If you do in fact have to buy both figures to get one of the BB-8s than that is a flat out load of crap.

Yeah, I'm not 100% sure but either way I don't want any of the figures that BB-8 could come with. lol. I'll probably wait and see if it shows up on Mandarake or something for a reasonable price instead.

If it's one, I was going to give in and get the Guard so I'll have at least one of them (because they'll probably not end up mattering much in the movie, so don't want to go all in). But both... Meh. Really don't see a need for a less interestingly costumed Kylo.

But Mandarake for it might not be a bad route.

See I want those red troopers, but I think I could safely wait till they pop up on Mandarake. Either that or just get the Black Series version and just army build them.

O_O
I want them all!
I like the new looks, though yes I agree the plastic skirts on the red guards kinda sucks, but I'll take them anyway.
Unfortunately, I won't be getting any of them, right now anyway. I haven't bought a Star Wars SHF since before the Rogue One figures, due to lack of funds. :(
But I want them all, and if I can find a way to preorder any of them, I will, for the bonuses, I feel like they'd be expensive to track down on Mandarake.

So what's up with the living chess pieces?

The red guys? Snoke's equivalent of Imperial Royal Guards I guess. Would be nice if the First Order had something that wasn't completely derivative of the Empire but the designs are cool.

Be nice if a Royal Guard-type character got to do something on screen.

That too, hopefully the fact these guys have proper weapons is a good sign.

Knowing Star Wars, they will have 3 minutes of screen time.