STAR WARS Play Arts Kai Figures Revealed! DARTH VADER First Impressions!

A few days ago in a galaxy not that far away.....

Square Enix have continued their Play Arts Kai figures this time introducing Darth Vader, Bob Fett and a Stormtrooper to their ever growing family of highly detailed figures.

NOW FOR PRE ORDER!

Firstly If you guys don't know what Play Arts Kai Figures are, let me explain. Play Arts Kai figures are based around Pop Culture and Gaming's most well Known Icons, and are Sometimes sculpted in a very abstract style, but none-of-the-less still look Amazing! They cost around $100-124 (Or £60-100) and sometimes made on a limited run.


**PLEASE NOTE: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE IMAGES ON THIS POST AND I DO NOT CLAIM COPY WRIGHT ON ANY IMAGE IN THIS ARTICLE**

I really want to express my views and opinions on these and whether I would buy them or not. Firstly, there is the one everyone is raving about the Most. Darth Vader!

Darth Vader (Expected to Arrive May 2015)

Vader and all of his accessories.
That's a lot of accessories.

Darth Vader comes with a lot of accessories, that's no lie. He comes with six hands (one being a one engulfed in a fireball), a lightsaber, and  a blurred-sweeping action lightsaber. For me I think that those are great accessories and you'll have great fun posing him. It would be even cooler if he came with an unmasked head sculpt but that's not even a must have.

Stop! Wait A Minute.

 Can I comment about the cape? For a sculpture it looks bloody amazing and, for me, shows off the abstract minds that worked on this piece. The way it curves in on itself and is jaggered and ripped gives me the impression that Vader is not the kind of guy to mess with.

"And here we have a Darth Vader in his
Natural Habitat, trying, and IS,
Looking awesome"

This picture is really showing off that extra lightsaber we get with this figure. I know that the purpose of this image is to show off the extra lightsaber but I get the feeling he should be in a more dynamic pose. Anyways, forget that tiny nitpick. For me the lightsaber is one of the best accessories and I can see many other fans online making some Beast poses with the given accessories, meaning no custom accessories! Thanks Square Enix!

Standard Pose for this figure.

The final picture I'm showing today shows off a lot of his armor and the general overall build. The armor has been the best thing about the figure and makes it totally different from Kotobukiya's ArtFX Vader. The armor has generally more shape complexity. It almost seems as if this wasn't Vader at all! But it is, and you guys know it is, right? I would buy this figure not because of the accessories, or the branding, or whatever rest. I would buy this because of all the creative minds that have went into making this exquisite piece of art!


Tomorrow expect to see an analysis and first impressions of BOBA FETT and possibly the STORMTROOPER!

Thanks guys for reading, and be sure to come back for more!


Keep Classy!


Cameron