{"id":463883,"date":"2026-05-01T21:23:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/463883\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T21:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:23:13","slug":"the-old-republic-reigns-supreme-in-hasbros-new-star-wars-figures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/463883\/","title":{"rendered":"The Old Republic Reigns Supreme in Hasbro’s New ‘Star Wars’ Figures"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve frequently said that Hasbro\u2019s\u00a0Star Wars \u2018Gaming Greats\u2019 line<\/a> of action figures is quietly home to some of the best toys around in the galaxy far, far away. The line\u2019s come a long way away from simple repaints to give us great new figures of beloved classic characters<\/a> we never thought would see the light of action-figure day\u2014and this Star Wars Day, that feeling isn\u2019t changing any time soon.<\/p>\n

As part of a major livestream today sharing goodies to celebrate Star Wars\u2018 early May holiday, Hasbro revealed a\u00a0ton of new figures coming from across the galaxy far, far away and to our shelves in the near future. You would think, perhaps, with\u00a0The Mandalorian and Grogu just weeks away, we\u2019d be seeing plenty<\/a> from the new film, but instead, the real surprise was how often Hasbro threw us back to the past.<\/p>\n

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He made his Black Series debut a few years ago<\/a>, but Hasbro marked the Heir to the Empire trilogy\u2019s anniversary with the reveal of a 3.75\u2033 Luuke Skywalker (you read that right, back from the time when an extra letter hinted at a clone identity!) for the Vintage Collection, and he\u2019ll be joined by Anakin Skywalker\u2019s Force ghost, as played originally by Sebastian Shaw in\u00a0Return of the Jedi, in the line. Even better yet, the toymaker also showed off a killer new two-pack for the line set to debut exclusively at SDCC this year: a recreation of Anakin Skywalker and Asajj Ventress\u2019 duel on Yavin IV as seen in the legendary Genndy Tartakovsky Clone Wars microseries<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\"Star<\/a> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\u00a9 Hasbro \t\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\"Star<\/a> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\u00a9 Hasbro \t\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\"Star<\/a> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\u00a9 Hasbro \t\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\"Star<\/a> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\u00a9 Hasbro \t\t\t\t \t\t <\/p>\n

The Black Series, meanwhile, brought with it a trio of clones\u2014Target-exclusive Commanders Doom and Thorn from The Clone Wars, as well as a standard Clone Commando inspired by their appearance in the show\u2014and kept the train going with Black Series\u2019 own SDCC exclusive, a set containing a 501st ARF Trooper and a matching AT-RT, a rare vehicle for the 6-inch line. But\u00a0saved the big surprise for a full-on gaming blast from the past, all the way back to the time of the Old Republic.<\/p>\n

From\u00a0Knights of the Old Republic, we got two more party members in the form of a pack containing young Twi\u2019lek rogue Mission Vao (who can\u00a0finally be reunited with her buddy Zaalbar, who was one of the earliest surprise KOTOR Gaming Greats figures back in 2021<\/a>) and Republic officer Carth Onasi. But that wasn\u2019t all: two surprise standalone releases brought us a bit forward in time to the MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic, with new figures of Satele Shan, the grand master of the Jedi Order and the descendant of\u00a0KOTOR\u2018s Bastila Shan, as well as a generic Republic trooper ripped right out of the game.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s very cool to see Hasbro keep the Old Republic games alive in this way while we wait and see whatever happened to the Knights of the Old Republic<\/a> remake (and the rumors of its incredible sequel,\u00a0The Sith Lords, getting one too<\/a>). Hopefully we won\u2019t have to be waiting too much longer to see even more figures from the era\u2014not only does the first game\u2019s party still need finishing off, but now that we\u2019re getting a Darth Traya<\/a>, we\u00a0absolutely need Kreia and the rest of the motley crew from\u00a0The Sith Lords too.<\/p>\n

Aside from the SDCC exclusives\u2014which will be available at the con in a few months and then shortly after online in limited quantities\u2014all these figures and more revealed today will go live for sale at 1:00 p.m. ET next Monday, on May 4 itself, at Hasbro Pulse and other retailers.<\/p>\n

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