We've been really consumed with the ordering process of this first troop builder set, but I think it's worth examining the concept of this particular sub-line.
The general theme as
stated in the livestream is 3 x grunt troopers and a squad leader. I completely understand and agree with launching this line with Imperial Stormtroopers. That's just what you do when you launch this kind of sub-line. But where to go from here? The obvious ones to me?
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC - PHASE I
3 x Clone Troopers (aka "shinies")
1 x Clone Trooper NCO or Officer
NOTES:
-I would personally opt for either the Sergeant or Lieutenant who have been released in the VC-045 Clone body before on a basic figure card. Leave the option open for the other Clone Trooper officers to be released on their own TVC cards at some point
-Phase 1 clone armor seems like the easier route than Phase 2 for a line launch since it's far more uniform in deco
IMPERIAL TROOPERS - THE BAD BATCH
3 x TK Troopers
1 x Imperial Commando (formerly Republic Commandos)
NOTES:
-The recent focus on The Bad Batch will no doubt come into play here. But I would expect to see a basic figure release of the TK Trooper on a basic figure card before this kind of 4-pack release
-The Commando is wishful thinking on my par, but it is a sculpt that's in their library - the Commando sculpts from the SOTDS line come to mind
REBEL FLEET TROOPERS - ROGUE ONE
4 x Rebel Fleet Troopers (VC 183) with individual headsculpts
NOTES:
-This could be one of the most significant tests of this concept. Rebel Troopers do have uniforms, but they aren't always, well, uniform. In the case of the Fleet troopers you've got different facial likeness, visor up or down or even none at all, and possibly different weapons.
FIRST ORDER STORMTROOPERS
3 x First Order Stormtroopers
1 x First Order Stormtrooper Squad Leader - orange pauldron
NOTES:
-This one pretty much writes itself since it's an evolution from the Imperial Stormtrooper model
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC - Phase 2 armor
Where do you even start here? Which unit? What kind of squad leader or officer?
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