Hasbro Archive Black Series Darth Maul

Today I received the re-release of Hasbro's Black Series Darth Maul. It's a nice 6" figure, and since the Figuarts release is several years old and quite expensive now, I picked up this $20 figure instead.

I find the Black Series version to be pretty darn good. Earlier this year I picked up their Darth Vader and really like it, so when I saw they were re-releasing their Maul figure, I ordered one off Amazon.

It comes with a decent amount of accessories. Included are his double light Saber that can be split into two separate ones, a pair of binoculars and both a head with a cloak and un-cloaked head. I prefer him with the un-cloaked head, but it's nice to have that extra one.

As for articulation, he can look down, up a bit, side to side. Shoulders can move around and outward, he has single jointed elbows, forearm and wrist can move around in a circle, decent articulation at the hips, knees and ankles. He can kick quite far up, about 90 degrees. His knee joint has thick plastic so it is a bit bulky when bending it and appears oddly shaped, but it does the job and the black color helps to blend it in.

His body is pretty much all black, the only color is the red on his face, his head spikes and his eyes. Certain parts of his clothes are shiny and stand out. The cloak, skirt part under his belt are a soft plastic that helps with the leg articulation. He even has a little bit of cloth amid his waist. The details are all quite nice, his face sculpt is quite decent.

He's about the same height as standard Figuarts so he scales nicely amid most of my collection. He is definitely shorter than my Black Series Darth Vader.

I really like him. Darth Maul was about the only thing I enjoyed from The Phantom Menace, so I'm happy Hasbro re-released him. The older Black Series version was also quite pricier since it's several years older.

Darth Maul is a figure that I know I will enjoy, whether posing him for photo ops with my other figures or featuring him in a stop motion or two. Along with Vader, he's one of the coolest villains from the Star Wars saga.

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