Hasbro's May the 4th 2026 reveal wave split across two distinct product lines, and it's worth being precise about which figures belong to which: while a set of 3.75-inch Vintage Collection figures rounded out the prequel and Legends side of the announcement, a separate trio of 6-inch Black Series figures pulled directly from Star Wars video games instead of the films. Toy Habits' own hands-on coverage confirms all three of these video-game-inspired figures ship October 2026.
This wave matters specifically because it's a Black Series release, not a Vintage Collection one, despite landing in the same announcement window as the smaller-scale prequel and Legends figures. Getting that distinction right matters for anyone budgeting for both lines, since the scale, price point, and packaging format differ meaningfully between them.
Here is what's confirmed about each of the three figures, what makes pulling from Star Wars video games a notable choice for Hasbro, and how to protect a wave built around this much sculpted detail.
Toy Habits' hands-on coverage, alongside official retailer listings, confirms the following:
All three carry Hasbro's Gaming Greats framing on their Hasbro Pulse product listings, marking them as part of an ongoing sub-line dedicated specifically to translating Star Wars video game characters into the 6-inch Black Series format.
Republic Trooper's white and burnt-orange armor is deliberately distinct from any clone trooper or stormtrooper design already in the Black Series catalog, since The Old Republic is set roughly 3,600 years before the prequel trilogy. The figure includes an oversized, conical-tipped blaster with a heavily detailed grey receiver, and the burnt-orange color blocking across the helmet crest, shoulders, and shins reads as squad-specific markings from a much earlier, rougher era of Republic military history.
Satele Shan ships with both a double-bladed lightsaber and a separate single-hilt lightsaber, giving collectors two distinct display configurations from one figure. Her brown leather-textured tunic with gold trim and layered silver shin and knee armor gives her a warrior-monk look that stands apart from more traditionally robed Jedi already represented in the Black Series lineup.
Unlike the other two figures, Clone Commando is sourced from Star Wars: Battlefront II rather than The Old Republic, giving the wave a second video game as its source material. The figure's Katarn-class helmet with its distinctive T-shaped blue visor and angular backpack panels give it a bulkier, more heavily armored silhouette than a standard clone trooper figure, reflecting the character's special-forces role within the game.
Figures based on Star Wars video game characters have historically been rarer in the Black Series lineup than film-based releases, making a three-figure wave built entirely around The Old Republic and Battlefront II a genuinely significant expansion for collectors focused on that corner of the franchise. It also signals Hasbro sees enough sustained demand in the Gaming Greats sub-line to justify multiple figures in a single wave rather than a single one-off release.
The same May the 4th announcement also included five new 3.75-inch Vintage Collection figures: Clone Trooper Commander, Anakin Skywalker as a Force Ghost, Bodhi Rook, Luuke Skywalker, and Plo Koon, all shipping September 2026. Those are a distinctly different product line at a smaller scale and different price point, so budgeting for one wave doesn't cover the other. Plo Koon's release has already been covered in detail separately, since it's the highest-profile figure from that side of the announcement.
Given the sculpted armor detail on all three figures, from Republic Trooper's paneled orange accents to Satele Shan's layered shin armor, a PET protector sized for standard Black Series carded packaging keeps each figure's card and bubble shielded from shelf wear while preserving the sculpt's presentation.
For collectors displaying figures loose rather than carded, a dedicated 6-inch acrylic case gives each piece a clean, dust-free presentation that matches the scale and detail level of this wave.
October 2026, according to Toy Habits' hands-on coverage and current retailer preorder listings.
Republic Trooper and Satele Shan come from Star Wars: The Old Republic. Clone Commando comes from Star Wars: Battlefront II.
No. These are 6-inch Black Series figures, part of Hasbro's Gaming Greats sub-line, separate from the 3.75-inch Vintage Collection wave announced the same day.
Two: a double-bladed lightsaber and a separate single-hilt lightsaber.
The Black Series Gaming Greats wave gives video-game-focused Star Wars collectors a genuinely rare three-figure drop pulling from The Old Republic and Battlefront II rather than the films. Keeping it straight from the same-day Vintage Collection announcement is the most important thing to get right before budgeting for October.
Once these arrive, protecting the sculpted armor detail on all three figures is worth doing immediately given how much fine detail work went into each one.
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