Sith Trooper (Carbonized) — Star Wars The Black Series

Overview

The Sith Trooper at the Carbonized sub-line captures the elite First Order soldiers introduced in The Rise of Skywalker — the red-armoured army whose appearance reveals the Sith Eternal’s hidden military force in the canonical sequel-trilogy finale. Released on Triple Force Friday (October 4, 2019) single-boxed exclusively on Amazon. Amazon exclusive at $24.99 — same pricing as the standard Carbonized sub-line baseline. 18 joints. One accessory: a blaster (with thigh-mount peg). The figure’s sculpt is identical to all other released Black Series 6-inch Sith Troopers — the regular release (figure id=22581), the First Edition variant (figure id=22584), and the SDCC 2019 exclusive (figure id=21518). The paint application on the figure and the look of the packaging is quite different from the other releases.

The Working Thigh-Mount Peg

The included blaster fits well into the Sith Trooper’s hands and it can be plugged into a hole on the figure’s right thigh. This works well. Specific accessory engineering commendation worth flagging — the blaster includes the thigh-mount peg geometry that successfully uses the body sculpt’s thigh-mount feature, supporting the canonical at-rest stowed-blaster display configuration.

This is a structural contrast with the contemporary First Order Jet Trooper Carbonized at #P4-CARB-01 — the Jet Trooper’s body sculpt also includes a thigh-mount hole, but the Jet Trooper’s blaster doesn’t have the matching peg geometry needed to use it. The same Triple Force Friday Carbonized launch wave shipped one figure with the working thigh-mount (Sith Trooper) and one without (Jet Trooper), reflecting inconsistent peg-geometry application across contemporaneous releases. For collectors evaluating accessory-engineering completeness, the Sith Trooper’s working thigh-mount feature is structurally meaningful.

The Single-Accessory Loadout

This Sith Trooper figure only came with one weapon while the other Sith Trooper figures came with two or more. Specific accessory-loadout reduction note worth flagging — the standard 2019 Sith Trooper at id=22581 ships with multiple accessories, the First Edition variant at id=22584 ships with multiple accessories, and the SDCC 2019 exclusive at id=21518 ships with extensive accessories. The Carbonized variant ships with only the single blaster, structurally reducing the accessory commitment compared to the alternative paint configurations of the same body sculpt.

For collectors evaluating per-figure value, the reduced single-accessory loadout aligns with the broader Carbonized sub-line entry-level positioning rather than the more loaded standard or SDCC configurations. Most contemporary Carbonized releases ship with one to three accessories rather than the more expansive accessory loadouts that distinguish standard mainline or convention-exclusive releases.

The Soft Shoulder Bells Engineering

The Sith Trooper’s shoulder bells are made out of very soft plastic, so when the arms are lifted more than 90° the shoulder armour doesn’t get in the way. Specific articulation engineering touch worth flagging — most Black Series Imperial-trooper-class figures suffer from costume-vs-articulation trade-offs where rigid shoulder armour physically blocks vertical arm raises beyond approximately 90° (the recurring Imperial Snowtrooper at #P4-40A-SN3 and similar armoured-trooper limitations).

The 2019 Sith Trooper sculpt addresses the recurring shoulder-armour articulation critique by using soft-flexible plastic for the shoulder-bell components rather than the rigid plastic that creates physical clearance constraints. The soft material allows the shoulder bells to flex out of the way as the arms articulate beyond the 90° threshold, supporting arm-movement ranges that rigid-shoulder-armour configurations don’t accommodate.

This is structurally meaningful as a Hasbro engineering improvement that propagates across releases — the same soft-shoulder-bell approach later appears on the Phase 4 ROTJ Stormtrooper at #P4-40A-ST6, demonstrating Hasbro’s consistent commitment to addressing the shoulder-armour-articulation trade-off when the body-sculpt design supports it. For collectors evaluating engineering progression across the broader Black Series catalogue, the Sith Trooper sculpt is one of the earlier figures demonstrating the soft-shoulder-bell workaround.

The Permanent Helmet

The Sith Trooper’s helmet is not removable. Standard First Order Stormtrooper-class design — single helmeted configuration without unmasked-reveal capability across the entire Sith Trooper character class. Consistent across all four contemporaneous Sith Trooper paint configurations (regular, First Edition, SDCC, Carbonized) — none of the four releases support unmasked-reveal display.

The Sculpt and Carbonized Paint

The figure’s sculpt looks cool with lots of grooves in the armour on the front and back. Specific sculpt-detail commendation — the Sith Trooper body sculpt includes detailed grooved-armour configuration across both front and back surfaces, capturing the canonical screen-accurate Sith Eternal-army equipment reading. Even with the carbonized special-paint-finish treatment that obscures some underlying detail, the grooved-armour sculpting reads through the carbonized application appropriately.

The paint application, which looks like a red candy apple, looks pretty awesome on this figure. Specific paint commitment commendation worth flagging — the Sith Trooper Carbonized leans into a distinctive candy-apple-red palette that captures the canonical Sith Trooper red-armour visual reading within the carbonized aesthetic positioning. Unlike the silver-and-grey reflective treatments that affect most other Carbonized releases (the Stormtrooper Carbonized at #P4-CARB-07’s silver, the Second Sister Inquisitor Carbonized at #P4-CARB-03’s grey, the standard carbonized neutral metallic finishes), the Sith Trooper’s red-candy-apple finish provides distinctive aesthetic variation across the broader sub-line ensemble.

Even though this Sith Trooper isn’t as accurately painted as other Sith Trooper figures, it looks great on display and is a nice addition to the collection. Specific framing worth noting — the candy-apple-red carbonized paint deliberately departs from the screen-accurate matte-red Sith Trooper paint that the standard 2019 release commits to, but the deliberately-non-screen-accurate aesthetic positioning is consistent with the broader Carbonized sub-line philosophy.

Articulation

18 joints. Ball-jointed neck, ball-jointed shoulders, ball-jointed elbows, ball-jointed wrists, ball-jointed upper body, ball-jointed hips, swivel-jointed thighs, swivel-joints above knees, swivel joints below knees, ball-jointed ankles. Above the 17-joint Phase 4 baseline thanks to dual-axis knee articulation. Standard mid-tier articulation count appropriate to the Stormtrooper-class character. The soft-shoulder-bell engineering noted above expands functional arm-articulation range beyond the joint count’s nominal capability.

Distribution and the Triple Force Friday Lineup

Amazon exclusive at $24.99, Triple Force Friday (October 4, 2019) single-boxed launch. The Amazon distribution placed the figure within the broader online-retail accessibility compared to the more-restrictive GameStop-channel Second Sister at #P4-CARB-03. Aftermarket pricing on the secondary market has remained moderate compared to the more-sought-after Carbonized releases — the Mandalorian Carbonized at #P4-CARB-02 commands meaningfully higher aftermarket pricing reflecting the broader Mandalorian-character demand.

For collectors building the Carbonized sub-line specifically, this Sith Trooper is the Sequel Trilogy First Order character-class acquisition complementing the contemporary Triple Force Friday Carbonized launches across other retail channels. Multiple copies for army-builder Sith Trooper deployment configurations support First Order display configurations though the carbonized aesthetic departure from screen-accurate paint may not match the broader First Order display preferences of all collectors.

Other Sith Trooper Figures

The Sith Trooper has been an extensively-released character class across the Sequel Trilogy catalogue. Other notable releases include the SDCC 2019 exclusive (figure id=21518), the standard Black Series Sith Trooper from 2019 (figure id=22581), the First Edition variant (figure id=22584), the Vintage Collection Sith Trooper (figure id=22591), the Disney ToyBox Sith Trooper variant (figure id=23626), and the Vintage Collection Sith Trooper Armory Pack (figure id=23629). The Black Series Carbonized release joins this character-class catalogue as the Triple Force Friday Amazon-exclusive special-paint-finish entry.

Secondary Market

Amazon exclusive single-boxed release with Triple Force Friday packaging, October 2019. Available through Amazon original retail and the secondary market with moderate aftermarket pricing reflecting the broader online-retail availability. Verify the included blaster (with thigh-mount peg) is present. Single-accessory loadout means the blaster is the only loose component during transit, simplifying acquisition verification.

Verdict

The Sith Trooper (Carbonized) at the 2019 Triple Force Friday Amazon exclusive launch is structurally one of the more complete Carbonized sub-line releases — the working thigh-mount peg engineering successfully uses the body-sculpt’s thigh-mount feature for canonical at-rest stowed-blaster display, the soft-shoulder-bell articulation engineering enables arm-movement ranges beyond 90° that rigid-shoulder-armour configurations don’t accommodate, the detailed grooved-armour sculpt reads appropriately through the carbonized paint application, the distinctive candy-apple-red paint provides meaningful aesthetic variation across the broader sub-line ensemble, and the figure stands reliably across multiple display configurations.

The single-accessory loadout sits at the lean end of the Carbonized sub-line distribution and is structurally reduced compared to the alternative paint configurations of the same body sculpt. The non-removable helmet limits costume modification flexibility entirely. The deliberately-non-screen-accurate candy-apple-red paint application departs from the canonical matte-red Sith Trooper configuration that the standard 2019 release commits to.

Buy this figure if you collect the Carbonized sub-line as a complete set, if you appreciate the working thigh-mount peg engineering as collecting priority (one of the more functionally-complete Carbonized releases), if you want the distinctive candy-apple-red aesthetic positioning that provides variation across the broader sub-line, if you build First Order army-builder display configurations and want the alternative carbonized aesthetic positioning, or if the Amazon-exclusive distribution path is structurally easier for your acquisition workflow than the contemporary Walmart, Target, or GameStop-channel Triple Force Friday Carbonized launches. Skip if you want the canonical screen-accurate matte-red Sith Trooper configuration (the standard 2019 release at id=22581 covers the same body sculpt with appropriate paint commitment) or if the reduced single-accessory loadout meaningfully affects your per-figure value calculation.

The Sith Eternal-army elite trooper with the carbonized candy-apple-red paint and the working thigh-mount peg engineering. The figure with the soft-shoulder-bell articulation supporting >90° arm movement and the detailed grooved-armour sculpt. The Sith Trooper that anchors Amazon-channel Triple Force Friday Carbonized acquisitions alongside the broader four-channel launch wave. Amazon exclusive distribution, October 4, 2019.

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Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Phase 4 Carbonized Sub-Line. Related: First Order Jet Trooper (Carbonized) P4-CARB-01 | The Mandalorian (Carbonized) P4-CARB-02 | Second Sister Inquisitor (Carbonized) P4-CARB-03.