EVERY Star Wars Force FX Lightsaber in The Black Series: A Complete Guide
Marketed to adult Star Wars collectors, a Hasbro Force FX lightsaber remains a common first “real” lightsaber for teens and adults. The officially licensed lightsabers, which are more realistic and expensive than than a plastic toy, feature: a character inspired metal hilt, light up blade, and realistic sound effects. Hasbro’s Star Wars The Black Series Force FX Lightsaber lineup encompasses 21 different lightsabers as of 2023.
While most standard Force FX lightsabers use a fixed blade (not removable), all of the Force FX Elite Lightsabers use a removable blade. Force FX Elite Lightsabers also feature more advanced visual effects. Sometimes a specific Force FX lightsaber model may include specialized accessories or effects tailored to the particular lightsaber.
Now that we’ve got the basics out of the way, let’s explore each individual Black Series Force FX lightsaber from 2015 to the present!
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21. Obi-Wan Kenobi Force FX Elite Lightsaber
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Includes: metal hilt, blade, stand
Batteries: Requires 3 AA batteries (not included)
Blade: removable blade
Blade Color: blue
Release Date: spring 2023
The Obi-Wan Kenobi lightsaber hilt includes two different emitter pieces: a thicker emitter for attaching the blade and a thin neck emitter for wearing the hilt or displaying the hilt. In additional to other visual effects and sound effects, the lightsaber comes equipped with two new features: a sustained blade lock up effect (duel effect) and a battle sequence feature (plays out an animated sequence of light and sound).
20. Leia Organa Force FX Elite Lightsaber
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Includes: metal hilt, blade, stand
Batteries: Requires 3 AA batteries (not included)
Blade: removable blade
Blade Color: blue
Release Date: 2022
The Leia Organa lightsaber hilt includes two different emitter pieces: a wider emitter for attaching the blade and a narrower emitter for display purposes. Use the D-ring on the pommel to attach the hilt to a belt clip (sold separately).
19. Rey Skywalker Force FX Elite Lightsaber
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Includes: metal hilt, blade, stand
Batteries: Requires 3 AA batteries (not included)
Blade: removable blade
Blade Color: Yellow
Release Date: 2022
The Rey Skywalker lightsaber is the first ever yellow-bladed Force FX lightsaber. The lightsaber is also the first Force FX lightsaber to use a specialized twist to ignite feature. Fold out the triangular pieces on top of the emitter in order to attach the blade.
18. Mandalorian Darksaber Force FX Elite Lightsaber
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Includes: metal hilt, lightsaber blade, barrel plug (i.e. blade plug), hex key tool, stand, rechargeable Li-ion battery, USB charging cord
Battery: Requires rechargeable Li-ion battery (included)
Blade: removable blade
Blade Color: black blade and a white LED blade edge
Release Date: 2021
The Mandalorian Darksaber is the first Force FX lightsaber to feature a flat black blade and a white LED blade edge. When activated, the black-energy blade exhibits a crackling white edge effect.
17. Ahsoka Tano Force FX Elite Lightsaber
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Includes: metal hilt, blade, kyber crystal chamber, stand
Batteries: Requires 3 AA batteries (not included)
Blade Type: removable blade
Blade Color: color changing (select blue, green, or yellow-green)
The Ahsoka Tano lightsaber features color changing with three color options: blue, green, or yellow-green. The lightsaber also includes a removable kyber crystal chamber. Be aware that buyers are reporting that the cutouts down the size of the hilt are sharp.
16. Emperor Palpatine Force FX Elite Lightsaber
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Includes: metal hilt, blade, stand
Batteries: Requires 3 AA batteries (not included)
Blade Type: removable blade
Blade Color: red
The Emperor Palpatine lightsaber is the first ever Force FX lightsaber equipped with the Force lightning effect. The hilt includes two different emitter pieces: a wider emitter for attaching the blade and a narrower emitter for display purposes. Some reviewers complain that the hilt is proportionally too large/thick.
15. Darth Revan Force FX Elite Lightsaber
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Includes: metal hilt, blade, kyber crystal chamber, stand
Batteries: Requires 3 AA batteries (not included)
Blade Type: removable blade
Blade Color: color changing (red, purple)
The Darth Revan lightsaber is the first ever Old Republic era lightsaber in the Force FX lightsaber lineup. The color changing lightsaber allows the wielder to select a red blade or purple blade. The lightsaber is also the first Force FX lightsaber to include a removable kyber crystal chamber.
14. Count Dooku Force FX Lightsaber
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Includes: curved metal hilt with blade, stand
Batteries: Requires 3 AA batteries (not included)
Blade Type: Fixed String Blade (not removable)
Blade Color: red
The Count Dooku lightsaber features a specialized stand tailored to the iconic curved-hilt design.
13. Asajj Ventress Force FX Lightsaber
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Includes: curved metal hilt with blade, stand, coupler
Batteries: Requires 3 AA batteries (not included)
Blade Type: Fixed String Blade (not removable)
Blade Color: Red
The Asajj Ventress lightsaber is the first Force FX lightsaber inspired by a hilt design outside of the Star Wars films. Includes a specialized stand for the iconic curved-hilt design. Additionally, the lightsaber includes a coupler enabling the user to combine two Asajj Ventress Force FX lightsabers together to form a double-bladed saberstaff.
12. Kit Fisto Force FX Lightsaber
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Includes: metal hilt, blade, stand, belt clip, barrel plug (i.e. blade plug)
Batteries: Requires 3 AAA batteries (not included)
Blade Type: removable blade
Blade Color: green
The Kit Fisto lightsaber is a rare standard Force FX lightsabers (i.e. non-Force FX Elite lightsaber) to feature a removable blade. The Kit Fisto Force FX lightsaber also includes a belt clip for wearing the hilt and barrel plug to put in the blade holder when the blade is removed.
11. Supreme Leader Kylo Ren Force FX Elite Lightsaber
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Includes: metal hilt, blades, stand, collectible coin
Batteries: Requires 3 AAA batteries (not included)
Blade Type: removable blades
Blade Color: red
The Supreme Leader Kylo Ren Force FX Elite Lightsaber is an updated and more technologically advanced version of the Kylo Ren crossguard saber than it’s predecessor the Kylo Ren Force FX Lightsaber. The lightsaber is first ever Force FX Elite Lightsaber released by Hasbro. Force FX Elite Lightsabers feature removable blades and more effects and features than their standard Force FX lightsaber predecessors.
10. Darth Maul Force FX Lightsaber (Red Blade)
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Includes: metal hilt with blade, stand, coupler
Batteries: Requires 3 AA batteries (not included)
Blade Type: Fixed String Blade (not removable)
Blade Color: red
The Darth Maul lightsaber includes a coupler. Join together two individual Darth Maul Force FX Lightsabers using the coupler to form a double-bladed saberstaff. At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi. At last we will have revenge.
9. Obi-Wan Kenobi Force FX Lightsaber (The Phantom Menace)
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Includes: metal hilt with blade, stand
Batteries: Requires 3 AA batteries (not included)
Blade Type: Fixed String Blade (not removable)
Blade Color: blue
This Obi-Wan Kenobi Force FX Lightsaber is based on Kenobi’s lightsaber in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Hasbro previously released a different Obi-Wan Kenobi Force FX Lightsaber based on Kenobi’s lightsaber from Star Wars: A New Hope.
8. Mace Windu Force FX Lightsaber
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Includes: metal hilt with blade, stand
Batteries: Requires 3 AA batteries (not included)
Blade Type: Fixed String Blade (not removable)
Blade Color: Purple
The Mace Windu lightsaber is the first purple bladed lightsaber to join The Black Series Force FX Lightsaber lineup. This party’s over!
7. Rey (Jedi Training) Force FX Lightsaber (The Force Awakens)
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Includes: metal hilt with blade, stand
Batteries: Requires 3 AA batteries (not included)
Blade Type: Fixed String Blade (not removable)
Blade Color: Blue
The Rey (Jedi Training) lightsaber is similar in design to the blue-bladed Luke Skywalker Force FX lightsaber released in 2015, although the designs are not identical.
6. Kylo Ren Force FX Lightsaber
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Includes: metal crossguard hilt with blades, stand
Batteries: Requires 3 AA batteries (not included)
Blade Type: Fixed String Blade (not removable)
Blade Color: Red
Hasbro later released a newer, pricier and more technologically advanced iteration of the Kylo Ren crossguard lightsaber called the Supreme Leader Kylo Ren Force FX Elite Lightsaber.
5. Luke Skywalker Force FX Lightsaber (Return of the Jedi)
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Includes: metal hilt with blade, stand
Batteries: Requires 3 AAA batteries (not included)
Blades Type: Fixed String Blade (not removable)
Blade Color: Green
Hasbro previously released a different Luke Skywalker Force FX Lightsaber based on Skywalker’s first blue-bladed lightsaber from Star Wars: A New Hope. Some fans dislike the “thick neck” section of the hilt below the bell-shaped emitter. The section is noticeably wider than the thin neck saber on screen in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
4. Darth Vader Force FX Lightsaber (A New Hope)
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Includes: metal hilt with blade, stand
Batteries: Requires 3 AA batteries (not included)
Blade Type: Fixed String Blade (not removable)
Blade Color: Red
The Darth Vader lightsaber is the first dark side hilt design released in The Black Series Force FX Lightsaber product line.
3. Yoda Force FX Lightsaber
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Includes: metal hilt with blade, stand
Batteries: Requires 3 AAA batteries (not included)
Blade Type: Fixed String Blade (not removable)
Blade Color: Green
Release Date: 2015
Unsurprisingly, the diminutive Yoda hilt is the shortest hilt in the entire Force FX lightsaber product line, measuring 8 inches long. The combined length of the hilt and blade measures about 33.625 inches long.
2. Obi-Wan Kenobi Force FX Lightsaber (A New Hope)
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Includes: metal hilt with blade, stand
Batteries: Requires 3 AA batteries (not included)
Blade Type: Fixed String Blade (not removable)
Blade Color: Blue
Release Date: 2015
This Obi-Wan Kenobi Force FX Lightsaber is based on Kenobi’s lightsaber in Star Wars: A New Hope. Hasbro later released a different Obi-Wan Kenobi Force FX Lightsaber based on Kenobi’s first lightsaber from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
1. Luke Skywalker Force FX Lightsaber (Blue Blade)
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Includes: metal hilt with blade, stand
Batteries: Requires 3 AA batteries (not included)
Blade Type: Fixed String Blade (not removable)
Blade Color: Blue
Release Date: 2015
Hasbro later released a similar, but not identical, hilt design entitled Rey (Jedi Training) Force FX Lightsaber. Hasbro also released a different Luke Skywalker Force FX Lightsaber based on Skywalker’s second, green-bladed lightsaber from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
