Pre-Orders go live 5/4 at 1pm ET for premium members; 2pm for everyone else.

Hasbro Pulse Exclusive ->. https://www.hasbropulse.com/product/star-wars-the-vintage-collection-storm-troopers-of-the-empire-3pack/G12815L00 ($49.99)

https://www.disneystore.com/droid-factory-figure-set-star-wars-the-book-of-boba-fett-418148192127.html

I really dig this set.  Bought one now and may buy more just for the attachments if it goes on sale...

It is interesting to see they managed to get the new Hammerhead onto a standard card, w/ a standard bubble. It is almost like the regular version didn't need to be a Deluxe figure at all...

That extra hand, drinking glass, POTF2 homage blaster, and Saga 2006 homage spear must cost a lot more than we think...

Anything new about the Sandtrooper?

Uses the newest Stormtrooper sculpt as a base with new backpack, pauldron, left leg, belt, abdomen armor (lower torso), new gun (RT-97C).

2025 Hasbro May the 4th Fan Stream Reveals

Pulse Exclusive, Pre-Order 1pm ET for Premium, 2pm ET for all fans on 5/4
- Rogue One Shoretrooper & Death Trooper 2-Pack

Mainline releases, Pre-Order 1pm ET on 5/4 at the usual places
- ANH Sandtrooper
- ROTS Clone Lieutenant Galle

Walmart Exclusives - Pre-Order 10am ET on 5/4
- ROTS Carded Aayla Secura
- ROTS Carded Magnaguard (repaint)

Reveals -

TVC Stormtroopers of the Empire Special Action Figure Set/3-pack [Pulse Exclusive, Pre-Order Sun 5/4 1pm ET Premium; 2pm ET everyone else]
- Snowtrooper Commander (new torso armor, flipped shoulder pads, new forearms, new head)
- Sandtrooper (orange pauldron, new sculpt, new backpack), Scout Trooper
- Scout Trooper (new barbell hips, upper legs, lower torso)




Mainline TVC releases, Pre-Order Sun 5/4 1pm ET
- VC231 Stormtrooper (new cardback refresh)
- VC373 Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi




KENNER CANTINA ADVENTURE SET!   [Pulse Exclusive, Pre-Order Sun 5/4 1pm ET Premium; 2pm ET everyone else]
[insert Krennic: "Oh it's beautiful" meme]

VC376 Hammerhead (repaint of VC362
VC377 Walrus Man (repaint of VC070)
VC378 Greedo (repaint of HAS010)
VC379 Snaggletooth (repaint of VC189)

Remember that D23 exclusive 2024 Star Tours Starspeeder 3000 set?

Well, Disney is releasing a repaint for May the 4th - https://gizmodo.com/disney-store-star-tours-starspeeder-1000-price-release-date-2000596870

This time they are calling it the 2025 Disney Star Tours Starspeeder 1000.  It sounds like it still has the stand and the electronics, but no more Captain Rex (who is still selling for around $100+ on ebay carded).  Instead this version has a Droid Factory sculpt C-3PO.  The voice phrases in the electronics reflect this as well - no more RX-24 lines, but C-3PO instead.

Here is the link:
http://www.disneystore.com/star-tours-starspeeder-1000-vehicle-play-set-star-wars-417148221660.html

Link is supposed to go live 11am ET/8am PT on Sunday, May 4th.

And where did we hear about Rhydonium before? Was it Rebels or Bad Batch or something? I knew it rang a bell somehow.

I guess I'm not as attentive as some because Rhydonium has been in Clone Wars, Rebels, Bad Batch and now Andor.

I remember it best from The Mandalorian, Season 2 (Morak Refinery).  That Morak episode did a great job showing how volitile it is and how the Empire has weaponized it as well as using it as fuel.

I read this morning that Gilroy did try to get Jimmy Smits but the scheduling just didn’t work. I hate recasting but Benjamin Bratt was a pretty awesome choice.

I also read this morning that Gilroy tossed Bail into Ep6 so we'd all react and talk about the recasting now and get it out of the way before we get into more Bail in the next arc next week.  Pretty smart move to get it out of the way in a short bit like the party.