My son and I collected a bunch of the new Star Wars toys back in 1995 when they first appeared on the shelves.  These are all unopened, still in the box, hermetically sealed, MOC, whatever :).

Star Wars - Power of the Force 2 Action Figures (1995-1997)

Good luck finding this guy anywhere in the entire Star Wars trilogy.  It amazes me how creatures that got maybe half-a-second of screen time get their own action figure, and it practically took an act of God to get a Grand Moff Tarkin action figure on the market.

Finally, an action figure for GMT!  To think, they made a "Death Squad Commander" action figure in '77, instead of a Tarkin figure  I think they wanted kids to buy extra DSC's so they could build themselves an army of imperial soldiers.  A bunch of Tarkin clones wouldn't work I guess.

This action figure does not have the all-important "Warning" sticker on him.  Why anyone would need a warning about a wussy TIE Fighter pilot is beyond me.  If he had any parts that were choking hazards, wouldn't all the other Star Wars figures have the same problem?

The Stormtroopers kinda remind me of what the women in Afghanistan would look like if that country were above the Arctic Circle.  Sorta white burkkas.

Apparently Boba Fett and IG-88 (who appeared for 1/2 second in Empire Strikes Back) got it on in this comic book, and IG-88 was blown to bits.  Whoever heard of a droid bounty hunter anyway?

So, would one Sandpeople be a Sandman, or a Sand-person?  We find out that Sand Guys look different than Sand Gals during "Attack of the Clones", so I guess this guy here is a Sandman. 

As usual, George Lucas has come up with a weird-ass name for a species.  This is the guy who loved the poor, sweet Rancor monster, who Luke savagely murdered in Return of the Jedi.

R5-D4's claim to fame is popping his cork for Uncle Owen in Star Wars.  For some reason, he continues to pop up in Star Wars action figure sets.  "He's like Artoo, only better!"

The unsung hero of the Star Wars saga, and one of the best reasons to watch "Revenge of the Sith", R2-D2 has always been more popular than his counterpart, Threepio. 

Call him what you want - Walrus Man, Scrotum-Mouth, or "Ponda Baba" (George Lucas - what the heck???), but this guy probably didn't deserve to get his arm chopped off in the cantina.

16 years before there was Jar Jar Binks, George Lucas brought us an ethnically offensive character in "Nien Numb", an Asian-type character who co-piloted the Millennium Falcon.

Finally, the Imperial Probe Droid appears in action figure form, albeit some sort of 'deluxe' offering with other, probe-droidy stuff.

Billy Dee, Billy Dee!  BDW admits people still walk up to him and address him as "Lando" from time to time...

Lando reminds me of Billy Ocean in this outfit, not sure why.

To get the Obi Wan figure, you had to send several proofs of purchase to Kenner and wait 6-8 weeks.  The least they could have done was to put Ben in a regular action figure box.

A couple notes on Jawas... they seem to like saying "Bobbit" for some reason, and they make the exact same "Ah-yee-hah!" sound you later hear the Ewoks scream in "Return of the Jedi" (right after Threepio says "we surrender!").  They're also just downright creepy little buggers.

Another 'classic' character from Star Wars... can anyone tell me where the heck Ishi Tib shows up in the trilogy? 

This guy may or may not be John Ratzenberger's character.  Cliff Claven appears briefly in Empire Strikes Back, to tell Princess Leia that the shield doors must be closed.  At least he didn't regale her with bogus stories of the history of Hoth over a beer.

The same Rebel Soldier comes totally pimped out with accessories in this offering.

Yet another interesting naming convention from George Lucas.  Why, of course, he's a Momaw Nadon!  He appears in the Cantina scene of Star Wars for 2 seconds, so of course we know his species, and he even comes with a blaster rifle.  My guess is a guy shaped like this would get frequent, painful headaches.

Of all the dopey alien action figures available from the Star Wars movies, Greedo probably deserves an action figure more than any other alien.  He's also been screwed over by GL, who re-wrote the Han/Greedo scene in the Star Wars cantina with Greedo firing first.  Why?? 

Ok, this guy just makes me laugh every time I see him.  Such an incredible costume... he looks so lifelike!  He doesn't look at all like a guy wearing goggles, a cape and a wrinkled paper towel rod on his nose.  I'm sure the costume department at LucasFilm put a lot of thought into Mr. Garindan's wardrobe.  Imagine a planet full of those guys.

A nice likeness of his Excellency.

It's kind of a shame that such a cool costume was wasted on characters that appeared for all of a few moments in Return of the Jedi.

Every time I see this guy in Return of the Jedi, I try really hard to remember what movie I saw him in several years previously... he looks really familiar, and I'm sure he's based on some other character, but it escapes me who it is.

"The Maaahster has need of you on Jabba's sail barge". 

There just aren't any cool droids other than maybe Artoo Detoo.

Another of those 1-second Bounty Hunter cameos in Empire Strikes Back.  I have to wonder how much the actor who played Dengar for 1 second gets in royalties from the sales of his action figure. 

Dash Rendar was kind of a Han Solo-wannabe, appearing in the Shadows of the Empire comic, only to be 'never heard from again'.  Whether or not he dies in the comic book is up for debate, but one thing's for sure.  He has a typical Star Wars name.  Dash Rendar is just what I'd expect to see a new quasi-hero named.

What exactly does a 'Crowd Control' Stormtrooper do?  Does he handle all the major Stormtrooper sporting events and rock concerts?

Just C-3PO.  No accessories.  Gotta like the gold color, anyway.

Great disguise, Chewie!  Nobody would guess it was you!!

You just knew Bossk would be an imposing, major character in 'Empire Strikes Back' after he growled at that imperial soldier, and... wait, what?  He was never heard from again?

He was never heard from again.

The ultimate bad-ass of Star Wars.  So cool that Lucas wrote his character back into a cameo appearance in the 1997 re-release of Star Wars.  Too bad his little jet pack doesn't fire missiles.

Just what language does Bib Fortuna speak, anyway?  It's some sort of pig-latiny English intermingled with those grunt sounds Jabba makes.  Just what would he use the big wrappy thing around his head for?

This guy got the snot beaten out of him by Ewoks and Chewbacca in Return of the Jedi.  All he was doing was doing his job, driving the AT-ST, and unfortunately he became a casualty of war.

Apparently ASP-7 is featured in some of the new footage from the late '90's version of the trilogy.  Did that really warrant an action figure?

The true mastermind of the Rebel alliance.  Bet he's tasty with melted butter.