http://www.themarysue.com/hasbro-female-line/
Fans of Star Wars: Rebels were relieved back in December when Hasbro finally announced they’d be adding figures Hera and Sabine, two major female characters from the show, to their line of Rebels toys. But when you stack them up against the many differently sized figures of male characters, the options still seems a bit… lopsided. Well, too bad, because if what you want is more female figures, Hasbro doesn’t seem to care what you think.
Star Wars Collectible fan site Jedi Temple Archives asked a representative for Hasbro about this deficiency this past weekend at the New York 2015 Toy Fair. Their answer? Not very encouraging.
Q: Where are the action figures for the female characters from Rebels, like Hera, Sabine, or Maketh Tua? Male characters like Ezra and Kanan have been released multiple times already in many formats and scales, yet the best we’ve seen on shelves so far is a single Sabine with a non-removable helmet and a yet-to-be-released Hera, both of whom are packed with re-released Stormtroopers. Female characters have always played an integral role in the Star Wars saga, from Leia in the original trilogy to Padme in the prequels to Ahsoka and Asaaj in The Clone Wars and have always been among the first characters released in figure form, yet for this new chapter in the Saga, they’ve barely been a blip on the radar.
A: Hasbro feels they have released plenty of female characters in the line.
Hasbro responded similarly when asked about other specific female characters in the Star Wars franchise, in particular Leia and Asaaj Ventress, for whom they “have no plans for at the moment.”
Sad! I wish Hasbro would change their way of thinking.