Custom 'Kitbash' Star Wars Black Series Outlaws inspired Lando Calrissian, and what Gaming Greats releases we might expect from the game
- Mephitsu
- May 2
- 3 min read
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Star Wars Outlaws might not have been universally well received, but it is a sharp looking game that expands the Star Wars Universe considerably as a playable environment with a key focus on the Scum and Villiany aspect as we work our way around the shady side of the Galaxy Far Far Away working for the likes of the Pyke's, Crimson Dawn, and Jabba the Hutt himself.
Within the game, there are newly established characters that may be future potential for the Star Wars Black Series line, and we also meet some existing characters, creatures and troopers that would allow us to expand a Star Wars Outlaws display with existing figures.
Upon playing through the main game, I was very taken by the role and looks of Lando who turns up midway through. The game designers give him a revised look, returning to a yellow shirt, a look that immediately struck me as an easy kitbash using the Solo: A Star Wars Story Lando. You will need an older Lando, I used the Skiff Guard, and the Solo Lando - it is then a simple job of heating up the neck and head gently on both, popping them off, and swapping them over.
While the shirt is different to the one seen in the game, swapping the old and new Lando head and neck is a simple boil and pop solution and provides us with an Outlaws-themed Lando for display using two very inexpensive figures. The more skillful and braver customizers will likely be able to go further accuracy-wise, but I am really happy with my Outlaws Lando for the moment.
So who might we see as an official Outlaws release in the Black Series, most likely under the Gaming Greats banner? The obvious two are Kay Vess herself and ND-5. While Kay would need to be a full new sculpt and likely a mainline release in a large wave, there is already parts available for ND-5 using the recently released Commando Droid and most likely adjusted chest piece and soft goods overcoat.
If Kay and ND-5 do make it to the 6-inch collection, they have plenty of 'fodder' to face off against with the key Imperial Troopers from the game already released in the Black Series. An Outlaws Gaming Greats theme could see some of these re-released as tweaks or repacks. Of particular interest would be the Death Trooper Specialist and perhaps a regular Stormtrooper, but using the officer Pauldrons.
Kay also spends plenty of time on Tatooine, so will fit alongside the existing figures of Jabba the Hutt and Bib Fortuna, both of whom employ her services directly through the game. Neither need a re-relase, it is just fun to look at how wide an Outlaws display might be able to go using existing characters.
Following that train of thought will allow us to include Jabba's Gamorrean Guards as a key Troop type for the Hutts, while Teeka the Jawa (as seen in Kenobi) is an NPC in the game. Kay even gets up close and personal with Han in Carbonite during her time in Jabba's Palace.
With the Gaming Greats series now established and getting regular support, it is likely that Star Wars Outlaws will be one of the newer titles that Hasbro will explore in due course, although that line is unlikely to go deep with Kay Vess and ND-5 the most likely candidates.
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