If you didn’t follow Hasbro’s other Toy Fair presentations (namely Marvel), you many have missed that they are producing army builder Hydra Troopers for their Marvel Legends line as a Hasbro Pulse exclusive. These figures come with a weaopn in a sealed baggie and packed in a window-less box for only $14.99 each. When word of this came out, I thought the Black Series line could use something similar for stormtroopers and clones. Above is an example of this concept which I hope Hasbro has in the works, or at least something like it.
About a month ago, we ran a report about the possibility of there being a Stormtrooper Commander from The Force Unleashed coming as part of the Black Series Gaming Greats line. Today, we have visual confirmation of that rumor and theory thanks to Instagram follower @audiobeing. This figure reportedly has a street date of March 1 in Canada at EBGames stores, no word yet on a U.S. release date.
Some interesting new rumors have developed tonight via a new list that was published but Jedi Insider. With that info in hand I took a crack finding info for these figures and low and behold I found corroboration for some of those plus others. In all, there are 15 new Black Series figure listings from The Clone Wars, Rogue One, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and The Mandalorian for your review. Click on through for the “proof” courtesy of Walmart’s app.
Update: The page of figures listed at JediInsider has been removed.
A shelf tag from a ToysRUs in Canada confirms the rumor of an upcoming Deluxe (D4) from the Black Series featuring Luke Skywalker (Dagobah) and Yoda. No word yet on availability in the US but it’s thought to be a fan channel release.
Image via Northern Legends Action Figure Collector Group (Canada) on Facebook.
Hasbro will be presenting their NYTF coverage this year via a livestream on their Facebook channel. We will be aggregating their news and info (pertaining to Star Wars only) after the break. Please keep comment focused on the Star Wars brand only, thanks.
Here is a detailed look at the soon to be officially announced Darth Revan Force FX Elite Lightsaber from Hasbro. It features a removable blade, kyber crystal and 2 color modes. Click on through to check it out.
Our pre-Toy Fair tailgating continues with rumor confirmation of wave 2 of the 40th Anniversary Collection of 6″ Black Series figure for The Empire Strikes Back.
