![]() ![]() Below where Count Dooku sits are two swing-open doors. The Geonosis Battle Arena shows off the organic traits of this very nicely. Whatever substance the Geonosians use to make their “hives” has been replicated beautifully. The design of the arena is very, very nice. To the right and to the left are layers on which you can place Geonosian Warrior action figures (or other Separatist characters). ![]() You can position him over the railing so he can observe the death of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala. The front centers around Count Dooku’s boxed seating. It’s really just one small slice of the actual environment, yet Hasbro cleverly added the most important features to it. The Geonosis Battle Arena is very large, but it’s nowhere near the actual size to the one seen in Episode II. With plenty of space in the front (and in the back) to set up various Jedi, clones and Separatists, the Geonosis Battle Arena may just be the perfect environment for all of these characters. But they were smart to develop the Geonosis Battle Arena because it encompasses so many aspect of the best parts of Episode II, albeit not in perfect scale or proportions, while providing a quality toy. As Episode II built itself around a love story, even though painful as it was to watch, there weren’t many toy ideas Hasbro could visit for the basic figure line. And that is the basis for the Geonosis Battle Arena playset. But they were rescued and a battle ensued. Almost the Star Wars equivalent to Rome feeding the Christians to the lions in the coliseum, it was probably the most tense moments of the film. Before the clones arrived on Geonosis, which was the very start of the Battle of Geonosis, the three main heroes in Attack Of The Clones were to be executed in the Geonosis arena by hungry and angry beasts. Granted, the most energetic moments of Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones occurred during the Battle of Geonosis. ![]() ![]() Still unwilling to provide Original Trilogy collectors with updates to the Death Star Space Station playset or other “less interesting” vehicles from the first three films, they decided to take a stab at a scene/backdrop that is arguably the most visibly engaging in Attack Of The Clones. Apparently Hasbro feels secure to spend the time, tooling and production budget by releasing a giant playset since it has a big Star Wars movie push behind it. ![]()
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