It's C-3PO! This original trilogy-specific version is dirty and has removable limbs - this is probably the Version To Get, if such things matter to you.  Assuming this Amazon Exclusive is still available to you at a price that you want to pay.  Read on!

Ad: Amazon's Exclusive Emperor Palpatine with Throne - Order Now! this 6-inch figure includes alternate heads and the throne from  Return of the Jedi. It is $39.99 and due in October.  Order here today!

Amazon's new exclusives are here early!   Amazon's Star Wars The Black Series Elite Praetorian Guard (with Heavy Blade) has a unique helmet and two distinctive weapons you won't find in other exclusives or the individual figures.  Grab yours here.

The Star Wars The Black Series First Order Stormtrooper with Gear includes a figure with a new helmet for The Last Jedi in addition to some new and previously seen accessories like the riot baton, riot shield, ammo pouch, jet pack, and more.  Click here to order it.

Amazon's exclusive 6-inch Star Wars: The Black Series figures from The Last Jedi are live now! Grab The Elite Praetorian Guard with Heavy Blade and a First Order Stormtrooper with Heavy Gear tonight. Pre-order for a December 1 delivery.

Hasbro's PR team kindly sent along a press release with many new and some neewish exclusives! More are coming this fall, but for now, here's a look at what you can expect on (or around) Friday, September 30. None of the 3 3/4-inch figure exclusives are listed here, but 6-inch, prop replicas, Nerf guns, and more await you after the jump.

They're back!   Prices went through the roof for the  Star Wars The Black Series 6-Inch Stormtrooper 4-Pack [Amazon Exclusive] over the holidays, but now it's back for $79.99.  It's a pretty good set, especially with the exclusive Clones and now we know the Officer is indeed in The Force Awakens.  Click here to order yours.

Also back up for pre-order (due ot ship within a month) is the  Star Wars The Force Awakens 3.75-Inch Figure Troop Builder 7-Pack [Amazon Exclusive].  This hasn't shipped yet, but it has the Riot Trooper that dueled Finn as well as a few other unique accessories - plus the hard-to-find Captain Phasma.   It has 7 figures for $47.99, and you can click here to order it.

Update: the 6-inch set is sold out again, but the 3 3/4-inch one is was still available.

Behold, the Clone Trooper Commander!  This 6-inch figure is part of Amazon's (at least temporarily) sold-out boxed set tracing the evolution of the troopers over 6 of the 7 movies.   This one is, like the others, exclusive to the set - you won't find this deco elsewhere in this size.   Get one if you can, and read on!

Check out the 6-inch Clone Trooper (Phase II), complete with the revised bucket we've all been dying for - and some other changes.   A few deco points were altered from the previous releases, so this one is actually distinctive beyond just the helmet.  (But not by much.)  Should you snag this item next time Amazon restocks it for a decent price?  Read on!

UPDATE: Amazon re-opened pre-orders for this week!  $79.99 with free shipping.  Order it before they pull it down again!

UPDATE #2: Amazon pulled new orders down again. Check back for more.

It's here!  Or it'll be here tomorrow, Amazon tells me.  If you pre-ordered the  Star Wars The Black Series 6-Inch Stormtrooper 4-Pack [Amazon Exclusive]  back in September you might have it as early as tomorrow (Sunday).  It appears Amazon is not currently taking more orders for this set, but you can click here to check availability in case it comes back.   It was originally $79.99 when pre-orders went up September 4.

Amazon listed two (so far) new exclusive sets on 9/3.   They are:

Star Wars The Force Awakens 3.75-Inch Figure Troop Builder 6-Pack - actually has 7 figures. Captain Phasma is joined by uniquely armored Stormtroopers and Snowtroopers.  The fact that it is not actually a six pack once again robs me of Black Flag jokes.

Star Wars The Black Series 6-Inch Stormtrooper 4-Pack - This is the rumored "evolution" set. Each figure is unique - Stormtrooper has dirty deco, Episode 7 Stormtrooper has a unique pauldron, the Episode III Clone Trooper debuts in this set, and the AOTC yellow Clone Captain is new.

If you're so inclined, Amazon has Blu-Ray and DVD releases for Star Wars Rebels Season 1 up for grabs. DVD is currently $39.99, Blu-Ray is $45.99.

If you don't yet have the latest wave of The Black Series figures, give Amazon a try. The latest wave has Bossk, Han Solo in Stormtrooper Disguise, the TIE Pilot, and Chewbacca. Amazon has these in stock for $22.99 or less - in the case of Chewbacca, much less. Order yours now!

Ad: Amazon is getting new stock, including Star Wars Black Series 6-Inch Bossk and new Saga Legends. If you don't already have these on the way, now is a great chance to pick them up with free Prime shipping.  Other figures are also available for pre-order.

Still looking to pre-order Black Series action figures? Amazon added Han Solo Stormtrooper, Luke Skywalker Stormtrooper, Emperor Palpatine, and the Clone Trooper Captain. Each is $22.99 and due in late May. Click here to get yours, or read on.

Ad: Amazon's exclusive Playskool Heroes Star Wars Jedi Force Imperial Forces Pack has had another price drop, now clocking in at 15.47.

The six figure set is packed with figures you won't find anywhere else, so either get it now don't.  You'll get a TIE Pilot, Sandtrooper, Shadow Stormtrooper, Snowtrooper, Scout Trooper, and a regular Stormtrooper.