Darth Vader (Infinities: Return of the Jedi) — Star Wars The Black Series 50th Anniversary
The Black Series Darth Vader (Infinities: Return of the Jedi) — 50th Anniversary, 2022. Fan Channel exclusive, $27.99. 19 joints. Red lightsaber with removable blade, removable soft-goods white robe. All-white Vader from the Star Wars Infinities what-if comic. Reuse of 2020 Vader sculpt. No head under helmet. Stands one head taller than standard figures.
Overview
Darth Vader (Infinities: Return of the Jedi) is a Fan Channel exclusive in the Black Series 50th Anniversary sub-line, released in September 2022 at $27.99. This is the all-white Darth Vader from the Star Wars: Infinities — Return of the Jedi comic — an Elseworlds-style “what if” story in which Leia arrives during the Death Star II duel and reveals herself as a Skywalker, leaving Vader unable to confront both his children. Unable to fight them, he turns from the dark side and emerges as a Jedi once more, clad entirely in white.
It is a reuse of the 2020 Black Series Darth Vader sculpt — same body, same height (one head taller than a standard 6” figure), repainted entirely in white with a soft-goods white robe added.
Articulation
19 joints. Ball-jointed top neck, ball-jointed lower neck, ball-jointed shoulders, ball-jointed elbows, ball-jointed wrists, ball-jointed waist, ball-jointed hips, swivel thighs, swivel joints above the knees, swivel joints below the knees, ball-jointed ankles.
The ball-jointed waist adds the subtle body rotation that makes Vader’s stances read as active rather than posed. The figure holds lightsaber poses well in both hands. Vader stands one head taller than a regular Black Series 6” figure — appropriate to the character’s physical presence in every medium — and stands securely even in dynamic poses.
Accessories
2 accessories. Red lightsaber with removable blade, soft-goods white robe.
The blade detaches cleanly from the hilt. Once removed, the hilt can be hung from a hook on Vader’s belt — the same storage mechanism as other Black Series Vader releases. The figure holds the lightsaber well in both hands.
The soft-goods robe is removable: pop the head off first, then lift the robe free. This gives you two display configurations — robed and unrobed — both in white. The robe itself is a natural-draping soft-goods piece rather than bulky. There is no head under the helmet.
The White Vader Concept
The Star Wars: Infinities series explored what-if scenarios across the original trilogy. The Return of the Jedi volume focused on the throne room duel with a key change: Leia arrives during the confrontation. Her presence — and Vader’s discovery that both Luke and Leia are his children — breaks his ability to fight either of them. Faced with killing his own children for the Emperor’s approval, he makes the choice he couldn’t make in the canonical story: he turns.
The white armour is the visual symbol of that redemption — the same form, the same imposing height, the same physical presence, but stripped of black and reframed as light. The red lightsaber stays, which creates a deliberate visual tension: a redeemed Vader who hasn’t quite shed the Sith weapon. It’s an effective design choice.
What the figure doesn’t do is add weathering or surface detail beyond the base white. The all-white finish is clean and flat — which may be appropriate to the “emergence as a Jedi” framing (a ceremonial cleanliness) but leaves the figure with less visual texture than a weathered version would have.
The Infinities Context
The Star Wars: Infinities comics — published 2001–2004 — were Dark Horse’s what-if series covering each of the original trilogy films. A New Hope asked what if the Death Star plans were never delivered; The Empire Strikes Back asked what if Luke died in the snow on Hoth; Return of the Jedi asked the question this figure answers. They’re well-regarded among comics collectors as thoughtful explorations of the original trilogy’s pivot points.
The 50th Anniversary sub-line’s inclusion of the Infinities Vader is a deliberate acknowledgment of the comics as a meaningful part of the franchise’s fifty-year history — the same logic that produced Jaxxon, the Darth Maul Sith Apprentice, and the Sergeant Kreel releases. These aren’t film characters or animated series characters; they’re the expanded universe’s contribution to the visual vocabulary of Star Wars.
Fan Channel Acquisition
Fan Channel exclusive at $27.99, September 2022. Shared release window with Princess Leia (Star Wars: Princess Leia Comic). No variations recorded.
Secondary Market
Fan Channel exclusive 2022. Secondary prices typically $30–55 — the distinctive visual and the what-if source material sustain a collector premium.
Verdict
Darth Vader (Infinities: Return of the Jedi) is a conceptually compelling figure — all-white Vader with a red lightsaber is a striking display piece, the soft-goods robe drapes cleanly, and the 2020 base sculpt carries the correct height and presence. Two accessories and a reused body at $27.99 is a lean package. The white flat finish works for the concept. The Infinities comic source is niche but legitimate. Fan Channel exclusive, $27.99.
Part of Star Wars The Black Series | 50th Anniversary. Related: Sergeant Kreel (Marvel: Star Wars) P4-50A-SKC | Darth Maul (Sith Apprentice) P4-50A-DMS | Princess Leia Organa (Comic) P4-50A-PLC.