When it comes to Star Wars, there is a lot to experience. The films, the TV shows, the novels, the comics, and the video games all come to mind right away. But of course, another huge facet of the franchise is the toys. Whether it be an action figure, a replica lightsaber, or something made of Legos, pretty much everyone who grew up with Star Wars as a kid played with some sort of toy related to the franchise. It is a tradition that goes way back to the late 1970s. And with so many toys over the years, there are some that have become highly sought after by aficionados who recognize their rarity. Here are the rarest Star Wars toys according to a couple of cited sources.

Luke Skywalker with Double-Telescoping Lightsaber

What lightsaber color do you associate most with Luke Skywalker? Is it the classic blue that we first saw him with, or the green that he made his own? Very few people would think of a yellow blade first. In 1978, Kenner produced an action figure of Luke Skywalker dressed as he is in the original film released the previous year, but with a double-telescoping yellow-bladed lightsaber. However, Kenner ended up worrying that the pieces of this lightsaber would get lost, so they eventually reduced it to just the one component of the saber. The version with the double-telescoping lightsaber is now valued at about $25,000. Interestingly, Charles Soule's current Star Wars comic series set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi shows Luke finding a yellow-bladed High Republic era lightsaber. A nice little nod to Kenner.

Darth Vader with Double-Telescoping Lightsaber

Continuing on with double-telescoping lightsabers, there was actually one such figure made of Darth Vader. Apparently, almost none of these made it to the market. Business Insider has said that this figure may be valued at $30,000, though CBR reported last year that it is valued as high as $64,000. Either way, one would need to have big bucks in order to afford this.

Ben Kenobi with Double-Telescoping Lightsaber

It has been argued that the Ben Kenobi figure with the double-telescoping lightsaber may be rarer than the Darth Vader figure. One was sold at a 2018 auction for over $76,000. One could imagine these two figures dueling over which of them is more valuable.

Vinyl Cape Jawa

Fittingly, next on our list is the first alien introduced in the franchise. In 1978, Kenner released Jawa figures that each had a vinyl cape. However, they came to believe that the vinyl cape looked too cheap, so they later switched to a cloth cape. Now, the vinyl-caped version may sell for somewhere around $28,000-$30,000. It is quite ironic to think about the Jawas themselves being sold at so high of a price.

Vlix

If you have never watched the 1985 animated series Star Wars: Droids, then you would be forgiven for not knowing who Vlix is. Heck, one might even forget about him after watching the series. Regardless, the figure for this character was only ever produced by Glassite in Brazil, and nowhere else, making this very rare. Being so scarce, this figure may be sold for as high as $45,000.

Rocket Launcher Boba Fett

Probably the most infamous of these rare toys is the Boba Fett figure with a rocket-firing jetpack. Kenner abandoned the idea of mailing this toy to kids after worries arose that children might possibly choke on the projectile missile component. As such, Boba Fett was released without the rocket, but two dozen or so prototypes exist. Some of them are just cast in blue plastic without the final paint job. One of these has sold for as high as $150,000 on eBay. If you find one and it catches your eye, just make sure you don't catch it in your eye.

Source(s): CBR, FamilyMinded

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