“I hesitated for a moment when I received Order 66 because the last thing I expected was a Jedi coup”
Clone Commander Bacara’s only live-action appearance was a fleeting scene during the Order 66 sequence in Revenge of the Sith, with further character background fleshed out in a subsequent Star Wars novel. The Galactic Marines, of which Bacara was the Commander, are a key section of Clone Troopers not fully represented in the Star Wars Black Series line until Bacara’s release in the Spring of 2025. Bacara was part of the Spring 2025 Fan Channel Exclusive wave that also featured Prince Xizor and the Commando Droid.
Commander Bacara is packed under the Revenge of the Sith Galaxy Collection and is figure two in that series, following on from Darth Sidious (Palpatine) released in 2024. The ROTS figures have a deep brown colour scheme over the black base and this features on the character text and on the artwork with Bacara shown cradling his blaster against the backdrop of the city on Mygeeto where Bacara and his Galactic Marines are fighting when Order 66 is made. This city backdrop is also included in the card back sitting behind the figure in the same deep brown colouring. The text on the back of the box talks briefly about Commander Bacara’s role leading the Galactic Marines rather than the circumstances of Order 66 and what we see of him on screen.
The base figure is of course, the newest Clone Trooper body, which utilised cast white gloss armour parts connected to black ridged joints. This ensures a crisp transition from armour to the black undersuit and a limited requirement for paint application with just a couple of areas overpainted in black - mainly around the knees and elbows. Over the base body, the Galactic Marine Commander gear is added as additional component parts in softer plastic. These include a chest strap with a small right-sided pauldron in purple. Rough purple markings extend down the metallic silver panel of this chest piece and onto the strap, replicating the hand-painted nature of some of the Clone Trooper armour. The kama shirt is the same as included with Rex and some of the ARC Troopers and consists of a soft goods skirt in purple attached to the main white belt and with two softer plastic cream straps extended out from the centre to either side. These curve naturally around the thigh and are not fixed in place, but simply sit in situ, allowing the skirt to move around them.
Bacara’s helmet is new and uses the face plate of a Phase II Clone Trooper over which is a grey two-sided wrap covering either cheek, and a broader skirt to the side and back of the helmet in a marginally offwhite tone. The grey is too dark compared to the on screen prop and does detract from the unique helmet design. The usual black painted visor and black & grey breathing components are all painted, and Bacara also features a small extended soft plastic aerial to the left-hand side of his helmet. Unlike most of the recent Commander releases, Bacara’s helmet is not removable and is cast as one piece, and there is no unmasked head either underneath the helmet or included in the set - nor do we ever see Bacara without his helmet.
Clone Commander Bacara features both of the standard-issue Clone Trooper weapons, the DC-15S Blaster and the DC-15A Blaster Rifle. Both are cast in black plastic with a good level of sculpted/cast detail but no additional paintwork or application. Bacara was listed as using both of these weapons but is seen in Revenge of the Sith wielding the smaller DC-15S. The weapons fit into either hand, with both hands including a trigger finger option There is sufficient articulation in the arms for two-handed posing and for firing positions.
Bacara features 21 points of pinless articulation all built into the sculpt and supported by flexible knee armour panels and hinged shoulder armour that move when the joints do. These all combine to give Commander Bacara an extensive range of motion with or without either weapon. The joints are all tight and secure, and once posed in a positon Bacara is perfectly stable and holds that position.
Commander Bacara was a highly anticipated addition to the Black Series prequelt collection, particularly due to his unique helmet design. Hasbro have given us a fairly faithful sculpt, but he does feel too clean, and the grey on the helmet is too dark, making it a focal point and detracting from what in essence is a very good figure. Bacara is a few shades of grey and a decent weather away from being a pretty spectacular figure, supported by a strong suite of articulation and two reasonable weapons both that are in context with his appearances in Revenge of the Sith and wider supporting material. The big question now is will we get some Galactic Marines to squad up with their Commander?
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