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THE RESISTANCE WILL BE NO MATCH! (ON YOUR TOY SHELF, AT LEAST.)

Toy Empire is a column that examines modern Star Wars collectibles by theme, from characters to audience. If you need a guide for your own bounty hunting, look no further.

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’ve always been drawn to the bad guys of the Star Wars galaxy. Of course, I want to see the good guys win at the end of the day, but there is no denying how cool the Empire always looked. The sleek, white, faceless stormtroopers have always been some of my favorite baddies. And then, of course, there was Darth Vader, the absolute fiercest-looking villain out there. How could you not love these guys? Sure, they were doing terrible things to the innocent people of the galaxy. But they looked great doing it!

The Force Awakens introduced us to a new big bad in the First Order, an organization that rose from the ashes of the evil Empire. And with that, we’ve got a new ensemble of really cool-looking bad guys that make you want to go out and buy all of their action figures! Come on, I know I’m not the only one who thinks that way.

I now present to you the villains of The Force Awakens in plastic form! Since I’ve already dedicated an entire column to the awesome that is Captain Phasma, in this column I’m going to focus solely on the toys of the new stormtroopers, General Hux, and our new main villain Kylo Ren.

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