The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with the next addition for the 2012 “Darth Maul” product line. We continue with another new figure in the Movie Heroes assortment: Qui-Gon Jinn now with Light-Up Lightsaber Blade!

PROS: Head sculpt captures Liam Neeson’s likeness amazingly well. The light-up blade is intense and looks very cool once illuminated. Surprisingly, there is a good amount of articulation in the figure overall – save for the right arm. Figure looks great with a soft goods robe (not included) to hide the figure’s larger torso.

CONS: Like Obi-Wan, this figure won’t be everyone’s cup of blue milk. The torso is rather bulky to accommodate the electronics and batteries. The right arm is sculpted in a static pose, again to allow for the electronics. Lightsaber blade only stays illuminated when button is held down* – a toggle switch would have been welcome. Batteries are non-removable so future replacement and eventual corrosion is an issue. Due to the rigidity of the lower tunic, the posing of the legs is very limited. Finally, due to the sculpt of the hair, the left-right range of movement for the head it restricted.

Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this figure is worth adding to your collection.

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*Illuminated image above and within the toyguide gallery was achieved by rigging the activation button in the “on” position.