"You cannot save them. Not from the Empire. Not from the Dark Side. Not from me."
The Star Wars Black Series Jedi: Fallen Order 3-Pack Exclusive was unveiled in March 2024 as part of the Imperial March program of product reveals. The set is themed around the Inquisitorius and their significant role in the Fallen Order game. It brings us a new variant of lead character Cal Kestis, while also expanding the ranks of the Purge Troopers and re-releasing - with tweaks - the sought-after Second Sister from 2019. The three-pack is an Amazon global exclusive and arrived in early June 2024 with collectors.
The set remains part of the main Galaxy Collection and is colour-coded and badged as a Gaming Greats release. It remains part of the slanted side packaging format, coming ahead of the change to squared-off boxes later in 2024. The height and depth are the same as a standard single figure, with the width expanded to include the three figures. The set is not numbered, and the side artwork depicts all three characters and does not line up with any of the other Gaming Greats side art. The rear of the box, which is extensive due to its larger-than-usual format, carries expanded artwork but fails to take the opportunity to include any character background and simply has a one-line synopsis for the Fallen Order game.
Working from left to right we start with the updated version of the Second Sister, a key protagonist in the Fallen Order game. The entire figure is identical to the 2019 release including the same helmet which remains non-removable and no option has been taken to include an unmasked Trilla head which would of course have been a costly inclusion. The body is an Imperil grey in colour with gloss black armoured gauntlets and boots and a softer plastic skirt and belt with silver buckle. Red is used to trim down both arms and legs and on the inside of the Second Sister’s gloves. The Second Sister helmet uses more black gloss with a red visor line.
The original figure used a soft plastic moulded cape that plugged into the shoulders along with some slightly difficult-to-use shoulder panels which could replace the cape if you wanted to discard that for more action-orientated poses. These individual shoulder panels survive but are now fixed in place and sandwiched between them and the shoulders is a new soft goods cape. The cape uses a similar material to the Grand Inquisitor which hangs well enough but sits quite flat and doesn't flow and fold as the full-size costume would. The interior of the cape is lined in red, while the black exterior includes the Empire symbols on either shoulder, although due to the flow of the cape these do end up sitting behind the figure and out of view.
The Second Sister comes complete with her circular dual-bladed lightsaber, another direct carryover from the 2019 release, and with similar issues in terms of the connections of the two translucent red blades being quite loose and not sitting straight when posed. The hilt itself is well executed with a black inner ring and cross-shaft, with red switches and the outer circular piece then, trimmed in silver. It fits into either hand, although the right hand still features a trigger finger which looks a little odd. There is no functionality for the Second Sister to holster the hilt on her back as we have seen more recently with the other Inquisitor figures.
Articulation is 16 points in total with the older format pinned legs, but inclusive of dual jointed knees. There are sufficient options for the Second Sister to pose with or without her lightsaber and she stands pretty well with all joints secure and stable.
The Cal Kestis figure is based on his Dark Side Vision ‘cut scene’ where he has joined the ranks of the Inquisitors. This is created using a hybrid of other parts as well as some new sections. Like the Second Sister, the bulk of the main uniform is an imperial grey with the legs taken from the Grand Inquisitor. The torso piece appears to be new as are the arms and neck. A gloss black armoured chest piece sits over the main chest section and this is decaled with the Imperial symbols on either shoulder. Further black gloss is used on the thigh armour, the bracers, and on the boots. Red trim is painted down the arms and legs and around the collar of the uniform.
The head is the same as was used on the original 2019 Cal Kestis release but with a much brighter orange finish to the hair and a much-improved photo-realistic likeness showing how much the technology continues to advance. Despite using the same sculpt, this new photo application adds scars and wounds to Cal’s face and a darker sunken look to the eyes.
Cal comes with his dual-bladed lightsaber the same hilt as was included on his 2021 Deluxe release in Scrapper Gear. This is cast in gunmetal grey with a slightly darker central core. It does not split into two separate hilts - which is something that does happen in the game - and it cannot be slung or holstered. The set includes two red translucent blades to fit into the hilt depicting Cal’s fall to the Dark Side. These are a much cleaner and more secure fit than the Second Sister and feel more robust for posing.
Cal is more articulated due to the newer body and features 19 points of articulation all of which are pinless. This improves his range of motion allowing for Cal to kneel, and to wield his saber one or two-handed thanks to the extensive arm movement afforded by the butterfly shoulders.
The final figure in the set is our new Purge Trooper. Despite the availability of newer Clone Trooper armoured bodies, this Purge Trooper uses the original pinned body as seen in both the original Purge Trooper release for Fallen Order and the subsequent Electrostaff Trooper. While this choice does deprive us of the improved aesthetics and articulation of the newer body, it does ensure this new Purge Trooper release is consistent with the other Fallen Order Purge Trooper releases.
The body is cast entirely in black with gloss black on the armoured sections, and a duller finish on the ribbed undersuit parts. White markings are added on the right forearm, and thigh, with an Imperial symbol, applied as a decal on both shoulder armour sections. The Trooper is then given a full pauldron over the right shoulder as an individual piece - this is black with a grey-painted central segment. Our Purge Trooper also gets a soft goods fabric skirt with grey trim and a black belt to hold it in place with two extended white painted trim pieces that are meant to replicate straps for the Kama skirt.
The helmet is the same as used on the other two releases, a version of the Airborne Clone Troopers with a black gloss finish and red visor. The grey is also used here as a trim around the mouth area of the helmet. These markings and the overall look are consistent with the game visuals for this particular Trooper.
This Purge Trooper is an Electro-Hammer Trooper which means we now have three of the four seen in the game with the Electro-Baton Trooper still not yet created within the Black Series. A brand new Electro-Hammer weapon has been created for the set to finish the look and this consists of a brutal-looking dark grey piece as tall as the figure itself. The edge of the ‘hammerhead’ is trimmed in a bright purple with more purple running down the panels of the main weapon just in front of the ridged grip section.
The Purge Trooper has 18 points of articulation, with pinned double-jointed knees and elbows a carryover from those original Clone Trooper bodies dating back to 2014. This does mean the arms in particular are extensive in their options for wielding the Electro-Hammer - although the right hand is still the same one used for blasters and comes with an extended trigger finger. The legs still sit slightly bowlegged, but the black armour and skirt piece disguise both the pinned joints and the stances.
The set in summary is probably best described as a ‘nice to have’ but certainly not a necessity. As it sits outside the numbered Galaxy Collection series it will not leave a gap in any boxed collection, and the characters within are figures we have seen before albeit with Cal Kestis in a very different look - but like Dark Side Rey, entrenched in a limited Force Vision scene. Cal is the star of the set thanks to him getting the most new parts and using newer figure parts as a base. The head sculpt is also enhanced considerably by the printing this time round. The Second Sister is no better or worse than the original depending on your view of soft goods, but it is a pity the chance for an unmasked version has probably now gone. The Electro-Hammer Purge Trooper is an extension to the ranks and while the older body does have issues, it fits in with the previous releases in overall aesthetics.
The set is sold by Amazon globally and priced at circa £70.99 here in the UK, but this did fluctuate quite a bit in the pre-order window indicating sales were perhaps not as Amazon might have hoped. At the time of publication, you can still order this directly with both Amazon UK and Amazon US.
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