Review: Star Wars Black Series Ezra Bridger (Peridea) from Ahsoka, Galaxy Collection Wave 22
- Mephitsu
- Aug 23
- 6 min read
"The Force is my ally, that's all I need."
Ezra Bridger’s outings in the Star Wars Black Series to date have been very much aligned to his appearances in Star Wars Rebels. The 2019 release (re-released in 2020) was Ezra as we met him in Season 1 and 2 of Rebels, while the 2023 Ezra - released under the Ahsoka label - was the last we saw of him at the end of Season 4. We now have the iteration of Ezra Bridger to add to our Black Series collection, based on his first live-action appearance in Ahsoka Season 1 and specifically his appearance on Peridea after his years stranded on the planet.
Ezra was released in August 2025 and was part of Wave 22 of the Galaxy Collection, a wave that also features the Night Trooper from Ahsoka, Merrin from Jedi: Survivor, and the new versions of Han and Chewie from A New Hope. The new Ezra is branded under the Ahsoka Galaxy Collection and uses the blue/green highlight colour on the key text and the side artwork. He is number 18 in the collection, with the side art connecting directly to the Night Trooper from the same wave. The rear of the box repeats the artwork with text that sets the scene for this version of Ezra and his exile on Peridea.
The same blue is used on the cardback for the figure, with a backdrop image of the ruins on Peridea where Grand Admiral Thrawn has moored the Chimaera and made his base.
Ezra is entirely new, replicating his Peridea Exile outfit really nicely. This starts with an inner Jedi-esque beige tunic with the top of a silver, chainmail-style armoured vest, visible around the neckline. The trousers are plain brown with a pair of complex wrapped shin pads and a pair of boots that use a lighter brown over the base leg colour to highlight the change in texture and finish.
Over this, but sculpted as part of the rubberised jacket and skirt, is a deep red outer robe. This is fastened at the centre with a brown sash belt, and a more traditional lighter brown belt with offset pouches. The outfit is finished with a separate braided rope piece in two tones of brown slung across Ezra’s chest, and with a complex braided shoulder panel on the left shoulder. This is cast in more brown, but includes lighter orange, grey, and blue tones in the design. If there is one minor criticism of the costume, it is the usual one for Black Series and a lack of weathering, which would add that final layer of realism to what we see on screen.
The headsculpt is fantastic and a spot-on likeness to actor Eman Esfandi as seen in season 1 of Ahsoka with his beard and longer, unkempt hair. Facial printing provides a very crisp pair of blue piercing eyes, and also replicates the twin scar on Ezra’s cheek as inflicted by the Grand Inquisitor.
Ezra comes with his lightsaber, the new one he builds with Huyang, before heading off to face Thrawn and his troops. This is a grey plastic hilt, and a slightly cheap-looking grey too sadly. Over this is both black and gold detailing, picking out the main grip of the hilt and the twin lines just under the guard for the emitter. A loop is built into the cast hilt, allowing the saber hilt to be slung on a corresponding hook on the left hand side of Ezra’s belt. While this initially feels like a backward step compared to using plug-in sabers without an unsightly loop on the weapon, the hook and loop does allow the saber to hang naturally on Ezra’s belt and remain relatively secure.
A blue translucent saber blade clips into the hilt for a lit saber effect. The connection is tight and the peg on the blade robust so not to be at risk of any damage. The saber fits into either of Ezra’s hands, with the left being the more natural fit with Ezra being left-handed, but also because the right hand comes with a pronounced trigger finger for a blaster. There are no additional hand options, which is a miss considering Ezra does a lot of fighting in Ahsoka Season 1 just utilising The Force. Stay tuned at the end of our review for a Figure Hack for a solution.
Bridger has 19 points of pinless articulation. This includes butterfly shoulders to help with two-handed light saber grips, although the shape of the sleeves and the more limited elbow movement does limit a bit of the arm movement. I love the range of the torso and the twin joint neck, making Ezra quite emotive with his head movements in particular.
While the legs are behind a soft goods skirt that extends to the knees, and beyond around the back, the legs have a full set of joints, including a thigh swivel, which we had thought was being phased out. With rotation at the thigh and knees, and a split in the lower robes, Ezra’s lower leg movement is reasonably extensive and supported by a solid pair of ankle rockers to keep him stable. I note at this point that while Ezra has peg holes on both feet, these are at the toe end and not the heel end, which is unusual.
Ezra Bridger (Peridea) is another impressive Black Series release with Hasbro on a good run at the moment, and within Wave 22 in particular. The on-screen look is replicated well at a 6-inch scale, minus any weathering, including a very well executed likeness. The saber as the sole accessory was the right one to include, but the figure and context of some of his Peridea scenes were crying out for an alternative set of Force gesture hands. A fine addition to the Ahsoka collection and the Black Series overall, with scope (as we will see in a moment) for another figure to utilise that excellent head sculpt.
Figure Hack 1
One of my first thoughts when the Ezra Bridger (Peridea) figure was announced was around the potential to use the bearded head sculpt on the Night Trooper Stormtrooper figure to replicate those final scenes from Ahsoka when Ezra returns to the New Republic and is reunited with Chopper and Hera.
I can confirm that the Ezra head and the Night Trooper head are directly compatible, almost as though Hasbro engineered it that way with a potential future release in mind. I would use some mild heat to warm up both pieces first as the ball joint is a tight fit into each head.
If you want to go one stage further and give Ezra a removable Stormtrooper helmet, then the original Luke/Han Stormtrooper disguise figures from 2015 provide a helmet that Ezra can actually wear, even with his unkept hair. It is perhaps a tad oversized, and there is a minor colour variation when you pair these up, but it does allow the pose of Ezra removing his disguise and revealing himself to Hera.
This seems such a no-brainer that I would expect Hasbro to have this in the works for release in the relatively near future, potentially an exclusive?
Figure Hack 2
The lack of Force Hands is the main issue with the Ezra Bridger figure, considering that fight in the Noti encampment with the Night Troopers, where he leaves Sabine with his saber and simply uses The Force.
While there will be aftermarket solutions via the 3D printing scene, I can confirm that the hands from the Marvel Legends Ms. Marvel from The Marvels comes with a pair of outstretched gesturing hands that fit the Ezra Bridger perfectly. With the Legends figures slightly larger than the Black Series in terms of scale, the hands of Ms. Marvel are exactly the right size for Ezra. The skin tone is not quite a match, but it works and therefore a simple solution for those who want simple hacks rather than more intrusive painting and customisation
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