The Phantom Menace Goes All the Way Retro In These New Star Wars Toys

James Whitbrook
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Retro toys are a funny thing. When The Phantom Menace hit theaters, it did so alongside the firepower of a fully armed and operational action figure line that represented a huge generational leap from the Star Wars toys that changed the movie industry two decades prior. And yet now in the present, nearly 25 years removed, Hasbro is imagining a world where that revamp didn’t exactly happen.

That’s because while time marches on—Phantom Menace and its toys are older to us now than the classic Star Wars Kenner figures of the late ‘70s were at the time of its release—our idea of what counts for the retro aesthetic doesn’t quite so much. Hence, Hasbro’s latest Star Wars retro collection bundle, celebrating the prequel movie’s big anniversary, taking its heroes and villains back to that classic ‘70s-style aesthetic. Take a first look at it below, exclusively here on io9!

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Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

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Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

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Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

Image: Hasbro
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Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

Image: Hasbro
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Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

Image: Hasbro
Image: Hasbro

Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

Image: Hasbro
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Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

Image: Hasbro
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Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

Image: Hasbro
Image: Hasbro

Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

Image: Hasbro
Image: Hasbro

Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

Image: Hasbro
Image: Hasbro

Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

Image: Hasbro
Image: Hasbro

Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

Image: Hasbro
Image: Hasbro

Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

Image: Hasbro
Image: Hasbro

Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

Image: Hasbro
Image: Hasbro

Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

Image: Hasbro
Image: Hasbro

Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

Image: Hasbro
Image: Hasbro

Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

Image: Hasbro
Image: Hasbro

Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

Image: Hasbro
Image: Hasbro

Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

Image: Hasbro
Image: Hasbro

Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

Image: Hasbro
Image: Hasbro

Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

Image: Hasbro
Image: Hasbro

Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

Image: Hasbro
Image: Hasbro

Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

Image: Hasbro
Image: Hasbro

Hasbro Star Wars Retro Collection Phantom Menace Multipack

Image: Hasbro
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