It's taken ten thousand years but Black Series finally gave us a Jango Fett that doesn't suck.
A proficient marksman and unarmed combatant,
Jango Fett was regarded as the best bounty hunter in the galaxy in the final years of the Republic.
The first Jango was released about a decade ago, and was merely okay for its time, but had pretty off-putting paint; the second Jango was the same mold, and simply tried to fix the face paint. At long last we have something good.
The major improvement is above the neck. Yes, the viewfinder on the helmet is finally able to swivel down over the eye, but that's not what matters: this time, the face doesn't look hideous. The fact, in fact, actually looks like Temuera Morrison. That includes the few little scars Jango has on his forehead and cheeks. And they've managed to design it so his hair isn't mashed down weirdly to fit inside the helmet, so wins all around.
The proportions are good. The older mold was a bit short and squat,
and that's been fixed here. His legs don't splay at the knees anymore, and he's not left with a strangely long neck. His jumpsuit has an accurately wrinkled sculpt. If you recall how the RotJ Boba Fett had armor that was molded as a separate piece that fit over the torso so it could be easily reused for other releases, the same thing is done here - it's not the same sculpt as that, because it doesn't have the molded dings and dents in it, but the idea carries over. Unfortunately, that does mean the shoulder pads are molded onto the armor rather than onto the arms, and so they can limit the articulation. It also means the silver on the chest doesn't quite match the silver on the legs.
Jango moves at the head, neck, pecs, shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, hips, knees, and ankles. His forearms can turn, to aim his gauntlet weapons, and the tubes that feed into those are attached not to the arm directly, which could lead to snapping, but to an extra piece that sits above the elbow joint and can be repositioned. His belt and holsters are PVC, so the legs will move correctly, and his twin blasters fit in there (tightly). The nozzles on the jetpack can be positioned on balljoints, and that's fun.
This isn't a perfect Jango Fett (thanks to the shoulder pads), but it's easily the best one they've done yet. Sorry to everyone who got the previous ones.
-- 01/24/26
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