2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One Mission Briefing Trading Cards – 2016 NYCC Expansion Set
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Product Details
2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One Mission Briefing looks across the Star Wars franchise and ends up with a preview for Rogue One. Featuring Heritage stock, each hobby box promises two hits. The name of the product was changed from 2016 Topps Star Wars Road to Rogue One to 2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One: Mission Briefing.
The movie itself covers the events that transpired between Episode III and Episode IV but 2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One Mission Briefing offers a wider scope that includes the creation and destruction of The Death Star. The 100-card base set features specific story cards and several parallels. This includes Death Star (1 per pack) and Blue (1:4 packs) parallels that are available in all formats, along with hobby-only Gray (#/100), Gold (#/50) and Orange (1/1).
Offering over 70 signers from throughout the Star Wars universe, base Autographs are joined by Death Star (#/50), Blue (#/25), Gold (#/10), Orange (1/1) and Printing Plates (1/1) parallels. The rarest signed cards include four Dual Autographs, two Triple Autographs and one Quad Autograph.
Rounding out the premium options are Patch cards that center on the notable figures as well as Sketch cards.
Collectors can also find six basic inserts in 2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One Mission Briefing. They include Character Stickers, Comic Strips, Heroes of the Rebel Alliance, Montages, The Death Star and Villains of the Galactic Empire.
UPDATE (10/25): A limited ten-card expansion set featuring characters from Rogue One was made available at 2016 New York Comic Con. A small supply can be purchased directly from Topps for $20.
Release Date: 9/30/2016
Product Configuration: 8 cards per pack, 24 packs per box, 12 boxes per case
2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One Mission Briefing Hobby Box Break
- 1 Manufactured Patch Card
- 1 Additional Hit (Autograph, Sketch, or Printing Plates)
- 192 Total Cards
| 2016 Topps Star Wars "Rogue One" Mission Briefing Factory Sealed Hobby Box | $149.95 | |
| 2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One Mission Briefing Factory Sealed HOBBY Box-2 HITS | $169.95 | |
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Set Checklist
2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One Mission Briefing Checklist
2 The Sith Return
3 Palpatine's new interest
4 Pain on Tatooine
5 The Clone Mystery
6 Rise Supreme Chancellor
7 Revealing the Secret Plans
8 The Clone Wars begin!
9 Anakin and the Admiral
10 When Tarkin met Anakin
11 Clones Evolve
12 Rise Darth Vader
13 The Execution of Order 66
14 Finale of a Friendship
15 More Machine than man
16 Revealing the Death Star
17 Over Geonosis
18 Springing Kallus' Trap
19 Attack in the Hangar
20 Kanan fires back
21 Trapping the Tantive IV
22 Enter Darth Vader
23 Hiding the Plans
24 Droid Escape
25 Dealing with Darth
26 Purchasing the droids
27 Tales of the Past
28 Leia's Last hope
29 Conference of Evil
30 Tragedy on the Homestead
31 Sandtrooper Checkpoint
32 Captain of the Millennium Falcon
33 Alderaan's sad fate
34 "Destroyed – By the Empire"
35 The Tractor Beam
36 A Familiar Presence
37 The Princess is here
38 Into the Detention Block
39 Freeing Leia
40 Stand off in AA-23
41 Kenobi kills the tractor beam
42 An Overdue Reunion
43 Escaping the Empire
44 Tracking the Falcon
45 Arriving on Yavin IV
46 Artoo and the plans
47 Briefing the Rebel forces
48 A weakness is found!
49 Luke's last plea
50 Ready to go!
51 Leaving for the Fight
52 Into Position
53 Approaching the Death Star
54 The Attack Begins
55 Imperial Defense
57 A Close Call
58 Closing in on Luke
59 Y-Wing Attack
60 Vader joins the fight
61 Cause for Concern?
62 Luke's Attack Run
63 TIE Fighters in Pursuit
64 Luke Finds the Force
65 Making the Shot
66 Han to the Rescue
67 Death Star Destroyed
68 A Grand Celebration
69 War comes to Hoth
70 Training a Hero
71 The Emperor's Transmission
72 Freezing Captain Solo
73 Clash on Cloud City
74 Rescuing Han Solo
75 Facing the Evil Emperor
76 Battle for the Galaxy
77 Redemption!
78 The Rebellion is Victorious!
79 Darth Vader
80 Death Star Gunner
81 TIE Fighter Pilot
82 Admiral Motti
83 Chief Bast
84 General Willard
85 Millennium Falcon
86 Luke Skywalker (Red Five)
87 Garven Dreis (Red Leader)
88 Wedge Antilles (Red Two)
89 Biggs Darklighter (Red Three)
90 John D. Branon (Red Four)
91 Jek Porkins (Red Six)
92 Jon "Dutch" Vander (Gold Leader)
93 Davish "Pops" Krail (Gold Five)
94 Tiree (Gold Two)
95 Han Solo
96 Chewbacca
97 Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi
98 C-3PO
99 R2-D2
100 General Dodonna
101 Jyn Erso
102 Mon Mothma
103 Captain Cassian Andor
104 Rebel Pilots Depart
105 Assembling the Death Star
106 Battle on the Beach
107 The Evil Director Krennic
108 Chirrut vs. the Stormtroopers
109 Baze Malbus Attacks!
110 Destruction and the Death Trooper
Base Expansion Set Checklist
E-2 Captain Cassian Andor
E-3 K-2SO
E-4 Chirrut Imwe
E-5 Baze Malbus
E-6 Bodhi Rook
E-7 Bistan
E-8 Death Trooper
E-9 Director Krennic
E-10 Shoretrooper
Autographs Set Checklist
Al Lampert as Commander Daine Jir*
Anthony Daniels as C-3PO
Barbara Frankland as Saurin*
Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian
Caroline Blakiston as Mon Mothma
Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia Organa
Clive Revill as The Emperor
Corey Dee Williams as Klaatu*
Dave Barclay as Jabba The Hutt
David Ankrum, Voice of Wedge Antilles*
Deep Roy as Droopy McCool
Denis Lawson as Wedge Antilles
Dermot Crowley as General Madine
Femi Taylor as Oola
Garrick Hagon as Biggs Darklighter
George Roubicek as Commander Praji
Glyn Baker as Lieutenant Endicott*
Harrison Ford as Han Solo
Ian Liston as Wes Janson
Jack Klaff as John D. Branon
Jeremy Bulloch as Boba Fett
John Ratzenberger as Bren Derlin
Julian Glover as General Veers
Kenneth Colley as Admiral Piett
Kenny Baker as R2-D2
Mark Dodson, Voice of Salacious Crumb
Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
Mercedes Ngoh as Rystáll Sant
Michael Carter as Bib Fortuna
Mike Edmonds as Logray
Paul Blake as Greedo
Paul Springer as Gamorrean Guard*
Rich Oldfield as Derek Klivian*
Rusty Goffe as Jawa
Sean Crawford as Saelt-Marae*
Tim Dry as J'Quille
Tim Rose as Admiral Ackbar
Warwick Davis as Wicket
Brian Blessed as Boss Nass
Candice Orwell as Yane*
Hugh Quarshie as Captain Panaka
Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palpatine
Jett Lucas as Zett Jukassa
John Coppinger as Graxol Kelvyyn
Mary Oyaya as Luminara Unduli
Matthew Wood as General Grievous
Megan Udall as Melee*
Michael Kingma as Tarfful
Michaela Cottrell as Even Piell
Oliver Walpole as Seek*
Ray Park as Darth Maul
Scott Capurro as Beed*
Wayne Pygram as Grand Moff Tarkin
Star Wars Rebels Signers
Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano
Dee Bradley Baker as Captain Rex
Eric Lopez as Nazhros Oleg*
Freddie Prinze Jr. as Kanan
Jason Isaacs as The Grand Inquisitor*
Kath Soucie as Maketh Tua*
Stephen Stanton as Tarkin
Taylor Gray as Ezra Bridger
The Clone Wars Signers
Adrienne Wilkinson as Mortis Daughter*
Anna Graves as Duchess Satine*
Catherine Taber as Padmé Amidala
Daniel Logan as Boba Fett
George Takei as Lok Durd
Jim Cummings as Hondo Ohnaka*
Lloyd Sherr as Mortis Father*
Meredith Salenger as Barriss Offee*
Phil Lamarr as Bail Organa
Rajia Baroudi as Queen Miraj Scintel*
Sam Witwer as Mortis Son
Tom Kane as Yoda
Tom Kenny as Nute Gunray*
Dual Autographs Set Checklist
Mark Hamill and Denis Lawson
Triple Autographs Set Checklist
Mark Hamill, Denis Lawson, & Garrick Hagon
Fighter Pilot Quad Book Autograph Set Checklist
Character/Vehicle Stickers Set Checklist
2 Captain Cassian Andor
3 K-2SO
4 Chirrut Îmwe
5 Baze Malbus
6 Bistan
7 U-Wing
8 Y-Wing
9 X-Wing
11 Imperial Star Destroyer
12 TIE Striker
13 Darth Vader
14 Death Trooper
15 Director Krennic
16 Stormtrooper
17 Shoretrooper
18 Krennic's Imperial Shuttle
Character Foil Set Checklist
2 K-2SO
3 Baze Malbus
4 Chirrut ÎMWE
5 Captain Cassian Andor
6 Darth Vader
7 Scarif Trooper
8 Death Trooper
9 Death Trooper
Comic Strips Set Checklist
2 Death Troopers
3 Director Krennic
4 Stormtroopers
5 Shoretroopers
6 Bodhi Rook
8 Jyn Erso
9 Baze Malbus
10 Chirrut ÎMWE
11 K-2SO
12 Pao and Bistan
Commemorative Patch Cards Set Checklist
MP-2 K-2SO - Rebel
MP-3 L-1 Droid - Rebel
MP-4 Admiral Raddus - Rebel
MP-5 Director Krennic - Death Star
MP-6 TIE Fighter Pilot - TIE Fighter
MP-7 Shoretrooper - Empire
MP-9 Edrio Two Tubes - Rebel
MP-10 Captain Cassian Andor - Rebel
MP-11 Bistan - Rebel
MP-12 Imperial Hovertank Pilot - Empire
MP-13 C2-B5 - Empire
Darth Vader Continuity Set Checklist
Heroes of The Rebel Alliance Set Checklist
2 Princess Leia
3 Han Solo
4 Chewbacca
5 Wedge Antilles
6 Obi-Wan Kenobi
7 R2-D2
8 General Madine
9 Mon Mothma
Montages Set Checklist
2 Death Troopers
3 Jyn Erso
4 Rebels
5 Stormtrooper
6 Death Trooper
7 Director Krennic
8 Death Trooper
9 Rebels
The Death Star Set Checklist
2 Docking Bay 327
3 Tractor Beam Controls
4 Superlaser
5 Detention Block AA-23
6 Trash Compactor 3263827
7 Turbolaser Cannons
8 Meridian Trench
9 Thermal Exhaust Port
Villains of The Galactic Empire Set Checklist
2 The Emperor
3 Grand Moff Tarkin
4 Admiral Motti
5 General Veers
6 Admiral Piett
7 Admiral Ozzel
8 Stormtrooper
Sketch Artist Checklist
Angelina Benedetti
Bill Pulkovski
Brad Hudson
Brent Ragland
Brian Kong
Carlos Cabaleiro
Chris Meeks
Dan Parsons
Danny Haas
Darrin Pepe
Eric Lehtonen
Francois Chartier
Hayden Davis
Ingrid Hardy
James Henry Smith
Jamie Cosley
Jason Sobol
Jeff Mallinson
Jessica Hickman
Jonathan Caustria
Kevin Liell
Kevin P. West
Kyle Babbitt
Marcia Dye
Matt Stewart
Rob Teranishi
Robert Hendrickson
Roy Cover
Solly Mohamed
Stephanie Swanger
Tina Berardi
Product Review
2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One Mission Briefing Product Review
Reviewed by Trey Treutel
Good: Great retro feel with added modern inserts, many new Star Wars signers.
Bad: Fairly light on Rogue One content, base parallels add little, manufactured relics are the most plentiful hit.
The Bottom Line: Similar to the lead-up set for The Force Awakens, 2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One Mission Briefing is the appetizer for the main Rogue One releases coming later. This means only non-spoiler images from the movie plus no Rogue One signers. As long as you know what to expect, this is an appealing low-end product with a nice selection of inserts.
Card Design: 4.0/5.0
Taking a page from the 1983 Return of the Jedi set, the simple base design features a red border, yellow text box fill and black text. The matte finish and old-school Heritage stock really helps sell the retro vibe of the base set. On the other hand, various parallels simply switch the frame color and don’t really offer much.
I did appreciate the nine-card puzzle on the Rogue One card backs at the end of the checklist. It’s little things like this which give a basic set more collecting value.
The various inserts largely did a good job mixing old and new designs. I particularly liked the Montage and Character Foil inserts. Still, it was hard to miss the fact that all the Rogue One inserts looked heavily art- or CGI-based. Plus, I personally could do without the Heroes of… and Villains of… inserts in every one of these sets.
I also wasn’t as much a fan of the base autograph design. I realize they were keeping to the retro theme, but it was just too vanilla for me.
Checklist: 3.75/5.0
Yeah, it is not the most exciting part that only ten of the base cards feature the film that the product is based around. I understand that this is intended to lay the groundwork for the full sets but there was a part of me still underwhelmed even thought I knew this going in. Nevertheless, most of the major Rogue One names we know of were found in the inserts, so there is not a huge void.
Although there are no Rogue One signers, the autograph list features quite a few new options from the Star Wars universe as well as some of the biggest stars. No TFA subjects were featured but the big three of Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill are once again in play.
Value: 3.0/5.0
At around $65-70 per box at the time of this review, two-hit hobby boxes still lean more to the collecting value versus monetary. Since the manufactured relics are unlikely to offer much value, you are counting on a good signer or sketch as the second hit to make your box worthwhile. This is even tougher since many of the autographs are from less valuable signers and, as usual, the biggest names appear to be short prints.
The Fun Factor: 4.0/5.0
2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One Mission Briefing was very enjoyable. I liked connecting my familiarity of the original trilogy with the new movie plus the box did a great job of packing a lot of elements into one set. While it is definitely a release that leaves you wanting more, I suppose that is the whole point.
2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One Mission Briefing Hit Gallery
The box used for this review was provided by Topps.
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