1-JAC — Star Wars The Black Series #OWK 08

Overview

1-JAC at #OWK 08 is the Mural Collection’s deep-cut figure — the bounty hunter droid that appears briefly in the Disney+ series cantina sequences, the character whose name barely registers on a first watch but whose Black Series figure is one of the most engineering-loaded releases of the entire Phase 4 line. Released December 2022 as a single-boxed Walmart exclusive. MSRP $27.99. Three accessories: two asymmetric blasters (one with the scope on the left side, one with the scope on the right) and a removable ammunition bandolier. Twenty joints — the highest articulation count in the Mural Collection. The figure 4-LOM collectors need to know about because of what Hasbro did to the body sculpt to get it here.

The 4-LOM Re-Work

1-JAC is built on the 2018 Black Series 4-LOM tooling, with significant re-work. The base body sculpt is the same — both characters are humanoid bounty hunter droids with a similar silhouette — but Hasbro added a detonator sculpted onto the left forearm, working holsters that the figure’s two blasters actually plug into, and a complete paint application change that gives 1-JAC a distinct visual identity from 4-LOM. The re-work is significant enough that 1-JAC reads as a different figure on the shelf, not as a 4-LOM repaint, which is the right outcome for collectors building a bounty-hunter-droid display.

For collectors who own the 2018 4-LOM and are wondering whether 1-JAC is essentially a duplicate: it isn’t. The visual difference is sharp enough — 4-LOM’s mottled brown-and-grey paint scheme versus 1-JAC’s specific Disney+ series colour palette, the new sculpted detonator, the holsters’ specific tooling — that the two figures display together convincingly as two distinct droids rather than as the same figure twice. For the bounty-hunter shelf, both have a place.

The Two Asymmetric Blasters

The most engineering-clever detail on the figure: 1-JAC ships with two blasters that are not identical. One blaster has the scope mounted on the right side. The other has the scope mounted on the left side. This is a small, intentional design choice — bounty hunters who carry dual sidearms often have asymmetric weapon configurations because each weapon is configured for the hand that draws it, and Hasbro committed to representing that detail at the figure level rather than just shipping two identical blasters and calling it a day.

Both blasters fit well into the figure’s hands, and both blasters fit into the working holsters that Hasbro sculpted onto the body. The dual-draw pose with one blaster in each hand is the figure’s signature display configuration, and the asymmetric scope detail catches the light differently on each weapon — a small visual variation that reads correctly when the figure is photographed or displayed under shelf lighting.

The Working Holsters

The holsters on 1-JAC actually function. This is more rare in the Black Series line than it should be — many figures with sculpted holsters cannot actually accept the included weapon, and the holsters are decorative rather than functional. 1-JAC’s holsters are sculpted to fit the included blasters, and the blasters slide into them cleanly, allowing for the holstered-with-bandolier display configuration as well as the dual-draw configuration. Holstered, the figure reads as a bounty hunter at rest. Drawn, the figure reads as a bounty hunter in action. Both configurations are screen-accurate to the brief Disney+ series appearances.

For collectors who appreciate functional accessories — the same collectors who appreciated the openable backpack on the Tibidon Station Ben Kenobi figure (#OWK 06) — the working holsters are 1-JAC’s best engineering decision and the reason the figure justifies its $27.99 Walmart-exclusive premium.

The Removable Bandolier

The third accessory is the removable ammunition bandolier — the cross-body strap with sculpted ammunition pouches that adds the bounty-hunter-on-the-job visual layer to the figure. The bandolier removes easily for collectors who want to display 1-JAC without it (the more stripped-down configuration that emphasises the dual-blaster asymmetry), and it fits cleanly when worn (no bunching, no twisting, no awkward strap arrangement).

The combination of bandolier, dual asymmetric blasters, and working holsters means 1-JAC has more display configurations than any other figure in the Mural Collection: drawn-and-bandoliered, drawn-and-no-bandolier, holstered-and-bandoliered, holstered-and-no-bandolier, and various single-weapon-drawn-other-holstered combinations. Five-plus distinct display configurations from a single figure is the Mural Collection’s most flexible loadout.

The Articulation Standout

20 joints. The most articulated figure in the Mural Collection. Ball-jointed neck, ball-jointed shoulders, swivel biceps, swivel elbows, ball-jointed wrists, ball-jointed upper body, ball-jointed hips, swivel thighs, swivel joints above and below the knees, ball-jointed ankles. The combination of swivel biceps with the swivel elbows gives 1-JAC arm range that supports complex two-handed weapon poses, and the swivel joints above and below the knees give the lower body a posing flexibility that most Phase 4 figures lack. The droid-specific articulation pattern lets the figure stand in screen-accurate poses (the slight forward lean, the asymmetric weapon-ready stance) that human figures cannot achieve with their joint configurations.

The Glowing Eye Detail

A small but worth-flagging Easter egg: if light shines onto 1-JAC’s eyes at the right angle, they glow green. Hasbro tooled the eye sockets with a translucent green plastic insert that catches and reflects ambient light back through the eye openings. The effect is difficult to capture in standard shelf lighting — most display configurations will show the eyes as dark recesses, not glowing — but with directional lighting (a desk lamp, a display case spotlight, a photography rig) the green glow becomes visible and adds a meaningful visual detail to the figure.

This is the kind of small engineering choice that distinguishes Hasbro’s better Phase 4 work from their average Phase 4 work. The glowing eye effect serves no functional purpose — the figure works fine without it — but the inclusion is the kind of detail-level commitment that collectors who care about engineering notice and appreciate.

The Head Sculpt Question

One ambiguity worth flagging: it is unclear how accurate 1-JAC’s head sculpt is to the character’s actual on-screen appearance in the Disney+ series. The Black Series figure was tooled based on early reference material, and Disney later released a 3.75-inch 1-JAC figure (as part of the Droid Factory Kenobi 4-Pack) that has a noticeably different head design from the 6-inch Black Series version. Whether the discrepancy reflects a screen-accuracy issue with the Black Series figure or a creative-licence issue with the Droid Factory release is not externally verifiable.

For collectors who care about screen accuracy above all, this is worth knowing about. For collectors who care about the figure as a piece of bounty-hunter-droid sculpture, the Black Series 1-JAC head sculpt is well-tooled and visually distinct enough to work as a credible bounty hunter regardless of how it compares to a brief on-screen appearance.

The Walmart Exclusive Distribution

1-JAC was a Walmart-exclusive single-boxed release alongside the Purge Trooper (Phase II Armor) (#OWK 07) in December 2022. The exclusive arrangement meant Walmart-only initial distribution, with periodic restocks through 2023. Secondary market prices have generally tracked at or slightly above MSRP, with the bounty-hunter-droid niche creating steady but not excessive collector demand. The figure is generally available for purchase through eBay or aftermarket channels at fair prices.

Verify both blasters are present and that the asymmetric scope configuration is intact (one left, one right). Verify the bandolier is undamaged. Verify the holsters function — the included blasters should plug into them cleanly. No production variants documented.

The Bounty Hunter Display

1-JAC works best alongside other Black Series bounty hunters. The 2018 4-LOM (the donor sculpt) is the obvious pairing for a droid-bounty-hunter sub-shelf. Boba Fett, IG-88, Bossk, Dengar, and the rest of the canonical Empire-era bounty hunter lineup all work alongside 1-JAC for the broader bounty-hunter display. The Mandalorian’s various bounty hunter releases — Mando himself, the Bo-Katan and Koska Reeves figures, Cad Bane, Boba Fett’s Tribute, the various IG-88-derived droids — extend the display further into the post-original-trilogy bounty hunter population.

For Mural Collection display, 1-JAC sits in the Mural Collection’s “neutral characters” tier alongside Teeka (#OWK 05) and the various non-aligned figures the show populates its world with — characters who exist in the Empire-era setting but who are not aligned with either the Inquisitor side or the Jedi-aligned side of the central conflict.

Our Verdict

1-JAC at #OWK 08 is one of the Mural Collection’s best figures and one of the most engineering-rich releases in the entire Phase 4 line. The 4-LOM body re-work is significant enough to justify the figure as a separate purchase. The two asymmetric blasters are a smart design choice. The working holsters are functional rather than decorative. The removable bandolier adds display flexibility. The 20-joint articulation count exceeds every other figure in the collection. The glowing eye detail is a small but meaningful piece of engineering Easter egg. The only real uncertainty is the head sculpt’s screen accuracy, and even that is a minor concern for what is otherwise a confidently designed figure.

Buy this figure if you are completing the Mural Collection, if you build bounty hunter displays, if you collect droids, or if you appreciate Black Series figures with multiple display configurations and functional accessories. The $27.99 MSRP is fair for what the figure offers, and the Walmart-exclusive distribution has not made the figure prohibitively expensive on the secondary market.

The bounty hunter droid the Disney+ series barely uses but the Black Series figure makes the most of. The dual asymmetric blasters. The working holsters. The 4-LOM re-work that became its own thing. Buy 1-JAC. Display him with the bounty hunters. Watch the eyes glow under directional light. The Mural Collection’s most engineering-loaded release earns its place on the shelf.

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Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Phase 4 Obi-Wan Kenobi Mural Collection. Related: Purge Trooper (Phase II Armor) P4-OWK-07 | Teeka (Jawa) P4-OWK-05 | Grand Inquisitor P4-OWK-09.