EVERY LIGHTSABER EVER! Star Wars Lightsaber Toys & Replicas Retrospective | Votesaxon07
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- To celebrate May the fourth, Stephen takes a look back at all the lightsabers in his collection, starting from the toys he played with as a kid to the prop replicas he plays with as an adult! Plus some first thoughts on the new Disney saber announced today.
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This video, nor his channel, will never be the same…
Of course, because he murdered a woman and her unborn child.
@@callummorgan4199 that was the point of the original comment, callum
That I know, though it should go without saying.. Natalie and her babies' life being taken away should be the main thing in remembrance. I do understand this was once a likeable, popular channel and such
@Doc sorry if you were once a fan of his content, also.
Will it even be up for much longer?
2002 lightsabers was a time to be alive!
It really was!
I’m convinced we had the same childhood, I would play with those lightsabers ever damn day
I had those too!! Man those were the days..
I think between me and my brother we had all of them
yoo i have a qui-gon one with the red blade! my brother had the obi-wan one with the blue blade and we fought many a legendary battle with them, then came that dreadful day in like 2012 when his got ran over by the lawn mower, he got a new one but it was a newer version without the button. to this day i still have my OG red qui-gon!
I wish they'd bring back the 2002 lightsaber designs, those things were my childhood. As far as I know, the only lightsaber toys in that style that are still being sold are the Jedi Training Academy lightsabers that you can only get at Disney Parks.
And Goodwill if you were counting used lightsabers.
Yeah me to but I was not alive but I seen them before
I went to the store needing anikin's lightsaber for a costume, fully expecting to see them still, (because why wouldn't they still make them that way) and I was very disappointed
I loved these. The ones that they make now just look like iversozed tooth picks
I really regretted when I didn't like the lightsaber my mum bought me. I just didn't use it, but now I remember it being really cool.
I watched this on the family TV once and my dad said he was a good toy reviewer/collector
If only we’d have known what a monster this ‘man’ would become
Ya I know too
well we know you definetely like to do what lightsabers are used for.
Ese es un asesino
god, the tape measure hitting the finger is SO accurate
when i saw penguins video i swear the face was familiar and than i remembered this video so i scrolled through his channel couldn't find it and i was relived but then i searched up the video. he seems like such a nice and funny guy, how could he do it
So fucked up man. This tragedy is going to be on the news and crime documentaries for years. Can't believe someone who seems this nice is capable of doing something so horrible.
Dude same, I remember watching this just expecting nothing more, until I saw criticals video and I instantly recognized him. Hope he rots in jail.
He didn’t do it.
You never know what's on a person's mind. Sick and sad that anybody could do this.
@@chimichangatakeout3551 dumbass
If an actual lightsaber is made don't let this man get one
didn’t he kill his gf?
@@BALLGOONWHYTEAyes
@@BALLGOONWHYTEAWait what?
What other weapons are you obsessed with?
Har har, I was waiting for one of these comments.
LMAO
this is the only video i had seen from him so i was going crazy when i saw his face in the news and couldn’t figure out why it was so familiar
Not funny...
Bruh
God, I don't know how many times my mother had to call my friends and I inside for dinner because we were out in the woods behind my house playing with those 2002 sabers. I loved them so much that there are pictures of myself as a child having one attached to my belt when I was on vacation, walking around with my lightsaber, ready to fight any droids that could show up. My childhood was awesome.
Glad to know i wasn't the only one that wore it with pride and protection lol.
Those 2002 ones are classic. I had a number of them with my brother that we fought with, grew up with a bin full of most of those prequel kinds. The collapsable ones, the non-collapsable ones, the spring loaded ones, etc. This video was a total nostalgia trip!
THERE WAS SPRONG LOADED ONES
Same
He killed someone 💀
@@sofiane_latr2do you older 200s Hasbro lightsabers or force fx ones
@@ChaosStudio917yrhnthoze wre cslled force acthion
Dannnnng this brings back good childhood memories 😌
A damn nostalgia trip! Also awesome to see you here :) just wanna say hi
Yeah
Yeah, quite nostalgic
Hello!
mood
Bro wasn’t only a murderer but a stupid one at that
“I can’t read chat”
While disney's new "retractable" blade is admittedly impressive, the video they've provided never actually shows it retract 🤔
Also if it retracts like a tape measure, then it will be flimsy like one and you won’t be able to bash it against stuff. Seems like a waste of money
@@Evanm42 yeah it's super flimsy, they decided to use it in one of the rides when Rey fights kylo but it's so flimsy she just puts it down and grabs a saberforge saber
Cause it’s flimsy foam type of material
you cant even buy it either
As demonstrated in the video, wait a few years AFTER it hits market to make your purchase. Don't extra pay to be a first wave product tester. You'll save money and be able to see what you're getting. It gets better as it gets cheaper.
Definitely agree that the Basic 2002 lightsabers are the best. It was especially good when you were a kid and watching the bonus features of the prequel DVDs where they just kinda used colored sticks as the lightsabers. Added some authenticity to playing with them.
Cap. Even as someone who grew up with them I can safely say that my Electrum Sabercraft saber is much better.
@@557deadpool "My lightsaber prop that cost me some hundreds of dollars is FAR better than a $10 toy for kids!"
That's literally what you just said.
@@YourUncleBenis yes.... because that's my point. Saying the 2002 sabers "we're the best" is just nostalgia talking
@@557deadpool I feel like they serve different purposes, though? Like, when I was a kid playing with a lightsaber, I was more into the ability to actually USE it like a lightsaber. To retract the blade into the hilt, and duel like a prequel motherfucker. The stuff like Electrum saber are just for the adults who wanna look cool. If I dropped that kinda money on something, I don't think I'd do a ton of dueling with it.
@@YourUncleBenis .....they're literally DESIGNED for dueling and they're far more durable while also having the lights and sounds on top of small things like smooth swing and even blaster deflection and saber clashing. And any damage is easily fixed. The only downside is the fact that you can't retract the blade but that's a very small price to pay, especially when they ignite like how sabers should
crazy how this dude was a toy reviewer for kids yet still murdered his own child.
And gf
What a killer collection
Bro trash pun
@@Darksoals912 Wrong, that pun was so funny @Noone7410_ should be locked up for murder
TPM, AOTC and ROTS are soooo great. I wish I could go back in time and watch those movies again for the first time. Even the fandom was awesome to be in around then.
TPM and ROTS was great but AOTC kinda sucked, anakin was too creepy
@@goose2866 Anakin was very creepy. But you gotta admit the arena battle was one of the best moments in Star wars
@@RaidenNexus97 Yeah true, but that was like one amazing moment in a movie of full of bad moments
@@goose2866 anakin was 19. Were you expecting Elvis levels of charisma?
I thought that was hilarious when he said it in the vid and even more with it being said in the comments 😂😂 that was the time the fanbase really went down hill, not that it wasn't since the first movie. This fanbase has hated every movie since the original episode 4 but then acts like they didn't bully kids and whatnot when a new movie comes out 🤷 one of the fakest fanbases
11:26 i can’t even begin to tell you how many times i’ve had that exact situation happen to me
Man those were the days. I had a handful of the the basic extendable ones. I would take them EVERYWHERE. School, the beach, the mall, everywhere. I would wear them on my belt and felt like a lil 5 year old jedi. I always favored those over the electronic ones.
I used to have the “build your own lightsaber kit” when I was younger. It was splendid!
This guy was too obsessed with episode 2 Shmi Skywalker death scene
Women and the children indeed 😬😬
BROOOOO
It’s crazy to see how primitive the saber replicas used to be back then... meanwhile nowadays I’m rocking a neopixel blade in a screen-accurate lightsaber! Love watching this 💜
I can't believe this guy is a murderer.
"This is the one swung around by that sweaty American kid"
I'm proud to be one of those sweaty Americans. 🤣 🇺🇸
R u a nerd too
@@Fernando2699. Yep... 🤓
@@BLKBRDSR71 same here
The first lightsaber i ever bought myself was a red qui-gon 2002 lightsaber, still have it to this day. Blade is pretty beat up with a few cracks but they were insanely durable.
Isn’t this dude a murderer? I swear I recall his face from some kind of true crime channel.
Yes murdered a pregnant woman
His wife and son
Was watching Lazy Masquerade's video, and thought this guy looked familiar. Damn!
This was a nice trip down nostalgia with many of these.
I can’t wait until I go to Disneyland and buy a legacy lightsaber
lol good name
@@tubeguy4066 thanks tube guy
What a nice guy he should try live streaming!
hes in jail
@@justinlandithats the joke
Have you ever seen the Star Wars Rebels retractable lightsabers? Those were a combination of the prequel and sequel era retractable lightsabers, decent length and sturdiness, thin and sleek hilts.
I haven't, but I'll be sure to have a look at them if I get the chance!
They were awesome!
They were very good
@@Votesaxon07Reviews I don’t think you’ll be checking them out anytime soon fella.
@@Votesaxon07Reviewsbro why
Man, I LOVED the electronic lightsabers that came out in 2002 and 2003. I didn't care they didn't retract all the way into the hilt. I enjoyed the variety of designs they released.
I bought the Luke and the mace winds spring loaded sabers. I still cherish them despite the design flaws you mentioned, since they still feel like the compromise between an accurate replica and accurate features.
I went to Celebration 2 in 2002 where they were marketing the very first master replicas force fx Saber, which was Anakin's episode 2 Saber. Seeing the demo blew my mind as I never thought a replica could be combined with an electronic toy in that way. I bought most of the sabers Master replicas made, which means I didn't have money to buy the ones by hasbro. It wasn't until recently that I bought "rey's" lightsaber at Disneyland (before there was an entire land devoted to star wars) just to have one where the blade could be removed.
Seeing the technology evolve, I'm happy I built my own lightsaber at Disneyland, and even purchased the "reforged" lightsaber replica there as well.
So, seeing the technology evolve again, and seeing an accurate hilt that has an accurate blade shooting out of it is definitely something I'm hyped for!
May the 4th be with you, Stephen!
Mine was an Anakin light sabre I got in 2007 and it still works better than any fancy ones I’ve got from replica stalls
I became increasingly aware of how much I’ve aged since owning my first saber. Totally didn’t realize the spring loaded ones were from 2005 lol. Totally agree with everything said in this video, but if I had to pick a favorite saber from my collection, I’d have to go with my spring loaded Mace Windu. Even with the bulky hilt, it still manages to look sleek with its gold detailing, and the purple blade is just fantastic.
Yeah the bulky hilt is a negative but as a kid this was the best I could get for a toy
That’s a dope looking nerd corner!
It's one of many nerd corners! 🤣
Better get crafting a light shiv buddy. You'll need it where you're going.
Also do not drop the damn soap
Dude the 2012 Saber is what I have the glow up
100% agree with the 2002 ones. My brother and I had so many combos of hilts and blades. Cheap yet durable. Proves sometimes the simpler option is the better :)
Wild that this man murdered a pregnant woman just a year later.
Wait actually
@@LSWF2sadly he did
5:13 I owned all of them! These were my favorite! The new ones have thinner blades and, frankly, break waaayy to easily.
I think my favorite Lightsabers, as of right now, are the Hasbro Force FX Elite Series Lightsaber replicas. The amount of features they offer, plus the guarantee that all Elite FX Lightsabers will have removable blades, extra features that even some custom sabers don’t offer, and the high quality and detailed, authentic metal hilts, makes them my go to recommendation for anyone who wants to get into Saber collecting.
I have all 3 currently available Elite FX blades;
Kylo Ren, Darth Revan, and Darth Sideous, with Ahsoka Tano’s and the Mandalorian Darksaber on preorder.
It feels weird watching this guy after everything's he's been accused of
What was he accused of?
@@maxington7152 murder
@@maxington7152he murdered his wife
Great video as always Stephen, lightsabers are one of the coolest toys ever
This was my favourite video of yours but I cant even begin to like it after what you did
I remember there was a line of lightsaber toys that came out just before the blade builders line. They were basically the same thing as blade builders, but I think they had slightly slimmer hilts, and longer blades. I had one that looked like Darth Vaders lightsaber. I still remember that as the best lightsaber toy that I ever owned (in my subjective opinion).
American here! immediately after my father took me and my lil bro to see phantom menace (i was about ten, he was 7 at the time), he drove us to toys r us and bought me that same darth maul saber, and my brother an obi wan saber and took us to the local park to play with them. he always played with us too haha. i'm 32 now, and my brother is 29. idk, just a fun little story i thought id share.
I absolutely adored the 2002 toys. I remember vividly playing with them with all my neighborhood friends. The fact that I could have Qui Gon's hilt (My personal favorite at the time) with a red blade just completely sold it for me. The kids and I would smack each other around for hours.
Although I must say the 2012 basic saber re-releases were pretty solid too. I recall you doing a review of a couple of those back in the day as well.
Any particular reason why that review is absent from this one?
I remember I got a 2012 darth maul saber because my little brother was just born (I was 6 at the time) and I was going through a huge clone wars/prequel phase and for some reason my mum and dad decided that I deserved a trip to toys r us and I can remember my eyes settling on that maul saber and getting so excited because before this I only had a 2002 luke skywalker hilt with a green blade which i still have and I thought I was the shit when I went to fight with my mates with my new maul saber
I still have that same darthmaul lightsaber, Qui-Qon too.
this is such a blast from the past and I never realized how cool my mom was. I had literally every single one of these except for the mace windu force fx. My brother and I still have most of them too.
"Gather 'round, younglings at the front."
Is that you Master Skywalker?
Not gonna lie, I was still expecting the 10th Doctors song screwdriver to make an experience
I felt such a strong connection seeing those 2002 sabers again. I adored those things. I have some of the fairly recent ones, my favourite being the Obi-Wan variant as I love how slim and sleek the hilt is, but the blade has a lot to be desired. I will make it my goal to get a force fx or saberforge one soon
Those 2002 lightsabers. We used to fight each other till we gave up from too much pain haha.
What a (slightly tipsy) duel that was! Fantastic video man - love how you always relate it to your own experiences as a kid 👌🏻
Gotta wonder what else happened to him as a kid
Wow I remember havin Luke's green lightsaber and Obi-Wan's Purple lightsaber..
This guy a murderer btw, killed his pregnant wife just to let you guys know
Ah, I remember the 2002 lightsabres. I had the electronic versions of Anakin and Obi Wan's lightsabres. A friend of mine had the basic Obi Wan's and the red Qui Gon's. We were always having duels. Ah, wonderful times!
Lightsaber toys are such a cool part of Star Wars history that it's really a shame how much some of them fall short. Still, they're a fond memory for countless Star Wars fans. 2005's Obi-Wan Kenobi lightsaber was the first one I owned and still have today. It's nothing great but blade fully retracting and being spring loaded was such a cool feature. I don't care how much it's "flawed"... it's my favorite! I too would love to own a fully official disney lightsaber like the ones they're using at the starcruiser so fingers crossed for someday in the future!
This is gonna be a good one boys ha haaa
i watched this video years back ago, im so sad he ruined his life that way, he didnt only ruin his life,but he ruined 2 lives,his own child.
I HAD THE EXACT SAME OBI WAN SPRING LOADED LOHJTSABER AS YOURS!!! I loved this so much
Count dooku's lightsaber toys were always my favorite. The hilt is just... *Chef kiss*
Whyd you do it man
God this was a nostalgia trip and a half. Never owned any ForceFX or Disney sabers but I had the good old 2002 extendable sabers, the light up partially retractable and the spring loaded one. NOSTALGIAAAAA
I had some cheap ones from my childhood that fell apart very easily but they defined my childhood. I still remember going to a friends house one day and picking up the blue side of Grievous’ spinning lightsaber and it blew my mind. It started my lightsaber collecting, which started with a Darth Vader retractable lightsaber that had the ability to light up using two double A batteries. I later got a light up Darth Vader lightsaber with sound effects around the same time while my brother got the exact same versions of my two lightsabers but as Anakin/Luke’s lightsaber. Definitely my favorite thing in all of Star Wars
He’s a killer
Hey you gon make toys in prison
I remember watching this video a good while back, shook me to my core to find out you're a murderer. Rot.
He is?
@@beeftacoman69 yup! Ended the life of his pregnant partner a week before Christmas last year. Look up Stephen McCullagh for more info
I remember 2002 and 05 seeing hundreds of those qui gon, obi wan and Luke hilts all in different colors. I bought every hilt in every color.
This brightened my entire day a great collection mate I used to have lot of these myself my favorite being Qui Gonn Jinn's from Episode 1 great to see you looking fantastic
This was such a goated vid until he killed his pregnant girlfriend what a bum
He hasn't been found guilty yet (at least from what I've seen) so you can't say he did it.
@@mrmentality8456if he didn't kill her, he's the most guilty looking innocent man there ever was is all I'll say.
This brings me back ... I remember in 2002 we had full battles in the garden with those things
Great video! I was child of the 70's so we saw Star Wars for the first time in movie theaters . The first bootleg lightsaber toys to come our 78 were called Force Beams. Basic red flashlights with a long solid tube for the blade. Colored discs were in between. Recently I got into collecting RGB lightsabers and then finding toys in thrift shop to refurbish. I enjoy finding an old toy lightsaber and then searching internet for details about them. I learned a lot from your video. Some of these I found .
Ive still got 3 of the 2002 sabers from my childhood. Ive got a blue, green and red one and all of them have the Qui Gon hilt. So glad i never got rid of them.
I just got a galaxy’s edge lightsaber that I built, and decided to look up lightsabers. I found this video and I have to say that it is very well made. It is very informative and gives a cool look at how the sabers have evolved!
The 2002 flick-out lightsaber was the BEST thing I have ever held… buuuuuuut then I lost both of them :(
I think what made the 2002 lightsabers so fun was the fact that there were so many different variations of blades and handles you could get. You weren’t just limited to a lightsaber from the movies. Before the lightsaber builder toys or Savi’s workshop, this was the closest thing to having a “custom” lightsaber back then.
I just loved the fact that you could actually hang them on your belt. I had a ton of the 2002 sabers.
Wish there were lightsabre shanks in prison.
I’m so glad I had an older brother to get the 2002 lightsabers and then steal them from him when I was grown up enough too.
I currently own the 2nd Darth maul lightsaber. I got it in 2011 (or at least that's when the toy was made) for either my birthday or Christmas(I don't remember which.), and it still functions 10 years later(most likely because i had a phase where I became more into marvel than star wars and all my lightsabers were sealed in a box)! It's got 2 broken buttons on it but I still like to use it. Not long after I started watching the movies again and started to observe the lightsaber styles more and I learned a thing or 2 on the way. And that brings us to today.
I'm grateful I was born in 2004 when these old designs were still being made.
I was able to catch one of the old Hasbro Qui-Gon FX lightsabers and I had a blast with it.
Duel worthy? Hell no.
Fun to duel with when I was 11? Hell *yes.*
I had a purple-bladed Obi-Wan saber & a Force Action Darth Vader saber when I was a tyke.
Makes me smile seeing on the picture of Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon Rubies episode 1 lightsabers brings back great memories when episode 1 was out having lightsaber duels with them
My favorite lightsaber toy is still the broom sticks that I would "recicle" (find in the trash) when I was a kid and pretend it was Ben Kenobi's lightsaber. My brother and I had a blast with our friends from the neighborhood... Good times...
Those were the greatest toys ever! Well constructed so you could play and have real fights and bump there against each other, nowadays toys will break just by looking at them. My old 2002 toy lightsaber is still looking good and being able to take some hits while fighting!
5:14 I remember these being sold at k mart back when I was 5. That was sometime in 2007-8. I had them in every color too!
My moms friend was going to a comic con and he dressed like Darth Maul and brought me a double bladed lightsaber as a kid ill never forget it those 20002 sabers were amazing
The tape measure bit yep brings back memories
Love the collection I loved my lightsaber when I was a kid I took it everywhere
Definitely agree with you about the 2002 ones. My and my brother used to love playing with those back in the day, and they're still in the loft somewhere. I had the electronic Anakin one from AotC, and I definitely agree with how annoying it was not being able to fully retract them. Even as a, like, six year old with it, I remember that annoying me.
Exactly! Why make it retract if it's not going to go fully into the hilt?!
My favourite lightsabers were the basic ones released around 2013-14 as I thought they were nicely proportioned, retracted fully and also had a really great Blade length.
I watch this video 2 times a day
To this day I still have my 2002 Toys R Us lightsabers, I have a best friend who lived next door and he loved Star Wars just as much I did. My parents bought me 3 or 4, and he’d always come over and use a different one and we’d run around the house for hours.
But absolutely NOTHING compares to my first time seeing the brand new Master Replicas Luke, Yoda and Maul Force FX sabers in my local (but now long gone) Sharper Image store. My dad and I were so psyched he bought me Lukes the day of.
Still have it to this day.
Thank you man. This really took me back. You get a sub purely just for this vid.
I distinctly remember opening one of those spring loaded light sabers into one of my eyes when I got it on my 5th birthday (the blue Luke version)
I still have that saber somewhere
And my eye was fine (well I had a black eye for a while)
Those 2002 ones were my whole childhood. Everyday. All day. They defined my star wars love. And now i own 10+ disney galaxy sabers💀
A fine addition to my collection
Man, I still have my 2002 Red Qui-Gon and Green Obi-Wan sabers. Great video.
I always wanted an Obi Wan hilt with a purple blade but never got it. Always had that hilt with a green blade. I still remember when we'd go into Wally World, Target or Toys R Us and see the WALL off different 02 style sabers. So cool