VC18 - MagnaGuard

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Reference

Banthapedia article on Magnaguard
Magnaguards were designed to be far more capable of actual combat than Battledroids, which were basically just cannon fodder. - Banthapedia

Major Variants

*This figure is one of 12 that has a silver foil cardback chase variant which shipped concurrently with the regular version.

Notes
*This figure is part of Wave 2 of the 2010 Vintage Collection.

Roundtable Reviews!

nomadscout

This is a pretty nifty figure, and a nice upgrade from the previous release.  Th sculpt is good. I’d prefer a sligthly larger head, but it’s not bad.  There’s a removeable cowl.  He’s got a removable chest photoreceptor.  This figure is superarticulated, including a ball jointed chest, and both hips.  He can stand in many positions.  At first I thought the figure was a little too flimsy, but I’ve changed my mind. It’s thin, like the battle droid, but made out of a sturdier plastic, so you can pose him in many ways.  I wish his casemate, General Grievous, was made out of the same plastic.  Anyway, the paint is cood, with some notable weathering, and some additional details on the face and chest.

He’s got a neat cape, which is made out of a basic thin cotton, like a t-shirt, complete with the arrow symbols on it.  It also has some tear holes at the bottom.  Due to the thin nature of the material, it tends to curl, which is too bad.  Rolling the bottom around a short poseable wire would do wonders for the look. The figure comes with an electrostaff, which he can grip somewhat loosely in either/both hands.  The electrostaff has removeable plastic caps w/electric bolt, to simulate it being activated and generating energy and electricity.  He also comes with a Grievous style pistol for some reason, which he can grip tightly in either hand.

This is a really good figure, and has grown on me as I inspected more closely since I first opened it.  I’d recommend picking up 1 or 2 extra.  I would expect a repaint (or 2 or 3) somewhere down the line.  It’s hard to tell, but this is either the “alabaster” or “grey” version of the IG-100 Magna Droid.  In the movie, it seems that there is a blue version and a white or grey version, so, well, whatever. 

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9/10 Banthaskulls