This Fall Customize Your Own Lightsaber with Hasbro’s Star Wars Bladebuilders

Feb 12, 2015

Star Wars fans of all ages will be excited to learn Hasbro will be releasing Star Wars Bladebuilders sets this fall. A variety of interchangeable hilts, daggers and connectors will allow anyone to a staggering number of lightsaber combinations. The entire line will be on display this weekend and early next week at the New York Toy Fair.

Kim Boyd, senior director of the Star Wars brand for Hasbro, told USA Today: “Star Wars is such a magical property and in particular the lightsaber is — and I think everyone would agree — the most iconic weapon of all time. This is the first time we’ve given kids the chance to customize through an entire system.”

According to USA Today:

The main Jedi Master Lightsaber set (for ages 4 and up, $49.99 includes a lightsaber with lights and electronic sounds, a pair of lightdaggers, an expansion hilt and a variety of connectors. From there, kids can mIx and match from three other assortments with connectors and lightsaber blades tied to various characters. The electronic lightsaber ($19.99) comes in Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker flavors, the foam lightsaber ($14.99) has Yoda, Vader and Luke variants, and the extend lightsaber ($9.99) offers something for Luke, Vader and Anakin Skywalker fans.

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