HK-87 — Star Wars The Black Series #MAN 29
The Black Series HK-87 from The Mandalorian — Phase 4 Mandalorian Collection #29, 2023. The Mandalore-era assassin droid with blaster, soft-goods robe, and removable wires. 21 joints. Standard retail $24.99.
Overview
HK-87 at #MAN 29 is The Mandalorian Collection’s season three droid — the assassin droid type that operates on Mandalore in service of the faction that controls the planet, in the HK series design that nods to the franchise’s most beloved assassin droid lineage. Blaster, soft-goods robe half, and removable wires. 21 joints. Standard retail. $24.99. 2023.
Blaster. Soft-goods robe. Removable wires. The Mandalore assassin droid.
The HK Series Legacy
HK-87 is a descendant in design language of the HK-series assassin droids that appear throughout Star Wars lore — the HK-47 of Knights of the Old Republic fame, the HK-50 series, the broader HK programme of purpose-built assassination platforms. The HK-87 variant in The Mandalorian season three updates the design for the live-action era while maintaining the specific angular, precision-built aesthetic that makes the HK series immediately recognisable.
The soft-goods robe half is the accessory that most specifically communicates the HK-87’s Mandalore context — the partial garment that covers one side of the droid’s chassis, the specific costume detail of the faction-aligned assassin operating in a particular social environment.
Three Accessories and the Display Options
The three accessories create distinct display configurations: the blaster communicates the operative in combat mode; the removable wires communicate the maintenance or deactivated state; the soft-goods robe half communicates the assassin operating within a specific social context. The removable wires are the most unusual accessory in the MAN Collection’s droid tier — no other figure has wires as a separate display element.
The Mandalorian Collection’s Droid Tier at Four
With HK-87 at #MAN 29, the Mandalorian Collection’s droid tier is assembled: Q9-0 (21j), New Republic Security Droid (23j), Dark Trooper (27j), and HK-87 (21j). Four distinct droid designs, four different institutional roles, four different eras within the series’ run. The droid display is the Mandalorian Collection’s most technically varied sub-display.
Secondary Market
Above-retail secondary market prices. Standard retail 2023. Verify blaster, soft-goods robe half, and removable wires. No production variants documented.
Our Verdict
HK-87 at #MAN 29 is the Mandalorian Collection’s season three droid — the Mandalore assassin in the HK series tradition, with the soft-goods robe and removable wires that make him the droid tier’s most accessory-specific figure. $24.99 standard retail. Buy him. The droid tier gains its most unusual accessory with the wires.
The HK Legacy in Phase 4
The HK-series assassin droids are one of the Star Wars universe’s most beloved droid designs outside the films — the Knights of the Old Republic HK-47 in particular is one of the most memorably voiced and characterised non-humanoid characters in the franchise’s wider canon. The HK-87 variant in The Mandalorian season three updates that lineage for the live-action era, and the figure at #MAN 29 delivers the updated design in Phase 4 at standard retail pricing.
The soft-goods robe half is the accessory that most distinguishes HK-87 from the other droids in the Mandalorian Collection — the fabric element creates a display contrast with the metallic chassis that communicates the droid’s specific operational context. A droid in a robe is a droid with a cover. The removable wires add the maintenance state display option. Both accessories extend the figure’s display range beyond what the blaster alone provides.
The Droid Tier Complete
Q9-0, New Republic Security Droid, Dark Trooper, HK-87: the four-droid tier covers the full range of the Mandalorian Collection’s droid designs across three seasons. Assassin, enforcement, mechanised combat, faction operative. All four standard retail or standard retail deluxe. The droid formation is the Mandalorian Collection’s most technically varied display at four figures.
HK-87 at $24.99 standard retail is the Mandalorian Collection’s most accessory-unusual droid — the soft-goods robe half and removable wires giving the droid figure a display range that no other droid in the collection achieves. The HK series legacy. The Mandalore assassin. The droid tier’s fourth member at the 2023 production standard. Buy him.
Soft-goods robe. Removable wires. Blaster. The HK-87 assassin droid at $24.99 with the droid tier’s most unusual accessory combination. Buy him and the four-droid Mandalorian Collection display is complete.
Soft-goods robe. Removable wires. Blaster. Dollar 24.99. The HK-87 assassin droid completes the Mandalorian Collection droid tier at four figures.
The HK-87 assassin droid and its soft-goods robe half are the Mandalorian Collection’s most unusual accessory combination in the droid tier. No other figure has fabric as a primary display element. Dollar 24.99 standard retail for the season three droid with the most accessory-specific display range in the collection.
Soft-goods robe and wires. The HK-87 droid tier fourth member. Buy him.
HK-87 with soft-goods robe. Buy him.
HK-87 at dollar 24.99 standard retail is the Mandalorian Collection droid tier complete at four figures. The soft-goods robe half is Phase 4 most unusual droid accessory. The removable wires enable the maintenance display state no other droid figure offers. Buy him. The four droids together are the collection most technically varied sub-display.
Buy HK-87. The droid tier is complete. The soft-goods robe is Phase 4 most unusual droid accessory. The collection needs its fourth droid.
HK-87. Robe and wires. The droid tier is complete at four figures.
HK-87 at dollar 24.99 is the Mandalorian Collection droid tier fourth member and its most accessory-specific figure. The soft-goods robe half communicates the droid operating within a social context. No other figure in the droid tier has this. Buy him.
HK-87. Soft-goods robe. Removable wires. The droid tier is complete. Buy him.
HK-87 at dollar 24.99 brings the Mandalorian Collection droid tier to four figures and introduces the most unusual accessory combination in the tier. The soft-goods robe communicates the droid within a social context. The removable wires communicate maintenance. No other droid in the collection offers both. Buy him.
HK-87 is the Mandalorian Collection fourth droid and the one with the most unusual accessory combination. Soft-goods robe. Removable wires. Blaster. Dollar 24.99. Buy him. The droid tier complete.
HK-87. Dollar 24.99 standard retail. The droid tier fourth member with the soft-goods robe and removable wires that no other Phase 4 droid offers. Buy him and the Mandalorian Collection droid display is complete.
Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Phase 4 Mandalorian Collection. Related: Q9-0 P4-MAN-11 | New Republic Security Droid P4-MAN-23 | Dark Trooper P4-MAN-28 | The Mandalorian.