The mystery Black Series “Louisiana” figure is now up for preorder on Walmart.com.
Update: This figure has been idenified as Vice Admiral Rampart – a new character from The Bad Batch – revealed today by Hasbro.
I’ve been doing some research and conferring with sources over the past few days to get some sort of grasp on what may (and may not) be revealed and available for preorder tomorrow. That being said, take what I say with a grain of salt to tamp down lofty expectations.
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Word is there may be another Black Series roleplay item up for preorder next week. If you recall, the Wedge Antilles Helmet had a code name of “Couch” while this new item has a code name of “Chair” – the furniture theme seems to indicate they’d be part of the same segment of collectibles. Could it be Rey’s yellow lightsaber from TROS or something wearable. We shall see in a couple of days.
Instagram follower ToyingAround has shared a couple in-hand images of the upcoming Target Exclusive Black Series TCW Anakin Skywalker and Clone Pilot Hawk. ToyingAround will be doing a live unboxing of these figures in partnership with Hasbro and ToysRUs – the exclusive distributor for these in Canada – on May 4th at 7:30pm ET.
Until then, click the images above for a closer look.
As part of next week’s May the 4th festivities, watch for 2, maybe 3, 6″ Black Series Gaming Greats figures to go up for preorder at GameStop. It is unknown at this time who they are or what game they are from but rest assured it will be a busy day for preorders for Black Series and Vintage Collection items from various retailers.
Robo over at TheFwoosh has posted a nice review of the new 6″ Black Series Jaxxon from Hasbro. Get the full breakdown of this fun figure over on their YouTube page. Jaxxon along with Carnor Jax and Darth Maul is shipping now from GameStop.
Like previous years, it looks like Target will have a special Fathers Day section that includes a few Star Wars items (toys, clothes, etc.) — 4 of which are Black Series figures with code names “APPLE“, “APRICOT” and “ACAI” (the 4th is currently unknown) and are priced at $24.99. These figures are planned for release starting as soon as Sunday, May 23 and may be the secondary code names for recently announced Black Series figures from The Clone Wars.
Thanks to TargetGod and Jason for some of the supporting intel.
Sponsor DorksideToys posted on Instagram the pending shipment of order for the Lucasfilm50th Anniversary Comic-Based Black Series figures. Look for preorders to start shipping out at the end of the week.
For those who preordered your LFL50 Black Series Comic-Based figures through GameStop, check your order status for updates and charges hitting your bank accounts as they have begun processing orders as of this weekend. Thanks to SJWoolbert for the heads-up.
Poking around through the Walmart app, I located a listing for a new Black Series figure – code named “LOUISIANA”. Based on the higher price point it looks to be another exclusive figure of some sort. No word on who it may be or when it will be available.