Nalan Cheel (Deluxe) — Star Wars The Black Series #ANH 05
The Black Series Nalan Cheel Deluxe — Phase 4 ANH Collection #05, 2022. The Bith Cantina Band bandfill player. Hasbro Pulse / ShopDisney exclusive. $38.99 deluxe. The only Black Series Nalan Cheel.
Overview
Phase 4 ANH Collection #05 is Nalan Cheel — the Bith musician who plays the bandfill (the keyboard-like instrument) in Figrin D’An and the Modal Nodes, the Mos Eisley Cantina band. Where Figrin D’An at #ANH 04 is the band leader with the kloo horn melody instrument, Nalan Cheel is the harmonic foundation player — the keyboard that fills the midrange of the cantina band’s distinctive sound.
Bandfill accessory. 19 joints. $38.99 deluxe price. Hasbro Pulse / ShopDisney exclusive. 2022. The only Black Series Nalan Cheel.
The $38.99 Deluxe Price
At $38.99 — sixteen dollars above the ANH Collection’s standard $22.99 and fifteen above the standard Phase 4 $24.99 — Nalan Cheel is the ANH Collection’s most expensive single figure and one of Phase 4’s higher-priced standard releases. The deluxe pricing with the bandfill instrument suggests the accessory required investment beyond a simple prop inclusion.
The Hasbro Pulse / ShopDisney exclusive distribution further limits availability, making Nalan Cheel the ANH Collection’s most deliberately sourced figure.
Nalan Cheel and the Modal Nodes Display
With Figrin D’An (#ANH 04) and Nalan Cheel (#ANH 05), the ANH Collection has two of the Modal Nodes’ seven members in plastic. The band’s complete roster included: Figrin D’An (kloo horn, leader), Doikk Na’ts (dorenian beshniquel), Ickabel G’ont (fanfar), Tedn Dahai (fanfar), Tech Mo’r (ommni box), Nalan Cheel (bandfill), and Sun’il Ei’de (drums). Two figures, seven band members — the complete band requires additional releases.
The Bith Instrument Tradition
The specific instruments the Modal Nodes play are all original Star Wars designs — not analogues of human instruments but alien instruments that produce the alien-jazz sound of the cantina. The bandfill’s specific design as a Bith keyboard creates a display that communicates the band’s musical function: Figrin D’An with the melody horn, Nalan Cheel with the harmonic keyboard, a partial band that reads as a band rather than two musicians.
Secondary Market
Well above-retail secondary market prices — $38.99 original price, exclusive distribution, the only Black Series Nalan Cheel. Verify the bandfill accessory. No production variants documented.
Verdict
The only Black Series Nalan Cheel. Buy for the Modal Nodes band display with Figrin D’An or ANH Collection completion. The exclusive distribution requires deliberate sourcing.
The $38.99 Premium and What It Buys
The specific premium for Nalan Cheel at $38.99 versus Figrin D’An at $22.99 — a $16 difference for two figures with the same basic design (Bith bodies, Bith heads, matching outfits) — is the ANH Collection’s most notable pricing puzzle. Both figures are Bith musicians. Both have 19 joints. The bandfill instrument versus the kloo horn doesn’t obviously justify a 70% price premium.
Possible explanations: the exclusive Hasbro Pulse / ShopDisney distribution carries a price premium built into the retail structure; the deluxe designation may reflect a more elaborate accessory; or the pricing reflects deliberate market segmentation between wide-release band leader and exclusive-channel band member.
The Hasbro Pulse / ShopDisney Exclusive Distribution
Hasbro Pulse and ShopDisney exclusives occupy a specific collector tier — available through digital-first channels rather than physical retail, typically at premium pricing, and with limited production windows that make secondary market acquisition the primary long-term option. Nalan Cheel’s distribution pattern makes him the ANH Collection’s most deliberately scarce figure.
The Modal Nodes’ Remaining Five Members
With Figrin D’An and Nalan Cheel in plastic, the Modal Nodes has five members still unrepresented: Doikk Na’ts, Ickabel G’ont, Tedn Dahai, Tech Mo’r, and Sun’il Ei’de. Whether the ANH Collection continues to add band members is unknown at current writing, but the collector demand for a complete seven-figure band display is consistent and well-documented in the community.
Nalan Cheel as the Collection’s Costliest Cantina Entry
At $38.99 Nalan Cheel is the most expensive cantina alien in the collection by far — and the cantina display that includes both band members, both troublemakers, and the future Momaw Nadon represents a significant investment. The cantina is not a budget display.
No production variants documented. Hasbro Pulse / ShopDisney exclusive. The bandfill must be verified on secondary market purchases. At $38.99 original pricing, the secondary market price will reflect both the premium and the exclusive distribution scarcity.
The Hasbro Pulse and ShopDisney exclusive channels are the most accessible digital-exclusive routes — both platforms have established collector bases and clear purchase processes. The secondary market alternative is consistently priced above the $38.99 original but not dramatically so, given the figure’s moderate production run.
Nalan Cheel is the ANH Collection’s most expensive deliberate purchase — the figure that requires specific channel sourcing at premium pricing for a band member most casual viewers couldn’t name. Buying Nalan Cheel is a collector statement: the complete cantina display matters more than the budget.
The complete Modal Nodes display — should Hasbro continue adding band members — would be the Phase 4 ANH Collection’s most extreme collector achievement: seven identical Bith figures in matching outfits with seven different instruments. Two of seven exist. The demand for the complete seven is documented and consistent.
Budget for Nalan Cheel carefully — the $38.99 original price plus the exclusive distribution makes this the ANH Collection’s most deliberate purchase. But the Modal Nodes display without the bandfill player is incomplete.
The complete ANH Collection’s cantina figures at current writing: Ponda Baba, Dr. Evazan, Figrin D’An, Nalan Cheel, and the forthcoming Momaw Nadon (#07). Five cantina figures from one film’s one scene. The Mos Eisley Cantina is becoming the Phase 4 ANH Collection’s most completely represented space.
One release. The only Black Series Nalan Cheel. The most expensive Modal Nodes figure and the most exclusively distributed. The bandfill completes the musical pair.
The bandfill and the kloo horn together. That is the Modal Nodes display’s foundation.
Nalan Cheel closes the ANH Collection’s first five figures at the highest price point in the set. The bandfill player completes the pair that makes the cantina display musical. The $38.99 is the cost of that completion.
Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Phase 4 ANH Collection. Related: Figrin D’An P4-ANH-04 | Ponda Baba P4-ANH-02 | A New Hope.