Also, today from the archives, let’s celebrate the Magic of Willow with this Tonka figure of a Troll!
There are several fantasy creatures seen on screen and in books within the Willow universe. One of the most iconic creatures is the Eborsisk, which George Lucas named, again, after film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. The Eborsisk is just a gnarly-looking two-headed dragon designed by Industrial Light & Magic head Phil Tippett himself, as the script was not too specific, and he pretty much had free rein on the final look. In the story, the Eborsisk is accidentally created by Willow when he casts the wrong spell on a troll.
Unfortunately, the trolls in Willow, while ugly, are indeed a very tame design. Rather than large and monstrous, they really come off more like a young sasquatch or a relative of Chaka from Land of the Lost.
This “Troll (Evil Creature)” figure could really have benefited from some other color mixed in. Still, unlike Chewbacca in Star Wars, who nearly always appears with his bandolier to break up the solid brown look, these things are just solid brown. 😛
The Willow film turns 37 years old this week! I figure there’ll be a new Willow item from my collection to share here for the rest of the month. Happy 37 years to the Magic of Willow!
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