Star Wars : The Power of the Force ( 1995 toy line ) Star Wars : The Power of the Force , also known as Power of the Force 2 , was Hasbro / Kenner ' s first " Star Wars " action figure collection since Kenner ' s " Vintage " line ended a decade earlier in 1985 . It was released from 1995 to 2000 . History . The initial line was characterized by a muscular look typical of boys ' toy lines of the time . This bulked - up aesthetic was toned down as the line continued and was phased out by 1998 in favor of a more movie - accurate look . The line comprised characters from the original trilogy , most of them new versions of characters produced by Kenner from 1978 to 1985 . Many characters released in the original line under film production nicknames were now released under their names from later Expanded Universe sources . " Walrus Man " became Ponda Baba and " Hammerhead " became Momaw Nadon , for example . Also introduced in 1998 was a wave of Expanded Universe figures from " Star Wars " comics , novels , and video games . Vehicles from the " Power of the Force " line for the most part reused the 1970s and 1980s Kenner molds , updating their paint schemes and electronics , a practice Hasbro would continue for future lines . Following the 1997 Special Edition release of the Original Trilogy , new figures , vehicles , and beasts were created based on the newly created or revised footage . Also in 1997 , the packaging design evolved as the decoration changed from featuring a red lightsaber glow to a green . The next change , although short lived , featured cards with a hologram sticker . These used a standard green card but with a hologram sticker of the character simply stuck onto the card where the original picture would be . Some of the hologram cards can be found with the " Power of the Force " logo missing . Beginning in 1998 , the packaging was revised once again , this time to feature a promotional pack - in in the form of a photo slide known as a Freeze Frame Slide , depicting a scene from the film in which character can be seen , 56 of these figures were released . Two Freeze Frame cards are noteworthy for their rarity . The skiff guard Weequay is the rarest of the Freeze Frame cards due to being the last of this line to be produced . Another noteworthy figure is R2 - D2 with data attachments : the early figure featured a variant Freeze Frame Slide with the words " Imperial Trash Compacter " in the caption . This slide was then altered to read " Death Star Trash Compacter " , making the original " Imperial " card a rare variant for collectors . A slide viewer shaped like Luke Skywalker ' s macrobinoculars , as seen in the opening moments on Hoth in , was available as a mail - away offer . In 1999 , in preparation for , the Freeze Frame cards were replaced by 11 special figures known as Flashback Photo cards , which came with an oblong plastic framed photo that allowed the viewer , by pulling a tab below the photo , to shift an image of a character from the original trilogy to its " Episode I " counterpart . For example , the Darth Vader photo pulled down to show nine - year - old Anakin Skywalker . Also in 1999 , with the final waves of " Power of the Force 2 " , Hasbro discontinued use of the Kenner name , but aside from a change of corporate logos the line would continue largely unchanged .