Clone Commander Bly — Star Wars The Black Series #104
The Black Series Clone Commander Bly — Red Line #104, 2020. Revenge of the Sith clone commander in yellow-and-olive Galactic Marines armour with 23 joints. Helmet variation documented. Collector guide.
Overview
Red Line #104 is Clone Commander Bly — CC-5052, the Clone Commander assigned to Jedi General Aayla Secura in the 327th Star Corps during the Clone Wars, and the commander who executes Order 66 on Felucia, personally shooting Aayla Secura in the back with his troops. Bly’s specific visual identity — the yellow and olive-green painted Phase II armour of the Galactic Marines and 327th Star Corps — is one of the Clone Wars era’s most distinctive commander configurations.
23 joints and a documented helmet variation (A helmet variant is documented for this release). Blaster rifle and blaster pistol. One release only. MSRP $19.99.
The Character and Order 66
Commander Bly’s canonical significance is his execution of Order 66 on Felucia — the planet’s jungle environment, Aayla Secura turning to face the blaster fire that kills her, Bly as the officer who gave the order to his troops. The specific emotional weight of Order 66 executed by a commander who served alongside the Jedi he killed is the general tragedy of the clone programme made specific: Bly had fought alongside Aayla Secura for years. The inhibitor chip overrode that completely.
The yellow-and-olive armour is the specific visual of the 327th Star Corps — different from the blue of the 501st (Rex’s unit), the red of Commander Fox, or the grey of Commander Wolffe. Each Clone Commander’s armour markings create individual identity within the clone template.
The 23-Joint Articulation
The 23-joint count reflects the Clone Commander engineering: dual neck, ball-jointed shoulders, additional shoulder mobility joints, ball-jointed elbows, ball-jointed wrists, ball-jointed upper body, ball-jointed hips, swivel thighs, above and below knee swivels, ball-jointed ankles. This matches the Rex and Clone Captain articulation standard at the top of the clone trooper engineering tier.
The Helmet Variation
A helmet variation is documented for Commander Bly — a difference in the helmet’s specific markings or moulding between production runs. Collectors who want the specific helmet variant should examine secondary market listings carefully for the specific markings configuration they prefer.
Secondary Market
Above-retail secondary market prices — clone commander demand is sustained, the 23-joint engineering and distinctive yellow-olive markings maintain collector interest. Verify both accessories and note the helmet variation when purchasing loose.
Verdict
Buy for the Clone Wars Galactic Marines commander display, the Order 66 Felucia configuration, or Red Line sequence completion.
The Yellow-Olive Armour and 327th Star Corps Identity
Commander Bly’s specific armour colour scheme — the yellow-and-olive-green markings on the standard Phase II clone armour — is one of the Clone Wars era’s most distinctive commander configurations. The 327th Star Corps were deployed to jungle and tropical environments, and the olive-green base colour reflects that operational context. The yellow command markings identify Bly specifically within the corps.
For display alongside Aayla Secura figures: the pairing creates the Felucia Order 66 tableau that the figure’s canonical biography references. The same armour and the same face are present in the ROTS sequence that kills Aayla — the specific horror of Order 66 crystallised in the correct Clone Commander configuration.
Clone Commander Markings as Individual Identity
The specific clone commander armour tradition — each commander’s personalised markings distinguishing them from the anonymous rank-and-file troopers — is the visual grammar of the Clone Wars era’s approach to clone individuality. Rex’s blue-and-white (#59), Bly’s yellow-and-olive (#104), and the other commanders visible across the Clone Wars and ROTS are each their own person within the identical clone template.
The 23-joint scheme enables the combat poses appropriate to a field commander who led troops rather than commanding from distance — the articulation reflects the character’s operational role accurately.
The Helmet Variation in Collector Practice
The documented helmet variation creates a specific collector decision: if the variation is visible at shelf distance, it may matter for display precision. For most collectors, the standard version at #104 is the purchase; for those who track production variants specifically, the Collector community sources have the relevant detail.
Commander Bly at #104 is the second figure in the 2020 production run and the most articulated clone commander in the sequence at 23 joints. The yellow-olive armour is immediately distinct from Rex’s blue (#59) and the clone captain/commander tradition. Helmet variation documented — examine the specific helmet markings on secondary market purchases. One release only. Above-retail secondary market prices sustained by clone commander collector demand.
The 2020 wave’s clone commander arrival at #104 establishes a pattern that continues through the wave: #104 Bly, then the wave moves to sequel trilogy Knights of Ren (#105), then more clone-era and prequel figures (#107-#112). The Red Line’s final production year covers more ground than any previous wave, spanning 2019 TROS characters, Mandalorian characters, and deep prequel era figures in the same production run.
Both accessories (blaster rifle and blaster pistol) should be present. The helmet variation is the secondary market specificity consideration — the standard release is the more commonly encountered version. One release only makes condition more important than for figures with multiple production runs.
Commander Bly at #104 is the Red Line’s final clone commander in the numbered sequence — after Rex (#59), Bly is the second specifically named commander, and the final before the Phase 4 era introduces additional clone commanders. The 23-joint standard at this production era means Bly displays in the same combat-ready articulation tier as Rex, enabling the full range of clone commander poses across both figures.
The 2020 Red Line wave that Bly opens at #104 is the sequence’s most prequel-heavy run — after Bly comes Count Dooku (#107), Geonosis Battle Droid (#108), Plo Koon (#109), Anakin Padawan (#110), Obi-Wan Jedi Knight (#111), and Kit Fisto (#112). The Galactic Republic gets its most concentrated Black Series representation in the sequence’s final eight figures.
Commander Bly completes the Clone Commander representation alongside Rex in the numbered sequence with the distinctive yellow-olive that makes him immediately identifiable among the clone commander tradition.
Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Red Line. Related: Captain Rex P3-59 | Clone Army faction | Revenge of the Sith.