Darth Revan (Archive) — Star Wars The Black Series

Overview

Darth Revan at the Archive Collection captures the canonical Knights of the Old Republic Sith antagonist — the enigmatic former hero of the Jedi Civil War who continued to play a pivotal role in the ongoing war between the Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic. Released Fall 2021 single-carded as part of the Wave 5 Archive Collection. Mainline non-exclusive at $22.99 — Phase 4 standard mainline pricing. 17 joints with no neck articulation due to permanent hood configuration. Four accessories: 2 lightsaber hilts, 1 red lightsaber blade, 1 purple lightsaber blade. The figure is a re-release of the 2016 Black Series Darth Revan (figure id=4839) with a slightly darker paint application and slightly bigger lightsaber blades.

The Knights of the Old Republic Legends-Era Distinction

This is structurally one of the most catalogue-distinctive Archive Collection releases. Most Archive sub-line entries cover canonical-Saga character configurations (Original Trilogy, Prequel Trilogy, Sequel Trilogy, plus Disney+ Mandalorian-era expansion). Darth Revan is the structural outlier — a Knights of the Old Republic Legends-era video game character that doesn’t fit the canonical-Saga framework most Archive releases follow. For collectors building Legends-era Star Wars displays specifically, Darth Revan is the canonical KOTOR Sith antagonist character class.

The 2016 source release was the Hasbro Fan’s Choice Poll winner in 2015. This is structurally consistent with Clone Commander Cody (Archive)‘s Fan’s Choice Poll-driven release — both Wave 5 releases originated from collector-demand-driven poll victories (Revan from 2015, Cody from 2020). For collectors evaluating the Archive Collection’s demand-restoration function, both demonstrate the structural pipeline from Fan’s Choice Poll victory to Archive Collection re-release.

The Source Body Refinements

The Archive Revan is a straight re-release of the 2016 source body with two specific refinements — slightly darker paint application and slightly bigger lightsaber blades. For collectors who own the 2016 source release, the Archive variant delivers marginal upgrades rather than meaningful sculpt changes. The slightly-darker paint and slightly-bigger blades are minor refinements that may or may not register as visually distinctive at scale-of-figure viewing distance.

The Two-Lightsaber Loadout and Detachable Blade Engineering

Darth Revan came with two lightsabers — both with detachable blades. Specific weapon-component engineering note worth flagging — the dual-lightsaber configuration with detachable blades supports four distinct combat-display states across the component permutations:

• Both lightsabers deployed (red + purple blades active) — canonical dual-blade combat configuration
• Single lightsaber deployed (one blade active, one hilt-only stowed) — alternative one-saber-active configuration
• Both lightsabers stowed (both blades detached, hilts only) — at-rest carrying state
• Mixed deployment states across either red-only or purple-only blade configurations — display variation

This way Revan can be displayed with ignited and non-ignited lightsabers across both weapon components simultaneously. The saber hilts are sculpted nicely and look distinguishably different from one another — specific sculpt detail commendation worth flagging — Hasbro tooled the two hilts with distinct geometry rather than identical-tooling cost-optimisation.

Darth Revan is able to hold both weapons tightly in each hand. Standard ambidextrous Force-user dual-blade weapon-grip engineering supports canonical Sith Lord dual-saber combat-deployment configurations correctly.

The Permanent Hood and Plastic-Plus-Soft-Goods Configuration

Hasbro utilized a mix of plastic and soft-goods materials for the figure which works well aesthetically. Specific material engineering note worth flagging — the plastic-plus-soft-goods hybrid approach captures canonical Revan visual configuration that all-plastic or all-soft-goods alternatives can’t deliver. The plastic structural components (helmet, armour, undersuit) provide rigid sculpted detail; the soft-goods cape provides flexible drape.

The plastic hood is permanently attached, which doesn’t allow for any movements of the head. There are no removable parts on the figure. Specific articulation-loss note worth flagging — the permanent hood configuration eliminates neck articulation entirely. For collectors who want head-articulation flexibility for dynamic pose configurations, the static-head Revan is structurally more limiting than head-articulated alternatives.

A specific design-decision commendation worth flagging — even though the head isn’t movable and the hood can’t be taken off, the design decision to go with a static head was a good one. The design choice maintains the figure’s aesthetics and keeps the figure’s appearance close to the video game character. The static-head approach prioritises canonical screen-accurate visual reading over articulation flexibility, which is structurally appropriate for a Legends-era source-material configuration where the canonical Revan visual is iconic.

The Soft-Goods Cape Detail

The soft-goods cape in the back was given holes and tears towards the bottom which looks great. Specific environmental-detail commitment commendation worth flagging — the cape’s pre-distressed configuration captures appropriate canonical Revan post-combat wear-and-tear configuration without requiring collectors to physically distress fresh-state cape components. For collectors who want canonical screen-accurate Sith antagonist visual reading, the pre-distressed cape delivers appropriate aged-warrior visual identity.

Darth Revan was painted very nicely, and the sculpt captures all the details on Revan’s armor — including the belt, the grooves in the chest plate, the details in the helmet, and the way the cape is attached. Specific sculpt-detail commendation across multiple component categories.

Articulation

17 joints. Ball-jointed shoulders, ball-jointed elbows, ball-jointed wrists, ball-jointed upper body, ball-jointed hips, swivel thighs, swivel joints above the knees, swivel joints below the knees, ball-jointed ankles. No neck articulation — the permanent hood eliminates head-movement entirely. Standard 17-joint Phase 4 baseline articulation count for the body, but the missing neck axis is meaningfully below baseline articulation tier. For collectors who want head-articulation flexibility, this is the structural articulation negative.

The figure has no balancing issues. Standard Force-user character-class standing-stability engineering supports multiple display-pose configurations.

Distribution and the Wave 5 Cluster

Standard mainline Archive Collection release at $22.99 through wide retail channels — released Fall 2021 as part of Wave 5 alongside 501st Legion Clone Trooper (Archive), Obi-Wan Kenobi (Archive), and Princess Leia Organa (Archive). The Wave 5 cluster covers broad character-class diversity (Republic clone military, KOTOR Legends Sith antagonism, Jedi Master, Rebel Alliance Princess).

For collectors building Star Wars Legends-era displays specifically, Darth Revan is the canonical KOTOR Sith antagonist character class — the structural outlier in an Archive Collection otherwise dominated by canonical-Saga character configurations.

Other Darth Revan Figures

Darth Revan has been a recurring KOTOR character-class release subject across multiple eras. Other notable releases include the 30th Anniversary Knights of the Old Republic release (figure id=1053), the 2016 Black Series source body (figure id=4839), and the 2024 Vintage Collection release (figure id=30573). The Archive release joins this character-class catalogue as the dedicated 2021 Wave 5 Archive Collection re-release with darker paint and bigger blade refinements.

Secondary Market

Single-carded Archive Collection release with dedicated Archive cardback packaging, Fall 2021. Available through wide retail channels at MSRP and the secondary market with moderate aftermarket pricing. Verify both lightsaber hilts, the red blade, and the purple blade are all included. The smaller blades are the most easily lost components during transit.

Verdict

Darth Revan (Archive) at the 2021 Wave 5 Archive Collection is structurally one of the most catalogue-distinctive Archive entries — the Knights of the Old Republic Legends-era source-material configuration is the structural outlier in an Archive Collection otherwise dominated by canonical-Saga character configurations, the dual-lightsaber engineering with detachable red and purple blades supports four-state combat-display variation, the distinguishably-different hilt sculpts capture appropriate canonical KOTOR weapon-detail commitment, the plastic-plus-soft-goods hybrid configuration captures canonical Revan visual reading, the pre-distressed soft-goods cape with holes and tears delivers appropriate aged-warrior visual identity, and the figure stands reliably without balancing issues.

The permanent hood configuration eliminates neck articulation entirely — meaningfully below baseline articulation tier for collectors who want head-articulation flexibility. The slightly-darker paint and slightly-bigger blade refinements vs the 2016 source body are marginal upgrades rather than meaningful sculpt improvements. The straight-re-release approach delivers limited engineering changes for collectors who own the prior release.

Buy this figure if you build Star Wars Legends-era display configurations (Darth Revan is the canonical KOTOR Sith antagonist character class), if you appreciate the four-state dual-lightsaber engineering as collecting priority, if you collect Hasbro Fan’s Choice Poll-winning figures (the 2016 source body won the 2015 poll), if you missed the 2016 source release at original retail and want the slightly-refined Archive variant, if you appreciate the plastic-plus-soft-goods hybrid material engineering as collecting priority, or if you collect the Archive Collection as a complete set. Skip if the missing neck articulation meaningfully affects your dynamic-pose display preferences, or if you specifically want canonical-Saga-era characters and don’t value Legends-era source-material framing.

The KOTOR Sith antagonist who anchors the Archive Collection’s Legends-era catalogue outlier position. The figure with the dual-lightsaber four-state combat-display engineering, the permanent-hood static-head design decision, the plastic-plus-soft-goods hybrid material configuration, and the pre-distressed cape detail. The Revan that won the 2015 Fan’s Choice Poll and returned to retail at the 2021 Wave 5 Archive Collection. Mainline distribution, Fall 2021, Wave 5.

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Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Phase 4 Archive Collection. Related: 501st Legion Clone Trooper (Archive) P4-ARC-501 | Obi-Wan Kenobi (Archive) P4-ARC-OBA | Princess Leia Organa (Archive) P4-ARC-PLA | Clone Commander Cody (Archive) P3-ARC-CC.