles, boxes, affixed stickers, figure coloring, figure sculpting, accessory coloring, and accessory sculpting, to name a few. This page attempts to track the noticeable variations in the new Kenner Star Wars toy line. Some, such as subtle changes in coloring, and small adjustments in sculpting or mold casting, are very difficult to detect and catalog. These lists do not claim to be complete.

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Notes:

Entries are listed alphabetically.

Many variations are pictured at the following sites:
Star Wars The Power of the Force Figure Variations
Philip's Star Wars Toy Photo Archive

Ron Rickard's (rjrjr@primenet.com) index and detailed descriptions of many variations can be read here. - Updated 04/10/97

Collectors must set feasible boundaries for themselves. There are literally thousands of variants in Kenner's original line, for only about a hundred figures. These lists are not intended as checklists. Only collect what you actually enjoy.

Abbreviations:

X marks a product or variation that is known to exist
^* denotes a cardback that shipped some or all of the time with a prism foil picture sticker.
⁺ denotes a cardback that shipped some or all of the time with a safety warning sticker.
^{^} denotes a boxed item that shipped some of the time with a Star Wars: Special Edition promo card inside and also sometimes with a sticker notice advertising it on the outside.
Any of these stickers are as easily removable as store price tags (except with the .00 Deluxe Probe Droid and Crowd Control Stormtrooper, where the safety warning sticker was affixed underneath the sealed bubble).
^o denotes a cardback that shipped some of the time with a straight bubble, and some of the time with a slanted bubble. Other cardbacks shipped with only one style. The slanted bubble was introduced with the Rebel Fleet Trooper and is now the standard.
.00, .01, etc. denotes a decimal number printed on the back of all Kenner cardbacks, bubble inserts, and many boxes. It is found on the back of the card centered at the bottom, as the suffix to a 6-digit code number, e.g. 531618.00. Any time a change is made to the printed cardboard only (not the figure, vehicle, accessories, contents, affixed stickers, or plastic bubble), the decimal number is rotated up one notch (except with the .01 R5-D4 w/ Concealed Missile Launcher, which neglected to rotate the number when it added a printed warning to the cardback).

Lists

Standard Carded Figures Other Figures Vehicles

Standard Carded Figures
*2-1B Medic Droid*
.00 (green)	X^*
.01 (green, back top logo resized)	X^*^o

*4-LOM*
.00 (green)	X^*

*Admiral Ackbar*
.00 (green)	X^*
.01 (slide)	X

*ASP-7 Droid*
.00 (green)	X^*

*AT-ST Driver*
.00 (green)	X^*
.01 (green, back top logo resized?)	?^*
.02 (green, stock # change)	X^*
.03 (slide)	X

*Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi*	long saber	short saber/long tray	short saber
.00 (orange)	X
.01 (orange, back photo/typo change)	X	X	X^*
.02 (green, photo change)			X^*^o
.03 (slide)			X
.04 (slide, layout/typo change)			X

*Bespin Han Solo*
.00 (green)	X^*
.01 (slide)	X
.02 (slide, layout/typo change)	X

*Bespin Luke Skywalker*
.00 (slide)	X
.01 (slide, layout/typo change)	X

*Bib Fortuna*
.00 (green)	X^*
.01 (green, stock # change)	X^*^o

*Boba Fett*	split circle gloves	full circle gloves
.00 (orange)	X	X
.01 (orange, typo change)	X	X
.02 (green)		X^*^o
.03 (green, stock # change)		X^*
.04 (slide)		X

*Bossk*
.00 (green)	X^*
.01 (green, back top logo resized)	X^*^o

*C-3PO*
.00 (orange)	X
.01 (green, photo change)	X^*^o

*Chewbacca*
.00 (orange)	X
.01 (green)	X^*^o

*Chewbacca in Bounty Hunter Disguise*
.00 (purple)	X^*

*Darth Vader*	long saber	short saber/long tray	short saber	SOTE 2-Pack pose
.00 (orange)	X	X	X
.01 (green, photo change)			X^*
.02 (green, stock # change)			X^*^o	X^*^o
.03 (slide)			X

*Dash Rendar*
.00 (purple)	X^*

*Death Star Gunner*
.00 (gold logo orange)	X
.01 (green, text change)	X^*
.02 (green, stock # change)	X^*^o

*Dengar*
.00 (green)	X^*

*Emperor Palpatine*
.00 (green)	X^*
.01 (green, stock # change)	X^*^o
.02 (slide)	X

*Emperor's Royal Guard*
.00 (green)	X^*
.01 (slide)	X

*Endor Rebel Soldier*
.00 (slide)	X
.01 (slide, layout/typo change)	X

*EV-9D9*
.00 (green)	X^*
.01 (slide)	X

*Gamorrean Guard*
.00 (green)	X^*
.01 (slide)	X

*Garindan*
.00 (green)	X^*
.01 (slide)	X

*Grand Moff Tarkin*
.00 (green)	X^*
.01 (green, stock # change)	X^*
.02 (slide)	X

*Greedo*
.00 (gold logo orange)	X
.01 (green, text change)	X^*

*Han Solo*
.00 (orange)	X
.01 (green)	X^*^o
.02 (slide)	?

*Han Solo in Carbonite Block*
.00 (orange)	X
.01 (orange, text change)	X
.02 (green, text change)	X^*^o
.03 (green, stock # change)	X^*
.04 (slide)	X
.05 (slide, layout/typo change)	X

*Han Solo in Endor Gear*	dark blue pants	brown pants
.00 (green)	X^*^o	X^*
.01 (slide)		X
.02 (slide, layout/typo change)		X

*Han Solo in Hoth Gear*	straight no grip right hand	open grip right hand
.00 (orange)	X	X

*Hoth Rebel Soldier*
.00 (green)	X^*
.01 (green, stock # change)	X^*^o
.02 (slide)	X
.03 (slide, layout/typo change)	X

*Jawas*
.00 (gold logo orange)	X
.01 (green, text change)	X^*
.02 (green, back top logo resized)	X^*^o

*Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker*	light clothes/innie saber	light/outie	dark/innie	dark/outie
.00 (orange)	X	X	X	X
.00 (green, Theatre Edition, SW:SE front logo, new back photo/layout)				X
.01 (green)				X^*
.02 (green, stock # change)				X^*

*Lando Calrissian*
.00 (orange)	X
.01 (green)	X

*Lando Calrissian as Skiff Guard*
.00 (green)	X^*^o
.01 (slide)	X
.02 (slide, layout/typo change)	X

*Lando Calrissian in General's Gear*
.00 (slide)	X
.01 (slide, layout/typo change)	X

*Leia in Boussh Disguise*
.00 (purple)	X^*
.01 (purple, stock # change)	?^*
.02 (green)	X^*^o

*Luke Skywalker*	long saber	short saber/long tray	short saber
.00 (orange)	X	X	X

*Luke Skywalker in Ceremonial Outfit*
.00 (green)	X^*
.01 (green, stock # change)	X^*
.02 (slide)	?

*Luke Skywalker in Dagobah Fatigues*	long saber	short saber/long tray	short saber
.00 (orange)	X	X	X^o

*Luke Skywalker in Hoth Gear*
.00 (green)	X^*
.01 (green, stock # change)	X^*^o

*Luke Skywalker in Imperial Guard Disguise*
.00 (purple)	X^*

*Luke Skywalker in Stormtrooper Disguise*
.00 (gold logo orange)	X
.01 (green)	X^*
.02 (green, stock # change)	X^*^o
.03 (slide)	X
.04 (slide, layout/typo change)	X

*Luke Skywalker in X-Wing Fighter Pilot Gear*	long saber	short saber/long tray	short saber
.00 (orange)	X
.01 (orange, typo change)	X	X	X
.02 (green)			X^*^o

*Malakili (Rancor Keeper)*
.00 (green)	X^*
.01 (slide)	X

*Momaw Nadon "Hammerhead"*
.00 (gold logo orange)	X⁺
.01 (green, warning printed, text change)	X^*

*Nien Nunb*
.00 (green)	X^*
.01 (slide)	X

*Ponda Baba*	gray beard	black beard
.00 (green)	X^*	X^*
.01 (green, stock # change)	X^*	X^*
.02 (slide)		X

*Prince Xizor*
.00 (purple)	X^*

*Princess Leia Organa*
.00 (orange)	X
.01 (green)	X^*^o

*Princess Leia Organa as Jabba's Prisoner*
.00 (green)	X^*
.01 (slide)	X
.02 (slide, layout/typo change)	X

*Princess Leia Organa in Ewok Celebration Outfit*
.00 (slide)	X
.01 (slide, layout/typo change)	X

*R2-D2*
.00 (orange)	X
.01 (green, photo change)	X^*^o

R5-D4 w/ Concealed Missile Launcher	flat button	hooked button
.00 (gold logo orange)	X⁺	X⁺
.01 (green, text change)	X^*⁺	X^*⁺
.01 (green, warning printed)		X^*

*Rebel Fleet Trooper*
.00 (green)	X^*
.01 (green, stock # change)	X^*
.02 (slide)	?
.03 (slide, layout/typo change)	?

*Saelt-Marae (Yak Face)*
.00 (green)	X^*
.01 (slide)	X

*Sandtrooper*
.00 (gold logo orange)	X
.01 (green, text change)	X^*
.02 (green, stock # change)	X^*^o
.03 (slide)	X

*Snowtrooper*
.00 (green)	X^*
.01 (slide)	X

*Stormtrooper*
.00 (orange)	X^*
.01 (green, stock # change)	X^*^o
.02 (slide)	X

*TIE Fighter Pilot*
.00 (orange)	X⁺
.01 (orange, warning printed)	X
.02 (orange, stock # change)	X
.03 (green)	X^*
.04 (green, stock # change)	X^*^o
.05 (slide)	X

*Tusken Raider*	peghole grip left hand	open grip left hand
.00 (gold logo orange)	X	X
.01 (green, text change)	X	X^*

*Weequay Skiff Guard*
.00 (green)	X^*
.01 (green, stock # change)	X^*
.02 (slide)	X

*Yoda*
.00 (orange)	X^*
.01 (orange, stock # change)	X
.02 (green)	X^*
.03 (green, stock # change)	X^*^o

Other Figures
Deluxe:
Boba Fett w/ Wing-Blast Rocketpack and Overhead Cannon
.00 (green)	X
.01 (green, text change)	X

*Crowd Control Stormtrooper*
.00 (orange)	X⁺
.01 (orange, warning printed)	X

Hoth Rebel Soldier w/ Anti-Vehicle Laser Cannon
.00 (green)	X

Han Solo w/ Smuggler Flight Pack
.00 (orange)	X

Luke Skywalker w/ Desert Sport Skiff
.00 (orange)	X

*Probe Droid*
.00 (green)	X⁺
.01 (green, warning printed)	X
.02 (green, back color/layout change)	X

Snowtrooper w/ E-Web Heavy Repeating Blaster
.00 (green)	X

Electronic Power F/X:
*Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi*
.00 (green)	X

*Darth Vader*
.00 (green)	X

*Emperor Palpatine*
.00 (green)	X
.01 (green, layout change)	X

*Luke Skywalker*
.00 (green)	X

*R2-D2 (Artoo-Detoo)*	.00 insert card	.01 insert card
.00	?
.01 (green)	X
.02 (green, layout change)	X	X

Mail-ins:
*Cantina Band Member*
mailer box/bag	X

*Han Solo in Stormtrooper Disguise*	helmet w/ ridges inside	helmet w/o ridges
mailer box/bag	X	X

*Spirit of Obi-Wan Kenobi*
mailer box/bag	X

Beasts w/ Figures:
*Dewback w/ Stormtrooper Tatooine Gear*
.00 (green)	X
.01 (green, insignia change)	X

*Jabba the Hutt w/ Han Solo*
.00 (green)	?
.01 (green)	X
.02 (green, back photo change)	X

*Ronto w/ Jawa*
.00 (green)	X

Two-Packs:
*Boba Fett vs. IG-88*	.00 tall insert card	.01 short insert card
.00 (purple)	X	X
.01 (purple, text change)	X	X

*Darth Vader vs. Xizor*	.00 tall insert card	.01 short insert card
.00 (purple)	X	X

Cinema Scene Three-Packs:
*Cantina Showdown*
.00 (green)	X
.01 (green, stock # change)	X

*Death Star Escape*
.00 (green)	X
.01 (green, stock # change)	X

Vehicles
*A-Wing Fighter w/ A-Wing Pilot*
(green)	X

*Boba Fett's Slave I w/ Han Solo in Carbonite*
(purple, SOTE logo)	X^{^}
(green, POTF2 logo)	X^{^}

*Cruisemissile Trooper*
.00 (green)	X
.01 (green, T-16 promo pic change)	X

*Darth Vader's TIE Fighter*	all-blue missiles	green-tipped missiles
.00 (green)	X	X

*Dash Rendar's Outrider*
(purple, shinier Outrider pictured)	X^{^}
(purple, duller Outrider pictured, layout change)	X^{^}
.01 (green)	X

*Imperial AT-AT Walker w/ AT-AT Commander and AT-AT Driver*
.00 (green, bottom halves of figures on sticker)	X
.01 (green, bottom halves of figures printed)	X

*Imperial AT-ST "Scout Walker"*
(orange)	X

*Imperial Speeder Bike w/ Biker Scout Stormtrooper*
(orange, box w/ no window)	X
(orange, window box)	X^{^}

*Landspeeder*
(orange)	X

*Luke's T-16 Skyhopper*
.00 (green)	X

*Millenium Falcon*
(orange)	X

*Millenium Falcon carrying case w/ Wedge Antilles*
(green, helmet w/ rebel insignia, arms w/ white stripes)	X
(green, helmet w/ rebel insignia, arms w/ no stripes)	X
(green, helmet w/ green stripes, arms w/ no stripes)	X

*Rebel Snowspeeder*
(orange)	X^{^}

*Speeder Bike w/ Luke Skywalker in Endor Gear*
.00 (green, figure pictured with both hands bare)	X
.01 (green, figure pictured with gloved right hand)	X

*Speeder Bike w/ Princess Leia Organa in Endor Gear*
.00 (green, side panels picture rock surface)	X
.01 (green, side panels picture moss surface)	X

*Swoop w/ Swoop Trooper*
(purple)	X^{^}

*TIE Fighter*
(orange)	X

*X-Wing Fighter*
(orange)	X^{^}

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Lists

Standard Carded Figures

Other Figures

Deluxe:

Electronic Power F/X:

Mail-ins:

Beasts w/ Figures:

Two-Packs:

Cinema Scene Three-Packs:

Vehicles

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