Hasbro has listed two 2026 San Diego Comic-Con Star Wars exclusives on Hasbro Pulse: The Black Series ARF Trooper (501st) & AT-RT and The Vintage Collection Anakin Skywalker & Asajj Ventress. Both items are confirmed but not yet available for purchase, with orders scheduled to open August 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET, following Hasbro's SDCC panel on July 24.
Both exclusives lean into the Clone Wars era, giving this year's Star Wars SDCC drop a more animated-series focus than a straight movie-accurate lineup. Between a fully detailed AT-RT vehicle and a two-figure duel set with genuinely unusual packaging, this is a bigger release than a single con-exclusive variant.
This guide covers what's confirmed about both exclusives, why the Vintage Collection packaging is worth knowing about ahead of time, and which EVORETRO products fit the figures once they arrive.
Priced at $79.99, this set pulls from the Clone Wars animated series rather than the movies. The ARF Trooper (501st) features a removable helmet with antenna, leather-style cheek pads, and is built on Hasbro's latest clone body for improved articulation.
The AT-RT itself is the more elaborate half of this set, and a fully loaded, poseable walker vehicle like this is a meaningfully bigger display piece than a standard carded figure.
Priced at $51.99, this two-pack recreates Anakin Skywalker's duel with Asajj Ventress atop the Yavin 4 temple. Anakin includes his mechanical arm and tattered outfit from that storyline, while Ventress arrives in an art deco-inspired look wielding dual lightsabers.
The packaging is the standout detail here: rather than a standard Vintage Collection card, this set ships in a box styled after a VHS player and television set, a clear nod to the classic Clone Wars micro-series' original broadcast era. That's a meaningfully different packaging format than the blister-carded figures this line usually ships in, so treat the exact case fit as something to confirm once the set is actually in hand.
Both exclusives skip the more commonly represented movie trilogies in favor of the Clone Wars era, which has built a dedicated collector following since the animated series first aired. Pairing a vehicle-and-figure set with a nostalgia-packaged two-pack gives this year's drop range across both display-piece collectors and those chasing the packaging itself as part of the appeal.
Star Wars is only one part of Hasbro's 2026 San Diego Comic-Con presence, which has historically spanned Marvel, G.I. Joe, and other franchises alongside its Star Wars exclusives. Limiting this year's Star Wars slate to two items, rather than a longer list of variants, tends to concentrate collector demand on both pieces rather than spreading it thin across a dozen smaller releases, which is part of why both are worth tracking even if you only collect one side of the Star Wars line.
Once the ARF Trooper is out of its packaging or ready for display, EVORETRO's Black Series protective case is sized for standard 6-inch Black Series figures, giving the trooper a clean, dust-free display option that still shows off the sculpt and articulation.
For Vintage Collection figures that ship on a standard blister card, EVORETRO's 3.75-inch carded figure protector is built for this exact card format and works well across the wider Vintage Collection line. Since this specific Anakin and Ventress set uses a unique outer box rather than a plain blister card, confirm the packaging shape once the set ships before assuming a standard carded protector is the right fit.
Large vehicle sets like the AT-RT don't have a dedicated protector in the same way carded and boxed figures do, since vehicle packaging varies so much from release to release. If you're planning to keep the AT-RT boxed rather than displayed out of package, general handling care, such as keeping the box off direct sunlight and away from stacked weight, is currently the more practical approach until a format-specific option exists.
To get ready for this year's Star Wars SDCC exclusives, start with these:
Hasbro Pulse has orders scheduled to open August 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET, following Hasbro's SDCC panel on July 24.
An ARF Trooper (501st) figure with a removable helmet and a fully articulated AT-RT vehicle with a rotating cannon and independently moving handlebars, priced at $79.99.
Instead of a standard blister card, it ships in a box styled after a VHS player and television set, referencing the Clone Wars micro-series' original broadcast era.
Likely not exactly, since the packaging is a styled box rather than a plain blister card. Confirm the actual packaging shape once the set ships before assuming a standard protector fits.
This year's Star Wars SDCC exclusives lean further into the Clone Wars than most recent drops, pairing a highly articulated AT-RT vehicle with a nostalgia-driven, uniquely packaged two-pack. Whether you're chasing the vehicle set or the Anakin and Ventress duel, having the right protection ready once orders open August 7 is the easiest way to keep these exclusives looking as good as the day they arrived.
Keep an eye on Hasbro Pulse for the order window and any additional packaging details as August 7 approaches.
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