The currently high turnover of Star Wars toys seems to have led to a dreaded 'final wave syndrome', where the last handful of figures in a line are almost impossible to track down. It happened with The Force Awakens, and it appears to have happened again with Rogue One. I'm yet to see any sign of the fourth and final wave of the Rogue One line in brick-and-mortar retailers, but fortunately online retailers are mking life a little easier. Hasbro's online store had one figure from this wave in stock - Lieutenant Sefla - and I was able to pick him up along with some of my recent Last Jedi purchases. for $7.99US ($8.81NZ). Admiral Raddus and Galen Erso proved more elusive, and I had to pay a little closer to New Zealand RRP for these via Amazon at $10.42US ($15.82NZ) a piece.
The real highlight of this wave is - of course - Raddus. Featuring a beautiful sculpt, fantastic paintwork, and that amazing hinged mouth we first saw on the Force Awakens Ackbar, it's a figure that no Rogue One fan should be without (making it all the more annoying that he's proved so elusive). Galen is a little less impressive, featuring a likeness that's somewhat removed from his on-screen counterpart. As something of a concession, Galen does comes with an adorable little mouse droid, which will be great for diorama-building. Both Raddus and Erso also come packed with the usual oversized play-feature weapon.
The figure I really want to focus on, however, is Lietuenant Sefla. The easy availability of this particular member of the wave is probably a good indication of his undesirability. He has a blink-and-you'll miss it appearance in the Battle of Scarif, and looks pretty underwhelming on his cardback. But that's not where the real value of this figure lies.
Sefla is, first and foremost, an army-builder - an excellent way of filling out the ranks in your Rogue One Rebels display. For a background character, his sculpt and paint job have been given a surprising amount of care. Not only that, but he comes with some phenomenally great accessories. For one, his helmet is removable - making him only the third post-Disney-buyout 3 3/4" figure (along with Finn [FN-2187] and Sergeant Jyn Erso [Imperial Infiltrator]) to have this feature. In addition, his oversized pack-in accessory is actually a screen-accurate weapon (the missile launcher used by Baze), and suitable for display purposes. Combined with his regular sidearm, this trio of accessories rounds out a figure that's much better than I had originally anticipated!
The figure I really want to focus on, however, is Lietuenant Sefla. The easy availability of this particular member of the wave is probably a good indication of his undesirability. He has a blink-and-you'll miss it appearance in the Battle of Scarif, and looks pretty underwhelming on his cardback. But that's not where the real value of this figure lies.
Sefla is, first and foremost, an army-builder - an excellent way of filling out the ranks in your Rogue One Rebels display. For a background character, his sculpt and paint job have been given a surprising amount of care. Not only that, but he comes with some phenomenally great accessories. For one, his helmet is removable - making him only the third post-Disney-buyout 3 3/4" figure (along with Finn [FN-2187] and Sergeant Jyn Erso [Imperial Infiltrator]) to have this feature. In addition, his oversized pack-in accessory is actually a screen-accurate weapon (the missile launcher used by Baze), and suitable for display purposes. Combined with his regular sidearm, this trio of accessories rounds out a figure that's much better than I had originally anticipated!
