Armed with twin LL-30 blaster pistols, rocket boots, and a smarmy attitude, this mercenary had a significant -- and tremendous -- presence in the "Star Wars Clone Wars" series. A member of the Duros species, Bane contracted a lot with Count Dooku, Darth Sidious, and the Hutts, working out of his hideout on Black Stall Station.
Bane was imagined as a Western gunslinger by the "Clone Wars" braintrust, and that look and feel certainly carries through to the minifigure. The version we got our hands on is a somewhat more simplistic variant -- it does not include the unique breathing apparatus of other versions -- that was pulled from the HH-87 Starhopper (set 75024) that also featured the iconic Rako Hardeen (Obi-Wan Kenobi in disguise).
The distinctive red eyes and outsized Indiana Jones-ish hat are the dominant features here. Our collection needed the character who is largely considered the most accomplished bounty hunter since Jango Fett, and we look forward to employing him on missions where his uncanny ability to escape the Jedi -- even under seemingly insurmountable odds -- will be put to the test.
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