Hasbro Star Wars 50th Anniversary Figures: Black Series, Vintage and Retro Details

Star Wars turns 50 in 2027, and Hasbro’s opening anniversary move is refreshingly direct: return to A New Hope, bring the original heroes, villains, droids and cantina oddballs, then split them across three very different action-figure styles. The initial Star Wars 50th Anniversary wave includes well over a dozen products spanning The Black Series, The Vintage Collection and Retro Collection. All are planned for early 2027.

That shared movie focus matters. Rather than treating the anniversary as one enormous, visually uniform line, Hasbro is framing the same foundational film through distinct collecting formats. The Black Series emphasizes detailed, screen-inspired versions of characters and scenes. The Vintage Collection revisits the classic smaller-format presentation while using contemporary figure design. Retro Collection goes still further back, deliberately recreating the look, proportions and peculiarities of early Kenner-era toys.

In other words, this is not just a trip back to Tatooine. It is a trip through several eras of how Star Wars has been put on a shelf. The packaging is described as legacy-inspired across the ranges, so the box or card is part of the throwback proposition rather than mere disposable transport for a plastic space wizard.

What is included in the first wave?

The selection draws exclusively from the original 1977 film, from the essential faces of the Rebellion to characters who were briefly standing around in the Mos Eisley Cantina, presumably wondering why every quiet drink ends in an interplanetary diplomatic incident.

The Black Series: scene-specific heroes and a battered droid

The Black Series portion centers on Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa and R2-D2. Luke is presented during the Death Star escape, with a Stormtrooper belt, grappling hook and blaster. That set of accessories identifies a specific moment rather than simply offering a general farmboy Luke.

Leia arrives with a hood and two blaster accessories. R2-D2 is based on his weathered Tatooine appearance and comes with multiple accessories. The supplied details do not specify each individual item included with R2-D2, so collectors should avoid assuming every visible or familiar droid attachment is confirmed until complete product listings are available.

Technical note: a scene-specific figure is a release designed around a particular costume, prop set or on-screen sequence. It can be useful for display builders because the accessories and wardrobe have a more precise context. It also means that someone seeking an all-purpose version of a character may want to check the included gear closely before buying.

The Vintage Collection: Death Star escapees, Vader, a trooper and Arleil Schous

The Vintage Collection covers a wider set of characters. Han Solo, Chewbacca, Leia and Luke are represented in their Death Star escape looks, including Stormtrooper belts. The group’s accessories include blasters and a grappling hook, reinforcing the same escape sequence explored by the Black Series Luke.

Darth Vader is also part of the Vintage Collection assortment with a lightsaber that can be displayed as an ignited blade or as a hilt. A Stormtrooper includes a blaster that can be held or holstered. Then comes the sort of anniversary pick that signals this wave is not interested only in the marquee names: Arleil Schous, the wolfman-like background character from the Mos Eisley Cantina.

Arleil Schous is significant less because of a large role in the film than because figures like this speak directly to the collecting impulse behind Star Wars. A collection can follow the protagonist’s journey, certainly, but it can also turn toward the strange patrons at the edge of the frame. The cantina has always offered a deep bench for that kind of display, and Hasbro is clearly willing to visit it here.

Retro Collection: the early-toy experience, awkward robes included

The Retro Collection is the most overtly nostalgic branch of the anniversary wave. One three-figure set includes R2-D2, C-3PO and a Death Squad Commander and takes inspiration from the 1978 early-bird certificate package. That original-style concept uses a placeholder box and cardboard backdrop, an approach with particular appeal to collectors interested in the formative visual language of Star Wars toys.

Other Retro releases include a Rebel Fleet Trooper and Stormtrooper two-pack inspired by the opening battle aboard the Tantive IV; a Jawa and Tusken Raider two-pack with a blaster and gaffi stick; Obi-Wan Kenobi; Princess Leia; Chewbacca; Darth Vader; Han Solo; and Luke Skywalker.

These releases intentionally preserve design traits associated with old Kenner figures. Obi-Wan has wraparound robes and an extendable lightsaber attached to his hand. Leia, Chewbacca, Vader, Han and Luke likewise lean into period-style construction and accessories. Luke carries the famously inaccurate yellow retractable lightsaber associated with the original Kenner toy, while Vader receives a retractable lightsaber of his own.

That last detail gets at the point of Retro Collection. Historical accuracy to the film is not always its objective; accuracy to the old toy experience can be the feature. The yellow saber is “wrong” for Luke’s A New Hope weapon as seen on screen, but right for an homage to a specific earlier action figure. For a modern collector, that distinction is useful: Retro Collection nostalgia often means choosing toy history over prop history.

Availability: what is known, and what is not

The entire initial wave is slated for early 2027. The Black Series and Vintage Collection products are set to be offered through Hasbro Pulse and other retailers including Amazon, with listings referenced for 1 p.m. ET. The Retro Collection releases are Target exclusives.

No prices are provided in the available information, and a specific early-2027 release date is not given. Those are important gaps for anyone planning a budget or deciding whether to prioritize one range over another. “Early 2027” is a release window, not a guaranteed delivery day, and an availability time does not by itself establish when every product will ship.

Practical takeaway: collectors interested in the Black Series or Vintage Collection should watch the relevant retailer listings around the stated 1 p.m. ET availability time. Retro buyers should focus on Target, as that line is identified as exclusive there. Because the information only confirms the broader release period, it is sensible to treat any exact shipping assumptions as unconfirmed.

Three approaches to the same anniversary

The most compelling aspect of the lineup is not any individual blaster, belt or fabric robe. It is the way the range turns a single film into three collecting lanes.

The Black Series is for collectors drawn to detailed versions of particular character appearances and scenes.
The Vintage Collection offers an expansive cast built around the classic smaller-scale tradition, with major characters alongside a notably deep-cut cantina selection.
Retro Collection is for those who want the aesthetic and odd little compromises of the earliest toy era, including attached or retractable accessories and robe designs that are more charming than aerodynamic.

None of these routes cancels out the others. A collector might want Black Series Leia for a focused Death Star display, Vintage Collection Arleil Schous for a cantina shelf, and Retro Luke precisely because the yellow lightsaber looks like it escaped from childhood memory rather than a film-reference binder. The overlap in characters is part of the strategy: there is more than one way to celebrate an original-trilogy icon.

Hasbro’s Disney action brands lead, Adam Biehl, described the anniversary as an opportunity to honor Star Wars’ legacy while giving fans additional ways to celebrate the saga. This opening wave supports that idea in a tangible way. The design philosophy is not simply “make Luke again.” It is “make Luke as a scene-specific modern figure, as a vintage-format figure, and as an intentionally old-school toy reproduction.” The same goes for several of the saga’s most recognizable characters.

Why packaging is doing real work here

“Legacy-inspired packaging” may sound like a marketing phrase, but it has a practical role in an anniversary series. Packaging can establish which era of collecting a figure is meant to evoke before the item even leaves the card or box. That matters especially for a property with a toy history as long and recognizable as Star Wars.

For collectors who keep items packaged, the presentation is therefore part of the product identity. For collectors who open every figure, it still helps explain the design intent: a Retro figure’s simplified construction or unusual weapon color is not necessarily a mistake, but an intentional callback. The product is playing two roles at once, as a new release and as an echo of an older one.

That philosophy resembles other kinds of fandom collecting where the version matters as much as the character. For example, a special in-game reward can be more desirable for its release context than for raw utility; the same principle applies to the limited-time details covered in this Pokémon Legends: Z-A Shiny Xerneas Mystery Gift guide. In this Star Wars lineup, however, the differentiator is not a code or rarity label. It is the chosen scale, accessory treatment, packaging style and degree of devotion to earlier toys.

A New Hope remains the launchpad

There is a logic to opening the 50th celebration with A New Hope. The assortment gives room to central figures such as Luke, Leia, Han, Chewbacca, Vader, Obi-Wan, R2-D2 and C-3PO, while making space for the Stormtrooper, Rebel Fleet Trooper, Jawa, Tusken Raider and Arleil Schous. It covers the familiar visual stops of Tatooine, the Tantive IV, the Death Star and the Mos Eisley Cantina without claiming to recreate every corner of the film.

For now, the confirmed facts are straightforward: three lines, an original-film focus, legacy-inspired presentation, Target-exclusive Retro figures, and an early-2027 arrival window. The fine points that collectors commonly weigh—price, precise delivery timing and the full breakdown of every accessory—have not been supplied. Until they are, the safest read is that Hasbro’s 50th anniversary has begun with a deliberately broad salute to the first movie and the many ways its toys have been remembered.