Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (toy line)

Publication information
Publisher	Kenner
Release date	Summer 1996
Series	Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
General information
Timeline	3.5 ABY

Warning: This infobox has missing parameters: title and unrecognized parameters: name, era The Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire toy line was released by Hasbro, under its Kenner subsidiary name, in 1996, featuring a variety of characters and vehicles from the Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire multimedia project. A separate Micro Machines Shadows toy line was also released.

History

This small set of 5 action figures was released alongside the Power of the Force line for one year. They were based on characters from the Shadows of the Empire novel, video game and comic book series. This line included Chewbacca in a bounty hunter disguise, Princess Leia in Boushh disguise, Dash Rendar, Luke Skywalker in an Imperial Guard disguise, and Prince Xizor.

The images on the packaging of this line changed from the normal red lightsaber glow look of Power of the Force to a purple lightsaber glow. And like the Power of the Force line, these figures were also released on hologram cards. Following the conclusion of the line, some of the figures and vehicles were integrated into the regular line. The collection also included Hasbro's first original vehicle not based on a vintage Kenner mold in the form of the Outrider, Dash Rendar's ship of choice. A second original vehicle, Xizor's Virago, was planned but never produced.

Continuity

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Boushh (Mentioned only) Lando Calrissian (Mentioned only) Chewbacca Boba Fett IG-88A (Indirect mention only) IG-88B (Indirect mention only) IG-88C IG-88D Leia Organa Palpatine (Mentioned only) Dash Rendar Stanton Rendar (Indirect mention only) Luke Skywalker Snoova (Mentioned only) Han Solo Jabba Desilijic Tiure (Mentioned only) Darth Vader Xizor

Droid models

IG-88 assassin droid

Events

Holowan Massacre (Mentioned only) Galactic Civil War Battle of Hoth (Mentioned only) Battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon (Mentioned only)

Locations

Coruscant (Mentioned only) Imperial City (Mentioned only) Xizor's Palace (Mentioned only) Outer Rim Territories Hoth system Hoth (Mentioned only) Echo Base (Mentioned only) Tatoo system Tatooine (Mentioned only) Great Pit of Carkoon (Mentioned only) Jabba's Palace (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic Black Sun Corellian Engineering Corporation Dark Star Hellions Galactic Empire Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only) Coruscant Guard (as "Imperial Guard") Imperial Academy (Mentioned only) Holowan Mechanicals House Sizhran Jedi Kuat Systems Engineering Mandalorian Nova Demons Prince Rendar family Underlord Xizor Transport Systems

Sentient species

Falleen Human Hutt (Mentioned only) Ubese (Mentioned only) Wookiee

Vehicles and vessels

Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft Slave I Flare-S swoop (as "Swoop") YT-2400 light freighter Outrider

Weapons and technology

Armor Coruscant Guard armor Mandalorian armor Blaster Blaster cannon Blaster pistol Blaster rifle EE-3 carbine rifle DLT-20A blaster rifle Concussion missile Deflector shield generator Energy blade shields Flamethrower Force pike

Grenade launcher Heavy weapons pack Hyperdrive Ion cannon Laser cannon Lightsaber Darth Vader's lightsaber Macrobinoculars Proton torpedo Sonic stunner Taser stave Tractor beam Vibro-ax

Miscellanea

Bounty hunter Carbonite The Force Dark side of the Force Galactic Credit Standard Imperial Academy Teräs Käsi

Bibliography

• "From the President of the Star Wars Fan Club: The Force Is Back!" — Star Wars Insider 24
• "Star Wars Conquers Toy Fair" — Star Wars Insider 25
• "Scoring the Trilogy" — Star Wars Insider 26
• "Star Wars Around the World" — Star Wars Insider 26
• "Lucasfilm's Latest: Shadows of the Empire Update" — Star Wars Insider 27
• "Lucasfilm's Latest: Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Update" — Star Wars Insider 28
• "Around the Galaxy" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 6
• "Lucasfilm's Latest" — Star Wars Insider 29
• "Scoring the Trilogy: Shadows of the Empire" — Star Wars Insider 29
• "Into the Shadows: A Profile of Author Steve Perry" — Star Wars Insider 29
• "Scouting the Galaxy" — Star Wars Insider 29
• "Around the Galaxy" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 7
• "In The Beginning..." — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 7
• "Shadows on the Shelves" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 7
• "ComicScan: The Graying of the Galaxy" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 7
• "Star FX: Anatomy of a Thriller" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 7
• "Cyber Notes: Shadows On The World Wide Web" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 7
• The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
• "Scouting the Galaxy: Just Trying to (Action) Figure It All Out" — Star Wars Insider 30
• "For Kenner, The Force Is As Strong The Second Time" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 8
• "Expanding the Fleet" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 9
• Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Limited Collector's Edition
• "Around the Galaxy" — Star Wars Galaxy Collector 1
• "Expansion Team" — Star Wars Galaxy Collector 3
• "Collectors' Comlink" — Star Wars Galaxy Collector 3

External links

• Shadows of the Empire Photo Archive at Rebelscum.com