Review: Star Wars Black Series K-2SO (Kay-Tuesso) from Andor, Season 2
- Mephitsu
- Jul 17
- 4 min read
“Cassian, I’ve cleared a path”
Season 2 of Andor featured the story of how Cassian Andor came to be working with his repurposed Imperial K2 security droid. Despite the figure already having two specific Rogue One releases, and a number of similar KX releases under the Gaming Greats line for Jedi: Survivor, Hasbro deemed him a must for the Andor Season 1 figures so that anyone new to the line could purchase K2 to sit alongside the figures of Cassian, Dedra Meero, and Director Krennic who himself was a repack from Rogue One, albeit with updated face print decor.
As an Andor release, K-2SO arrives in the Galaxy Collection packaging with a deep red highlight colour on the character text and the side artwork. This artwork shows K-2SO in a close-in shot against a cloudy skyline.
This same image is used on the back of the box, where the background text talks about K2 being a reprogrammed Imperial droid and how he is now used as an effective insertion agent. There is no direct mention of his relationship with Andor or how the two came to work together.
K-2SO is packed in an inner tray which is set against the usual colour-coordinated backing card. This deep red gives a good contrast to the dark metallic black of the droid, and like the side art, it also features an embedded image of a cloudy sky.
There are very limited factory paintwork updates on this figure vs the 2016 and 2021 releases, which were both based on his Rogue One appearances. K-2SO is cast in a matt black finish with gunmetal joints. The droid's body is then trimmed with orange at the shoulders and hips, with component parts around the chest added in white and blue with a touch more gunmetal silver. Comparing the two side-by-side shows a slightly darker orange to the markings around the shoulders and hips. The newer version also features slightly less applied 'damage' decor.
vs the 2021 K-2SO Droid from Rogue One (right)
The head also features a matt black base with white painted eyes and silver and red component parts. ‘Damaged’ paintwork is added on the head, and down the body using silver scratched applications, and the figure is finalised with two silver Imperial decals - one on each shoulder.
K2 has no accessories; essentially, this is accurate for most of his Andor appearances. But he did wield an ISB Agent blaster rifle in parts of the rescue scene on Coruscant, and that would have made a simple enough addition considering the sculpt already exists. It seems that, like his onscreen dilemma, K-2SO is destined to never be given the blaster he wants.
Articulation is designed around the Droid body using very visible rotating pivots at the ankles, knees, and elbows. K2 has 16 points of articulation in total, although none of it is particularly secure, being devoid of any obvious ratcheting. This and the droid's proportions with long spindly legs and a large upper body make him a pain to stand without some form of aftermarket stand.
The articulation does allow him a relatively wide range of movement, and he is quite emotive in his arms in particular - although the head lacks some of the additional movement we might like to support K2’s mannerism, having been jointed at the base of the neck and not at the top - or at both points.
If you own either of the Rogue One releases of K-2SO, then this Andor release brings nothing new to the party. What it does do is ensure a gateway for new collectors to build up their team of Cassian and K-2SO from the get-go without entering the secondary market to chase down the older figures, as it is 5 years now since the last Kay release.
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