A Good Look at the Black Series First Order Stormtrooper Action Figure from The Force Awakens.

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Want to get a look at the first of many Hasbro action figures? Jedi Insider has revealed images of the First Order Stormtrooper action figure, and the special packaging this action specific figure comes in.

 

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Something worth noting is that the packaging for this item does not match the Kylo Ren packaging done for other merchandise for The Force Awakens. Jedi Insider speculates that the package the Stormtrooper toy is placed in is part of a special set, possibly to be sold as a San Diego Comic Con exclusive. Of course, that’s not to say that the toy won’t be sold when Force Friday hits in early September – the Stormtrooper, after all, is the bread and butter of Star Wars toy line.

 

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Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

25 thoughts on “A Good Look at the Black Series First Order Stormtrooper Action Figure from The Force Awakens.

  • June 8, 2015 at 9:24 pm
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    That rifle looks really cool

  • June 8, 2015 at 9:24 pm
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    Interesting that they’ve got him holding an old-school Imperial blaster rifle in the unboxed photos, but that they appear to have First Order sidearms in the package.

    • June 8, 2015 at 9:47 pm
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      Was thinking same thing, something fishy about this.

    • June 8, 2015 at 10:42 pm
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      I think the top three photos are a different set that was on the internet 2 or 3 weeks ago. MSW showed his off a couple of weeks ago and it had the black guns.

  • June 8, 2015 at 9:51 pm
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    The rifle in the unboxed photo looks identical in design as the rifle in the box. The only difference is the unboxed rifle is solid black.

    • June 8, 2015 at 10:15 pm
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      Actually, do a closer comparison between the two. The sculpts are similar, but not identical.

    • June 8, 2015 at 11:25 pm
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      Its not even close. The old e-11 blaster has the original clip located on its left side, while the new one has it on the right. The new model has sharper edges all around, while the old e-11 has some roundness to it (being based on an actual Sterling machinegun)

      • June 9, 2015 at 12:55 am
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        You are correct. I admit my error.

  • June 8, 2015 at 9:53 pm
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    Re packaging:

    First off, it says it’s in the black series line, probably 6″ by the box style.
    Second, there’s a tag for the “Evolution of the Stormtrooper.” We might be getting a series of 6″ black figures, perhaps including rereleases of CT’s, ST’s, & scouts. Perhaps even Snows or ARCs.

    • June 8, 2015 at 10:24 pm
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      ^ this… I remember when Attack of the Clones came out, they released a preview Jango Fett figure that wasn’t part of the official Hasbro line that came out in conjunction with the film. I think you are right on the money. This is a probably a special TFA preview figure that will be the last of a special series trooper line. Very cool.

    • June 8, 2015 at 11:18 pm
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      oops reported mistakenly

  • June 8, 2015 at 10:36 pm
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    the new weapon is very cool..its gonna be a very expensive Christmas for my girlfriend!!..lol

    • June 9, 2015 at 12:16 pm
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      You have a girlfriend?

  • June 8, 2015 at 10:43 pm
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    Loving the new Stormtrooper look! Maybe a tad picky of me, but I think the new First Order symbol falls short of being “original and ominous” like the Imperial symbol from the OT. Other than that, this figure is sweet.

  • June 8, 2015 at 10:45 pm
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    TAKE MY MONEY

  • June 8, 2015 at 11:01 pm
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    This is looking so fucking dope! Please be a SDCC exclusive! It would give us (me) way more incentive for going lol

  • June 8, 2015 at 11:19 pm
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    how much does that cost?

  • June 8, 2015 at 11:45 pm
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    best pictures I’ve seen on the internets so far. thanks!

  • June 9, 2015 at 1:44 am
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    Looks awesome. I want one pretty bad…

  • June 9, 2015 at 1:51 am
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    I can’t get past the sunglasses. They look like beach troopers.

  • June 9, 2015 at 4:15 am
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    My feeling on the new Stormtroopers is mixed.

    In the trailer, they look good, a nice blank slate to work with, the same way the OT Stormtroopers were a blank slate that could work in any scenario.

    However, seeing it in action figure form has none of this quality to it.
    Maybe it’s just me not being used to new things, but for me, I just can’t quite imagine holding this toy in my hands. There’s just something dumb-looking about it, and it’s just a little too Power Ranger-y, IDK, I’ll probably get used to it, but still, I like the original better.

    The two best stormtrooper toys I ever had was a classic sandtrooper w/ rifle and shoulder pauldron,
    http://jedibusiness.com/images/actionFigures/The-Legacy-Collection/The-Legacy-Collection-Sandtrooper_Big_2.jpg

    and this guy:
    http://www.rebelscum.com/TSC/TSC021scorchloose.jpg

    just in my limited experience of SW toys, in terms of cool-factor and play-articulation, these two are the best of the ‘Troopers.

    Thoughts?

  • June 9, 2015 at 4:26 am
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    Just saying, this was on eBay not too long ago. And SWU did an article on this. Now, what I’ll say is in the original pictures, he has the black original Blaster. And as people noted in SWU it was black as the new guns have white. So what’s strange to me is now, weeks after that was noted, a new image comes out with the white blaster. And something about the actual design and material, it just seems so cheap for a Black Series Figure. But again, Star Wars underworld had those same pictures minus the box weeks ago and it was on eBay for sale. So that just makes me think it’s a fake, not hard to make some packaging like that. And the black blaster in the original pictures, weird they suddenly added white boasters after so many pointed it out, guess we’ll find out in time, just looks cheap to me compared to other Black Series

  • June 9, 2015 at 4:54 am
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    Looks cool. The first order logo is kinda boring

  • June 9, 2015 at 12:38 pm
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    Don’t over think the blaster, this has been most likely leaked/smuggled/stolen from a factory in Asia. They often don’t get the figure’s accessories so have to use stand ins. The packaged photos appear to be from a different time/place than the unboxed.

    It’s a separate action figure in each photo set (unboxed pics vs boxed pics) if you examine minor paint flaws etc.

  • June 11, 2015 at 7:32 am
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    Meh. Still looks like iMotorcycle leathers more than a stormtrooper, with a gun designed by Hasbro. Nope.

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