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"Nearly worthy of a senior Jedi council member"
Mace Windu's legendary lightsaber was unique due to its purple crystals/blade. Subsequently, one of the first Force FX sabers I sought out from Master Replicas was this one. The appearance of the elegant hilt did not disappoint. Being one of the older Force FX sabers, it is slightly heavier/bulkier than the newer ones, and it takes 6 AA batteries instead of 3 AA or 3 AAA as the newer ones do. And unlike the typical blue, green or red Force FX lightsabers, the color is not as striking because they did not use purple LED lights. Perhaps in the future, a newer model, sleeker, lighter, brighter, with purple LEDs will be made...
The sound effects are adequate, perhaps not as sharp/crisp as the newer sabers. The polycarbonate blade is sturdy, good enough for light-duty dueling. Nevertheless, this is one of the more unique designs (Master Replicas has often been chided for coming out with sabers that are too similar in design), and the entire line of Force FX sabers does not really disappoint. For Star Wars fans, a Force FX saber is a must for your inner Jedi...

"Excellent product of very good quality"
I bought this "toy" as a Christmas present for my 11 years old son, and I think that it is of excellent quality. My son still plays with it and it really looks and sound like a real light saber from the movies !

"An Owner's Comparison of 3 Lightsabers"
I currently own three of these lightsabers by Master Replicas: The Anakin Skywalker (Blue) blade, the Darth Vader (Red) blade, and the Mace Windu (Purple) blade. For more information on the Anakin model or the Vader model, please check my comparisons of those products in the Darth Vader FX Lightsaber reviews. I loved these replicas so much that one just couldn't be enough.....but because they cost an average of $70.00 to $120.00 each, I had to budget myself and purchase them individually over a three month span. First the good points:
The first thing I noticed is that the saber does have the proper weight to make it feel like the real thing and is well-detailed with silver and gold highlights. I loved the fact that it doesn't have a huge, bulbous on/off switch right in the middle of the hilt as you do with the others. The switch would actually be difficult to find if I didn't have the yellow decal pasted on it saying ON/OFF. You must continue to be careful with it, however, because you can still accidentally turn it off while using it (Very annoying).
Now the bad:
The bad things are that the Mace Windu model requires 6 AA batteries (The others only take 3). The saber ignites with a cool snap-hiss but ALL the sound effects are IDENTICAL to the blue Anakin model (At least the Vader model has different sound effects than the others). I also noticed that the blue Anakin sabers' sounds are much crisper/clearer than on the Mace Windu purple blade. That brings me to another good point: The purple blade itself is not as distinctive as the others. Even in low light it looks more white than purple. You have to hold the blue blade right next to the purple blade to really see a noticable difference. Could each of them vary? It's possible.....but my own saber's purple color is a little disappointing: Bright? YES. Purple? SORTA. All in all, if I had known all this before I made the purchase I'm not sure if I would have bought it (Maybe the green Luke Skywalker model instead). Maybe this is why the Mace Windu model is cheaper than all the rest? Who knows. I give this one 4 out of 5 stars.