The Hunt Is On - Rogue One 3 3/4" Shoretrooper Captain and Bistan 2-Pack Found

With the first wave of Last Jedi stock eclipsing the last wave of Rogue One figures, I'd began to wonder if we'd ever see the Shoretrooper Captain and Bistan 2-pack. Fortunately, a small amount of stock trickled through to Amazon recently, and I managed to pick one up for the US MSRP of $14.99US ($20.67NZ).


I'm a real sucker for interesting aliens, so I knew I had to have Bistan - a.k.a. 'space monkey' - in action figure form as soon as I first saw him on the Rogue One behind-the-scenes reel. Unfortunately, while Hasbro's 5POA figures have been getting better and better, they seem to have dropped the ball on this one. He's a serviceable enough representation of Bistan, but there's something about his details that just look a little muddy. Maybe it's the sculpt, or maybe it's the paint app. Or maybe there's just too much fine detail in his face to translate well to a figure of this scale (and cost). Either way, while he looks fine on display from a few feet away, you won't want to get up too close.

Bistan comes with a screen-accurate sidearm and the obligatory pre-Force Link giant rocket-firing shoulder-mounted apparatus (not pictured above). He's also paired with a Shoretrooper Captain - a reprint of the single-carded Shoretrooper from wave 3. While technically the same figure, it's nice that Hasbro changed the deco to prevent us from getting a straight double-up.

The best part about this 2-pack, however, is that it officially wraps up my Rogue One hunt list - a satisfying feeling indeed!