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PRODUCTION
PIPPIN VS. UGLUK
with Sword-Slashing Action and Elven Cloak and with Sword-Slashing and Whipping Action
YEAR
2002
PACKAGING
Twin Pack
COLOR
Red
As shown in Toy Biz 2003 Catalog. "PIPPIN with Sword-Slashing Action and Elven Cloak. UGLUK with Sword-Slashing and Whipping Action".
The EARLY Pippin vs. Ugluk Twin Pack has a distinctive error on the card action feature instructions.
Three versions of this Twin Pack can be found:
Version 1: Early feature printed instruction error “Ugluk sword in both hands”.
Version 2: This error would be corrected with an interim solution of stickers.
Version 3: The stickers would later be replaced with a correctly printed instruction release.
The first error is that the "sword" is to be placed in both hands. While possible, that was not the intention of the action feature. This would be corrected with a stickered version. One of the "sword" words was replaced with "whip" on a sticker placed over the original instructions.
The second error is in the second set of instructions for Ugluk. The title is "1a" and should be "1b". Again this was initially corrected with the sticker version.
The first release would be later corrected with stickers to cover the misprint. There are not many of the sticker version that can be found as Toy Biz corrected the box instruction to read: “left hand sword/right hand whip on all future releases. So it is possible to be 3 variations of this pack.
ITEM NUMBER
81177
ASSORTMENT NUMBER
81175
SERIES
1
A Hobbit from the sleepy Shire, Pippin found himself thrust into the War of the Ring when he and his cousin Merry accompanies Frodo on his quest. Pippin and Merry were captured by Uruk-hai serving the fallen wizard Saruman. Lost and alone in the midst of his enemies, Pippin was forced to mature quickly. He and Merry watched their captors carefully, hoping for a chance to slip their bonds and escape.
An Uruk-hai chief, Ugluk took command of a troop of scouts dispatched to capture the Hobbits and return with them to the wizard Saruman. Ugluk's troop was joined on their journey by a group of Mordor Orcs, leading to several disagreements over their course of action. The chief resolved the issues of leadership and shortage of food with his own style of Uruk diplomacy.
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