Review: Star Wars Black Series Geonosian Warrior, Attack of the Clones, Galaxy Collection Fan Channel Wave
- Mephitsu
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“Ko kweep aukauk kee ah ko kos kee em ek vah, moke veet."
The Star Wars Black Series Fan Channel Wave releases across 2025 were very much influenced by the Star Wars prequel trilogy, and expanded our characters for display with the likes of Bariss Offee, Shaak Ti, and Sebulba. The first Fan Channel Wave of 2026 continues that focus, with a trio of figures who appeared in Episode 2, Attack of the Clones. The wave featured the first Black Series Kamoinoan, Taun We, as well as a Black Series collection debut for Watto. The third figure, also a first, was the Geonosian Warrior.
The Geonosian arrives in the standard matt black box, and using the red highlight colour as assigned to Attack of the Clones. This red tone is used on the front text to confirm the character name and source, and rounds onto the side art showing the Warrior with weaponry in hand, set against a backdrop of the spires of Geonosis.
The figure is number 11 in the Attack of the Clones Galaxy collection, and this side artwork connects to the last AOTC release of Jango Fett and onward into the other two figures in the wave: Watto and Taun We.
The back of the box uses the same red-hued image and a short background piece that covers some top-line information about the Geonosian anatomy, that they live in Colonies, and that they were responsible for the designs for the Death Star. With the box opened, the Warrior and parts are set into the standard inner tray and against a cardboard backdrop. This backdrop is red to align with the rest of the box and also features an image of the Geonosis skyline and spires of the Geonosian colony.
The figure is entirely new, adding a new species to the Black Series. It is cast in a brown base plastic and assembled to match the insectoid anatomy of the Geonosians with a central chest/thorax section leading down to a stubby segmented tail.
Arms and legs are muscular and skeletal, representing the exo-skeleton of the Geonosian and ending in splayed three fingered hands and three toed feet. The head extends from the thorax with a muscular neck and features an elongated snout and cranium with eyes set on either side of the head and a mouth at the snout end with visible mandibles protruding outward.
The entirety of the Geonosian body is overlaid with a few different colour pallets that darken the base brown tone and give a mottled effect over the texture of the body with sandy hues through to sections of green. Overall, this decor is sufficient, but it misses the mark with the face, which lacks definition around the eyes in particular. The joints are also left in a much lighter brown base plastic, so as the joints are posed, they do stand out with this lighter patch between the more detailed decor of the rest of the body.
The Geonosian wears some basic armour with a skirt section in soft plastic that is brown with gold trim and red inset gems. And a high collar in gold with a set red gems in the centre, and three spikes that frame around the head. The figure is finished with the wings, a set of four that plug in around the back. These are translucent plastic with painted veins in a sandy brown alongside red and yellow hues.
The Geonosian has 21 points of articulation, all included to match the physiology we see on screen. The legs are segmented with an ankle, lower knee, upper knee, and hip, while the arms are more traditional around the wrist, elbow and shoulder. There is a ball joint at the midsection, while the neck is jointed where it joins the chest, and again at the head. The final four joints are those at the wings with a main ball joint where they plug into the body, then the smaller wings have their own smaller ball joint to move independently again.
The other feature Hasbro has included is a flight mode using a new sweeping stand design with a round base and a sweeping shaft that ends in a ball joint. This ball plugs unceremoniously into a hidden ball socket under the Geonosian skirt. The fit isn’t great, and it takes a bit of pressure to lock in place, which can cause stress marks on the stand, so make sure both parts are secured and pushed together. Use some gentle heat to ease it into place.
Once engaged, the stand holds the Geonosian Warrior in a flight position, but it won't allow for excessive over-reaching as the base is relatively small and the centre of gravity is easily overbalanced when posing the Warrior.
To further support flight posing, a second set of articulated wings is included. These are intended to look blurred, as though flapping rapidly in flight. With this set, the plastic is more opaque than translucent, and the wings themselves are thickened and smoothed to give the impression of blurred movement. These plug into the same sockets as the other wings, and while heavier, there is no issue in support or posing with the same four wings, each able to be posed using its own joint.
The final accessory is the Geonosian Sonic Blaster, a large two-handed weapon which is cast in a similar brown to the body of the figure, with the trigger area in grey, and the large flared barrel in a dull green, with the sonic emitter itself a brighter green. The fit into the hands is OK, the right hand has to hold the trigger, hooking from underneath, while the clawed left hand is shaped to cup the barrel.
Again, there is sufficient strength in the joints to have the Sonic Blaster out in firing position, either in flight position on the stand, or while standing on the ground.
The Geonosian Warrior is a solid alien release, but perhaps not to the usual standard we expect from Hasbro, as seen on other non-humanoid releases like Sebulba or Mowaw Nadon. The sculpt is great and reflective of the Geonosians we see on screen. The issue is probably with the decor, and in particular the mismatch of the joint colouring vs the rest of the body. The body also really needs a darker brown wash and some ‘sheen’ to reflect the slick insect nature of the body.
I do, however, find the wings really well done, with both standard and blurred versions working well. The stand just about does its job, but there are issues in how it connects and remains connected.
The blaster is great, and the figure presents as an army builder to expand the Clone Wars scenes with the existing Battle Droids and Phase I Clone Troopers. Its inclusion thereore in a more limited Fan Channel Wave is disappointing. I am sure we will see more Geonosians going forward, most likely with parts recycled for Poggle the Lessor at some point.
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