Star Wars Toy Line Abbreviations

When collecting Star Wars Action Figures, you'll very often come across abbreviations such as POTF2, TLC, POTJ, etc... These abbreviations are short cuts for toyline names. Every few years or so, Hasbro changes the look and feel of the packaging to keep it fresh and modern. With it, the name of the toy line changes as well.

Below is a list of dates, the abbreviation, and in paranthesis the full name of the toy line. Click on a link and it'll give you a list of figures that were released during that period, plus more information about each toy line.

Modern Collecting

• 1995 - 2000: POTF2 (Power Of The Force 2)
• The Shadows Of The Empire Collection 1996 - 1996: SOTE (Shadows Of The Empire)
• The Episode 1 Collection 1999 - 2002: Episode 1
• The Power Of The Jedi Collection 2000 - 2002: POTJ (Power Of The Jedi)
• The SAGA Collection 2002 - 2004: SAGA
• The Original, Vintage and Post Original Trilogy Collection 2004 - 2005: OTC & VOTC & POTC (Original, Vintage & Post Original Trilogy Collection)
• The Revenge Of The Sith Collection 2005 - 2006: ROTS (Revenge Of The Sith)
• The Saga and Vintage Saga Collection 2006 - 2007: TSC & VTSC (The Saga and Vintage Saga Collection)
• The 30th Anniversary Collection 2006 - 2008: TAC and VTAC (The Anniversary Collection)
• The Clone Wars Toy Line 2008 - 2010: TCW (The Clone Wars)
• The Legacy Collection Toy Line 2008 - 2010: TLC (The Legacy Collection)

Vintage Collecting

• 1977 - 1985: Vintage
• 1984 - 1985: Vintage POTF (Power Of The Force)