Jan 24 2008Darth Vader Transformer Has Identity Crisis
Thinkgeek is selling these 11" tall Darth Vader Transformers for $50. For that price you get the main figure along with 3 mini Storm Troopers, 3 little Tie Fighters, and a mini Vader. The figure also comes with a few weapons and makes different noises depending on his mood and what kind of weapons he's holding. Sounds good right? Well there's a problem: It's completely unbelievable. The first Death Star had a diameter between 120 - 160km ( ~75 - 100 miles). That's freaking huge. So if you had a Vader that big, why even bother building a Death Star? Vader could just land on the planet and kick the shit out of any Ewoks that got in the way. Just swing the ol' lightsaber around for a day or two and everyone is dead. Plus you get to keep the planet afterwards instead of vaporizing it. Win, win. That being said, I ordered two of these. One for myself and one for my daughter because I forgot her birthday. I'm hoping she doesn't want it so I can keep one mint in the packaging.
UPDATE: Two pictures added of horrible, horrible, horrible Chewbacca and Han Solo Millennium Falcon Transfomers added, thanks to the beatiful Melissa. You really have to see them to believe the awfulness.
Hit the jump for a few more pictures of the entire thing.
Transforming Death Star Exists, Transforms [swongled]
Thanks to Joe, who has the power to destroy planets but chooses not to because he's a good guy, for the tip
Reader Comments
1. Matty The Dude - January 24, 2008 10:32 AM
Looks to me like they just retooled a Unicron toy from the original animated Transformers movie, hmm? (Voiced by Orson Welles for bonus geek points)
2. The Moat - January 24, 2008 10:35 AM
This is a transformer?
He's not even transforming! It's just a robot with a hard, round shell. He's really far more M&M than he is Transformer. /FAIL.
3. Mysterious M - January 24, 2008 10:47 AM
I hate these stupid Star Wars transformer things. The Death Star and the Tie Fighters are cool but the transforming into Vader is just f***ing stupid.
4. damn luddites - January 24, 2008 10:49 AM
I wondered what Darth would look like if he curled into a fetal position
5. dandan - January 24, 2008 11:43 AM
since when does he carry a gun and a vibrator?
6. wd-40 - January 24, 2008 12:01 PM
#1-Transformers: The Movie was Orson Welles Last cinsmatic role.
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To quote the great Phil Hartman (playing the role of Frank Sinatra): I got stools bigger than this.
7. Angel Mass - January 24, 2008 12:28 PM
The obvious next step is the Hal Solo transformer, he goes from the Han Solo frozen in Carbonite, to the regular one.
8. perwisky - January 24, 2008 1:29 PM
i think darth vader should transform into the force
9. guate6 - January 24, 2008 1:41 PM
I love star wars and I love transformers. While I agree that it's not the best thing to mix the two, I wouldn't mind having one...I guess I just enjoy the transformation processes. I'm almost done with getting all the action figures from the new movie (and the other ones not in the movie).
10. Mysterious M - January 24, 2008 1:42 PM
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5018837
seriously - what kind of drugs were they on when they came up with these lame-assed things?
11. James - January 24, 2008 2:06 PM
I just saw this at Target. I was curious as to the price so I scanned it. Turns out it was on clearance for $12! I almost got it, but then I realized I would never put it out for either a)being made fun of by non-geeks for being so geeky or b)being made fun of by geeks for how lame it is
12. Mysterious M - January 24, 2008 2:18 PM
James is a smart man.
13. Corbin - January 24, 2008 6:31 PM
Pretty weak. They just look like generic robots with star war heads.