Star Wars Darth Vader Force Action Lightsaber

by Hasbro

Product Features

• 'Use the Force!' Strike down the Jedi Knights!
• Features spring-into-action blade and lightsaber sound effects. Use the Force with this amazing Force Action Lightsaber from Hasbro!
• This fantastic weapon features a blade that retracts fully into the handle.
• Darth Vader's red lightsaber is yours to use to strike down and destroy the Jedi Knights if you add it to your shopping cart!
• Requires 3x 'AA' batteries, not included.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 22 x 4.2 x 2.8 inches ; 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001DDHRUE
• Item model number: 87911
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,901 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Star Wars Darth Vader Force Action Lightsaber Not recommended for children under 3 months

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great concept, but some shortcomings, October 14, 2010

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Jay Bartholomew - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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I purchased this item for a Halloween costume. You can purchase some really cool replica lightsabers for $100 minimum, but they don't expand or retract. I wanted a lightsaber that I could hold straight up, press a button, and have the "blade" shoot out. That's exactly what this does. Sometimes a couple of the segments don't expand all the way, but only by an inch or two. The "blade" is actually pretty long for a kids toy and the color is more of an red-orange day glow: more similar to the movies than the deep red that is pictured. I purchased this knowing that it had the following shortcomings: huge hilt/handle, weak light, and no extra sound variety. It makes 5 sounds: expand, idle hum, swing, clash, and retract. There is only one variety of each sound and the sound quality is pretty bad. The "idle hum" is particularly annoying and doesn't sound much like the movies. The "swing" sound has a mandatory delay so if you want it to sync up you have to wait between swings (think fighting original trilogy style as opposed to episodes I-III fancy fighting). It's connected to a motion-sensor that is quite sensitive: the slightest movement will set it off. You have to hit it frighteningly hard to activate the "clash" sound, although I found hitting the handle with your free hand will do it. The light is extremely weak, even in pitch black. Given that and the poor sound quality, I am considering using this without batteries. The spring function does still work without the batteries. Of course weak light is better than no light. You could probably easily unscrew the thing and remove or destroy the sound chips. Just leave the part alone that connects to the light. Should be obvious: look for the speaker. I should note that you have to manually retract the "blade" with your hand and this will occasionally throw reverse the on/off toggle; meaning it will play light up and play sounds while retracted instead of when expanded. Just hold the blade in and press the button. Overall I'm quite pleased. There is simply no other lightsaber that fully expands and retracts which, to me, is the effect that really seals the deal.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Extends nicely but electronics are unreliable, November 25, 2010

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R. Ferguson (Earth) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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We have a year of good lightsaber fighting under our belts (with kids) and I can say that the extension mechanism and the translucent cylinders work reliably and are stronger than I expected. The electronics, however, went off-and-on within the first few weeks of use. We have one lightsaber that works most of the time, and another that finally died before I decided to cut it open (see below). This is unfortunate because the light and sounds add a lot to the drama of using these things. I would still purchase these toys, but design-wise, I think there is a mismatch in the reliability of the various components.

For Do-It-Yourselfers: I spent two hours one evening repairing one of ours. I don't recommend this for most people. Even though there are screws in the handle, Hasbro glued the half shells together at the top. So to do this properly, you really need to cut through one of the shells to open it up, see what needs fixing, and then meticulously put it back together. There is a small circuit board, two contact switches, a motion sensor, the battery pack, a speaker, LEDs, catch/release mechanism, one large spring, two small springs, the outer switch and, of course, the translucent tubes. Where our lightsaber was having trouble was with the main contact switch. I removed the small piece of foam between the contacts and it has worked well since. I closed up the shells with a band of hot glue around the cut (ringing the hilt).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars really cool sound effects!, January 7, 2010

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Heather Cullin (PA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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I got this for my 6 and 8 year old. They love it! It was a great price and the sound effects really make it a winner for them over the standard lightsaber. We have not had any quality issues and they play with it pretty rough!