Bo-Katan Kryze (Credit Collection) — Star Wars The Black Series

Overview

Bo-Katan Kryze at the Credit Collection translates the Mandalorian warrior into the distinctive end-credit artwork aesthetic — a colourful artistic interpretation of the character from The Mandalorian TV series. Released November 2022 exclusively through the Fan Channel. Fan Channel exclusive at $27.99. 18 joints including butterfly-jointed shoulders and rocker ankles. Four accessories: two blasters, a removable Mandalorian helmet with moveable rangefinder, and a removable jet-pack. The figure is a repaint of the 2021 Black Series Bo-Katan (figure id=25923) with the Credit Collection’s distinctive stylised colour palette. The paint application and packaging pay homage to the end-credit scenes from the Mandalorian TV series.

The Fan Channel Exclusive Distribution

The Bo-Katan Credit Collection is a Fan Channel exclusive — distributed through specialty toy and hobby retailers rather than mass-market channels like Target or Walmart. For collectors building a complete Credit Collection display, the Fan Channel channel sits alongside the 2022 cluster’s GameStop (Armorer), Walmart (Boba Fett), and Target (Ahsoka) exclusives. The 2022 Credit Collection required four separate retailer channels for complete acquisition — the most distribution-complex year of the sub-line.

The Four-Accessory Loadout

Two blasters — both fit well into the figure’s hands with index fingers on the triggers. Standard ambidextrous dual-blaster combat-deployment configurations. The holsters are functional and house both blasters well.

Removable helmet with moveable rangefinder — the helmet fits perfectly over the head and the rangefinder can be moved up and down. The same moveable-rangefinder engineering commended on the Bo-Katan Archive (2024) is present here on the 2021 source body. Both deployed-rangefinder and stowed-rangefinder display states are supported.

Removable jet-pack — plugs firmly into a hole in the back of the figure. Positive-engagement plug-retention mount supporting reliable jet-pack retention during dynamic posing. This is a functional wearable jet-pack, in contrast to the Armorer Credit Collection’s artwork-reference-only jet-pack that can’t be attached.

Besides the helmet and jet-pack there are no removable parts on the outfit.

Articulation

18 joints. Barbell-jointed neck, ball-jointed lower neck, butterfly-jointed shoulders, swivel-hinged shoulders, swivel-hinged elbows, swivel-hinged wrists, ball-jointed waist, barbell-jointed hip, swivel thighs, swivel-hinged knees, rocker ankles. Above-baseline through butterfly shoulders and rocker ankles. The butterfly-jointed shoulder configuration supports cross-body arm dual-blaster display configurations. The figure stands well on display without falling over.

Year imprinted on packaging: 2021, reflecting the source body’s original release era.

Credit Collection Artistic Interpretation

The paint application on the figure and the packaging pays homage to the end-credit scenes from the Mandalorian TV series. The Credit Collection’s value proposition is the artistic end-credit aesthetic rather than engineering upgrades or screen-accuracy improvements. For collectors who want the canonical Mandalorian Season 2 Bo-Katan for screen-accurate display, the standard 2021 mainline release or the 2024 Archive variant delivers that. The Credit Collection Bo-Katan is a display piece in the illustrated end-credit artwork palette.

Distribution Context

Fan Channel exclusive Credit Collection release at $27.99 — released November 2022 as part of the multi-retailer 2022 Credit Collection cluster. For collectors in the United States, Fan Channel exclusives are accessible through specialty retailers like Entertainment Earth, BigBadToyStore, and similar online hobby stores. The Fan Channel is generally more accessible for online ordering than GameStop, which requires store or online visits to that specific retailer.

Secondary Market

Single-carded Fan Channel exclusive Credit Collection release with dedicated Credit Collection cardback, November 2022. Available on the secondary market. Verify all four accessories — both blasters, the removable helmet, and the removable jet-pack — are present.

Verdict

Bo-Katan Kryze (Credit Collection) is a well-engineered Credit Collection entry through the inherited 2021 source body’s above-baseline articulation — the butterfly-jointed shoulders support canonical cross-body dual-blaster display, the moveable rangefinder delivers dual display-state helmet flexibility, the plug-mount jet-pack attaches reliably (contrasting with the Armorer CC’s artwork-only non-attaching jet-pack), the functional dual-blaster holsters support clean sidearm-stowage display, and the figure stands reliably.

As a Credit Collection release this is a novelty artistic interpretation rather than a screen-accurate upgrade. The Fan Channel exclusive distribution requires deliberate retailer sourcing outside mass-market channels.

Buy this figure if you collect the Credit Collection as a complete set (the only Fan Channel-exclusive entry in the sub-line), if you appreciate the end-credit artwork aesthetic in the Mandalorian warrior character class, or if you want the moveable-rangefinder helmet and butterfly-shoulder engineering in the Credit Collection format. Skip if you want a screen-accurate Bo-Katan — the standard 2021 release or Archive variant delivers that.

The Mandalorian warrior in her Credit Collection artistic interpretation. The figure with the butterfly-jointed shoulders, the moveable-rangefinder helmet, the plug-mount jet-pack, the functional dual-blaster holsters, and the end-credit artwork palette. Fan Channel exclusive, November 2022.

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Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Phase 4 Credit Collection. Related: Armorer (Credit Collection) P4-CC-ARM | Boba Fett (Credit Collection Walmart) P4-CC-BF2 | Ahsoka Tano (Credit Collection) P4-CC-07 | Bo-Katan Kryze (Archive) P4-ARC-08.