There has been an influx of Black Series part leaks in recent weeks and today is no exception as parts for what appears to be a rumored/unannounced Jedi Temple Guard from The Clone Wars have surfaced.
And to answer the inevitable (and legitimate) follow up question: YES
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There has been speculation regarding which Luke and Leia will be coming to the Black Series for the Shadows of the Empire subset. Originally it was thought that Luke Skywalker with his tan vest would be the easiest route for Hasbro to take. Based on some new info and images I’ve seen, they are going with Luke in Imperial Guard Disguise. As for the Leia Organa, as much has we wanted the Jazzercise/cankles iteration, I believe this is where they simply offer her as Boushh, utilizing that revised sculpt we got for the Archive release.
These two figure join the Dash Rendar as we’ve covered previously.
Who else would you want to see in the SOTE line up?
Over the past few months we have seen Hasbro launch a program across many of their licenses and IP that gets some older, in-demand and expensive (on the secondary market) products back in circulation. This program was unoffically announced via online retailer Nerdzoic several months ago via a YouTube video. Black Series helmets have been the most predominantly reissued items thus far for Star Wars but now it looks like many of the Black Series figures that were rumored for re-release are about to get under way.
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It looks like Hasbro will be getting their chocolate in their peanut butter again and releasing a Star Wars X Transformers collab. It’s unknown what the vehicle/ship mode will be or what the bot mode is, but if I had to speculate, I’d say Mando/Grogu related.
Based on a listing I have found, it looks like we can expect a new/another Black Series Boba Fett or character from The Book of Boba Fett series this year. It is unknown specifically who it is (other than the label), so it maybe a new, and much needed, Boba Fett from The Empire Strikes Back, a proper Boba Fett (Daimyo) from his eponymous series, or another character from TBOBF such as the female Tusken Warrior. Personally, I think the latter makes the most sense with this being a mainline figure (and thus less accessories and paint apps), already having the TBS Tusken Chieftain and there being a figure in the Vintage Collection.
Apart from the previously pipelined Vintage Collection all-new Princess Leia Organa and the clean R2-D2 from A New Hope, it appears we will be getting our first figure reveal and preorder for Jedi Master Sol from The Acolyte. He includes lightsaber (ignited), lightsaber hilt and removable Jedi robe.
Update: We can expect to see Mae (Assassin) from The Acolyte as well.
It looks like we will see (at least) 4 Black Series figures revealed for The Acolyte as part of today’s fanstream. Look for Jedi Master Sol, Jedi Master Indara, Jedi Padawan Jecki Lon and Mae (Assassin). Based on the images I have, all figures have soft goods Jedi robes or cloak (Mae).
Note: accent color is not representative of the packaging.
Update: a fifth character, Jedi Knight Yord Fandar is to be revealed as well.
Recent shipping data confirms the exlstence of a rumored item “Cube” on our Master List of Black Series products for 2024. This yet-to-be-announced or pipelined exclusive item looks to be part of the ongoing series of 2 packs based on its price of $44.99. Some quick checking through my list of products shows this with a release date of June 1 so a preorder may be imminent. As always, this is only a rumor until Hasbro announces and confirms. Price and date of release subject to change.
While hunting around for more 2024 information today I came across a curious listing that seemed to specify that Count Dooku may be making a return to the Black Series line as a possible fan channel exclusive. Dooku was a stellar figure when it was first released, featuring a near perfect likeness to the late Sir Christopher Lee. If accurate, could we see more prequel figures from the past reissued in the mural packaging? Would you like to see such a thing even happen?
My poking about the interweb continues with the possibility of as many as 6 TVC figure preorders for January 24th’s figure drop. As always, info isn’t official until Hasbro says so and the number of TVC preorder numbers may change before then.