LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Character Collection (DLC) Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S

I'll be straight with you: if you're hoping this bundle adds new stories, new planets, or anything that changes how the base game actually plays, look elsewhere. What the Character Collection delivers is a wide spread of recognizable faces from across the Star Wars extended universe, bundled together so you don't have to track down six separate purchases. The Mandalorian Seasons 1 and 2 bring Din Djarin, Ahsoka Tano, Bo-Katan Kryze, and Moff Gideon into your roster. Rogue One slots in Jyn Erso, Cassian Andor, K-2SO, and Orson Krennic. Solo adds younger versions of Han and Lando alongside Qi'ra and Enfys Nest. The Bad Batch rounds things out with the full Clone Force 99 crew - Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, Crosshair, and Echo. Classic Characters layers in original-trilogy icons rendered in their retro minifigure aesthetic, which is a genuinely charming touch for anyone who grew up with the older LEGO sets. The honest catch, and critics have been consistent on this, is that every single one of these additions is a character unlock for Free Play mode. There are no new missions attached to any pack, no new dialogue written for these characters, and no interactions triggered when you drop Ahsoka into a scene alongside her Clone Wars-era allies. The DLC packs are essentially cosmetic in function - they expand the roster count rather than the adventure. That stings a little when the base game showed TT Games could build genuinely layered open-world hubs across 23 planets. Who actually gets value here? Collectors and lore-enthusiasts who want the full roster ticked off will feel satisfied. Families replaying the game with kids who are obsessed with The Mandalorian or The Bad Batch will get some genuine couch co-op mileage out of swapping in fresh faces. If you sank serious time into chasing Kyber Bricks and studs in Free Play, having a wider character ability set does make certain puzzle solutions feel slightly fresher. But if you blew through the main story and moved on, there is no mechanical hook here to pull you back. The bundle format at least makes the value math simpler than buying packs individually. Picked up during a sale alongside the base game, the whole package is a reasonable ask for a Star Wars household. Bought as a standalone add-on for a completed save, you'll probably unlock a character, admire the minifigure model, and forget it by the next session. It does exactly what it says and nothing more - which is either fine or frustrating depending entirely on what you were expecting.

Alex · Scout Team

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