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The McFarlane Movie Maniacs posed 6-inch figures from Amazon's Fallout series are getting a further trio of variants. Following on from the general releases, and the recently announced Amazon Gold Label 4-pack , are three single Gold Label releases. The figures of Lucy, Maximus and The Ghoul also feature the same bloodied paint job as the Amazon set - but are single-packed and exclusive to Walmart in the US. We've added these to our McFarlane Collector Database Lucy is an optimistic Vault Dweller with an all-American can-do spirit. Her peaceful and idealistic nature is tested when people harm her loved ones. A young soldier hides his tragic past as he serves in a militaristic faction called Brotherhood of Steel. He believes in the nobility of the Brotherhood’s mission to bring law and order to the Wasteland, and will do anything to further their goals. The Ghoul survives the wasteland as a Bounty Hunter. He is pragmatic, ruthless, and hides a mysterious past. To manage our storage costs, news article images are archived after 12-months. Accept our apologies if you have reached this news article, and the images are no longer available If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the '70s and '80s I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force), and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licenses - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who, and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK-focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...

Three more of McFarlane's DC Multiverse 'Jokerized' Gold Label Exclusives have been released as exclusives in Target stores in the US. They include the Jokerized Hush we saw a few weeks back on an Amazon Canada listing as well as a classic Harley Quinn, and Batman from The Last Knight on Earth. Each figure comes in a window box and includes accessories, a collector card with a display stand, and Jokerized playing cards to help you complete your overall Jokerized deck. All three of these are now on our McFarlane Collector Database When she first met The Joker™, Dr. Harleen Quinzel™ was his psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum™. Instead of treating her patient, she fell in love with him and became his prankster partner in crime known as Harley Quinn™. Although mentally unhinged, Harley is highly intelligent. She’s a skilled gymnast and her agility makes her an adept fighter. Like The Joker, she uses a variety of weaponized gag props in her chaos-creating crimes! In a dystopian future, Bruce Wayne wakes up in Arkham Asylum—he still has his youth, but he was never Batman. Bruce dons his Bat-cowl, breaks out of the asylum, and—accompanied by The Joker’s animated, severed head—begins a surreal journey to solve the mystery of his past and find out who’s responsible for destroying the world. Encountering both friends and enemies along the way, the Dark Knight’s quest through the devastated landscape may prove to be his last adventure ever. Tommy Elliot was a childhood friend of Wayne, who also grew up in wealth and privilege. However, Tommy soon became deeply jealous and resented Bruce once his parents were tragically killed. Eventually becoming a surgeon, Tommy's resentment for Bruce continued to fester and grow over the years. When The Riddler™ discovered that Bruce is really Batman™, he approached Dr. Elliot with the secret. But, when the two realized they shared a hatred for Wayne, they joined forces. Wrapping his face in bandages to hide his identity, Elliot manipulated many of Batman's greatest Super-Villains in a grand conspiracy to defeat him-hence his chosen identity of "Hush." To manage our storage costs, news article images are archived after 12-months. Accept our apologies if you have reached this news article, and the images are no longer available If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the '70s and '80s I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force), and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licenses - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who, and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK-focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...

NECA has shared images for the packaging of their NECA's Toony Terrors Series 10 figures featuring four Univeral Monsters releases including Dracula, Wolfman, The Mummy, and Frankenstein's Monster. These will come on the usual blister card packaging with a cut-out background. The items are starting to prepare for shipping now at the NECA Store, with other retailers set to follow. Bring the fun of Saturday morning cartoons to your horror collection with these adorable little creeps! NECA's Toony Terrors line hits a milestone with Series 10, and to celebrate, we're bringing even more stylized horror icons into the mix with Universal Monsters! Fans of the world-famous monsters of classic horror movies will love this action figure assortment featuring the Wolf Man, the Mummy, Dracula, and Frankenstein's Monster! Standing about 6 inches tall, each figure is sold separately and comes in all new blister card packaging with a bonus cutout backdrop. To manage our storage costs, news article images are archived after 12-months. Accept our apologies if you have reached this news article, and the images are no longer available If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the '70s and '80s I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force), and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licenses - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who, and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK-focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...

McFarlane have announced two new 3 inch scale Page Puncher 2-packs from the DC Universe. Set one features Bruce Wayne and the Joker with a repirnt of a Dark Knight Returns comic. The second set features Batman of Earth -11 and Batman of Earth -44 with a Dark Knights Metal comic book. These sets are general releases at McFarlane stockists and they will reelease in January 2025. As a child, Bruce Wayne watched as his parents were brutally killed in Gotham City’s Crime Alley. Traumatized by their deaths, he devoted his life to becoming the world’s greatest weapon against crime—the Batman! He’s a master detective and an expert martial artist, but his greatest weapon is his mind. Batman has a plan for every occasion, as well as high-tech weapons, gadgets, and vehicles to assist him in his relentless pursuit of justice! Now, after 10 years in retirement, Batman returns! Once a small-time crook, The Joker fell into a vat of chemicals that turned his skin white, his hair green, and his lips red—like a crazed clown. His crimes always involve pranks and jokes ending with twisted punchlines that are only funny to The Joker. He may look like he’s clowning around, but this guy is bad news for Batman and Gotham City! Now, upon hearing that Batman has resurfaced after 10 years of retirement, The Joker awakes from a years-long stupor in Arkham Asylum, conscious and ready to take on the Dark Knight once again! Hailing from Earth -44 in the Dark Multiverse, this Dark Knight was born when an all-powerful A.I. program designed by Cyborg began to misinterpret its coding to homicidal ends. A cybernetic nightmare, The Murder Machine™️ is a metallic mangling of the technological power of Cyborg and the tactical brilliance of Batman, formed by ever-changing nanobots. Bryce Wayne of Earth -11 harbored a deep hatred of the Atlanteans for their role in the death of her beloved, Sylvester Kyle. In a quest to avenge Kyle, she spliced her DNA with that of an Atlantean, becoming a super-powered Dark Knight called The Drowned capable of breathing and fighting underwater. To manage our storage costs, news article images are archived after 12-months. Accept our apologies if you have reached this news article, and the images are no longer available If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the '70s and '80s I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force), and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licenses - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who, and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK-focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...

WHAT : Hasbro announced their Women Innovators of Play Challenge – following the Women Innovators of Play conference – to find the next great woman-led mass market toy or game.   Ideas will be judged on innovation, mass marketability, fun factor and playability, design and aesthetics manufacturability. The Women Innovators of Play Challenge provides winners with a $10,000 cash prize, mentorship and trip to Hasbro World Headquarters in Pawtucket, Rhode Island for a “Day at Hasbro.”   Full Challenge details including eligibility requirements can be found here . Must be 18+ from select countries. No purchase necessary.  WHO:  Hasbro’s Women Innovators of Play   WHEN: Challenge Now Open / Submissions End November 12th, 2024 (updated to confirm end date)                               WHERE : To submit an idea, visit this link   PRESS CONTACTS:       Hasbro, communications@hasbro.com   Kierra Holroyd, Kierra.holroyd@rcpmk.com   ABOUT HASBRO: Hasbro is a leading toy and game company whose mission is to entertain and connect generations of fans through the wonder of storytelling and exhilaration of play. Hasbro delivers play experiences for fans of all ages around the world, through toys, games, licensed consumer products, digital games and services, location-based entertainment, film, TV, and more. With a portfolio of over 1800 iconic brands including MAGIC: THE GATHERING, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, Hasbro Gaming, NERF, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH and PEPPA PIG, as well as premier partner brands, Hasbro brings fans together wherever they are, from tabletop to screen. Hasbro is guided by our Purpose to create joy and community for all people around the world, one game, one toy, one story at a time. For more than a decade, Hasbro has been consistently recognized for its corporate citizenship, including being named one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens by 3BL Media, one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute and one of the 50 Most Community-Minded Companies in the U.S. by the Civic 50. For more information, visit  https://corporate.hasbro.com  or @Hasbro on LinkedIn. To manage our storage costs, news article images are archived after 12-months. Accept our apologies if you have reached this news article, and the images are no longer available If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the '70s and '80s I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force), and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licenses - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who, and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK-focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...

Tamashii Nations have shared a teaser image apparently announcing that they are bringing The Lord of the Rings to the S.H. FIguarts series of 1/12 scale figures. There are no other details at the moment only what we can see in the teaser and the silhouetted figures, To manage our storage costs, news article images are archived after 12-months. Accept our apologies if you have reached this news article, and the images are no longer available If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the '70s and '80s I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force), and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licenses - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who, and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK-focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...

"Okay. Hey, when you run into him, just... Just treat him like an old friend. Call him by his name." The Marvel TV Special Werewolf by Night aired in 2022 with a coloured version following a year later in 2023. The Disney+ special gave us our first look at a Marvel Cinematic Man-Thing along with other iconic characters such as the titular character Jack Russel and Elsa Bloodstone. There were no particular indications that we were to expect any Marvel Legends figures from this one-off release, and yet in the summer of 2024, it was confirmed that we were to get a new Man-Thing figure.  The Marvel Legends Man-Thing was a late October arrival, sold through Fan Channel retailers as well as Hasbro Pulse. He is packed into the new format squared packaging, but due to his bulk, the box has had to be extended across its width, depth and height to fit the figure inside. The basic design principles remain consistent with the Legends line with a black base colour, a large window that wraps around to the left-hand side, and a front-facing logo from the property the figure is representing - in this case Werewolf by Night. The right-hand side of the box confirms the figure with an illustration around on the side panel, done here in black and white but with coloured red eyes to reflect the original presentation of the special on Disney+. Around the back we find the majority of the reverse side turned over to a recreation of the marketing poster sitting above the usual legal text. There is no room for any background info on Man-Thing. The figure sits in an inner tray that then sits within a deep red cardboard insert. There is no specific detail in the backdrop, although it is ‘distressed’ with black spatter and markings rather than a flat red.  One of the key drives for an MCU Man-Thing was of course the availability of a comic book figure from 2017 to build on. This 2017 build-a-figure does form the base of our new MCU Man-Thing but only by way of the core components of the waist, hips, upper legs, and upper arms. Everything else is sculpted as new to recreate the live action version of Man-Thing (Ted). The body is cast in a deep green plastic with the sculpted foliage right across the body varying from vine line components to fungus-like growths on the arms and legs. These are picked out in completing browns and lighter greens with further colour teased around the shoulders with a small yellow flower budding on the left-hand side.  The head is a good recreation of Ted from his Disney+ outing, a look that remained very faithful to his comic book origins with the red eyes, prominent brow, and three extending ‘tusks’ from this cheeks and mouth area.  There are two sets of hands included with Man-Thing allowing you to choose between open hands and a pair of clenched fists. These are simple enough to pop in and out, and with a peg that is robust enough so not to be at risk of damage if you change the hands on a regular basis. Both sets of hands use the same base green as the figure and the same sculpted detail and brown-painted trailing tendrils.  Articulation is rooted back in the original 2017 figure and we do have visible pegs on the elbows and knees. Man-Thing has 19 points of articulation and is pretty articulate for a larger figure with a good range of motion in the arms and the ability in the torso and head to have him stoop forward or look upward. Despite the bulk of the upper torso, the legs are solid with the feet broad enough to hold Ted in place once posed with no obvious imbalance. The Werewolf by Night Man-Thing is an interesting and quite unique release in so much that he is accurate enough to the comic books to fit into both a Marvel Cinematic or Marvel Comicbook collection. Yes, he is based on an older figure but more than 50% of the figure has been updated when Hasbro might have tried to get away with a head swap for a re-release of this nature. He has sufficient bulk and height to warrant the Deluxe release has £40 RRP with Fan Channel retailers dropping below this if you shop around. All in all, this is an impressive and quite surprising release who’s only potential flaw is the lack of universe-building around him - although the promo blurb released with the figure when it was announced did allude to more Werewolf by Night figures to come. K eep Track of all the Marvel Legends figures from Hasbro at our comprehensive Marvel Legends Collectors Database & Checklist If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the 70's and 80's I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force) and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licences - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...

NECA confirmed today that a revisit of their original 2006 Hannibal Lecter strapped into his prison dolly will be immediately available at stockists. The posed figure will come with four different head options and his iconic mask. It's packed in ultimate-style packaging with an opening front cover. We've added this new Hannibal release to our NECA Collector Database Add the iconic Hannibal Lecter to your horror collection! Portrayed by Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins, the brilliant and psychotic doctor from The Silence of the Lambs stands in his orange prison uniform and straight jacket. This chilling 7” scale figure by NECA is articulated for posing and comes with interchangeable heads, his trademark mask, and a dolly accessory for transporting him. Ages 18+. To manage our storage costs, news article images are archived after 12-months. Accept our apologies if you have reached this news article, and the images are no longer available If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the '70s and '80s I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force), and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licenses - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who, and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK-focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...

NECA has released details of this new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Deluxe pack from The Last Ronin. The set features a Synja Commando and a group of 8 Mousers. The set also comes with additional hands, weapons and head for your Commando. The set is a 'first to market' exclusive with BestBuy in the US (available now) with a wider release to follow. We've added the pack to our NECA Collector Database From the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book series, The Last Ronin! In a future NYC far different than the one we know today, a lone surviving Turtle goes on a seemingly hopeless mission to obtain justice for his fallen family and friends. When the Synja Patrol just isn't enough to defeat the Last Ronin, call in the Commandos! Standing in 7-inch scale, this Synja Commando action figure includes hands, weapons, and an extra robot head and neck! Plus, army build your Mouser collection; this set includes 8 of the maniacal machines! Comes in collector-friendly window box packaging with opening flap featuring a custom illustration by The Last Ronin artist Ben Bishop. To manage our storage costs, news article images are archived after 12-months. Accept our apologies if you have reached this news article, and the images are no longer available If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the '70s and '80s I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force), and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licenses - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who, and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK-focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...

McFarlane has added a new EQL draw for two DC Super Powers Platinum releases on their website. The figures are both Wave 9 variants and feature a Dark Knight Returns variant of Batman and a Fleischer variant of Superman. If you are successful in the draw - which runs until the 8th of November - then you will have the chance to purchase these Chase figures directly. We've added the pair to our extensive McFarlane Collector Database In the name of his murdered parents, Bruce Wayne wages eternal war on the criminals of Gotham City. He is vengeance. He is the night. He is Batman! Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive... The Man of Steel fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way. To manage our storage costs, news article images are archived after 12-months. Accept our apologies if you have reached this news article, and the images are no longer available If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the '70s and '80s I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force), and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licenses - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who, and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK-focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...

Super7 has marked the Gozilla 70th anniversary with the reveal of a new Toho Ultimates release of Space Godzilla, in a 'kaleidoscope of colour' seen in the original movie poster for Godzilla vs Space Godzilla (1994). Space Godzilla measures nearly 15 inches long from snout to tail and stands 8.5 inches tall. The boxed release comes with two head options and alternative hands. We've added 'Movie Poster' Space Godzilla to our Super7 Collector Database Measuring 8.5” tall and over 15” long, the latest highly articulated Toho ULTIMATES! figure of SpaceGodzilla is inspired by the movie poster from the 1994 film Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla and depicts the extraterrestrial creature in a kaleidoscopic colorway. Featuring intricate sculpt and premium paint detailing, this figure also comes with multiple interchangeable heads and hands and is packed in collector-friendly window-box packaging. SpaceGodzilla may have been able to escape the crushing gravity of a black hole, but you’re not going to be able to escape the even more intense pull to add this Movie Poster SpaceGodzilla ULTIMATES! figure to your kaiju collection! To manage our storage costs, news article images are archived after 12-months. Accept our apologies if you have reached this news article, and the images are no longer available If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the '70s and '80s I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force), and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licenses - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who, and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK-focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...

"This is Enoch, captain of my guard." Since the reveal of Grand Admiral Thrawn’s Imperial army on Peridea, there have been a clamouring for the release of both Captain Enoch and the Night Troopers into the Star Wars Black Series. This was finally confirmed on May the 4th 2024 with a 2-pack featuring both Enoch and a Night Trooper scheduled as an Autumn release and exclusive to Walmart in the US and sold via Fan Channel retailers in the UK and other territories. This decision of a two-pack and an exclusive was perhaps disappointing, particularly for those wishing to army-build. However, the set - which was released at the very end of October 2024 - was reasonably priced at sub £45 and with relatively strong availability here in the UK at least.  Like all new Galaxy Collection releases, the Enoch & Night Trooper set has moved to the new squared box format while retaining the black base colouring, light blue accent colour and side artwork. Like most 2-packs the set is not part of the numbered collection and the artwork - which is split between Enoch and the Trooper - does not directly connect to any of the other releases.  The back of the box focuses on Enoch and his role within Thrawn's forces, with a final sentence focusing on the Night Troopers. The new packaging features a coloured backdrop to the figures in the box and once you've taken out your Troopers the design is revealed in full as a very clear backdrop of the Eye of Scion controls Starting with Enoch and the Captain uses the newest Imperial Stormtrooper  figure as a base - as would have been the case in the backstory of Thrawn’s exile to Peridea - but with a considerable amount of updated parts and paintwork. The upper armour remains predominantly the same as a standard Trooper but with gold painted left Pauldron and panels and the Kintsugi gold invalid repairs all added as painted detail rather than sculpted ‘cracks’. Enoch’s midsection is new and is fully gold featuring variant greebles and panels to a standard Trooper. And round the back of Enoch the rear part of the chest armour forgoes the usual back section with a circular panel and two banks of components and features a flatted squared piece with four quadrants of components including elements also painted in gold.  The lower legs are all direct Stormtrooper parts but with the same paint application as the torso with gold panels and gold repaired cracks painted over the white cast armour. There are also some darker black panels also on the right thigh and left ankle. Over this sits a brand new burgundy knee-length skirt section with a painted black belt and holster on Enoch’s right hip. The helmet is new and uses the top, back and sides of an Imperial Trooper helmet but with a new human shaped faceplate in gold with black eyes. The intricate helmnet also featured painted repaired lines, black panels and a pair of bright red Imperial insignia either side of the forehead. While the recent Stormtrooper helmets are a helmet glued over a sculpted head - the Enoch helmet features no such interior detail.  Enoch features a single blaster, a new piece in black with gold trim. It can be holstered in the working holster, or held in either the left or right hands with both featuring a trigger finger.  Enoch’s accompanying Night Trooper is also built on the main Stormtrooper body for the Black Series but also features new parts. The armour is all cast in a flatter white than the usual high gloss with the red dressings all sculpted detail across brand new armoured parts - these include both Pauldrons, upper right arm, lower right arm, and right hand. There is also wrappings sculpted onto the chest piece, around the waist section and on the lower left shin. These are all painted neatly in deep red contrasting with the white of the armour. You can also see the Kintsugi repairs in gold, painted into place as with Enoch - they are less prominent than the captain, but visible on the chest and left knee guard and lower leg in particular. The Night Trooper helmet is a re-use of the Imperial helmet but with the faceplate and dome in deep grey with gold repair detail. This replicates the specific Night Trooper who parades behind Enoch as they escort Thrawn when he makes his first appearance in Ahsoka. This perhaps goes some way to offset the army-building argument with this figure based on a specific trooper while also developing parts and paint techniques for more army builders to join the line in the future. The Night Trooper is armed with the usual E-11 blaster, the newer cast accessory from the latest Stormtrooper releases. It is cast in a similar grey to his helmet without any further details. It can also fit in right or left hand but has no holstering option. Both Enoch and the Night Trooper include the same pinless articulation with 19 points in total across the Trooper's body. The articulation on the Trooper allows for a wide range of positions including the ability to kneel - Enoch’s skirt piece does partly hinder his lower leg options. Both Troopers have un restricted upper body articulation supported in particular with butterfly shoulders that allow for plenty of weapon poses. Coming from a period where exclusive two packs were pushing £50 and £60, it is refreshing that Hasbro has kept the RRP on this set down to £45 with some Fan Channel retailers pushing it as low as £42 - which works out to just £21 per figure. Both figures are really well executed and with more new parts and decor applications than I had perhaps expected - particularly with the Night Trooper who’s red-wrapped armoured panels will almost certainly feed into future Night Trooper army builders. While it is probably true that these figures should have been single releases, what you get for your money is certainly well worth it for a two-pack and for those just wanting Enoch as a figure, there will be plenty of re-sale options on the secondary market for your spare Night Trooper. K eep Track of all the Star Wars Black Series figures from Hasbro at our comprehensive Star Wars Black Series Collectors Database & Checklist If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube . Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports About Me : As a child of the 70's and 80's I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force) and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. 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