Goliath Power Saber Energy Blade Green First Ever Automatic Saber Auto Extending & Retracting Saber Extends 35" (90cm) Motion Based SFX Ages 6 and up

When I was a boy running around outside all day fighting imaginary foes I had 2 dream toys.1. A Nerf gun with hammer action that would be one hand operational.Enter the Nerf Hammershot.2. A Lightsaber that could open and close by itself, had a belt clip, made the sound fx and could handle dueling.Enter The Power Saber. Seriously, this thing brought me back to my childhood days at the touch of a button. Obviously I'm not a kid anymore (29M), so when sparring with this I'll be careful not to go full force. They do seem very durable for having a complex mechanism. Definitely far superior to anything Hasbro has come up with in years. I got the green and red on sale each for about $30. I don't know if I'd pay the full price, but at half price it was a no brainer.

The media could not be loaded. The quality is surprisingly higher than I thought. They can definitely take a beating. But yeah I had to buy these after seeing them online. They are the VERY FIRST lightsabers that has a fully automatic extendable and blade I swear they're so cool!

It is just as expected. Cool mechanism. It's a good prop for cosplay. Sounds just like the expensive ones. It's better than all other generic toy sabers and almost as good as the collection type, so, well balanced between toy and collector's item.

I used to collect all of the collapsible lightsabers of the late 90s/early 00s: Luke's, Vader's, Obi-Wan's, Qui-Gon's, Maul's, Anakin's, Dooku's, Mace's, and even the more generic ones that came in colors like orange, Starkiller's, and the Build-a-Sabers. So many great memories unscrewing the tops, plopping in those D batteries, and hearing the sound fx & lights.Fast forward to 2015, the new Force Friday and... to say I was underwhelmed by the saber offerings on hand would be an understatement. The blades were suddenly like a third of the size, opaque, and all around of far cheaper quality. What happened? And things only got worse. We got weird saber pieces to make the silliest, most absurd saber designs -- this isn't even me being an adult who can't enjoy kid toys; as a KID I loved the movie-accurate sabers! Fast forward even further and now we have sabers with handles that have *checks notes* the Mandalorian's head as the hilt... or Grogu's. What. Happened?Enter: POWER SABERS. This is the perfect evolution of all those collapsible saber toys. It's more expensive, sure, but c'mon! This is exactly what Disney was so proud of concocting for their $2 per Person per Minute Starcruiser except *you* didn't get to use, you got to *watch* someone use it, for one second, before awkwardly setting it down behind conveniently placed architecture. With this: YOU are the Jedi( (or Sith) more than ever.Truly amazing. My only critique is that I really wish they had designed a different hilt for the red blade. I sincerely hope they continue making these and earn as much money as possible to expand things: new saber colors -- blue, yellow, purple, orange, white! New hilt designs! Shinier metallic hilts & more paint (e.g. black) to add more visual flair to the hilts, etc. Double bladed variants! Crossguard! Possibilities are endless.

Price is very competitive to other companies, works as described, me and my grandson play pretty rough with them, and they’ve held up so far. We like the automatic button that extends and retracts the sword. Definitely worth the purchase price. Buy and enjoy

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

It really does extend and retract with a push of the button. I've only had one instance where it got most of the way out then collapsed after dozens of tries. For that alone, the saber gets four stars. The other features, the look, and the value why it can't be five. The sound effects aren't terribly sensitive or quick, so don't plan on a full on lightsaber duel. It's also about the same look as a regular, cheap plastic lightsaber. Maybe the mechanism is expensive and they had to cut costs, but a little chrome coating on the dull plastic would go a long way. Don't get me wrong, it's definitely cool and kids will have a lot of fun with it, but I'm not sure it is for everyone at sixty bucks. The mechanism is loud, the look is no difference than a much cheaper version, and the effects are standard. I'm not sure if the mechanism alone is worth the extra cost, but I do like it.

My son loves it.