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2023 TVC Deluxe TM Darktrooper
« on: May 28, 2022, 01:45 AM »
Pre-order 6/1 @ 1pm ET at Hasbro Pulse and most major retailers

TVC Dark Trooper World Building Set

$28.  Includes power locker, blaster, alternate pair of hands, and blast effects that connect to the bottom of each foot.





(more press pics from today can be found here)
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Re: 2023 TVC Deluxe TM Darktrooper
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2022, 09:08 AM »
Wow.  Really well done Hasbro. 

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Re: 2023 TVC Deluxe TM Darktrooper
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2022, 09:43 AM »
YES!!!!

This is exactly how I wanted this figure done.  I am very happy to see how this was executed.
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Re: 2023 TVC Deluxe TM Darktrooper
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2022, 04:56 PM »
Love the figure, hate the price.  If it was $20 I might buy a dozen… at $30, I’m probably buying 2 or 4 and just not going as big on them.

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Re: 2023 TVC Deluxe TM Darktrooper
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2022, 09:58 PM »
I’m down for 5-6 anyway.  I’m excited.  I’ve been paying $30 for figures from designer lines and this is a pretty snazzy set so I’m ok on all that.  It’s a lot beefier than a reg figure and the box is a plus.
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Re: 2023 TVC Deluxe TM Darktrooper
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2022, 03:40 PM »
I’m down for 5-6 anyway.  I’m excited.  I’ve been paying $30 for figures from designer lines and this is a pretty snazzy set so I’m ok on all that.  It’s a lot beefier than a reg figure and the box is a plus.

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Re: 2023 TVC Deluxe TM Darktrooper
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2022, 03:54 PM »
My plan is to start with four at the $28 price since that is how many were in the Grogu kidnapping squad...  I'll pick up more after that if Amazon eventually goes cheaper on them.
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Re: 2023 TVC Deluxe TM Darktrooper
« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2022, 04:55 PM »
My plan is to start with four at the $28 price since that is how many were in the Grogu kidnapping squad...  I'll pick up more after that if Amazon eventually goes cheaper on them.

It'd be amazing if Amazon wanted to lower the price, and I'd buy extras then as well.  But I think it's more likely that this sells out quickly as people buy 4, 6, 12 of them and is $50 on the secondary market before you know it.


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Re: 2023 TVC Deluxe TM Darktrooper
« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2022, 05:18 PM »
I'll be happy with a small squad of these guys to stand behind my Moff Gideon.
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Re: 2023 TVC Deluxe TM Darktrooper
« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2022, 06:10 PM »
I think the charging ports, as plain as they are, have convinced me to buy 2. Without those included I wasn't biting, so that's a win for them!

I wish they had included a flight stand so that there was a reason to plug the flame effects into the foot pegs as intended.

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Re: 2023 TVC Deluxe TM Darktrooper
« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2022, 06:25 PM »
I think the charging ports, as plain as they are, have convinced me to buy 2. Without those included I wasn't biting, so that's a win for them!

I wish they had included a flight stand so that there was a reason to plug the flame effects into the foot pegs as intended.

I was thinking the same thing re: a flight stand. For $30 each, it seems like it wouldn't have been a huge ask to get transparent stand. The figure itself looks absolutely fantastic though.

This guy was really high on my wishlist after Mandalorian Season 2. I would have originally wanted close to 20 of them for multiple displays. At $30 I think I'll just start with 4-5. This may be a bigger figure than the typical troop builder sets, but I'd love to see Hasbro put this out in a Darktrooper set, even if they had to put it out at a $10-12 higher price point.
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Re: 2023 TVC Deluxe TM Darktrooper
« Reply #11 on: June 1, 2022, 01:08 PM »
I ordered two of these off of Amazon. The $60 price tag is making me sick to my stomach. The expected shipping date of March 3rd 2023 is easing that a bit, because that is plenty of time to cancel.

$60 for two 3 3/4" figures. I don't know folks, I may truly be done for good.

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Re: 2023 TVC Deluxe TM Darktrooper
« Reply #12 on: June 1, 2022, 02:08 PM »
The $60 price tag is making me sick to my stomach.

It's a lot, I get it.

I'm still not at that quit point though.  Like Jesse said earlier, I've been paying that for some of the other toy line/designer stuff (like $28 for 4" Boss Fight Zorro; $32 for Dime Novel Legends Pistolero) so I guess for what we're getting ($14 TVC Figure plus $14 in accessories - extra hands, 2x flame effects, power locker) I can deal with it for now.

I bought four... but I used Amazon reward points to cut the price in half so it's really not as bad.
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Re: 2023 TVC Deluxe TM Darktrooper
« Reply #13 on: June 1, 2022, 02:12 PM »
I agree its painful, but if we get new figures with substantial accessories, I'm willing to shell out the cash.  I'll buy a lot more of these than $14 repacks/repaints.

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Re: 2023 TVC Deluxe TM Darktrooper
« Reply #14 on: June 1, 2022, 02:14 PM »
I'd prefer a $1X version with less accessories but with the accessories the price is fair. So much hyperbole
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