The figure came with the now-outdated lightsaber hilt and removable blade. He can grip the saber with both hands, but it is a bit awkward. Tiin’s gnarled hands are oddly sculpted, and the whole deal makes posing him with a lightsaber rather uninspiring. The swivel elbows are almost Stone Age in nature at this point. Sadly, the legs are pretty useless without ankles. The soft goods skirt is a plus, as not only does it look good, but it allows for a decent range of motion of the swivel hips. Swivel elbows and no ankles kill this figure.
The body sculpt is pretty basic, but the articulation is substandard. The head sculpt and paint applications are outstanding. This figure is most definitely dated and well past is prime. The original ROTS figure did not come with a robe, where most (if not all) of the subsequent repacks did come with a Jedi robe. There are probably others, but that’s 5 times in less than five years. Darth Sidious Battle Pack), TAC (as a single carded figure in the Legends sub line), and then again twice in The Legacy Collection (blue and Red legends sub line).
It was released several more times, including in TSC (Jedi vs. The original release of this sculpt with in the ROTS line in 2005. Well, we decided to go with The Legacy Collection (Blue) Legends #26, mostly because I was able to find the accessories for this one. This particular version has been released approximately 136 times. Saesee Tiin seems to be a popular “go to” action figure for Hasbro. He wore specialized clone armor, that looked pretty awesome. Perhaps his most memorable and visually striking appearances was in the Tartakovsky Clone Wars micro series. Hasbro made a standard Jedi Starfighter for Tiin. However, that ship, the Sharp Spiral, was never seen on film. In the old EU, Tiin had his own starship, even though such personal belongings were generally frowned upon. However, he was featured a bit more prevalently in the Clone Wars animated series, where he made several appearances. In all of the film appearances, he never said a word. He was also in Revenge of The Sith where he was killed in the attempt to arrest Chancellor Palpatine. He served at Geonisis, the opening salvo of The Clone Wars, where he survived the Separatist encirclement at Petranaki Arena. Saesee Tiin first appeared in The Phantom Menace as a member of the Jedi Council.