Star Wars Black Series Death Star Corridors

The Death Star Corridors scene is the largest in the Black Series. It draws figures from every phase of the line going back to the 2013 Orange Wave launch, spans all three Original Trilogy films, and covers the full cast of the galactic conflict — the heroes who infiltrated the station, the Imperial officers who ran it, the troopers who patrolled it, and the Sith Lord who commanded it. If you build one Black Series display, this is the one with the most to work with.

The Scene in Star Wars

The Death Star is the central object of the Original Trilogy. It’s introduced in A New Hope as the Empire’s ultimate weapon — a space station the size of a moon, capable of destroying planets. It’s where Princess Leia is held prisoner, where Obi-Wan Kenobi meets his end, where Luke Skywalker fires the shot that destroys it. The corridors of the Death Star are where most of the film’s tension lives: the stormtrooper disguise sequence, the detention block rescue, the tractor beam standoff, the final dash to the hangar.

The Empire Strikes Back brings Darth Vader back aboard a similar Imperial installation, and the grey interior architecture becomes visual shorthand for Imperial power throughout the trilogy. Return of the Jedi takes it further — the Death Star II’s throne room, where the Emperor waits, where Vader and Luke fight their final duel, and where Anakin Skywalker makes his choice, is the culmination of everything the Original Trilogy built.

At 6-inch scale, the grey and black of Imperial architecture gives this display its character. It’s a scene defined by contrast — white stormtrooper armour against dark corridors, the red of the Emperor’s Guard, the heroes in their rebel gear surrounded by the Empire’s cold infrastructure. It photographs exceptionally well and it’s a scene that viewers of all ages immediately recognise.

Building This Display

The foundation is the A New Hope Galaxy Collection releases. The 2025 ANH sub-line — Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa, Han Solo, and Chewbacca — are the best versions of these characters Hasbro has produced at 6-inch scale. Photo Real face printing, excellent articulation, accurate accessories. These four figures establish the core of any Death Star Corridors display and should be the first purchase if you’re starting from scratch.

From there the display builds outward in two directions: Imperial forces and supporting heroes.

For Imperial forces, the stormtrooper variants are the priority. The line has produced mainline stormtroopers, archive repacks, carbonized variants, and exclusive configurations across every phase. Army building here is straightforward — multiples of the same figure work well for the corridor patrol look. Add the TIE Pilot, the Death Star Trooper, and Grand Moff Tarkin for command presence, and Darth Vader in any of his ANH or ESB configurations as the anchor.

For heroes, the line’s coverage of the ANH cast is comprehensive. Every significant human character from the Death Star sequence has been produced in multiple configurations across the line’s history. The question is which version — and generally the answer is the most recent Galaxy Collection release, which carries Photo Real technology the early phases lack.

Era and Quality Mixing

The Death Star Corridors display spans twelve years of Black Series production, and that range creates real quality disparity. Phase 1 Orange Wave figures from 2013 have softer face printing and fewer points of articulation than Phase 4 Galaxy Collection figures from 2024-2025. That gap is visible on a shelf.

The practical advice: for human characters with exposed faces — Luke, Leia, Han, Tarkin — prioritise the most recent release. The Photo Real improvement is significant enough to justify owning the newer version even if you have the older one.

For armoured characters — stormtroopers, TIE pilots, the Death Star Trooper — the quality gap between phases is much smaller. A Phase 1 stormtrooper next to a Phase 4 stormtrooper reads as consistent. Army building with older trooper figures is completely reasonable.

For Darth Vader, the ANH Galaxy Collection release from 2024 is the current recommendation — the soft-goods robe is handled correctly and the sculpt is the best the line has produced.

The 40th Anniversary Sub-Line

The 40th Anniversary Wave 2 and Wave 3 releases from 2017 and 2020 are worth separate mention for this display. These figures — particularly the ANH core cast released for the film’s 40th anniversary — were produced with greater attention to accuracy than the standard mainline figures of the same era, and several of them remain competitive with later releases. The 40th Anniversary Darth Vader Legacy Pack includes a particularly strong Vader sculpt that held up well through Phase 3.

If you’re building a display specifically from the Original Trilogy era and want historical coherence in your figures’ production, the 40th Anniversary sub-line gives the Death Star Corridors display a unified aesthetic that later phases don’t replicate.

What This Display Can’t Do

One thing worth knowing upfront: the Death Star Corridors tag covers figures that appear across all three Death Star environments — the ANH station corridors, the ROTJ Death Star II throne room, and the space around both. It’s a broad category by design. If you want a tighter display — specifically the throne room duel, specifically the reactor shaft — the Throne Room Duel scene breaks out the ROTJ-specific figures with more focus.

The Death Star Corridors display is the comprehensive Imperial interior display. The Throne Room Duel display is the specific climax of the trilogy. Both are worth building; they share figures but serve different purposes.

All Figures for This Display

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Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Scenes. Related: Throne Room Duel | Tatooine Desert | Collector Guide | Army Builders | Photo Real Guide.