There was a trooper that looked like this in Episode IV, He's the guy in the front who got the close-up shot before the stormtroopers blasted their way in.
That is exactly this one from oryginal SW. Older men blasted on first minutes, on first wave near door. Other guy with data of Death Star from Rouge One looks totally different.
I always thought that it was Dave Prowse as this Rebel Trooper in the movie but it isn’t. It’s an actor called Eddie Eddon - his unmistakeable face is the first close up in ANH. Sadly he died in 1999. However his action figure is probably the most actor accurate one in the whole Black Series line, so here’s too you, Mr Eddon! You can also see him as one of Carl Grissom’s pals in ‘Batman’.
I'm really pleased at that butterfly joint. That's how I'd prefer they'd work, flaring out instead of collapsing into the chest. More natural to like shoulder blades and doesn't make the chest look bad.
Definitely a must have for a Star Wars black series collector, 3 or 4 in the shelf would be nice for sure. Good review robo don’t know what I would do without ya! Haha you the man
Looks like lloyd bridges ha ha! Na the actors name is Eddie Eddon, and it was modelled off him. I have three of them in a diorama. Two facing away to the door shooting a stormtrooper trying to get through the door, and one running away with the data disc facing towards the viewer, so you only see one face.
Excellent review of a cool looking figure! If Hasbro can give a basic civilian looking figure butterfly joints then we need to see them improve some of the articulation on Marvel Legends as well (Jaina Solo blows away any female Marvel Legends figure hands down). Don't forget that the Black Series also can print the serial numbers on the bottom of the feet but Marvel Legends have to be on the back of the leg.
You know, I completely missed the serial number thing, but totally agree about Jaina. We need Star Wars to show Legends more articulation, but we need Legends to lend them some of their release schedule. I'd be even more broke if Black Series was hitting as hard as Legends, haha.
I'm realizing that they seem to go all out on characters that aren't quite as important as the main cast. Maybe they think it won't sell as well, so up the ante?
It isn't actually just some random dude, well he is, but the camera actually zooms in on this guy in A New Hope so this trooper to me is literally just known as zoomed in camera soldier that dies a few moments later :D
Its totally the older looking man when the stormtroopers blow the door on epi 4 cool figure gonna buy a bunch look at that shoulder articulation dope!! Stupid vest move out of the way lol ....he could also be hans dad in a skit lol
The Fwoosh fear not exulted one, I knew what you meant! 😃 I mean, Stormtroopers are generic, but they just look so cool right?! Love watching your posts, really thoughtful and well put together. I appreciate all your efforts!
Under figures that would be cool to get variant heads & hands for the next like 3 waves.. 69-A, 69-B, 69-C.. Watch a future con exclusive box come with another 4 of them remaking a scaled down hand off scene the deathstar plans as vader is killing them from Rogue One or corridor standoff scene at the beginning of a new hope. (After no one sees another 69, after they've all been bought out by guys that actually buy 69 of them)
Robo... I think the problem with his knee is the flat hinge piece that hold everything together. I noticed it looks off from the back. I had a similar problem with Thrawns lower calves being flipped. The knees dont line up and the bow inward. Once you see it you cant unsee it. Boil and pop fixes it with no problem.
The trooper figure is NOT generic! Clearly he is Brett Favre, no really look at him! 😉 Actually I'm pretty sure he's based on the trooper from the opening minutes of ANH that they do a close up on, just before the stormtroopers blow the hatch and unleash laser death on the brave heroes of the rebellion.
My guess is that they included these additional points of articulation on the chest because they are supposed to be hidden by the jacket. Remember Farmboy Luke and his double-jointed elbows, hidden under his sleeves?
Another great review, Hasbro slowly improving the quality of the figures, Why hasn't Hasbro snapped you up Robo in their design team, I'd love a Robo Rebel Trooper or one designed by you, perfection, keep up the great work 👍
Looks great. Just wish Hasbro would release these with different face sculpts. Army building with these guys is problematic because of the exposed face. Either include a couple other heads, or release every other figure with a different head!
I've always really liked the design of the rebel fleet troopers, its not the most exciting, but there's something about it that I just love. So yeah, I'm going to need just a few of these. I right there with you Robo lol. I really dig the butterfly joints on the figure, even though it doesn't work perfectly, I'm glad to see Hasbro is trying different things out. Definitely pulling my interest back to Black series.
Very cool figure, must have. And I think he looks more like Han Solo than the Bespin figure of Han, weirdly enough? That trooper we see in the beginning of ANH looks a bit like Harrison Ford (when i was a kid, i thought he *was* Solo 😂)
I always thought that it was Dave Prowse as this Rebel Trooper in the movie but it isn’t. It’s an actor called Eddie Eddon - his unmistakeable face is the first close up in ANH. Sadly he died in 1999. However his action figure is probably the most actor accurate one in the whole Black Series line, so here’s too you, Mr Eddon! You can also see him as one of Carl Grissom’s pals in ‘Batman’.
Is this a better Old Man Han than the Old Man Han figure? How does the head look on that body? Also, there's something unfortunate that the vanilla "Trooper" figure may be the best looking Black Series figure so far..
This makes me want them to go back and make new versions of more major characters and give _them_ butterfly joints. Gimme an ESB Vader or Jedi Boba Fett both with butterfly joints. Do a ceremony/Marvel comic Luke with butterfly joints. I just want *butterfly joints*
It's odd how Hasbro is improving and making efforts to better their fugures while SHF remains stagnate and honestly even regressing to a degree. Way to go Hasbro.
Dusty Bragg but the only time you actually see the physical deathstar plans harddrive is from Rogue One when the rebels are playing relay race baton hand-off trying to escape Vader. Makes more sense to come with this figure, than R2....imo.
Well it was a long long time ago (so I guess we've come a long way in regards with data storage since then), then again we never knew how big of size the deathstar plans were, maybe they were like 500,000 Gagillion Gigabites. So a device just a tad bigger than a creditcard isnt that bad if you think about it that way jajaj :P . I was kind of only looking forward for this figure to headswap with the Death Star Trooper its a shame it would need mods to change them up, Its a nice looking figure but I was only planning to buy one for the headswaps, It doesnt really fit anywhere in my collection. Im betting a bunch of these would look great with the Darth Vader centerpiece thought.
Hasbro purposely made the butterfly joint implemented at #69 ...coz butterflies are associated with 69s...YOU MADE MY DAY Robo and Mr Legendary GUS...Tnx for the entertaining review and side comments LOL.
More problematic than just one face for army building would be not even finding one on the pegs, like almost all black series figures that i really want. Hope thats not the case Hasbro
I’ve been hooked on the 6 inch Black Series line from day one and my Darth Maul. I too recently found the Rebel Trooper figure and was so excited! This character brings me back to the original trilogy and the excitement (and addiction) that still gets me after all these years!!! Thanks guys!! #Dec2nd I’m @judaru and I can’t wait to watch more!!
Hey Robo, great review of the figure. Just bought a couple of these over the weekend and they're great. The only thing is that one of them has a peg halfway out on his right knee, making it slightly loose. Any recommendations on how to get this fixed? Thanks and stay safe...
Oh yeah 69 troopers 😏😉 lol also Robo too bad Hasbro doesn't put your likeness on a Rebel Trooper since like you said you can picture yourself in the background being a Rebel Trooper that or get someone to make a 3d head sculpt of yourself to put on one of the extra Rebel Troopers you'll think about getting. Would be an interesting idea too even having toy Robo in the reviews with Gus
high probability that the data storage device is so big because it contains the detailed plans to a superweapon the size of a planet.... thats alot of data my man
69 huh... no wonder they are not up to scratch when facing off the Imperial Stormtroopers. They indulged themselves in 69 activities when they should be doing their combat training... :p
"69 rebels died to bring us this information" - Mon Mothma
I knew Mon Mothma was a freak!
Nice
There was a trooper that looked like this in Episode IV, He's the guy in the front who got the close-up shot before the stormtroopers blasted their way in.
The "I'm getting too old for this shit" trooper!
That is exactly this one from oryginal SW. Older men blasted on first minutes, on first wave near door. Other guy with data of Death Star from Rouge One looks totally different.
The likeness is of the character Pello Scrambas played by Eddie Eddon
I always thought that it was Dave Prowse as this Rebel Trooper in the movie but it isn’t. It’s an actor called Eddie Eddon - his unmistakeable face is the first close up in ANH. Sadly he died in 1999. However his action figure is probably the most actor accurate one in the whole Black Series line, so here’s too you, Mr Eddon!
You can also see him as one of Carl Grissom’s pals in ‘Batman’.
I'm really pleased at that butterfly joint. That's how I'd prefer they'd work, flaring out instead of collapsing into the chest. More natural to like shoulder blades and doesn't make the chest look bad.
Can't wait for this one always loved these troops. Hope they continue with the rebels. Hoth, Endor, Skarif, officers, pilots!!!!
This trooper and the Death Squad Commander have been my favorite since 1977, along with storm troopers.
I got mine on Monday. Loving it on the shelf. I've been wanting this guy for a long time. Iconic character for the ANH display. I need more now.
I need about 6 of these
Definitely a must have for a Star Wars black series collector, 3 or 4 in the shelf would be nice for sure. Good review robo don’t know what I would do without ya! Haha you the man
If Hasbro released a 6" Black Series head pack (4 heads for $20) through HTS...it would add a new dimension to army building
And now I have something else to be sad about, because I don't think we'll ever see that.
Looks like lloyd bridges ha ha! Na the actors name is Eddie Eddon, and it was modelled off him.
I have three of them in a diorama. Two facing away to the door shooting a stormtrooper trying to get through the door, and one running away with the data disc facing towards the viewer, so you only see one face.
I really like that it’s a specific trooper rather than just a blank looking gut
NEED.
Excellent review of a cool looking figure! If Hasbro can give a basic civilian looking figure butterfly joints then we need to see them improve some of the articulation on Marvel Legends as well (Jaina Solo blows away any female Marvel Legends figure hands down). Don't forget that the Black Series also can print the serial numbers on the bottom of the feet but Marvel Legends have to be on the back of the leg.
You know, I completely missed the serial number thing, but totally agree about Jaina. We need Star Wars to show Legends more articulation, but we need Legends to lend them some of their release schedule. I'd be even more broke if Black Series was hitting as hard as Legends, haha.
I was iffy on getting one of these since I thought they would put in minimal effort, but your review got me to pre-order one at least haha.
I'm realizing that they seem to go all out on characters that aren't quite as important as the main cast. Maybe they think it won't sell as well, so up the ante?
I got mine today and love him
We need a captain antilles.
We do. And Rieekan, and Madine. If they are making a bunch of Imperial officers, they can do Rebels too.
It isn't actually just some random dude, well he is, but the camera actually zooms in on this guy in A New Hope so this trooper to me is literally just known as zoomed in camera soldier that dies a few moments later :D
SO HAPPY they made this figure so well. Can't wait to grab a few for the shelf.
Its totally the older looking man when the stormtroopers blow the door on epi 4 cool figure gonna buy a bunch look at that shoulder articulation dope!! Stupid vest move out of the way lol ....he could also be hans dad in a skit lol
Now they need to make Captain Antilles, not in a being choked stance. I'm like you, huge fan of these troopers, I will be getting several!
Hell yeah. Antilles, Rieekan, Madine. Endor Troopers. We're getting Imperial officers, we need Rebel officers too. And troopers.
Robo , your reviews are getting better and better. Thank you !
No, thank you!
Maybe the butterfly joints are more for posing dead rebel troopers...
I'm totally good with that too, haha.
This looks like a great figure! Fab head sculpt and articulation. Yeah he is generic, but at the same time, he's totally iconic.
Agree! I didn't mean for "generic" to come off as boring, just that it can be used for a bunch of different troopers.
The Fwoosh fear not exulted one, I knew what you meant! 😃 I mean, Stormtroopers are generic, but they just look so cool right?!
Love watching your posts, really thoughtful and well put together. I appreciate all your efforts!
I've wanted a figure for this character since the release of the original action figures when I was a kid. Awesome.
Under figures that would be cool to get variant heads & hands for the next like 3 waves.. 69-A, 69-B, 69-C.. Watch a future con exclusive box come with another 4 of them remaking a scaled down hand off scene the deathstar plans as vader is killing them from Rogue One or corridor standoff scene at the beginning of a new hope. (After no one sees another 69, after they've all been bought out by guys that actually buy 69 of them)
Dude this is how I feel about the Hoth Rebel, I love it and I’m like it’s just a normal troop.
Robo... I think the problem with his knee is the flat hinge piece that hold everything together. I noticed it looks off from the back. I had a similar problem with Thrawns lower calves being flipped. The knees dont line up and the bow inward. Once you see it you cant unsee it. Boil and pop fixes it with no problem.
I do notice a little extra piece of plastic in the upper hinge, like something is funky in there. I must get another to compare. And then another...
The eyes look like the first rebel face you see in EP IV..worried yet determined..I like it.hope I get one..cheers
Yeah, that's the guy I was kind of thinking it was. I call him "should be retired by now" trooper.
Robo, you would have to be “Gus” in a Star Wars film.
The trooper figure is NOT generic! Clearly he is Brett Favre, no really look at him! 😉
Actually I'm pretty sure he's based on the trooper from the opening minutes of ANH that they do a close up on, just before the stormtroopers blow the hatch and unleash laser death on the brave heroes of the rebellion.
My guess is that they included these additional points of articulation on the chest because they are supposed to be hidden by the jacket. Remember Farmboy Luke and his double-jointed elbows, hidden under his sleeves?
That and I think they spruce up figures that may need a little extra ooomph to sell.
Another great review, Hasbro slowly improving the quality of the figures, Why hasn't Hasbro snapped you up Robo in their design team, I'd love a Robo Rebel Trooper or one designed by you, perfection, keep up the great work 👍
Looks great. Just wish Hasbro would release these with different face sculpts. Army building with these guys is problematic because of the exposed face. Either include a couple other heads, or release every other figure with a different head!
Matthew Palanca Right?! What they did with The First Ten Years Red Skull was brilliant! I wish they would just do that for Black Series figures.
Matthew Palanca You could try to paint the hair a different colour and maybe a little on the eyes to make them a bit diverse
this is a perfect example of a great action figure. This and the Death star commander, are great army building
I really like that they have him the disc for the plans. However, I plan on buying st least 4 so what am I supposed to do with all those plans!? 😂
About god damn time they made a rebel troop.
"I wanna be wined, and dined, and sixty-nined."- Kevin Malone
Can't wait to get one! Great review and great to see a butterfly joint in Black Series!
Have it, got it for $19.99, it was the only one on pegs. From Target.
I've always really liked the design of the rebel fleet troopers, its not the most exciting, but there's something about it that I just love. So yeah, I'm going to need just a few of these. I right there with you Robo lol. I really dig the butterfly joints on the figure, even though it doesn't work perfectly, I'm glad to see Hasbro is trying different things out. Definitely pulling my interest back to Black series.
YES on that butterfly joint, Hasbro!
👍🏼 ya new ball joint shoulder shit had me like 😮 never thought they’d ever do that
Great video robo! Hopefully one day we will get figures with interchangeable heads, but first we need more accessories.
Very cool figure, must have. And I think he looks more like Han Solo than the Bespin figure of Han, weirdly enough? That trooper we see in the beginning of ANH looks a bit like Harrison Ford (when i was a kid, i thought he *was* Solo 😂)
Let the army building begin.
This the guy that got blasted when the Stormtroopers entered the Liea's ship.
"Two days to retirement" trooper.
I always thought that it was Dave Prowse as this Rebel Trooper in the movie but it isn’t. It’s an actor called Eddie Eddon - his unmistakeable face is the first close up in ANH. Sadly he died in 1999. However his action figure is probably the most actor accurate one in the whole Black Series line, so here’s too you, Mr Eddon!
You can also see him as one of Carl Grissom’s pals in ‘Batman’.
When Michael Douglas (Antman and Wasp)gets into the suit it reminds me of Gus.
Haha, I didn't think of that. Now I need a Douglas head, make Gus' brother Dusty.
Is this a better Old Man Han than the Old Man Han figure? How does the head look on that body? Also, there's something unfortunate that the vanilla "Trooper" figure may be the best looking Black Series figure so far..
Hmm, I'll have to give that a try, see what it looks like.
Nice review of a great figure. Can't wait to get one or 4
well it is plans to an entire battlestation..lol
Haha, that's very true.
Wouldn't it be cool if we had a Rogue One Sliced and Diced version.
I get enough, I may have to do that.
That is a space vest that Han could love.
Yay, new duds for Gus 👍. Cool review!
He's not generic. He's one of the guys in the foreground in ANH and very recognizable. Watch it again! ;)
This makes me want them to go back and make new versions of more major characters and give _them_ butterfly joints. Gimme an ESB Vader or Jedi Boba Fett both with butterfly joints. Do a ceremony/Marvel comic Luke with butterfly joints.
I
just
want
*butterfly joints*
Looks great. Have one on the way from Big Bad Toy Store
So with difficulty in diversifying the heads. I’m probably gonna get 4-6.
Love it,will definitely buy some of these,great review robo.
Looks like that figure it's made lookalike Gareth Edwards,he was an extra in that last scene of rogue one ....
And he's the soldier that release the hatch of the ship at the end of Rogue One....check it out...
It's odd how Hasbro is improving and making efforts to better their fugures while SHF remains stagnate and honestly even regressing to a degree. Way to go Hasbro.
I can kind of agree with that.
6in Black Series biker Scout has the same similar articulation can hold his weapon like you spoke of in this video. 😉
Dude I was thinking of waiting to get this when it was warming the peg but now I totally want it now because of your awesome review. RIP wallet😍
Wow, dude, I didn't know I wanted this handsome fella, but there ya go, I want a generic handsome fella! BUTTERFLY JOINT!
Just getting to this video. Love the intro, and very true🤣
The beginning reminded me of super bowl car commercials
I feel so f I were a rebel, I’d be a pilot, I don’t know what I’d fly, but I have a feeling it might be the A-wing, always loved that ship.
Hopefully they give us more rebel solider variants that would be cool
The ds plans should have came with r2. That is the only reason I would want this
Dusty Bragg but the only time you actually see the physical deathstar plans harddrive is from Rogue One when the rebels are playing relay race baton hand-off trying to escape Vader. Makes more sense to come with this figure, than R2....imo.
Gladly your well man
I need a rogue one Rebel Soldier figure now!
Well it was a long long time ago (so I guess we've come a long way in regards with data storage since then), then again we never knew how big of size the deathstar plans were, maybe they were like 500,000 Gagillion Gigabites. So a device just a tad bigger than a creditcard isnt that bad if you think about it that way jajaj :P .
I was kind of only looking forward for this figure to headswap with the Death Star Trooper its a shame it would need mods to change them up, Its a nice looking figure but I was only planning to buy one for the headswaps, It doesnt really fit anywhere in my collection. Im betting a bunch of these would look great with the Darth Vader centerpiece thought.
Ah get a dozen of them i'm hunting for 2or 3 of them a great army builder
got this today with a few other figures, mine came with two helmets, i guess rebel troopers have a habit of losing stuff so need backups......
Good ol' Pello Scrambas. BTW, I know if that was on purpose, but take one 'L' from his name and it's the Spanish word for 'Hair', 'pelo'.
Hasbro purposely made the butterfly joint implemented at #69 ...coz butterflies are associated with 69s...YOU MADE MY DAY Robo and Mr Legendary GUS...Tnx for the entertaining review and side comments LOL.
Can we have a Gus the mountain man and Jesse the cowboy adventure every week?!!
Jesse may just work...
BUTTER FLY JOINTS! YES! BRING ON THE JEDI!
Awsome Action Figure review
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Give me the Death Star plans!
Curse you for making me want generic good guy trooper. Great vid as usual
"Gush joy all over this figure." Is that code for a happy ending?
Can you cut out a little of the vest to allow the butterfly joints to work properly??
Probably could, there is not actually a seam around the hole, wouldn't look too out of place with more material missing.
More problematic than just one face for army building would be not even finding one on the pegs, like almost all black series figures that i really want. Hope thats not the case Hasbro
I’ve been hooked on the 6 inch Black Series line from day one and my Darth Maul. I too recently found the Rebel Trooper figure and was so excited! This character brings me back to the original trilogy and the excitement (and addiction) that still gets me after all these years!!! Thanks guys!! #Dec2nd
I’m @judaru and I can’t wait to watch more!!
Casual Gus FTW!
Is that the Han head with a different paint job? And maybe different hair piece?
You know, I kind of thought that at first, but I don't think it is.
Hey Robo, great review of the figure. Just bought a couple of these over the weekend and they're great. The only thing is that one of them has a peg halfway out on his right knee, making it slightly loose. Any recommendations on how to get this fixed? Thanks and stay safe...
I’m just here to say NICEE every time 69 is seen or mentioned...
“I hope to have more of 69 in the future “. Lol. Good one Robo.
1:00 🌝 nice
Oh yeah 69 troopers 😏😉 lol also Robo too bad Hasbro doesn't put your likeness on a Rebel Trooper since like you said you can picture yourself in the background being a Rebel Trooper that or get someone to make a 3d head sculpt of yourself to put on one of the extra Rebel Troopers you'll think about getting. Would be an interesting idea too even having toy Robo in the reviews with Gus
The blaster has a siringe on the front
We need captain antilles!!
He is the trooper that gets killed by vader in rougue one just as he hands the plans through the door i put mine with black series darth vader diorama
high probability that the data storage device is so big because it contains the detailed plans to a superweapon the size of a planet.... thats alot of data my man
69 huh... no wonder they are not up to scratch when facing off the Imperial Stormtroopers. They indulged themselves in 69 activities when they should be doing their combat training... :p
They should release a 4 pack of rebel soldiers
Kinda could make hime a clean shaved gus😂
Even tho the original is perfect
I'd be an administrator for the empire, handing out permits for nerd herding.