Star Wars Starfighter Vehicle E3 Ve02 Obi-Wan Kenobi Starfighter

by Hasbro

Product Features

• Obi-Wan Kenobi battles deadly droid starfighters while on a mission to rescue Chancellor Palpatine, who has been kidnapped by Separatist forces
• Pilot this awesome Starfighter to adventure!
• Open the canopy, fire the launching missiles, and activate the spring-open wings!
• Cool detailing and retractable landing gear help to blast you into a galaxy of excitement!
• Vehicle comes with label and instructions.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 10.4 x 12.9 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00065ARIO
• Item model number: 85345
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 - 12 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #147,432 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Editorial Review

Obi-Wan Kenobi’s life is not without some measure of disappointment. He never gets a really snazzy wardrobe, never gets the girl, is forced to live out much of his life on Tattooine being regarded as an old coot, and his star pupil, in a particularly disheartening move, has become the most feared evil-doer in the universe. But before you feel bad for Obi-Wan, check out the cool starfighter he gets to pilot. It has a canopy that pops open, wings that snap into x-formation, a built-in R2 unit, and two spring-loaded missiles. This is the ship that Obi-Wan pilots in the opening sequence of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith when, along with Anakin Skywalker, he goes to rescue Emperor Palpatine, another decision that was somewhat regrettable. --Charlie Williams

Product Description

Obi-Wan's Jedi Starfighter comes loaded with awesome action features: opening canopy, firing missiles, retractable landing gear and wings that spring open! Obi-Wan is one of the most skilled and daring fighter pilots in the Republic. His amazing piloting abilities make him a powerful ally and a formidable enemy. Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin battle deadly droid fighters while on a dangerous mission to rescue Chancellor Palpatine, who has been kidnapped by Separatist forces.

Pilot this starfighter to adventure. Open the canopy and place action figure (sold separately) inside. Fire the launching missiles at enemy fighters, or activate the spring-open wings. Cool detailing and retractable landing gear help to blast you into a galaxy of excitement.

Some assembly required. Vehicle comes with labels and instructions.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Star Wars vehicles, May 23, 2005

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Travis Illig "Software Engineer" (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Star Wars Starfighter Vehicle E3 Ve02 Obi-Wan Kenobi Starfighter (Toy)

I've got several Star Wars vehicles, but this is one of my favorites. It feels a lot more durable than some of the other vehicles, and with the firing missles and flip-out wings, it's pretty cool.

I like that they started molding some of the pieces out of a vinyl material instead of having the whole thing be hard plastic. (The "guns" down the center of the ship are vinyl.) The vinyl won't crack off if it hits something.

Two things I did note, though:

First, the flip-out wings flip out nicely when you push the release button, but snapping them back in closed position was harder than expected; I end up having to partially depress the release button to get them to snap in. Not a big deal for me, but for a younger child that might be tough.

Second, the R4 droid is removable and supposedly you can put an R2-D2 figure in the slot. I bought the Episode III R2-D2 and his feet are a little too wide so he won't fit in there. That was a little disappointing but not a deal-breaker. I still think the ship rocks.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive, most impressive, September 16, 2005

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Peter Payne "Peter in Japan" (Isesaki, Japan) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Star Wars Starfighter Vehicle E3 Ve02 Obi-Wan Kenobi Starfighter (Toy)

I'd like to echo the other reviews -- this toy (and the yellow matching fighter, natch) are really excellent. At the age of 37, I was so smitten with this toy that I bought it and the other one, to, er, play with with my son, yeah. The only problems are, the fake R2 unit (although I plan to see which of my R2 figures will fit, based on comments others have made), and the stickers are rather hard to put on. In general, this toy is indicative of the extra effort Hasbro has made with ep III, compared to, say, the CRAP they made for ep 2, that disappointed me so much I stopped buying figures for a while.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best-looking of the jedi starfighters, June 3, 2005

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M. McCrady "Billy_Pilgrim" (Lexington, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Star Wars Starfighter Vehicle E3 Ve02 Obi-Wan Kenobi Starfighter (Toy)

This toy is the best-looking of the Jedi starfighters. I think it's better-looking than even the bright green Toys R Us exclusive Anakin/Darth Vader ship. Unfortunately, you have to wait until August to buy Obi Wan as a pilot. Until then, you might be better off using the Obi Wan figures from AOTC and Phantom Menace to "pilot" the ship, because the ROTS Obi Wan figures do not fit into the cockpit very well. Especially the "Jedi Kick" Obi Wan figure. Is anyone else disappointed in a few of the more cheesy figures released for this film? I have been really disappointed by figures with lightsabers molded into their hands and actions that don't work (Jedi Kick Obi Wan comes to mind). Please, just give me a basic Obi Wan figure, maybe with a cloth Jedi cloak!

As someone who owned several vehicles from the original trilogy when I was kid, I can vouch for the durability of the new vehicles. On the old toys, nothing worked. The Tie Fighters solar panels wouldn't stay on, and on the Millenium Falcon, the cannon and satellite dish wouldn't stay on. And of course the figures did not fit well in the original vehicles. Hasbro seems to have worked out most of these problems (except maybe for the figures fitting). Obi Wan's starfighter is a great buy at twenty bucks, and it looks great out of the box and on display.

One other thing: the instructions say you can fit "most" R2 droid figures in place of the R4 drone that comes with the ship. I tried the ROTS Artoo figure, and it would not fit at all. Maybe the R4 G9 "preview" droid fits, but I don't own that figure yet.