Clone Commando — Star Wars The Black Series #TBB 13
The Black Series Clone Commando from The Bad Batch — Phase 4 Bad Batch Collection #13, 2023. The Republic Commando special forces soldier with DC-17 blasters and backpack. 17 joints. Walmart exclusive $27.97.
Overview
The Clone Commando at #TBB 13 is the TBB Collection’s special forces army builder — the Republic Commando programme’s elite troopers in their specific black-and-grey armour, distinct from both standard clone troopers and from Clone Force 99’s modified Bad Batch gear. DC-17 blasters. Backpack. 17 joints. Walmart exclusive. $27.97. 2023.
Clone Commandos in The Bad Batch
The Clone Commandos appear in The Bad Batch as the Empire’s specialist units — the special forces tier of the clone army, deployed for missions that require more tactical sophistication than standard troopers. Their presence in the TBB series connects the show to the Republic Commando game era while placing those operatives in the specific post-Order 66 context of the collection.
The distinctive black armour with the specific joint-panel design is immediately recognisable to fans of the Republic Commando games and the original Clone Commando appearances in the Clone Wars era. The TBB Collection’s Clone Commando is the same design in the same armour, now serving an Empire rather than a Republic.
The DC-17 Blasters
The DC-17 is the Republic Commando’s signature weapon — the multi-purpose sidearm that defined the Republic Commando programme’s loadout. The DC-17 blasters as the Clone Commando’s named accessories communicate the specific programme they represent: not a standard clone trooper’s rifle, but the specialist weapon of the elite commando tier.
Army Builder: The Republic Commando Programme
Multiple Clone Commandos create the special forces formation — the black-armoured elite alongside the regular clone and Elite Squad Trooper variants in the TBB Collection. The Clone Commando’s distinct armour design means a formation of them reads as a specific unit rather than a generic formation, which is the quality that makes specialist army builders worth the investment.
Walmart Exclusive at $27.97
The Walmart exclusive tier at $27.97 is consistent with the TBB Collection’s pattern for specialist clone variants. Source through Walmart channels; secondary market is the main alternative.
Secondary Market
Above-retail secondary market prices. Walmart exclusive 2023. Verify DC-17 blasters and backpack. No production variants documented.
Our Verdict
The Clone Commando at #TBB 13 is the TBB Collection’s special forces army builder — the black-armoured Republic Commando programme in Phase 4 plastic at Walmart exclusive pricing. The DC-17 blasters communicate the programme immediately. Buy multiples for the commando formation. The TBB Collection’s clone tier is its most varied army building opportunity in Phase 4.
The Clone Commando Programme in TBB Context
The Republic Commando programme predates The Bad Batch by years — the elite four-man squads that the Republic deployed for black operations, whose specific armour and DC-17 weapons made them immediately distinguishable from standard clone troopers. In The Bad Batch, Clone Commandos operate as the Empire’s specialist units — the same programme, the same armour, the same weapons, serving a different authority.
The specific resonance of the Clone Commando for collectors who played the Republic Commando game is significant: the armour design and the DC-17 loadout connect directly to that game’s characters, making the TBB Collection’s Clone Commando a figure that spans game and animated continuity.
Army Building the TBB Specialist Clone Tier
The TBB Collection’s clone army builder tier — the Clone Commando (#TBB 13) alongside the Shock Trooper (#TBB 07) and the Elite Squad Trooper (#TBB 03) — creates the most varied clone formation display in Phase 4. Three distinct clone types, three distinct armour designs, three distinct roles in the Empire’s military structure. All at $19.99-$27.97 in various exclusive and standard channels. The TBB Collection’s army building depth is its most underappreciated feature.
The Clone Commando at $27.97 Walmart exclusive is the TBB Collection’s special forces army builder — the black-armoured Republic Commando programme connecting the Clone Wars era to The Bad Batch through the specific design that has defined the programme since the Republic Commando game. Buy multiples. Build the commando formation.
The Clone Commando programme’s specific armour and weapon design — the DC-17 loadout, the black-and-grey colour scheme, the four-man squad philosophy — makes the Clone Commando one of Phase 4’s most immediately recognisable specialist figures. The TBB Collection placing the Clone Commando at #13 communicates the show’s commitment to representing the full range of clone types that the Empire inherited from the Republic. Buy multiples and build the formation that communicates that inheritance.
The Clone Commando at #TBB 13 is the TBB Collection’s third distinct clone army builder — the Shock Trooper’s red-and-white, the Elite Squad Trooper’s proto-Stormtrooper design, and now the Clone Commando’s black-and-grey Republic Commando programme. Three clone types, three roles, three distinct designs. Buy all three army builders. The TBB Collection’s antagonist formation display is its most varied in Phase 4.
The Clone Commando. DC-17 blasters. Black armour. The Republic Commando programme in Phase 4 plastic. Buy three.
Three clone army builder types in the TBB Collection: Elite Squad Trooper, Shock Trooper, Clone Commando. Three designs, three roles, three distinct visual identities. The Clone Commando’s black-and-grey at $27.97 Walmart is the most specialist of the three. Buy all three types. Build the three-tier clone display.
The Clone Commando’s DC-17 blasters and black armour are the most distinctive accessories-and-design combination in the TBB Collection’s clone tier. Buy three at Walmart and display the commando formation that the Republic trained and the Empire inherited. The three-tier clone display — Elite Squad Trooper, Shock Trooper, Clone Commando — is the TBB Collection’s most historically layered army building achievement.
Black armour. DC-17 blasters. Republic Commando programme. Buy three.
The Clone Commando at #TBB 13 brings the TBB Collection’s army builder count to three distinct clone types. The Elite Squad Trooper in proto-Stormtrooper white, the Shock Trooper in Imperial red, the Clone Commando in Republic Commando black. Three tiers of the clone programme’s military specialisation, all available through Walmart or standard retail, all displaying the Empire’s clone inheritance at different levels of prestige and function. The commando formation is the most specialist. Build it.
Three clone types. Three army builders. The TBB Collection’s most varied formation display in Phase 4. Buy all three. The Clone Commando is the most specialist of the three. Start with him.
Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Phase 4 Bad Batch Collection. Related: Wrecker Mercenary Gear P4-TBB-14 | Clone Trooper Kamino P4-TCW-01 | Army Builders | The Bad Batch.