Hot Toys Unleashes the Power of the Dark Side with Revan, Starkiller, and More

Hot Toys kicked off their Power of the Dark Side tour in explosive fashion this week with the announcement of multiple new figures in their Star Wars line, including their first ever figures based on Legends characters.



First to be revealed on Monday was one half of Doctor Aphra's murderous droid duo, BT-1.

The evil astromech comes complete with multiple weapons, retractable middle leg, and a nice metallic paint job. But sadly, unlike Hot Toys' recently released R2-D2, BT-1 does not feature lights or sounds. I get that sounds don't really apply here, though it would have been pretty cool to get a canon voice for BT-1, but seeing that red 'eye' light up would have been a really nice effect for them to have included.



Next up was Lord Starkiller, Vader's secret apprentice as he appeared in the dark side ending and DLC from The Force Unleashed.

Starkiller was definitely a surprise pick for one of the first Legends figures but this version of the character definitely fits with Hot Toys' Power of the Dark Side event and there's no denying that the tailoring on this figure is impressive and he'd be an intimidating presence on any collector's shelf. The Sith Lords comes with one LED powered light up lightsaber hilt, along with two standard lightsaber hilts, two red blades, and two red motion blades for all the dynamic poses you can think of. A special edition, available at select retailers, will also feature a Power of the Darkside coin.



Saving the best for last, Hot Toys finished the first day with the debut of one of the most popular Legends characters - Darth Revan.

Honestly, this is definitely my favorite of the Dark Side event reveals. Even without a face sculpt, the level of detail in this figure is simply stunning. The detailing on the armor, including the subtle battle damage and weathering, is fantastic and the way it combines with the soft goods of the robes just gives the figure an incredible look deserving of this iconic character.



Revan comes with the standard assortment of changeable hands, a display base, along with two LED powered lightsaber hilts, two standard lightsaber hilts, standard purple and red blades, and motion purple and red blades. A special edition, available at select retailers, will also feature a Power of the Darkside coin.



Day two of Hot Toys' Power of the Dark Side reveals began with BT-1's evil counterpart, protocol droid 0-0-0.

It's very rare that Hot Toys reveal a figure and it ships right away but that's what's happening here, and with the rest of the day two reveals! Triple-Zero will be available in person at the Power of the Dark Side event in Hong Kong this weekend and shipping from Sideshow beginning next month.



Diecast metal, LED eyes, Hot Toys have certainly pulled out all the stops for this one. Triple-Zero comes with a selection of hands, featuring his murderous tools of the trade, along with the standard Star Wars base. The only down side of this figure is that it's a limited edition exclusive. Whilst this was likely the cost of having the figure available to launch the event with, I can't help but feel it was a very odd choice to make Triple-Zero an exclusive and BT-1 a wide release as most fans will want this deadly duo as a pair. And, at time of writing, Triple-Zero is already sold out at Sideshow.



The next reveal was a classic trilogy Stormtrooper with Death Star Environment.

Whilst a re-release isn't as exciting as the previous reveals, it's always nice to make the saga's most iconic trooper available every now and then.



The final reveal for day two was the chrome edition of Commander Cody.

This figure, to me, makes far more sense as an exclusive. It's a figure that looks cool but, unlike Triple-Zero, isn't something most fans would consider essential. This version of Cody includes both his Phase I and Phase II helmets.



And that wrapped up the second day of Hot Toys' Power of the Dark Side reveals.



Hot Toys also recently revealed the next figure in their Ahsoka line - Anakin Skywalker (Clone Wars). This figure features the Chosen One as he appeared to Ahsoka during her journey through the World Between Worlds, bringing Anakin's look from the animated The Clone Wars into live action. First teased when Hot Toys revealed their Ahsoka Tano (Padawan) figure, Anakin looks fantastic alongside his young apprentice and loyal Captain Rex.

As with most of the Ahsoka line, the headsculpt is fantastic and does an amazing job at in capturing the likeness of Hayden Christensen and features movable eyes to make any pose more realistic. The figure comes with both standard and LED lightsaber hilts, and standard and motion blades, along with some new blaster deflection effects that will hopefully look really good when combined with the light-up hilt.



Darth Revan, Lord Starkiller, BT-1, Stormtrooper, and Anakin Skywalker are available now from Sideshow and other retailers. Triple-Zero and Commander Cody (Chrome Version) are Sideshow Exclusive within the US. Links and galleries for all are below.



Darth Revan

Lord Starkiller

BT-1

0-0-0 (Sideshow Exclusive) - wait list available

Stormtrooper with Death Star Environment

Commander Cody (Chrome Version) (Sideshow Exclusive)

Anakin Skywalker (Clone Wars)



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