In another animation , the E - Wing was meant to supercede the iconic decade - Wing as the go - to starfighter of Star Wars ’ post - Return of the Jedi fiction . But even if — in neither the original expound Universe it debuted in , nor rebooted canon after seem in Ahsoka — the E - Wing never really gotits time to shine , at least in merch it ’s doing very well for itself .
WhenAhsokalaunched last summertime , we fuck off tosee Lego ’s takeon the fabled starfighter , but now it ’s Hasbro ’s crook : io9 can exclusively reveal that the E - Wing is joining the toymaker ’s Vintage Collection line of vehicle , design to accompany its 3.75″Star Wars action at law figure .
base on its appearance in Ahsoka , the E - Wing features a retractable landing place gear , as well as a sliding canopy cockpit and a removable panel store cargo within . Included in the box is a nervy Vintage Collection introduction in the form of KE4 - N4 , the droid partner of New Republic pilot Lieutenant Callahan . In the Expanded Universe , the E - Wing was the first starfighter to be designed for sole enjoyment with the latest R7 astromech model . While we do n’t know definitively just what kind of astro unit KE4 is , they ’re make their unveiling ahead of their comrade alongside the E - Wing .
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KE4 will come on their own retro - style , Vintage Collection cardback — and while Hasbro would n’t substantiate whether or not the E - Wing ’s pilot burner is on the room as a disjoined loss … well , perhaps it would be safe to acquire that at some point your shiny Modern starship miniature is going to have someone you could slip into the cockpit .
The Vintage Collection E - Wing will cost $ 100 , and is do to free sometime in decline 2024 . Preorders begin later today , February 7 , at 1 p.m. ETon Hasbro Pulse , for a limited - metre window closedown at 11:59 p.m. ET on March 5 . However , if you miss out , the E - Wing will also be useable at Disney Stores and Disney Parks this fall . Click through to see plenty more pictures of the fighter and KE4 - N4 !
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