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Here is a re-release of one of the three figures in the Stormtroopers of the Empire pack - a set that had a lot of potential, but fell a little flat.  For the full review of the set, you can check out this link, but here is the relevant Snowtrooper Commander review cutted and pasteded.

[Original Review by Bret - 9/30/2025]

Hasbro recently gave us VC349 Imperial Snowtrooper (Hoth Battle Gear), which Chris gave a 10/10.  He rounded up from a 9.5, ironically because the helmet isn’t round enough on top.  The figure seemed to be a huge hit and great sales success (from what little we can observe), and Hasbro quadrupled down on it by repacking it in the Snowtrooper 4-pack.  We gave that set a 40/40.  (Wait, we didn’t?  The math doesn’t work that way?  Whatever.)

Among several other repack opportunities suggested by Chris HERE, was a Snowtrooper Commander.  Hasbro has taken a few shots at this character, which as far as I can tell is only clearly seen in the speaking with General Veers in the cockpit of an AT-AT.  Most recently, we got it as TBS375 Snowtrooper Commander during the Dark Times, when I was quiet quitting the hobby.

The commander has multiple significant differences in the outfit from a common snowtrooper soldier.  Differences include a solid face shield, officer 2-over-2 rank badge on the chest, reversed shoulder armor, standard stormtrooper forearm armor with different gloves, no backpack, a pistol holster, and moon boots.  Astonishingly, and I can’t emphasize this enough given the hit-or-miss TBS375 era, Hasbro more or less nailed it all back then.  It was truly a remarkable effort of attention to detail, and Hasbro deserves credit.  The figure, of course, hasn’t aged well, as the articulation system is badly outdated, and the plastic kama is limiting.  But it was a figure that made Chris happy.  I can say that there aren’t too many figures from this era that make me happy.  And now Chris can yeet that one into Kiwi Man’s backyard, and enjoy this gem.

Hasbro seemed to go all out to ensure that they re-captured all the aforementioned differences when re-tooling VC349.  The figure is just as awesome as the base buck, and gives us all the right updates so we have what appears to be a truly definitive Snowtrooper Commander.  10/10.

[Additional Notes: 5/18/26]

This is a really terrific figure. While I wasn’t necessarily dying for a new Snowtrooper, it’s a worthy update, and the commander variant was another home run.  I do wholeheartedly support keeping the main troopers reasonably up to date with contemporary standards.

This was an expected release, given Hasbro’s history of very often repacking figures from multipacks on their own single cards at some point afterwards.  Of the 3 figures in the Stormtroopers of the Empire set, this one was darn near perfect.  The other two (Sandtrooper and Biker Scout)...not so much.  That said, the snowtrooper commander(s) had limited screen time, so their appeal as a repack might also be somewhat limited, whereas the Biker Scout and Sandtroopers were way more prevalent.  It’s a shame that it is likely Hasbro will straight repack both of those substandard figures at some point in the near future.  They are both in dire need of attention before Hasbro starts repacking, repainting, and churning out variants.  They are not ready for prime time.