Source: Expanded Universe - (Cut scene from A New Hope)
Year:
2007
Number:
30-17
Assortment:
Basic Figures
Retail:
$6.99
Assortment Number:
87276/87500
UPC Number:
6 53569 20146 5
Weapons and Accessories:
Blaster Pistol
Cape
Collector Coin
Species:
Human, son of a wealthy food magnate from the planet Tatooine
Status:
Close friend and speeder-racing companion of Luke Skywalker
Weapon of Choice:
The laser cannons of an X-Wing Starfighter
Characteristics:
Gives up a promising career in the military to join the Rebel Alliance
Comments:
Biggs and Luke aspire to enter the Imperial Space Academy together, but only Biggs realizes his dream. At the academy, Biggs discovers the cruelty and oppression of the Empire and decides to join the Rebellion, confiding his secret to Luke during a trip home.
Points of Interest:
This Biggs Darklighter figure is based on the character's appearance in a deleted scene from the beginning of A New Hope.
Photography by Dan Curto
Also included with this figure is a folding pamphlet that shows other toys in The 30th Anniversary Collection.