Star Wars Miniatures, By Species

So, a little project I've been working on today. I'm a huge, huge fan of the old WOTC Star Wars Miniatures, not only as a collector and an RPG nerd, but as someone who's grown to like the Miniatures Game with which all of these are compatible.

Everyone knows that one of the coolest things about Star Wars is the almost infinite variety of alien species. The minis do a pretty good job of this, with even a few of the old Expanded Universe types getting a figure here and there - although some of them really got the short end of the stick, as we'll see later. But finding them is not always easy when they use a character's name instead of the species name, hence my little project.

This is gonna be a list of all the WOTC minis of each species, as I'm able to find them. For now, I'll just be listing the three alien species from the core rules of the old D6 RPG: Ewoks, Mon Calamari, and Wookiees. Future posts should (should) contain more.

(shamelessly stolen from here, don't blast me Syd)

Ewoks (7 total)

The denizens of the teddy bear planet from Return of the Jedi, these little critters were popular enough to get two spin-off TV movies, and their own animated series. It makes sense that they nailed all the iconic characters - Wicket, Logray, and the master of aerial bombardment - but the overall low number of these is a bit surprising. Doubly so since they've been a core playable species since 1987.

Mon Calamari (6 total)

Though the most famous is probably Admiral Ackbar, these aquatic aliens have been a fan favorite for a while. They are well represented, though not over-numerous. Quick side note: the Mon Calamari Medic is one of my favorite minis. Got head splotches and everything, pictures don't do it justice.

Wookiees (18 total)

Oh boy... Look, I like Wookiees. Chewbacca is a great character, and as obnoxious as his kid may be, he was the only character with any real family life back before Luke and Leia knew they were siblings. But at some point one has to ask... how many Wookiees is too many? I can't be too hard on 'em, though, since Rebel Storm #20 was the first of these minis I ever owned, way back in 2005.

Gonna be some more tables of this kind... eventually. (Spoilers: the Sullustans got shafted.)