Few two-packs from the POTF2 era carry the diorama weight of the Max Rebo Band Pairs, and the Barquin D'an & Droopy McCool set is the one that bridges the Special Edition and classic trilogy versions of Jabba's Palace entertainment. Released in 1998 under the Kenner Collection banner to coincide with the Return of the Jedi Special Edition theatrical re-release, this pair gives collectors the Bith musician Barquin D'an — introduced exclusively in the Special Edition cut — alongside the classic Kitonak performer Droopy McCool. Together they represent exactly the kind of cross-era content that makes the complete set of all three pairs so sought after by serious Jabba's Palace builders.
The card is presented on the iconic black-and-green POTF2 "The Kenner Collection" backing with a large clamshell bubble. The cardback includes individual character bio panels listing species, height, instrument, and homeworld for each figure, plus movie stills and promotional images of the other two pairs — Sy Snootles & Joh Yowza and Max Rebo & Doda Bodonawieedo — sold separately. This vintage example shows card and bubble wear consistent with age, best assessed from the images; it remains a carded, unopened specimen. Barquin D'an comes posed with his Kloo Horn and Droopy McCool cradles his Chidinkalu, both sculpts noted in the collector community for strong screen-accuracy relative to the era.
This pair is the essential middle piece of the three-set assortment. Completed alongside the Sy Snootles & Joh Yowza and Max Rebo & Doda Bodonawieedo packs, it populates an entire Jabba's Palace performance scene. Whether displayed carded as a vintage artifact or sought to complete the trio, this 1998 Hasbro release remains one of the more characterful and display-ready entries in the entire POTF2 line.