Ready for MORE Star Wars Black Series figures? Of course you are! The Bad Batch is all the rage right now (and rightfully so) and we are thrilled to be able to bring you a first look at three new figures joining the line this fall.
To help support this year’s June Fan Celebration, Hasbro is brining the all-new Captain Rex, 212th Battalion Clone Trooper, and Imperial Crosshair figures to your Black Series collection. These figures will be up for pre-order TOMORROW, FRIDAY, JUNE 18th 2021 at 1pm EDT at the corresponding retail partner sites (see the descriptions below), so be sure to set an alarm!
Here are all the official details and pictures, as well as some thoughts from Hasbro’s own Eric Franer, designer on the Star Wars: The Black Series line, so check it out!
via Hasbro:
STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES 6-INCH CLONE TROOPER (212TH BATTALION) Figure
(HASBRO/Age 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $22.99/Available: Fall 2021)
Fans and collectors can imagine scenes from the STAR WARS Galaxy with this premium STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES 6-INCH CLONE TROOPER (212TH BATTALION) Figure, inspired by the STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS animated series. STAR WARS fans and collectors can display this 6-inch-scale fully articulated figure featuring 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 Walgreens.
From Eric Franer: We love getting clone variants into the line and this is the first time we are doing the 212th attack battalion on the new clone body! This Black Series Clone Trooper will be great to pose out next to our brand new Obi-Wan Kenobi in his clone armor.
STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES 6-INCH CLONE CAPTAIN REX Figure
(HASBRO/Age 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $31.49Available: Fall 2021)
Fans and collectors can imagine scenes from the STAR WARS Galaxy with this premium STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES 6-INCH CLONE CAPTAIN REX Figure, inspired by the STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH animated series. STAR WARS fans can display this 6-inch-scale fully articulated figure featuring poseable head, arms, and legs, as well as premium deco, in their action figure and vehicle collection. Includes figure and 3 accessories. Available for pre-order exclusively at Walmart.
From Eric Franer: We are really excited to get Rex back out into the line with some great updates for his new Star Wars: The Bad Batch appearance! This Black Series figure has updated weld line colors to appear more blue. He also comes with a new pauldron, new view finder attached to his helmet, and a soft goods cloak with printing to get all the great texture that we see in the entertainment.
STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES 6-INCH CROSSHAIR (IMPERIAL) Figure
(HASBRO/Age 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $26.49/Available: Fall 2021)
Fans and collectors can imagine scenes from the STAR WARS Galaxy with this premium STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES 6-INCH CROSSHAIR (IMPERIAL) Figure, inspired by the STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH animated series. STAR WARS fans can display this 6-inch-scale fully articulated figure featuring 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.
From Eric Franer: Crosshair’s new look was so fantastic to see in Star Wars: The Bad Batch! Based on the series, we updated the character with a new torso, belt, and helmet to be accurate to his iconic new look. He comes equipped with his sniper rifle that can be disassembled and attached to the backpack just like the original figure.
*We want to thank the Hasbro Star Wars teams, as well as Litzky PR for helping us make these reveals possible – we appreciate it as always!
Y’know, I’d have made an effort to get that Rex if he was built on that new clone buck, but since I got the recent reissue on preorder, I’m just gonna stick with that one since… well, the original Rex sold for like, $20 bucks? Even with the markup I can’t see how a slightly different paint deco and a poncho makes this Rex worth the same amount of cash as a brand-new-mold Boba Fett with a pile of extra accessories and effects pieces.
Hell, I’ll build my own. I’ll take the reissued Rex and cobble him together with one of those new clones and build a Bad Batch version myself. I’d give it a month before we see custom soft goods makers making Rex’s poncho.
I had no luck with Rex, let me know if you’d like to do a trade for something! 🙂
Not seeing these up?
I preordered mine, got 2 rexs’ and one crosshair to use as trade bait. BTW Cpt Rex was cheaper than $31 and some changes. So the above prices were off and crosshairs was $24.99. I called Walgreens Corp to see what’s ups with their site. I haven’t been able to preorder anything since I can remember
From the sound of it, that’s a general price increase across the line. So stupid when marvel legends gets BAF too! Must be the expensive license.
That 212th clone gives me life!
But in all seriousness, can’t wait to grab a squad of them.
Any info on release for Canadians?
Probably in the minority here, but I really wish that 212th Trooper had been an archive release with the proper weathering and the ROTS style helmet. It just looks far too clean, especially compared to Cody, as well as the re-released 501st Troopers! At least Hasbro seem to have realised that clones sell, hopefully we’ll see more at some point.
Why the heck is Rex $31.49? He comes with fewer blasters than before and he’s not even accurate to his appearance in the show! I’m skipping that one on principle
$31.49 😳
Yeah, Rex’s pricing is trash. I don’t even get why Crosshair is $26.49. Unless he’s an exclusive, and even then, that’s a ridiculous price markup.
#supportthetroops
Hell yeah. Troopers are all I collect from this line anymore, though I don’t need or want this version of Rex. Republic Commandos soon, please?