CLONE CAPTAIN REX Force Mech Suit
Epic World of Action Amazon Exclusive
Item No.: Asst. G0363 No. G1418
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Number: n/a
Includes: 1 Mech, 2 big blasters, 2 small blasters, big and small removable pauldrons
Action Feature: n/s
Retail: $21.99
Availability: July 2025
Appearances: The Clone Wars, probably
Bio: Gear up for battle! Open the Star Wars mech suit at the feet and place the Clone Captain Rex action figure inside. (Taken from the Amazon's web site. Package has no bio.)
Image: Adam's photo lab.
Availability: Click here to buy it at Amazon now!
Commentary: If you bought Deep Dive Batman and though "Ha ha this is goofy I love it," this carries on Kenner's proud tradition of doing things that are silly fun. Some of you will love
Clone Captain Rex with Mech Force Suit, and some of you will hate it. The reasons are going to be the same - it's basically the same as the single-carded
Epic Hero Series Rex [FOTD #3,290] from a few months ago, with added paint and accessories. The $8 Clone figure was augmented in this $20 boxed set. They're good for different reasons, but I would probably steer you to the mech set just because it's more fun.
Rex himself is the same figure, with the same generous-for-a-kid-line articulation. You don't get a waist, or ankles, or wrists, but you do get a good range of movement everywhere else. The rangefinder does not move, but the pauldron (and head) are removable. He has holsters for blasters, but only one will fit due to the blast effect on his clear blue blasters. The toy designers did a good job here - but all versions of the figure were not exactly impulse-buy-in-a-store products, so its success is determined by the marketing Hasbro isn't doing. To my knowledge these weren't shown on a fan stream or in any hype event, so you're pretty much relying on people like me to tell you about these and I'm late because Amazon keeps marking down things, and I hate feeling bad about paying full price. I also would not be surprised if it got Ross'd in the next two years. Regular Anakin showed up at Ross within weeks of showing up at Target last year.
What makes this Rex unique? He has some tech circuity stuff on his chest on one side. Had Hasbro left it off, you'd never miss it - but the variation makes both this figure and the standard figure unique enough to warrant your interest. Or, just different enough to make you mad. I like goofy things, so I wanted both.
The mech is a unique mold, but it functions like the other ones. There's a hinge in the helmet, so you fold it up around the ankles and there's a clip to place Rex inside. Hasbro respects the kids who got this, so you'll see loads of circuitry inside along with padded elements and pretend controls. It is notable that Rex' rangefinder makes it a tight fit, and Rex' arms will stick out of the sides. It's goofy, and intentional - and I think a mistake. It would have been good to just cram them in the design somehow. There are no blaster storage areas, so you'll have his hands holding the guns sticking out under the mech armpits. Silly? Yes. Did Hasbro do it better with the S.N.A.K.E. armor about 40 years ago? Yeah. But who knows what kinds of meetings they had with Disney to get something this far and away silly approved for Star Wars.
Mech deco isn't merely good, it's interesting. He has blue stripes on his chest, knees, and shoulders as well as the tech pattern. There is a faux pauldron and ammo pouch on the mech chest, and clear blue fists. The wrists have a rotating joint, but you also get bending elbows and (barely) ball-jointed shoulders. The neck and legs don't move, but I don't think this item would work as a toy if they did.
Play features include 5mm ports - which mean something if you have a collection of 1980s Takara-designed toys. Transformers and Battle Beasts frequently used 5mm ports for their weaponry - which means you can plug Mini-Cons and the like on Rex' mech. You can also give the clear blue blasters to a number of modern (and old) Robots in Disguise. A clear blue shoulder pad also pops off and on using the 5mm peg, meaning your kids will have more fun with this than you will.
I don't know anyone who bought this figure - or at least, nobody told me. They're missing out, it's pretty cool. I assume kids of this era won't even know it exists, and it's likely the victim of being a good concept with terrible timing. Rex isn't on any new shows right now, and
Star Wars is increasingly (and I hate to say, somewhat deservedly) a cultural punching bag. Product is rarely or never on-shelf with a new TV show or movie, reaction to recent TV shows has been poor, and follow-through on everything seems erratic and irrational. This toy would have been neat in 2008, during any of the many seasons of
The Clone Wars. Or
The Bad Batch. Or
Ahsoka two years ago. But now? It's confusing, it's weird, and only the depraved toy junkies are going to buy this. So you know I love it, and if you're still reading my crap after 31 years you might too. I'd say get it now that the price is a little wobbly, and if you see it on deep discount maybe you'll want to buy two.
Collector's Notes: I got mine from Amazon on sale under ten bucks.
--Adam Pawlus
Day 3,311: January 15, 2026
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