StarWars.com Reveals Hasbro ‘Star Wars Black’ Walgreens Exclusive Boba Fett

Today, over on StarWars.com they revealed the rumored Walgreen’s exclusive Star Wars Black 6″ figure, and it turns out to be Prototype Boba Fett.

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While Boba Fett’s iconic Mandalorian armor has become one of the most famous designs in all of Star Wars, it started out with a very different color scheme. In early concept art by Ralph McQuarrie and Joe Johnston, seen in the gallery below, the bounty hunter was depicted wearing sleek, all-white armor. On June 28, 1978, Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt and The Empire Strikes Back assistant film editor Duwayne Dunham debuted the costume with a test video (also available below), detailing its weaponry and functionality; the colors would later be developed to what has become Fett’s definitive look, but it all began with this early version.

Hasbro’s figure is a tribute to this important piece of Star Wars history and design — look for it exclusively at Walgreens this fall, with preorders opening at San Diego Comic-Con later this month!

 

You can see more pictures and check out more on the background of this version of Boba Fett over on StarWars.com.

 

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