Last month, packaging illustrations for several unannounced Black Series figures accidentally popped up online and have slowly been officially announced (Jedi Knight Revan and the Heavy Infantry Mandalorian for example). Yesterday, I managed to find a listing for a new 6″ Black Series Deluxe figure and all signs point to it being another one of those leaked characters: The Imperial Probe Droid. While many of us have been hoping that Zeb Orrelios would be the next deluxe figure, the timing is right for the Probe Droid as it will be released for the 40th Anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back.
Disney/Lucasfilm issue a press release this afternoon officially announcing several products featuring “The Child” from The Mandalorian. Not surprising, nothing was shown for Hasbro’s The Black Series or Vintage Collection but they did mention both lines by name stating that products will indeed be coming “later next year”.
Note: if you have any spare Marvel Legends Iron Man hand reactor pulse blasts* laying about, they fit perfectly in the Heavy Infantry Mandalorian’s jet pack. (They also fit in his flamethrower barrel on his gauntlet but fix more loosely.) It’s a shame the figure didn’t come with them in the first place, but here is the next best thing if you are a multi-line collector like myself.
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A brawny warrior encased in the strongest Beskar armor, the mysterious Heavy Infantry Mandalorian is part of a secretive enclave of his people. A born survivor, he guards a precious armory and helps to keep the flames of Mandalorian heritage flickering in this time of galactic chaos.
