Star Wars Figure of the Day: Day 3,276: Crosshair (The Vintage Collection)

CROSSHAIR (Scale Debut)
The Vintage Collection 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure
Item No.: Asst. E7763 No. G0918
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Number: #370
Includes: Pistol, sniper blaster, helmet head, backpack
Action Feature: Removable helmet, pistol fits in holster, rifle fits in backpack, swappable head
Retail: $16.99
Availability: July 2025
Appearances: The Bad Batch

Bio: A former member of Clone Force 99, the cold, quick, and calculating Crosshair served as the Bad Batch's sniper. (Taken from the figure's cardback.)

Image: Adam's photo lab.

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Commentary: Since their debut in 2020, fans have been asking figures of Clone Force 99. When The Bad Batch got their own show, we were surprised to see that the likes of Crosshair would make appearance in Mission Fleet, The Black Series, and not any of the 3 3/4-inch scale lines. There was a small kid focus, a small adult fan focus, and not much for the collector. The only other 3 3/4-inch member of the team to date is Hunter [FOTD #3,030] from 2023. A 6-inch version of Crosshair from 2021 seems to provide the basis of this figure. It's a nice one, but it's not timely. Early is on time, on-shelf with new episodes of the show is good too. Making season one costume as a figure over a year after the show ends? You're selling toys on "hard mode."

This one gets long, so I'll get right to it. He's missing a little paint, but the sculpt and articulation are very good for a figure that shares most of his construction with 2023's Hunter. If you liked Hunter, you are going to get that level of quality and satisfaction from Crosshair.

If what you wanted was a scaled-down version of the $19.99 for $16.99, here it is. He's almost exactly the same as the 6-inch figure, with a few tweaks. One, the red plate on his chest armor was left gray. Two, the removable helmet on the 6-inch figure was swapped out for a fully removable head. Articulation is pretty much the same, the sculpt is very similar - but smoother. The 6-inch figure had a lot of sculpted (but not painted) battle damage and rough spots. I think Hasbro made the right move by giving him "new" armor if they didn't have the budget to paint the scrapes. It looks pretty good, but isn't up to the standards of Hunter - he had some painted damage.

The chest is missing a red mark. The backpack has one red stripe, with the various lights and dark panels left unpainted. Given the size of the figure and how many people never open these things, I don't blame Hasbro for leaving deco off the back of most figures. The chest is an element most fans wont' miss, but the missing crosshair on his helmet (a second time) stings. He's named "Crosshair," and in the show he has a white circle with a line on his face. If we traded some color on the arms for that, I would think it was a good move. It absence with the premium price makes me wonder what we have to be charged to get something that would at least give us a pretty solid presentation from the front.

Hasbro fixed a detail I'd previously missed. Just above his shoes, on his lower legs, Hasbro elected to keep part of the armor unpainted. These were painted on the 6-inch figure, and it looks like they weren't painted on the cartoon. It's an improvement!

Budget is clearly an issue here, as you get a lot of parts. Crosshair seems to share most of his construction with Hunter - the head, left shoulder, and accessories are new. The feet have the same copyright date and oddly shallow/non-functional foot peg indentations. Also interestingly, his right forearm has a hole in it - that's where Hunter's knife storage should be. Since the articulation was good on Hunter, I doubt you'll be disappointed with what we get on Crosshair. It's consistently jointed and doesn't come up short.

The human head is great. It looks just a little bit like Clint Eastwood, squinting just a tiny bit. The hair is gray and looks perfect. The face printing turned out very nicely, keeping the crosshair mark on his actual face that the helmet left off. No notes, they did a marvelous job.

Most figures have one or two good accessories these days. Crosshair has two blasters, a backpack, a head, and that over-the-torso ammunition and armor. He can hold his gear fairly well, and I appreciate you can store most of it on board. The swappable heads present a challenge, but I'm always happy when a figure has plenty of parts he can hold and make it harder to lose.

This figure meets expectations, minus some paint on the armor. If you're patient and/or young? I recommend getting this figure and going back to grab Hunter too. Hasbro has been releasing one member of the Batch every two years, which would put our getting Tech, Echo, and Wrecker - and maybe Omega - somewhere around 2031 or 2033. It took Kenner 18 years to get Han Solo (Stormtrooper) to market, 20 years to get us the first Tarkin figure, and (as Hasbro) 48 years to deliver the Tonnika sisters. I assume younger fans might be too young to spend $17 per figure at a drop rate fitting in between major elections, but some of us are tenacious. Goodness knows I'm still waiting for some things decades later, and generally looking at a complete team or diorama feels really good. I know Hasbro has a lot of stories to make toys for, but as a fan my enthusiasm is very high for new characters - like this one - while I'm starting to look at the Rocket Launcher Trooper that arrived the same day with a heavy sigh.

Collector's Notes: I got mine from Entertainment Earth. I kind of wish Hasbro would embrace Retro for this kind of thing. Why? Speed, and lowered expectations. If a "Kenner" figure was missing paint applications (and released with the show), it is a lot easier to just shrug it off as being a stylistic choice. You're not expecting a premium figure - you're expecting the best $10-$12 figure that 1983 theoretically would have had to offer. As a $17 figure, expectations start to rise.

Show Notes: Have you seen the show? If not, it's got 47 episodes and I would say it's pretty good. The first two seasons to a great job bringing in new adventures and characters with snappy storytelling and an ongoing series of mysteries to explore in the early days of the Empire. Season 3 mostly circles the drain on the way out, trading much of the weekly adventures and fun for repetitive prison break-related stories. Most of the 2019 Disney-era TV shows have had a focus on things surrounding the cloning of the Emperor - including this show - so it might be part of a much bigger story that continues to be told throughout the Disney+ narrative. Having said that, if the clones were making you roll your eyes during The Clone Wars, this is largely a tighter version of that without as many new characters.

--Adam Pawlus

Day 3,276: September 16, 2025

Star Wars Figure of the Day: Day 2,890: Crosshair (Imperial, The Black Series)

CROSSHAIR (Imperial)
The Black Series 2020 Line Look Dark Red Star Wars: The Bad Batch Packaging
Item No.: No. F2933
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Number: #09 - Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Includes: Helmet, blaster, sniper rifle, backpack
Action Feature: Blaster fits in holster, helmet covers head, backpack is removable and can store rifle
Retail: $24.99
Availability: September 2021
Appearances: Star Wars: The Bad Batch

Bio: Formerly a member of the Bad Batch, Crosshair’s loyalties shift after his team defects from Imperial service. Committed to the Empire, Crosshair leads a new squad of enlisted recruits. (Taken from the packaging.)

Image: Adam's photo lab.

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Commentary: When initially launched, I got a preorder in for Vice-Admiral Rampart but Crosshair (Imperial) sold out immediately. I was surprised to see him return, in stock, in December - so I went ahead and grabbed him with a Mando exclusive to qualify for free shipping at Walmart. The figure is the same tooling as the previous release, but with a $5 upcharge. Why? I assume a PopCopy employee has an answer.

Despite the upcharge, there's not a lot new here other than deco and a helmet. back in the 2005-2008 period of the 3 3/4-inch line, we frequently got repaint waves - often developed very quickly - with no new tooling to get troopers out. At that scale and price ($5-$7) "close enough" was acceptable for all these clones and droids and troopers. The Black Series is supposed to be a premium collector format, so seeing the wrong pauldrons (there's no 99 on the show, nor is there a spike) and no battle-damage deco at all make me assume either Walmart jacked up the price because they know they can get it, or Hasbro increased the price because they know they can get it. A newly-tooled helmet isn't enough to warrant that kind of price increase, and exclusive prices at Walmart (and elsewhere, but especially Walmart) have been all over the map lately.

If it wasn't for the show accuracy, I would say this is a spectacularly cool figure. A version 2.0 seems possible, because Crosshair's unmasked head gets messed up as the season goes and they could justify an all-new figure later. (This is not without precedent.) He stands well, holds his weapons well. The holster works great. The backpack can stow the rifle. I love the new helmet with its green visor, revised face, and articulated rangefinder. This is an awesome action figure, no doubt - even without painted silver scuffing, the sculpted scratches and dents look pretty great. I doubt most fans who watched the show won't even realize it's not completely accurate, and I assume Lucasfilm and Hasbro know this too given the character was largely seen in dark places. It's cool. It looks neat. If you never saw the show you'll just love it to pieces.

The unmasked helmet has Crosshair's trademark crosshair over his eye, and the figure's mutations make him look less and less like the prime clone. I hate that I both love and dislike the figure. If this were from some video game I never played, I'd say "this is awesome! Go get it! Treat yourself!" without a thought about accuracy. As a major character from a TV show, it's disappointing - not bad, not awful, just not as good as it should be for a figure like this. And I bought it anyway, and I really like it. If a newer version comes out I'd say skip this one - heck, the previous one's paint was lacking, so hopefully some day we'll just see a very fancy, very premium Evolution of Crosshair 2-pack where they smooth out the rough parts of both releases and trick us into spending another $50-$60. Until then, at $25, I can't deny that this is one awesome looking chunk of plastic.

Collector's Notes: I got mine from Walmart.

--Adam Pawlus

Day 2,890: January 13, 2022

Star Wars Figure of the Day: Day 2,788: Crosshair (The Black Series 6-Inch)

CROSSHAIR 6-Inch Debut
The Black Series 2020 Line Look Dark Red Star Wars: The Bad Batch Packaging
Item No.: Asst. E8908 No. F1860
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Number: #02 - Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Includes: Helmet, blaster, sniper rifle, backpack
Action Feature: Blaster fits in holster, helmet covers head, backpack is removable and can store rifle
Retail: $19.99
Availability: February 2021
Appearances: Star Wars: The Bad Batch

Bio: The Bad Batch, technically known as Clone Force 99 is the result of Kaminoan experiments to create a specialist unit of clone commandos. Crosshair is the time sniper whose sharp vision gives him superior accuracy and, as a result, an air of superiority. (Taken from the packaging.)

Image: Adam's photo lab.

Availability: Click here to buy it at Entertainment Earth now!

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Commentary: They're all clones, but they look different - Crosshair has greying hair for some reason, and he does a good job of basically looking like his animated counterpart. While Hunter seemed light on deco Crosshair is missing, well, the crosshair on his helmet. I want to nitpick the change of his crosshair eye markings on his human head to a scar, and the complete absence of them on his helmet. Also his face and haircut look a lot more like a middle-aged Clint Eastwood type - whereas the animated figure has what could be described as a sort of severe bowl cut. Much of the wear and tear and light grey detail on the animated model were excised from the toy, so it's kind of disappointing. The lack of a painted target on his face makes logical sense - I mean, who would want a target on your face - but it's inconsistent with The Clone Wars interpretation of the character. This figure is excellent, but off-model, so it's irritating.

He can stand, sit, hold his guns, look cool, but sadly does not include the visual component which gives him his name. Were it not visible in the packaging art, I'd probably let it slide - but at least the figure is great otherwise. He shares parts with Hunter, but there are also new shoulder pauldrons, a new backpack, new belts, and a new bandolier. For a Clone, that's an incredible retool - plus he gets the aforementioned Eastwoodization of his previously Morrisonish features. Without reference to the cartoon, this is a gorgeous figure and a great design - it's also possible Hasbro designed this figure prior to the finalization of the animation model.

The figure's deco is good, but not great. The backpack is almost completely unpainted, and the animation model showed red striping and some scuffing. The pauldrons are missing some grey details, and there's a hole in his left wrist for where Hunter's knife sheath would go. There's no plug or anything, so it just looks like someone left a chunk out. Also like Hunter, there are tons of sculpted scuffs and scrapes on the helmet - someone put a lot of work and love into this sculpt, clearly unsatisfied to do a smooth model. Unfortunately the painters did not follow their lead, or perhaps it was just a budgeting issue. The red looks good, the grey is perfect, the face is totally flawless - for the figure. It's just not as authentic to the design as it could be, and given this is the adult collector line it kind of makes a difference.

If Hasbro never revisits Crosshair, I'd say this is a good enough figure and maybe someone will release a sticker pack - or a paint mask - so fans can fix it at home. Normally I don't care much about a missing paint application or two, but once you mess up a helmet or a face it's hard to ignore. A nearly perfect figure comes up short, even though he has great features like on-board storage for all of his gear and a helmet with an articulated rangefinder. I don't want to pay another $23-$25 for version 2.0, but knowing Hasbro it may prove vital to do so down the road when new fans discover the show and this figure is long discontinued.

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

--Adam Pawlus

Day 2,788: March 16, 2021