Bastila Shan is exactly the type of Star Wars figure that I wouldn't care about until I saw her on the pegs. I love that she's an Expanded Universe character from the Knights of the Old Republic computer game. Most of the EU characters are unknown unless you follow their game/story/series specifically. And usually this means that their stories are not done being told/continues to be told.
It kinda has a roleplaying game-like feel, which reminds me of the time when the Rangerlord and I would get the siblings/cousins together for many a spot of the old West End Games Star Wars Roleplaying Game. There was a real sense of boundless potential for your characters. You could be anything you wanted to be--a Force sensitive but untrained character, a half-trained Jedi, a wrongly trained Jedi, or even a guy who thinks he's a Jedi and has powers because of it. But my favourite was coming up with your own "occupation," like "Space Cowboy" or "Galactic Ladies Man" Heh, those were the days.
From seeing her in-package, this was what I could garner: Jedi? Check. Double-bladed lightsaber? Check. Funky new hair sculpt? Check. Fancy Schmancy duds? Check. Snazzy name? Check.
So let's take a look at her out-of-package, shall we? :)
