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Hasbro Star Wars Vader Force Action Extending Lightsaber

• Toy weapon springs into action, lights up, and makes humming sounds
• Extends to more than three feet long with sliding of button
• Collapsible soft plastic blade design

Product Description

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Take up your destiny and join the battle as an insidious Dark Lord of the Sith with Darth Vader's signature weapon. Just like in the Star Wars movies, this Force Action Lightsaber springs into action, lights up, and makes realistic lightsaber sounds.

It lights up and makes realistic lightsaber sounds, just like in the Star Wars movies. View larger.

The weapon swiftly extends to more than three feet long. View larger.

Recommended for children ages six and older, this toy makes playing the bad guy fun.

Just Like the Movies
In the hands of the evil Darth Vader, this lightsaber has sown sorrow from one end of the Empire to the other. Now, it is yours to use as you see fit.

This weapon swiftly extends to more than three feet long with the sliding of a button. The spring-activated blade is made with translucent red plastic. Built-in segments fully retract into the handle, and the blade is illuminated with bands of light.

While it's intended for use against another lightsaber--and not a person or animal--the blade is built from a safer, softer plastic than the durable, hard plastic handle, just in case. The silver and black handle features dynamic accents.

Realistic Sounds
For more than 30 years, Stars Wars fans the world over have been inspired to make their own lightsaber sound effects, but now, the Force Action Lightsaber does it for you. The toy creates the distinctive power-activated "humming" drone that creates anticipation in moments between swings.

This lightsaber also replicates the burst of electricity as the saber turns on and the blade extends as well as the "wave" of the blade as it hovers through the air.

Using the Force
Unlike the lightsabers of the Star Wars movie, the toy doesn't retract with the push of a button. After turning the weapon off, the blade can be collapsed by hand--but be careful not to jam the blade too tightly into the handle.

A couple of times while playing with the lightsaber, the blade did not extend when the power was activated; the sound effects started up, but the "on" button had to be pressed more than once to get the blade out.

The on/off button looks as if it should also control the volume of the lightsaber--but it does not. Parents who get sick of the "humming" can remove the batteries, as the lightsaber requires three AA batteries (not included) for its lights and sounds.

But Vader's Lightsaber wouldn't be half the fun without its glowing arc-wave energy blade, and the red light is especially mesmerizing in the dark.

Product Description

'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. With the push of a button, the blade springs into action, extends to a length of over 3 feet, lights up, and plays real lightsaber sound effects! 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.

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2 x 2 x 41.3 inches ; 2.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 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: B000ETQR5O
• Item model number: 87124
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,339 in Clothing (See Top 100 in Clothing)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice to play, good overall product, August 2, 2007

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Lucas Ezequiel Besasso (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Hasbro Star Wars Vader Force Action Extending Lightsaber (Toy)

It's a nice replica toy for children. Good work with the full retractable blade, but not very shinny (the similar saber created before shines much more). a little big for kids, but fun to play with. my son loves it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Would be awesome if it worked..., January 14, 2008

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D. Morris - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Hasbro Star Wars Vader Force Action Extending Lightsaber (Toy)

This product, in concept, is amazing. However it did not last more than a couple extentions before the spring loaded blade bit the dust. My little guy was so excited about his lightsaber and very careful with it as well I might add. It just was not built to survive :( We saw it light up once, the sound never did work and now it will not extend so it's officially a gallactic flop with my little boy.

15 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Built to Break, December 26, 2006

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A. Windheim "Sonnyville Mom" (Sherwood, OR United States) - See all my reviews
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My 3 boys (ages 4, 7 and 9) love their lightsabers so the idea of a spring activated version was too hard to pass up. Imagine the disappointment when the fragile spring/force action is only good for about 3 tries and then it falls apart with no way to get inside and fix it. We have 3 of them (Darth Vader, Obi-wan and Luke Skywalker). Vader was done before 9am Christmas morning. The other two are hanging on by a thread and now the boys have to be "very gentle" when they load the saber. The worst part is that the light up feature is tied to the spring so it does nothing now. These are not rough kids and it's just a matter of time before the other springs get jammed. Stick with the original light up sabers and forget the force action.