'Use the Force!' Strike down the Jedi Knights! Features spring-into-action blade and lightsaber sound effects.

Take up your destiny and join the battle as an insidious Dark Lord of the Sith with Darth Vader's signature weapon. Just like in the Star Wars movies, this Force Action Lightsaber springs into action, lights up, and makes realistic lightsaber sounds.

It lights up and makes realistic lightsaber sounds, just like in the Star Wars movies. View larger.

The weapon swiftly extends to more than three feet long. View larger.

Just Like the Movies
In the hands of the evil Darth Vader, this lightsaber has sown sorrow from one end of the Empire to the other. Now, it is yours to use as you see fit.

This weapon swiftly extends to more than three feet long with the sliding of a button. The spring-activated blade is made with translucent red plastic. Built-in segments fully retract into the handle, and the blade is illuminated with bands of light.

While it's intended for use against another lightsaber--and not a person or animal--the blade is built from a safer, softer plastic than the durable, hard plastic handle, just in case. The silver and black handle features dynamic accents.

Realistic Sounds
For more than 30 years, Stars Wars fans the world over have been inspired to make their own lightsaber sound effects, but now, the Force Action Lightsaber does it for you. The toy creates the distinctive power-activated "humming" drone that creates anticipation in moments between swings.

This lightsaber also replicates the burst of electricity as the saber turns on and the blade extends as well as the "wave" of the blade as it hovers through the air.

Using the Force
Unlike the lightsabers of the Star Wars movie, the toy doesn't retract with the push of a button. After turning the weapon off, the blade can be collapsed by hand--but be careful not to jam the blade too tightly into the handle.

A couple of times while playing with the lightsaber, the blade did not extend when the power was activated; the sound effects started up, but the "on" button had to be pressed more than once to get the blade out.

The on/off button looks as if it should also control the volume of the lightsaber--but it does not. Parents who get sick of the "humming" can remove the batteries, as the lightsaber requires three AA batteries (not included) for its lights and sounds.

But Vader's Lightsaber wouldn't be half the fun without its glowing arc-wave energy blade, and the red light is especially mesmerizing in the dark.