Review: Star Wars Black Series Imperial Remnant Stormtrooper from The Mandalorian & Grogu, Galaxy Collection Exclusive
- Mephitsu
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“Long live the Empire.”
The Mandalorian and Grogu is a May 2026 release, and the first Star Wars big screen outing since The Rise of Skywalker in 2019. Ahead of the movie, Hasbro announced and revealed a launch wave of Star Wars Black Series figures, opening a new Galaxy Collection series for the film. Alongside a Deluxe figure of Mando & Grogu as number 01, there was a wave of four single figures numbering 02 to 05, and finally an exclusive single release of an Imperial Remnant Stormtrooper at 06. And despite the numbering, it is the 6th figure in the collection that has landed first, arriving with collectors in mid-March.
The Mando & Grogu figures come in the standard Black Series matte black collector box with a front window. The line is assigned a new indigo highlight colour that is utilised on the text and the artwork. This side art features the Stormtrooper with E-11 Blaster raised against a backdrop that appears to feature clouds and potentially some mountains. This artwork will connect to the preceding 05 release, also an Imperial Remnant Stormtrooper, a variation with pauldron
The same image is used on the back of the box along with a synopsis. Like most figures that arrive ahead of the movie or TV series, the text is generic and simply talks about “The Mandalorian and his young apprentice, Grogu, embark on a thrilling adventure as they travel the galaxy”.
The figure is packed, as is standard, into an inner plastic tray with the blaster to one side. This then sits against an Indigo coloured backing card that features an embedded background similar to the side art, featuring mountains and clouds.
We know from the trailer and snippets of The Mandalorian and Grogu that they spend some of the movie hunting the Imperial Remnant, hence the launch figures are predominantly from those scattered Imperial forces. The Remnant Stormtrooper is presented in a dishevelled and battle-worn state, using the current Stormtrooper figure as a base. Instead of gloss white armoured panels, the Remnant Stormtrooper has dulled off-white armour which also features an applied layer of grime weathering. This includes the softer plastic belt carrying the Trooper’ ammo. The undersuit remains ridged black plastic, incorporating most of the joints.
To further reflect their disparate nature, the Stormtrooper has also had parts of the armour swapped out with the upper left arm using a brown patched piece, the brown painted over the base white. Similarly, the left shin is Shoretrooper armour and painted over in a slightly lighter brown. This overpainting of both the shin and arm piece does leave some rough edges where the original white is not fully covered. Both pieces appear new, created to fit with the base Stormtrooper figure, and are not carried over from previous Imperial Troopers. The final decor on the body is found at the stomach section with black painted segments.
The head is the new Stormtrooper format, where the helmet is actually over a sculpted head, although the head is left unpainted and the helmet fixed in place. There was no obvious warping on the helmet on our review figure. The helmet colouring matches the off-white dull armour, with a painted visor, vents, and black ridge trim. A dull grey is used on the inset panels to the side of the upper helmet and behind the sides of the visor.
vs 2020 Remnant Exclusive (centre) and 2020 Imperial Stormtrooper (right)
When you compare our new Remnant Stormtrooper to the shiny base model from 2020 released under The Mandalorian banner, and the weathered Remnant Trooper from the same year, the variation in finishes is clear/ The original Remnant still used glossy armour, overlaid with sun bleaching and splashed grey mud from Navarro, while this new 2026 version feels grittier and more weathered since the fall of the Empire.
Our Trooper has a full range of articulation across 19 points of pinless articulation. The joints are built into the black undersuit, between armour panels, with the panels themselves worked so as not to impede articulation. This is clearest at the shoulders, where the pauldrons are on a flexible hinge to move with the ball and butterfly jointed shoulders. The elbows bend to 90 degrees, with rotation built in, while the pegged hands feature a small pivot to allow them to facilitate a number of weapon positions or gestures.
The head is a two joint neck, with the helmet having a range of motion to the point that the base of the helmet meets the shoulders. A ball jointed waist gives some leaning movement as well as waist rotation. And the legs are secure on ball-jointed hips, a thigh swivel tucked away under the armour, and knee and ankle rockers. The Trooper can kneel if required, while the ankles are secure for most standing poses. The usual peg holes are on each foot, should an aftermarket stand be required.
There is a single accessory included, an E-11 blaster using the newer design with lots of crisp detailing, but zero paint applications on the black plastic cast. It fits best into the Trooper’s right hand, with the left able to come across to cradle the barrel for guard position, marching, or even firing, with the ability to have the weapon all the way up to the helmet visor and in a shooting position. The left hand also features a trigger finger, so the grip can be reversed if you prefer a left-handed shooter, but it is not as secure in this orientation.
There is little new here in summary to get massively excited about; this is the basic Black Series Stormtrooper that has been used multiple times since it was established in 2019, and that works really well in terms of its proportions, articulation, and overall look. The variant armour is neat, but like the Night Trooper from Ahsoka, it makes the figure more unique than an actual army builder.
The Mandalorian & Grogu Galaxy collection 06 Imperial Remnant Stormtrooper is an Exclusive, sold at Target in the US and via Fan Channel retailers here. That makes it a little more problematic (particularly in the US) if you do want to army build the figure. It forms part of a launch wave featuring a second, standard armoured Remnant Stormtrooper at 05 with pauldron and ammunition, which presents arguably better variations for army building.
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