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Huge TIE Fighter And Other New Star Wars Episode VII Collectibles Announced At Comic-Con
During Hasbro's Star Wars Panel at the San Diego Comic-Con today, a small galaxy's worth of shiny new figures were announced. One of them is this nearly life-sized TIE fighter from Star Wars: Episode VII.
Black Series TIE pic.twitter.com/9mLanc9MNK
— Pete at #SDCC 2015 (@ThePeteAwakens) July 10, 2015
With a convenient human for scale, that TIE fighter looks pretty impressive. Here's an up-close glamour shot, complete with an "elite" TIE pilot and blaster pistol:
New Force FX lightsabers were announced as well, with "new tech and stands" according to the Star Wars live blog of the panel. Take a look:
On the next page, some surprise announcements about Hasbro's Black Series...
The panel also revealed a bunch of new figures coming to the Black Series. Here's Ahsoka Tano:
Kanan Jarrus from Star Wars Rebels is also getting the Black Series treatment.
For the nostalgic collectors, Luke from A New Hope:
Finally, season two's Inquisitor will be in the Star Wars Rebels 3.75-inch line.
Additional Black Series figures include Jango Fett, Darth Revan, and Sabine Wren. A First Order Stormtrooper from the Black Series is currently being sold at the convention right now.
For more collectibles, read up on some of the convention exclusives here. Also be on the lookout for a flying R2-D2.
[Source: @ThePeteAwakens, Star Wars]
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