Here is a pretty neat post! If you recall, back on January 22, 2014, JTA posted a rumor report of the figures that would make up wave 4 and wave 5 of The Black Series [Phase I] lineup. Curiously, multiple The Vintage Collection repacks were part of these assortments, but some ultimately never got released; including Republic Trooper and AT-RT Driver. Since then, loose promotional images have surfaced proving that they were planned, but no packaging ever reared its ugly head. Through some inexplicable search, JTA reader Mauricio M. directed our attention to this link of an image of the Republic Trooper TBS card back art in the middle of Hasbro's Play-Doh page. This is as big as the image gets, but at least conclusive proof now exists that this was to be the #31st figure in the lineup. If you look carefully, this image shows a card back that hasn't even been die cut yet. Maybe these figures are locked in a warehouse somewhere and will be released two years later too! (We kid!) Seriously though, hopefully Hasbro will do right by collectors and get this figure out for us once and for all! Click through for the text on the product page. (We saved the image and text here in case Hasbro gets wind of this and decides to take the page down.)

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
During the Great Galactic War that takes place in the Old Republic, Republic Troopers are deployed to fight the Sith Empire that threatens the galaxy.
Re-create the biggest battles and missions in the Star Wars epic with figures from The Black Series! This highly articulated figure is part of the ultimate Star Wars figure collection. He looks like a Republic Trooper down to the last detail, including his realistic-looking blaster. It's as if he just walked off the set of one of his most quintessential scenes in the Great Galactic Wars. You're gonna need a bigger shelf for your Republic Trooper figure and the rest of the Black Series!
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Highly articulated figure looks like a Republic Trooper
Figure comes with blaster
Careful details make him look just like the Star Wars character
#31 Republic Trooper
Ages 4 and up
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