  AT-AT COMMANDER / GENERAL VEERS 
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Source: Date Stamp: 1980 Release Date: 1981 Carded Availability: The Empire Strikes Back Return of the Jedi Tri-Logo Assortment No. : 69620 Retail: $2.49 Weapons and Accessories: Point of Interest: This figure was included in the Rebel Command Center Adventure Set, but made it's first carded appearance on The Empire Strikes Back 41 back card. This figure also appeared as General Veers on a Canadian exclusive skin wrapped card*. | |
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Comments: Did you notice that the AT AT Commander, (or as Canadian's knew him) General Veers didn't actually die in The Empire Strikes Back, yet somehow -unlike his good buddy Admiral Piett-- didn't seem to stay with the Imperial forces for Return of The Jedi. Even though it can be argued that he died off camera during the Hoth battle (or even later for some other reason), or that he was busy elsewhere during the Endor battle, it is more likely that a Wampa kidnapped him and is living in a Robert Crumb styled fantasy in some cave somewhere...
Major Variations: Though all vintage figures have minor variations, the AT AT Commander has on sculpting variation of interest. The figure was available with two slightly different chest sculpts. The easiest way to spot them is to look on the figure's back. On one version, which also has more defined folds in the tunic under the belt, sports two short rectangles under the three lines on the upper back, while the other version has two larger rectangles that, together, are the same width as the three lines above it. There is no indication of either version being any more rare than the other.
Text & Photography by D. Martin Myatt. |
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