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Journey through the Expanded Universe
by: SithLord, Darth Chris
date posted: Dec 17, 2007 1:57 PM
2008 Confirmed/Rumor List
Well, my membership ends in three months time... thought I might as well start this now before it gets too long. I don't know how many collectors are on the blogs and I hope that I don't get any "this was on Rebelscum" comments...


*Note: I cannot locate a link to Stan's Rumor List, I do not know what the website is)

Basic Figures

Confirmed:

Wave 1: Revenge of the Sith
Anakin Skywalker
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2-1B
Commander Gree
41st Elite Trooper
Octuparra Droid
Mustafar Panning Droid

Wave 2: The Force Unleashed
Maris Brood
Rahm Kota
Darth Vader (Battle Damage)
Shadow Guard
Juno Eclipse
Imperial Jump Trooper
EVO Trooper

What Hasbro has confirmed:
- Empire Strikes Back Wave
- A New Hope Wave
- Return of the Jedi Wave (ROTS-ROTJ confirmed at Jedi Defender)
- Wave 3 will include an updated figure from a Battle Pack from early 2007 (???)
- No Phantom Menace or Attack of the Clones Waves next year (Jedi Defender)

What Rebelscum confirmed:
- Another The Force Unleashed Wave, but Hasbro has said that there would not be two Waves (Rebelscum 411)
- 17 Figures in the Clone Wars line (Rebelscum 411)
-A Droid Build-A-Figure in the "Classic" line, in a thirty figure sub-set called "Droid Factory," made from thirty pieces included with figures in the sub-set. (Rebelscum's 411)

Confirmed Figures: (These are not necessarily in the main line)
Vader's Secret Apprentice (Multiple Sources)
Commander Fordo (Phase II) OR Scuba Trooper (safe bet this will be in the Clone Wars line) (Rebelscum's Hasbro Q & A)
Episode I Obi-Wan
Episode II Obi-Wan
Durge (likely in the Clone Wars line) (Hasbro, pulled out of the Saga Legends poll due to new release in 2008)
Amanaman (Hasbro, pulled out of Saga Legends poll due to new release in 2008)
Lt. Tank (???)
Grand Admiral Thrawn (Ineligible for Saga Legends poll due to new release in 2008)
Lumat and Female Ewok and Wokling (Here

Rumored Figures:
Stass Allie (4-inches.de)
ARC Trooper Pilot (Same rumor list as Lumat and Female Ewok)
Barriss Offee
Kamino Researche Cloner
Saesee Tiin (Clone Wars Armor)
Obi-Wan (Clone Wars Armor)
Padme
Anakin (The last group is from Stan's Rumor List)

Battle Packs:

Confirmed:
STAP Attack
Hoth Patrol

Rebelscum has Confirmed:
- The Force Unleashed Battle Pack (Exclusive) (Rebelscum's 411)
- Clone Wars Battle Pack (Exclusive) (Rebelscum's 411)
- The Force Unleashed Jungle Rancor (Rebelscum's 411)
- Jabba's Palace Rancor (Rebelscum's 411)
- Jabba's Skiff Guards (Rebelscum's 411)

Rumored:
The Force Unleashed: The Purge (4-inches.de)
The Force Unleashed: The Trial (4-inches.de)

Expanded Universe Comic Packs

Confirmed:
None

What Hasbro has confirmed:
- More Mandolorians in the Comic Packs (Fallon in Lee's Cool Toy Review, Evolution Article)
- Marvel Comics Two-Packs in 2009

What Rebelscum has confirmed:
- 15 New Comic Packs next year (Rebelscum's 411)

Rumored:
Tol Skorr and Asajj Ventress
Darth Talon and Cade Skywalker
Anakin Skywalker and Durge
Grand Admiral Thrawn and Talon Karrde
Darth Vader and Admiral Trachta
Princess Leia and Prince Xizor
Infinities "Redeemed" Darth Vader and Princess Leia
Antares Draco and Ganner Kreig
Dengar and Fenn Shysa
Tobbi Dala and Leia (These ten come from here)
Lt. Tank and Amanamin
Durge and Anakin Skywalker
Cade Skywalker and Darth Talon
Asajj Ventress and Skorr (These Four come from Multiple Sources)
Antares Draco and Ganner Kreig (Force-Cast)
Jedi Robe Vos and ???
Mosep (Marvel Jabba the Hut, ANH adaptation) and Han (Force Cast)
Shira Brie and Lumiya ("Confirmed" by Darrel DePriest at CIV)

Order 66

Confirmed:
None

Rumored:
Obi-Wan Kenobi and ARC Trooper Commander
Anakin Skywalker and ARC Trooper
Master Tsui Choi and BARC Trooper
Palpatine and Commander Vill
Luminaria Undilli and AT-RT Driver
Master Sev and (Yellow) ARC Trooper
(Rumored first at POTF.com but posted at Rebelscum.

Evolutions

Confirmed:
Evolution of the Clone Trooper (Repack)
Evolution of Anakin Skywalker (Repack)
Evolution of the Sith Lords (Repack)
Evolution of the Fetts
Evolution of the Sith
Evolution of the Jedi

Rumors:
Evolution of the TIE Pilots
Evolution of the Rebel Pilots
Evolution of Padme Amidala (Rebelscum's Rumor List)
Evolution of C-3PO (Stan's Rumor List)

Vehicles:

Confirmed:
Aayla Secura's Jedi Starfighter (Exclusive) (Rebelscum's 411)
Obi-Wan Kenobi's Jed Starfighter ROTS Utupau color (Repack)
Anakin Skywalker's Jedi Starfighter ROTS Mustafar color (Repack)
AT-PT (Fan Day's)
General Grievous' Starfighter Soulless One (Fan Day's)
AT-TE (Rebelscum's 411)
Millenium Falcon (Rebelscum's 411)

What Hasbro has Confirmed:
- There will be no single AT-ST by itself next year

What Rebelscum has Confirmed:
- 10 Vehicles in 2008 (Rebelscum's 411)

Rumored:
B-Wing (Rebelscum's Rumor List
A-Wing (After revealing Tycho, Hasbro stated that they wanted to fit one into the 2008 line)
V-19 Torrent
Homing Spider Droid (Both were rumored Here

Multi-Packs

Confirmed:
Darth Vader and Incinerator Troopers (Wal-Mart Exclusive)
Emperor Palpatine and Shadow Troopers (Wal-Mart Exclusive)
The Force Unleashed Hero Pack
No information has been available about this pack, except that the original DCPI number was made into the TFU lightsaber.

Rumored:
Cantina Cinema Scene
Death Star Cinema Scene
Usually, Cinema Scenes contained new tools from existing molds, but recently Galactic Heroes have been known as Cinema Scenes, so this may not even be for figures