Snowtrooper & IT-0 Droid (Holiday Edition 2-Pack) — Star Wars The Black Series
The Black Series Snowtrooper & IT-0 Droid Holiday Edition 2-Pack — early November 2023 Target exclusive. Pack #6 of 6. Fourth use of 2016 Snowtrooper sculpt in Snowman paint scheme. 19 joints. 2 accessories: blaster rifle and green backpack. Head moves despite helmet overlap. Shoulder armour limits above-90-degree arm movement. MSRP $27.99.
Overview
The Snowtrooper & IT-0 Droid Holiday Edition 2-Pack closes out the 2023 Holiday Edition series as Pack #6 of 6, released exclusively at Target in early November 2023. Target exclusive at $27.99. This is the fourth use of the 2016 Snowtrooper sculpt (figure id=4838) in the Holiday Edition programme — also used for the 2020 Elf Snowtrooper — this time in a Snowman paint scheme. An IT-0 Interrogator Droid accompanies in a snowy, icy look. Pack #6 of 6 in the 2023 Holiday Edition series.
The Snowman Concept
The paint application on the trooper mimics the costume of a Snowman. This is the 2023 Holiday Edition wave’s second clear seasonal character-concept fit alongside the Nutcracker Purge Trooper (Pack #5). The Snowtrooper’s canonical all-white cold-weather suit is the most naturally suited armour configuration in the Black Series roster for a Snowman concept — the mapping requires almost no creative stretch. The source documentation suggests this figure might be for you if you like to decorate for Christmas.
The Snowtrooper has been used for Holiday Edition purposes before — the 2020 Walmart release used an Elf concept on the same sculpt. The 2023 Snowman application is a different seasonal concept on the same source body.
The Two Accessories
Blaster rifle — the Snowtrooper can hold the weapon well in the hands. Standard two-hand weapon grip.
Green backpack — plugs firmly into a hole in the back of the figure. The green backpack is a specific seasonal colour detail — the canonical Snowtrooper backpack is white/grey; the holiday green distinguishes this as a seasonal variant accessory.
Articulation Notes
19 joints. Ball-jointed neck, lower swivel neck, ball-jointed shoulders, elbows, and wrists, ball-jointed upper body, ball-jointed hips, swivel thighs, swivel joints above and below the knees, ball-jointed ankles. Standard Phase 4 baseline. Even though the helmet is fairly long and overlaps with the chest armour it’s still possible to move the head left and right. The shoulder armour prevents both arms from going up more than 90 degrees — the same hard-plastic-bell constraint as the 2020 Snowtrooper Holiday Edition. The waist kama and pouches are not removable. No head underneath the helmet.
The IT-0 Droid Companion
The IT-0 Interrogator Droid — the Imperial torture device floating sphere — accompanies in a snowy, icy look. Of the 2023 Holiday Edition companion figures, the IT-0 in icy styling is an entertainingly dark seasonal choice — an Imperial torture implement given wintry seasonal colours.
Verdict
Snowtrooper & IT-0 Droid Holiday Edition 2-Pack closes the 2023 series with one of the wave’s clearest seasonal character fits — the Snowman concept on the canonical all-white cold-weather armour is the most natural Holiday Edition mapping in the entire wave, the green backpack signals the seasonal holiday intent clearly, the head-movement-despite-helmet-overlap is a positive note, and the IT-0 icy companion is an amusingly dark seasonal pairing. The shoulder armour arm-movement limitation is a standard hard-plastic-bell constraint on the 2016 source body. Target exclusive, early November 2023, Pack #6 of 6.
Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Holiday Edition. Related: Purge Stormtrooper & MSE Droid (Holiday 2023) P4-HOL-17 | KX Security Droid & BD-1 (Holiday 2023) P4-HOL-20 | Snowtrooper & Porg (Holiday 2020) P4-HOL-04 | Mandalorian Scout & Babu Frik (Holiday 2023) P4-HOL-16.