The Star Wars LEGO battle packs are generally very popular for collectors who want to build up their armies.This set, 8083 contains four of the Rebel Troopers who battle the Empire on the ice planet of Hoth featured in Episode 5, The Empire Strikes Back.This set is meant to match this wave's other battle pack release which contains four of the Empire's snowtroopers and commanders.As with most LEGO Star Wars battlepacks the set comes with four figures, some accessories and a small vehicle or gun.The four figures in this are 3 Rebel troopers in cold-weather gear and Rebel pilot Zev Senesca.Zev was most famous for being the snowspeeder pilot who found Han Solo and Luke Skywalker in the icy plains of Hoth after their night out in the cold.He utters the phrase (fans say it with me) "Echo Base, this is Rogue Two.I've found them.Repeat, I've found them." His version of the snowspeeder helmet has been redone for this set as has his torso.The head is slightly different to match the uniqueness of this snowspeeder pilot as an actual character.The Hoth rebel troopers have new helmets with snap on goggles.The goggles can cover the headpiece's eyes so or can be unclipped and placed above the brim of their helmet which gives an authentically good look.The regular hoth troopers also come with backpacks while the Hoth Officer has a new mustached headpiece, slightly different print on his torso and white legs.Although this commander isn't named I like to think of him as Major Derlin played by Cheers star and Pixar regular John Ratzenberger, the likeness is striking.The vehicle may not be familiar to causal viewers of Star Wars but it is known as a Laser Ice Cutter and can be seen in a cut scene of Empire Strikes Back as Luke Skywalker uses the machine to ward off a wampa attack.This battle pack may be overshadowed by the matching Empire version 8084, which contains the highly sought after snowtrooper figures but it has slot going for it in its own right and is worth chasing at the low $10.99 price point.
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