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Omega from the Bad Batch was first released in 2022 in her Season 1 outfit, just a year later she received an updated look from Season 2 with a fully reworked figure reflecting her ‘Mercenary’ look. The figure was part of Wave 12 of the Galaxy Collection, and the final wave to feature plastic-free packaging. Omega therefore has a window-less box with the character and figure illustrated around the box front, back and side - while the final slanted side continues the montage artwork for Bad Batch in the deep red assigned colour. Omega is 18 in the Bad Batch series, and her artwork connects to the prior release of ‘Mercenary Gear’ Echo.
The Season 2 Omega is a full new figure with no obvious re-use from the first release. She arrives in her more colourful Mercenary outfit including grey trousers, dark brown boots, a red top, two two-tone blue flight jacket, and an overlaid combat strap featuring sculpted pouches and tools. Paintwork is minimised as usual with the components cast in their base colours. We do get silver detail on the strap and some applied red paint to Omega’s right wrist where she has some wrapped cloth.
There are two head sculpts included, one wearing her cap and the other without. Again these are both new and are a much better likeness to the now older Omega than the first figure. Like all the animated shows, the Black Series release has converted Omega’s look to a ‘real world’ setting and the final look is impressive with a recognizable look of Omega while not looking out of place alongside any of the live-action figures thanks to the strength of the sculpt and the applied facial print tech. The helmeted version features a brightly painted top to the hat in orange, yellow and red - while the alternative version sees the helmet replaced by an inserted hairpiece.
Swapping of the heads is a bit more delicate than usual due to Omega’s size and proportions with a slimmer neck and therefore a smaller ball joint to connect to. I was pleased to find the heads are interchangeable across both Season 1 and Season 2 figures allowing you to use your spare head from this figure to also upgrade your Season 1 Omega if you wanted - be aware that the neck on the first Omega is even more delicate and while the ball joint is a perfect fit to the new head, you may inadvertently remove the whole neck when trying to take off the old figures head.
The first Omega featured her energy bow but made it a bit too large for her to handle. This new version surprisingly reworks the bow for a new piece, making it smaller and more manageable for Omega to wield in its drawn position. Like the first version, it is coloured in gold and black with a translucent pink ‘string’ and energy dart. The front guard is an individual piece that clips onto the front of the bow via two plugs. The security on this piece once engaged has also been improved.
And Hasbro has not stopped there, as Omega also features a folder version of her bow in the same gold and black colour scheme. She can hold this, or it can be plugged into a socket on the rear of her back and will then sit in the holstered position.
Articulation has not been reduced despite Omega’s smaller frame, and she features 19 points of articulation all fully pinless. That provides her with sufficient movement to be posed with her bow in the firing position if you want to maximise that accessory - while also allowing her the ability to kneel, sit, or be posed running among just a few of the options available. The joints are all tight and secure and Omega holds most poses without support.
The ‘Mercenary Gear’ Omega is most certainly a huge improvement on the original release and ties in Omega with the rest of the Season 2 Bad Batch figures. The articulation is great considering the smaller frame, and the accessories are a big improvement too on the original with the bow now useable in a posed position. There is nothing really to fault with this Omega, and it also offers a secondary benefit of allowing the first Omega to get an upgrade as the heads are interchangeable between the two figures - allowing a single Mercenary Omega to not only complete the Season 2 Bad Batch line up but allowing the second head to be used to improve the look of the Season 1 release.
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