The Hasbro Star Wars team hosted a special May the 4th, Star Wars Day, live steam unveiling a number of new Star Wars products across the Vintage Collection and Black Series lines.
The Bad Batch featured heavily in the reveals, with two new 6-inch Black Series figures joining the line. These will not be general releases, and are exclusive to Walmart in the US, while in the UK and elsewhere outside North America they will be available via the Fan Channel into specialist retailers - and this includes Hasbro Pulse in the UK.
Up first is a Clone Shocktrooper who have been a staple of Star Wars Prequel properties for some time and who also feature in The Bad Batch. The figure uses the new Clone Trooper body with added commander parts including a new Pauldron piece and the usual Clone Trooper blasters.
The other reveals include a new character not yet seen in the show and confirmation of an in-development figure who features heavily in the first episode, hence the spoiler tags. Scroll down for more information,
STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES 6-INCH IMPERIAL CLONE SHOCK TROOPER Figure
(Hasbro/Age 4 years & up/Available: Fall 2021)
Detailed to look like the Imperial Clone Shock Trooper character from STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH, this STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES 6-INCH IMPERIAL CLONE SHOCK TROOPER Figure features premium detail and multiple points of articulation. STAR WARS fans and collectors can display this fully articulated figure featuring a poseable head, arms, and legs, as well as premium deco, in their action figure and vehicle collection. Includes figure and accessory. Available for pre-order exclusively at Walmart starting at 1pm ET on 5/5/2021.
Joining the Shock Trooper from The Bad Batch is a new character, Vice Admiral Rampart. He is likely to be a protagonist in the show, and he utilises the existing Imperial Officer body with a new head sculpt and blaster, and he will also come with the MSE Droid that has been exclusive to one of the Disney Parks sets up to this point.
It was also confirmed that in the pipeline for release is a Black Series figure of Omega. This will be a 2022 release, and there are no images as yet - expect to see these in the Summer or later.
STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES 6-INCH VICE ADMIRAL RAMPART Figure
(Hasbro/Age 4 years & up/Available: Fall 2021)
Detailed to look like the character from STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH, this STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES 6-INCH VICE ADMIRAL RAMPART Figure features premium detail and multiple points of articulation. STAR WARS fans and collectors can display this fully articulated figure featuring a poseable head, arms, and legs, as well as premium deco, in their action figure and vehicle collection. Includes figure and 2 accessories. Available for pre-order exclusively at Walmart starting at 1pm ET on 5/5/2021.
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