EVERY LIGHTSABER EVER! Star Wars Lightsaber Toys & Replicas Retrospective | Votesaxon07 

This video, nor his channel, will never be the same…

2002 lightsabers was a time to be alive!

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.

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

Dannnnng this brings back good childhood memories 😌

Bro wasn’t only a murderer but a stupid one at that “I can’t read chat”

well we know you definetely like to do what lightsabers are used for.

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

god, the tape measure hitting the finger is SO accurate

If an actual lightsaber is made don't let this man get one

What other weapons are you obsessed with?

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!

What a killer collection

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.

While disney's new "retractable" blade is admittedly impressive, the video they've provided never actually shows it retract 🤔

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.

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.

Isn’t this dude a murderer? I swear I recall his face from some kind of true crime channel.

What a nice guy he should try live streaming!

Better get crafting a light shiv buddy. You'll need it where you're going.

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

11:26 i can’t even begin to tell you how many times i’ve had that exact situation happen to me

Was watching Lazy Masquerade's video, and thought this guy looked familiar. Damn!

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.

crazy how this dude was a toy reviewer for kids yet still murdered his own child.

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 💜

This was a nice trip down nostalgia with many of these.

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.

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!

That’s a dope looking nerd corner!

I can’t wait until I go to Disneyland and buy a legacy lightsaber

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.

"This is the one swung around by that sweaty American kid" I'm proud to be one of those sweaty Americans. 🤣 🇺🇸

This was my favourite video of yours but I cant even begin to like it after what you did

It feels weird watching this guy after everything's he's been accused of

I can't believe this guy is a murderer.

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

Great video as always Stephen, lightsabers are one of the coolest toys ever

5:13 I owned all of them! These were my favorite! The new ones have thinner blades and, frankly, break waaayy to easily.

Wild that this man murdered a pregnant woman just a year later.

What a (slightly tipsy) duel that was! Fantastic video man - love how you always relate it to your own experiences as a kid 👌🏻

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

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?

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 :)

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.

This guy a murderer btw, killed his pregnant wife just to let you guys know

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

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

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 .

This is gonna be a good one boys ha haaa

Not gonna lie, I was still expecting the 10th Doctors song screwdriver to make an experience

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.

Thank you man. This really took me back. You get a sub purely just for this vid.

I still have that same darthmaul lightsaber, Qui-Qon too.

The people who don’t know what he did

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!

The 2002 flick-out lightsaber was the BEST thing I have ever held… buuuuuuut then I lost both of them :(

Wow I remember havin Luke's green lightsaber and Obi-Wan's Purple lightsaber..

killer

Count dooku's lightsaber toys were always my favorite. The hilt is just... *Chef kiss*

I HAD THE EXACT SAME OBI WAN SPRING LOADED LOHJTSABER AS YOURS!!! I loved this so much

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.

Thank you for making this video

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!

You know this guy killed his pregnant wife

Whyd you do it man

Awesome video ‼️

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

I remember watching this video a good while back, shook me to my core to find out you're a murderer. Rot.

He’s a killer

Those 2002 lightsabers. We used to fight each other till we gave up from too much pain haha.

One of my biggest regrets is breaking the RotJ Luke Skywalker saber I got for Christmas in the ‘90’s. I have managed to hold on to the blue bladed Qui-gon saber I got a few years later.

This was such a goated vid until he killed his pregnant girlfriend what a bum

Common I loved this video now It’s just not the same why would you kill your pregnant girl friend

Was waitin for the "exicute order 66" after you says younglings gather round gather round hahaha

Man, I still have my 2002 Red Qui-Gon and Green Obi-Wan sabers. Great video.

11:26 so true !!! I'm glad to see I wasn't alone to do this.

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.

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.

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.

Love the collection I loved my lightsaber when I was a kid I took it everywhere

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!

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.

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.

Lightsabers are so f***ing cool! A Few years ago (2016) I bought a Darth Maul outfit (Mask and all!) and Double-Edged Lightsaber (I call it the Double-Red Sword) and used them to attend a friend's 21st Birthday Party which was Disney themed. I took liberties considering Disney had owned Star Wars and Marvel at the time. Then came a Pantomime I took part in the following year, where the climax involved a Lightsaber battle and all the Star Wars references you could think of! XD I lent the team my Lightsaber as a rehearsal prop as it wasn't good enough quality for the show itself and after the problems I had with said lightsaber, I couldn't blame them. God, I feel old! Great video man. As a fellow Star Wars fan, who adores Lightsabers, May the 4th be with you!

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!

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).

I just loved the fact that you could actually hang them on your belt. I had a ton of the 2002 sabers.

Didn't you have the 2012 basic lightsabers that had the sliding button with the red arrow on it? I tried to find your old review of it but it's gone. Those were great

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.

A fine addition to my collection

That’s so cool to see and hear your stories, I still have my blue saber with the qui gon hilt from when I was a kid I probably got around 07-08

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 have a darth Vader non retractable light up saber. I’m 16 now and I got it at the age of 6 or 7 so it was a while after ROTS. However it still sits by my bed. Though it doesn’t retract or detach the blade, it has always been so magical for me. Next year I will be going to Florida to do my own Savis workshop hilt that comes with a detachable blade. And will also be buying the obi wan TPM hilt with 26” blade. I’m super excited. Along with these I will be getting many more Star Wars memorabilia but those are what takes top two spots of my list ⭐️

Currently building a clone helmet replica, truly a great May the Fourth!

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.

seeing those telescopic ones really hit me man! in the garden beating the daylights out of my brother 😂 I’m 25 now, got a few of the Galaxy’s edge Sabers, and I’m waiting on a Neo pixel obi wan to turn up, I kind of feel like my whole child hood has built up to this moment 😂😂

This brings me back ... I remember in 2002 we had full battles in the garden with those things