Animation is innately more vibrant by its very nature, so calming down the colors on the live-action version helped seal the idea that this is a character that was seen on film. Another tactic we used was to stick to a slightly more muted, realistic color palette for the paints and pad prints. Most of that was achieved in sculpt, aiming for a more organic, realistic look over the previous version that was more angular and sleek. So we had to be very careful that each version maintained the proper feel since one is the animated version and the other was live action. With those characters, you really have to try and capture something as elusive as 'coolness' in something as traditionally cute as a Pop! It's a tricky thing to do.Īnd Bo-Katan was a fun challenge because we had already made a version of her in our Star Wars: The Clone Wars series. Our lead sculptor on the team, Amanda Brock, has Mandalorian armor and helmets dialed in, so she really got to sink her teeth into a lot of Pops in this series with the addition of other Mandalorians and Boba Fett in the show. He did an excellent job of capturing that innate cold menace of the Dark Troopers. We have one sculptor, Phil Branesky, who is our go-to guy for droids and other mechanical objects. The best part of the Funko Star Wars team is that, over time, everyone has sort of found their specialty. Reis O'Brien: Right?! I just want to brush the crumbs off his little robe and go, 'Who's a messy little Jedi?' But you also let the cute ones get REAL cute - like, can I just wipe those cookie crumbs off Grogu’s chin? The Dark Trooper is brilliantly terrifying even in adorable Pop! form, and Ahsoka with her hood up is *chef’s kiss*. : I’d love to just go through each new Pop! with you and talk through the design and details. The show itself really inspired everyone to just kill it on these Pop!s. I may be biased, but I felt like our designers and sculptors on the Funko Star Wars team really dug deep and upped their already impressive game for this series. Her pose, with the slight twist of her torso and the way her robes flow around her body is just to die for. The Ahsoka Pop! also turned out to be utterly sublime. I think we have an extremely strong grasp on the subtle expressions of Grogu's little baby face, so he's always fun to work on. Reis O'Brien: Oh jeez! Why do you do this to me? It would be nearly impossible to choose a favorite single one from this series. : I know I always ask you this difficult question, but can you pick a favorite from these 10? Usually, I'm biting my fingernails on the Friday morning of the last episode waiting to see which surprise character is going to have us running around that afternoon like 'This is not a drill, people!' That's the point when we've got to get all hands on deck to get the character designed, sculpted, approved and into production as fast as we possibly can. But there's always a character or two that are kept ultra-super top secret until the episode airs. Reis O'Brien: Most characters we get to see several months ahead of schedule, like the Gamorrean pit fighters, so we have plenty of time to work on them, which is of course the ideal situation. How quickly can you and the team turn around a design for a character once you see them on screen? Or did you get a sneak peek at some of these newcomers ahead of their episodes? : The Mandalorian Season 2 wrapped up in December. recently sat down with Reis O'Brien, Funko's art director, to talk about the latest sculpts to hit the beloved Pop! line and why we just want to clean the crumbs right off Grogu's collar. New additions include Boba Fett, his armor bleached and scuffed by the natural conditions on Tatooine Bo-Katan with and without her helmet Ahsoka Tano, hood pulled over her montrals and striking the pose of a warrior who's ready for battle three new versions of Grogu on his own, including mid-snack with a roll of blue space cookies and the fierce dark troopers, the nearly unbeatable droid soldiers. But just like on the bridge of Moff Gideon's ship, Mando is not alone. As the Child, Grogu, looks up at his friend and protector, we know it's time for him to go.Ī new wave of Star Wars Funko Pop! bobbleheads translates this momentous scene from the season two finale of The Mandalorian into collectible form, tweaking the body language of the hero and his foundling for optimal appeal. The Mandalorian's brows are knit in concern. Plus, watch a new Funko animation featuring stylized versions of the Mandalorian and the Child from the live-action series streaming now on Disney+.
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