One of the really exciting things about the current Star Wars prequel trilogy is seeing how the Jedi Order operated in the waning years of the Old Republic. We learn about Jedi Masters and their Padawan apprentices, the Jedi Code, and the Jedi High Council.Hasbro's Star Wars Saga Scene Pack: Jedi Council 1 features three legendary Jedi Masters -- Mace Windu, the senior Jedi Master, Oppo Rancisis, and the reptilian Even Piell -- as they confer in the topmost chamber of the Jedi Temple on Coruscant.
The three Jedi Masters are shown in a recreation of a scene from Episode II: Attack of the Clones. They are seated in a semicircle, with a simulated hologram in the foreground and an angry-looking crimson-orange sunset over Coruscant as a forboding backdrop.
Hasbro has changed the look and size of the much-coveted Scene Packs several times as the Star Wars 3.75 inch figure line expands and evolves. The packaging used in the 2003-2004 Star Wars collectibles looks a bit more compact than used in past collections (Power of the Force, Episode I) and the boxes are shaped different, but the formula of two common figures plus a rare one is still used. The quality of the figures is excellent; the poses look very natural and one can almost hear the dialog from the scene depicted here.
While Hasbro recommends this Star Wars Saga Scene Pack: Jedi Council 1 for children 4 and up, I'd say most buyers of this collectible would be more serious collectors over the age of 12.
Although Star Wars figures are pretty durable -- I ought to know, since I have been collecting them since 1978 -- they do have small parts that can come loose and be easily lost. These are really meant to be displayed rather than played with.
