Hasbro Star Wars Transformers Darth Vader/Death Star

Customer Reviews

14 year old reviews death star

2008-06-25
Anyone who has successfully transformed any of the other 2 transformers planets might find this easy. Anyone else will have trouble transforming this toy the first few times. pieces can come off but will snap back in. I would not recommend this for anyone who is under 7 or gets frustrated easily. I am 14 and found this easy to transform. the only part that does not fit into the death star is the light saber of Darth Vader. The missile fires from Darth Vaders hand or from the death star. I think the toy is cleverly designed. S.T.

The Most Tyranical Transformer

2008-03-24
I am 6 years old, my mom is typing this and my dad is trying to turn it into the Death Star mode and he's having a very hard time doing it. It snaps off all the time, the plates won't join and Darth Vader keeps saying things, that are aggravating!!!
However, I still like this toy and want to play with it soon.

Help me Obi Wan (helpful tips to assemble death star)

2008-01-24
Yes, this almost drove me to drink!! Getting the death star created is a royal pain. Thanks to Andrew for his helpful hints review. A few more suggestions. Mine went along pretty well until I got to the arm pieces.

*Vader's arms need to be close to his side. I put the pieces on his biceps in first. Make sure his hands are turned thumbs up and pushed down as far as possible. The other piece (the hinged piece) should fold in without much resistance. If it doesn't slide flush, look in through the top (Vader's head) and you can see if his hands are in the way.

*On the pieces above the missle launcher, there are some connectors that swivel. You don't need them, but make sure they are pointed down and out of the way.

*With the final 2 pieces, the one on the left has to go on first (if you are looking at the back of the toy (part with the battery compartment)).

Good Luck and May the Force be with you (but not too much force or it'll break apart).

For rocket scientists only!

2008-01-14
It looks great coming out of the box. Darth Vader is amazing. Then you decide you want to see it as the Death Star...this is where you need more than the directions can provide. I'm thinking of hiring and architect to see if they could help us figure it out. I would not recommend it for those who aren't ummm, how should I say, extremely mechanically inclined.

The Darth Vader robot that transforms into the Death Star!

2008-01-12
As the third entry in Hasbro's Supreme-class "planet-formers" (previous two being Primus and Unicron), this figure can be said to be the final evolution of this concept. You can see the evolution as Primus is closer to a spherical form than Unicron and Darth even more closer (in fact, almost perfect) in form. Vader accomplishes this by being a huge shell-former (which will likely draw some disdain from certain TF purists), however the results I say are definitely worth it as both Vader and Death Star modes look fairly awesome as a result. Not only do the toy look good but it's packed with gimmicks. We have the spring loaded Super Laser, a cloth cape for Darth to wear in robot mode, and, my favorite part, the light and sound gimmicks. As with RID's Air Attack Optimus Primal, the light and sound gimmicks really raise this Darth toy to another level. A button on Darth's belt will light up his chest lights (which double as the Death Star mode's Super Laser lights) and sound out one of a set of spoken lines followed by Vader's classic breathing sound. Same is done with a button on the back of the Death Star mode with even more voice clips activated by holding down the button. A button on the right arm will activate laser blasting sound (holding it down will activate an exploding sound). Inserting the lightsaber in the right hand will activate light saber sounds and light up the saber too (push button while active for even more sounds). Although Darth is smaller than the other two planet-formers, his light and sound gimmicks makes him just as fun, if not more so, than the other two.

One bit of warning however is that Darth's transformation to Death Star can be rather difficult to some as it's one of those transformations that will either result in perfection or a mess of popping panels. However once you master transforming him, you'll find it isn't too bad and his Death Star mode is rather stable considering how difficult it was to him into that mode. Definitely not something for the Transformer newbies.

Piece of junk

2008-01-11
The Sith Lord strikes with his lightsaber and blaster, then uses secret morphing technology to change into the Death Star battle station and launch a devastating attack on the heroic Rebels.

Careful, your sensor can deceive you. These classic Star Wars vehicles are more than meets the eye. Your favorite heroes and villains collide in this awesome collection of mode-changing figures that are full of surprises. Death Star has two awesome battle modes - it transforms from the Death Star to Darth Vader. Features phrases, sounds and lights, different weapon sounds and launches projectile. Includes MINI-CON vehicles, Darth Vader pilot, storm trooper figures, lightsaber, projectile blaster, and instructions. Requires 3 "AAA" batteries, included. Mini-Con vehicles measures 1.25" x 1". Figures measure up to 1.5" tall.

Death Star is a no show 2008-01-08
This toy is very difficult to transform from Darth Vadar to the death star. My son is 10, but even my 19 year nephew could not transform this toy. On Christmas we all tried to transform him into the death star, but you need an engineering degree for this. Terrible directions, pieces fall off this toy is horrible and expensive. I would have brought is back but my son said he wanted to keep it and didn't mine if he couldn't transform him. I MINE would not recommend this.

Transformer Darth Vader/Death Star 2008-01-08
We purchased this as a Christmas gift for my six year old Star Wars and Transformer fanatic. He loves it and has played with it more than most of his other presents. It is difficulty to transform into the death star but that has only increased his interest in it - he spent over an hour working on it before he asked for some final help to finish the transforming. Overall, a great toy for a kid who loves this stuff!

Darth Vader Transformer 2008-01-07
I purchased this toy for my six year old son for Christmas. He and his father both love Star Wars. Trying to get Darth Vader to transform to the Death Star is like trying to get a law passed through congress. It is horrible.

Transformers - lots of hype, little satisfaction 2008-01-07
My 8 yr. old son really wanted this toy as well as a Star Wars Lego set. After spending several hours with him constructing his 471 piece Lego Imperial Land Cruiser we were both happy and satisfied. The toy had several working parts including gears and weapons that fire. On the other hand this Transformer is nearly impossible to "transform" completely. At some point when trying to get it into the Death Star form you just want to brute force it into place. Almost 2 weeks after Christmas this Transformer has not been played with much and the Lego craft has seen lots of play time. It is not a matter of skill or following directions - the transformer toys just don't transform well. Trying to transform these toys will try your child's patience while Legos will reward their ability to stay with the activity.

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