Bossk — Star Wars The Black Series #10
The Black Series Bossk — Blue Wave #10, 2014. The only Black Series Bossk ever produced. Trandoshan bounty hunter from The Empire Strikes Back with articulated jaw, Relby-v10 micro grenade launcher with shoulder strap, 21 points of articulation.
Overview
Blue Wave #10 Bossk is the only Star Wars Black Series Bossk ever produced — and it has never received a Galaxy Collection update. For collectors building the ESB bounty hunter lineup display, this figure is an unavoidable secondary market purchase. There is no newer version to buy instead.
That situation has kept secondary market prices consistently above original retail in a way that most Blue Wave human character figures cannot claim. And the figure earns the sustained demand: the Trandoshan head sculpt is excellent, the articulated jaw is a distinctive feature that goes beyond standard production expectations, and the fully-enclosed alien design means the pre-Photo Real era offers no disadvantage. There is no human face to date it. Quality is measured entirely on sculpt accuracy and paint application for a non-human surface, and on both counts the Blue Wave Bossk delivers.
The figure appeared in a 2019 Archive Collection reissue with updated paint applications — if you encounter an Archive version, the box will be clearly marked. The archive version’s paint is generally considered improved, particularly on the scale detail wash, though the figure sculpt is identical. MSRP $19.99 original. UPC 630509237678. ASIN B00MYL74AC.
The Character and Scene Context
Bossk is a Trandoshan bounty hunter — the reptilian species from Trandosha whose culture is structured around hunting, worship of the Scorekeeper deity who tallies kills, and a deep inter-species rivalry with Wookiees. He appears in The Empire Strikes Back as one of six hunters summoned by Darth Vader to the bridge of the Executor and tasked with locating the Millennium Falcon. His screen time is seconds. His cultural footprint is decades.
The Relby-v10 micro grenade launcher — the weapon commonly referred to in collector shorthand as “Bossk’s rifle” — comes with a strap that allows shoulder-carry in the specific configuration visible in the film scene. The strap is a separate flexible plastic piece attached on loops, which allows the rifle to be posed slung over the shoulder or held in the hand.
Bossk’s yellow flight suit is a specific prop detail that rewards research: the suit is a British Windak high-altitude pressure suit, originally developed for RAF pilots operating at high altitude and repurposed as a Star Wars prop because it was available in the Elstree costume department. The same suit design appeared in early Doctor Who productions. Luke’s pilot suit and Bossk’s flight suit are made from the same underlying real-world garment — the difference is the alien head and the exterior modifications added for the character. The figure renders the suit accurately, including the individually-moulded harness cables over the exterior and the leg strapping detail.
Accessories
One accessory: a Relby-v10 micro grenade launcher with shoulder strap.
The strap is a separate flexible piece on loops, allowing the rifle to be posed slung over the right shoulder in the ESB film configuration or held in the left hand. Holding the weapon is workable but Bossk’s Trandoshan claw-hand design makes a clean grip challenging — the three-toed claw fingers don’t wrap around a weapon handle the way a five-fingered human hand does. The shoulder-slung display configuration is easier to achieve and more screen-accurate for the Executor bridge scene.
Sculpt and Articulation
The Trandoshan head is the figure’s centrepiece. The layered scale texture, the colouration transitioning from darker dorsal scales to lighter ventral surface, the specific orbital ridge geometry, and the teeth visible through the jaw — all rendered with detail that holds up against current Black Series alien figures. The articulated jaw opens via its own swivel joint, revealing inner mouth detail. Displayed slightly open in an aggressive expression, the figure’s characterisation is substantially improved over the neutral closed-jaw configuration.
Articulation covers 21 points: ball-jointed neck, swivel jaw, ball-jointed shoulders, ball-jointed elbows, ball-jointed wrists, swivel waist, ball-jointed hips, swivel thighs, above and below knee swivels, additional lower hip swivels, ball-jointed ankles. The additional lower hip swivels give slightly better leg positioning than most Blue Wave figures. Balance is stable across standard display configurations.
The ESB Bounty Hunter Lineup
The complete Executor bridge bounty hunter display requires five other figures from across the line’s production history:
- Boba Fett (ESB) — 40th Anniversary ESB wave
- Bossk (this figure) — the only Black Series Bossk
- IG-88 — Blue Wave #15, also the only Black Series IG-88
- Dengar — Red Line
- 4-LOM & Zuckuss — 40th Anniversary Amazon exclusive two-pack
The cross-era sourcing spans Blue Wave, Red Line, and 40th Anniversary production — but the visual coherence holds because all six characters are unique alien or armoured designs with no repeated human face at different quality levels. The assembled display is one of the most recognisable configurations in the entire Black Series.
See the Bounty Hunter Lineup scene guide for full sourcing and display arrangement detail.
Verdict
There is no Galaxy Collection alternative. The Blue Wave #10 is the only Black Series Bossk. If you want the ESB bounty hunter lineup display, you need this figure and the secondary market premium is unavoidable.
The quality justifies it: the head sculpt and articulated jaw hold up against current Black Series alien figures, and the fully-alien design means none of the Blue Wave era’s pre-Photo Real limitations apply. This is a genuinely good figure that is also structurally irreplaceable for one of the line’s most significant display goals.
Secondary Market
Bossk is the Blue Wave figure that most consistently commands secondary market premiums above original retail. The absence of a Galaxy Collection update means collector demand has nowhere else to go — anyone building the ESB bounty hunter lineup needs this specific figure. Sealed carded examples command the most significant premiums. Loose complete examples trade at moderate premiums reflecting the sustained display demand. The 2019 Archive Collection reissue brought improved paint applications to standard retail briefly; if you encounter an Archive-labelled Bossk, the paint is updated but the sculpt is identical.
Product codes: UPC 630509237678 · ASIN B00MYL74AC
Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Blue Wave. Related: Bounty Hunter Lineup scene guide | Bounty Hunter faction | The Empire Strikes Back | Boba Fett.