They are. Chopper is number 02 according to the back of the box posted on Toyark. I think it may be per series and not overall now though.

 

Ill be grabbing a fancy cape for Beskar Mando.

 

He also has the blue buttons and black lenses he ought to. If you're into that sort of thing.

Here's some Rebels comparisons:





I think it will be safe to wait and get Sabine (and maybe Hera, depending on what the back half of 2020 looks like for Marvel) in person.

 

Man, they look MUCH better!

 

They really do.

My Sabine is even worse than that image there.

Ahsoka already sold lol.

But I still think I'm good with Kanan and Hera.

 

I also love the Black eyes on Vader, For the longest time, they have been retconning them to be red and I think it just looks less intimidating.

 

I'm now even more glad I didn't track down any Rebels figures when I finished it late last year. The new faces techniques make a world of difference. I was pretty cool on The Black Series, save for super alien characters or ones that had masks or helmets. This tech has caused a dramatic uptick in my Star Wars buying.

 

Got Ezra, Zeb, and Chop on lock, only 3 I was missing.

 

I've been meaning to try some of the newer black series figures. I picked up a Mando and Vader on BBTS.

 

The packaging looks great, but as always, I rather the money be spent on the toy itself.

 

I quit on black series early on, so my only Vader was the ROTJ version. Glad to be able to get this better version to replace sad puppy dog eyes Vader. I have always loved ROTJ, so getting Ackbar and Teebo is gonna be cool. I need more ewoks, bring on the hate!

 

Strictly speaking, the red lenses were accurate to the prop in ANH (even if it only shows up on camera rarely) which is what the last Black Series Vader (And also Vader’s appearances in Rebels and Rogue One) was based on.

I, personally, prefer the slightly shoddy New Hope Vader suit because it looks like it’s gotten some miles on it over the years, but I understand why most prefer the more polished and consistent Empire and Jedi outfits.

And possibly even more understand the majority of people who didn’t notice that his outfit changed between movies lmao

 

I remember it being hotly debated on here when the ANH figure came out whether the silver paint apps on Vader's helmet were accents or actually different colored bits in the movie.

 

Got all the rebels and Ashoka, Vader and the Stormtroopers from BBTS, a bespin Luke, Han, and Lando.

Went and found a bespin Leia on EBAY and a Chewbacca and C-3PO two pack from Amazon.

 

I don't think the new Vader is worth replacing my old Vader, and I have the carbonized one coming.

But definitely cool for those who don't have him.

 

Glad someone can enjoy the carbonized look, I just couldn't get behind it as it was WAY too blue.

 

Lol, Hasbro Pulse was so quick to post them the new figures didn't have their out of package photos when the preorders went up. They're there now, but the other wave doesn't.

I thought they were just really jazzed about the new boxes.

 

When trying to order from Hasbro pulse. I tried my card like 6 times and none of them went through. Sure enough, mando is sold out. Curse you Hasbro pulse!

 

Ended up preordering Zeb, Stormtrooper, Kamino Clone, and Beskar Mando off Dork Side. Would the Archive Ahsoka have been the same one as the one in the Rebels wave coming out??