Personal Observations
The First Order Riot Control Stormtrooper was a popular character from the movie due to his battle with Finn, but he was a hard action figure to come by. Originally included in a set of seven First Order troopers only available at Amazon.com and later in a large set of various characters from Episodes I-VII exclusive to Toys R US, he was one of the few characters in both sets that had never been available to buy on his own. That means that if you had already been building your collection, you were likely to get duplicates of a bunch of other figures just to get this guy. Anyway, I finally got this guy in July 2017 when for some reason the Amazon set of troopers ended up coming to Toys R Us for a lot less than the original Amazon price. The figure itself is pretty much identical to the regular First Order Stormtrooper, except that he comes with two new weapons. These are weapons that everyone is going to want their Stormtroopers to have too after seeing the movie. The shield features two different ways for the Stormtrooper to carry it, either with a handle or clipped on his arm. The baton is simple but nice, and is a great accessory to have so your Stormtroopers are set to battle against heroes with a lightsaber. I still think it would be a good idea for Hasbro to re-release this figure on his own, as there are probably still a lot of people that have not been able to add him to their collections. In the mean time, good luck finding him!
The First Order Riot Control Stormtrooper was a popular character from the movie due to his battle with Finn, but he was a hard action figure to come by. Originally included in a set of seven First Order troopers only available at Amazon.com and later in a large set of various characters from Episodes I-VII exclusive to Toys R US, he was one of the few characters in both sets that had never been available to buy on his own. That means that if you had already been building your collection, you were likely to get duplicates of a bunch of other figures just to get this guy. Anyway, I finally got this guy in July 2017 when for some reason the Amazon set of troopers ended up coming to Toys R Us for a lot less than the original Amazon price. The figure itself is pretty much identical to the regular First Order Stormtrooper, except that he comes with two new weapons. These are weapons that everyone is going to want their Stormtroopers to have too after seeing the movie. The shield features two different ways for the Stormtrooper to carry it, either with a handle or clipped on his arm. The baton is simple but nice, and is a great accessory to have so your Stormtroopers are set to battle against heroes with a lightsaber. I still think it would be a good idea for Hasbro to re-release this figure on his own, as there are probably still a lot of people that have not been able to add him to their collections. In the mean time, good luck finding him!