“I'm counting on you to see this through.”
Ezra Bridger, as seen in the final season of Rebels translated to a live-action Ezra during the start of the Ahsoka series by way of a holo-recording that Sabine had kept during her time on Lothal. This has been translated into one of the first Star Wars Black Series figures from the Ahsoka Disney+ series, released in Autumn 2023. Ezra Bridger (Lothal) is a general release and part of Wave 13 of the Galaxy Collection Series, a wave turned over entirely to characters from or aligned to the Ahsoka series. The Ahsoka figures have been given another blue shade hue for their artwork and character details, with Ezra number #02 in the line sitting directly after the Ahsoka release and ahead of Sabine, Morgan Elsbeth, and the HK-87 droid. The wave is the first full wave to revert to the window boxes after Hasbro reversed the decision on plastic-free packaging. By some quirk of distribution, it also beat Wave 12 to market.
Ezra is a full new figure as you would expect and is modeled specifically on the Ahsoka holo-recording but without (thankfully) Hasbro converting it into a holo-comms figure - that may be to come. Ezra is wearing an orange shirt with dark burgundy painted panel across his stomach area. A yellow armour piece is positioned over the shoulders inlaid with orange trim and also some battle damage with silver-grey scratch marks painted into the front of the piece. The left arm features a gauntlet piece with red and white controls, and Ezra is wearing olive green gloves with orange fingertips.
The legs are brown cast plastic with metallic grey armoured shins and brown boots trimmed in yellow. Ezra is sporting a belt that features thigh straps on either side with a holster on the right and a hook for his lightsaber on the left.
The head is modeled after actor Eman Esfandi who plays Ezra in Ahsoka and while this look was limited to a small holo-recording, the likeness to the actor before he grows the extensive beard we see Ezra sporting later in the series is strong. There is the usual photo-real decor application for the eyes as well as Ezra’s scar on his left cheek. The hair is a flat black colour neatly combed into a side parting. As is a common issue with the current Black Series release the hair, face, and eyes all still look glossy and sweaty.
Ezra comes with his blaster which he utlises in Rebels while sporting this look, but not actually featured during Ahsoka. This is a heavy DL-44, similar to that used by Han Solo, and cast in metallic gunmetal plastic with a silver-painted barrel. Despite this, the weapon has a good level of detail, including a ridged grip and pivots and component parts picked out across the body of the weapon. It is also made in much sturdy plastic than we have seen in other Black Series releases, holding its shape well and not deforming when dropped into Ezra’s right-hand trigger grip. It will also fit into the holster, but this is a tight squeeze.
The lightsaber Exra constructs after his first weapon was destroyed by Darth Vader on Malachor is also included. This is the usual combination of a cast hilt with black and silver detail and a translucent green blade that clips into place. The saber hilt will fit into either hand or both if needed, and can be slung via the hook on the belt when not in use.
Ezra comes with an entirely pinless body but retains the thigh articulation that we are starting to see phased out on some newer figures. There are 19 points of articulation in total and with no robes, or hefty armour to restrict him Ezra is very extensive in his movement and posing options including with his saber and his blaster - or both. The joints are also worked into the sculpt to aid the look of the figure apart from the neck which does look a bit odd in some cases as the neck tends to turn with the head misaligning the cut of the shirt collar beneath.
This is unlikely to be the last Ezra figure we see in the Black Series, and it is a clever release that bridges the gap from Rebels into Ahsoka making it of interest to collectors of both series. While it is badged via the packaging as an Ahsoka release it definitely won't look out of place in a display with the other Rebels figures released to date. There is little to fault with the figure other than a slightly glossy finish to the face and a neck joint that sometimes has a mind of its own. It is also good to see further enhancements within the Black Series such as the now almost standard use of Butterfly joints, and what feels like an improved quality plastic on the accessories - long may these continue.
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