Star Wars Figure of the Day: Day 3,286: Scout Trooper (Red Tech Speeder Bike / Epic World of Action)

SCOUT TROOPER Speeder Bike
Epic World of Action Speeder Bikes
Item No.: Asst. G0363 No. G03732
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Number: n/a
Includes: Clear red Basket, circuit bike, red blaster
Action Feature: Bike rolls on wheels, blasts apart/crash mechanism
Retail: $19.99
Availability: August 2025
Appearances: The Mandalorian
Bio: Scout troopers were lightly armored compared to other stormtroopers, which allowed them to move quickly and easily on speeder bikes in a range of environments. (Taken from the packaging)

Image: Adam's photo lab.

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Commentary: I'm guessing these "Power the Force" Epic World of Action speeder bikes are going to be the ones none of you buy and people won't even realize they missed. The assortment hasn't shown up in any US stores I frequent, and the plain version of this set seems to be in Target as a solid case only. That means both versions of Mando and the one Obi-Wan bike aren't likely to be in a big box store. Maybe they'll sell online, maybe we'll see them at Ross some day, but for now I haven't seen them anywhere. It's worth noting that despite the upgraded deco, the actual figure part is the same as the Scout Trooper from the bike [FOTD #3,215] from a few months ago. The rest has minor changes.

I saw this assortment at Toy Fair and my reaction went from "ugh, goofy paint and clear red parts?" to "Hey cool, goofy paint and clear red parts!" This is a silly item, and we don't get a lot of those. The core bike is pretty much the same as the previous one, but it adds an Imperial cog on the front of the bike plus adds some red circuit board patterns. Why? I assume because it looks cool. This is something that would be cutting edge 40 years ago. Today it feels kitschy, but I like it. You can also find a few more of these on the back of the bike. I'm not entirely sure why they did it since it adds a cost to the production. I don't know if kids will think it's cool or goofy. As a kid I wanted Batman in a black suit, or whatever was on-screen, but I wasn't a fun kid. As an adult I like these weird varied models, mostly because there's not much interesting in doing the same thing again and again. At least you can pretend some weirdo Imperial decided to customize a bike and has a thing for a certain kind of soldering project.

The bike itself is a neat toy. They gave it wheels, and it has a crash mechanism. If you smash it into a wall, the figure flies off and the bike "ejects" the rider. It's a neat riff on the 1983 toy, and adjusted for inflation it's a pretty nice package. I feel like I should say "and I wouldn't mind seeing it in Kenner 1983 colors" but I assume that's not happening.

I'm a little disappointed in the figure being the same. I would have expected circuit patterns, or at least changing him from off-white to white. It's pretty much the same, but his blaster is now clear red. That's weird. I assume it was just done to look different on-shelf so people who might have seen the previous version look twice and consider giving this refreshed one a shot. The scout has no problems holding it, and the basket is in a matching red color. You can mount it to the bike and give Grogu a lift.

This is a neat idea and no doubt a result of Hasbro needing to get more out of its tooling. I assume it helped keep costs down, because it's basically the same as the previous version save for the red paint and the red accessories - maybe they got a bigger bulk production discount. I would have loved to see other colors, like a black armored scout on a green bike or something unique. It would also have been great to see a figure or accessory make some good use of the big 5mm peg on the back of the bike. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do with it, mounting another seat or a cannon would have been fun. I'm kind of surprised we're even getting this as most toy-first repaints tend to not be as whimsical, but at least it isn't boring. It's the kind of thing you can own and people will see it and go "I never saw that before!" and you can say "I know! Now get out of my house!"

Collector's Notes: I got mine from Entertainment Earth.

--Adam Pawlus

Day 3,286: October 21, 2025