Hey, did you know Hasbro makes Star Wars toys for children, too? Of course you did, but if you’re an adult collector it can sometimes be hard to remember that not every kid has the ability to pay $300 for the newest Hot Toys figure. Enter the cool and affordable “Mission Fleet” series, whose new wave io9 is delighted to exclusively reveal. Bring on the Bad Batch! More Mando! And, uh, who let Baby Yoda have a lightsaber?!
The stars of Disney+’s Clone Wars sequel series, The Bad Batch, get the Mission Fleet treatment. This means 2.5-inch figures with multiple articulation points for posing, and as you can see, there comes loaded with an arsenal befitting the clone special commando unit. If you pay $19.99 this fall, you can score (from left-to-right) Echo, Wrecker, Crosshair, Hunter, and...huh. Is someone missing, or...
There he is! Tech, the fifth member of the Bad Batch, strikes a solo release but can’t help but come with an AT-RT (All-Terrain Reconnaissance Transport), a small walker used by the Republic Army during the Clone Wars and the Imperial Army afterward. (Fall 2021, $14.99)
It’s not just Bad Batch and The Mandalorian that are getting the Mission Fleet love. Here’s a Clones Wars-era Anakin Skywalker on a BARC Speeder, much like his master Obi-Wan rode in the first collection of Mission Fleet toys and figures we debuted last year. (Fall 2021, $14.99)
And he’s on a STAP, a.k.a. Single Trooper Aerial Platform! He’s going to be shot down any second now. (Fall 2021, $7.99)
Much like the previous Mission Fleet series’ Boba Fett figure, this Mandalorian has a part of tech-filled wings to helps him fly to either protect his home planet or conquer. You never really can tell with those guys. (Fall 2021, $7.99)
I know adult Star Wars toy collectors have a giant, totally-in-scale Razor Crest ship coming, but kids deserve a chance to play with The Mandalorian’s iconic gunship. As you can see, it comes with Mando and Grogu figures, the latter adorably holding the ship’s shift knob, but that’s not all.
There’s a lot of fun to be had inside the Razor Crest as well, which has “an opening cockpit that fits 2 figures, a removable top cover, interior play area, opening back hatch, weapons locker, 6 blaster accessories, and jetpack accessory” according to Hasbro. (Fall 2021, $39.99)
Bo-Katan has a very, very complicated history in the Star Wars universe, none of which you need to know to enjoy here Mission Fleet figure or her great starfighter, the Gauntlet. Kids can play Clone Wars, Rebels, or The Mandalorian thanks to her many appearances through the Star Wars TV galaxy. (Fall 2021, $19.99)
Laser cannons that shoot plastic missiles are fun, but what kid doesn’t want a tiny Giancarlo Esposito on their toy shelf? Hmm? Most kids are unfamiliar with the actor’s broader oeuvre and have never seen his seminal work on Breaking Bad? Well, they’ll still love Moff Gideon’s ultra-rad TIE Fighter, the only one in the galaxy that can land. (Fall 2021, $19.99)
It seems impossible to remember now, but there was once a time—a time before Baby Yoda entered our lives and our hearts. This toy set comes from the Before Times, which specifically means “the first 95% of the first episode of The Mandalorian,” in which Din Djarin rode a Blurrg on Arvala-7 to track down the Client’s target. (Fall 2021, $19.99)
Hasbro’s Lightsaber Squad series is based on turning Star Wars characters into lightsaber hilts. It’s definitely weird, but kids would probably play with lightsabers even if they were covered in math homework, so why not? It’s like rubbing Baby Yoda aka Grogu’s tiny tummy makes him a deadly weapon!
Of course, where Baby Yoda goes, Din Djarin follows. I’m not sure why his lightsaber blade is yellow-orange, but this way you can see its full length. Both toys will be available shortly for $9.99 each.
This new edition to Habro’s Bounty Collection, which seems to exist solely to produce cartoonishly adorable mini-figures of Grogu—not that there’s anything wrong with that—puts the once-and-future Baby Yoda in his space stroller with its retractable cover. Luckily, he comes with a blue cookie, a Sorgan frog, and tentacle stew if he’s hungry (I can assure you he’s hungry) as well as a blanket in case he gets cold. (Fall 2021, $14.99)
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