2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One: Mission Briefing Checklist and Details
2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One: Mission Briefing trading cards delve into the background of how the first in a planned series of films that delve into side stories for the expansive franchise. Like Journey to the Force Awakens, the set is done with nostalgia in mind, borrowing from Original Trilogy card designs. The old-school Topps Heritage-style card stock is also being used for the release.
Hobby boxes fall in line with a lot of other recent Star Wars sets, delivering a pair of premium inserts from a selection that includes autographs, sketch cards, patch cards and printing plates.
2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One: Mission Briefing Base Set Basics
The main part of 2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One: Mission Briefing looks at the history of the Death Star, a focal point of the film. It’ll chart its building and, ultimately, its destruction. For collectors, the big draw will be the first major cards for the new film. That said, the majority of the set will likely feature images from previous films. A few cards with images from the Rogue One trailer are at the end of the checklist.
All told, the Rogue One: Mission Briefing base set has 110 cards. They use the same basic design as 1983 Topps Return of the Jedi, complete with the bright red borders.
Hobby packs have at least one parallel. These come in several colors including Death Star, Blue (1:4 packs), Grey (/100), Gold (/50) and Orange (1/1). Grey, Gold and Orange are all exclusive to hobby packs. Printing Plates can also be found.
Autographs
2016 Topps Rogue One: Mission Briefing is another set with a large autograph checklist. More than 70 different signers from various corners of a galaxy far, far away are included. Characters from Rogue One and The Force Awakens are not among them.
If the design feels familiar, it should. They borrow from the character card subset that kick off the third series of 1980 Topps Empire Strikes Back trading cards. Parallels come in Death Star (/50), Blue (/25), Gold (/10), Orange (1/1) and Printing Plates.
Tough multi-signature cards are included, but only in hobby packs. There are two Dual Autographs, a pair of Triple Autographs and a Fight Pilot Quad Book Autograph.
Autographs in the product are done with stickers.
Additional Inserts
2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One: Mission Briefing Patch Cards focus on vehicles used throughout the franchise.
The product has six regular insert sets, which combine to land one per hobby pack. They include Character Stickers, Comic Strips, The Death Star, Heroes of the Rebel Alliance, Villains of the Galactic Empire and Montages.
This set was originally planned and solicited as Road to Rogue One but was changed shortly after.
2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One: Mission Briefing trading cards at a glance:
Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 8
Boxes per case: 12
Set size: 110 cards
Release date: September 30, 2016
What to expect in a hobby box:
- Autographs, Sketch Cards, Patch Cards, Printing Plates – 2 Total
- Inserts – 24
- Blue Parallels – 6
- Death Star Parallels – 24
2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One: Mission Briefing Checklist
Base
Base Set Checklist
110 cards.
Parallels:
- Death Star – 1:2 packs
- Blue – 1:4 packs
- Gray – /100 (hobby only)
- Gold – /50 (hobby only)
- Orange – 1/1 (hobby only)
1 A Senator’s Grand Plan
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
56 Rebel Command
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
Autographs
2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One: Mission Briefing Autographs Checklists
Autographs
74 cards.
Parallels:
- Death Star – /50
- Blue – /25
- Gold – /10
- Orange – 1/1
- Printing Plates – 1/1 (these have Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)
David Ankrum as Voice of Wedge Antilles
Dee Bradley Baker as Captain Rex (Rebels)
Glyn Baker as Lieutenant Endicott
Kenny Baker as R2-D2
Dave Barclay as Puppeteer for Jabba the Hutt
Rajia Baroudi as Queen Miraj Scintel (Clone Wars)
Paul Blake as Greedo
Caroline Blakiston as Mon Mothma
Brian Blessed as Boss Nass
Jeremy Bulloch as Boba Fett
Scott Capurro as Beed
Michael Carter as Bib Fortuna
Kenneth Colley as Admiral Piett
John Coppinger as Graxol Kelvyyn
Michaela Cottrell as Even Piell
Sean Crawford as Saelt-Marae
Dermot Crowley as General Madine
Jim Cummings as Hondo Ohnaka (Clone Wars)
Anthony Daniels as C-3PO
Warwick Davis as Wicket W. Warrick
Mark Dodson as Salacious B. Crumb
Tim Dry as J’Quille
Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano (Rebels)
Mike Edmonds as Logray
Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia
Harrison Ford as Han Solo
Barbara Frankland as Saurin
Julian Glover as General Veers
Rusty Goffe as Jawa
Anna Graves as Satine Kryze (Clone Wars)
Taylor Gray as Ezra Bridger (Rebels)
Garrick Hagon as Biggs Darklighter
Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
Jason Isaacs as The Grand Inquisitor (Rebels)
Tom Kane as Yoda (Clone Wars)
Tom Kenny as Nute Gunray (Clone Wars)
Michael Kingma as Tarfful
Jack Klaff as John D. Branon
Phil LaMarr as Bail Organa (Clone Wars)
Al Lampert as Commander Daine Jir
Denis Lawson as Wedge Antilles
Ian Liston as Wes Janson
Daniel Logan as Boba Fett (Clone Wars)
Eric Lopez as Nazhros Oleg (Rebels)
Jett Lucas as Zett Jukassa
Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palpatine
Mercedes Ngoh as Rystall Sant
Richard Oldfield as Derek “Hobbie” Klivian
Candice Orwell as Yane
Mary Oyaya as Luminara Unduli
Ray Park as Darth Maul
Freddie Prinze Jr. as Kanan Jarrus (Rebels)
Wayne Pygram as Wilhuff Tarkin
Hugh Quarshie as Captain Panaka
John Ratzenberger as Bren Derlin
Clive Revill as Voice of the Emperor
George Roubicek as Commander Praji
Tim Rose as Admiral Ackbar
Deep Roy as Droopy McCool
Meredith Salenger as Barriss Offee (Clone Wars)
Lloyd Sherr as Mortis Father (Clone Wars)
Kath Soucie as Maketh Tua (Rebels)
Paul Springer as Gamorrean Guard
Stephen Stanton as Wilhuff Tarkin (Rebels)
Catherine Taber as Padme Amidala (Clone Wars)
George Takei as Lok Durd (Clone Wars)
Femi Taylos as Oola
Megan Udall as Melee
Oliver Walpole as Seek
Adrienne Wilkinson as Mortis Daughter (Clone Wars)
Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian
Corey Dee Williams as Klaatu
Sam Witwer as Mortis Son (Clone Wars)
Matthew Wood as General Grievous
Dual Autographs
2 cards.
Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker/Denis Lawson as Wedge Antillies
Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia/Caroline Blakiston as Mon Mothma
Triple Autographs
2 cards.
Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker/Denis Lawson as Wedge Antillies/Garrick Hagon as Biggs Darklighter
Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia/Caroline Blakiston as Mon Mothma/Dermot Crowley as General Madine
Fighter Pilot Quad Book Autograph
1 card.
Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker/Denis Lawson as Wedge Antillies/Jack Klaff as John D. Branon/Garrick Hagon as Biggs Darklighter
Inserts
2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One: Mission Briefing Inserts Checklists
Comic Strips
12 cards.
1 Darth Vader
2 Death Troopers
3 Director Krennic
4 Stormtroopers
5 Shoretroopers
6 Bodhi Rook
7 Captain Cassian Andor
8 Jyn Erso
9 Baze Malbus
10 Chirrut ÎMWE
11 K-2SO
12 Bistan
The Death Star
9 cards.
1 Imperial Conference Room
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
Foil Cards
9 cards.
1 Jyn Erso
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
Heroes of the Rebel Alliance
9 cards.
1 Luke Skywalker
2 Princess Leia
3 Han Solo
4 Chewbacca
5 Wedge Antilles
6 Obi-Wan Kenobi
7 R2-D2
8 General Madine
9 Mon Mothma
Manufactured Patch Cards
13 cards.
MP-1 Jyn Erso – Rebel
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-8 Director Krennic – 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
Montages
9 cards.
1 Death Troopers
2 Death Troopers
3 Jyn Erso
4 Rebels
5 Stormtrooper
6 Death Trooper
7 Director Krennic
8 Death Trooper
9 Rebels
Stickers
18 cards.
1 Jyn Erso
2 Captain Cassian Andor
3 K-2SO
4 Chirrut Îmwe
5 Baze Malbus
6 Bistan
7 U-Wing
8 Y-Wing
9 X-Wing
10 AT-ACT
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
Villains of the Galactic Empire
8 cards.
1 Darth Vader
2 The Emperor
3 Grand Moff Tarkin
4 Admiral Motti
5 General Veers
6 Admiral Piett
7 Admiral Ozzel
8 Stormtrooper
Sketch Cards
2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One: Mission Briefing Sketch Cards Checklist
33 artists.
Kyle Babbitt
Angelina Benedetti
Tina Berardi
Jason Bommer
Carlos Cabaleiro
Jonathan Caustria
Francois Chartier
Jamie Cosley
Roy Cover
Hayden Davis
Marcia Dye
Danny Haas
Ingrid Hardy
Robert Hendrickson
Jessica Hickman
Brad Hudson
Alex Iniguez
Brian Kong
Eric Lehtonen
Kevin Liell
Jeff Mallinson
Chris Meeks
Solly Mohamed
Dan Parsons
Darrin Pepe
Bill Pulkovski
Brent Ragland
James Henry Smith
Jason Sobol
Matt Stewart
Stephanie Swanger
Rob Teranishi
Kevin P. West
Promo Cards
2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One: Mission Briefing Promo Cards Checklist
85 Death Star – Star Wars Insider Magazine #168
87 Grand Moff Tarkin – Star Wars Insider Magazine #168
91 Stormtroopers – Star Wars Insider Magazine #168
108 Princess Leia – Star Wars Insider Magazine #168
Expansion Set
Available exclusively at 2016 New York Comic-Con. Details.
E-1 Jyn Erso
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 Imperial Death Trooper
E-9 Director Krennic
E-10 Shoretroopers
As a long time Donnie Yen fan, I would love to see his first autograph trading card!
My son got a special patch card that says 45/50.
My other kids patch cards don’t have a number like that.
What are those?
Sounds like a parallel — almost the same but with the serial number to show it’s more rare.
In this article (thanks for this, btw!) You mention in several places that orange parallel cards are 1/1 which I took to mean one per pack or perhaps one per hobby box. However, on the foil packaging of the cards, it says the orange parallels are 1/12,206. Can you shed any light on this? I have one orange card out of 3 hobby boxes. I am either incredibly lucky, based on the odds on the foil packaging, or a bit unlucky by your numbers. Thanks in advance for your reply.
1/1 refers not to odds but print run. They’re one-of-ones. /25 means there are 25 of that particular card, etc.
I received a numbered Jyn Erso gold numbered (015/100) puzzle piece card with a light blue border. Has anyone seen any others like this? I pulled it from one of the 10 pack/special patch card boxes.