I bought this back in Sep 2006 from a toy shop in Kuala Lumpur, now no longer in existent (close down around 2008). For KL residents, you may heard of Toy Quest, near Jalan Bukit Bintang. The price was MYR64 (around USD20), which was close to its original retail price.
This ESB version depicts Vader as he is confronting Luke about the truth of their relationship on the Bespin gantry / platform. While extending his clenched left fist, he tries to convince Luke to join him to rule the galaxy together as father and son.
The sculpt is very good and the chest armor painted black with silver details. This time they match the look of Vader's armor in ESB. The leather attire is slightly off-black (maybe greyish) to differentiate it from the rest of the black figure.
One nice detail is the burn marks on the pipes protruding from the
gantry floor. In my figure, one of the pipes is slightly crooked, most
likely due to being bent in the card and plastic bubble packaging.
I only wish Hasbro made a companion piece depicting Luke with his right hand severed while perched on the other end of the Bespin gantry. But I guess it is not an action-posed sculpt contrary to the Unleashed approach.
My overall score for Darth Vader Unleashed (ESB version) are as follow:
Articulation - 0 ocd
Accessories - 3 ocd
Paint Job - 4 ocd
Sculpting - 4 ocd
Value for money - 3 ocd
OVERALL - 3 ocd (out of 5 ocd)
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