Clone Trooper (212th Battalion) — Star Wars The Black Series #TCW 09
The Black Series 212th Battalion Clone Trooper — Phase 4 Clone Wars Collection #09, 2022. Obi-Wan Kenobi's orange-marked Utapau assault force with blaster rifle. 19 joints. Walgreens exclusive $22.99.
Overview
The 212th Battalion Clone Trooper at #TCW 09 is the TCW Collection’s second major unit-specific clone variant and the army builder for Obi-Wan Kenobi’s signature command — the orange-marked troopers of the 7th Sky Corps who fought at Utapau in Revenge of the Sith and appeared throughout the Clone Wars series under General Kenobi’s command. Blaster rifle. 19 joints. Walgreens exclusive. $22.99. 2022. The orange battalion in Phase 4 plastic.
The 212th Battalion and Obi-Wan Kenobi
The 212th is Obi-Wan Kenobi’s command — his troopers, his orange, his specific relationship to the clone army that the prequel era established. The battalion’s identification with Kenobi across the Clone Wars series means the 212th army builder is specifically the Obi-Wan display’s formation infantry — the soldiers who were with him on Utapau when Order 66 came, who turned on him as the protocol required, and who he barely escaped.
The orange markings are the 212th’s visual identity: burnt orange panels and trim against the white Phase II armour, the specific colour that distinguished them from the white of unassigned clones (#TCW 01), the blue of the 501st, and the orange-face-painted 332nd (#TCW 03) who carried a different kind of orange for a different commander.
19 Joints and the Upgraded Articulation
At 19 joints — two more than the Kamino and 332nd clones at 17 joints — the 212th Battalion figure reflects the upgraded articulation standard of the 2022 production cycle. The butterfly shoulders are the key addition: they enable the two-handed blaster rifle raise that the earlier clone figures couldn’t achieve as dynamically. The 2022 standard at 19 joints produces more display-ready clone poses.
Walgreens Exclusive and the TCW Clone Distribution
The TCW Collection’s clone variants are distributed across multiple exclusive channels: Walmart for the 332nd (#TCW 03), Walgreens for the 212th (#TCW 09) and 187th (#TCW 10). Building the complete multi-battalion clone formation display requires sourcing across at least two different retail channels. The Walgreens exclusivity for the 212th means deliberate sourcing but makes the figure reasonably accessible through those channels.
Army Building Obi-Wan’s Battalion
Multiple 212th troopers create the formation that the Obi-Wan Kenobi display demands. The orange markings read as a coherent unit in formation — more visually specific than the Kamino white, building a display that immediately communicates “these are Obi-Wan’s soldiers.”
Secondary Market
Above-retail secondary market prices. Walgreens exclusive 2022. Verify blaster rifle. No production variants documented.
Our Verdict
The 212th Battalion Clone Trooper at #TCW 09 is the TCW Collection’s essential Obi-Wan Kenobi army builder — the orange-marked formation soldiers of his command, at 19-joint 2022 production standards, through Walgreens channels. Buy multiples. The Kenobi display needs its battalion.
The 212th in Revenge of the Sith Context
The 212th Battalion’s most famous appearance is on Utapau in Revenge of the Sith — Obi-Wan’s assault on General Grievous’s base, the troopers who fought at his side until Order 66 turned them against him. The TCW figure covers their Clone Wars animated series appearances, but the Utapau context is always present for collectors who know what happens to Obi-Wan and his orange soldiers at the end of the war.
Displaying the 212th alongside Obi-Wan figures from any Phase 4 collection creates the specific command relationship that Revenge of the Sith turns into one of the war’s most personal Order 66 moments. The formation infantry who fought with him. The troopers who tried to kill him on the same day.
The Multi-Channel Clone Strategy
Building all four TCW Collection clone variants requires sourcing across Walmart (332nd), standard retail (Kamino), and Walgreens (212th, 187th). The multi-channel distribution is the practical challenge of completing the clone battalion display. We’d recommend sourcing the Walgreens exclusives early — the 212th and 187th — before addressing the Walmart and standard retail figures, because Walgreens exclusives tend to have the most limited production windows.
The 212th Battalion Clone Trooper at $22.99 Walgreens exclusive is the Obi-Wan Kenobi display’s essential formation figure. The orange markings, the 19-joint 2022 articulation standard, the specific battalion that fought at Utapau and was ordered to kill their general on the same day. Buy multiples. Source through Walgreens. Build the formation that Kenobi commanded.
The 212th Battalion at #TCW 09 shifts the collection back from character figures to formation army builders — the Walgreens exclusive wave that brings Kenobi’s orange and Windu’s purple into the clone formation display. The 19-joint articulation upgrade over the earlier 17-joint Walmart clones justifies the $22.99 price step. The butterfly shoulders make the blaster-raised formation poses that the 2020 clones couldn’t achieve as cleanly. Buy multiples.
The orange of the 212th against the orange-face-painted 332nd: two different oranges, two different commanders, two different Clone Wars stories told through colour. The 212th at #TCW 09 is Obi-Wan’s orange. Source it through Walgreens. Build the Kenobi formation.
The 212th Battalion. Orange-tan. Walgreens. $22.99. 19 joints. Obi-Wan’s soldiers in Phase 4 plastic. Buy three and build the Kenobi formation.
Obi-Wan Kenobi commanded the 212th. The 212th followed him to Utapau. The orange battalion in Phase 4 plastic is the figure that makes the Kenobi display complete. Buy it.
The 212th Battalion Clone Trooper completes the Walgreens exclusive pair with the 187th at #TCW 10. Both are 2022 releases at $22.99 with the 19-joint articulation upgrade. Source both together from Walgreens. Build both formations. The Kenobi orange and the Windu purple, side by side, the Clone Wars’ two most senior Jedi commanders represented by their soldiers.
The 212th Clone Trooper at #TCW 09 is also the first Walgreens exclusive in a TCW Collection that had been entirely standard retail and Walmart exclusive up to this point. The shift to Walgreens for the battalion clones communicates the collection’s production strategy: the named characters through accessible channels, the battalion variants through specialist retail. Source accordingly.
The 212th Battalion Clone Trooper is the Phase 4 system’s definitive representation of Obi-Wan Kenobi’s command — the orange soldiers who fought at Geonosis, Utapau, and a dozen other Clone Wars battlefields under his direction. The 19-joint 2022 production standard at $22.99 Walgreens exclusive is the current quality ceiling for this specific unit. Buy multiples. Build the formation. The Kenobi display is complete with three 212th troopers flanking whatever Obi-Wan figure you place at their centre.
Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Phase 4 Clone Wars Collection. Related: 187th Battalion P4-TCW-10 | Clone Trooper Kamino P4-TCW-01 | Army Builders | The Clone Wars.