Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars Collector's Pack Limited Edition (Darth Vader)

Come to the plush side. The Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars Collector's Pack Limited Edition (Darth Vader) on Wii takes the same winning formula as its Yoda counterpart and swaps the wizened green master for the Dark Lord himself, rendered in the softest fabrics the Empire could procure.

A Darth Vader plush shouldn't work this well, but it does. There's a delicious contradiction in making the most feared figure in the galaxy into something you could toss on your bed, and that contradiction is pure Lego Star Wars energy. The game itself nailed the Clone Wars era with trademark Lego humor, and having Vader as your collector's piece adds a layer of timeline irony that any prequel-era fan can appreciate.

Between the Yoda and Vader variants, collectors inevitably want both, which is exactly how they get you. The Darth Vader version tends to be the one people gravitate toward first, because of course it is. He's Darth Vader. On a Wii shelf already stacked with white cases, the Collector's Pack packaging stands out, and the plush gives your display some three-dimensional personality. It's menacing, it's cuddly, and it's a genuinely fun piece of Wii-era Star Wars collecting.