Much of what the next Star Wars movie to hit theaters is really about remains a mystery to us, especially as we’ve not seen anything really concrete from The Mandalorian and Grogu since its teaser trailer five months ago. But one thing is always certain with the galaxy far, far away, mystery or otherwise: a new Star Wars movie means new Star Wars action figures, and io9 has an exclusive look at what to expect from Hasbro’s return to the Mandoverse.
In just a couple of months, Hasbro will kick off the fully armed and operational merchandising campaign for The Mandalorian and Grogu with a bumper set of figures in its six-inch Black Series line. Of course, a movie called The Mandalorian and Grogu needs a new Mandalorian and Grogu for you to play with, and that’s exactly what you get in this deluxe set (retailing for $35) that includes a plethora of gear for Din Djarin—and, of course, a new articulated Grogu sculpt designed to be nestled, climbing on his back.
Hasbro Star Wars The Black Series The Mandalorian and Grogu
As well as Grogu, the set comes with Din’s backpack, his trusty blaster pistol, a new rifle, a small knife to slot into his boot (and an extra hand to hold it), and, most intriguingly, a new weapon in the form of a short sword. It’s no Darksaber, but it’ll get the job done either way.
You’ll need some bad guys for Din to use all that gear on, so of course the Imperial Remnant is happy to provide for the bulk of the rest of the initial Mandalorian and Grogu figures. A Remnant Stormtrooper and a Remnant AT-AT Driver will provide updated takes on the iconic foot soldiers of the Empire, with dirtied-up paint decos (they’re the Remnant, after all, and the Empire can no longer afford armor polish in a post-Endor world). While the AT-AT Driver comes with a blaster pistol, the trooper comes with an E-11 rifle as well as a removable pauldron and ammo pouch that can be mixed and matched to break up your army-building forces.
Hasbro Star Wars The Black Series Imperial Remnant Stormtrooper and Imperial Remnant AT-AT Driver
They’ll also be joined by a brand-new trooper design for The Mandalorian and Grogu: the Remnant AT-RT driver. Yes, it seems like the Empire has found a few old Clone War-era walkers around to use in the movie, and they’ll be driven by these unique troopers who blend elements of Snow Trooper and Shore Trooper designs in a hodgepodge of armor pieces. And if that weren’t enough troopers, Target will also be home to its own exclusive version of the standard Remnant Stormtrooper, who is even worse for wear than the rest of their comrades, with chunks of their arm and leg plating swapped with brown replacement parts.
Hasbro Star Wars The Black Series Imperial Remnant AT-RT Driver and Imperial Remnant Stormtrooper (Target Exclusive)
It’s a bad time for the Imperial Remnant, so it’ll be even worse when they face off with the last figure of the wave: Sigourney Weaver’s New Republic Colonel Ward. Clad in an X-Wing pilot suit (as we got to see in images shown back at Celebration Japan last year), Ward comes with a removable helmet and… sadly nothing else, so she’s going to have to rely on the fact that she’s Sigourney Weaver in an X-Wing pilot suit to dazzle her action figure foes into submission.
Hasbro Star Wars The Black Series Colonel Ward
While they’re all expected to release sometime in spring ahead of The Mandalorian and Grogu hitting theaters on May 22, you’ll be able to get your hands on special versions of each of the main figures in this initial wave a couple months ahead of the film. Both exclusively in-store at Walmart and Target in the U.S. and at Hasbro fan channel retailers around the world, there’ll be “First Edition” variants of the deluxe Mandalorian and Grogu, the standard Remnant Stormtrooper, the Remnant AT-AT Driver, the Remnant AT-RT driver, and Colonel Ward in white packaging, which will release on March 22 in limited quantities. The packaging is the only difference for the variants, so you won’t be missing out on anything else… other than the chance to own action figures for a brand-new Star Wars movie a little earlier than some, that is!
The first wave of The Mandalorian and Grogu Black Series figures will go up for pre-order starting tomorrow, February 13, at 1 p.m. ET at both Hasbro’s own Pulse website and at other participating retailers (Target’s exclusive Remnant Stormtrooper will also go live for pre-orders at that time).
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