Purge Trooper (Phase II Armor) — Star Wars The Black Series #OWK 07

Overview

The Purge Trooper at #OWK 07 is the Mural Collection’s army-builder figure — the upgraded Phase II Armor variant of the Inquisitor-support trooper that fights Obi-Wan throughout the Disney+ series, the figure that makes building a screen-accurate Inquisitor fortress display possible at the 6-inch scale. Released December 2022 as a single-boxed Walmart exclusive. MSRP $27.99 (slightly above the standard $24.99 for the rest of the Mural Collection — the exclusive premium). Two accessories: a blaster and a removable shoulder pauldron. Standard 17-joint Phase 4 articulation. The figure most worth buying multiples of, if you can find them.

The Phase II Armor Distinction

The Purge Trooper exists in two armour configurations across modern Star Wars: the original Phase I Armor that first appeared in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (and was made into Black Series figures in 2019 and 2020 as part of the Phase 3 line), and the updated Phase II Armor that the Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi series introduces. The two configurations are visually distinct enough that they are separate collectibles — the Phase I Armor reads as more grey-and-black with bulky overlay pieces, the Phase II Armor reads as sleeker with the dark-red highlights that connect the trooper visually to the Inquisitor uniforms they support.

The #OWK 07 figure is specifically the Phase II Armor configuration. If you already own a Phase I Purge Trooper from the earlier Black Series releases and are wondering whether the #OWK 07 is a duplicate: it isn’t. The armour mould is reworked, the paint application is the screen-accurate red-on-black of the Disney+ series, and the silhouette reads differently on the shelf. For Inquisitor-fortress display builders who want the Disney+ continuity, this is the correct Purge Trooper to buy.

The Removable Shoulder Pauldron

The figure ships with a removable shoulder pauldron — the asymmetric over-shoulder armour piece that distinguishes squad commanders or veteran troopers from the rank-and-file Purge Trooper population. The pauldron is functionally a swap-out accessory: leave it off for a generic Purge Trooper, plug it on for a squad-leader display configuration. The trade-off: putting the helmet back onto its peg after removing the pauldron is awkward. Hasbro tooled the helmet-to-body peg as a tight fit, and the pauldron’s removal sometimes requires moving the head, which then needs to be carefully re-seated. This is a minor build complaint but worth knowing about before you start posing.

For collectors building army-builder displays, the pauldron makes one of every three or four Purge Troopers stand out as the squad commander while the rest stand as anonymous troopers. For collectors buying a single figure, the pauldron is the differentiation that makes #OWK 07 read as more than just a generic trooper — it’s a specific configuration with display flexibility.

The Blaster

One weapon: the standard Purge Trooper blaster, which fits well into both of the figure’s hands. The blaster supports the two-handed firing pose that screen-accurate trooper combat depicts, and it can be held one-handed for the marching-with-weapon-down configurations. There is no holster — the figure does not stow the blaster on the body when not in use, which is the design pattern Hasbro uses for most non-bounty-hunter trooper figures and which is appropriate for a squad-issued long-arm weapon.

The single-weapon loadout reads as appropriate for an army-builder. Multiple Purge Troopers on display do not need duplicate accessories; what they need is consistent silhouette and consistent posing options. The blaster does both jobs.

Sculpt and Paint Notes

Hasbro sculpted the Purge Trooper well. The figure looks just like its counterpart in the Disney+ series — the helmet shape, the chest armour panel layout, the belt detailing, the leg armour shapes are all screen-accurate to the Phase II Armor design. The paint application is the figure’s standout feature: the black base coat is uniform and clean, the dark-red accent paint on the chest panels and shoulder pauldron is sharp without bleeding into adjacent areas, and the silver highlights on the blaster, weapon grip, and small armour details catch the light during display.

There is no head underneath the helmet. The Purge Trooper’s helmet is not designed to come off, and Hasbro did not include an alternate unmasked head sculpt — which is correct for the figure’s character (Purge Troopers are a faceless squad, the lack of unmasked head is a feature not a bug) and correct for the price point ($27.99 already runs above the Mural Collection baseline; an alternate head would have pushed it higher).

Articulation and Build

17 joints. Standard Phase 4 trooper articulation: ball-jointed top neck, ball-jointed lower neck, ball-jointed shoulders, ball-jointed elbows, ball-jointed wrists, ball-jointed upper body, ball-jointed hips, swivel thighs, ball-jointed knees, ball-jointed ankles. The figure stands well on display without balancing issues, which is the test the build needs to pass for an army-builder — multiple Purge Troopers on a shelf cannot be a constant balance-correction project.

The articulation supports the screen-accurate Purge Trooper poses: rifle-up firing stance, rifle-down patrol stance, rifle-presented marching stance, and the more dramatic mid-charge poses the show occasionally depicts during the action sequences. The two-handed firing pose with the blaster works cleanly, and the figure holds the pose without sagging.

The Army-Builder Value Question

At $27.99 per figure, building a Purge Trooper army gets expensive fast. Five troopers is $140. Ten is $280. For collectors who want a screen-accurate Inquisitor fortress display, the math has to be considered carefully. Hasbro later released a Carbonized two-pack with NED-B that paired the Purge Trooper with the loader droid at a slightly different price point, and a 2023 Holiday Edition two-pack that paired two Purge Troopers — both options provide alternative routes to building army density without paying the singles price for every figure.

For collectors who only want one Purge Trooper as a representative of the Inquisitor-support faction, the #OWK 07 is the right purchase. The shoulder pauldron makes the single figure more visually distinct than a baseline trooper, and the Mural Collection packaging completes the boxed display. For everyone else, watch for the multi-pack releases as the more cost-effective route to army density.

The Walmart Exclusive Pricing Question

Walmart-exclusive Black Series figures have historically launched with limited stock and aggressive secondary-market markup, but the Purge Trooper specifically had reasonable retail availability through late 2022 and into 2023. The exclusive arrangement meant Walmart-only initial distribution, but the figure was not a chase item in the way that some Walmart exclusives become. Secondary market prices have generally tracked at MSRP or slightly above, with the army-builder demand from Inquisitor-display collectors keeping floor prices firm.

For collectors looking to buy now, the figure is generally available at or near MSRP through eBay, secondary market resellers, and occasional Walmart restocks. Verify the shoulder pauldron is included — it is the most easily lost component of the figure — and verify the blaster is the correct Phase II tooling rather than a swap from a Phase I Purge Trooper.

The Mural Collection Position

The Purge Trooper sits on the Empire/Inquisitor side of the boxed mural display, alongside Vader (#OWK 02), Reva (#OWK 03), the Fifth Brother (#OWK 04), and the Grand Inquisitor (#OWK 09 in this collection’s numbering). The Purge Trooper is the rank-and-file footsoldier of the Inquisitor command structure, and the figure’s display position reinforces that hierarchical reading: the Inquisitors are the named individuals at the top, and the Purge Troopers are the anonymous force the Inquisitors deploy against the Jedi survivors.

For loose display, the Purge Trooper works best in multiples — even two figures positioned together create a small squad readout that single figures cannot achieve — but a single figure displayed alongside the Grand Inquisitor or the Fifth Brother creates a credible commander-and-trooper vignette that captures the show’s specific visual language.

The Show’s Use of the Purge Trooper

The Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi series uses Purge Troopers as the Inquisitorius’s standing force — the squad that arrives with Reva on Tatooine, the patrols on Daiyu, the perimeter guards at Fortress Inquisitorius, the troops Vader brings to the planet for the rematch sequences. They are the visual indicator that the Inquisitors are operating with Imperial backing rather than as freelance bounty hunters, and they appear in nearly every action sequence the show depicts.

The Phase II Armor configuration is specifically the version of the trooper the show introduces — it is not the Jedi: Fallen Order trooper, it is not the Star Wars Rebels Inquisitor squad, it is the Disney+ live-action Obi-Wan Kenobi series Purge Trooper. The figure honours that specificity, and the screen-accuracy is the figure’s most defensible reason to exist as a separate release rather than a re-paint of the existing Phase I tooling.

Our Verdict

The Purge Trooper (Phase II Armor) at #OWK 07 is the right figure for what it is: a screen-accurate Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi series trooper that supports both single-figure display and army-builder multiples. The build quality is solid, the paint application is sharp, the articulation supports the necessary poses, and the shoulder pauldron adds display flexibility. The pauldron-and-helmet fit issue is a minor build complaint, the $27.99 MSRP is above the Mural Collection baseline by enough to notice, and the army-builder pricing math gets expensive at scale — but none of these are deal-breakers for the figure itself.

Buy this figure if you are completing the Mural Collection, if you are building an Inquisitor fortress display, or if you want a representative Phase II Armor Purge Trooper without committing to multiples. Buy multiples if you are willing to pay the army-builder premium, or wait for the Carbonized and Holiday Edition multi-pack releases for a more cost-effective path to squad density.

The Inquisitorius’s standing force. The squad that backs Vader, Reva, and the Fifth Brother through the show’s action sequences. The figure that turns a single-character display into a fortress display. Buy at least one. Display alongside the Grand Inquisitor for the command-and-trooper readout. The Purge Trooper is the figure that makes the Mural Collection’s Inquisitor side look like an actual military operation.

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Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Phase 4 Obi-Wan Kenobi Mural Collection. Related: Grand Inquisitor P4-OWK-09 | Fifth Brother (Inquisitor) P4-OWK-04 | 1-JAC P4-OWK-08.