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The Power of the Force (Starburst) 1999 – 2000

After Hasbro acquired the Kenner Toy Company in 1991, they brought the Star Wars line back to life in 1995. The line was dubbed “Power of the Force 2” by most fans to avoid confusion with the previous Power of the Force line. The line showed massive sales numbers and proved that Star Wars was still extremely popular with the public. Hasbro released several sub-sets, vehicles, playsets, accessories and a huge line of 12 Inch figures. The line changed logos and designs a few times during its run, and switched to the “Green Starburst” design in 1999. 

For more information about Hasbro’s Power of the Force 2 (Starburst) line, see bottom of the page for a complete summary.

Power of the Force – Flashback Photos (1999): Basic Figures

The Flashback Photo series was meant to get fans excited for Episode I, being released later in the year. The figures included a “flashback” photo of a corresponding character from the new Phantom Menace movie. This latest wave was released on a new green starburst blister pack, but with the same Darth Vader head on the top left.

Power of the Force – Comm Tech (1999 – 2000): Basic Figures

These were the last of the figures released under the Power of the Force banner, and they included the Comm Tech chip feature that was rolled out with the Episode I figures in 1999. This wave was also released with the same green starburst packaging as the Flashback series.

Power of the Force (1999): Exclusive Figures

Hasbro released several fantastic looking mail order exclusives throughout their Power of Force line, but they only released two during their ‘Starburst” design phase. They were both Sneak Preview figures for the upcoming Episode I: The Phantom Menace.

Power of the Force (1999 – 2000): Cinema Scenes

Cinema Scenes was a brand new series that included three figures in each set,
re-creating a famous scene from one of the Original Trilogy movies. This was a very popular series and was continued into the Episode I line as well.

Power of the Force (1999 – 2000): Creatures Sets

Hasbro released several Creature Sets for their Power of the Force line, but did not release any new creatures for the “Starburst” designed phase from 1999 to 2000.

Power of the Force (1999 – 2000): Playsets

Hasbro did not release any large scale playsets during the Power of the Force line, but they did release several smaller sets for our figures, including the Cantina at Mos Eisley and Jabba’s Palace Display Dioramas, as well as a Millennium Falcon CD-ROM Playset.

Millennium Falcon CD Rom Playset (with Han Solo)

Market Value:
Boxed $25 – $40
Loose $12 – $20

Power of the Force (1999 – 2000): Vehicles

Hasbro released a bunch of vehicles for their Power of the Force line during its five year run, including several classic and fun vehicles, but only two new ones were released from 1999 to 2000. Those were were the Y-Wing Fighter and Tatooine Skiff.

Hasbro acquired the Kenner Toy Company in 1991, and a few years afterwards, decided to bring the granddaddy of all toy lines back to life. Hasbro (still under the Kenner brand) released the first new Star Wars action figures the world had seen in 10 years, when the Power of the Force line was finally released in 1995. The line was dubbed “Power of the Force 2” by most fans and collectors to avoid the confusion of the previous Power of the Force line, which was released by Kenner in 1985. The line was well received by most fans and proved that, even without new movies, Star Wars remained just as popular with the public, and the massive sales numbers were proof of that.

The figures had six points of articulation and appeared more “muscular” in tone. It’s still kind of strange, looking at a Luke or Han figure from this line because of the Sylvester Stallone like body, but they were certainly unique looking. Luke, Obi-Wan and Vader all came with ridiculously long lightsabers that were shortened down in later waves. The Princess Leia figure also had a few different variations through the different waves, as Hasbro kept trying to make her not look like a monkey. In fact, most figures from this line had multiple variations as they went along. Hasbro also released some very interesting and fun sub-sets, as well as a huge line of highly collectible 12 Inch figures.

The initial figures were released on a red/orange card that was supposed to be an ignited red lightsaber with a large Darth Vader head shot. The packaging was simple, but still remained attractive to the eye. Who am I kidding though, we were just happy that new Star Wars figures were back in stores and it didn’t really matter what the packaging looked like. Truth be told, the figures could’ve been wrapped in brown paper bags and I still would’ve bought them. Later lines changed to an ignited green lightsaber instead of the red/orange. The packaging was still the same, only the color tone changed. Towards the end of the line, the packaging changed once again to a green starburst design, with the lightsaber glow being dropped.

This line was not only very popular with collectors and fans, but also with kids at the time. A younger generation was being introduced to the classic Star Wars characters their parents grew up with, and they really seemed to like it. Hasbro produced a massive amount of figures for this line, which is why most are still considered fairly common and easy to find. The Power of the Force 2 line remains one of the largest action figure lines ever produced for Star Wars, or any other toy line for that matter. This was a fun and satisfying line to collect, and the prices are finally staring to inch upwards, as the power of the Force line has reached a nostalgic period with kids and collectors of that era.