Star Wars: Legion Introduces New Speedy & Iconic Expansions
March 27, 2020 by brennon
Fantasy Flight Games has been showing off not one expansion for Star Wars: Legion but FOUR. We start with some funky looking new additions for the Clone Wars period as they introduce some new options for both the Galactic Republic and Separatists.
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We start with these funky fellows which showed up in those prequel films early on. Here we have the STAP Riders Unit Expansion which gives you two of these scouting droids who can lay down some covering fire as the rest of your force advances. Say what you will for the films themselves but the Droid armies of the Separatists were all rather funky and should be fun to play with on the tabletop.
Going up against them we've also got the Republic AT-RT Unit Expansion which gives you some additional and very mobile support on the tabletop. They might not be quite as fast as the STAP Riders above but they do look rather cool.
I could imagine that you'd be a bit of a sitting duck if you came to a stop atop one of these but when it comes to reconnaissance and surprising the enemy on an objective, these could be well worth investing in for your Republic force.
Grizzled Veterans
As well as the options for mounted support on the tabletop you've also got two crews which would fit in very nicely with the characters they serve alongside. We start with Clan Wren who follow in the footsteps of Sabine Wren on the battlefield.
Bringing the might of the Mandalorians to the tabletop, this squad comes armed with a range of pistols for close-quarters engagements plus their jetpacks for manoeuvrability. If they want to send their enemy running then they also have access to jetpack rockets which can sow havoc on the battlefield.
Following up alongside them as one of the crack teams serving as part of the Empire we have Inferno Squad. Serving alongside Iden Versio, these soldiers are equipped for the deadliest of fighting behind enemy lines and come ready to pack a punch.
As well as its regular soldiers that you see there in their dark armour you also have the characters of Gideon Hask and Del Meeko from the video game which made Inferno Squad famous too. It's nice to see some actual named characters as part of a unit rather than just being relegated to individual packs. Of course, they come into play with some dangerous weapons of their own!
So, if you're looking for something new to add to your Star Wars: Legion collection then Fantasy Flight Games are going to deliver soon!
Which is your favourite expansion from this selection?
"...the Droid armies of the Separatists were all rather funky and should be fun to play with on the tabletop"
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They look great but sadly I am waiting for restocks just to get my basic force complete 🙁
I do wish that more jump pack troops either had sculpts with smoke or jets coming out to used to raise them from the bases rather than stands. I know you can do this yourself but it would look a lot better done by them 🙂
Fabulous looking new figures.
For the glory of the empire!
The prequal book has a fourth member of Inferno Squad – Seyn Marana, a peerless intelligence officer. Since the box can make 2 squads, and Iden is a separate figure, I wonder if Seyn is included as a named character.
The book is called “Star Wars Battlefront II: Inferno Squad” and is by Christie Golden.
Details here – https://www.starwars.com/news/7-reasons-battlefront-ii-inferno-squad-is-the-perfect-prequel
I’m not a video game player, but I did watch a play through YT vid series and really liked the characters.
Yep, that’s Seyn in the middle there in black and red with her helmet on. FFG mentioned that was her in their live stream on Twitch yesterday:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/576134548
Like the sculpts. Not so keen on the price hike and no customer service.
Price hike wasn’t that huge, and now all the kits are hard plastic and even a few more choices for customization. So well worth it to most.
Not to mention still much cheaper then some other companies.
compared to marvel crisis protocol…very reasonable. I know you have fewer units in M:CP but still; this is a skirmish combat system while M:CP I liken to a singlecomat system due to individual heroes only being used. would like to see how they will handle civilians and goons.
@slayerofworlds All new kits, or are they upgrading the previously released stuff?
As far as I know, its just the newer kits. The older kits are still as they where.
Announcement video, Star Wars “Adepticon 2020 Panel” (that wasn’t… Includes an X-Wing product that hasn’t been mentioned in a news article…
It’s 53 min long, and even though the start mentions Armada, there isn’t much at all, or so I’ve heard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR1GcsGvi7Y
Crabbok has a shorter (35 min) vid that summaries the above vid, includes some of the assembly instructions, showing the different options to build the kits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjSHqwmwO3k
crabbok is excellent. all hail crabbok.
We these look amazing Can I ask the guys who collect Legion minis, has the quality of the minis improved much with these later boxes? I got in right at the start of this and bought one of the very first Legion boxes, I broke it out again at last December Star Wars weekend and I’ve got to say I was so disappointed with the quality of the minis. I think I’ve been a bit spoilt lately by in house plastics that fit together with no glue The reason I’m asking is because these all look so good I desperately… Read more »
It’s quite impressive how far they’ve come. Really, the things these companies can do now with miniatures in plastic are mind boggling. Now we are starting to see 3D printing getting better and better, as well.
I’ll diffinetly grab the Inferno Squad and some of the STAP Riders Unit Expansion.
Looks good!
So much to look forward to for this game!
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They all look good and I’m sure I’ll be add them to my collection. Does anyone know if the AT-RT is the same as the one in core set with a different figure on the top or is it hard plastic now?
I think it must be hard plastic as it now has poseable legs. It also comes with two different Clone pilot options.
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I’m gonna have to get some Mando’s and ARC Troopers aren’t I?
There’s a lot to love there!
Inferno Squad look fantastic, can’t wait to grab them. Really love the STAP riders as well.
I could also be tempted to pick up Clan Wren as well.