Darth Malak & Bastila Shan Review - Star Wars: The Black Series
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Reviewing:
Knights of the Old Republic
Darth Malak
Bastila Shan
With comparisons to Darth Revan, Darth Nihilus and Zaalbar.
Music:
Gently, Onwards - ELPHNT
Пікірлер: 97
We need the rest of the Ebon Hawk crew: HK47, Canderous, Carth, Mission, etc. We already have Zaalbar
@StraightOtohGunga
Жыл бұрын
I vote for HK or Mission next
@glowingstuds5360
Жыл бұрын
Juhani next🔥
They’d better make my boy Carth next, anything less will be unacceptable. And no, I don’t wanna talk about it.
@StraightOtohGunga
Жыл бұрын
😂😂 let's just get back to the task at hand
@itsthemumu8585
Жыл бұрын
@@StraightOtohGunga oh, you wanna argue some more, is that it?
@StraightOtohGunga
Жыл бұрын
@@itsthemumu8585 haha I love it. We need that figure so we can do some "time to rumble!" Action poses
I love Bastila Shan figure with her double-bladed lightsaber. She's awesome.
@doctorgoodguy1
Жыл бұрын
The fact that it's a double bladed yellow lightsaber makes it even more cool!
I'm excited for my Bastila.
Definitely two of my most anticipated figures of this year, big fan of Malak, never thought we'd ever get him in the Black Series and super cool we're finally able to display Darth Revan with his apprentice. Also really happy he got a whole new sculpt in stead of forcing an old mold again like Nihilus that didn't work too well. Pretty sure Revan is supposed to be shorter than Malak.
@christiancividino455
Жыл бұрын
Great figure too bad his legs are inaccurate as well as the tunic.
@emperorforkyYT
11 ай бұрын
@@christiancividino455they are based on the remake not the og game
Pre-ordered this quite a while ago, I can't wait to get them, they look so sick!
Great video! Both of these look very good. I can't get over the amount of detail on Malak's face. Pretty incredible. I think Bastila Shan's face is well done also. The outfits, despite not being crazy 'detailed' - look fantastic. I have these on order from EE - so I'll get 'em someday... Thanks for sharing!
great video as always brotha! got this wave coming in soon and im just happy to have new Black Series in hand.
Hello Luke thanks again for reviewing these figures and sharing your thoughts on them. Also thanks for the comparison between the figures available for KOTOR. I definitely can't wait for these new figures to release in the US. I've got mine preordered and just waiting for their release. I've honestly never played KOTOR, but I'm interested from all the things I've heard about the game. And after seeing the sculpt work and paint on these figures, I had to get them. Thanks again Luke for showing the new figures off to us. I appreciate everything you do for our community my friend. Tom 👍
Great to see these characters, nice review.
Nice review. Cannot wait to get them. Am glad Bastila does not look as red in person. The heights for Revan and Malak seem to be correct. I think the beginning of the dantooine vision flashback showcases revan and Malak height difference the best. Revan walks right in front of Malak. Also the duel at the end of kotor shows it pretty well
That hilt on bastilla looks like deluxe Cal
Can't wait to get my Malak and Bastila. I love Knights of the Old Republic and hope they make more figures from both the first and second game
So excited for these!
Great review, Landspeeder Luke. Glad they made Malak taller. He definitely has great presence on the shelf. Bastila also came out good too. The original renders made her look a bit cell shaded, which was a bit concerning. It's good they found the balance between a 3D animated feel and a live action feel. The KotOR series has a lot of great figures that would translate well to Black Series. I hope one day we get a Sith Triumvirate 3 pack for the Gaming greats line. Gives a chance to re-release or (hopefully) remake the old Nihilus figure and to also get Darth Sion and Darth Traya into Black series form. An HK-47 would also be a great addition to the line.
@StraightOtohGunga
Жыл бұрын
I think we need a droid in HK-47 and Zaalbar's companion, Mission Vao
@HighFalutinTootin
11 ай бұрын
HK47 and T3M4 2 pack
@StraightOtohGunga
11 ай бұрын
@@HighFalutinTootin that would be perfect
you have such a beautiful voice. the music choice combined with your voice is literally asmr
@LandspeederLuke
Жыл бұрын
Aw thank you! Someone said I sound like Kip from napoleon dynamite 😭
I’ll be picking these up and giving the paint an upgrade.
@LandspeederLuke
Жыл бұрын
I’ve seen your work on Facebook! Excited to see what you do
Nice score this is the first review of him I've seen Malak is a must-have for me I'll try to be patient enough to get him at retail 🤞
@LandspeederLuke
Жыл бұрын
There’s a couple others up on KZread if you sort by “upload date”
i need them now!
these figures look great! I would compare the Mara Jade / Aphra body to female Lightning Collection figures, both have a similar articulation scheme.
For the height difference on Nihlus you can custom swap him with a Kylo I think specifically it’s a mold with his opened hand or probably any kylo figure it looks really good in height or least better than the Maul body
Absolutely guttered I missed out on Bastila Shan sold out where I’m from. Definitely picking up Malak to go with my Revan but unsure if I want to unbox them 😅
Did you ever matte soary Malak down? I did it to the 4th sister and it looks pretty good then thought Malak needs it as well.
@LandspeederLuke
Жыл бұрын
I haven’t yet
EDIT; Her clothing is NOT the same as her lightside version. This still applies though ---->> Also; Give her hands a dip in nearly boiling water for a minute and squeeze them tighter as they cool if you want her to have a tighter grip. Thanks for the reviews Luke. I can't wait to get Malak from a Gamestop pre-order that was supposed to drop 2 days ago but didn't hahaha.
@enrique6335
Жыл бұрын
After she turned to the dark side Bastila wore a very different set of robes so just repainting this mold wouldn't work.
@TERMICOBRA
Жыл бұрын
@@enrique6335 Hmm it appears that I was wrong. I'll edit my comment.
Pumped for this wave!
Hey Landspeeder Luke those are two interesting looking figures. Could you tell me if Bastilla has the abysmal Y-Jointed hips or the hunky dory T-Jointed ones. Thanks for the great look at these two figs.
@LandspeederLuke
Жыл бұрын
T joint!
@jonathanhampshire6856
Жыл бұрын
@@LandspeederLuke many thanks.👍
Malak should be the equivalent height to zalbaar. If you play kotor theyre both the same height if not malak is taller. Just a nitpick but I feel it makes all the difference to malaks imposing stature
Bastila's outfit colors are very different from her original ingame model but since these are sourced from the remake I can accept the different tints. These look great, though, and actually very faithful to the original game. I wish now that Revan got an update. That figure is too dated now when compared to Bastila and Malak
I guess her saber is like Cal Kestis.
Malak’s height seems to be right in line with how he felt in the games. He loomed over you during the final battle, literally. His saber is also slightly longer as well iirc
Malak is NOT a deluxe stop it
@LandspeederLuke
Жыл бұрын
Correct
@falcongunner33
Жыл бұрын
That’s true. But look at Saw Guerrera. He’s saying Hasbro could’ve made him a deluxe given the larger size and paint apps.
@ThomasOrri
Жыл бұрын
@@falcongunner33 yeah I know but we all know that’s nonsense, Malak is not worth 35$+ that’s just ridiculous
@falcongunner33
Жыл бұрын
@@ThomasOrri Again, we all know that. But given trends from Hasbro, this figure could’ve been deluxe based on whatever terrible benchmark they use to deem a figure deluxe. Saw, NedB, Jar Jar, Wrecker, ROTJ Boba Fett are all questionable in some capacity as “deluxe releases” and this one would be no different.
@ThomasOrri
Жыл бұрын
@@falcongunner33 Hasbro obviously could’ve sold it as a deluxe but there would’ve been outrage in the community, when the words are put out there that it “could’ve been a deluxe just because of paint applications” that should’ve been on there in the first place, those words could tip hasbro over the edge and go through with that idea for future releases. All I’m saying is that we shouldn’t be too nice to greedy companies.
Awesome figures
Wonderful figures, your zaalbar looks great! Blackwash?
@LandspeederLuke
Жыл бұрын
Yep!
Excellent Bastila figure aswell👍
There's some gappage in mine (bastilla) between the neck n torso joint.. otherwise awesome figure
Awesome Malak figure👍
Excellent figure of star wars black series figures keep collecting and may the force be with you all star wars fans the force is strong with this one 🇬🇧🇬🇧👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 i just brought Hk87 figure
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Definitely talked me into getting these two. My wallets gonna hate you but it’s worth it😂
Unfortunately I didn't have the money when pulse was ready to charge me for these two.😢
Why is Nhilus so small? He looks like a high-quality cosplayer.
@LandspeederLuke
Жыл бұрын
They re-used the Darth Maul body
@emperorforkyYT
11 ай бұрын
Definitely do the kylo body swap
Love the old republic figures. I wonder will they remake Revan mold.. it was old and needed an upgrade.
@beardedvisions7252
Жыл бұрын
It’s a possibility as Malak and Bastilla are based off the remake designs. An updated kotor remake version of Revan could be a very real thing in the future.
@TheSpectacularSpiderPunk
10 ай бұрын
It would definitely be nice but the original figure still looks really good alongside these two.
Use that yellow lightsaber blade with a Rey sometime
Zalbars a unit
Malaks attire needs a do-over. Too baggy, not enough ribs/wrinkles. I should get mine in a couple days
This is but a taste of the darkside...
Hate to be that guy but you're pronouncing Revan wrong. Thanks for review though.
@LandspeederLuke
Жыл бұрын
It’s supposed to be like “Revvin” right?
@omegashenron8
Жыл бұрын
@@LandspeederLuke Yes. Rev being pronounced like the word Rev, as in Rev your engine.
Hold bastila in one hand and a barbie in the other. No joke. These are no more than barbie dolls. I'm going non hasbro moving forward for detail and accessories
You black series guy and pins! Stop it you guys get so many more figures then vintage collection! I would love getting some of those old republic figure! Light and dark Revan. And his name isn’t raven, it’s revan
Impressive my friend.
Thank you for saying that there’s not a clear reference for the height between Revan and Malak. I got into a stupid argument on Reddit where people kept telling me I was wrong for thinking that Malak is too tall. I tried to conclude the discussion saying it’s fine that we all remember the heights differently but people kept telling me I was wrong despite numerous examples depicting them at a similar height.
@thechosenone3116
Жыл бұрын
I personally think they got the height of Malak perfect (although I'm not really a fan of the colors - Malak's clothing is meant to be more of a darker orange-red rather than just bright red, but they might've been basing it off of how he was going to look in the remake). The main reference of height would be the in-game character models, where you can tell BioWare wanted Malak to have a taller / physically imposing build. A lot of the pictures you can find online are either fan-made or are from the SWTOR galactic timeline videos, which feature a few shots of Revan & Malak, though they're either always on uneven ground or their legs aren't shown. I can definitely see the confusion though
@falcongunner33
Жыл бұрын
@@thechosenone3116 there are some shots in game where they look the same height to me, some fight scenes.
@lcmotive
Жыл бұрын
Malak is most definitely supposed to be significantly taller than Revan. A lot of individual artists put their flair when depicting the characters, but in the game (which is to be taken as gospel), Malak is massive.
@falcongunner33
Жыл бұрын
@@lcmotive Not most definitely. It’s not just artwork that depicts him as taller, there is in game footage that shows them closer in height. It depends on what source material you’re referencing. There is not a right answer.
@lcmotive
Жыл бұрын
@@falcongunner33 Mate, in the actual gameplay, Malak's model is rated at around 6'11" with his canon height being at 6'6". The discrepancies aren't with Malak's height, it's with Revan's height because prior to The Old Republic MMO, there was no true canon version of Revan.