Star Wars Transformer Class I Darth Vader Toy Review

Darth Vader (Class I)
Vehicle Mode

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Difficulty of Transformation: Very Easy
Color Scheme: Dark gray, black, and some silver, dark blue, transparent light red, pale bluish black, light green, and dark red
Rating: 7.6

(NOTE: Because this is a repaint, this is not a full-blown review. This mainly covers any changes made to the mold and the color scheme, and merely compares it to Class I Episode III Starfighter Anakin Skywalker. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Class I Episode III Starfighter Anakin Skywalker here.)

    Following the lead of the Class II version of this mold, the Episode III Starfighter has been done up as Darth Vader-- because what's a new size class without a new Darth Vader, right? Anyways, this redeco takes its cues almost directly from the Class II version of this figure, with various shades of dark gray and black being-- appropriately-- the primary colors. This doesn't leave for a whole lot of contrast, but they ARE certainly Darth Vader's main colors. The silver-- particularly in vehicle mode-- helps to keep the toy from looking too same-ish, and there are some pretty decorative paint apps in vehicle mode to keep Vader from looking as boring as you'd think from a simple description of his color scheme. In mech mode, this is a bit less of the case, as to keep him looking more like his movie self his mech parts are almost entirely black, here. That said, there are still a few nice accent paint apps of light green, red, and silver around the main body. Darth Vader's lightsabers are also red, which looks great against the black-- I just wish there was a bit more of that color comparatively, myself.
    Darth Vader has a new headsculpt to to adequately convey that he's, y'know, Vader. It looks quite good, being a slightly robotic-ized, more angular sculpt compared to his helmet in the movie. It looks good, particularly at this small scale. Other than the head, though, no mold changes have been made to this version of Vader.
    Class I Darth Vader is the best-looking version of the Class I Episode III Starfighter mold overall, with a color scheme that looks considerably more interesting than you'd think a primarily gray-and-black combo would, given all the vehicle paint apps. (The silver helps in particular.) If you want a cheap Vader SWTF, you can't do worse (or better, actually) than this little guy.

Darth Vader (Class I) Bio:
Darth Vader’s starfighter blasts his enemies in a fierce space battle. Using the Force, the fighter is converted into a menacing mech that confronts attackers on the ground.

Review by Beastbot

(Pics from Hasbro.)

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