On the second day of SDCC, Hasbro hosted their Star Wars panel which started with a celebration of the funding of the Sail Barge followed by a rundown of the show exclusives – Chewbacca with Porgs, Doctor Aphra and droids set (which may show up somewhere else), Han Solo Mynock set and the Rey Centerpiece set.
Exclusives will be launching outside of the US – there will be European launching exclusive, with more details to follow.
Micro Force – Series 5 and 6 due later this year and also introducing Micro Force vehicles.
Mighty Muggs – Darth Maul, Wicket, X-Wing Luke, Jyn Erso, KS2SO, Obi-Wan
3.75″
Tobias Beckett, Rio Durant, Han Solo Mudtrooper, Val, L3-37, Quay Tolsite
Introducing new playsets – low cost, playboard
Force FX Sabers- Episode 1 Kenobi, Mace Windu, Darth Maul (2019)
2019 is the 20th anniversary of the Phantom Menace – nothing specific revealed, but expect announcements in the future
6″ Black Series from Solo
Imperial Patrol Trooper, Rio Durant
Rebels
6″ Ezra, Chopper
Exclusives
Disney Store- Captain Phasma with damage
Walgreeens – General Veers
Target – Moloch from Solo, Bespin Escape Leia
Zuckuss – Disney Store 11/1
Black Series Archive – 4 to 8 CARDED figures per year
Boba Fett, Bossk, IG-88, X-Wing Luke – now have photo real deco
Vintge Collection
Enfys Nest, Imperial TIE Fighter (Walmart)
2019 Plans
Scarif Stormtrooper, Darth Revan and Elite Guard, Imperial Stormtrooper (best trooper yet), Lando (solo), Death Star Gunner
Photoreal process is coming to 3 3/4″ starting 2019.
In 2019 they will reduce the number of waves with a higher number of new figures per wave, less repacks.
Conventions with reveals will include SDCC, NYCC, Unboxing Toy Convention, Fan Expo Canada
