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Rubies Costume Co. Star Wars Darth Maul Lightsaber
(as of 21/08/2010 06:18 - more info)
$19
$19
Listed Under: Toy Lightsabers
Double sided lightssaberSilver body with red lightsRequires AA batteries (not included)Lightsaber is fun all year longOfficially Licensed Star Wars accessory..read more
















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Well, if you happen to buy this for a child that’s about 6 or younger, this might not be the best type of lightsaber for them, because it is not quite as strong as the lightsabers from Star Wars Episode 3, but definitely stronger then the lightsabers from episode 2 (Well at least the episode 2 sabers that I bought). However the reason that this lightsaber (and all the others from episode 1) is not super strong is because it lights-up, and if were any thicker you probably wouldn’t be able to see the light.
Though I have never owned Darth Maul’s saber, a friend of mine has (And still does). I however own Qui-Gon’s, (And it is just as tough as Darth Maul’s)and I still have it to this day. I have never had a problem with this lightsaber, and I was about 8 when I got it (and now I am 18), and I must say I played pretty rough with my older brother and sister. And the light-bulb actually lasted me for years. I got this saber back in 2000 or 2001 and the bulb finally died on me in 2008.
The only thing that ever happened to my Qui-Gon Saber was I let my neighbor play with it, then he let my dog bite the tip of it (And I only owned it for a couple of months when this happened!). I was very upset (We melted and taped the end, so it is still in one piece). Though I just recently bought a new Qui-Gon lighsaber (The same exact one), though I will never get rid of my old one, because it was my very first lightsaber.
Unfortunately I had the same experience as most people here it seems. The blades are VERY flimsy, and broke almost immediately when my 4 year old started to play with it. The blades will snap off and it is almost impossible to put them back together.
Fortunately, I had a backup plan: I went and bought two of the non-electronic Darth Vader lightsabers (about $8 each and readily available), sanded the bases of them and glued them together with Gorilla super-glue. This works VERY well, and although there are no lights/sounds with these toys, my kids can play with it as rough as they do with the other single-blade lightsabers. My son loves it, and ANYONE can do this. No, it’s not a cosmetically accurate toy, but he can play with it and doesn’t care about accuracy of replica design. And isn’t that the point? Now why Hasbro or somebody hasn’t made a Darth-Maul lightsaber with the stronger blades and no sound/lights is a mystery to me. Hope my “homemade” idea helps some of you.
This item was exactly what my son wanted for Christmas, except for the fact that the toy fell apart the very 1st time he played with it. I was able to repair it using a little ingenuity, but as far as the item’s quality to price ratio it was definatly sub-par.
This toy is just simply a piece of junk and not worth the money. My six year old sun, who has been waiting for a Darth Maul lightsaber for months, used this toy for less than 5 minutes and it broke. Very poor quality.
the toy arrived damaged, but it’s my fault for not saving the package to send it back. Besides. it wont light on one side, so I figure it just came that way.