If you’ve been following past rumor reports, you may recognize the hint for this upcoming exclusive from Entertainment Earth. Look for the full reveal on October 1.
UPDATE: A tweet by Entertainment Earth has just teased the content of this exclusive – a 6″ Black Series Clone Trooper 4 pk from Revenge of the Sith
The Yakface Toyguide with our first Rogue One entry: the Toys”R”Us Exclusive 6″ Black Series Imperial Hovertank Pilot.
PROS: Rogue One looks to have an extremely diverse range of Imperial troops in their ranks and Hasbro’s Hovertank Pilot an excellent interpretation of one of them. Unlike the lanky Deathtrooper, the Hovertank Pilot has a stockier build and a battle-warn appearance. Hasbro went above and beyond in giving this figure an in-universe look with a nice wash on the off-white armor complete with scuffs and scrapes. The articulation is what we’ve been accustomed to for this scale so the figure has no problem being posed in a wide and varying range of stances. He has no issue holding the new blaster with both hands in either a relaxed or aiming posture.
CONS: The jury is still out whether or not the accuracy of the deco for this trooper is correct as we’ve only seen brief glimpses of the pilot in the trailers. If not, I suppose the door is left open for a screen accurate repaint in the future. This figure is exclusive to Toys”R”Us starting on Sept. 30 so he might be difficult to find initially.
Head to the toyguide for our detailed image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this figure is worth adding to your collection.
In the latest episode of The Star Wars Show, David Collins pops into a photo shoot for a Rogue One commercial in production by Target. Within the storyboards, can clearly see the rumored exclusive 6″ Black Series Captain Cassian Andor figure. Just announce it already.
Disney Park Blog has updated today announced several new pieces of exclusive merchandise coming to Disney Parks. Head on over to check all out include a new Droid Factory Astromech set featuring 4 new droids from Rogue One. Look for these to launch September 30!
Kotobukiya has just announced their R-3PO ARTFX+ Statue available through Barnes & Noble this November. Click on through from the details and image gallery.
Facebook Group Star Wars Elite Series Collectors has revealed a new image of a Elite Series Deluxe Gift Set that has made its way to shelves in the UK. It includes Captain Phasma, exclusive bloody FN-2187, Flametrooper, Kylo Ren, and an exclusive First Order Heavy Gunner Stormtrooper. The set retails for £99.99
Yakface reader Derek T. reports finding the “Ahsoka Wave” of 3.75″ Black Series figure today at his local Wisconsin Walmart. As you can see in the image above, the case breaks down as follows:
3x Ahsoka Tano
3x Emperor’s Royal Guard
3x Lando Calrissian
3x Admiral Ackbar
As promised, Hasbro has unveiled a few of their exclusives for Rogue Friday next week – two of which have leaked prematurely. Head on over to Yahoo to check out the 6″ Black Series Jyn Erso (Kmart), Imperial Hovertank Pilot (ToysRus), Cassian Andor Blaster Rifle (Target), Smart R2-D2 (Walmart) and the Black Series Battlefront Shadow Trooper Helmet (Amazon).
An image of the upcoming Sabine POP! figure from Funko has show up over on the May The Funko Be With You Facebook page. This helmeted version is exclusive to Walgreens and is due in stores next month.
Since the 6″ Black Series Hovertank Pilot leaked yesterday, people questioned if it was really an exclusive to Toys”R”Us as the packaging was missing the silver foil sticker. Now, eBay auctions have sprouted up and the sticker is present on those. This is not too dissimilar with what happened with the Exclusive First Order Snowtrooper Officer last year.
Thanks to Corey from First Order Transmissions/The Cargo Hold for the heads-up.