COUNT DOOKU Saved The Black Series! So Good! Star Wars Black Series Bangers #15
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Yardy know, I called it. Dooku is definitely a certified Black Series banger. Like I was saying yesterday, imagine a world where got Dooku a bit earlier and we had pinned legs, no butters, and no photoreal, we certainly wouldn’t be sitting here praising it like we are! Such a great figure!
True Cawfee True. I’m so happy him and others like Mace came later. Worth the wait! -Nate
Mace and Dooku at the time of release really shaped the future of the line. Dooku is amazing and his presence on my shelf is always one i tend to focus on when skimming through my displays.
Great Choice for a Banger guys!
Love the photos of recreations of scenes from the films. @Nate 🔥💯
Many moons ago i planned on creating a scene very similar to one of yours in this video lol...i think it may be time to act on that!
Final thought on The Count Dooku figure for me. First figure to show the perfect blend of aesthetics and articulation for the line 🔥
Solid video my dudes!
Mace is on the same level as Dooku for sure! Just so good. Totally agreed about the blend of aesthetics and articulation! -Justin
Fine points guys. The soft goods, sculpt, and accessories made this one shine. Plus...you always gotta respect Christopher Lee.
Thanks for checking out our video! -Justin
I literally just got Dooku in the mail yesterday, and having it in hand, yeah, one of my favorite TBS figs already..
Nice! Perfect timing! Thanks for watching -Nate
100% agree, one of the best figures in the line. Most of the time the SHF takes the win but in this case TBS has the high ground. Great video guys!
Thanks for checking it out, AD! -Justin
Count Dooku is one of the best we have! Wish he came with lightning hands, but the swooshing effect is great! Love the video guys
We agree! He's in the top 15 of all time. -Justin
@@OutOfTheBasement completely agree!
Wow a great time I remember as a BS collector. I had been in on TBS since day 1, but I will admit, 2015-2019 were rough and the product was EVERYWHERE. When this wave came out, I remember getting the notification that it was in stock while I was finishing up teaching a class and when they came in, Dooku was the one I looked forward to the most.
Definite banger and definite mark for when TBS began turning around!
I'm sure you had to save the prepositional phrase lesson for tomorrow so you could secure that Dooku! Lol! -Justin
Dooku was my number 1 for the longest. Great likeness but more important to me, the smoothness and sturdiness of the joints really is what elevates him to near import level. Recently got SHF Dooku and warmed up to him a bit, so starting to notice things on TBS like as good as the likeness is, the face shine really spoils it. And while I love the swoosh, I think some lightning effect is way more essential for Dooku. Still a great figure, just no longer the import slayer I thought it was at first.
I don't think the Count really has a shine. The shine is something relatively knew (within the past couple of years) as far as I know. It looks like they just stopped applying the matte finish in the factory. -Justin
Must have missed the note on mine 😉 Fr tho I've seen other reviews like Robo's with pretty good shine as well, like laminated eyebrows.
Dooku is nearly perfect, the only thing missing is the extra hands wiith lighting effect, I also think the red on the lightsaber is kind of short
That would've been awesome! -Justin
Its the cloak, how it lays and the fact that it can fold/drape back nicely the way Dooku actually does, that blows me away. Incredible figure and shelf presence.
Perfect soft goods! -Justin
Dooku is absolutely awesome !
Also, General Veers is still an under the radar banger.
Ohhhh Veers is a great pick for a banger Jeff! -Nate
Dooku was the first SHF figure that I replaced with a Black Series figure. I was excited for the SHF for years before they released it too.
Same! You know Hasbro knocked it out of the park when it’s better than the pricey import option.
You know it's a banger when something like that happens! -Justin
@@OutOfTheBasement it’s one thing when the black series figure is really good value compared to an import, like the new Jedi Luke. Count Dooku is just a better figure across-the-board.
He's definitely still one of my favorite Black Series figures in my whole collection. They nailed it and it was always wild to me that it was so much better than the much more expensive SHF.
Well said, Darth! -Justin
There's a couple of salty comments in here already Bro-rinos!!! 😅😂 However, the "cover your faces" comment, I think was misconstrued, and the comment did mean for the camera autofocus? So with that in mind, I'll say "Actually cover, your actual faces, then disguise your actual voices, then change the name of your channel!!!" You're bloody welcome!! 😅😂
Secondly, this line DIED with the blue line releases and "hazza" haven't released a decent figure since 2015...
Thirdly, Sunday's stream with everyone's favourite Croatian, "Akk-shon" was a banger! Thoroughly enjoyed that.
Fourthly, absolutely try and grab that sdcc Obi-wobi-shinobi deluxe pack with his table. I somehow grabbed this, absolutely mint off ebay for 'fiddy' quid a couple of weeks ago and it's an absolute banger of a display piece. The holo Leia glows blue and plays a short "help me" message, then the entire "years ago... you helped...." message. I nigh on pissed myself when i played it first. A belting addition to be displayed alongside my minty, sealed sdcc "posh" Landspeeder! 😊 Don't snooze and lose on that "Bad MF" Gentle-manns!!
Yeah the cover your face comment was a misunderstanding, lol. Glad you enjoyed the stream with AD! And yes, this line has been DEAD since the blue line! Take me back to when the figures didn't have photo-real, had horrible articulation, and poor character selection! Take me back to the Jyn and Cassian days, baby! Take care, David! -Justin
@@OutOfTheBasement J!!! The heady days of black and red box "Rhuuge One" figurinos!! The brightest and the best of times!! Seriously though, I'm probably classified as "obsessed" with the BS line now. I couldn't care less what the figures are like now, or previously. I pretty much love everything in the line. I love the crappy, older figures as a reference point to where we are now, if nothing else. As a "three-seven-five-child" I was converted to a "six-inch-grinch" back in 2015. Opened some 3.75 Sand Persons from retro, '97 and tvc to add to my 3.75 Tuskens display this morning, and to be frank, the diminutive scale is somewhat pathetic to me now!!
Hello David sorry I got back to you so late I was having a friend's birthday party today and everyone left around 12am my time.
And now technically later today my wife and I are going to her mom's and stepdad's house to spend time and have dinner. Her stepdad's got cancer and has been going through hell the last 2 weeks. I'm really tired at this point but got family responsibilities to do and her mom and stepdad have helped us so much over the years with our house and I love them both so much.
Sorry David for giving you an earful but that's what is going on in my life. I know you've been dealing with your own crazy life. I'm glad you had a chance to catch up with me I appreciate it. Take care of yourself my friend and I hope your life straightens out for you dear sir, Tom
@@theperceptor9287 So sorry to hear that my Friend. That situation is about as serious as it gets. Never apologise for spending time looking after your family. All you can do is be there for them and make absolutely sure they know you love them and care. Nothing else matters too much after that. Really glad to reconnect as I said. My troubles stemmed from some sort of nerve damage/problem in the base of my spine 2 months ago. I've only been given an MRI scan a couple of days ago and won't know results for 2? weeks. Been in constant pain for 2 months and previous to that, my daughter and her Girlfriend started living with me, so everything else went on the backburner.
@@DavidEdge69 I'm glad things are going well with your daughter. I had no idea how bad your spinal pain was giving you so much trouble. I've had trouble with the vertebra in my back but never had the kind of pain you have described to me, I'm so sorry that you have been suffering through this difficult time my friend.
I hope your medical doctor has helped you with your pain. I can only imagine how difficult it has been trying to sleep at night. I get some pins and needles from my neuropathy but I'm sure it's nothing compared to the pain you feel in your spine.
I hope you get at least some pain relief from medicine or different sleeping positions. Please drop me a message anytime you want or need to chat, my friend. Tom
This is still one of my all time favourite figures, the cape, the head, the face, the saber swoosh. It's a masterpiece :))
Truly! Now it just seems like he needs a re-release so more people can get him! Thanks for watching my friend! -Nate
Hey I mentioned that Dooku should be a black series banger a few weeks ago.
Nice! -Justin
Awesome banger video fellas. Definitely one of the best photo-real applications in the line no doubt! Definitely a great representation and respect to the late Sir Christopher Lee.
One of my favorite on my shelf!
Couldn't agree more! Appreciate your support. -Justin
Dooku is one of the rare figures that beat the imports
THE GAP IS CLOSING, KOBE! -Justin
I have a small collection about 10 figs, what surprises me is that 3 of em were shown here, such as count dooku commander bly and windu, clearly the turning point for black series.
True! Those last couple red and black box waves were 🔥🔥🔥 Thanks for watching! -Nate
@@OutOfTheBasementur welcome, keep it up!
A banger no doubt. At this time a Top 10 is virtually impossible. Too many great figures.
It’s tough but fun! I like seeing just how different almost everyone’s lists are. Thanks for watching! -Nate
Dooku is a awesome figure. GJ guys.
Thanks, Matt! -Justin
Dooku was one of my first figures from this line! He was the one that started me down the hill of endless expansion of my collection 🤣🤣 “Your swords please” 👴 -Tommy
He's such a good one to start out with! He was a sign of great things to come. -Justin
Man. It sucks I missed out on this guy. Such a great one
Yakface has rumored a potential re-release! Fingers crossed Kahn! -Nate
The Signature Figure of Superiority!
Meanwhile at Hasbro: "It may be difficult to secure its re-release."
I skipped on it because I arrived very late into the line and now being TVC focused, I can still respect this figure here. You are right to hold it in such high esteem. We have Bo-Katan (a great release still) and an outdated Vader (Galaxy Packaging and International Archive) being re-released. Brave of Hasbro... but we thought they would have learned their lesson. Tyranus is calling for a re-release! Surely they can do better!
Would I buy it even as a non-TBS collector? Yes! Yes I would. Why? Sir Christopher Lee! And with us TVC getting Dooku very soon... WITH Force Lightning AND extra hilt... I certainly am looking forward to this.
There is a rumor he may be coming back in the Galaxy packaging. That could be cool! TVC Dooku looks great. Definitely gonna get one when it goes on sale. Thanks for watching! -Nate
There is no doubt Dooku is an absolute BANGER!! WAYYY ahead of its time. Right up there with Plo Koon and Kit Fisto for me!
Yeah both of those are pretty great as well! -Justin
Hello Nate and Justin thanks for reaffirming how great Count Duko's figure really is.
We definitely need more Jedi figures with the swoosh saber effects in the black series line.
The figures are the primary focus in your videos but I don't think blurry basement boys works for myself LoL 🤣.
Thanks guys for another great banger figure video, I appreciate your efforts. Take care and I'll catch you later hopefully speaking about the new preorder figures. Tom 👍
Hey Tom! Always appreciate you checking out the new videos. Dooku is so great! It makes me excited to get more prequel Jedi like how we got Aayla Secura and Ki-Adi-Mundi (hopefully sometime soon, lol). Take care! -Justin
Dooku is a banger for sure! Defines a turning point in the black series in terms of articulation and representation!
Fully agreed! Thanks for watching. -Justin
Got a used Dooku at the Denver Fan Expo this past summer and I had no clue he was as good as he is
That's awesome! Yeah, he's pretty great. -Justin
The action figure is very well made. I think it is a banger. Count Dooku is a character that makes me wonder what makes that character special and how should the action figure be represented. The photo real of Christopher Lee isn’t my minds eye of Dooku. He’s a venerable actor and did what he could with what Lucas gave him. Tatakovsky and the Clone Wars team fleshed out that character much better. The animated projects made that character interesting or more interesting to me. So I ask why is it important the action figure capture the live action actor’s visage? The simple answer is Black series is a toy line based on the live action product. So looking like that is its goal. But that just makes the toy more of a Christopher Lee item than Dooku to me. I also don’t have as much problem with pins. I think movement and stability is the deciding factor with or without pins. It is still a toy. I kind of would like to have a more exaggerated facial features action figure which is not cartoony but real enough. One looking more like the media in my minds eye.
Yeah I still prefer the Christopher Lee look. Introducing animated-style designs into the line is something I wouldn't be a fan of. Thanks for watching, prophet924! -Justin
People on my FB always ask me my favorite figure of all time, and Dooku is often my top pick haha. Great video! Support Jedi Hip-Hop!
Thanks for checking out the video! -Justin
I just picked him up here recently for a pretty good price after watching and just damn. From the moment I got him out of the box I just immediately knew that he's easily the best Black Series figure I own outside of arguably ROTJ Boba. It's amazing how he blows both other Black Series and even his SHF counterpart out of the water, truly exceptional. Great video guys, thanks!
He's definitely in our top 15 I'd say. Such a great figure! -Justin
Really looking forward to you guys covering the latest hasbro stream! And more retrospective videos!
Thanks Marshmellow! This week’s Figure It Out will be covering the new reveals! Stay tuned. -Nate
Dooku is probably my favorite photoreal likeness, its so good
And for one that was sorta early in photoreal he still holds up great! Thanks for watching! -Nate
The first black series figure I picked up in early 2021 (along with asajj). A banger of a figure!
That's awesome! Thanks for watching. -Justin
Great banger guys, Dooku is such a great character and you Two look so much better, blurred out 🤣🤣
lol just gonna permanently film like that now! 😂 -Justin
@OutOfTheBasement I started out as black series only collector but Hasbro dropped the ball on the ANH crew, ROTS Anakin and Obi-Wan and IG-11 so thats why I get a few imports. I also just want the definitive version of the character. Another big reason is black series figures are very difficult to get into dynamic poses due to the lack of accessories. I need those alternate hands to make the figures look alive!
That's totally fair but I just love pointing out to you that Black Series Dooku SMOKES the SHF! Lol. -Justin
@@OutOfTheBasement I literally said that lol
I'm no SHF shill just love star wars figures not really fussed about brand
I know I’m just memeing because we’re constantly repeating ourselves with this discussion, lol!
@@OutOfTheBasement how about we can just agree we need a black series Commando Droid
Love my Dookus in any format. He has the best hilt bar none
One thing I have never understood about any modern day SW figs though is why can't they give us the lightsaber blade in the colour as shown on screen? So give Luke a bright blue or green blade so it actually looks like it's active 🤷♂️
One of the coolest hilts for sure! -Justin
That is a great figure…. I just wish one of these companies, would update the lightsabers completely. All 1/12 scale light sabers, regardless of maker, look like sticks of jolly rancher. If one of these companies could run a core of white opaque plastic down the center of the sabers then wrap that jolly rancher plastic around that opaque core, it would be a smash hit!
I'd be interested to see how that'd turn out! -Justin
I think Dooku is a must for TBS collectors.
Absolutely! Thanks for watching! -Nate
Fantastic figure, still strange we had to wait seven years into the line to get him. Better waiting for it in hindsight, just for the photoreal face.
100% agreed. Glad they waited so we could get the updated engineering on this figure! -Justin
I remember star wars SH Figuarts went downhill after the count dooku release. The black series destroyed it for a quarter of the price.
It’s kinda crazy how the gap is essentially closed between the lines except for accessory count. Thanks for watching! -Nate
I literally just pulled my Dooki out of storage after three years! So he can face KiAdi Mundi. Great post, thank you.
Awesome! Thanks for checking out the video. -Justin
Hey guys, now!...Count Dooku is one of the Jedi figures I don't have, and I do hope Hasbro do a Archive figure of him one day, Christopher Lee is one of my favourite actors since the Hammer Horror days of Dracula.
Last weekend, finally pick up Andor, he not a bad figure and Omega (Bad Batch 2), so thanks guys.
There is a rumored rerelease of the Count! -Justin
Couldn’t agree more fellas! When he came out I said it might be the best black series so far and it’s still my all time favorite
Thanks for watching! -Nate
He made my top 10. Mace Windu as well
Both are excellent! -Justin
Completely agree! Dooku is a banger!
Thanks for watching Dante! -Nate
Pulled the trigger on this first week of January… and of course YakFace immediately starts hinting at a re-release. Hate to admit it, but I’d be tempted to re buy just because every other figure I have is in Galaxy packaging.
That's totally fair if you decide to go that route! Some people like that consistency. -Justin
I love the figure but wish it had pinless double jointed knees and elbows, along with a bicep swivel. The ball jointed waist could be better too. The head and neck have pretty good attitude though.
As always more hand options especially force lightning would be welcome.
I don't think we'll ever see pinless double-jointed in the Black Series...maybe one day! -Justin
@@OutOfTheBasement well they just gave the Clone Troopers bicep swivel. So fingers crossed. Great vids guys.👍
Count Dooku is my favourite Star Wars figure!
Thanks for watching! -Nate
I got mine today, should I be worrying about the cape might rip of the figure?
I don't think so. -Justin
Every night, before going to bed, I kneel before my action figure shelf and pray to the Pantheon of Action Figure Gods that we may one day be blessed with a rerelease of this masterpiece.
Yakface recently hinted we might be seeing a re-release soon! Thanks for watching! -Nate
@@OutOfTheBasement my prayers are working then!
He's in my top 10 of all time.
Almost for us! Top 15 for sure. -Justin
Total banger, no question
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Another awesome figure count dooku have you seen the new black series star wars figures and 3 75 figures coming out
Yep I agree! We'll be covering the Destroyer Droid on this Friday's video. -Justin
@@OutOfTheBasement great can't wait
It can be debated or not if he was a political idealist or murderer. But no debate on how epic the figure is. There is some new figs that are not this good. I love the fabric choice for cape. Great video as always guys.
True that! Thank you for the kind words. -Justin
top 10 figure of all time.
He’s our number 12! But I can see why he would make anyone’s top 10! -Nate
That signature look of superiority was well done on Dooku. I feel like we're going back into the dark times with Black Series, though. Last year wasn't good overall and this year is not looking any better.
Totally disagree, last year had some missteps but overall was a great year. So many long awaited characters came to the line and the figures were great. I’m curious as to what makes you feel like things are slipping back? -Nate
@@OutOfTheBasement a factored in quality control, pricing, repacks/ repaints, deluxe pricing where it isn't needed and making double packs where we really only want 1 of the 2 figures and the other is just trash. Then there's the removal of thigh swivel. Hasbro before Chris Cox took over as CEO was doing great. Ever since he came in every brand took a hit because he got greedy and cheap. The only lines that didn't really compromise are Transformers and GI Joe. Yeah, they do repaints as well, but those brands listen to the feedback.
I thought last year was THE best year for the line as a whole. 2013 all the way to 2023 I think the line really started to improve in 2020 onward. The whole Super Battle Droid controvery is now moot with the pipeline of the single release that anyone who's been collecting Hasbro products could've guessed. The repacks/repaints argument is kind of getting old because new tooling has increased over time. There are more new tools per year these past few years than what came before. The amount of repaints has also gone up...but so has new sculpts. There are around 100 Black Series releases a year when we used to get more-so around 30-50. Those gimmicky repaints offset the cost for the surplus of new sculpts. I just don't buy complaining about repaints without also acknlowledging the higher number of new tools. -Justin
@@OutOfTheBasement repacks don't pay for new tooling. The argument just doesn't hold water when you look at their other lines. I rather they take the less is more approach. They had over 100 figures released last year with close to 70 being repaints and the roughly 30 new figures they released maybe at least half were inaccurate, improperly scaled or some engineering issue. We don't get alternate heads and hands like every Hasbro line does. We're lucky to get more than 1 accessory these days. Look at Morgan Elsbeth for example. It's just the figure. Shin and Baylan aren't scaled correctly and Baylan can pole vault with his lightsaber. I like the clone repaints and that's really it. That should be able to support the "repacks pay for new figures" claim on its own. Why can't Jedi get extra hands instead of just a lightsaber? Even you complained about the Inquisitors getting just 1 lightsaber with a peg in the middle of the hilt. TBS isn't even a top 5 line in the toy world. Wasn't even nominated for best line for Nerdzoics Nerdy awards. GI Joe won that category for the second year in a row and they don't release half as many figures as TBS and had a lower percentage of repaints. Lenny won't make a figure if he can't do it right at the time. Black Series won't hesitate to make a figure wrong and try to make you pay deluxe prices for it.
I was surprised by the list winners…No rouge one vader? No Tarken?
Oh well, variety is the spice of life, fellas!
What list of winners? -Justin
@@OutOfTheBasement oh, sorry, I meant when you guys did the best figures of ‘23
Is Fennec Shand a banger?
Yep she's great! -Justin
Hopefully, they'll reissue him soon.
That's the rumor! -Justin
@@OutOfTheBasement, I'll take it.
You just need to cover your faces if you want the camera to focus on the figure. All the while the camera can see your faces it won’t focus on the figure that’s up close to the camera. It might be enough to work if you cover your eyes with your hands.
And you need to learn some manners. Don’t watch our content. Simple.
That is an awfully rude and unwelcome remark.
@@OutOfTheBasement no!!!! Cover your faces so that the autofocus works on the figure when you hold it close to the camera!!! I wasn’t being rude.
@@ilikemandalorians9861 please read my reply. I was talking about how to get the autofocus to work on the figure close up. If they cover their faces the camera will focus on the figure.
@@OutOfTheBasement comment updated. Apologies for the misunderstanding.
I don’t know if you can say “swoosh” without paying Nike. You may be demonetized unless you say “swish”😂. Let’s say swish. He’s so swishy.
Nahhh swishing is what you do with mouth wash lmao. Swoosh is superior, Nike be damned. -Nate
Star Wars the IP is dead and the toy collecting aspect is so toxic that is no longer fun or interesting. Debating or arguing over value packaging and price is so irrelevant over done and keeps toy collectors doing what they do best complaining and disrespecting themselves.
Maybe you just spend too much time on the internet, inevitably exposed to all the degeneracy?
It sounds like you are just wrapped up in the wrong side of the community. Theres still plenty of people out here who love the line and look at it through a positive lens (us, Landspeeder Luke, Black Series Cantina, Robo, 1313, Lukenessmonster, skywalkerhendrix) the list literally goes on and on. The problem is the toxic bullshit rises to the top because collectors love to have that knee jerk reaction and viewers reward them for the insane reactions so the cycle continues and just gets worse and worse. It’s not easy to ignore it but it can be done. -Nate
@@OutOfTheBasement Natey!!!! You Positive Barstard!!! Stinky shit dunna' flush Bro!!