Hasbro Star Wars Black Series Gaming Greats
Hasbro’s “Gaming Greats” offshoot of Star Wars Black Series figures didn’t start out as all that much—initially exclusive to GameStop in the U.S., the line was largely for repaints or easy modifications of existing figures, inspired by Star Wars’ gaming history. But this year the line has arguably become the best Star Wars material Hasbro is putting out. From classic heroes and villains like Bastila Shan and Darth Malak from Knights of the Old Republic, to modern hits like Cal Kestis from Jedi: Survivor, more often than not this year Gaming Greats has released new figures of beloved characters and really done them justice with great sculpts, killer articulation, and a chance to let these characters really shine. Special shout out to Hasbro’s PulseCon version of Galen Marek, aka Starkiller, from The Force Unleashed—the company eventually did a normal version with less accessories, but the deluxe set with lightning hands, different lightsaber parts, and alternate heads is probably our favorite Star Wars figure of the year.
