Hasbro has designed a realistic lightsaber just in time for the release of the new Obi-Wan Kenobi series, one that could be the toy maker’s most ambitious and expensive replica to date. The Black Series Reva Force FX Elite lightsaber costs $ 499 and measures a total of 6.5 feet long with the two blades connected. It is inspired by the lightsaber wielded by the Third Sister, also known as Reva, a cold, insensitive inquisitor who hunts Obi-Wan.
Like the iconic lightsabers we saw in the hands of the inquisitors in previous Star Wars series, you can pull out one of the blades as well as pull out half of the circle in the center of the lightsaber. There are a number of great lighting and sound effects that you can also turn on and off whether you use one or both blades.
While a progressive ignition effect causes the lightsaber to charge with red light in preparation for battle, an explosion deflection effect removes illumination in particular areas of the lightsaber (complete with “bank bench” sound effects) to make it look like you’re protecting yourself. of projectiles. There’s even a wall cut mode that turns the tip of the lightsaber into bright white while emitting a buzzing sound as if it were actually cutting metal.
Unfortunately, it has some limitations (expected): it doesn’t spin on its own, so you can’t use it as a kind of helicopter to propel short distances or repel enemy attacks (which is quite common in The Clone Wars ). ). You will need to acquire your skills to spin the club if you really want to take part in this spinning action.
The third sister’s lightsaber seems to be Hasbro’s most expensive so far, probably because of the double blades. Taking a look at Hasbro’s lightsaber collection, FX Force Elite replicas don’t seem to exceed $ 300. You can check out the Reva lightsaber for yourself on their crowdfunding page, which will almost certainly meet the $ 5,000 requirement (because who wouldn’t want to have a chance to say they have a 6.5-foot lightsaber at home yours?). It will be available for purchase until July 11 at 23:59 ET, but will not begin shipping until the fall of 2023.