Rumoured exclusive LEGO Star Wars Captain Rex minifigure could still show up again in 2024

The rumoured LEGO Star Wars Captain Rex minifigure is currently said to be exclusive to this year’s second UCS set – but there is a way it could still show up in a cheaper model in 2024.

In the nearly two years since the backlash to 75309 Republic Gunship’s Mace Windu and Clone Commander minifigures, the LEGO Group has sought to include exclusive characters with Ultimate Collector Series sets. 75341 Luke Skywalker’s Landspeeder includes the most detailed C-3PO minifigure to date, complete with dual-moulded grey legs, while the upcoming 75355 X-wing Starfighter gives Luke dual-moulded legs and printed arms.

The LEGO Star Wars team has said there are ‘no fixed rules’ around exclusive minifigures in UCS sets, but you can see that it’s trying to give collectors of its most expensive sets something unique. We haven’t seen the uber-detailed Threepio in any other sets, and likely never will – at least while 75341 Luke Skywalker’s Landspeeder is still on shelves.

Rumours of a UCS Republic Venator Star Destroyer have been slightly bittersweet, then, as Promobricks claims the $600 set will include our first Phase II Captain Rex minifigure since 2013’s 75012 BARC Speeder with Sidecar. It’s a long-requested character that could end up locked behind one of the most expensive LEGO Star Wars sets to date – but unlike C-3PO and Luke, there are grounds for bringing Rex to another set in 2024.

That’s because this specific Captain Rex minifigure is said to feature a patch on the side of his head, recreating the character’s design after his inhibitor chip was removed in The Clone Wars. It’s a very specific detail to mention in a rumour report – and could be the perfect way for the LEGO Group to give buyers of the Venator an exclusive Rex, while still bringing the character into smaller and cheaper sets.

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All the designers would need to do is swap out Rex’s head for a different print without the patch, while still maintaining the same torso, legs, unique helmet and (hopefully) cloth pauldron and kama. The clone captain would then be available to many more LEGO Star Wars fans, but the version included in the UCS Venator wouldn’t lose all of its appeal.

Besides, 75367 Venator Star Destroyer is also said to come with a minifigure of a younger Admiral Yularen – as seen in The Clone Wars – which is a character obscure enough to potentially remain forever exclusive to that set (without too many complaints from the LEGO Star Wars community). In effect, the LEGO Group might just have cracked the best of both worlds with its minifigure selection for the second 2023 UCS set…

That’s if these rumours are true, of course. Until we get official confirmation from the LEGO Group on what’s coming in the second half of the year, we can’t say for certain that a UCS Venator and Captain Rex minifigure really are just around the corner. For now, check out the table below for the entire LEGO Star Wars 2023 slate as it stands.

Every LEGO Star Wars set confirmed and rumoured for 2023 so far

LEGO set	Price	Pieces	Release date
40615 Tusken Raider	£9.99 / $9.99 / €9.99	152	January 1, 2023
40623 Battle of Endor Heroes	£39.99 / $39.99 / €39.99	549	May 1, 2023
75344 Boba Fett’s Starship Microfighter	£8.99 / $9.99 / €9.99	85	January 1, 2023
75345 501st Clone Troopers Battle Pack	£17.99 / $19.99 / €19.99	119	January 1, 2023
75346 Pirate Snub Fighter	£29.99 / $34.99 / €34.99	285	May 1, 2023
75347 TIE Bomber	£59.99 / $64.99 / €64.99	625	January 1, 2023
75349 Captain Rex Helmet	£59.99 / $69.99 / €69.99	854	March 1, 2023
75350 Clone Commander Cody Helmet	£59.99 / $69.99 / €69.99	766	March 1, 2023
75351 Princess Leia (Boushh Helmet)	£59.99 / $69.99 / €69.99	670	March 1, 2023
75352 Emperor’s Throne Room Diorama	£89.99 / $99.99 / €99.99	807	May 1, 2023
75353 Endor Speeder Chase Diorama	£69.99 / $79.99 / €79.99	608	May 1, 2023
75354 Republic Gunship	€149.99	1,083	September 1, 2023
75355 X-wing Starfighter	£209.99 / $239.99 / €239.99	1,949	May 4, 2023
75356 Executor Super Star Destroyer	£59.99 / $69.99 / €69.99	630	May 1, 2023
75357 The Ghost	€169.99	1,394	September 1, 2023
75358 Tenoo Jedi Temple	£37.99 / $39.99 / €42.99	124	June 1, 2023
75359 Republic Swamp Speeder	$26.99	108	August 1, 2023
75360 Yoda’s Jedi Starfighter	$34.99	253	August 1, 2023
75361 Spider Tank	£46.99 / $49.99 / €52.99	526	August 1, 2023
75362 Ahsoka’s T-6 Shuttle	$69.99	599	September 1, 2023
75363 The Mandalorian’s N-1 Starfighter Microfighter	£12.99 / $15.99 / €15.99	88	August 1, 2023
75364 [Ahsoka]	$99.99 / €104.99	1,056	September 1, 2023
75365 Yavin IV Rebel Base	$159.99	1,067	Summer 2023
75366 Star Wars Advent Calendar	$44.99	320	TBC 2023
75367 Venator Star Destroyer	$649.99	5,374	October 1, 2023
75368 Darth Vader Mech	$14.99	139	August 1, 2023
75369 Boba Fett Mech	$14.99	155	TBC 2023
75370 Stormtrooper Mech	$14.99	138	August 2023
75371 Chewbacca	$199.99	2,320	September 2023

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