Star Wars Black Series 3.75 Inch/10cm Luminara Unduli and Pablo Jill
First we will look at Luminara Unduli
Packaging
These smaller Black Series figures have slightly different packaging to their larger counterparts, other then being carded rather then boxed, they have orange detailings on the black rather then red. It has a detailed headshot of Luminara on the top, and the number 10, leading me too believe she is number 11 of this assortment.
Instructions: None
Accessories:
Luminara comes with her lightsaber, but her head dress and part of her cloak are removable. The lightsaber looks very nice, and as all of my Black Series figures so far, her cloak/robes are cloth.
Figure: I want too like Luminara. I really do, but she has too many nagging problems. When her head dress is attached, you can't move he arms in any direction, otherwise it will fall off. This is a shame, because you rarely see her without it on. The other major problem: balance. The figure has so much articulation around her feet lower legs that it gives her trouble too stand without toppling over. This makes her hard to pose in a) a position where she won't fall over and b) a pose where it looks like she has a decent range of motion. They did manage too nail her face sculpt though. It looks more like her movie form then her (more prominent) Clone Wars appearance. Because of her articulation issues, most of her photos have her without her head dress on.
Articulation: She has quite a lot of articulation, but most of it either flaws her or is limited by her own accessories. 16 points, if I count correctly.
Size Comparison:
Overall: As I said, I really want too like Luminara, but her base figure is just too flawed. Poor balance, and limited articulation if you want her too look accurate, I wouldn't recommend Luminara at full retail. But considering I got her at $10 on clearance, I guess I can't complain too much in price regards. 6.5/10, I think a basic Force Awakens figure would be better.
Now we have Pablo Jill
Packaging:
Pretty much the same as Luminara, but with the number 10 instead of 11, and a head shot of Pablo Jill instead.
Accessories:
Pablo Jill comes with his lightsaber, and his cloth cloak which is removable.
Figure: This is the opposite of Luminara, who is aesthetically pleasing, but technically flawed. Pablo Jill, however, functions slightly better, but looks ugly as... well, Pablo Jill. At least the ugliness is accurate. Like Luminara, he has trouble standing, but instead of it being because of too much articulation, it is due to his awkward legs (seriously! Who designed this guy? He looks like a crab and Admiral Ackbar has a baby with physical defects!) Unlike Luminara, he can still look accurate (too his one scene in Attack of the Clones) without any limitations, although, like Luminara, he functions better without his cloak on. That being said, if you have his cloak on and position it correctly, you can cover up his ugly ass legs.
Articulation: The same as Luminara's, so 16 points.
Overall: Pablo Jill is much better as a toy then Luminara. He can stand and has the ability too have more accurate, cool looking poses. That being said, he is not a great toy compared too some other figures I have handled. He also looks ugly. 7/10
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