Star Wars Darth Vader Helmet

Product Description

Are you ready to feel like the villain to end all villains This detailed DARTH VADER electronic helmet will make the action feel incredibly real! Adjust the straps for a perfect fit and press the button for DARTH VADER phrases!

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #59575 in Toys & Games
• Size: Standard
• Color: Black
• Brand: Star Wars
• Model: 297490000
• Dimensions: 12.01" h x 9.02" w x 5.24" l, 1.02 pounds

Features

• Each helmet contains realistic electronic sounds
• Re-inact your favortie movie scenes
• Great for Role Play Fun
• Realistic Styling
• Easy to Put On and Remove

Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

22 of 26 people found the following review helpful.
Update: more fun after discounting! Accurate (even if predictable) Darth Vader fun...
By 35-year Technology Consumer
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2DJZ0B77S4RE1 When I first reviewed this mask (September 2011), it cost nearly $40. Fun but pricey, and with the rather flimsy side pieces, it was best suited for Star Wars fans with money to burn.

With the approach of Christmas last year, the price dropped to around $10. This discounting seriously increases its affordability and fun quotient...and gets it a fourth star! Watch the price (which has varied widely) because there's a direct relationship between how little it costs and how much fun it is:-)

OK: the Darth Vader-isms that this mask offers are delivered perfectly:
(1) "The Force is strong with you
(2) "I have you now"
(3) "The Rebels must not escape"
(4) "I find your lack of faith disturbing"
(5) "You have failed me for the last time"
(6) "Join me and together we can rule the galaxy"
(7) "You don't know the power of the dark side"
(8) Oh yeah...that unmistakable Darth Vader breathing...

As far as that goes: great fun.

But:
The mask is relatively flimsy. The side pieces are held in place to the front of the mask by tabs at the bottom that just don't fit well, and can easily pull out of their retaining slot.

It probably goes without saying, but you won't be doing any laser sword-fighting in this this mask either; it rapidly gets stuffy and the Velcro straps don't provide sufficient holding power for any sudden movements.

Note: price below was from the original review. Disregard while discounted!
It gets the voice right...but only eight phrases seems rather limited for something that costs $40.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
We Scared the Dog Senseless
By Anna Hope
I have to admit I got this not for a kid but for my husband who has been a lifelong Star Wars fan, had a huge collection of the toys and his mother gave them away by accident. So I thought this would make him giggle and I was right. It fit on his head and he was walking around pushing the button to make the helmet say phrases when our 9 month old Anatolian Shepherd puppy saw him and started freaking out. She especially was unnerved by the stalkerish breathing. Even after he takes it off she still gives it the evil eye. Now its going to be a conversation starter when pals come over I'm sure.

My husband is clumsy but by no means as rough on toys as a 5 year old boy would be. Having said that the plastic on the back of the inside of the helmet kept wanting to pop open while we used it. So I don't know how well it would survive normal kid play.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
Not a helmet!
By SkyeNoir
Please note: This review is being done by my husband, with input from our preteen son, as that is who I got it for.

First and foremost, this is *not* a helmet. It's a mask. That was the first in a list of unhappy discoveries with this product. The overall construction and design of the mask isn't all that great. The flares on the outer edges aren't well secured to the main part of the mask, leaving open areas where you can see through to the two parts. (Adding picture, have a look and you'll see what I mean.) To replace the batteries, you have to remove the whole flare setup by unsnapping the plastic tabs securing it to the main section. This means you have a fair chance of breaking it with every battery change. Why they didn't put the opening for the battery compartment inside where it would be easy to get at, I have no idea. The lenses in the mask are poor, neither darkly tinted nor giving clear vision. They also scratch easily. The sound effect button tends to stick in the depressed position if not pushed correctly, which causes the voice/breathing to go non-stop. The voice effects themselves are obviously not directly from the movie recordings, but instead a voice actor. It's close, but no cigar. As is, I would rank it at 3 stars (just okay), but the price being asked for it causes it to lose yet another star. Sorry, it's neither a helmet nor a good mask. It's a pricey low quality mask. As for our son, he does like it, but noticed right off that the voice wasn't right and the lenses didn't let him see clearly. When asked what he thought it as worth, what he would pay for it, he gave back a figure less than half the asking price. When asked if he thought the asking price was fair, he said no because the voice was wrong, it wasn't a full helmet, and there were hardly any sound effects.

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