Cassian Andor — Star Wars The Black Series #AND 08

Overview

Cassian Andor at #AND 08A is the Andor Mural Collection’s mainline-retail Cassian — the single-boxed re-release of the originally Hasbro Pulse Con 2022 exclusive, made available to collectors who missed the convention-exclusive original or who didn’t want to pay secondary-market markup for the limited initial run. Released March/April 2023 as a single-boxed mainline release. Non-exclusive. MSRP $24.99 (the standard Mural Collection mainline pricing). Two accessories: a blaster and a removable plastic coat. 19-joint Phase 4 articulation with butterfly shoulders. The figure that gives the standard Andor-era Cassian — the post-Aldhani, pre-Rogue One, established-rebel-operative version of the character — wide-retail availability for the first time.

The Pulse Con Re-Release Question

This figure is a straight re-release of the Hasbro Pulse Con 2022 exclusive Cassian Andor figure. The convention exclusive shipped at Hasbro Pulse Con (Hasbro’s annual fan convention event) in 2022 as a deluxe two-pack with B2EMO (the Andor family’s astromech droid). The mainline #AND 08A re-release is the same Cassian figure in different packaging and without the B2EMO pack-in. Same head sculpt. Same body sculpt. Same articulation. Same accessories (blaster and plastic coat). Same overall figure design.

For collectors who own the Pulse Con exclusive, the #AND 08A is a duplicate Cassian figure with no meaningful differentiation beyond the Mural Collection packaging. For collectors who missed the Pulse Con exclusive — which was the majority of Black Series collectors, given the convention’s limited audience and the original release’s rapid sellout — the #AND 08A is the first opportunity to acquire this specific Cassian configuration through standard retail channels at standard retail pricing.

The re-release pattern is structurally similar to other Hasbro convention-exclusive figures that subsequently appear in mainline retail releases. Hasbro uses convention exclusives to test demand and reward attendees, then re-releases the figures (typically without the convention-exclusive pack-ins) for the broader market. The Cassian re-release follows this pattern cleanly, and the Pulse Con-exclusive vs Mural Collection distinction matters mainly for collectors building convention-exclusive sub-collections.

The Standard Andor-Era Cassian Configuration

The figure depicts Cassian in his standard Andor-era costume — not the Aldhani Mission Imperial cover identity (which is the #AND 01 figure, separately released as a Walmart exclusive), and not the later post-Andor Rogue One configuration (which has its own separate Black Series figures from the Rogue One waves). This is the Cassian of the show’s bridging scenes between major arcs — the rebel operative in his working clothes, the figure who appears across multiple episodes in cover identities and conversations and travel sequences.

This is a useful configuration to capture in plastic. The Aldhani figure is locked into a specific narrative moment (the heist), and the figure cannot be displayed in non-Imperial-uniform contexts. The standard Cassian figure — the one in dark brown and muted green civilian clothing — works across multiple display configurations: the Coruscant scenes with Luthen, the Niamos scenes, the various inter-mission moments. For collectors who want a Cassian figure with broader display flexibility than the Aldhani figure offers, the #AND 08A is the right purchase.

The Two-Accessory Loadout

Two accessories: a blaster and a removable plastic coat. The blaster fits very well into both of Cassian’s hands and supports the standard pistol-drawn-in-conversation configuration that the character adopts during the show’s tense indoor sequences. The blaster is the screen-accurate Andor-era sidearm — different from the Imperial-issue blaster the Aldhani Cassian carries (because the cover-identity figure carries Imperial-issue gear while the standard figure carries rebel-operative gear), and the difference reads correctly between the two figures when displayed together.

The two-accessory loadout is appropriate for a non-deluxe non-exclusive mainline release. Combined with the removable coat, the figure has enough configuration flexibility to display in multiple states — coat-on/coat-off, blaster-drawn/blaster-stowed (though there is no holster, so blaster-stowed means setting the weapon aside) — without overpaying for accessories the character doesn’t actually use on screen.

The Removable Coat with Sculpted Sleeves Problem

The plastic coat is removable, but with the same caveat that affects the Luthen Rael figure at #AND 06: the sleeves are sculpted and painted onto the figure’s arms, so taking the coat off doesn’t fundamentally change the figure’s appearance. The sleeve sculpting means that even with the coat removed, Cassian still appears to be wearing the coat sleeves — the only meaningful visual difference is the absence of the coat’s body and back.

This is the same Hasbro design pattern that affects multiple Andor Mural Collection figures: the removable coat that doesn’t really come off because the underneath sculpting matches the coat colour rather than depicting the underneath layer. For collectors who hoped for swap-out flexibility — Cassian in coat for Coruscant scenes, Cassian without coat for warmer-environment scenes — the design is more limited than the “removable coat” description suggests. The coat removes; the visual transformation does not happen.

For collectors who treat the coat as a permanent display element, the figure works exactly as intended. The coat-on Cassian is the screen-accurate standard configuration, and the figure delivers that configuration cleanly.

The Outstanding Head Sculpt

Cassian Andor was sculpted nicely, especially the head sculpt looks outstanding. Hasbro applied the photo-real print application to capture Diego Luna’s Andor-era likeness with the sharp definition that the Aldhani Mission figure (#AND 01) also carries — the two figures share head-sculpt design language, and both figures benefit from the photo-real treatment.

The head sculpt is the Andor-era younger Cassian (compared to the later Rogue One-era Cassian), with the screen-accurate facial expression of an operative who has been through enough but hasn’t yet been through everything that Rogue One puts him through. The face reads correctly under display lighting and the photo-real print catches the light at the right level of definition. For collectors who care about Black Series figures capturing live-action character likenesses sharply, the Cassian head sculpt is among the better Andor Mural Collection releases.

The Costume Palette and Color Tone

The dark brown and muted green colors on the outfit look good and match the real-life costume well. Hasbro committed to the screen-accurate palette — the deeply desaturated Andor-era colour design that distinguishes the show’s visual aesthetic from the more saturated Rogue One films and the broader Star Wars colour palette. The figure’s outfit reads correctly as Andor-era civilian rebel operative gear rather than as either Aldhani-era Imperial cover or as Rogue One-era Yavin-base operations.

For collectors who care about how figures display alongside source material — the show’s specific colour palette being preserved in the figure’s paint application — the Cassian colour work is appropriate. The figure looks like it belongs in the Andor TV series visual universe, which is the test the costume palette needs to pass.

Articulation and the Stiff Ankle Joints

19 joints. Ball-jointed top neck, ball-jointed lower neck, butterfly joints in the shoulders, ball-jointed shoulders, ball-jointed elbows, ball-jointed wrists, ball-jointed upper body, ball-jointed hips, swivel thighs, ball-jointed knees, ball-jointed ankles. The butterfly shoulder joints are the upgrade over the standard 17-joint Phase 4 baseline, supporting the two-handed weapon poses and the conversational-with-hand-gesture configurations.

A specific quality-control note flagged by detailed reviewers: the Cassian Andor figure pictured had very stiff ankle joints, and the figure kept its balance well even in dynamic poses. This is the opposite of the loose-ankle quality-control issue that affects the Aldhani Mission Cassian figure at #AND 01 and the Vader Duel’s End at #OWK 15A. Whether the stiff-ankle behaviour is consistent across all #AND 08A units or unit-variable is unclear, but the reviewer-tested figure stood securely without balance correction.

For collectors building dynamic-pose displays — Cassian mid-conversation, Cassian with weapon drawn, Cassian in transit — the stiff ankles mean the figure holds the pose without drifting. The articulation supports the screen-accurate posing the character requires, and the build quality matches the design intent.

The Mural Collection Position

Cassian (#AND 08A) sits on the Rebels-aligned side of the boxed Andor mural display alongside Bix Caleen, Luthen Rael, Mon Mothma, and Vel Sartha. For loose display, the figure works best alongside Luthen Rael (#AND 06) for the recruit-and-mentor vignette, alongside Bix Caleen (#AND 05) for the Ferrix-friends configuration, alongside Vel Sartha (#AND 08B) for the Aldhani-team display, or alongside the various Rogue One-era Cassian figures for the chronological character-arc display showing Cassian at multiple life stages.

For collectors who want the most flexible Cassian Andor figure — the one that works across multiple display configurations rather than being locked into a specific narrative moment — the #AND 08A is the right purchase. The Aldhani Mission Cassian (#AND 01) is the cover-identity figure for that specific arc. The 2024 Cassian (#AND 10) is the season-two configuration. The #AND 08A is the standard middle-ground Cassian that connects to the most display contexts.

The Mainline Mural Collection Release

Cassian (#AND 08A) is one of the wide-retail mainline releases in the Andor Mural Collection — alongside Bix Caleen at #AND 05, Luthen Rael at #AND 06, and Mon Mothma at #AND 07. The mainline distribution makes the figure generally available through Amazon, Entertainment Earth, hobby shops, and the broader Black Series distribution channels, rather than being locked behind a single retailer’s exclusive arrangement. For collectors who want a less-restrictive purchasing experience, this is one of the easier Andor Mural Collection figures to acquire at retail.

Secondary Market

Single-boxed mainline release, non-exclusive, March/April 2023. Available at or near MSRP on the secondary market with broad retail availability through 2023 and into 2024. The mainline distribution and the standard $24.99 MSRP keep the figure accessible to collectors who want a standard Cassian without paying any exclusive premium. Verify the blaster and the removable coat are both included. No production variants documented for the mainline release. The Hasbro Pulse Con 2022 exclusive (which shipped with B2EMO) is a separate release with secondary-market pricing significantly above the mainline figure.

Our Verdict

Cassian Andor at #AND 08A is the right figure for what it is: a wide-retail re-release of the Hasbro Pulse Con 2022 exclusive without the B2EMO pack-in, capturing the standard Andor-era Cassian configuration with the Diego Luna photo-real likeness, the two-accessory loadout, the screen-accurate dark-brown-and-muted-green palette, and the 19-joint articulation with stiff ankles supporting dynamic posing. The mainline distribution makes the figure accessible. The build quality is solid.

The removable-coat-with-sculpted-sleeves design pattern limits display flexibility — the coat removes but the visual transformation doesn’t really happen. The lack of B2EMO pack-in (compared to the original Pulse Con exclusive) reduces the value calculus for collectors who care about the droid companion. The figure is good rather than great, with no significant negatives that undermine the release. None of these are deal-breakers.

Buy this figure if you are completing the Andor Mural Collection, if you missed the Hasbro Pulse Con 2022 exclusive, if you want the standard Andor-era Cassian for display flexibility across multiple configurations, or if you collect Diego Luna’s Andor-era performance specifically. The $24.99 MSRP is fair for the head sculpt and the two-accessory loadout, and the mainline distribution makes the figure easy to acquire.

The standard Andor-era Cassian. The wide-retail re-release of the Pulse Con exclusive. The figure that gives Cassian a flexible-display configuration not locked into the Aldhani cover identity. Buy him. Display him alongside Luthen for the recruit-and-mentor vignette, alongside Bix for the Ferrix-friends configuration, or alongside the broader Andor Mural Collection for the show’s full character roster. The middle-ground Cassian earns the position by being the most display-flexible of the Cassian Andor figures available.

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Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Phase 4 Andor Mural Collection. Related: Cassian Andor (Aldhani Mission) P4-AND-01 | Vel Sartha P4-AND-08B | Luthen Rael P4-AND-06.