See Tons of New 'Rogue One' Toys Revealed in Stop-Motion 'Star Wars' Video

Marcus Errico
·Editor-in-Chief, Yahoo Entertainment

Attention, Star Wars fans. This yearโ€™s Force Friday has been canceled. Or, to be more precise, this yearโ€™s Force Friday never was. Disney and Lucasfilm decided to dial back the pomp of the 2015 event, which featured live-streamed unboxing videos, midnight madness store openings, insanely long lines, and excruciatingly low stock of The Force Awakens playthings. While stores will stuff shelves with new Rogue One: A Star Wars Story merchandise on Sept. 30 (yes, itโ€™s a Friday), the day wonโ€™t be branded in the same way, and the rollout of announcements will be more gradual than last yearโ€™s 24-hour blitz.

Related: First Look at Disneyโ€™s โ€˜Rogue Oneโ€™ Toys and Role-Playing Gear (Exclusive)

Beginning now and stretching over the next several weeks, the Star Wars YouTube channel will be airing a four-part loose adaptation of Rogue One introducing all the new toys via fan-created stop-motion animation. The first chapter, which you can watch above, features an action-figure version of Jyn Erso (played in the film by Felicity Jones but voiced here by someone else) hunting the plans of the Death Star โ€” the Lego Death Star, that is.

The clip offers peeks at upcoming figures, vehicles, and playsets from Hasbro, Mattel, Lego, Jakks Pacific, Funko, and the Disney Store.

Related: Hereโ€™s Felicity Jones Geeking Out Over Her First Jyn Figure

Among the toys tucked inside the Star Destroyer cargo bay: the Nerf-shooting AT-ACT from Hasbro; Legoโ€™s AT-ST, Imperial Hovertank, and Krennicโ€™s Shuttle; Mattelโ€™s fleet of Hot Wheels-branded TIE fighters; and several different lines of action figures:

Star Destroyer Interior
New Imperial vehicles and new-look toy Stormtroopers fill the hull of a Star Destroyer (Photo: Disney/Lucasfilm)

Disney and Hasbro versions of the new Death Troopers flank a Funko Pop! vinyl Imperial Director Orson Krennic, while Mattelโ€™s TIE striker and AT-ACT are parked on the shelves:

Director Krennic
A Funko Pop! version of Director Orson Krennic is bracketed by Death Troopers (Photo Disney/Lucasfilm)

Scores and scores of Stormtroopers fall in, from the ginormous Jakks Pacific โ€œBig Figsโ€ to the big-headed Funko Pop! figures to the teeny Lego minifig variety:

Stormtroopers
Scads of new Stormtroopers include Jakks Pacificโ€™s Big Figs, Hasbroโ€™s deluxe Black Series, Funkoโ€™s Pop! versions, and Lego minifigures. (Photo: Disney/Lucasfilm)

Action figures of the dashing Rebel Captain Cassian Andor (modeled after actor Diego Luna) and his reprogrammed Imperial security droid, K-2SO โ€” based on a quick survey of the new action figures, manufactures are banking on K-2SO, Jyn, and the Death Troopers as the most popular.

Cassian and K-2SO
Action figures of Rebel hero Cassian Andor (modeled after actor Diego Luna) and his reprogrammed Imperial security droid, K-2SO (Photo Disney/Lucasfilm)

The clipโ€™s best line comes courtesy of Jyn as she confronts a trio of Lego bucketheads: โ€œArenโ€™t you a little short to be Stormtroopers,โ€ she says, echoing the classic Leia line. โ€œWe prefer vertically challenged,โ€ they respond.

Jyn vs. Troopers
Jyn confronts Lego minifig Stormtroopers (Photo: Disney/Lucasfilm)

Once the toys arrive in stores on Sept. 30, Disney will launch a contest where regular fans can try their hand at creating similar skits. Adult fans can enter the #GoRogue contest at StarWars.com/GoRogue, while children 8-12 can participate at Disney.com/MyRogueStory, with the winners being flown to Lucasfilm HQ in San Francisco for a special screening of Rogue One, which arrives in theaters on Dec. 16.

Keep checking back at Yahoo Movies for exclusive Rogue One toy reveals throughout the week.