The next phase of Black Series is here! Today we are looking at the San Diego Comic Con 2015 Star Wars Black Series Episode VII First Order Stormrooper. This is the first Star Wars Episode VII figure to be released in any form, and the first for Black Series 6 Inch as well. The figure is based on the new look for Troopers as seen in the trailers so far. Standard black and white, rifle and gun. The armor and helmet are fresh and new yet still touch those classic notes. Let’s see how he stacks up against the classic Trooper after the break, courtesy of Big Bad Toy Store!
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Key shots below, full set after that. Let us know what you think on the forums!
BBTS Pre-Orders – Get ’em while they’re hot: 2015 Wave 2 Revision, 2015 Wave 1, All Black Series.
Whoops, forgot the discussion thread earlier.
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I know there is some bad blood with fans over the design of this Storm Trooper, but I like it...Nifty pics, also! I like the running photo and the provocative (stir up the nerd-rage) photo of him with his foot on the old trooper helmet! Funny!
Great shots! The original design is still my favorite, but I want this too, especially since it looks like we're going to see a good deal of it, judging by the teasers and online scuttlebutt.
Abrams demonstrated to some extent with his work on Star Trek that he respects continuity and likes treating the fans to cinematic Easter Eggs. Since 'First Order' is reportedly a splinter group, not part of the old Empire, we may yet see some or all of the original armor in the new movies, especially if there are flashbacks.
Of course the original armor will always be my favorite but this new set is growing on me, I like it more than the Attack of the Clones armor. The only thing I don't at all like is the guns also having white on them.
@ Tony: BTW, I really appreciate those close-ups. What did you use, a microscope?!
Maybe I'm the only person, or just one of few, but I really never liked the original stormtrooper armor. It just looks strange, clunky, and just weird. I know people will argue that that's the charm of it.. But at the end of the day the look of that design plus their inability to aim accurately just makes them seem more like comic relief rather than troops of vader.
I like the phase 1 armor (especially in the clone wars show) and I think the phase 2 armor is the best. This new stormtrooper is better looking than phase 1 but not as good as phase 2.
I really liked that the clones used different colors and accessories to denote rank, battalion, and overall individuality. I wish the stormtroopers carried some if that over. Especially these new ones.
I can't stop noticing the white on the gun now...no real need to fashion accessorize your weapon as a soldier...unless you are in a video game.
Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars
Return of the Jedi (damn Ewoks)
Revenge of the Sith
Attack of the Clones
Phantom Menace (Jar Jar, kid Anakin, and Maul was only in it for like ten minutes)
Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars
Return of the Jedi (damn Ewoks)
Revenge of the Sith
Attack of the Clones
Phantom Menace (Jar Jar, kid Anakin, and Maul was only in it for like ten minutes)
Honestly. I'd love to see the prequels done again, but better.
Honestly. I'd love to see the prequels done again, but better.
Go Star Wars
I suppose if a stormtrooper walked into an Apple store, this is what you would get.
ITrooper.
That's what I'm calling it from now on.
But here's what's weird. I like the design. I think it's an evolution if a soldier were looking to have a more flexible armor that you could move in. The use of the biker scout knee pads and bicep braces really help with the look. The streamlined helmet also looks good. And even though I kind of have an aversion to one more trooper instead of different characters, come September/October I'll look for one.
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