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Star Wars: Droids gets The Black Series treatment with new Hasbro figures

June 6, 2026 by Amie Cranswick

Hasbro has officially revealed a new wave of Star Wars: The Black Series figures inspired by the 1985 animated series Star Wars: Droids, which includes Artoo-Detoo (R2-D2), See-Threepio (C-3PO), Boba Fett, and an Imperial Stormtrooper. The figures are available to pre-order now, priced at $27.99 each; check them out here…

Years before Rebel leader Leia Organa hid her crucial message in R2-D2’s memory banks, the astromech droid embarked on whirlwind adventures with his fussy companion, C-3PO.

  • Inspired by the character’s appearance in the Star Wars: Droids TV series – a great addition to your Star Wars animated universe collection.
  • For the first time in The Black Series, you can collect a version of Artoo inspired by the 1985 spin-off of the original trilogy.
  • Pose out Artoo with his various tool-tipped appendages – necessities for any skilled astromech droid.
  • Kenner-inspired cardback packaging calls back to the original figure releases, including a plastic collector coin engraved with the character’s name and portrait.
  • Collect more figures from The Black Series to build out your collection of droids – and the friends and foes they meet along the way (Each sold separately. Subject to availability).

Prior to coming into Luke Skywalker’s care, C-3PO explored the galaxy with his friend R2-D2 in pursuit of what every friendly automaton wants most: a good master. 

  • Inspired by the character’s appearance in the Star Wars: Droids TV series – a great addition to your Star Wars animated universe collection.
  • For the first time in The Black Series, you can collect a version of the beloved protocol droid with deco inspired by the 1985 spin-off of the original trilogy.
  • Kenner-inspired cardback packaging calls back to the original figure releases, including a plastic collector coin engraved with the character’s name and portrait.
  • Collect more figures from The Black Series to build out your collection of droids – and the friends and foes they meet along the way (Each sold separately. Subject to availability).

When R2-D2 and C-3PO head to the planet Boonta for a speeder race, they encounter bounty hunter Boba Fett on his latest mission. 

  • Inspired by the character’s appearance in the Star Wars: Droids TV series – a great addition to your Star Wars animated universe collection.
  • For the first time in The Black Series, you can collect a version of the bounty hunter based on the 1985 spin-off of the original trilogy, featuring series-inspired deco.
  • Pose out this Boba Fett with the included blaster accessories.
  • Kenner-inspired cardback packaging calls back to the original figure releases, including a plastic collector coin engraved with the character’s name and portrait.
  • Collect more figures from The Black Series to build out your collection of droids – and the friends and foes they meet along the way (Each sold separately. Subject to availability).

Loyal to the Empire, stormtroopers wear imposing white armor that offers a wide range of survival equipment to enforce the Imperial cause.

Celebrate the classic 1985 cartoon STAR WARS: Droids with this premium Imperial Stormtrooper action figure.

  • Inspired by the character’s appearance in the Star Wars: Droids TV series – a great addition to your Star Wars animated universe collection.
  • For the first time in The Black Series, you can collect a version of the classic stormtrooper based on the 1985 spin-off of the original trilogy, featuring series-inspired deco.
  • Pose out this stormtrooper with the included electrostaff and blaster accessories.
  • Kenner-inspired cardback packaging calls back to the original figure releases, including a plastic collector coin engraved with the character’s name and portrait.
  • Collect more figures from The Black Series to build out your collection of droids – and the friends and foes they meet along the way (Each sold separately. Subject to availability).

 

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television, Toys Tagged With: hasbro, Star Wars, star wars: droids, Star Wars: The Black Series

About Amie Cranswick

Amie Cranswick is Executive Editor of Flickering Myth, responsible for overseeing editorial coverage across film, television and pop culture.

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