Star Wars Black Series Galactic Republic

The Galactic Republic’s military arm is the Grand Army of the Republic — a clone army created on Kamino from Jango Fett’s genetic template, deployed at the outbreak of the Clone Wars, and ultimately used to destroy the Jedi Order it had served alongside for three years. The Black Series Republic faction is built almost entirely around that army: Clone Troopers in standard white, unit-marked variants, specialist roles, elite sub-units, and the named commanders who defined the Clone Wars.

It’s the line’s primary prequel-era army-building faction, and it rewards depth of collection. The more clones you have, the stronger the display — a shelf of one or two Clone Troopers reads as incomplete; a proper formation with unit markings, commanders, and specialists reads as an army.

The Clone Trooper Foundation

The standard Clone Trooper is the Republic faction’s most-released character by a significant margin, spanning the Blue Wave era through the most recent Galaxy Collection releases. Phase I and Phase II armour are both well covered — the white Phase I from the Geonosis arena and early Clone Wars, and the sleeker Phase II from the later war period and Order 66.

For current army building, the Phase I Clone Trooper (AOTC 02) and Phase II Clone Trooper (CW 14) are the recommended base figures. Both use current Galaxy Collection tooling with Photo Real face paint on unmasked variants, and both have been released in mainline rather than exclusive configurations — making them accessible for multiples.

The Clone Trooper 4-Pack Amazon exclusive from the early line is worth tracking down if you want to build numbers efficiently. It’s an older release but still one of the most practical ways to acquire multiple clones in a single purchase.

Unit Markings — The Army-Building Depth

The Clone Wars sub-line and its exclusives provide the unit-marked variants that give a clone army display its visual interest. Standard white reads as a formation; unit markings read as a specific army with a specific story.

The 332nd Clone Trooper (Walmart exclusive) is one of the most sought-after unit variants — Ahsoka’s tribute markings in orange and white, representing the clones who painted their helmets in her honour during the Siege of Mandalore. The 212th Battalion (Walgreens) covers Obi-Wan Kenobi’s orange-marked corps. The 187th Battalion (Walgreens) covers Mace Windu’s purple-accented unit. Clone Commander Jesse (Walmart) adds the Republic emblem facial tattoo that makes him immediately recognisable.

The Clones of the Republic two-pack programme gave collectors commander-Jedi pairings: Mace Windu with a 187th Legion trooper, and Yoda with Clone Commander Gree — both significant for Order 66 specifically, Gree being the commander who attempted to execute Yoda on Kashyyyk.

ARC Trooper Fives (Walmart) and the ARC Trooper Umbra Operative (GameStop Gaming Greats) cover the Advanced Recon Commando elite sub-unit. Fives is the clone most central to the inhibitor chip storyline in The Clone Wars, making him one of the more narratively significant figures in the entire faction.

Republic Commandos — The Gaming Era

The Republic Commando game gave the faction four dedicated figures covering Delta Squad: RC-1138 (BOSS), RC-1207 (SEV), RC-1140 (Fixer), and RC-1262 (Scorch) — all GameStop Gaming Greats exclusives. Delta Squad in full is one of the more achievable complete gaming-era squad displays in the Black Series, with all four members covered. Their distinct armour modifications and squad markings differentiate them cleanly from standard clone troopers, and assembled together they create a visually coherent unit.

The Clone Commando (Walmart exclusive) from The Bad Batch adds a different commando configuration — the heavier armour variant from the animated series.

The Bad Batch

The Bad Batch sub-line significantly expanded the Republic faction with Clone Force 99 and their supporting cast. Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, Echo, Omega, and Crosshair all have mainline releases from the TBB wave, covering the genetically enhanced clone unit at the heart of the show.

The faction reassignments moved the Mercenary Gear variants of Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, Echo, and Omega here from Neutral — their later-season civilian disguise appearances now correctly sitting alongside their standard armoured releases rather than floating in an unaffiliated category. Each character has at least two versions, making Bad Batch collecting a manageable but meaningful sub-project within the broader Republic faction.

Captain Rex has three releases — the Red Line Rebels-era figure, the Bad Batch Walmart exclusive, and the Ahsoka series version — spanning his appearances from Clone Wars through the Rebel era. The Ahsoka version is the most recent and captures the older Rex from the show’s flashback sequences with current tooling.

Padmé Amidala and the Political Leadership

Padmé Amidala has two Republic faction releases — the older Red Line figure and the TPM Galaxy Collection version — representing the Queen and Senator who was as central to the Clone Wars as any Jedi. She’s not a soldier but she belongs in the Republic faction by political allegiance, and her figures pair naturally with the prequel-era Jedi and clone displays.

Display Strategy

The Republic faction’s display strength scales directly with clone numbers. A command structure display — named commanders like Rex, Cody, Jesse, and Fives in front, a formation of standard Phase II troopers behind — requires patience to build but reads as genuinely impressive. The unit marking variants break up visual uniformity: mixing the 332nd’s orange markings, the 212th’s corps markings, and plain white troopers creates a realistic sense of a multi-unit army.

For an Order 66 display specifically, the diversity of unit markings becomes thematic rather than just decorative — different clones executing the same order across different battlefronts. The Clones of the Republic two-packs (Mace Windu/187th, Yoda/Gree) are purpose-built for this display context.

Delta Squad as a standalone display requires all four Republic Commando Gaming Greats figures. They’re GameStop exclusives and require some secondary market effort to complete, but the payoff is one of the most self-contained squad displays in the line.

The Bad Batch works well as a distinct sub-group within the broader Republic display — their modified armour and civilian disguise variants read differently from standard clone formations and benefit from being grouped as a unit rather than scattered through the broader army.

Check off the figures you own with the Black Series Checklist.

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Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Factions. Related: Clone Trooper | Captain Rex | Anakin Skywalker | Ahsoka Tano.