It’s a special day for theStar Warscommunity. Today is May 4, commonly referred to as May the Fourth, a pun referring to the iconicStar WarsJedi quote, “May the Force be with you.” Now May 4 is known as Star Wars Day and it’s a celebration of all thingsStar Warsacross film, television, toys, music, and video games.LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagais included in that Star Wars Day celebration. An impressive amount of new character DLC forLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagahas been released just for Star Wars Day.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagadeveloper TT Games previously announced that it had seven DLC packs full of new playable characters planned. The first of that DLC, includingThe Mandalorian Season 1and theSolo: A Star Wars Storypack, arrived on launch day. The Classic Characters pack andRogue One: A Star Wars Storythen rolled out mid-April. That left three additional DLC packs, theStar Wars: The Bad Batchpack, the Trooper Pack, andThe Mandalorian Season 2pack, for Star Wars Day.
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Altogether, there are now seven differentStar Warscharacter DLCs available, with each stemming from some of the biggestStar Warsfilms and television shows to have been released. Fans of the animated TV showStar Wars: The Bad Batch, ofStar Warstrooper armor, and of classic LEGO Star Wars figurines should be very excited for today’s new DLC.
While each DLC has a different number of characters included in the pack, the three new DLC offerings all have just five characters included. The Trooper Pack includes the Imperial Death Trooper, the Incinerator Stormtrooper, the Range Trooper, the Imperial Shoretrooper, and the Mimban Stormtrooper, TheMandalorian Season 2pack includes Ahsoka Tano, Bo-Katan Kryze, Boba Fett (re-armored), Fennec Shand, and Moff Gideon, while theStar Wars: The Bad Batchpack includes Hunter, Echo, Wrecker, Tech, and Crosshair.
Pricing for each individual pack should be $2.99, which should be affordable enough forStar Warsfans to pick their favorites. Those wanting the full collection of newLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker SagaDLC charactershave an option, too. TheLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker SagaCharacter Collection DLC is $14.99, a 20% discount versus buying all seven individually.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagais already a massive game, filled with over 300 playableStar Warscharacters. Today’sStar Wars DayDLC makes it that much larger with dozens more characters to choose from. It may not be free, but for fans ofThe Mandalorian,The Bad Batch, or theStar Warsspin-off movies, it’s a great opportunity to play as some excellent characters.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagais available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
