Hot Toys MMS385 Rogue One Death Trooper Specialist

[marker2037]

Nice pictures!


I sure hope these guys aren't the "Phasmas" of Rogue One.

Agreed. All that build up for Phasma pre-release and all she did was look shiny.

 

[TaliBane]

Thanks!

I really don't think they will get dumped on like Phasma. Unlike her, they weren't a last minute addition. The only reason she was in the film at all is because JJ saw a concept drawing and liked it, so he wrote her in. It's almost a given that the role is going to suck when you shoehorn it in like that. She did look cool, though.

It seems like these guys will actually serve a purpose in the film. Even if they don't, it won't affect my enjoyment of the figure. It is really nice and has great shelf presence.

Nice pictures!


I sure hope these guys aren't the "Phasmas" of Rogue One.

Agreed great pics, every time im in this thread i just keep thinking to myself in regards to the movie "please be awesome".

Agreed. All that build up for Phasma pre-release and all she did was look shiny.

It's official, folks - we have the new contender for the "Phasma Effect" - buy fig, see movie, then let buyer's remorse sink in.*


*kidding! This is an awesome-looking figure.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Death Troopers are EXACTLY the kind of things that never live up to expectation in Star Wars.

Fett, Phasma... and now maybe Death Troopers -- nothing more than background bodyguards for Krennic. A few "searching" scenes and one "battle" scene.

Really, what are you guys expecting these trooper to do anyway...? These are like the Flametroopers. Read the comics for more.

 

[Fives]

Death Troopers are EXACTLY the kind of things that never live up to expectation in Star Wars.

Fett, Phasma... and now maybe Death Troopers -- nothing more than background bodyguards for Krennic. A few "searching" scenes and one "battle" scene.

Really, what are you guys expecting these trooper to do anyway...? These are like the Flametroopers. Read the comics for more.

thats the curse of looking too bad ass/cool in star wars. i am hoping the guys have at least one awesome scene though.

 

[The Mike]

Nice pictures!


I sure hope these guys aren't the "Phasmas" of Rogue One.

I have a feeling that'll be Vader himself.

 

[Subdomain]

It's pretty funny that they have all of these elaborate armors and not one of them can survive a single shot from a blaster.

 

[Malgus]

It's pretty funny that they have all of these elaborate armors and not one of them can survive a single shot from a blaster.

Yeah they might as well wear regular uniforms.

 

[ZE_501]

Yeah they might as well wear regular uniforms.

We saw plenty of them get *disabled* by blaster fire, but it's possible the armour significantly improves survivability.

Not that we ever saw an imperial medic.

 

[jffhdgs345]

I have a feeling that'll be Vader himself.

I really hope not. Also, your sig is very distracting lol

 

[r3dPyramid]

Nice pictures!


I sure hope these guys aren't the "Phasmas" of Rogue One.

I hope they aren't girls who get thrown in the trash too.

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[Subdomain]

Nah these dudes look badass whereas Phasma is basically a repaint. I still think this HT version looks a little pinheaded.

 

[acesh007]

What is the undersuit made of? I cant tell if it's rubber, fabric, or a simulated ripple deal.

Got my Death Trooper from HK today. I really like it. A couple of quick observations:

The picture for the stand is actually a sticker, not just a slip on. It's a nice vinyl type material, but I'm not going to use it.

The little shelf thing under the name plate is a separate piece and just slides under. It is not attached to the base.

The batteries, as usual, suck. I put them in for some pictures and left it on for about an hour and they are dead already.

He is taller than a regular Stormtrooper, but shorter than Vader. (Comparison pics are below, I tried to get as head on as I could, but ended up with a slightly upward angle. You can get the idea, though)

These are just quick snapshots, but I hope you all enjoy them.

 

[Jaycepticon]

Very nice. Will de-specialize mine as well whenever customs decides to release him to me...

 

[DBoz]

What is the undersuit made of? I cant tell if it's rubber, fabric, or a simulated ripple deal.

It's rubber.

 

[Darkseed]

While I like the looks of the character, I'm dislike the rubber undrsuit. The figure is alright the suit restricts it similar to FO troopers which is disappointing. I think this'll be my only Death Trooper and I'll stick with stormies that I can pose.

 

[BallisticCow]

So the rubber suit is causing the same stunted articulation problems as the TFA stormies then?

 

[Darkseed]

Yup.....it looks to be he same material thus same problems

 

[DBoz]

There are always going to be articulation problems with Armored figures. Admittedly, I haven't spent a lot of time trying to put this into dynamic poses, but in the little time I have spent with it I found that the armor itself caused me more difficulty than the undersuit on this figure. It's just the nature of the beast. Without large, unsightly gaps between the plates, they will interfere with each other when posing.

On the First Order troopers, it wasn't really the rubber gaskets on the knees and elbows that caused me problems either. It was the incredibly tight pleather suit underneath the rubber and armor plates that was really restrictive. While the death Trooper does have rubber areas, it didn't seem to have a similar tight suit underneath. I haven't torn it down to the bare body, though, so I could be mistaken.

So, in conclusion, while this Trooper does have limited articulation, it didn't seem to me to be as bad as the FO troopers. Just my opinion, though. YMMV.

 

[JokersWarPig]

Can they at least aim their weapons?

 

[marker2037]

It's rubber.

Uh oh. I don't live in a rubber friendly climate. I was considering him until now.