Klaatu
is an exceptional character only for the fact that he is the only
character besides the main ones who really had two different outfits -
the "regular" one and the skiff guard outfit. Now, granted, there
was more than one of his race there, so it could have been a
different "Klaatu" as well.
The
Klaatu character came with a bladed force pike. Since we never
really saw it in action, we can only guess he used it as a cudgel
and a pistol. His loin cloth was also one of the few actual soft
goods used in the original figures. The loin cloth came in two
variations, thicker and thinner. Some Klaatus also had tan arms. The
card back came in only two variations, one with a mail-away Emperor
offer and one without.
Why should you get this figure? Five reasons:
1.
Klaatu's name was inspired by the movie "The Day the Earth Stood
Still," where the main character utters the phrase "Klaatu Barada
Nikto" to his robot. This phrase was used again in other popular
media, most notably a couple of scenes in "Army of Darkness" where
Ash forgets the words and unleashes an undead horde. Ah, good stuff.
2.
Because of you need this figure, plus Barada and Nikto, to complete
a "set." In the later 1990's line they were offered as a 3-figure
set.
3. He came in two outfits, so you might as well get one of them.
4. You have to throw someone down the Sarlacc pit.
5. That alluring loin cloth. I'm not gay, but if I were...
Backstory:
Wooof (his real name) is a Kadas'sa'Nikto was a pilot for Jabba's many spacecraft. He was killed when Jabba's sand barge was blown up.
Want more? His Wookieepedia article
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