Fun fact about the iconic Darth Vader suit: In the Star Wars lore, the suit was designed to be extremely restricting, so the shoulder gaurd prevented Vader from actually lifting his arms above his head. In Return of the Jedi, Darth Vader lifts Palpatine above his head by way of bending his elbows. Just something that always stands out when reviewing a Vader action-figure.
This Mafex Vader came out at a time where the only other import quality Vader was the original Figuarts one that had a lot of weirdness. It was short with a tiny head and the capes were all hard plastic. So when this Mafex Vader originally came out it was a huge step up. The newest Figuarts is an evolution from the successes of the Mafex one.
the Original Darth Vader helmet and mask had red lens in ANH, but became shiny black in TESB. No canon reason was given but my headcanon is that it shows how Vader's goals changed, form red hot revenge against the Jedi, with red lens, to cool detremation to capture and turn Luke to help him overpower and kill Empiror, with black lens.
Figure arts is definitely my favourite vader. Although taking that head on and off is tricky. Annoying. The Black sires vaders for the most part are pretty solid. Jedi vader in the black seires is another cool figure....apart from that helmet. It just doesn't want to stay on. Did I just hear you say you were going to blow vader off? Your a brave man 🎉😮
Awesome video! As for the red eyes, I remember having the thx vhs box set and there's a "blink and you'll miss it" moment in a new hope where the light shines on vaders eyes just right that you can see the red eyes clear as day.
@@benderete2487even with the loose helmet it’s my favorite black series vader. It’s got the extra butterfly joints, the hands hold the saber better for poses bc of the vertical hinge, and you get to pose him without the helmet. To me that’s great value for 25 bucks.
My favorite Vader figure is the Black Series Return figure, he has a removable helmet and mask. Great figure to recreate the scene with Luke before Death Star blows up "if you have the Return Luke"
From my understanding, the Mafex is a re-issue of the Rogue One mold they released a few years ago, so the lack of updated lower skirt-piece makes sense from that perspective (though I think they should've updated it). The red lenses are accurate to Rogue One & ANH. I personally like that look best. But, for overall figure, I do think the Figuarts give you slightly better value. Here's my ranking: 1. Figuarts Obi-Wan Kenobi Vader: Great poseability & accessories with both cape & skirt poseable. 2. Mafex Rogue One Vader: If it weren't for it having a rubber lower skirt piece, I think it would be higher. A better value at sale price ($60), epsecially since it's an older mold. 3. Black Series BUT... which one? I feel the best ones released so far are the retro carded RotJ & Target Exclusive Battle Damaged Darth Vader & they are nearly tied for me. Rotj has the bennefit of a removable mask and interchangable hand piece, but Obi-Wan Vader has the damaged mask which looks phenominal AND both hands are hinged, great for lightsaber holding poses.
My favorite vader figure will always be the legacy one with the two-piece removable helmet. I wanted it so bad when it released but my parents didnt let me get it from walmart, but they caved and got me it for that christmas and I loved it for years. Wish I still had it.
It’s definitely based off A New Hope because of the red eye lenses and the buttons on his chest plate having a green button above the red and a silver one on the bottom left.
@@nathanaelacg7770Lol you’re wrong. The revenge of the sith chestplate is different, shoulder armor is different, and the head is different. Rogue one and A new hope have basically the same costume, but the rogue one costume is more shiny and modern. This figure is based on Rogue One, but for some reason, Mafex didn’t put the tunic over the armor
Literally a few hours ago i bought the Black Series A New Hope Darth Vader and i love it. I really don't need a $90 Darth Vader action figure when this $25 figure fits the bill perfectly for me. Great video, even if i don't need that Vader it looks very freaking cool.
Hey, I've noticed that you put a lot of stuff on your figures (like water, soda, flour, etc) and I've been wondering, how do you clean them to ensure they are completely dry? I'd love to see a video from you sharing how to get certain effects on the figures, and how to clean them afterwards
Hey! Thanks for watching! 🙏 my first thing is to try to keep as much of the stuff OFF the figure as possible when shooting. The flour was quite easy to just brush off however 🤣 With the Soda, I usually just use food coloring water to make sure there is no actual sticky stuff getting on them. (Except for the most recent coke shot, that was real coke, but none made it on to the actual figure 🤣) Other than that, I just rinse them off in the sink, then dry them with a towel! Nothing crazy!
Real coke, that's pretty cool. Darth vader with his helmet off, using it to rack lines on. A couple of custom female storm troopers, and male, let's be inclusive. They would be naked except their helmets would have to remain on. Eyes wide shut style. For the diorama it could be jabbas old palace. Boba fet could be on the decks. The emporer would be derobbed and in a jacuzzi setup. Low blue lighting. He be joined by several of jabbas old dancers. salacious crumb would be in there to. He'd be Bobbing up and down as the emporers new fluffer. This is how I'm envisioning these coke pictures. Is it close?
I had bought one of these for a lot of money for a series I'm working on. I am a gentle guy. But I tried pulling the hand off to switch it, and the peg snapped. I was pissed off, to put it lightly.
Have you tried the arm-crossed hands on the SHF Vader? I’m not sure if the pegs are the same, but I think it would be cool since you have both figures to make an ultimate Vader. Maybe even try to swap the skinny legs off of the SHF
shf and black series looks better imo. the mafex looks too traffic coney with the plastic skirts. looks too rigid. 9:54 just shows how dynamic and great the shf looks
Screen accuracy: How does the figure look and how does it move compared to the movies. I’m only interested in posing figures like the movies. With that said…the DV comics are very cool and have more dynamic movements for DV. So there is that. 😊
My favorite Vader isn't my favorite because it's the best, it'sy 1977 100% complete Kenneth Vader he was my holy Grail for the longest time I actually spent years tracking down parts for him at antique stores and the beautiful finishing touch was that saber with the extra little nub at the end. Everytime I look at it I feel so happy and satisfied that I took the time to track it down old school instead of using the internet.
@@NukeCaulfield to be fair it was the 70s and they wanted that gimmick of it igniting. And besides you don't by Kenner figures cause they look good, you buy them for nostalgia or for you history.
@@madarauchiha919 I understand wanting them for those reasons. I'm only speaking from my own, nostalgia-free, perspective. I love the new vintage series "Kenner" figures. I just think a lot of aspects of those original figures are strange and lacking in quality/accuracy. I know they're the classic figures, though and respect them considering when they were released.
Call me crazy, but I like the overall aesthetic of the black series figure most. Sure, it may not be as heavy in accessories, or have the wired soft goods, but just the proportions and look were pretty much nailed by hasbro. And, seeing as how were not gonna be puttin Vader in any spiderman poses, even the black series articulation is totally fine for the character. I wish hasbro would do ML as well as they do Star wars, or G.I. Joe. Sik
This vader is based off of the one shown in rougue one were he has bright red eyes. In the movie ghe definitely is a bit skinny and has a smaller helmet. And yes he does have red eyes in a new hope but there not really noticeably red.
After buying a few imports, I'll definitely take hasbro. Imports aren't very fun. I like to pose my figures and "play" with them. Everytime I pick up an import, they feel fragile and because they're so much, I didn't want to touch them and possiblly break them. With hasbro, you don't have to worry about that at all.
i got them both, Mafex and SH figuarts. I prefer the last one, a little bit more posable but they are both great figures. Great video as always man :D P.s. Am i the only one who's got problem swapping the Figuarts head? The battle damaged one is a pain in the a§§ to insert...
The Black Series is a good budget Vader. If you want a decent Display Vader, this Vader is it. If you don't care about price, go for the Figuarts Kenobi Vader. And this Vader is the Rogue One Vader.
Vader had amber lens in a new hope, you may not notice it so much in the current official release, but the color grade of the movie is and has been wrong for quite a long time... The eyes weren't quite that red, but cool that they opted to do it.
With the red lenses, I'd say it's a Revenge of the Sith Vader. I've stepped away from collecting black series and anything thats 1/12 (6 inches), ive gone for Hot Toys with certain characters and theres nothing quite like them.
I just got the Mafex Mandalorian 2.0 and he’s really cool. So many accessories! What shocks me is that this Mafex Darth Vader is basically the same price but has far fewer accessories. Now I recognize that DV doesn’t really use many accessories but it feels like the Mandalorian is a much better value. The Mandalorian came with 3 swappable heads. Why doesn’t this vader have an unmasked head and a battle damaged head? The most disappointing feature has to be the plastic lower robes that hinder posing. I have to agree with Sirdork, the SH Figuarts version is the better figure for now.
Black Series is generally the most accurate and has great build quality. I find the MAFEX Vaders a bit 'manga'. Also the build quality of MAFEX is terrible. Out of the box my Vaders head snapped off, the torso snapped off... a leg snapped off... the 'skirt' was only attached on one side... and the wire in the cape popped out through the fabric. Not exactly high quality for the price.
Oh my god it's not even close - the S H Figuarts Vader is hands-down, the best 6-inch Vader ever produced. My only gripe with him is the wired cape gives him a strange hunched-over look (as the wires never manage a natural 'at ease' pose), so, when not needing any dramatic cape poses, I usually have him just wear one of the regular Black Series capes.
if I were able to get my hand son all 3 I'd be crazy with'em and try and makeshift mix and match to make my ideal figure.. I love the mafex proportions on the mask but the posing really pains me, I don't like how he looks like a divorced dad in his 40s with that belly and I love the cloth on the figuarts better overall, but the body and legs are a bit lanky, y'know? by mix and match I primarily mean the heads because I genuinely think the figuarts head would look better on the mafex and vice versa. plus the mafex sabers are thinner and nicer looking too
Overseas companies like Mafex forced Hasbro to improve their quality. If you look at where the Black Series started some of the face sculpts were downright atrocious. If you only look at their masked figures or aliens, Hasbro seems more on par by comparison. The 40th anniversary Vader was a turning point for them, but they still struggle with QC and pricing imo.
I haven't bought a marvel legends or black series since I started getting the mafex figures. Their quality is so much better simply because you don't have to worry about only having one thwip hand for your Spider-Man.
@@ethanpease5936 I haven't had the best luck with Mafex, as the boba fett I got from them was very brittle and delicate, but I'm sure they've gotten better since then. Hasbro's greed allows them to expand to more obscure characters more quickly that wouldn't be available from overseas companies, and sometimes cheaper really is the better option. Most of the time though, overseas is the way to go.
It is the seond-best Vader in my books, only trumped by the new S H Figuarts Vader - which from an quality- and posability- standpoint runs rings around the BS Empire Strikes back one.
I came to the conclusion that I can justify getting the SH DBZ line cuz that’s the best DB figure line. But, I can’t justify these when Hot Toys exists lol why go middle of the road on expensive when you can go cheap or fully film accurate
to be fair SHF has made more tries on Vader than Mafex and the Mafex 1.5 is from Rogue One, so it is older, that being said, the NEW SHF is a better figure aesthetically but the Mafex one is better at posing and play
I got this figure over at Meccha-Japan! The Link is below!!
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Fun fact about the iconic Darth Vader suit: In the Star Wars lore, the suit was designed to be extremely restricting, so the shoulder gaurd prevented Vader from actually lifting his arms above his head. In Return of the Jedi, Darth Vader lifts Palpatine above his head by way of bending his elbows. Just something that always stands out when reviewing a Vader action-figure.
The red lenses were from a new hope. Special editions CGI’d the eyes. I like the Empire Vader the best.
@metalsonicgamingandstopmotions Rogue One suit is heavily inspired by the ANH suit...of course because of the timeline
@metalsonicgamingandstopmotions Got ya ! 😁
The ANH lenses were never red to begin with. They were clear and that has been confirmed
@@jeremydrew1227 they were confirmed as 70’s tinted lenses which looked red under the movie lights. That’s from all the making of books
@@mamunestor the prop that sits in a private collection says otherwise. It was David Prowse's skin tone that gave the red tint.
This Mafex Vader came out at a time where the only other import quality Vader was the original Figuarts one that had a lot of weirdness. It was short with a tiny head and the capes were all hard plastic. So when this Mafex Vader originally came out it was a huge step up. The newest Figuarts is an evolution from the successes of the Mafex one.
the Original Darth Vader helmet and mask had red lens in ANH, but became shiny black in TESB.
No canon reason was given but my headcanon is that it shows how Vader's goals changed, form red hot revenge against the Jedi, with red lens, to cool detremation to capture and turn Luke to help him overpower and kill Empiror, with black lens.
This is awesome! Definitely love your head canon on that! Thanks for sharing!!
The original lenses were never red and that has been confirmed
Figure arts is definitely my favourite vader. Although taking that head on and off is tricky. Annoying. The Black sires vaders for the most part are pretty solid. Jedi vader in the black seires is another cool figure....apart from that helmet. It just doesn't want to stay on. Did I just hear you say you were going to blow vader off?
Your a brave man 🎉😮
Awesome video!
As for the red eyes, I remember having the thx vhs box set and there's a "blink and you'll miss it" moment in a new hope where the light shines on vaders eyes just right that you can see the red eyes clear as day.
I honestly think the black series is a great figure. Lacks poseability sure but it looks really cool
The one from the return of the Jedi is a little bit problematic, the helmet always fall
The only down side the Darth Vader Obi-wan BS it doesn't have the butterfly joints as the ESB version has for more articulation.
The best one is the Lego one😎
@@benderete2487even with the loose helmet it’s my favorite black series vader. It’s got the extra butterfly joints, the hands hold the saber better for poses bc of the vertical hinge, and you get to pose him without the helmet. To me that’s great value for 25 bucks.
You inspired me to start doing more customs and helped me learn better techniques for toy photography! Thank ypu so much!
No way! That’s so cool man 🙇♂️ congrats on what you’ve accomplished!! Thanks so much for watching and supporting!
@@sirdork730 No problem!
My favorite Vader figure is the Black Series Return figure, he has a removable helmet and mask. Great figure to recreate the scene with Luke before Death Star blows up "if you have the Return Luke"
So cool you've gotten into reviewing figs too. Love it, man! 🔥
Vader's butt cloth.
Vader's beer belly.
Vader's holding hands.
That right there justifies the cost difference.
The beer belly ALONE is worth the $90!!
I like how shiny the helmet is and the red eyes the best.
From my understanding, the Mafex is a re-issue of the Rogue One mold they released a few years ago, so the lack of updated lower skirt-piece makes sense from that perspective (though I think they should've updated it). The red lenses are accurate to Rogue One & ANH. I personally like that look best. But, for overall figure, I do think the Figuarts give you slightly better value. Here's my ranking:
1. Figuarts Obi-Wan Kenobi Vader: Great poseability & accessories with both cape & skirt poseable.
2. Mafex Rogue One Vader: If it weren't for it having a rubber lower skirt piece, I think it would be higher. A better value at sale price ($60), epsecially since it's an older mold.
3. Black Series BUT... which one? I feel the best ones released so far are the retro carded RotJ & Target Exclusive Battle Damaged Darth Vader & they are nearly tied for me.
Rotj has the bennefit of a removable mask and interchangable hand piece, but Obi-Wan Vader has the damaged mask which looks phenominal AND both hands are hinged, great for lightsaber holding poses.
I love your videos. So interesting to watch and entertaining.keep up the great work!
My favorite vader figure will always be the legacy one with the two-piece removable helmet. I wanted it so bad when it released but my parents didnt let me get it from walmart, but they caved and got me it for that christmas and I loved it for years. Wish I still had it.
It’s definitely based off A New Hope because of the red eye lenses and the buttons on his chest plate having a green button above the red and a silver one on the bottom left.
Naw it looks like revenge of the sith or rouge one cos the tunic isn’t over his chest plate like in anh
@@nathanaelacg7770Lol you’re wrong. The revenge of the sith chestplate is different, shoulder armor is different, and the head is different. Rogue one and A new hope have basically the same costume, but the rogue one costume is more shiny and modern. This figure is based on Rogue One, but for some reason, Mafex didn’t put the tunic over the armor
This figure is more or less a blend of the ANH and Rouge One armors. Vader's eyes were EXTREMELY red in those movies
Screen accuracy should be the rate limiting factor.
I caught that Robot Chicken Vader clip in there 😂
Thought that was fitting 🤣
Literally a few hours ago i bought the Black Series A New Hope Darth Vader and i love it. I really don't need a $90 Darth Vader action figure when this $25 figure fits the bill perfectly for me. Great video, even if i don't need that Vader it looks very freaking cool.
Even better! Works out great when the cheaper one does that job for ya! Thanks so much for watching 🙏
Hey, I've noticed that you put a lot of stuff on your figures (like water, soda, flour, etc) and I've been wondering, how do you clean them to ensure they are completely dry?
I'd love to see a video from you sharing how to get certain effects on the figures, and how to clean them afterwards
Hey! Thanks for watching! 🙏 my first thing is to try to keep as much of the stuff OFF the figure as possible when shooting. The flour was quite easy to just brush off however 🤣
With the Soda, I usually just use food coloring water to make sure there is no actual sticky stuff getting on them. (Except for the most recent coke shot, that was real coke, but none made it on to the actual figure 🤣)
Other than that, I just rinse them off in the sink, then dry them with a towel! Nothing crazy!
Real coke, that's pretty cool. Darth vader with his helmet off, using it to rack lines on. A couple of custom female storm troopers, and male, let's be inclusive. They would be naked except their helmets would have to remain on. Eyes wide shut style. For the diorama it could be jabbas old palace. Boba fet could be on the decks. The emporer would be derobbed and in a jacuzzi setup. Low blue lighting. He be joined by several of jabbas old dancers. salacious crumb would be in there to. He'd be Bobbing up and down as the emporers new fluffer. This is how I'm envisioning these coke pictures. Is it close?
I had bought one of these for a lot of money for a series I'm working on.
I am a gentle guy. But I tried pulling the hand off to switch it, and the peg snapped.
I was pissed off, to put it lightly.
Where is the cape chain that goes around the neck?
I was thinking the same thing actually 🤔
4:59 "Someday, I'll dethrone the Emperor and I'll rule the galaxy!"
Isn't it better to use a makeup brush as opposed to a paintbrush as it is softer and won't cause micro-scratches?
Oh yeah definitely! They are much softer. Good thinking!!
I’m gonna check out the figure in a minute, but I’m so excited 2 🎉🎉
Have you tried the arm-crossed hands on the SHF Vader? I’m not sure if the pegs are the same, but I think it would be cool since you have both figures to make an ultimate Vader. Maybe even try to swap the skinny legs off of the SHF
Sutch a good vid as always the shot was 😮😮 as always ❤❤❤ i like all of them lol
shf and black series looks better imo. the mafex looks too traffic coney with the plastic skirts. looks too rigid. 9:54 just shows how dynamic and great the shf looks
Screen accuracy: How does the figure look and how does it move compared to the movies. I’m only interested in posing figures like the movies. With that said…the DV comics are very cool and have more dynamic movements for DV. So there is that. 😊
My favorite Vader isn't my favorite because it's the best, it'sy 1977 100% complete Kenneth Vader he was my holy Grail for the longest time I actually spent years tracking down parts for him at antique stores and the beautiful finishing touch was that saber with the extra little nub at the end. Everytime I look at it I feel so happy and satisfied that I took the time to track it down old school instead of using the internet.
Those original lightsabers look downright disgusting to me.
@@NukeCaulfield to be fair it was the 70s and they wanted that gimmick of it igniting. And besides you don't by Kenner figures cause they look good, you buy them for nostalgia or for you history.
@@madarauchiha919 I understand wanting them for those reasons. I'm only speaking from my own, nostalgia-free, perspective. I love the new vintage series "Kenner" figures. I just think a lot of aspects of those original figures are strange and lacking in quality/accuracy. I know they're the classic figures, though and respect them considering when they were released.
Call me crazy, but I like the overall aesthetic of the black series figure most. Sure, it may not be as heavy in accessories, or have the wired soft goods, but just the proportions and look were pretty much nailed by hasbro. And, seeing as how were not gonna be puttin Vader in any spiderman poses, even the black series articulation is totally fine for the character. I wish hasbro would do ML as well as they do Star wars, or G.I. Joe. Sik
These are great points! Definitely worth appreciating how simple and well done the BS version is!
Great review. You just got a subscriber
Hey thanks so much! You are awesome 🙇♂️
This vader is based off of the one shown in rougue one were he has bright red eyes. In the movie ghe definitely is a bit skinny and has a smaller helmet. And yes he does have red eyes in a new hope but there not really noticeably red.
After buying a few imports, I'll definitely take hasbro. Imports aren't very fun. I like to pose my figures and "play" with them. Everytime I pick up an import, they feel fragile and because they're so much, I didn't want to touch them and possiblly break them. With hasbro, you don't have to worry about that at all.
i got them both, Mafex and SH figuarts. I prefer the last one, a little bit more posable but they are both great figures.
Great video as always man :D
P.s. Am i the only one who's got problem swapping the Figuarts head? The battle damaged one is a pain in the a§§ to insert...
Thanks so much! Yes definitely both great figures!
I don’t have any problem with that! 😮 I’m glad you were at least able to change it at all! Lol
I do like the red lens. More eye catching.
The cape seems too puffy, but okay once it is posing. But it is disappointing the butt skirt is not wired.
Actual final verdict 7:56
I burnt my Star Wars black series Darth Vader cape what should I do?
You could always make a new one! I made a tutorial for it here!
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i am good with black series i would like too get a mafex action figure but therep rice tags are over priced
The Black Series is a good budget Vader. If you want a decent Display Vader, this Vader is it. If you don't care about price, go for the Figuarts Kenobi Vader.
And this Vader is the Rogue One Vader.
You can take the helmet off of the black series one too... at least you could the earlier releases.
Black series with wired soft goods would be the best IMO
Dude I so agree! Maybe one day!
The Black Series Vader has had a long time to become great. It's a nice figure. Some additional hands would make the Black Series one a true killer.
Vader had amber lens in a new hope, you may not notice it so much in the current official release, but the color grade of the movie is and has been wrong for quite a long time... The eyes weren't quite that red, but cool that they opted to do it.
I feel like this Mafex is more styled towards the concept art before A New Hope
With the red lenses, I'd say it's a Revenge of the Sith Vader.
I've stepped away from collecting black series and anything thats 1/12 (6 inches), ive gone for Hot Toys with certain characters and theres nothing quite like them.
5:15, darth vader cant put his head down, its constantly lifted up, thats canon
Wat a cool figure. You had me LMAO 😅😅😅😅 "I SEE EYES"
I just got the Mafex Mandalorian 2.0 and he’s really cool. So many accessories! What shocks me is that this Mafex Darth Vader is basically the same price but has far fewer accessories. Now I recognize that DV doesn’t really use many accessories but it feels like the Mandalorian is a much better value.
The Mandalorian came with 3 swappable heads. Why doesn’t this vader have an unmasked head and a battle damaged head? The most disappointing feature has to be the plastic lower robes that hinder posing.
I have to agree with Sirdork, the SH Figuarts version is the better figure for now.
The toy looks amazing
It’s cool but I wouldn’t spend 90 on a figure unless you’ll use it frequently if it’s just for show I’d just get a cooler cheaper one
Can you open more super action stuff, stuff?
Heck yeah 😎
The toy looks so awesome
I can see where the seam of the Mask is. It looks like you had already started to separate it. That mask should come off.
Iam so buying that £25 one. Looks so much better and I need it for my stop motion
No, you are going to buy the 90 dollar one, please and thankyou. Now that we have that established, it is a better figure that i demand you buy, ok?
@@doyouevendab77 how about no? Cheeky.
@@picklez6612 did i hear you correctly, did you just say no? 👁👃👁
@@doyouevendab77 yeah I said no.
Black Series is generally the most accurate and has great build quality. I find the MAFEX Vaders a bit 'manga'. Also the build quality of MAFEX is terrible. Out of the box my Vaders head snapped off, the torso snapped off... a leg snapped off... the 'skirt' was only attached on one side... and the wire in the cape popped out through the fabric. Not exactly high quality for the price.
Sry I missed the premiere @Sirdork but w upload
Never a need to apologize! Thanks for watching dude!
The red eyes is the reflection of his Saber.
usually im on the side of mafex i love the batman figures from them but gotta saybfor vader i gotta go with black series
The truth is, the Star Wars figures that are in mint condition and still in the box and haven’t been opened, ever, are super expensive
Hi 👋 I’m a really big fan!
Oh my god it's not even close - the S H Figuarts Vader is hands-down, the best 6-inch Vader ever produced. My only gripe with him is the wired cape gives him a strange hunched-over look (as the wires never manage a natural 'at ease' pose), so, when not needing any dramatic cape poses, I usually have him just wear one of the regular Black Series capes.
I couldn’t agree with you more!! Thanks so much for watching!
No worries! Love your channel dude! 👍
All Star Wars Black Series figures should be $12.99.
$12.99 exactly 🤣
The goat right here
Seems like their inspiration was the Hot Toys Kenobi Vader.
Black series is the best Darth Vader figure 100 percent out of all of the releases
the eyes are red cus its the rouge one version
Hi eye lenses were red in A New Hope
One has tiny shoulders they other has a Minecraft body 😂 ( in the thumbnail )
red eyes were in A New Hope
Most of the points you didn't like I actually liked. 😂. The under skirt being rubber looks my like leather
I think the red eyes and the whole figure is based off Rogue One
if I were able to get my hand son all 3 I'd be crazy with'em and try and makeshift mix and match to make my ideal figure.. I love the mafex proportions on the mask but the posing really pains me, I don't like how he looks like a divorced dad in his 40s with that belly and I love the cloth on the figuarts better overall, but the body and legs are a bit lanky, y'know? by mix and match I primarily mean the heads because I genuinely think the figuarts head would look better on the mafex and vice versa. plus the mafex sabers are thinner and nicer looking too
Aw man I missed the stream😭
Overseas companies like Mafex forced Hasbro to improve their quality. If you look at where the Black Series started some of the face sculpts were downright atrocious. If you only look at their masked figures or aliens, Hasbro seems more on par by comparison. The 40th anniversary Vader was a turning point for them, but they still struggle with QC and pricing imo.
I haven't bought a marvel legends or black series since I started getting the mafex figures. Their quality is so much better simply because you don't have to worry about only having one thwip hand for your Spider-Man.
@@ethanpease5936 I haven't had the best luck with Mafex, as the boba fett I got from them was very brittle and delicate, but I'm sure they've gotten better since then. Hasbro's greed allows them to expand to more obscure characters more quickly that wouldn't be available from overseas companies, and sometimes cheaper really is the better option. Most of the time though, overseas is the way to go.
Bro, your camera work makes me feel like I'm on a boat! Maybe let a shot or 2 stay static for, I don't know, 10 seconds. Ok?
Constant movement! 🤣 this is actually great feedback. Always looking for ways to make the vids better. Thank you!
I wouldn't pay even $50 for that Mafex . Looks odd to me. Black Series ain't perfect but great for the price.
Prefer the black series vader the only thing the other 2 do better is the shine on the helmet in my opinion
try the hot toys Obi Wan Kenobi Vader next !
Nothing beats the black series empire strikes back version. Soooooo sorry. ❤😂
It is the seond-best Vader in my books, only trumped by the new S H Figuarts Vader - which from an quality- and posability- standpoint runs rings around the BS Empire Strikes back one.
I came to the conclusion that I can justify getting the SH DBZ line cuz that’s the best DB figure line. But, I can’t justify these when Hot Toys exists lol why go middle of the road on expensive when you can go cheap or fully film accurate
Don't get me wrong the mafex looks good but I really don't like the plastic robes. And honestly for me the 25 dollar version is perfectly fine for me.
Well, you're paying for quality. Black series vs mafex/figuarts/figma/mezco etc just arent even close.
Absolutely no, I love the black series one more, the cloth cape drapes well and the only costume inconsistency on the black series is easy to fix.
Figuarts > Mafex in this case.
I got mine from 66 euros from hobbygenki crazy from 90 tho
Vader put more money into the $90 so they would give him a bigger chest 😂
It's not May-fex, it's MA-FEX. You don't read NASA like Nay-sa
May the Fex be with you!!
rogue one, then you'll notice the red lenses
to be fair SHF has made more tries on Vader than Mafex and the Mafex 1.5 is from Rogue One, so it is older, that being said, the NEW SHF is a better figure aesthetically but the Mafex one is better at posing and play
It’s a rogue one Darth Vader I think
I HAT soft goods. I want just one 6 inch scale vader that has no soft goods.
The first SHFiguarts Vader has a plastic cape I think! I’d go for him!
You weren't harsh enough for that price
SHF Vader Obiwan ver. is Better bcuz thats all i have.
Figuarts have a more accurate helmet
The red lenses are accurate to obi ones show and empire strikes back
I agree with u
Well my limit for a 6" figure is £25. So by default, not it's not worth it at all.
dude the site's called meccha japan not mecha japan lol
huh? One of the Black Series Vader can take off his entire helmet and mask. what you say is not true