Star Wars The Black Series Aurra Sing figure review

Aurra Sing is one of those characters that benefitted tremendously from The Clone Wars series. She made a random cameo on Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace, which made her somewhat of a cult favorite character.

Clone Wars expanded on her role establishing her as a contemporary of Jango Fett, Cad Bane and Hondo Onaka and Boba Fett’s mentor after the death of his father. She was a frequent nuisance to the heroic Jedi and was responsible for killing several of them in her prime.

Without Clone Wars, Aurra really would have been a cool looking character, but she really became one of the chief villainess characters in the saga as a result. That made her inclusion in the Star Wars Black Series line vital for me as Clone Wars is among my favorite Star Wars chapters. Let’s see if she’s worth the bounty.

Packaging: I remain a huge fan of the new packaging as it helps distinguish each chapter just from the color coding. Clone Wars gets a yellow orange accent color. She’s No. 8 in the Clone Wars subset.

I love the artwork as it conveys Aurra’s personality and fearsomeness.

The bio is pretty comprehensive though it doesn’t include that she got killed by Han Solo’s mentor Beckett.

Likeness: Aurra looks great. I really like the head sculpt, which gives her a no-nonsense expression. Her topknot is aligned properly further towards the back of her head.

The beading in her hair is exceptional showing that extra attention to detail the best Black Series figures showcase. That extends (pun not intended) to her elongated fingers, which serve as a reminder that Aurra is an alien.

The biggest issue with Aurra is safety issues forced Hasbro to make her antenna thicker. It probably should be more the size of a needle.

She basically wears a leotard with a vest and an ornate crisscross set of holsters. The chains linking the holsters are impressively scaled for this size. The vest also has a good amount of detail with cylinders and latches.

 

Her wristbands could be a bit thicker, but otherwise they look fine. The armband is the appropriate size though. Aurra’s tall leather boots convey that material pretty well and have some weathering in the sculpt.

Paint: Aurra’s paintwork is also solid. Her unique chalky white skin definitely helps to make her stand out. The dark circles around her eyes came out very cleanly thanks to the face printing.

The live action take on Aurra’s costume had more grime and dirt on the orange jumpsuit. I get why Hasbro decided to go with a cleaner outfit. They didn’t paint the fingernails black, however. Aurra’s holster chains are surprisingly precise, but some of the armband is missing paint.

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Scale: Aurra was slightly shorter than Cad Bane and should be looking up at Jedi like Anakin Skywalker. She should be taller than younger Ahsoka. Aurra’s addition now makes me hopeful we get a teen Boba Fett figure in the Black Series.

Articulation:  Aurra needs easy articulation for a bounty hunter for aiming and running poses as well as squaring off and killing the occasional Jedi.

Aurra’s joints are tight and the SWB single-joint elbow still allows for better range than some figures with double-jointed articulation. Posing them too far shows a clunky looking elbow joint, which is definitely more noticeable for a character with bare skin. Aesthetically, it’s not great, but it aids in the articulation.

Aurra Sing has:

• neck
• ball-jointed shoulders
• elbow
• wrist
• wrist hinge
• torso
• hips
• thighs
• knees
• ankles

Accessories:  Aurra Sing has a nice assortment of accessories.

She comes with her signature dual-triggered blaster pistols. As usual, they’re very well detailed.

Her main weapon is her sniper Fallann Hyper-Rifle. This comes with a strap so she can sling it around a shoulder. It might excessively long, but that’s how it looked in Phantom Menace.

The strap doesn’t stay on as snug as I’d like, which makes its placement over her shoulder somewhat frustrating. Ideally, Hasbro would have added more of a wash to the rifle as the grey paint used looks too much like a toy plastic grey than rifle barrel.

Worth it?  You can get Aurra for a little cheaper than regular $20. She’s got enough sculpting details to warrant the standard price point and cheaper than $20 is a great deal.

Rating: 9.2 out of 10

The arm joint is a little ugly and the rifle strap is mildly annoying, but Aurra is another strong addition to the Black Series line and fills out some of the bounty hunter ranks.

Where to get it? I’m still seeing Aurra around at area Targets. Or you can go the Amazon and Entertainment Earth route.

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