Grogu (Archive) — Star Wars The Black Series

Overview

Grogu at the Archive Collection captures the canonical foundling — the mysterious child pursued by bounty hunters on behalf of Imperial interests, who found protection with the Mandalorian Din Djarin. Released in 2024 single-carded in the International Exclusive distribution channel — the figure was only available outside of the United States. International exclusive at $27.99 — the highest-priced single Archive Collection release despite being among the physically smallest figures in the sub-line. 5 joints only — the lowest articulation count in the entire Archive Collection, and one of the lowest in the broader Black Series catalogue. Eight accessories: a necklace, bowl, frog, knob, pram (with removable lid), display stand, and cylinder container. The figure is a straight re-release of the 2022 Black Series Grogu (figure id=30391).

The International Exclusive Distribution

Like the broader Wave 8/9 Archive cluster (Bo-Katan, Vader, Imperial Stormtrooper, Luke X-Wing W8, Ahsoka, Luke Imperial Light Cruiser, Obi-Wan Padawan), the Grogu Archive shipped only outside the United States. For US-based collectors, the figure is structurally inaccessible at standard retail and requires import sourcing or international acquisition channels.

At $27.99, this is structurally one of the least cost-efficient Archive Collection acquisitions for US-based collectors factoring in import pricing — a small figure with minimal articulation at the premium price point before import costs are applied. For Archive-complete-set collectors specifically, this is one of the most acquisition-challenging entries in the full sub-line.

The Five-Joint Articulation

Grogu has only five movable parts — the head, both arms, and both wrists. This is structurally the lowest articulation count of any figure in the Archive Collection, well below the 14-joint minimum delivered by Ahsoka Tano (Archive). The 5-joint count reflects the physical constraints of the character — the canonical Grogu is a very small creature with stubby limbs, a large head, and an essentially spherical body. Higher-articulation engineering on a figure this small would require micro-scale joint implementations that Hasbro hasn’t committed to at this price tier.

What you see is what you get — there aren’t any surprises here, and with the limited articulation you can’t display Grogu much differently between configurations.

The Eight-Accessory Loadout

The accessory count is the structural counterbalance to the minimal articulation — at eight distinct components, the Archive Grogu ships with one of the richest accessory loadouts in the Wave 9 cluster.

The necklace is easy to remove — simply pull it over the head without needing to pop the head off. The pram has a removable lid, allowing it to be displayed open or closed. The display stand plugs into a hole in the bottom of the pram — supporting stable pram-display configurations without the pram tipping over. The bowl, frog, knob, and cylinder container are canonical Grogu character-specific props from the Mandalorian TV series narrative.

One structural note on the pram configuration — even though Grogu fits into the pram, it looks awkward when he is lying down because Grogu’s body is one solid piece of plastic. The character’s spherical solid-body construction means the lying-in-pram display state doesn’t capture canonical screen-accurate Grogu-in-pram visual reading, since the figure can’t adopt the relaxed reclined posture the character has on screen.

A note on the difference vs the 2022 source release: this time there was no case included for the small knob, bowl, and frog. The 2022 original came with a small storage case for these tiny accessories. The Archive re-release drops the case — an easy component to lose on the secondary market, so worth verifying individually when acquiring.

The Paint and Head Sculpt

The paint application looks okay and the head sculpt looks nice. Standard paint-quality note for a small-scale character — at Grogu’s physical scale, detailed paint application is mechanically challenging. The head sculpt captures the canonical large-eyed, large-eared Grogu character visual with appropriate proportions.

The figure is a straight re-release with no meaningful paint changes from the 2022 source body.

Articulation

5 joints. Ball-jointed neck, ball-jointed shoulders (both), ball-jointed wrists (both). No waist, no hips, no leg articulation. The single-solid-plastic body construction eliminates all torso and leg movement — the figure is structurally static from the waist down.

Distribution and the Wave 9 Mandalorian Cluster

International exclusive Archive Collection release at $27.99 outside the United States. Released in 2024 as part of Wave 9 alongside Ahsoka Tano (Archive), Luke Skywalker Imperial Light Cruiser (Archive), and Obi-Wan Kenobi Padawan (Archive). Three of four Wave 9 figures are Mandalorian-era characters (Ahsoka, Grogu, Luke Imperial Light Cruiser) — the Wave 9 Mandalorian cluster is structurally the most Mandalorian-era-dense Archive wave.

For collectors building canonical Mandalorian-era display configurations, Grogu pairs with Bo-Katan Kryze (Archive) (Wave 8) and Ahsoka Tano (Archive) (Wave 9) for the canonical Mandalorian Season 2 character-class assembly. For the canonical Grogu-in-pram display specifically, the Archive’s pram-plus-display-stand configuration delivers appropriate equipment-supported scene reading.

Other Grogu Figures

Grogu has been one of the most-released characters in the Mandalorian-era Black Series catalogue. Other notable releases include the original Grogu figure (figure id=24773), the Grogu With Din Djarin 2-pack (figure id=25913), the Grogu With Speeder Bike and Biker Scout 3-pack (figure id=25938), the Retro Collection Grogu (figure id=25944), the Vintage Collection Grogu With Din Djarin (figure id=25957), the Vintage Collection Grogu With Pram (figure id=25961), and the 2022 Black Series source body (figure id=30391). The Archive release joins this extensive character-class catalogue as the dedicated 2024 International-exclusive Archive Collection re-release.

Secondary Market

Single-carded International-exclusive Archive Collection release with dedicated Archive cardback packaging, 2024. Available through international retail channels at MSRP and the secondary market with import-pricing premium for US-based collectors. Verify all eight accessories are present — the necklace, bowl, frog, knob, pram, pram lid, display stand, and cylinder container. The bowl, frog, and knob are the smallest and most easily lost components during transit, and unlike the 2022 release there is no accessory case to keep them together.

Verdict

Grogu (Archive) at the 2024 Wave 9 International-exclusive Archive Collection is a structurally distinctive sub-line entry — the eight-accessory loadout with canonical Mandalorian character-specific props (bowl, frog, knob, pram with removable lid, display stand, cylinder container, necklace) is the richest prop-display equipment configuration in the Wave 9 cluster, the necklace pull-over-head removal is simple and clean, the pram-plus-display-stand combination delivers stable at-rest display, and the head sculpt captures the canonical Grogu visual correctly.

The 5-joint articulation is the lowest in the entire Archive Collection — structural reality of the character’s physical design rather than a cost-optimisation choice, but it does limit display-pose variation to a very small range. The solid-body plastic construction makes the lying-in-pram display state look awkward. The missing accessory case (included with the 2022 source release) increases small-component loss risk. The International-exclusive distribution makes US-based acquisition structurally challenging. At $27.99 before import costs, this is one of the least cost-efficient Archive entries on a price-to-figure-size basis.

Buy this figure if you collect the Archive Collection as a complete set (essential for completion despite the International-exclusive distribution and premium pricing challenges), if you build canonical Mandalorian-era display configurations needing the pram-with-Grogu equipment configuration, if you missed the 2022 source release and want the canonical Grogu-with-pram accessory loadout, or if you build the Wave 9 Mandalorian cluster (Ahsoka, Grogu, Luke Imperial Light Cruiser). Skip if you already own the 2022 source release (the Archive variant is functionally identical minus the accessory case), if the 5-joint articulation limit meaningfully affects your display-pose preferences, or if the import-pricing premium for a small figure puts it out of your budget.

The foundling who anchors Wave 9 International-exclusive Archive Collection cluster. The figure with the lowest articulation in the Archive sub-line, the eight-accessory prop loadout, the pram-with-removable-lid-and-display-stand engineering, and the missing-accessory-case note. The Grogu that completes the Wave 9 Mandalorian-era trio alongside Ahsoka and Luke Imperial Light Cruiser. International exclusive distribution, 2024, Wave 9.

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Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Phase 4 Archive Collection. Related: Ahsoka Tano (Archive) P4-ARC-09 | Bo-Katan Kryze (Archive) P4-ARC-08 | Luke Skywalker Imperial Light Cruiser (Archive) P4-ARC-LIC | Obi-Wan Kenobi Padawan (Archive) P4-ARC-OBP.