Crosshair — Star Wars The Black Series #TBB 02

Overview

Crosshair at #TBB 02 is the TBB Collection’s most morally complex figure — the enhanced clone sniper whose inhibitor chip made him choose the Empire while his squad chose to run, and who remains the most interesting character in The Bad Batch for the specific reason that his arc is the one the series takes longest to resolve. Sniper rifle. 17 joints. Standard retail. $19.99. 2021. Documented skull variation. The TBB Collection’s second figure is its most complicated.

Sniper rifle. 17 joints. Documented skull variation.

Crosshair and the Inhibitor Chip Question

The Bad Batch’s central complication in its first season is Crosshair: the squad member who didn’t come with them when they left, who remained with the Empire, whose enhanced accuracy made him the Imperial officer Tarkin chose to demonstrate the Empire’s new clone trooper programme. The series leaves open for most of its first season whether Crosshair stayed by choice or by chip — and the answer, when it comes, is both more complicated and more devastating than either option alone.

The figure at #TBB 02 is Crosshair before that question is fully resolved: the sniper in his standard Clone Force 99 configuration, the squad member whose specific mutation — enhanced accuracy, the ability to make shots no standard trooper could — is the clearest expression of what the Bad Batch’s enhancements actually do operationally.

The Skull Variation

Crosshair has a documented production variation involving the skull design on his helmet — a paint application variation that collectors sourcing loose figures should be aware of. Verify which variant is present on any secondary market purchase and cross-reference against whichever variation matches the display you’re building.

The Sniper Configuration

The sniper rifle is the accessory that communicates Crosshair’s specific role within Clone Force 99 — the long-range specialist whose value to the squad is the shots Hunter can’t make from the front. At 17 joints, the 2021 production standard enables the sniper’s prone aim position and the standing raised-rifle configuration.

Crosshair and Hunter: The Squad’s Central Tension

Displaying Crosshair (#TBB 02) alongside Hunter (#TBB 01) creates the TBB Collection’s most charged two-figure arrangement — the leader who chose to run and the sniper who stayed behind, the squad split by the chip and by choice. For any collector building the complete Bad Batch display, the question of where to place Crosshair in relation to the others is answered by which season’s dynamic you’re depicting.

Secondary Market

Above-retail secondary market prices. Standard retail 2021. Verify sniper rifle and note skull variation. No additional production variants documented.

Our Verdict

Crosshair at #TBB 02 is the TBB Collection’s most narratively weighted early-figure purchase. The skull variation is documented — verify on secondary market. The sniper rifle is essential. The figure of the squad member who didn’t come, who stayed, who the series spent three seasons bringing back: buy him.

The Skull Variation: What Collectors Need to Know

The documented skull variation on Crosshair’s helmet is a paint application difference — the skull design’s specific rendering varies between production runs. Collectors sourcing the figure loose should verify which variant is present. Both variants represent the same character in the same configuration; the distinction matters for display consistency if you’re building a collection where matching production details are important.

The variation also communicates something about the figure’s production history: Crosshair was produced across multiple runs, and the small differences accumulated across them. Verify on purchase.

Crosshair’s Arc Across Three Seasons

Crosshair’s arc in The Bad Batch is the series’ most sustained single-character study — the clone who stayed, who served the Empire, whose return to his squad took three seasons and a prison and a galactic conflict to complete. The figure at #TBB 02 is Crosshair at the beginning of that arc: the sniper in his Clone Force 99 configuration, before the choice and the chip and the three years of operating alone.

For collectors who watched the full series: this figure carries the weight of everything that comes after. For collectors who want the complete Bad Batch squad at #TBB 01-05: Crosshair at #TBB 02 belongs in that ensemble even knowing what happens to him. He comes back. The figure deserves the display space.

Crosshair at $19.99 standard retail with the sniper rifle and the documented skull variation is the TBB Collection’s most morally interesting purchase. The squad member who stayed. The sniper whose three-season return arc is one of The Bad Batch’s most sustained character studies. Verify the skull variation. Buy the figure. Place him beside Hunter and let the display hold the tension the series builds.

Crosshair’s return to his squad in season three is one of The Bad Batch’s most earned narrative moments — three seasons in the making, the chip and the choice and the years of operating alone all accumulating toward the moment where he’s finally back where he started. The figure at #TBB 02 is the Crosshair before all of that, the sniper in the squad before the squad was broken. Buy him knowing what comes next.

The sniper who stayed. The skull variation documented. The three-season return arc ahead of him. Buy Crosshair at #TBB 02 and display him in the squad he eventually came back to.

Crosshair’s skull variation is documented — the only production variation in the TBB Collection’s opening five. Verify at secondary market purchase and note which variant. The sniper rifle is non-negotiable for the display. Crosshair with the rifle communicates everything about who he is and what he does. Buy the figure. Let the display hold his three-season arc.

The sniper who stayed. Buy him.

Crosshair. The sniper who stayed. The skull variation documented. Three seasons of coming back ahead of him. Buy the figure that represents where he started.

Crosshair at #TBB 02 is the TBB Collection’s argument that the most interesting characters are the ones who don’t make the obvious choice. The sniper stayed. The series spent three seasons asking why and whether he could come back. The figure is the sniper before that question was asked. Buy it knowing the answer eventually came.

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Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Phase 4 Bad Batch Collection. Related: Hunter P4-TBB-01 | Wrecker P4-TBB-05 | The Bad Batch.