2009 Clone Wars Figures Wave 5

Ok, so here are my thoughts on all the figures from wave 5 of the Clone Wars line!

CW34 Clone Pilot Matchstick: Matchstick made his debut in one of the very first episodes of the Clone Wars, in the episode "Shadow of Malevolence". He died late into the episode as well. He has the original Clone mold as the Stone mold had not been created just yet, which means the articulation on him is the best possible. Detailing, he has an all-lew helmet, with a breathing tube attached to the helmet. Matchstick is the only pilot figure released who has a removable helmet, as Oddball, Goji and soon-to-be Warthog don't. On the top of his helmet, it's the standard pilot but in different colours, red logo and grey top. The detailing is also really coo, with those red lines, and those black zigzag shapes. The red lines are a bit off, they don't curve as much on the figure, but that's not a major problem. Other than that though, he just has the regular Clone body. The removable helmet is a nice feature as well. His acessories are the standard DC-15 blaster, and also a standard Z-6 Rotary Cannon. I rate this figure at 9/10, the helmet is a superb design, the only problems are he can't grip weapons well, and the lines are a little off, but it really is a great figure and should be added to your collection!

CW35 Padme Amidala: Padme Amidala debuts this particular outfit in the episode "Destroy Malevolence". Padme had been released in the Clone Wars line before, but in her white adventure gear in 2008. This one is her multiple-coloured adventure gear, and is much better and nicer looking in my opinion. She has really good articulation, everywhere good except the ankles, but they don't matter due to the knee articulation used. Detailing is good as well, very accurate to the look on the show. The hair design especially is awesome. My favourite detail is by far the purple/light coloured body design, it just looks fantastic on Padme. Her acessories are her usual blaster pistol, and some weird something which to me a bit like a odd rocket launcher with a mop attached to it. I rate this figure at the full 10/10, disappointing that there is no ankle articulation, but it doesn't bother me about this figure because it is so good anyway. Detail is great, one of the best Hasbro have done for Clone Wars in my opinion detail-wise. And I really like the head design as well. I hope we see a Scuba Gear Padme in the future, as that would complete all the outfits Padme has battled in.

CW36 Clone Tank Gunner: These Clone's made their debuts in the movie, where there are several on AV-7 cannons during the Battle of Christophsis. The articulation on this Clone is faultless, as it is not in the Stone mold, and therefore has all the articulation to make collectors happy. Detailing wise, he has a excellent thing on his chest, which is really cool and I really like it. he also has a small shoulder pad on each shoulder, the left of which having a logo on it, in white with the sign "V" on it, possibly for *Victory*. He sports a brand-new helmet, the most notable way to find out is to feel the back of the helmet, where it is firm/hard material. He has a nice paint job on his helmet, he has a sort of green triangle at the front, beside the grey area. He also has a mix of green and grey at the back of the helmet too. Acessories included with this figure are a standard DC-15 blaster, and also a Z-6 Rotary Cannon. I rate this great figure at the full 10/10. Articulation is awesome, detailing and paint job is superb, and he is a really great troop-building figure. A definite must have, possibly maybe more than one for the collection.

CW37 Ziro's Assasin Droid: These Assasin Droids protected the crime Hutt Ziro during the Clone Wars movie. All of them were destroyed by either Padme Amidala or the Coruscant Guard during a skirmish. Incidentally, Ziro The Hutt was once a confirmed figure for 2010, possibly as an exclusive, but was eventually scrapped unfortunately. The Articulation on this figure is almost perfect. As James Bond would say "Close, but no cigar". He has a brilliant rotating head, elbow and hand articulation is good, so is the knee. Only the ankle lets it down. It may rotate, but it doesn't bend down which is a bit disappointing. Detailing however, is simply wonderful. He has a lot of colour to him, mainly a mix of green and grey. He has two green *V* signs on his head. He has half green, half grey arms. Mixture of green and grey on the legs, though mainly grey. He has a nice red logo on his chest as well. Not much colour, other than grey on the back. His acessories are a standard Droid E-11 blaster, and a little plug-in thing that goes in his back where there is a hole. Not sure if that was in the movie, but it's in the figure. I'm going to rate this figure at 9.5/10. Nearly a perfect figure, but the difficulty in getting the ankle's to bend was a disappointment. Definitly a worthy figure to purchase though, like all of this wave.