Action Figure #665: Star Wars The Black Series Doctor Aphra (Coat)

 The doctor got lazy.

 So, here's the thing. I knew that Doctor Aphra was a thing, but I didn't know much about her besides her popping up in a few Star Wars comicbook anthologies I read. But then I discovered this figure, thought she looked kinda cool and decided to read a bit more about her and... I can't say I care much about her as a character, but I thought she was a great figure.

 And, at first, I thought she looked really cool, but something was a bit off. Why did her belt had a peg for what looked like a light saber? And then I looked at the art-insert of the box, and there were a few differences, and then I realized... This Aphra figure is a 75% reuse of Mara Jade! I'll give them this, the coat looks really cool and is unique to her, and so are the arms, plus, Mara Jade's sculpt is really good and it does fit Aphra... except for the belt which definitely isn't hers and doesn't match the art. She comes with a blaster pistol and a helmet you can take off.

 As far as articulation goes, she gets double jointed knees, swivels on her thighs, single jointed elbows that go over 90 degrees when bent, a ball jointed ab crunch and a hinged waist. Butterfly joints would've been nice, but she doesn't really need them, however, the coat does limit her range when lifting her arms, so they'll have to go at an angle and not straight up, which is a bit disappointing. She's about a head shorter than Bucky Cap.

 Maybe it's a bit harsh to call it lazy, because most of the reuse here is well suited for Aphra, but if they were going to go the extra mile with the jacket, they might as well have given her a unique belt all to herself. Aside from that, I think that she is a good looking figure, and Mara's sculpt is a winner, although, sadly, her jack does limit a bit of her movement. But, yeah, she's alright.

6.5