'Star Wars': Exclusive first look at new Black Series snowspeeder, Darth Revan lightsaber
The Skywalker Saga may be over, but Hasbro still as an entire (far far away) galaxy of characters, ships and weapons to showcase in its signature Star Wars-themed Black Series label. To coincide with 2020 Toy Fair this weekend in New York City, Yahoo Entertainment is revealing two new additions to the premium line, both of which will be available later this year at major retailers nationwide.
The beloved fifth episode in the Star Wars series, The Empire Strikes Back — which celebrates its 40th birthday this May — is the source for the first Black Series addition: a snowspeeder vehicle that looks like it could have soared directly off Hoth and onto your shelf at home. Look closely at the scale replica, which comes with Luke’s pal Dak Ralter (RIP) and will retail for $119.99, and you’ll see the forward-facing laser cannons, as well as the AT-AT felling harpoon gun that inspired Tom Holland’s Peter Parker to pull off his Civil War trick.
Elsewhere, the Black Series adds a new lightsaber to its Force FX Elite collection, which already includes blades belonging to Jedi and Sith masters alike. This lightsaber is the property of one Darth Revan, who originated in the out-of-canon 2003 video game, Knights of the Old Republic.
A former Jedi and veteran of the Mandalorian Wars, Revan made the journey to the Dark Side before re-joining the good guys following a memory wipe. His saber color changed with each side-switch, and that’s something that Hasbro is retaining for the Force FX Elite replica, which will retail for $224.99.
Revan nearly made his in-canon debut in a 2011 episode of The Clone Wars, but that scene was deleted during production. Still, his inclusion in a recently published visual dictionary for The Rise of Skywalker suggests he may be back in play for future appearances — perhaps even Season 2 of The Mandalorian, set to hit Disney+ in October. In other words, you might want to have this lightsaber in your Hasbro arsenal before re-joining the adventures of Mando and Baby Yoda.
Hasbro’s Black Series Snowspeeder Vehicle will be available this summer, while Force FX Elite Darth Revan Lightsaber will be available this fall.
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