The latest Star Wars Black Series wave is pretty unique in that it consists mostly of characters created outside of the live action films. Chopper and Ezra are main characters from Star Wars Rebels and Chopper actually made the leap onto the big screen for a brief cameo in Rogue One. Let’s take a look at the Black Series C1-10P, better known as Chopper!
Chop comes in the standard black series window box with a big front window that shows off the figure well and a classy illustration on the front and back. We get a little background info on Chopper in case you aren’t familiar with the show.
Chopper comes with an alternate leg, a middle wheel leg, a rocket booster attachment and a rocket blast effect that works as a stand.
The alternate leg is pretty interesting as it’s a fairly deep cut reference to an episode titled The Forgotten Droid. All through the series, Chopper has had mismatched legs, which I think only adds to his charm, but in the episode he finds a matching leg at a droid parts vendor. He then proceeds to ditch his mission and attempts to steal this matching leg. Adventures ensue from there.
The leg pops on and off easily and is appropriately detailed and painted. It’s a thoughtful accessory that I’m not sure I need, but I love that they included it.
The middle support wheel plugs into a hole in the middle and can be adjusted for posing. You can push the wheel almost all the way in, but it sticks out a little.
The rocket booster attachment works similarly to the wheel and has a permanently attached translucent orange rocket blast effect attached to the bottom. I think it would have been nice if that effect came off, but I could see how it would effect the stability of the flight stand.
The flight stand is also a translucent orange hunk of plastic sculpted to look like exhaust.
I think it could have used a little more white around the cloudy parts, but it conveys the idea of rocket exhaust really well.
The rocket boost accessory on Chopper plugs into the stand. You can put it in lightly, but it will sag to one side. It works best if you shove the rocket piece into the stand.
Chopper has limited articulation due to his design, but it’s all that you need. The head and legs swivel and the ankles have a hinge. The interesting articulation is on the little arms that extend from his head.
They are really cleverly engineered and hinge out from cavities in the head and have swivel/hinge joints in the middle of the arm. I think the arms could stand to be a little longer and are slightly off model since the piece that covers the hole in his head is flat and his arms on the show don’t have that flat portion. But that’s nitpicking in light of how well the arms function.
Chopper also has a small actuator arm on his body that hinges outward and has a hinge mid-arm.
The paint is also really good on Chopper. The colors are vibrant and match the source material well, but there is also a nice amount of grunge and grime effects as well. He could use a grime wash, but it’s pretty good for factory paint.
Overall, this is a fantastic figure. Sometimes astromechs don’t feel like a good value for your dollar in this line, but they packed Chopper with enough valid and useful accessories that he feels like a great value.
.Some of my favorite new Star Wars material has been from the animated shows and comic books, so I’m very glad to see some characters that originated there continue to make their way into my favorite Star Wars figure line. Seeing the characters from disparate sources integrated into one action figure line style makes it all feel that much more cohesive to me.
Chopper is a beautiful addition to my Ghost Crew and between him and Ezra, I’m now even more desperate for a great Zeb figure.
