Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist Paladin Aircraft Edition

A remote-controlled aircraft in a video game collector's edition. We're not talking about a static model or a desk ornament. We're talking about a three-channel, twin-engine RC Paladin aircraft that actually flies. The Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist Paladin Aircraft Edition on Playstation 3 is one of the most ambitious pack-ins of the entire console generation, and it sits inside a cardboard box alongside an 88-page Splinter Cell Echoes graphic novel, a Blacklist poster, and a full suite of digital content.

The Paladin serves as Fourth Echelon's mobile headquarters in the game, so this isn't just a random gadget thrown in to justify a higher tier. It's a meaningful piece of the game's identity, recreated as a functional RC aircraft. That commitment to in-universe authenticity is what separates a memorable collector's edition from a forgettable one. The graphic novel at 88 pages offers more lore depth than most pack-in comics, and the poster rounds out the physical goods nicely.

Digital content includes the Billionaire's Yacht co-op map, the Dead Coast map, Upper Echelon Pack, Gold Sonar Goggles, and the Upper Echelon Suit. But let's be real. You're here for the plane. Complete copies with the aircraft, novel, and poster all intact are the ones that command attention. This is the kind of collector's edition that people remember years later, the one that made everyone else in the room say "wait, it came with what?"