Now you can pay $500 for the lightsaber of a character you don't like!
https://hasbropulse.com/products/st...va-the-third-sister-force-fx-elite-lightsaber
https://hasbropulse.com/products/st...va-the-third-sister-force-fx-elite-lightsaber
Neither Hasbro nor Hot Toys know what Star Wars fans want.$100 more than the Proton Pack or $25 cheaper than the Pack with the Wand included. Insane. Watch this one fail too.
Well, I like the character and I definitely want this lightsaber. As a collector, I'll admit it's overpriced. But as a fan, I'm willing to back it. Guess we'll see what "most" of the fans think in 45 days.
Which is totally fine, I personally wasn't a huge fan of the character, but I'm sure we have plenty out there that are, I just think it is a bit of a reach to put it up before the show airs and finishes.
Some collectors might just see it as an inquisitor lightsaber instead of specifically Reva's.
The most annoying thing is that there are so many Haslab projects that would perform way better. A TVC Sandcrawler, Gunship, or AT AT would be far more appropriate and sell extremely well. Yet Hasbro refuses.
They set the Rancor first tier at 9,000. Meanwhile this is only 5,000. Guess they don't want to experience another embarrassing failure or they don't have a lot of faith in this product to begin with. Or both.
I made a similar post on Rebelscum, but this just isn't a great move move by Hasbro (shocker I know).
You have no idea the reception the character will get from the collectors and fans that back this kind of merchandise, and you put this up before the series even began to air. With most of the fans saying she is one of the weaker parts of the series so far, though only 2 episodes in, I don't see this getting backed right now. Unless this was pushed by Lucasfilm, it just continues the notion that Hasbro isn't listening to their community.
That's what I was thinking. The one blade look is pretty cool.Which is totally fine, I personally wasn't a huge fan of the character, but I'm sure we have plenty out there that are, I just think it is a bit of a reach to put it up before the show airs and finishes.
Some collectors might just see it as an inquisitor lightsaber instead of specifically Reva's.
Honestly the one thing that would really sell any Inquisitor lightsaber is the ability to have it spin. If it could do that, they might be able to sell a few. Probably some lame safety hazard BS why they couldn’t more so than lack of available technology.
Agreed it's not impossible but would be a rather ambitious undertaking. I found a couple of videos on YouTube. One guy built a gear driven one but never quite finished. There's also an Ultimate Works Second Sister lightsaber that doesn't rotate but looked pretty sweet.The ring is more of a track for the blades to spin around. I think it could be done but it would probably be fragile. Rather than housing the electronic guts in the hilt, they’d need to be in the tips of the saber or the ring be some sort of electronic connection to the guts in the hilt. Sure, it would be complex to do but that’s the point of a Haslab. You can bet they don’t go the Haslab route with a Maul saber. Just because it’s double bladed and expensive doesn’t mean it needs to be a Haslab. The spinning feature is something that would have given this the ‘WOW’ factor needed to get funded.
Of course Hasbro can do it, but why would they bother when they can sell you this for $500?Yeah, if I can guy can do that in his garage, surely Hasbro with infinitely more resources at their disposal, could do something similar as well. That’s the wow factor that would really move some units as that’s the one thing really unique to the Inquisitor lightsabers.
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