MOMAW NADON (Hammerhead)
The Vintage Collection Deluxe Action Figure
Item No.: No. G0674
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Number: #362
Includes: Staff, blaster, double rifle, alternate hand, tumbler
Action Feature: Swappable right hands
Retail: $ 24.99
Availability: May 2025
Appearances: Star Wars
Bio: An exile from Ithor, Momaw Nadon was a rebel sympathizer who cultivated a hidden garden in the mountains south of Mos Eisley. (Taken from the cardback bio.)
Image: Adam’s photo lab.
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Commentary: I admit I was a little surprised when I heard the next deluxe figure for $ 25 would be Momaw Nadon (Hammerhead). I thought The Saga Collection figure from 2006 was pretty definitive. With the new Cantina (allegedly) still coming out this year, it makes sense that they would want to put out one of the most recognizable creatures in that scene again. I mean, 2006 was 19 years ago… but also, I assume anyone buying a $ 400-$ 500 Cantina also bought this figure 19 years ago and has been waiting. As a person who really likes Hammerhead figures, and will find an excuse to buy a new one, there are plenty of reasons to give this one a shot.
Despite hearing this new figure would be larger, he seems pretty much the same size as previous releases. There aren’t many very good reference shots of this guy out there, but his appearance on The Richard Pryor Show in 1977 makes him look positively huge. If posed to match The Saga Collection release from 2006, they seem effectively the same size.
This 2025 model also matches The Black Series release, no doubt sharing a sculpt that’s in some digital style guide for other consumer products. The wrinkles are quite different from previous releases, but the bulk of the costume and pose seem pretty much the same. You get a rope belt, an infinity buckle, and a very similar vibe. A big difference is that the 2025 model has much more saturated colors, better painted toenails, and a cloth costume that doesn’t get in the way of sitting nearly as much. The joints are all very nice, and this is the first time a Hammerhead of this size has fully jointed elbows, wrists, knees, and ankles. For a display piece, it gives you a lot more in the way of options and you can choose to have him fight, or drink, or just sit down over in that corner booth.
Since good reference is hard to find, I would say the colors are about as good as they get. He carries most of the accessories that the figures since 1979 have had. The articulation is the best to date – his waist can pivot. His head can actually look up. The arms are good, and it’s the kind of design that we’re going to take for granted immediately – it looks like the old one, but has a lot more going on inside. He’s also skinnier.
While I am grouchy that it looks like 2025 may end without any new mass market Cantina aliens, I have nothing bad to say about the quality of the – so far – sole 100% new release for the year. The staff is new, the blaster seems to be new, the double-blaster is much smaller than the original POTF2 one, and the glass – I think – is new, but as you can see I was not able to dig out every last version from my stash. (It’s gotten a little big.) I can’t tell you $ 25 is too expensive, or that $ 25 is a bargain. There are enough separate parts and deco hits here that you can see Hasbro maybe didn’t spend every last penny to give you the best Hammerhead ever, but also, I can’t see any signs of their leaving anything out of it. If we never get another one, this has nods to nearly every previous figure at a price that I think I can swallow. As long as Hasbro goes all-out on these deluxe guys and won’t leave a fan saying “you left a piece out!” I wouldn’t mind seeing more like this.
It’s also notable that – unless I’m forgetting someone – this is the first individually-packaged deluxe The Vintage Collection figure from the original trilogy and only the second one from the Lucas era, after Jango Fett. I freely admit that probably colors my enjoyment of this release, but I wouldn’t mind seeing some other figures follow this route. Could we get Han Solo in Carbonite with multiple carbonite blocks and alternate heads, plus binders? Could we get a Stormtrooper Luke with wet hair, dry hair, and maybe some junk and a Dianoga tentacle? Or how about an Empire Strikes Back Darth Vader with alternate “Luke” head, meditation head, regular head, and maybe some cool Force-choke hands? I think I can be convinced to pay $ 25 for things if they really, truly are bigger and better than previous versions while also putting the current basic Vintage figures to shame. OK, so maybe that’s a tall order.
Collector’s Notes: I got mine from Entertainment Earth.
–Adam Pawlus
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