Action Figure Overview: Star Wars - Ugnaught (Kenner, 1981)
Star Wars Ugnaught action figure (Kenner, 1981) The original 12 Kenner Star Wars figures from the 1970s changed the toy industry. They were awesome and I still like every single one. But the problem with having a popular toy line based on a movie is there are only so many characters from the movie that can be released. After action figures had been made of the main characters, Kenner started looking at alternate costumes and background characters. In my opinion, there really wasn't a single bad action figure from the first Star Wars movie, but we weren't as lucky with Empire Strikes Back. In Star Wars Lore, the Ugnaughts species were scattered across the universe. We did get some great figures in later waves. The extremely cool Imperial Tie Fighter Pilot was the last action figure from The Empire Strikes Back a couple of years after the first wave came out. Also, the two bounty hunters, 4-LOM and Zuckuss were only in the movie for a few seconds and didn't really do an