Finn (Jakku) — Star Wars The Black Series #01
The Black Series Finn in Jakku scavenger jacket — Red Line #01, 2015. Removable jacket, blaster rifle, Jakku sand weathering on boots. Glossy head and matte head variants documented. Collector guide covering all four Finn releases.
Overview
Red Line #01 launches the Force Awakens wave with Finn — FN-2187, the First Order Stormtrooper who defects during the opening raid on Tuanul village and ends up on Jakku still wearing the leather jacket he took from Poe Dameron. This Jakku configuration covers his appearance from the Jakku desert crash through to the Maz Kanata’s castle sequence — the brown jacket, the scavenged equipment, the look of a man who ran from one war and hasn’t yet decided what he’s running toward.
The Red Line reset the Black Series numbering for the third time, starting fresh at #01 for the TFA launch wave. The packaging changed too: the blue window boxes of the Blue Wave were replaced by the closed red-and-black boxes that would define the Red Line’s visual identity for three years.
Two variants are documented. The glossy head variant is the earlier production run — the skin on the portrait has a visible sheen under direct light. The matte head version pictured on collector community research came with later production, with a flat finish that most collectors consider the better result. Both are the same figure; the matte head is generally preferred for display. MSRP $19.99. ASIN B00YH1SIKA.
The Character and Scene Context
Finn’s Jakku configuration is his first appearance as a free agent — the Stormtrooper conditioning stripped away by the trauma of watching his unit massacre civilians, the First Order helmet discarded, the borrowed jacket the first piece of identity he’s claimed for himself rather than been assigned. He doesn’t know what he is yet in this configuration. He’s been FN-2187 his entire life and the jacket and the name he gets from Poe are the beginning of something he hasn’t had words for before.
The jacket itself has a specific provenance: it belongs to Poe Dameron, who gave it to Finn after they crashed on Jakku and separated. Finn assumes Poe died in the crash; he keeps the jacket partly as tribute and partly because it’s the warmest thing available on a desert planet. When Poe turns out to be alive later in the film, the jacket becomes a running point of connection between them across all three films.
The Jakku sand weathering on the boots and lower pants is one of the better paint details in this release — the dust accumulation gets lighter the further up the leg it goes, which is the correct visual reference for someone who has been walking through sand. It’s the kind of subtle weathering effect that distinguishes a thoughtfully-produced figure from a flat one.
Accessories
Two accessories: a blaster rifle and a removable jacket.
The blaster rifle fits both hands well, with the right hand grip allowing the index finger to sit at the trigger guard naturally. The jacket is technically removable — it lifts over the head — but since the shirt underneath has the jacket sleeves sculpted and painted onto the arms, removing the jacket leaves Finn in what looks like a sleeveless shirt with painted-on sleeve ghosts. The display intention is jacket-on; the removability is engineering flexibility rather than a meaningful display option.
Sculpt and Articulation
The John Boyega likeness is pre-Photo Real and reads as an approximation at close range — the proportions and skin tone are correct, the specific features of his face at age 23 are approximated rather than precisely captured. At shelf distance the portrait is convincing; close-up photography reveals the era’s limitations. The Galaxy Collection TFA Finn (2021) delivers Photo Real quality for the definitive modern Finn portrait.
The Jakku costume sculpt holds up well: the leather jacket texture, the layered clothing beneath, and the boot detail are all rendered accurately.
Articulation covers 19 points: ball-jointed neck (dual), ball-jointed shoulders, ball-jointed elbows, ball-jointed wrists, ball-jointed upper body, ball-jointed hips, swivel thighs, above and below knee swivels, ball-jointed ankles.
All Black Series Finn Releases
Four releases. Finn (Jakku) — this figure, Jakku jacket configuration. Finn FN-2187 (2016) — Stormtrooper armour configuration. Finn (First Order Disguise) (2017) — The Last Jedi, First Order officer coat. Finn (TFA GC) (2021) — Galaxy Collection update to the Jakku configuration with Photo Real portrait.
Display Recommendations
The Jakku configuration pairs most naturally with Rey (Jakku) #02 for the Jakku desert chase sequence — both figures in their TFA first-act configurations at the same Red Line production quality. See the Force Awakens scene guide.
Comparative Notes
Placed alongside Finn FN-2187 (2016) — the Stormtrooper armour release from one wave later — the Jakku version shows both what Finn left behind and what he chose. Displaying both figures tells the character arc in miniature: the First Order soldier’s armour discarded, the scavenger jacket claimed. The Galaxy Collection TFA Finn (2021) brings Photo Real Boyega likeness to the same Jakku configuration; placed directly alongside the 2015 version, the portrait improvement is the most visible quality difference across the six-year production gap.
Secondary Market
The Red Line Finn Jakku is widely available at or below original retail. The 2021 Galaxy Collection update limits display demand to Red Line completionists. The glossy/matte head variant distinction is worth noting when purchasing — matte is the generally preferred version, though the price difference is typically negligible on secondary markets.
Verdict
The Galaxy Collection TFA Finn (2021) is the display recommendation for Photo Real portrait quality.
Buy the Red Line #01 for: completing the Red Line numbered sequence; the Jakku sand-weathered boots and jacket detail at the original 2015 production; or as a budget secondary market acquisition where the 2021 GC update is unavailable.
Product codes: ASIN B00YH1SIKA
The Red Line Wave in Context
The Red Line packaging reset the Black Series visual identity for the sequel era. Out went the blue window boxes of the Blue and Orange Waves; in came the closed red-and-black packaging with full-bleed character artwork that would define Phase 3 through 2019. The change reflected both the Disney era rebranding and Hasbro’s growing confidence in closed-box packaging — an implicit statement that the Black Series had established enough collector trust that you didn’t need to see the figure through cellophane to believe in it.
Finn at #01 of the Red Line performs the same anchoring function that the Sandtrooper Corporal performed at #01 of the Blue Wave — a character who is both central to the franchise and whose figure quality can carry the launch. The choice of the Jakku jacket configuration rather than the Stormtrooper armour (which would follow at #17 Finn FN-2187) was deliberate: this is Finn choosing his identity rather than being assigned one, which is precisely what The Force Awakens is about.
Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Red Line. Related: All Finn figures | The Force Awakens | Resistance faction.