Sculpt--3/5
Hmmm...this figure looks familiar! Oh yes, I seem to recall owning this figure three years ago. For those of you that don't know, this figure is almost the same as the one released in the Episode I line. The only thing that is different is the right arm, which has been totally redone. Everything else is exactly the same however, but in this case that's not necessarily a bad thing. Ki-Adi's headsculpt has always looked good and his outfit is adequately detailed with textured sleeves and a neutral pose. Unfortunately, some people may not like the neutral pose because of the action-posed Jedi we've been getting in the Saga line.

Articulation--3.5/5
Ki-Adi has eight points: neck, shoulders, right elbow hinge, right wrist, waist, and hips. Everything is pretty basic except for the new right arm. The elbow is hinged so it bends inward which is a little strange but allows for some good lightsaber poses. The wrist joint is a very welcome addition, but a bicep cut would have made the right arm articulation perfect. Some people object to way the elbow joint looks, but I don't think it is that ugly.

Features--3/5
Ki-Adi features the Force-attract magnet-in-the-palm trick. The magnet is actually necessary for the figure to hold his lightsaber, since his grip is so wide.

Accessories--3/5
Ki-Adi comes with his lightsaber and a blast effect. The blast effect is like the one that comes with Luminara Unduli and can be attached to the lightsaber blade to simulate a laser deflection. Ki-Adi's lightsaber has a metal hilt and it's design is a new one albeit quite simple looking--it is basically a cylinder with lines notched in it.

Paint--3.5/5
The paint job is perhaps the biggest difference between this figure and the Episode I version. The face is much better painted this time around; the Saga version is much more accurate and has a very good resemblance to the photo of Ki-Adi on the package. By contrast, the Episode I version looks much meaner and is very dark around the eyes.

The light-tan portions of Ki-Adi's outfit are painted differently as well. They have added a paint wash which brings out all the texture found in the sculpt which makes the figure look much more detailed than the Episode I version. Some people don't like this paint job, but I like it more than I dislike it, and I like it even more after putting the new and old figures side by side.

Overall--3/5
This is an average figure by all accounts. There is nothing very exciting about it, but I don't find the figure particularly boring either. I would have preferred a whole new sculpt, but what we've got is a slightly better version of the Episode I figure which isn't that bad in itself.

--Photos and review by Garett Yoshimura
garett@carrotnetwork.com