Darth Zannah (Star Wars) Custom Action Figure
Custom #:111513
Name:Darth Zannah
Custom Type:Action Figure
Toy Series:Star Wars
Creator:packerbacker180  
Date Added:November 20, 2021
Base Figure:Marvel Legends Yelena Belova
Height:6.00 inches
Critiques:Requested!
“Evil is a word used by the ignorant and the weak. The Dark Side is about survival. It's about unleashing your inner power. It glorifies the strength of the individual.”

After the end of the Battle of Ruusan that saw most of the Sith from the Brotherhood of Darkness, and many Jedi of the Army of Light, wiped out by a Thought Bomb, Darth Bane remained. Before leaving the planet he came across a young girl named Rain who had come to the planet with reinforcements for the Jedi but their ship was shot out of the air and she was separated from her party, and presumed dead. However, Rain was saved by a sentient green creature named Laa, who she befriended for a time until Laa was killed by two Jedi. In anger, Rain used her force powers to snap the necks of the two Jedi. It was this use of the Force that attracted the attention of Darth Bane.

"Do you know who I am?"
"You're a Sith."
"You're not afraid of me?"
"No."
"I have killed many people. Men, women…even children."
"I'm a killer, too."

Impressed by her power and fearlessness, Bane took the young girl with him and she became his first apprentice. It was said Zannah grew to be a woman who was "unusually attractive", due to her smaller size she wielded a light saber that was two thirds the length of a normal blade to help her use the defensive combat form Soresu, becoming proficient at creating defensive barriers using a custom-made, double-bladed lightsaber. Her unique weapon allowed her to defend herself indefinitely against enemies with minimal effort, only switching to the offensive when her adversary was weakened or frustrated. Zannah mastered her saber form to such a degree that her Soresu rhythms became a matter of instinct, thus allowing her to also concentrate on and incorporate Force techniques while battling with her enemies. Zannah was also a master of Sith sorcery, which is how she eventually defeated her master, who was much larger and stronger physically.

“Two there should be; no more, no less. One to embody the power, the other to crave it. The Rule of Two. This”--Darth Bane

All of this, besides Ruusan, took place only in the Darth Bane Trilogy novels, so there aren't many official images of Darth Zannah which allowed me to have fun with concocting my own design for her. Normally the customs I make are of characters with well-established looks and thus it's only a matter of trying to faithfully recreate that in plastic form. But I really enjoyed the Bane Trilogy (even if I was several years late to the party) and wanted a few of the characters for my shelf. So I set about trying to make a Zannah I thought would fit in with the few images of her provided as well as the other characters from around that era depicted in the Jedi vs Sith Darkhorse series that portrayed the last battle of Ruusan.

"You still have much to teach me. I will continue to study at your feet, Master. I will learn from your wisdom. I will discover your secrets, unlocking them one by one until everything you know—all your knowledge and all your power—is mine. And once you are no longer of use to me, I will destroy you."

So I started with the torso of an ML Yolena Belova I thought would be a decent look, then I added the legs from a GI Joe Classified Akiko because she had baggy legs that made me think of Maul. The arms are from an ML Mantis BAF, while the skirt piece came from a Funko Legacy Magic Chandra Nalaar. Finally the head is a combination of an ML Nico Minoru head with MCU Sif hair, all repainted to match her description. I added some dark red just to break up the blackness a bit. Finally, I actually gave her a TVC Darth Maul lightsaber, because like hers, the blade as about two-thirds the length of a standard Black Series blade. I'm pretty happy with how she turned out, and yes, I do plan to make a few more characters from the novels, so stay tuned!

"Bane is gone, I am Darth Zannah, Dark Lord of the Sith and your new Master."

Thanks for looking!

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Dravenheart -
Sunday, November 21, 2021
She looks awesome! Beautifully done!
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packerbacker180 -
Sunday, November 21, 2021
Thanks, love your work!
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Nsp -
Saturday, November 20, 2021
kewl darth zannah the bane trilogy of books are a great read
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packerbacker180 -
Saturday, November 20, 2021
Thanks, they really are.
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